| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Slovakia  Czech Republic | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | 
| Dates | 5–10 August | 
| Teams | 8 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions  |  Russia (4th title) | 
| Runner-up  | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 
| Third place  |  Sweden | 
| Fourth place |  Finland | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 18 | 
| Goals scored | 116 (6.44 per game) | 
| Attendance | 14,460 (803 per game) | 
| Scoring leader(s) | .svg.png.webp) Cole Perfetti (12 points) | 
| Website | hlinkagretzky.cz | 
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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 1 | Seventh place game | 
| 5 August 15:30 | Finland  | 0–6 (0–3, 0–1, 0–2) | .svg.png.webp) Canada | Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 425 | 
| Game reference | ||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||
| 17 | Shots | 34 | ||
| 5 August 19:00 | Czech Republic  | 4–3 GWS (2–1, 0–2, 1–0) OT: (0–0) SO: (1–0) | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 1,548 | 
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| 6 August 15:30 | Canada .svg.png.webp) | 8–0 (3–0, 3–0, 2–0) | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 486 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 48 | Shots | 8 | ||
| 6 August 19:00 | Czech Republic  | 1–5 (0–1, 0–4, 1–0) |  Finland | Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 1,911 | 
| Game reference | 
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| 7 August 15:30 | Switzerland .svg.png.webp) | 0–6 (0–2, 0–3, 0–1) |  Finland | Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 268 | 
| Game reference | 
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| 7 August 19:00 | Czech Republic  | 1–7 (0–2, 0–2, 1–3) | .svg.png.webp) Canada | Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 2,128 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 21 | Shots | 42 | ||
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 | 
| 5 August 15:30 | Russia  | 6–2 (1–1, 4–0, 2–1) |  United States | Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 260 | 
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| 5 August 19:00 | Slovakia  | 2–3 (1–1, 0–1, 1–1) |  Sweden | Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 649 | 
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| 6 August 15:30 | Sweden  | 0–3 (0–0, 0–0, 0–3) |  Russia | Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 321 | 
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| 6 August 19:00 | Slovakia  | 3–4 OT (1–2, 1–0, 1–1) OT: (0–1) |  United States | Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 1,212 | 
| Game reference | 
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| 7 August 15:30 | United States  | 4–5 GWS (1–1, 2–0, 1–3) OT: (0–0) SO: (0–1) |  Sweden | Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 348 | 
| Game reference | 
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| 7 August 19:00 | Slovakia  | 1–2 OT (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) OT: (0–1) |  Russia | Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 1,363 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Šimon Latkóczy | Goalies | Yaroslav Askarov | ||
| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 32 | Shots | 20 | ||
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 | Gold medal game — 10 Aug | ||||||||
| A1 | .svg.png.webp) Canada (GWS) | 3 | |||||||
| B2 |  Sweden | 2 | |||||||
| W1 | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 2 | |||||||
| 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) | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 554 | 
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Fifth place game
| 9 August 2019 15:30 | United States  | 3–4 OT (0–2, 1–0, 2–1) OT: (0–1) |  Czech Republic | Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 723 | 
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Semifinals
| 9 August 2019 19:00 | Russia  | 4–1 (1–1, 0–0, 3–0) |  Finland | Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 407 | 
| Game reference | 
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| 9 August 2019 19:00 | Canada .svg.png.webp) | 3–2 GWS (0–1, 2–1, 0–0) OT: (0–0) SO: (1–0) |  Sweden | Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 595 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 41 | Shots | 23 | ||
Bronze medal game
| 10 August 2019 17:00 | Finland  | 1–5 (1–1, 0–2, 0–2) |  Sweden | Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 428 | 
| Game reference | 
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Final
| 10 August 2019 17:00 | Canada .svg.png.webp) | 2–3 (0–1, 1–1, 1–1) |  Russia | Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 834 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Garand | Goalies | Yaroslav Askarov | Referees:  Oldřich Hejduk  Daniel Pražák Linesmen:  Miroslav Lhotský  Roman Svoboda | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 13 | |||||||||||||||
Statistics
Top scorers
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Cole Perfetti | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Hendrix Lapierre | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 
|  Alexander Pashin | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 
|  Roni Hirvonen | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 
|  Daniel Ljungman | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Quinton Byfield | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 
|  Vasili Ponomaryov | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Justin Sourdif | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 
|  Michal Gut | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 
|  Matej Kašlík | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 
|  Bogdan Trineev | 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 1 | 
Broadcasting
Canada
Russia
- http://www.fhr.ru (online video streaming)
References
- ↑ "Hlinka Gretzky Cup the first step to possible NHL stardom". Edmonton Sun. 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ "توسعة الحرمين الشريفين بالصور".
- ↑ 2019 tournament rules
- ↑ IIHF Sport Regulations (pg4)