2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia

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2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia
2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12 – 17 December 2017
Teams5
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (1st title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored120 (12 per game)
Attendance3,201 (320 per game)
MVP Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohammad Hariz Mohammad Oryza Ananda
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The 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia was an international men's under-20 ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament took place between 12 and 17 December 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was the fourth edition held since its formation in 2012 under the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia series of tournaments. To be eligible as a "junior", a player cannot be born earlier than 1998. Malaysia won the tournament after winning all five of their round-robin games and finishing first in the standings. Kyrgyzstan finished in second place and the United Arab Emirates finished third.

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Overview

The 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia began on 12 December 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with games played at the Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium (MyNISS). [1] The tournament is the first U20 Challenge Cup of Asia to be held since 2014. All four teams from the 2014 edition, Japan, Kazakhstan, MHL Red Stars and South Korea, did not return due to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) restructuring the tournament for countries which do not participate in the IIHF World U20 Championships. [2] [3] In August 2017 the IIHF announced the participants for the tournament. [4] India, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia and the Philippines all made their debut in under-20 international competition. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] The United Arab Emirates returned to international competition having last played a series of exhibition games in 2013 during the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championships. [9] [10]

The tournament consisted of a single round-robin with each team competing in four games. [11] Malaysia won the tournament after winning all five of their games and finished first in the standings. [11] Kyrgyzstan finished second after losing only to Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates finished in third. [11] Malaysia's Mohammad Hariz Mohammad Oryza Ananda led the tournament in scoring with 18 points and was named the most valuable player. [12] [13] Shahrul Ilyas Abdul Shukor of Malaysia finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 97.56. [14] The IIHF Directorate however awarded best goalkeeper to Abdulrahman Al Hosani of the United Arab Emirates. [15] Malaysia's Chee Ming Bryan Lim was named the best forward and Benjamin Jorge Imperial of the Philippines was named the best defenceman. [15]

Standings

The final standings of the tournament.

TeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 44000367+2912
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 430013614+229
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 420021821−36
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 410031936−173
Flag of India.svg  India 400041142−310
Source: Tournament Progress (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2017-12-17

Fixtures

All times are local. (MST – UTC+8) [1]

12 December 2017
15:30		 India  Flag of India.svg0–6
(0–5, 0–1, 0–0)		Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates MyNISS
Attendance: 227
Game reference
6 minPenalties10 min
13Shots34
12 December 2017
19:15		 Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg0–11
(0–4, 0–3, 0–4)		Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia MyNISS
Attendance: 563
Game reference
14 minPenalties10 min
15Shots49
13 December 2017
19:00		 Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg12–4
(4–2, 5–1, 3–1)		Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines MyNISS
Attendance: 188
Game reference
28 minPenalties24 min
49Shots23
14 December 2017
15:30		 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg2–10
(2–3, 0–4, 0–3)		Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan MyNISS
Attendance: 122
Game reference
22 minPenalties28 min
20Shots42
14 December 2017
19:00		 Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg12–4
(3–2, 5–2, 4–0)		Flag of India.svg  India MyNISS
Attendance: 329
Game reference
8 minPenalties20 min
66Shots14
15 December 2017
19:00		 Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg4–8
(0–5, 2–3, 2–0)		Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates MyNISS
Attendance: 133
Game reference
32 minPenalties16 min
26Shots34
16 December 2017
15:30		 India  Flag of India.svg5–11
(2–4, 3–6, 0–1)		Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines MyNISS
Attendance: 115
Game reference
8 minPenalties6 min
22Shots44
16 December 2017
19:00		 Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg6–1
(4–1, 1–0, 1–0)		Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan MyNISS
Attendance: 477
Game reference
16 minPenalties8 min
26Shots22
17 December 2017
15:30		 Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg13–2
(3–0, 5–0, 5–2)		Flag of India.svg  India MyNISS
Attendance: 221
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
54Shots10
17 December 2017
19:00		 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg2–7
(1–1, 0–3, 1–3)		Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia MyNISS
Attendance: 826
Game reference
62 minPenalties12 min
17Shots46

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, assists, and the lower penalties in minutes. [12]

Player (Team)GPGAPts +/– PIMPOS
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohammad Hariz Mohammad Oryza Ananda (MAS)411718+182 F
Flag of Malaysia.svg Nurul Nizam Deen Versluis (MAS)471017+162 F
Flag of Malaysia.svg Chee Ming Bryan Lim (MAS)46713+130 F
Flag of the Philippines.svg Benjamin Jorge Imperial (PHI)46410–10 D
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Andrei Trishkin (KGZ)3639+100 D
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohamed Al Mehairbi (UAE)4639+14 F
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Ersultan Mirbek Uulu (KGZ)4639+116 D
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Islambek Abdyraev (KGZ)4459+56 F
Flag of India.svg Tsewang Dorjay (IND)4628–142 F
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Nikolai Magiev (KGZ)4448+114 F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. [14]

Player (Team)MIPSOGGAGAASVS% SO
Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahrul Ilyas Abdul Shukor (MAS)139:534110.4397.561
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Kadyr Alymbekov (KGZ)103:342742.3285.190
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abdulrahman Al Hosani (UAE)227:09122195.0284.431
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Temir Muktarbek (KGZ)136:0852104.4180.770
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jaiden Mackale Roxas (PHI)130:5580167.3380.000

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