2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament

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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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.

Preliminary round

Group A

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

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

Seventh place game

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

Fifth place game

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

Bronze medal game

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

Gold medal game

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

Final standings

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

See also

Preceded by Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
2008 		Succeeded by