2021 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

2021 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

Tournament details
Host countries	Slovakia  Czech Republic
Dates	2–7 August
Teams	8
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Russia (5th title)
Runner-up	Slovakia
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	152 (8.44 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Matvei Michkov (13 points)
Website	hlinkagretzky.cz
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The 2021 Hlinka Gretzky Cup is an under-18 international ice hockey tournament that was held in Piešťany, Slovakia and Břeclav, Czech Republic from 2 to 7 August 2021 at FOSFA Aréna in Břeclav and Easton Arena in Piešťany.^[1]

Preliminary round[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	3	3	0	0	0	21	7	+14	9	Semifinals
2	Finland	3	1	1	0	1	14	9	+5	5
3	Czech Republic (H)	3	1	0	1	1	9	11	−2	4	Fifth place game
4	Switzerland	3	0	0	0	3	3	20	−17	0	Seventh place game

2 August 2021 15:30

Finland

2–5 (1–1, 1–1, 0–3)

Russia

FOSFA Aréna, Břeclav

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2 August 2021 19:00

Czech Republic

3–0 (2��0, 1–0, 0–0)

Switzerland

FOSFA Aréna, Břeclav

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3 August 2021 15:30

Switzerland

2–9 (0–0, 0–6, 2–3)

Russia

FOSFA Aréna, Břeclav

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3 August 2021 19:00

Czech Republic

3–4 GWS (0–0, 1–1, 2–2) OT: (0–0) SO: (0–1)

Finland

FOSFA Aréna, Břeclav

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4 August 2021 15:30

Finland

8–1 (5–0, 1–1, 2–0)

Switzerland

FOSFA Aréna, Břeclav

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4 August 2021 19:00

Czech Republic

3–7 (1–0, 1–5, 1–2)

Russia

FOSFA Aréna, Břeclav

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Group B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovakia (H)	3	3	0	0	0	21	7	+14	9	Semifinals
2	Sweden	3	2	0	0	1	13	10	+3	6
3	United States	3	1	0	0	2	15	10	+5	3	Fifth place game
4	Germany	3	0	0	0	3	5	27	−22	0	Seventh place game

2 August 2021 15:30

Germany

3–5 (0–2, 3–0, 0–3)

Sweden

Easton Arena, Piešťany

show[czsk Game reference]

2 August 2021 19:00

Slovakia

5–2 (3–0, 1–2, 1–0)

United States

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 500

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		Goalies
	(Slafkovský, ) (PP) – 00:41 1–0 (, ) – 01:46 2–0 Slafkovský (, Repčík) – 03:12 3–0 Dvorský (Nemec, Repčík) (PP) – 21:10 4–0 4–1 25:45 – () 4–2 34:56 – () Dvorský (Repčík, Mešár) (PP) – 43:37 5–2
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	28	Shots	34

3 August 2021 15:30

Sweden

5–3 (1–3, 2–0, 2–0)

United States

Easton Arena, Piešťany

show[czsk Game reference]

3 August 2021 19:00

Slovakia

12–2 (5–1, 4–0, 3–1)

Germany

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 500

show[czsk Game reference]
		Goalies
	0–1 02:44 – () (, ) – 04:48 1–1 (Nemec, Slafkovský) (PP) – 08:11 2–1 (Slafkovský, Mešár) (PP) – 13:16 3–1 Slafkovský (Nemec, Dvorský) (PP) – 14:30 4–1 Čiernik (, ) – 17:57 5–1 Dvorský (Čiernik, Molnár) – 29:50 6–1 (Petrovský, ) – 32:09 7–1 Molnár (Čiernik, Dvorský) – 34:46 8–1 Slafkovský (Nemec, Dvorský) (PP) – 37:16 9–1 Molnár (Dvorský, Čiernik) – 51:17 10–1 Dvorský (Mešár, Nemec) (PP) – 52:20 11–1 11–2 53:47 – (, ) Repčík (Mešár, ) (PP) – 56:16 12–2
	8 min	Penalties	16 min
	38	Shots	16

4 August 2021 15:30

United States

10–0 (2–0, 3–0, 5–0)

Germany

Easton Arena, Piešťany

show[czsk Game reference]

4 August 2021 19:00

Slovakia

4–3 (0–1, 2–1, 2–1)

