2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia

2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country United Arab Emirates
Dates1–6 April 2012
Teams5
Final positions
Champions  Thailand (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored126 (12.6 per game)

The 2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia was the first IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 1 April and 6 April 2012 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Thailand won the tournament after winning all four of their round robin games and finishing first in the standings. The United Arab Emirates finished second, losing only to Thailand and Malaysia finished in third place.

Overview

The 2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia began on 1 April 2012 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates with all of the games being played at Arena Abu Dhabi.[1] The under-18 teams of India, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates made their debut international appearances at the tournament while the Thailand under-18 returned to international competition, having last played in the 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship.[2] Thailand won the tournament after winning all four of their games and finishing first in the standings. The United Arab Emirates finished second, losing only to Thailand and Malaysia finished third after losing their games against Thailand and the United Arab Emirates.[3] Phongphan Krongsakunsuk of Thailand finished as the tournaments leading scoring with 22 points including 15 goals and seven assists.[4] Thailand's Wasunun Angkulpattanasuk finished as the leading goaltender with as save percentage of 90.00.[5]

Hong Kong, also making their debut international under-18 competition, sent a select team that competed out of competition against the other four nations.[6] Hong Kong was unable to compete in the tournament due to problems with player eligibility.[6] The team won all four of their games against the other nations but the scores were officially recorded as 5–0 wins to the opposing teams.[1][7][8][9][10]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Thailand 4 4 0 0 0 52 4 +48 12
2  United Arab Emirates 4 3 0 0 1 46 9 +37 9
3  Malaysia 4 2 0 0 2 17 31 −14 6
4  India 4 1 0 0 3 11 62 −51 3
5  Hong Kong 4 0 0 0 4 0 20 −20 0
Source: IIHF

Fixtures

All times local.

1 April 2012
16:00		Thailand 19 – 1
(3–1, 9–0, 7–0)		 MalaysiaArena Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 123
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1 April 2012
19:30		India 1 – 31
(1–9, 0–9, 0–13)		 United Arab EmiratesArena Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 145
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2 April 2012
19:30		India 5 – 0 (forfeit)[I] Hong KongArena Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 75
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3 April 2012
16:00		United Arab Emirates 2 – 5
(1–3, 1–2, 0–0)		 ThailandArena Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 125
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3 April 2012
19:30		Hong Kong 0 – 5 (forfeit)[I] MalaysiaArena Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 195
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4 April 2012
19:30		Thailand 23 – 1
(6–0, 9–0, 8–1)		 IndiaArena Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 111
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5 April 2012
16:00		United Arab Emirates 5 – 0 (forfeit)[I] Hong KongArena Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 522
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5 April 2012
19:30		Malaysia 8 – 4
(5–2, 2–1, 1–1)		 IndiaArena Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 303
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6 April 2012
16:00		Hong Kong 0 – 5 (forfeit)[I] ThailandArena Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 102
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6 April 2012
19:30		Malaysia 3 – 8
(1–2, 1–4, 1–2)		 United Arab EmiratesArena Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 547
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Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, assists, and the lower penalties in minutes.[4]

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM POS
Thailand Phongphan Korngsakunsuk 3 15 7 22 +23 8 F
Thailand Hideki Nagayama 3 6 9 15 +20 0 F
Thailand Piyapong Krongsakunsuk 3 8 5 13 +18 8 F
United Arab Emirates Mohammed al-Dhaheri 3 9 3 12 +13 4 F
Malaysia Nural Badrul Arie Versluis 3 8 2 10 -6 10 F
United Arab Emirates Khalifa al-Mahrouqi 3 5 4 9 +12 0 F
Thailand Nitipol Sangbua 3 2 7 9 +13 4 F
Thailand Thinnaphat Bunman 3 4 4 4 +14 0 F
United Arab Emirates Ahmed al-Ketbi 3 3 5 8 +15 12 D
Thailand Tarin Sisaengsuwanchai 3 6 1 7 +10 4 F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[5]

Player MIP SOG GA GAA SVS%
Thailand Wasunun Angkulpattanasuk 171:45 40 4 1.40 90.00
Malaysia Shah Ilyas Abdul Shukor 168:56 109 26 9.23 76.15
United Arab Emirates Salem al-Alawi 160:00 31 8 3.00 74.19
India Gamandeep Singh 130:51 136 39 17.88 71.32

Notes

^ I Hong Kong originally won the games 20–0 versus India, 26–0 Malaysia, 13–0 versus the United Arab Emirates and 9–0 versus Thailand before the games were declared forfeit at a score of 5–0 to the opposing teams.[7][8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b "2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  2. ^ "2002 IIHF Asian Oceania U18 Championship Div I". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  3. ^ "Tournament Progress" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  4. ^ a b "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  5. ^ a b "Goalkeepers" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  6. ^ a b "First-ever gold for Thailand". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2012-04-08. Archived from the original on 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  7. ^ a b "IND - HKG Game Summary" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  8. ^ a b "HKG - MAS Game Summary" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  9. ^ a b "UAE - HKG Game Summary" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  10. ^ a b "HKG - THA Game Summary" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2012-04-07.