2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament

2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Tournament details
Host countries	Slovakia; Czech Republic
Dates	August 12–16, 2008
Teams	8
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Canada (13th title)
Runner-up	Russia
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	127 (7.94 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Magnus Pääjärvi (9 pts)

The 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament was an under-18 ice hockey tournament held in Břeclav, Czech Republic and Piešťany, Slovakia from August 12–16, 2008. The two venues were Alcaplast Arena in Břeclav and Zimný Štadión in Piešťany. Canada captured their thirteenth gold medal of the tournament, defeating Russia 6–3 in the gold medal game, while Sweden defeated Finland 3–2 to earn the bronze medal.

Preliminary round[]

Group A[]

Team	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Russia	3	3	0	0	0	16	5	9
Finland	3	1	1	1	0	12	13	5
Czech Republic	3	1	1	0	1	8	12	4
United States	3	0	3	0	0	8	15	0

Group B[]

Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
Canada	3	3	0	18	7	9
Sweden	3	2	1	19	11	6
Slovakia	3	1	2	9	16	3
Switzerland	3	0	3	6	18	0

Final round[]

Seventh place game[]

August 16, 2008
15:30

United States

6–5

Switzerland

Alcaplast Arena

Fifth place game[]

August 16, 2008
19:00

Czech Republic

4–3

Slovakia

Alcaplast Arena

Bronze medal game[]

August 16, 2008
15:00

Finland

2–3

Sweden

Zimny Stadion

Gold medal game[]

August 16, 2008
18:30

Russia

3–6

Canada