2012 Junior Club World Cup

The 2012 Junior Club World Cup was the 2nd Junior Club World Cup, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 18–26 August 2012 in Omsk, Russia.

2012 Junior Club World Cup
Tournament details
Host country Russia
Dates18–26 August 2012[1]
Teams10[2]
Venue(s)Omsk Arena & Blinov Sports and Concerts Complex, Omsk
Final positions
Champions Canada Sudbury Wolves (1st title)
Runner-up United States Waterloo Black Hawks
Third place Sweden Linköpings HC
Fourth placeBelarus Dinamo-Shinnik

The 2012 edition of the tournament will be sanctioned by the IIHF. Omsk, the host of the 2011 Junior Club World Cup, was also host the 2012 edition.[3][4] The tournament featured the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League among other participants.[5] Originally the tournament was to be composed of 12 teams.[6] Teams from Slovakia and Switzerland however eventually did not participate in the tournament.[2]

Teams

Group A

Team Location League Affiliation Notes
Norway Norway national U20 team[7] Norway Division IA of 2013 IIHF World U20 Championships
Belarus Dinamo-Shinnik[6][8] Babruysk, Belarus Minor Hockey League Dinamo Minsk (KHL)
Russia Omskie Yastreby[3][6] Omsk, Russia Minor Hockey League Avangard Omsk (KHL) 2012 Kharlamov Cup Champion
Czech Republic HC Energie Karlovy Vary[9] Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic NOEN extraliga juniorů HC Energie Karlovy Vary (Czech Extraliga) 2012 Czech Junior Quarter-Finalist
Will join Minor Hockey League for 2012–13 season[10]
United States Waterloo Black Hawks[6][11] Waterloo, Iowa, United States United States Hockey League 2012 USHL Clark Cup Finalist

Group B

Team City League Affiliation Note
Denmark Denmark national U20 team[12] Division IA of 2013 IIHF World U20 Championships Member of the Top Division of the 2012 IIHF World U20 Championship
Finland HIFK[13] Helsinki Nuorten SM-liiga HIFK (SM-liiga) 2012 Finnish Junior Champion
Sweden Linköpings HC[13] Linköping J20 SuperElit Linköpings HC (Elitserien) 2012 Swedish Junior Champion
Latvia HK Riga[14] Riga Minor Hockey League Dinamo Riga (KHL) 2012 MHL Conference Quarter-Finalist
Canada Sudbury Wolves[5] Greater Sudbury Ontario Hockey League 2012 OHL Conference Quarter-Finalist

References

  1. Press service of the Minor Hockey League (16 April 2012). Дмитрий Ефимов и Марк Бургесс - в Омске (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  2. Клубы (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  3. О турнире (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  4. "Junior Club World Cup Omsk 2012 Sanctioned by the IIHF". Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  5. Press service of the Minor Hockey League (14 March 2012). Канадские "Волки" - на Кубке Мира (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  6. Press Service of the Minor Hockey League (22 March 2012). Уже двенадцать! (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  7. Press service of the Minor Hockey League (9 April 2012). "Темная лошадка" из Норвегии (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  8. Press service of the Minor Hockey League (7 May 2012). Бобруйск попытается покорить Сибирь (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  9. Mariya Rogovskaya (30 March 2012). Дмитрий Ефимов - о международных планах МХЛ и сотрудничестве с Европой (in Russian). Championat.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  10. Michal Slavík (30 March 2012). "Junioři Energie vstupují do MHL" (in Czech). HC Energie Karlovy Vary website. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  11. Press service of the Minor Hockey League (5 June 2012). "Черные Ястребы" летят к "Омским Ястребам" (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  12. Press service of the Minor Hockey League (2 April 2012). Викинги в Сибири (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  13. Press service of the Minor Hockey League (15 April 2012). "HIFK и Linköping HC– на Кубке Мира в Омске" (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  14. Press service of the Minor Hockey League (26 March 2012). Латвийский десант Тамбиева (in Russian). Minor Hockey League website. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
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