CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Junior Hockey League, announced Friday that Kindersley, Sask., will host the 2014 World Junior A Challenge from Dec. 14-20, 2014. The 2014 tournament will mark the return of the World Junior A Challenge to the province of Saskatchewan for the first time since Yorkton and Humboldt hosted the inaugural event in 2006. The 2014 World Junior A Challenge will follow the same format as previous years - two Canadian entries will be joined by four international teams, with two groups of three teams. The group winners will receive an automatic bye to the semifinals, while the second-place and third-place teams will crossover for the quarter-finals. The 2014 World Junior A Challenge will be based out of the West Central Events Centre, home of the SJHLs Kindersley Klippers, with surrounding communities also hosting games. Ticket information for the 2014 World Junior A Challenge will be announced in the coming months. "Few provinces in Canada have a Junior A hockey history like Saskatchewan, and were thrilled to be taking the World Junior A Challenge back to the Prairies," said Bob Nicholson, president and CEO of Hockey Canada. "Were confident Kindersley will put on a world-class event and show our international visitors just what hockey means to small-town Canada." "The CJHL continues to produce elite-level prospects and players, and the World Junior A Challenge is a tremendous opportunity to showcase the exciting talent developing at the Junior A level," said CJHL president and chairman Kirk Lamb. "Saskatchewan and the SJHL have a rich history of Junior A hockey and we are excited for our players, parents, scouts and fans to be able to take this world-class event to such a proud and storied hockey province and league." "We are thrilled to host the 2014 World Junior A Challenge and look forward to welcoming the best Junior A players for an exciting week of hockey," said Rocky Perkins, chair of the host committee. "We are proud to welcome the players, their families and hockey fans from across Western Canada to our community during this exciting week. Along with the Klippers organization, other community and hockey partners and our dedicated Kindersley volunteers, we want to create an amazing experience for all fans and participants." Since the first World Junior A Challenge in 2006, more than 100 NHL draft picks have played in the tournament, including 18 first-round selections (Beau Bennett, Alexander Burmistrov, Joe Colborne, Nikita Filatov, Mikhail Grigorenko, Dmitri Kulikov, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Elias Lindholm, Hampus Lindholm, John Moore, Vladislav Namestnikov, Riley Nash, Valeri Nichushkin, Dylan Olsen, Jordan Schmaltz, Jaden Schwartz, Brendan Smith, Kyle Turris, Alexander Wennberg, Andrei Vasilevski and Nail Yakupov). Six of the seven gold medal games at the World Junior A Challenge have featured at least one Canadian team. Canada West won gold at the first two tournaments, in 2006 and 2007, before taking the top prize in 2011; it also earned silver in 2008, 2009 and 2012, and won bronze in 2013. Canada East was silver medallist in 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2011, and claimed bronze in 2008. Kindersley joins Yorkton and Humboldt, Trail and Nelson, B.C. (2007); Camrose, Alta. (2008); Summerside, P.E.I. 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The U.S. Soccer Federation had resisted pressure from some to suspend Solo after she was charged with two misdemeanour counts of fourth-degree assault stemming from an altercation with her half-sister and 17-year-old nephew at a party in June.Todays decision brings closure to what has been one of the most difficult and emotionally draining times of my life, Solo said in a statement, which she posted on Facebook and received 275 primarily supportive comments in the first 55 minutes. I always had faith that once the facts of the case were presented, I would be cleared of all charges and I am so happy and relieved to finally have it all behind me.Solo, who also plays for the Seattle Reign, did not appear at Tuesdays hearing when Kirkland Municipal Court Judge Michael Lambo dismissed the charges. In her last appearance with the Americans, Solo started and had a save in a scoreless draw with host Brazil on Dec. 21 in the championship of the 2014 International Tournament of Brasilia.The U.S. womens national team is in the tough Group D for the expanded 24-team Womens World Cup from June 6-July 5 in Canada.Solos lawyer, Todd Maybrown, sought to have the charges dismissed on the grounds that the alleged victims refused to be interviewed about the case.We are gratified that, aafter considering all of the facts and circumstances of this case, the judge has dismissed all charged against Hope Stevens, Maybrown said in a statement.dddddddddddd From the beginning, Ive stated that Hope was the victim of an assault in this case. With a careful review of the facts surrounding these matters, it is clear that Hope never should have faced charges in the first place. Hope is very happy and relieved that she can now put this matter behind her. She looks forward to focusing her energies on the game she loves.At a hearing last week, the judge renewed an order for a deposition after Solos nephew and half-sister failed to appear for interviews. Prosecutors had said the pair didnt appear because they werent served with subpoenas and there wasnt adequate time to notify them, given the New Years Day holiday.In court documents, Solo said she was defending herself against her nephew, who is 6-foot-9 and weighs 280 pounds. She claims she was hit over the head with a broom handle.Solos relatives claimed she attacked first. Messages left with prosecutors and a lawyer representing Solos half-sister were not immediately returned Tuesday.The 33-year-old goalie has won two Olympic gold medals with the U.S. womens national team.Solo married former University of Washington and Seattle Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens in 2012. Stevens was arrested just before their wedding for investigation of assault after a disturbance involving Solo, but he was not charged. Maybrown also represented Stevens, who has a list of legal run-ins.___Information from: KING-TV, http://www.king5.com/ ' ' '