Английская Википедия:Challenge Cup (ice hockey)
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The Challenge Cup International AAA Championship Showcase (colloquially known as the Challenge Cup or simply The Cup) is an international ice hockey tournament held annually in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia for ice hockey teams from around the world. Ages range from Novice Minor (age 9) to Midget Major (age 18) for both girls and boys and the tournament is traditionally held on the weekend of the Canadian holiday Victoria Day.[1]
Within each age level, teams are divided into three divisions: A, B, and C. During the exhibition round and round-robin play, teams play games with opponents within their own division. Upon completion of round-robin play, teams enter the elimination round. Teams play compete within their own divisions and later play teams in other divisions. Teams with the most wins are considered tournament winners. Points are distributed in the following order: three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win, one point for an overtime loss, and zero points for a regulation loss.[2] Ties are decided in this order: 1) Most points; 2) Team with the greatest number of wins; 3) Games against team with equal record; 4) Penalty minute differential; 5) Basic goal differential GF (goals For) – GA (goals Against); 6) Total goal differential GF–GA/GF; 7) Team with the fewest penalty minutes.[2]
History
First held in 1992 as a relatively obscure tournament, the Challenge Cup has grown in prestige, particularly in the local community, particularly the Lower Mainland where the tournament ranks as one of the most significant events on the hockey calendar. Since its opening ceremonies on May 22, 1992, and the first finals on May 24, 1992,[3] the tournament has grown to over 250 expected teams in 2010,[4] another increase from previous years. In 2008 and 2009, the tournament hosted 186 teams, and 220 teams respectively.[5] Among the divisions with the most teams are Bantam Minor (24 teams), Pee-Wee minor (24 teams), and Atom Major (26 teams). In 2007, there were even fewer teams, at 161.[6] The opening ceremonies are always kicked off with a speech from the Challenge Cup's celebrity guest Walter Gretzky.
Walter Gretzky's appearances
Walter Gretzky, the prestigious father of NHL superstar Wayne Gretzky, makes an annual appearance at the tournament. He is involved in the opening ceremonies each year, to give the opening speech to all teams and participants involved, followed by an autograph session held in the upper lobby. Walter also actively participates in helping some of the younger players, in making pre-game appearances to the teams.[7]
Other celebrity guest appearances
There have not been many other celebrity guests that have made their appearances to the tournament in the past years, except Walter Gretzky, of course. In the past few years, there have been two appearances by Garry Unger in 2008, and returned again in 2009.[8] Gary played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1967 until 1983. Unger holds the second longest consecutive games streak in NHL history, with 914 consecutive games played during the regular season between February 24, 1968 and December 21, 1979. Doug Jarvis holds the current record at 964 consecutive games. Unger ended up playing 1105 career NHL games, scoring 413 goals and 391 assists for 804 points, and he also registered 1075 career penalty minutes.[9]
Tournament statistics
2010 champions
Note that as a result of the large number of teams in the 2010 tournament, some age levels played in two different divisions. A higher numbered division does not represent a more skilled team.
