2024 U17 World Challenge

Jean-Christoph Lemieux and Adam Valentini had a goal and an assist each, and White made it back-to-back gold medals at the U17 World Challenge with a win over Red.
Elton Hermansson scored the game-winner 16 seconds into overtime, and the Swedes outlasted the U.S. to win bronze.
Vilho Vanhatalo scored, Oskari Ahmajärvi made 28 saves and the Finns blanked the Czechs to earn fifth place.
From outdoor rinks in Germany to Calgary and exceptional status, Landon DuPont has taken an unprecedented path.
How many are sons of NHLers? How many played at Youth Olympics? Take a closer look at the 44 Canadians off to Sarnia.
Forty-four players from seven Members will play for Canada Red and Canada White at the 2024 U17 World Challenge.
Yanick Lemay, Dave Brown and Peter Anholt will oversee Canada’s men’s U17, U18 and U20 programs in 2024-25.
Schedules and ticket packages have been released for three events, with 50 games being played across Canada this Fall.
A total of 163 players at the U20, U18 and U17 levels have earned invites to Program of Excellence summer camps.
Mallette will lead Canada at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, while Crickard and Turcotte will work with the under-17 teams.
The future stars of the game will be on the ice at the 2024 U17 World Challenge, set for Nov. 1-9 in Sarnia.
Game Recaps
Lygitsakos had 2G to send Red to an all-Canadian gold medal game.
Preston netted a hat trick to help White advance to play for gold.
Preston scored twice to help White punch its ticket to the semifinals.
Schairer scored 32 seconds into OT to send the U.S. to the semifinals.
Bartholdsson scored 2:43 into OT to give the Swedes first in Group A.
Nelson and Majic scored 2G apiece to lead the U.S. past the Finns.
McLean, Mbuyi and Iginla had 1G 1A each as Red clinched a SF spot.
Nordmark scored twice to help the Swedes earn the comeback win.
McLean, Jacobson and Lygitsakos scored to help Red past Finland.
Valentini scored twice to help White pull away for the win.
Canada White, Finland and Sweden earned exhibition victories.
Development Camp
Lottin and Hawery had 1G 1A each to help Black close camp with a win.
Iginla opened and closed the scoring to lead White to its first win.
Dagenais scored the shootout winner to help White edge Black.
Zhilkin scored twice to help Red to its second win in as many games.
Florent, Vaughan and Challenger scored 2G apiece in the Gold victory.
Cali scored a goal and set up three others to give Red the first camp win.
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2024 U17 Challenge: Day 7 (Saturday, November 9)
White beat Red in an all-Canadian final to win its second-straight U17 gold.
2024 U17 Challenge: Day 5 (Thursday, November 7)
Canada White and the U.S. moved into the semifinals with QF wins.
2024 U17 Challenge: Day 6 (Friday, November 8)
Red and White earned SF wins to set up an all-Canadian gold medal game.
2024 U17 Challenge: Day 3 (Tuesday, November 5)
Sweden and the U.S. earned wins to close out the prelims in Sarnia.