2011 World U-17 Hockey Challenge
The 2011 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge was an ice hockey tournament held in Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada between December 29, 2010 and January 4, 2011. The World Under-17 Hockey Challenge is held by Hockey Canada annually to showcase young hockey talent from across Canada and other strong hockey countries. The primary venues used for the tournament were the MTS Iceplex in Winnipeg and the PCU Centre in Portage la Prairie. The semi-final and medal games were played at the MTS Centre. Team Ontario captured the gold medal with a 5-3 victory over Team USA in front of a record crowd of 12,060 at the MTS Centre on January 4. Team Pacific claimed the bronze medal.
Challenge results
Preliminary round
Group A
Results
Group B
Results
Final round
'''* Decided in overtime.'''Goaltending leaders
| Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| Andy Desautels | West | 60:00 | 1 | .966 | 1.00 | 0 |
| Daniel Altshuller | Ontario | 301:52 | 7 | .947 | 1.39 | 2 |
| Oskari Setänen | 178:44 | 11 | .910 | 3.69 | 1 | |
| Janne Juvonen | 60:00 | 4 | .907 | 4.00 | 0 | |
| Marek Lanhamer | 171:18 | 8 | .900 | 2.80 | 0 |
Tournament All-Star Team
- Goaltender: Ontario Daniel Altshuller
- Defencemen: Seth Jones, West Derrick Pouliot
- Forwards: Ontario Andreas Athanasiou, Nicolas Kerdiles, Pacific Hunter Shinkaruk