| Age Level | Winner (Team Name) | Locale | Runner Up (Team Name) | Locale | Final score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midget Major | Okanagan Coyote Selects | Шаблон:Flag | New Western Bruins | Шаблон:Flag | 5-2 |
| Midget Minor | Information Not Available | N/A | Information Not Available | N/A | N/A |
| Bantam Major | Vancouver Millionaires | Шаблон:Flag | Pursuit of Excellence | Шаблон:Flag | 2-1 OT |
| Bantam Minor | Calgary Jr. Flames (Division 1) and Red Deer Rustlers (Division 2) | Шаблон:Flag | Saskatoon Junior Blades (Division 1) and Southern Alberta Selects (Division 2) | Шаблон:Flag and Шаблон:Flag | 4-3 OT (Division 1) and 3-0 (Division 2) |
| Peewee Major | Information Not Available | N/A | Information Not Available | N/A | N/A |
| Peewee Minor | Vancouver Selects | Шаблон:Flag | Vancouver Millionaires | Шаблон:Flag | 4-3 OT |
| Atom Major | Can West Vipers (Division 1) and Colorado Thunderbirds (Division 2) | Шаблон:Flag and Шаблон:Flag | Vancouver Selects (Division 1) and Steveston Sharks (Division 2) | Шаблон:Flag | 6-2 (Division 1) and 2-1 OT (Division 2) |
| Atom Minor | Information Not Available | N/A | Information Not Available | N/A | N/A |
| Novice Major | BC Bears(Division 1) and Wolverine X-MEN (Division 2) | Шаблон:Flag and Шаблон:Flag | Edmonton Jr. Oilers (Division 1) and Colorado Thunderbirds (Division 2) | Шаблон:Flag and Шаблон:Flag | 6-4 (Division 1) and 9-0 (Division 2) |
| Novice Minor | Kelowna All-Stars | Шаблон:Flag | BC Bears | Шаблон:Flag | 2-1 |
| Midget Girls | Calgary Rocky Mountain Fury | Шаблон:Flag | Fraser Valley Phantoms | Шаблон:Flag | 6-3 |
| Bantam Girls | Pacific Storm | Шаблон:Flag | Island Stars | Шаблон:Flag | 4-2 |
| Peewee Girls | West Coast Flyers | Шаблон:Flag | BC Rockets | Шаблон:Flag | 2-0 |
2010 scoring leaders
| Age Level | Player Name | Team Name | Points | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midget Major | Шаблон:Flagicon Madison Dias | Шаблон:Flagicon Okanagan Coyote Selects | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| Midget Minor | Information Not Available | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Bantam Major | Шаблон:Flagicon Adam Erne | Шаблон:Flagicon Vancouver Millionaires | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Bantam Minor | Шаблон:Flagicon Tyler Coulter | Шаблон:Flagicon Central Alberta Rage | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Peewee Major | Шаблон:Flagicon Tyler Welsh | Шаблон:Flagicon Ice Dogs | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Peewee Minor | Шаблон:Flagicon Kyle Uy | Шаблон:Flagicon Vancouver Junior Giants | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Atom Major | Шаблон:Flagicon Brendon Marfleat | Шаблон:Flagicon Young Guns | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Atom Minor | Шаблон:Flagicon Cam Lamberton | Шаблон:Flagicon Pacific Titans | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Novice Major | Шаблон:Flagicon Dylan Wilson | Шаблон:Flagicon Tri-City Penguins | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Novice Minor | Шаблон:Flagicon Ozzy Wiesblatt | Шаблон:Flagicon Kelowna All-Stars | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Peewee Girls | Шаблон:Flagicon Meghan Kraus and Elizabeth "Libby" Riedl | Шаблон:Flagicon Vancouver Island Stars and Westcoast Flyers | 4 (Both) | 1 | 3 |
| Bantam Girls | Шаблон:Flagicon Rachel Piitz | Шаблон:Flagicon Calgary Rocky Mountain Storm | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Midget Girls | Шаблон:Flagicon S. Laurin | Шаблон:Flagicon Calgary Rocky Mountain Fury | 9 | 6 | 3 |
2009 champions
| Age Level | Winner (Team Name) | Locale | Runner Up (Team Name) | Locale | Final score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midget Major | U18 Alberta Wolverines | Шаблон:Flag | U18 Peace Country Selects | Шаблон:Flag | 6-0 |
| Midget Minor | Western Alberta Wolverines | Шаблон:Flag | South Surrey Junior Eagles | Шаблон:Flag | 6-5 OT |
| Bantam Major | Western 94 Sabers | Шаблон:Flag | West Coast Wings | Шаблон:Flagicon United States | 4-1 |
