2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

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2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Tournament details
Host countries Slovakia
 Czech Republic
Dates5–10 August
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svg Russia (4th title)
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svg Canada
Third place Bronze medal blank.svg Sweden
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored116 (6.44 per match)
Attendance14,460 (803 per match)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Cole Perfetti
(12 points)
Websitehlinkagretzky.cz
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The 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup was an under-18 international ice hockey tournament that was held in Piešťany, Slovakia and Břeclav, Czech Republic from 5 to 10 August 2019 at Alcaplast Arena in Břeclav and Easton Arena in Piešťany.[1] Team Russia won the gold medal for the first time since 1995 with a 3–2 defeat against Canada in the final.

Preliminary round[]

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 0 21 1 +20 9 Semifinals
2  Finland 3 2 0 0 1 11 7 +4 6
3  Czech Republic (H) 3 0 1 0 2 6 15 −9 2 Fifth place game
4   Switzerland 3 0 0 1 2 3 18 −15 1 Seventh place game
Source: hlinkagretzky.com
(H) Host
5 August
15:30		Finland 0–6
(0–3, 0–1, 0–2)		 CanadaAlcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 425
5 August
19:00		Czech Republic 4–3 GWS
(2–1, 0–2, 1–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)		  SwitzerlandAlcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 1,548
6 August
15:30		Canada 8–0
(3–0, 3–0, 2–0)		  SwitzerlandAlcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 486
6 August
19:00		Czech Republic 1–5
(0–1, 0–4, 1–0)		 FinlandAlcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 1,911
7 August
15:30		Switzerland  0–6
(0–2, 0–3, 0–1)		 FinlandAlcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 268
7 August
19:00		Czech Republic 1–7
(0–2, 0–2, 1–3)		 CanadaAlcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 2,128

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 2 1 0 0 11 3 +8 8 Semifinals
2  Sweden 3 1 1 0 1 8 9 −1 5
3  United States 3 0 1 1 1 10 14 −4 3 Fifth place game
4  Slovakia (H) 3 0 0 2 1 6 9 −3 2 Seventh place game
Source: hlinkagretzky.com
(H) Host
5 August
15:30		Russia 6–2
(1–1, 4–0, 2–1)		 United StatesEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 260
5 August
19:00		Slovakia 2–3
(1–1, 0–1, 1–1)		 SwedenEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 649
6 August
15:30		Sweden 0–3
(0–0, 0–0, 0–3)		 RussiaEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 321
6 August
19:00		Slovakia 3–4 OT
(1–2, 1–0, 1–1)
OT: (0–1)		 United StatesEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 1,212
7 August
15:30		United States 4–5 GWS
(1–1, 2–0, 1–3)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (0–1)		 SwedenEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 348
7 August
19:00		Slovakia 1–2 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
OT: (0–1)		 RussiaEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 1,363

Final round[]

Semifinal playoff bracket[]

The semi-finals were decided on 7 August, 2019 after Group A and B completed three round-robin games each. The winner of Group A (Canada) played the runner-up of Group B (Sweden), while the winner of Group B (Russia) played the runner-up of Group A (Finland). The semifinals were held on 9 August 2019 and the gold medal and bronze medal games were held the following day on 10 August 2019.[2]

  Semifinal — 9 Aug                    
  A1  Canada (GWS) 3  
  B2  Sweden 2   Gold Medal game — 10 Aug
      W1  Canada 2
  Semifinal — 9 Aug   W2  Russia 3
  B1  Russia 4
  A2  Finland 1   Bronze medal game — 10 Aug
    L1  Sweden 5
    L2  Finland 1

Seventh place game[]

9 August 2019
15:30		Slovakia 7–5
(2–2, 3–0, 2–3)		  SwitzerlandEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 554

Fifth place game[]

9 August 2019
15:30		United States 3–4 OT
(0–2, 1–0, 2–1)
OT: (0–1)		 Czech RepublicAlcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 723

Semifinals[]

9 August 2019
19:00		Russia 4–1
(1–1, 0–0, 3–0)		 FinlandEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 407
9 August 2019
19:00		Canada 3–2 GWS
(0–1, 2–1, 0–0)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)		 SwedenAlcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 595

Bronze medal game[]

10 August 2019
17:00		Finland 1–5
(1–1, 0–2, 0–2)		 SwedenEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 428

Final[]

10 August 2019
17:00		Canada 2–3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1)		 RussiaAlcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 834

Statistics[]

Top scorers[]

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Canada Cole Perfetti 5 8 4 12 2
Canada Hendrix Lapierre 5 3 8 11 4
Russia 5 7 1 8 0
Finland Roni Hirvonen 5 4 2 6 6
Sweden 5 5 0 5 2
Canada Quinton Byfield 5 3 2 5 4
Russia 5 2 3 5 2
Canada 5 1 4 5 2
Czech Republic 4 3 1 4 2
Slovakia 4 3 1 4 0
Russia 4 3 1 4 2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: hlinkagretzkycup.cz

Final ranking[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Russia 5 4 1 0 0 18 6 +12 14
2  Canada 5 3 1 0 1 26 6 +20 11
3  Sweden 5 1 2 0 2 15 13 +2 7
4  Finland 5 2 0 0 3 13 16 −3 6
5  Czech Republic (H) 4 0 2 0 2 10 18 −8 4
6  United States 4 0 1 2 1 13 18 −5 4
7  Slovakia (H) 4 1 0 2 1 13 14 −1 5
8   Switzerland 4 0 0 1 3 8 25 −17 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) position in the group; 2) number of points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) seeding before tournament.[3][4]
(H) Host

Broadcasting[]

Canada[]

Russia[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hlinka Gretzky Cup the first step to possible NHL stardom". Edmonton Sun. 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  2. ^ http://www.hlinkagretzky.com/en-ca/stats/schedule
  3. ^ 2019 tournament rules
  4. ^ IIHF Sport Regulations (pg4)
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