Challenge Cup (ice hockey)

Walter Gretzky, the prestigious father of NHL superstar Wayne Gretzky, makes an annual appearance at the tournament. He is involved in the opening ceremonies each year, to give the opening speech to all teams and participants involved, followed by an autograph session held in the upper lobby. Walter also actively participates in helping some of the younger players, in making pre-game appearances to the teams.[8]

There have not been many other celebrity guests that have made their appearances to the tournament in the past years, except Walter Gretzky, of course. In the past few years, there have been two appearances by Garry Unger in 2008, and returned again in 2009.[9] Gary played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1967 until 1983. Unger holds the second longest consecutive games streak in NHL history, with 914 consecutive games played during the regular season between February 24, 1968 and December 21, 1979. Doug Jarvis holds the current record at 964 consecutive games. Unger ended up playing 1105 career NHL games, scoring 413 goals and 391 assists for 804 points, and he also registered 1075 career penalty minutes.[10]

Note that as a result of the large number of teams in the 2010 tournament, some age levels played in two different divisions. A higher numbered division does not represent a more skilled team.

Age Level	Winner (Team Name)	Locale	Runner Up (Team Name)	Locale	Final Score
Midget Major	Okanagan Coyote Selects	British Columbia	New Western Bruins	Canada	5-2
Midget Minor	Information Not Available	N/A	Information Not Available	N/A	N/A
Bantam Major	Vancouver Millionaires	British Columbia	Pursuit of Excellence	British Columbia	2-1 OT
Bantam Minor	Calgary Jr. Flames (Division 1) and Red Deer Rustlers (Division 2)	Alberta	Saskatoon Junior Blades (Division 1) and Southern Alberta Selects (Division 2)	Saskatchewan and  Alberta	4-3 OT (Division 1) and 3-0 (Division 2)
Peewee Major	Information Not Available	N/A	Information Not Available	N/A	N/A
Peewee Minor	Vancouver Selects	British Columbia	Vancouver Millionaires	British Columbia	4-3 OT
Atom Major	Can West Vipers (Division 1) and Colorado Thunderbirds (Division 2)	British Columbia and  Colorado	Vancouver Selects (Division 1) and Steveston Sharks (Division 2)	British Columbia	6-2 (Division 1) and 2-1 OT (Division 2)
Atom Minor	Information Not Available	N/A	Information Not Available	N/A	N/A
Novice Major	BC Bears(Division 1) and Wolverine X-MEN (Division 2)	British Columbia and  Alberta	Edmonton Jr. Oilers (Division 1) and Colorado Thunderbirds (Division 2)	Alberta and  Colorado	6-4 (Division 1) and 9-0 (Division 2)
Novice Minor	Kelowna All-Stars	British Columbia	BC Bears	British Columbia	2-1
Midget Girls	Calgary Rocky Mountain Fury	Alberta	Fraser Valley Phantoms	British Columbia	6-3
Bantam Girls	Pacific Storm	British Columbia	Island Stars	British Columbia	4-2
Peewee Girls	West Coast Flyers	British Columbia	BC Rockets	British Columbia	2-0

Players skate two laps, one forward and one backward. A pivot is made between center ice and the blue line after finishing one lap. The player with the fastest recorded time wins.

The speed of the player's shot (players take two shots) on net is recorded with a radar gun. The shot must hit the net to count. The fastest shot wins. If there is a radar gun malfunction, or if a radar gun is unavailable, a Most Accurate Shot competition will take place in lieu of the Hardest Shot. Players will be required to hit indicated targets in a limited amount of time.

Players will skate with a puck through an indicated route, most likely marked with cones. Players must complete the entire course with the puck, and having not lost any control whatsoever during their routine. The player with the fastest recorded time wins.

A player is required to take three breakaways in less than thirty seconds. Distances to the goal will vary between age groups. Saves and goals are recorded for each shooter and goalie. The goalie with the most saves wins, and the shooter with the most goals scored in the fastest recorded time wins. If necessary, goalies will perform a series of timed movement exercises to determine which goalie advances to the final round if their saves count is equal after the Round-Robin series.