2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament

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.

2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Tournament details
Host countries Slovakia
 Czech Republic
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
DatesAugust 12–16, 2008
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Canada (13th title)
Runner-up  Russia
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played16
Goals scored127 (7.94 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Sweden Magnus Pääjärvi (9 pts)
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Preliminary round

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Group A

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Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
  Russia 3 3 0 0 0 16 7 +9 9
  Finland 3 1 1 0 1 12 13 −1 5
  Czech Republic 3 1 0 1 1 8 8 0 4
  United States 3 0 0 0 3 8 16 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
  Canada 3 3 0 0 0 18 7 +11 9
  Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 19 11 +8 6
  Slovakia 3 1 0 0 2 9 16 −7 3
   Switzerland 3 0 0 0 3 6 18 −12 0
Source: [citation needed]

Final round

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Seventh place game

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August 16, 2008
15:30
  United States6–5   SwitzerlandAlcaplast Arena

Fifth place game

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August 16, 2008
19:00
  Czech Republic4–3  SlovakiaAlcaplast Arena

Bronze medal game

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August 16, 2008
15:00
  Finland2–3  SwedenZimny Stadion

Gold medal game

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August 16, 2008
18:30
  Russia3–6  CanadaZimny Stadion

Final standings

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Rk. Team
    Canada
    Russia
    Sweden
4.   Finland
5.   Czech Republic
6.   Slovakia
7.   United States
8.    Switzerland

See also

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Preceded by Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
2008
Succeeded by