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
DatesAugust 12–16, 2008
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Canada (13th title)
Runner-up  Russia
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored127 (7.94 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Magnus Pääjärvi (9 pts)

Preliminary round

Group A

Team GP W L OTW OTL GF GA PTS
 Russia 330001659
 Finland 3111012135
 Czech Republic 311018124
 United States 303008150

Group B

Team GP W L OTW OTL GF GA PTS
 Canada 330001879
 Sweden 3210019116
 Slovakia 312009163
  Switzerland 303006180

Seventh place game

August 16, 2008
15:30
 United States65  SwitzerlandAlcaplast Arena

Fifth place game

August 16, 2008
19:00
 Czech Republic43 SlovakiaAlcaplast Arena

Bronze medal game

August 16, 2008
15:00
 Finland23 SwedenZimny Stadion

Gold medal game

August 16, 2008
18:30
 Russia36 CanadaZimny Stadion

Final standings

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

See also

Preceded by
2007 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
2008
Succeeded by
2009 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
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