Tournament details | |
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Host country | Canada |
Venue(s) | Cominco Arena in Trail, British Columbia, Nelson and District Community Complex in Nelson, British Columbia |
Dates | November 5, 2007 – November 11, 2007 |
Teams | 6 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Canada West (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Canada East |
Third place | United States |
Fourth place | Russia |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 13 |
Scoring leader(s) | Mike Connolly (11 pts.) |
MVP | Mike Connolly |
The World Junior A Challenge 2007 was an international Junior "A" ice hockey tournament hosted by Hockey Canada. The 2007 World Junior A Challenge was hosted by the Canadian cities of Trail, British Columbia and Nelson, British Columbia from November 5 to November 11, 2007.
The exhibition games played prior to the tournament took place between November 1 and 3, in Trail, Nelson, and Castlegar, British Columbia, and Okotoks, Alberta. Extra teams taking part in the exhibition series included the Trail Smoke Eaters of the British Columbia Hockey League, Okotoks Oilers of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, and an all-star contingent from the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.
Canada West defeated Canada East in the finals 4-1 to claim the gold medal. Team USA beat Russia 9-6 in the Bronze Medal Game to claim third place. Belarus defeated Germany 5-3 in the 5th Place Game the day before.