2012 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia
# 2012 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia

The 2012 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia was the first IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It took place between 27 May and 1 June 2011 in Seoul, South Korea. Russia, represented by the MHL Red Stars, won the tournament after winning all four of their round robin games and finishing first in the standings. Japan finished second and South Korea finished in third place.

## Overview

The 2012 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia began on 27 May 2012 in Seoul, South Korea will all of the games being played at the Mok-Dong Arena. Russia was represented by the MHL Red Stars, a selection of under-19 players from the Russian Minor Hockey League. The MHL Red Stars won the tournament after winning all four of their games and finishing first in the standings. Japan finished second, losing to Russia and winning in overtime against South Korea who finished in third place. Makuru Furuhashi of Japan finished as the tournaments leading scoring with 17 points, including 12 goals and five assists. Russia's Vasili Demchenko and Vsevolod Kondrashov finished as the leading goaltenders, both with a save percentage of 1.000.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | MHL Red Stars | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | +57 | 12 |
| 2 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 15 | +30 | 8 |
| 3 | South Korea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 7 |
| 4 | China | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 35 | −28 | 3 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 70 | −67 | 0 |

## Fixtures

All times local.

## Scoring leaders

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

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | POS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Makuru Furuhashi | 4 | 12 | 5 | 17 | +15 | 4 | F |
| Maxim Shalunov | 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | +16 | 2 | F |
| Alexander Kadeikin | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +14 | 0 | F |
| Danil Fayzullin | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +15 | 0 | F |
| Bulat Khammatov | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +14 | 0 | F |
| Kosuke Otsu | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +12 | 4 | F |
| Tomohiro Konno | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +9 | 0 | F |
| Azat Mazitov | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +14 | 0 | F |
| Yavgeni Poltorak | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +14 | 10 | F |
| Bulat Baykeyev | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +13 | 4 | F |

## Leading goaltenders

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

| Player | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vasili Demchenko | 120:00 | 23 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
| Vsevolod Kondrashov | 120:00 | 27 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
| Lee Changmin | 127:09 | 44 | 3 | 1.42 | 0.932 |
| Yuya Wakimoto | 99:59 | 45 | 5 | 3.00 | 0.889 |
| Shun Hitomi | 140:19 | 82 | 10 | 4.28 | 0.878 |