Sweden

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 500

show[czsk Game reference]
		Goalies
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	33	Shots	34

Final round[]

Bracket[]

	Semifinals				Final
	6 August – Břeclav
	A1  Russia	7
					7 August – Piešťany
	B2  Sweden	5
					W1  Russia	7
	6 August – Piešťany
					W2  Slovakia	2
	B1  Slovakia	6
	A2  Finland	2
					Third place
					7 August – Břeclav
					L1  Sweden	4
					L2  Finland	3

Seventh place game[]

6 August 2021 15:30

Switzerland

2–3 GWS (0–0, 2–2, 0–0) OT: (0–0) SO: (0–1)

Germany

Easton Arena, Piešťany

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Fifth place game[]

6 August 2021 15:30

Czech Republic

4–6 (1–1, 1–2, 2–3)

United States

FOSFA Aréna, Břeclav

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Semifinals[]

6 August 2021 19:00

Slovakia

6–2 (1–0, 4–0, 1–2)

Finland

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 500

show[czsk Game reference]
		Goalies
	() (SH) – 13:27 1–0 (, Slafkovský) – 26:19 2–0 (Petrovský, Nátny) – 27:01 3–0 () (SH) – 38:41 4–0 Šotek (Suchý) (SH) – 39:42 5–0 (Repčík, Slafkovský) (PP) – 54:40 6–0 6–1 55:18 – () 6–2 57:12 – (, ) (PP2)
	16 min	Penalties	16 min
	47	Shots	27

6 August 2021 19:00

Russia

7–5 (1–2, 3–2, 3–1)

Sweden

FOSFA Aréna, Břeclav Attendance: 422

show[czsk Game reference]
	48	Shots	26

Bronze medal game[]

7 August 2021 17:00

Sweden

4–3 (1–1, 1–2, 2–0)

Finland

FOSFA Aréna, Břeclav Attendance: 170

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Final[]

7 August 2021 17:00

Russia

7–2 (3–0, 2–1, 2–1)

Slovakia

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 500

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		Goalies		Referees: Daniel Konc Peter Stano Linesmen: Lukáš Kacej Oto Durmis
	(, Michkov) (PP) – 12:20 1–0 (, ) – 13:30 2–0 (, ) – 18:09 3–0 3–1 27:44 – (Slafkovský) Miroshnichenko (, ) – 29:09 4–1 (Michkov) – 30:17 5–1 5–2 40:25 – () Rogovskii (Gazizov) – 42:35 6–2 Michkov – 55:48 7–2
	12 min	Penalties	34 min
	25	Shots	41

Final ranking[]

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	A	Russia	5	5	0	0	0	35	14	+21	15
2	B	Slovakia (H)	5	4	0	0	1	29	16	+13	12
3	B	Sweden	5	3	0	0	2	22	20	+2	9
4	A	Finland	5	1	1	0	3	19	19	0	5
5	B	United States	4	2	0	0	2	21	14	+7	6
6	A	Czech Republic (H)	4	1	0	1	2	13	17	−4	4
7	B	Germany	4	0	1	0	3	8	29	−21	2
8	A	Switzerland	4	0	0	1	3	5	23	−18	1

Statistics[]

Scoring leaders[]

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1	Matvei Michkov	Russia	5	8	5	13	+12	2
2		Slovakia	5	8	4	12	+3	2
3		Russia	5	3	7	10	+8	4
4		Russia	5	4	5	9	+7	0
5	Juraj Slafkovský	Slovakia	5	3	6	9	−1	8
6		Sweden	5	2	7	9	+4	4
7		Slovakia	5	4	4	8	+1	4
8		Slovakia	5	2	6	8	−2	0
9		Sweden	5	4	3	7	+5	0
10		Sweden	5	3	4	7	+6	4

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: hockeyslovakia.sk

Goaltending leaders[]

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
1		Russia	240:00	12	3.00	135	91.11	0
2		Sweden	176:13	13	4.43	124	89.52	0
3		Finland	218:54	15	4.11	138	89.13	0
4		Slovakia	270:17	14	3.11	128	89.06	0
5		Czech Republic	165:00	9	3.27	80	88.75	1

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SA = Shots Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: hockeyslovakia.sk

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