2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia

2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country Malaysia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12 – 17 December 2017
Teams5
Final positions
Champions  Malaysia (1st title)
Runner-up  Kyrgyzstan
Third place  United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored120 (12 per game)
Attendance3,201 (320 per game)
MVPMalaysia Mohammad Hariz Mohammad Oryza Ananda
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The 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia was an international men's under-20 ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament took place between 12 and 17 December 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was the fourth edition held since its formation in 2012 under the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia series of tournaments. To be eligible as a "junior", a player cannot be born earlier than 1998. Malaysia won the tournament after winning all five of their round-robin games and finishing first in the standings. Kyrgyzstan finished in second place and the United Arab Emirates finished third.

Overview

The 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia began on 12 December 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with games played at the Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium (MyNISS).[1] The tournament is the first U20 Challenge Cup of Asia to be held since 2014. All four teams from the 2014 edition, Japan, Kazakhstan, MHL Red Stars and South Korea, did not return due to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) restructuring the tournament for countries which do not participate in the IIHF World U20 Championships.[2][3] In August 2017 the IIHF announced the participants for the tournament.[4] India, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia and the Philippines all made their debut in under-20 international competition.[4][5][6][7][8] The United Arab Emirates returned to international competition having last played a series of exhibition games in 2013 during the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championships.[9][10]

The tournament consisted of a single round-robin with each team competing in four games.[11] Malaysia won the tournament after winning all five of their games and finished first in the standings.[11] Kyrgyzstan finished second after losing only to Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates finished in third.[11] Malaysia's Mohammad Hariz Mohammad Oryza Ananda led the tournament in scoring with 18 points and was named the most valuable player.[12][13] Shahrul Ilyas Abdul Shukor of Malaysia finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 97.56.[14] The IIHF Directorate however awarded best goalkeeper to Abdulrahman Al Hosani of the United Arab Emirates.[15] Malaysia's Chee Ming Bryan Lim was named the best forward and Benjamin Jorge Imperial of the Philippines was named the best defenceman.[15]

Standings

The final standings of the tournament.

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
 Malaysia 4 4 0 0 0 36 7 +29 12
 Kyrgyzstan 4 3 0 0 1 36 14 +22 9
 United Arab Emirates 4 2 0 0 2 18 21 −3 6
 Philippines 4 1 0 0 3 19 36 −17 3
 India 4 0 0 0 4 11 42 −31 0
Source: Tournament Progress (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2017-12-17

Fixtures

All times are local. (MST – UTC+8)[1]

12 December 2017
15:30		India 0–6
(0–5, 0–1, 0–0)		 United Arab EmiratesMyNISS
Attendance: 227
Game reference
6 minPenalties10 min
13Shots34
12 December 2017
19:15		Philippines 0–11
(0–4, 0–3, 0–4)		 MalaysiaMyNISS
Attendance: 563
Game reference
14 minPenalties10 min
15Shots49
13 December 2017
19:00		Kyrgyzstan 12–4
(4–2, 5–1, 3–1)		 PhilippinesMyNISS
Attendance: 188
Game reference
28 minPenalties24 min
49Shots23
14 December 2017
15:30		United Arab Emirates 2–10
(2–3, 0–4, 0–3)		 KyrgyzstanMyNISS
Attendance: 122
Game reference
22 minPenalties28 min
20Shots42
14 December 2017
19:00		Malaysia 12–4
(3–2, 5–2, 4–0)		 IndiaMyNISS
Attendance: 329
Game reference
8 minPenalties20 min
66Shots14
15 December 2017
19:00		Philippines 4–8
(0–5, 2–3, 2–0)		 United Arab EmiratesMyNISS
Attendance: 133
Game reference
32 minPenalties16 min
26Shots34
16 December 2017
15:30		India 5–11
(2–4, 3–6, 0–1)		 PhilippinesMyNISS
Attendance: 115
Game reference
8 minPenalties6 min
22Shots44
16 December 2017
19:00		Malaysia 6–1
(4–1, 1–0, 1–0)		 KyrgyzstanMyNISS
Attendance: 477
Game reference
16 minPenalties8 min
26Shots22
17 December 2017
15:30		Kyrgyzstan 13–2
(3–0, 5–0, 5–2)		 IndiaMyNISS
Attendance: 221
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
54Shots10
17 December 2017
19:00		United Arab Emirates 2–7
(1–1, 0–3, 1–3)		 MalaysiaMyNISS
Attendance: 826
Game reference
62 minPenalties12 min
17Shots46

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, assists, and the lower penalties in minutes.[12]

Player (Team) GP G A Pts +/– PIM POS
Malaysia Mohammad Hariz Mohammad Oryza Ananda (MAS) 4 11 7 18 +18 2 F
Malaysia Nurul Nizam Deen Versluis (MAS) 4 7 10 17 +16 2 F
Malaysia Chee Ming Bryan Lim (MAS) 4 6 7 13 +13 0 F
Philippines Benjamin Jorge Imperial (PHI) 4 6 4 10 –1 0 D
Kyrgyzstan Andrei Trishkin (KGZ) 3 6 3 9 +10 0 D
United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Mehairbi (UAE) 4 6 3 9 +1 4 F
Kyrgyzstan Ersultan Mirbek Uulu (KGZ) 4 6 3 9 +11 6 D
Kyrgyzstan Islambek Abdyraev (KGZ) 4 4 5 9 +5 6 F
India Tsewang Dorjay (IND) 4 6 2 8 –14 2 F
Kyrgyzstan Nikolai Magiev (KGZ) 4 4 4 8 +11 4 F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[14]

Player (Team) MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
Malaysia Shahrul Ilyas Abdul Shukor (MAS) 139:53 41 1 0.43 97.56 1
Kyrgyzstan Kadyr Alymbekov (KGZ) 103:34 27 4 2.32 85.19 0
United Arab Emirates Abdulrahman Al Hosani (UAE) 227:09 122 19 5.02 84.43 1
Kyrgyzstan Temir Muktarbek (KGZ) 136:08 52 10 4.41 80.77 0
Philippines Jaiden Mackale Roxas (PHI) 130:55 80 16 7.33 80.00 0

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