2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Tournament details
Host country  Canada
Dates August 6–11, 2018
Teams 8
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions   Canada (22nd title)
Runner-up   Sweden
Third place   Russia
Fourth place  United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played 18
Goals scored 138 (7.67 per match)
Attendance 35,000 (1,944 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Canada Alexis Lafrenière
(5 goals, 6 assists)
Russia Vasili Podkolzin
(8 goals, 3 assists)
Website hlinkagretzky.com
2017

The 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup (branded as the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup presented by Ram for sponsorship reasons) was an under-18 international ice hockey tournament held in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, Canada from August 6–11, 2018 at Rogers Place in Edmonton and Servus Arena in Red Deer.[1]

Preliminary round

All times are Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-6).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada (H) 3 3 0 0 0 18 5 +13 9 Semifinals
2  Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 12 6 +6 6
3  Slovakia 3 1 0 0 2 9 11 2 3 Fifth place game
4   Switzerland 3 0 0 0 3 3 20 17 0 Seventh place game
Source: hlinkagretzky.com
(H) Host.
August 6
15:00
Slovakia 2–4
(1–1, 1–1, 0–2)
 SwedenRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 713
August 6
19:00
Switzerland  0–10
(0–3, 0–5, 0–2)
 CanadaRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 5,922
August 7
15:00
Switzerland  0–5
(0–1, 0–0, 0–4)
 SwedenRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 428
August 7
19:00
Slovakia 2–4
(0–0, 0–2, 2–2)
 CanadaRogers Place, Edmonton
Attendance: 2,142
August 8
15:00
Switzerland  3–5
(0–1, 1–1, 2–3)
 SlovakiaRogers Place, Edmonton
August 8
19:00
Sweden 3–4
(1–1, 0–1, 2–2)
 CanadaRogers Place, Edmonton

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 3 0 0 0 18 5 +13 9 Semifinals
2  United States 3 2 0 0 1 15 10 +5 6
3  Czech Republic 3 0 1 0 2 4 12 8 2 Fifth place game
4  Finland 3 0 0 1 2 7 17 10 1 Seventh place game
August 6
15:00
Russia 7–2
(1–1, 4–0, 2–1)
 FinlandServus Arena, Red Deer
Attendance: 732
August 6
19:00
Czech Republic 0–6
(0–1, 0–3, 0–2)
 United StatesServus Arena, Red Deer
Attendance: 819
August 7
15:00
Czech Republic 0–3
(0–2, 0–0, 0–1)
 RussiaServus Arena, Red Deer
Attendance: 734
August 7
19:00
Finland 2–6
(1–2, 1–1, 0–3)
 United StatesServus Arena, Red Deer
Attendance: 853
August 8
15:00
Czech Republic 4–3 OT
(1–1, 1–0, 1–2)
OT: (1–0)
 FinlandServus Arena, Red Deer
August 8
19:00
United States 3–8
(0–3, 3–1, 0–4)
 RussiaServus Arena, Red Deer

Final round

Seventh place game

August 10
12:00
Switzerland  2–8
(1–5, 1–3, 0–0)
 Finland

Fifth place game

August 10
16:00
Slovakia 3–8
(1–1, 1–3, 1–4)
 Czech Republic

Semifinals

August 10
15:00
Russia 1–2
(0–0, 0–0, 1–2)
 SwedenRogers Place, Edmonton
August 10
19:00
United States 5–6 OT
(3–2, 0–1, 2–2)
OT: (0–1)
 CanadaRogers Place, Edmonton

Bronze medal game

August 11
15:00
Russia 5–4
(0–0, 2–0, 3–4)
 United StatesRogers Place, Edmonton

Final

August 11
19:00
 Sweden2–6
(2–3, 0–1, 0–2)
 CanadaRogers Place, Edmonton

Final standings

RankTeam
1st, gold medalist(s) Canada
2nd, silver medalist(s) Sweden
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Russia
4 United States
5 Czech Republic
6 Slovakia
7 Finland
8  Switzerland

References

  1. "Hlinka Gretzky Cup the first step to possible NHL stardom". Edmonton Sun. 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
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