| Bantam Minor | Alberta Predators | Шаблон:Flag | Vancouver Selects | Шаблон:Flag | 3-0 |
| Peewee Major | Vancouver Selects | Шаблон:Flag | BC Bruins | Шаблон:Flag | 5-1 |
| Peewee Minor | Calgary Jr. Dinos | Шаблон:Flag | Seattle Starz | Шаблон:Flagicon Washington | 3-2 2OT |
| Atom Major | Vancouver Selects | Шаблон:Flag | Alberta Wolverines | Шаблон:Flag | 2-0 |
| Atom Minor | Prince George Ice Sharks | Шаблон:Flag | Vancouver Selects | Шаблон:Flag | 2-1 |
| Novice Major | Edge Mountaneers | Шаблон:Flag | Young Guns | Шаблон:Flag | 5-4 OT |
| Novice Minor | Vancouver Bulldogs | Шаблон:Flag | Can West Vipers | Шаблон:Flag | 8-3 |
| Midget Girls | Pursuit Of Excellence | Шаблон:Flag | Fraser Valley Falcons | Шаблон:Flag | 2-1 OT |
| Bantam Girls | Pacific Storm | Шаблон:Flag | Island Heat | Шаблон:Flag | 3-0 |
| Peewee Girls | BC Rockets | Шаблон:Flag | NAA PeeWee Girls AAA | Шаблон:Flag | 3-2 OT |
2009 scoring leaders
| Age Level | Player Name | Team Name | Points | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midget Major | Шаблон:Flagicon Madison Dias | Шаблон:Flagicon Okanagan Desert Dogs | 13 | 6 | 8 |
| Midget Minor | Information Not Available | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Bantam Major | Шаблон:Flagicon Anthony Olguin | Шаблон:Flagicon Pikes Peak Miners | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Bantam Minor | Шаблон:Flagicon Morgan Klimchuk | Шаблон:Flagicon Calgary Jr. Flames | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Peewee Major | Шаблон:Flagicon Tanner MacMaster | Шаблон:Flagicon Calgary Jr. Flames | 21 | 7 | 14 |
| Peewee Minor | Шаблон:Flagicon Mathew Barzal | Шаблон:Flagicon Valley Eagles | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Atom Major | Шаблон:Flagicon Jake Kryski | Шаблон:Flagicon 98 Vancouver Selects | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Atom Minor | Шаблон:Flagicon Ocean Wiesblatt | Cougar Selects | 18 | 7 | 11 |
| Novice Major | Шаблон:Flagicon Bradley Braich | Шаблон:Flagicon Abbotsford Bulldogs | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| Novice Minor | Шаблон:Flagicon Henrik Rybinski | Шаблон:Flagicon Vancouver Bulldogs | 20 | 7 | 13 |
Skills competition
Winners are chosen and based on four categories. These events seem to serve at least two purposes: the first is to establish bragging rights between athletes for possessing a particular skill needed to succeed in the game, and the second is to increase revenue for those that sponsor the event.[10] Skills contests are often held during an All-star break, but in this tournament, they are held as a part of a mid-tournament break, usually during the second day of competition, and usually the players get the entire afternoon off.[11][12]
Fastest skater
Players skate two laps, one forward and one backward. A pivot is made between center ice and the blue line after finishing one lap. The player with the fastest recorded time wins.
Hardest shot
The speed of the player's shot (players take two shots) on net is recorded with a radar gun. The shot must hit the net to count. The fastest shot wins. If there is a radar gun malfunction, or if a radar gun is unavailable, a Most Accurate Shot competition will take place in lieu of the Hardest Shot. Players will be required to hit indicated targets in a limited amount of time.
Best puck handler
Players will skate with a puck through an indicated route, most likely marked with cones. Players must complete the entire course with the puck, and having not lost any control whatsoever during their routine. The player with the fastest recorded time wins.
Showdown
A player is required to take three breakaways in less than thirty seconds. Distances to the goal will vary between age groups. Saves and goals are recorded for each shooter and goalie. The goalie with the most saves wins, and the shooter with the most goals scored in the fastest recorded time wins. If necessary, goalies will perform a series of timed movement exercises to determine which goalie advances to the final round if their saves count is equal after the Round-Robin series.
Notes
References
External links
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