2006 World Junior A Challenge

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CANADA EAST 3 - CANADA WEST 4 | GOLD MEDAL GAME
Sun, Nov 12, 2006 | 7:30 pm CST | Box Score | Photo Gallery

Player of the Game Jordie Johnston (Rosetown, SK/La Ronge Ice Wolves, SJHL) scored the first two goals of the game as Canada West jumped out to a 4-0 lead before holding off Canada East 4-3 to win the inaugural World Junior A Challenge on Sunday night in Yorkton. » more

WORLD JUNIOR A CHALLENGE
THANK YOUS

Seven days, three cities, 13 games, one champion?

Canada West may have taken home the gold medal as champion of the inaugural World Junior A Challenge, but they were far from the only winners. » more

 

SLOVAKIA 1 - RUSSIA 2 ot/so
BRONZE MEDAL GAME

Sun, Nov 12, 2006 | 2:30 pm CST
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Evgeni Dadonov scored the winning goal in a shootout as Russia picked up the bronze medal at the 2006 World Junior A Challenge with a 2-1 win over Slovakia on Sunday afternoon at Farrell Agencies Arena in Yorkton. » more

 

SLOVAKIA 1 - CANADA WEST 7
Sat, Nov 11, 2006 | Box Score | Video

Team Canada West went 4-for-15 on the powerplay and seven different scorers found the back of the net as they advanced to the World Junior A Challenge gold medal game, setting up an all-Canadian final. » more

 

RUSSIA 1 - CANADA EAST 5
Sat, Nov 11, 2006 | Box Score | Video

Team Canada East became the first team to book its spot in Sunday night’s World Junior A Challenge gold medal game, scoring four times in the first period on their way to a 5-1 win over Russia. » more

 

WORLD JUNIOR A CHALLENGE
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Hockey Canada was proud to present, in conjunction with ISI, video streaming of Yorkton's 2006 World Jr. A Challenge games. Thank-you for watching.

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BELARUS 3 - GERMANY 8
Sat, Nov 11, 2006 | Box Score

Player of the Game Michael Christ scored twice, and Sinan Akdag, Andre Huebscher, Steven Rupprich, Gerit Fauser, David Wolf and Martin Hinterstocker also scored as Germany busted out of its tournament-long scoring slump in a big way. » more

 

TOURNAMENT ALL-STARS

At a banquet at the Gallagher Centre in Yorkton on Friday night, the all-star team of the inaugural World Junior A Challenge was announced. Four of the six competing teams had players named to the team. Russia and Canada West were the only teams to place more than one player on the team. » more

 

TEAM WEST DAILY DIARY
BY: KYLE REED

Today is travel day so this will be short and sweet. It was breakfest, packing, and straight on the bus for a two and half hour bus ride to Yorkton. » Nov 8/9Nov 07Nov 06Nov 05 | Nov 04

 

FROM THE RINK TO THE GALLERY –
GOALTENDER MASKS AS ART

Hockey players are not your typical visitors to art galleries, and artists are often not big followers of sports. » more

» Mask Exhibit Photo Gallery

 

WORLD JUNIOR A CHALLENGE PARTICIPANTS FEATURED
IN LATEST DRAFT RANKINGS

Every team participating in the 2006 World Junior A Challenge has at least one member on International Scouting Services’ latest rankings for the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. » more

 

GERMANY 1 - RUSSIA 7
Thu, Nov 9, 2006
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BELARUS 2 - SLOVAKIA 8
Thu, Nov 9, 2006
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CANADA WEST 10 - BELARUS 2
Wed, Nov 8, 2006
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CANADA EAST 4 - GERMANY 1
Wed, Nov 8, 2006
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SLOVAKIA 1 - CANADA EAST 4
Tue, Nov 7, 2006
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RUSSIA 7 - BELARUS 1
Tue, Nov 7, 2006
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CANADA WEST 6 - RUSSIA 2
Mon, Nov 6, 2006
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GERMANY 1 - SLOVAKIA 3
Mon, Nov 6, 2006 
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WAYNE KARTUSCH;
SYNONYMOUS WITH HOCKEY

For more than a quarter of a century Wayne Kartusch and the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) were synonymous. » more

 

NOTRE DAME HOUNDS'
CINDERELLA SEASON

It was a Cinderella season for the Notre Dame Hounds. The storied school located in the small community of Wilcox had been famous for its sports ever since Father Athol Murray had moved west to establish Notre Dame. » more

 

DWIGHT MCMILLAN;
A PASSION FOR COACHING

Few coaches in the ranks of junior hockey are better known, or more respected, than Dwight McMillan. » more

 

SPELAY AND OTTENBREIT;
YORKTON TERRIER RECORD HOLDERS

Sitting atop the SJHL's all-time records list are two players who skated with the Yorkton Terriers franchise. One player is in the record books for his skills around the net. » more

 
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