World U-17 hockey challenge

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The World U-17 Hockey Challenge is an international ice hockey tournament held in Canada. It is normally held either annually, or bi-annually. It is organized by Hockey Canada and is the first major international competition for male hockey players under the age of 17. Hockey Canada considers participating in this tournament to be an important step in player development for the U18 and National Junior Team.

Contents 1 History 2 Participating teams 3 Notable players who have participated in this tournament 4 References

[edit] History

Originally called the Quebec Esso Cup, this tournament was first held in 1986. It became unofficially known as the world championship of Midget-level hockey. In 1992, the name was officially changed to the World Hockey Challenge.

[edit] Participating teams

Canada enters regional teams from across the country.
Other participating nations are:

•  United States
•  Finland
•  Russia
•  Sweden
•  Slovakia
•  Czech Republic
•  Germany
•  Soviet Union (now defunct)
•  Czechoslovakia

(now defunct)

[edit] Notable players who have participated in this tournament

• Pierre Turgeon, Team Quebec, 1986
• Sergei Fedorov, Team USSR, 1986
• Alexander Mogilny, Team USSR, 1986
• Joe Sakic, Team Pacific, 1986
• Pavel Bure, Team Soviet Union, 1988
• Mats Sundin, Team Sweden, 1988
• Jere Lehtinen, Team Finland, 1990
• Sami Kapanen, Team Finland, 1990
• Martin Lapointe, Team Quebec, 1990
• Nikolai Khabibulin, Team USSR, 1990
• Chris Gratton, Team Ontario, 1991
• Ethan Moreau, Team Ontario, 1991
• Todd Harvey, Team Ontario, 1991
• Jamie Storr, Team Ontario, 1991
• Alexandre Daigle, Team Quebec, 1991
• Eric Daze, Team Quebec, 1991
• Jocelyn Thibault, Team Quebec, 1991
• Radek Bonk, Team Czechoslovakia, 1991
• Viktor Kozlov, Team USSR, 1991
• Adam Deadmarsh, Team Pacific, 1991
• Darcy Tucker, Team Pacific, 1991
• Niklas Sundstrom, Team Sweden, 1991
• Daniel Briere, Team Quebec, 1994
• Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Team Quebec, 1994
• Jarome Iginla, Team Pacific, 1994
• Bryan Berard, Team USA, 1994
• Joe Thornton, Team Ontario, 1995
• Roberto Luongo, Team Quebec, 1995
• Patrick Marleau, Team West, 1995
• Scott Gomez, Team USA, 1995
• Vincent Lecavalier, Team Quebec, 1996
• David Legwand, Team USA, 1996

[edit] References

• World U-17 Hockey Challenge. Hockey Canada, World Under-17 Challenge. Retrieved on 2006-05-21.

• Hockey Challenge, Event History. Hockey Canada, World Under-17 Challenge. Retrieved on 2006-05-21.