2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

The 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup is 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.

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  Russia (4th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored116 (6.44 per match)
Attendance14,460 (803 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Cole Perfetti
(12 points)
Websitehlinkagretzky.cz
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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
Cole Perfetti584122
Hendrix Lapierre538114
Alexander Pashin57180
Roni Hirvonen54266
Daniel Ljungman55052
Quinton Byfield53254
Vasili Ponomaryov52352
Justin Sourdif51452
Michal Gut43142
Matej Kašlík43140
Bogdan Trineev43142

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:
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

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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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