2014 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia

2014 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia
Tournament details
Host country Russia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates4 August – 7 August 2014
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Russia MHL Red Stars (2nd title)
Runner-up  Kazakhstan
Third place  Japan
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored49 (8.17 per game)
Attendance3,222 (537 per game)
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The 2014 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 4 August and 7 August 2014 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia and was the third edition held since its formation in 2012 under the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia series of tournaments. The MHL Red Stars won the tournament after winning all three of their round-robin games and finishing first in the standings. The win was the MHL Red Stars second title having previously won in 2012. Kazakhstan finished in second place and Japan finished third.

Overview

The 2014 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia began on 4 August 2014 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia with games played at Arena City.[1] Japan, South Korea and Russia's MHL Red Stars all returned after competing in last years tournament, while Kazakhstan made their debut in the IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia.[2] The Red Stars team was made up of players from the MHL's Sakhalinskie Akuly club which is based Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.[3] Japan entered the tournament as the defending champion after claiming their first title in 2013.[2]

The tournament consisted of a single round-robin with each team competing in three games.[1] The MHL Red Stars won the tournament after winning all three of their games and finished first in the standings.[4] The win gave the MHL Red Stars their second tournament title after previously winning in 2012.[4] Kazakhstan finished second after losing only to the Red Stars and Japan finished third after managing only one win against South Korea.[4] MHL Red Stars' Oleg Genze led the tournament in scoring with ten points and Nikita Ivandikov finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 92.31.[5][6]

Standings

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
Russia MHL Red Stars 3 3 0 0 0 23 4 +19 9
 Kazakhstan 3 2 0 0 1 9 7 +2 6
 Japan 3 1 0 0 2 13 14 −1 3
 South Korea 3 0 0 0 3 4 24 −20 0
Source: [citation needed]

Fixtures

All times are local. (MAGT – UTC+11)

4 August 2014
19:00		MHL Red Stars Russia8 – 3
(2–1, 2–2, 4–0)		 JapanArena City
Attendance: 563
Game reference
12 minPenalties20 min
40Shots28
5 August 2014
19:00		Kazakhstan 4 – 2
(2–1, 1–0, 1–1)		 South KoreaArena City
Attendance: 521
Game reference
30 minPenalties22 min
41Shots19
6 August 2014
15:30		Japan 2 – 4
(1–1, 0–2, 1–1)		 KazakhstanArena City
Attendance: 497
Game reference
12 minPenalties14 min
23Shots20
6 August 2014MHL Red Stars Russia12 – 0
(3–0, 4–0, 5–0)		 South KoreaArena City
Attendance: 556
Game reference
4 minPenalties10 min
53Shots4
7 August 2014
15:30		Japan 8 – 2
(1–1, 3–1, 4–0)		 South KoreaArena City
Attendance: 512
Game reference
35 minPenalties12 min
41Shots20
7 August 2014
19:00		MHL Red Stars Russia3 – 1
(0–0, 1–1, 2–0)		 KazakhstanArena City
Attendance: 573
Game reference
16 minPenalties28 min
44Shots24

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, assists, and the lower penalties in minutes.[5]

Player (Team) GP G A Pts +/- PIM POS
Russia Oleg Genze (MHL) 3 2 8 10 +9 2 F
Russia Vitali Timoshenko (MHL) 3 7 0 7 +5 4 F
Japan Yuri Terao (JPN) 3 2 5 7 0 8 F
Slovakia Vladimir Lukacik (MHL) 3 4 2 6 +7 0 D
Russia Nikita Pukhov (MHL) 3 3 3 6 +8 4 F
Kazakhstan Kirill Savitski (KAZ) 3 3 3 6 +4 14 F
Kazakhstan Yevgeni Korolinski (KAZ) 3 2 4 6 +4 0 F
Russia Andrei Petelin (MHL) 3 2 4 6 +9 4 F
Japan Yu Hikosaka (JPN) 3 3 2 5 +2 31 F
Japan Hayate Sakamoto (JPN) 3 1 4 5 +1 2 F
Kazakhstan Arkadi Shestakov (KAZ) 3 1 4 5 +4 2 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.[6]

Player (Team) MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
Russia Nikita Ivandikov (MHL) 120:00 52 4 2.00 92.31 0
Kazakhstan Valeri Sevidov (KAZ) 120:00 63 5 2.50 92.06 0
Japan Keisuke Maekita (JPN) 120:00 60 10 5.00 83.33 0
South Korea Back Seung Chan (KOR) 163:49 124 21 7.69 83.06 0

References

  1. ^ a b "2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 Challenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  2. ^ a b "2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 Challenge Cup of Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  3. ^ Merk, Martin (2014-07-08). "Asian hockey widens border". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  4. ^ a b c Merk, Martin; Springfeld, Harald (2014-08-08). "Sakhalin succeeds". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  5. ^ a b "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2014-08-09. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  6. ^ a b "Goalkeepers" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2014-08-09. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-07-17.