2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Tournament details
Host countries Slovakia
 Czech Republic
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates5–10 August
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Russia (4th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played18
Goals scored116 (6.44 per game)
Attendance14,460 (803 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Cole Perfetti (12 points)
Official website
hlinkagretzky.cz
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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  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
Game reference
8 minPenalties22 min
17Shots34
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
Game reference
6 August
15:30		Canada 8–0
(3–0, 3–0, 2–0)		  SwitzerlandAlcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 486
Game reference
14 minPenalties12 min
48Shots8
6 August
19:00		Czech Republic 1–5
(0–1, 0–4, 1–0)		 FinlandAlcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 1,911
Game reference
7 August
15:30		Switzerland 0–6
(0–2, 0–3, 0–1)		 FinlandAlcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 268
Game reference
7 August
19:00		Czech Republic 1–7
(0–2, 0–2, 1–3)		 CanadaAlcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 2,128
Game reference
10 minPenalties16 min
21Shots42

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
Game reference
5 August
19:00		Slovakia 2–3
(1–1, 0–1, 1–1)		 SwedenEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 649
Game reference
6 August
15:30		Sweden 0–3
(0–0, 0–0, 0–3)		 RussiaEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 321
Game reference
6 August
19:00		Slovakia 3–4 OT
(1–2, 1–0, 1–1)
OT: (0–1)		 United StatesEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 1,212
Game reference
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
Game reference
7 August
19:00		Slovakia 1–2 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
OT: (0–1)		 RussiaEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 1,363
Game reference
Šimon LatkóczyGoaliesYaroslav Askarov
6 minPenalties10 min
32Shots20

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  Canada (GWS) 3
B2  Sweden 2
W1  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)		  SwitzerlandEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 554
Game reference

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
Game reference

Semifinals

9 August 2019
19:00		Russia 4–1
(1–1, 0–0, 3–0)		 FinlandEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 407
Game reference
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
Game reference
12 minPenalties6 min
41Shots23

Bronze medal game

10 August 2019
17:00		Finland 1–5
(1–1, 0–2, 0–2)		 SwedenEaston Arena, Piešťany
Attendance: 428
Game reference

Final

10 August 2019
17:00		Canada 2–3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1)		 RussiaAlcaplast Arena, Břeclav
Attendance: 834
Game reference
Dylan GarandGoaliesYaroslav AskarovReferees:
Czech Republic Oldřich Hejduk
Czech Republic Daniel Pražák
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský
Czech Republic Roman Svoboda
0–103:45 – Pashin (Ponomaryov)
Byfield (McClennon, Lapierre) (PP) – 23:031–1
1–228:09 – Ponomaryov
1–348:38 – Pashin (Tyutnev)
Foudy – 55:012–3
6 minPenalties12 min
37Shots13

Statistics

Top scorers

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Canada Cole Perfetti 5 8 4 12 2
Canada Hendrix Lapierre 5 3 8 11 4
Russia Alexander Pashin 5 7 1 8 0
Finland Roni Hirvonen 5 4 2 6 6
Sweden Daniel Ljungman 5 5 0 5 2
Canada Quinton Byfield 5 3 2 5 4
Russia Vasili Ponomaryov 5 2 3 5 2
Canada Justin Sourdif 5 1 4 5 2
Czech Republic Michal Gut 4 3 1 4 2
Slovakia Matej Kašlík 4 3 1 4 0
Russia Bogdan Trineev 4 3 1 4 2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P 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: [citation needed]
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

Canada

Russia

References

  1. ^ "Hlinka Gretzky Cup the first step to possible NHL stardom". Edmonton Sun. 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  2. ^ "توسعة الحرمين الشريفين بالصور".
  3. ^ 2019 tournament rules
  4. ^ IIHF Sport Regulations (pg4)