2009 World Sledge Hockey Challenge
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Canada |
| Venue(s) | Charlottetown, PEI |
| Dates | November 14–21, 2009 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  United States (1st title) |
Runner-up  | Canada |
Third place  |  Norway |
| Fourth place |  Japan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 25 (3.13 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Brad Bowden, Billy Bridges (9 points) |
The 2009 World Sledge Hockey Challenge was the third semi-annual international ice sledge hockey tournament organized by Hockey Canada. The event was hosted in Charlottetown, PEI for the second straight year. The same 4 teams from last year played in this years tournament.[citation needed]
Round robin
[edit]The 4 teams played each other once in the round robin with the top 2 teams playing in the Gold Medal Game and the bottom 2 in the Bronze Medal Game.
| Norway | 0 - 1 | Japan |
| Canada | 4 - 0 | United States |
| Japan | 0 - 2 | United States |
| Canada | 1 - 0 | Norway |
| Norway | 0 - 3 | United States |
| Canada | 5 - 0 | Japan |
Round robin standings
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Canada
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 |
| United States
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| Japan
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 3 |
| Norway
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Source:Para Hockey Cup Guide and Record Book
Playoffs
[edit]Bronze-medal game
[edit]| Norway | 4 - 0 | Japan |
Gold-medal game
[edit]| United States | 3 - 2 (OT) | Canada |
Final standings
[edit]| Team | |
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United States
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Canada
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Norway
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| 4th | Japan
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References
[edit]USA Wins Gold at 2009 World Sledge Hockey Challenge (usahockeymagazine.com) retrieved December 6, 2023