The 2010

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tournament held in

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, New Liskeard,

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between December 28, 2009 and January 4, 2010. The venues used for the tournament included the

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in Timmins, Jus Jordan Arena in Iroquois Falls, Tim Horton Arena in Cochrane, the Kapuskasing Sports Palace in Kapuskasing,

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won its third title, defeating

2-1 in the gold-medal game.

Participating teams

Canada entered five regional teams from across the country. These teams were: * Atlantic (New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island) * Quebec * Ontario * Western (Manitoba and Saskatchewan) * Pacific (Alberta and British Columbia) International teams were: * * * * *

Challenge results

Preliminary round

Group A

=Results

Group B

=Results

Final round

* Decided in overtime.

Semifinals

9th place game

7th place game

5th place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Scoring leaders

Goaltender leaders

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Final standings

References

Sources

* http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/60832/ss_id/24850/la_id/1.htm

External links

Official website
{{World U-17 Hockey Challenge 2009–10 in Canadian ice hockey, U-17 U-17 U-17 U-17 U-17 U-17 World U-17 Hockey Challenge Ice hockey competitions in Ontario International ice hockey competitions hosted by Canada