2012 World U-17 Hockey Challenge
The 2012 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge was an ice hockey tournament held in Windsor, Tecumseh and La Salle, Ontario, Canada, between December 29, 2011, and January 4, 2012. 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 WCFU Centre in Windsor, Tecumseh Arena in Tecumseh and the Vollmer Culture and Rec Centre in La Salle.
Challenge results
Preliminary round
Group A
Results
Group B
Results
Final round
* Decided in overtime.'''** Decided in a shootout'''
Goaltending leaders
| Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| Thatcher Demko | 110:00 | 2 | .949 | 1.09 | 0 | |
| Tristan Jarry | Pacific | 123:12 | 4 | .943 | 1.95 | 1 |
| Jacob Fancy | Atlantic | 179:38 | 7 | .935 | 2.34 | 0 |
| Spencer Martin | Ontario | 308:27 | 10 | .931 | 1.95 | 1 |
| Nikita Serebryakov | 308:27 | 14 | .930 | 2.72 | 0 |
Tournament All-Star Team
- Goaltender: Nikita Serebryakov
- Defencemen: Gage Ausmus, Ontario Darnell Nurse
- Forwards: J. T. Compher, Victor Öhman, Sergey Tolchinsky