2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

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]

2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Tournament details
Host country Canada
DatesAugust 6–11, 2018
Teams8
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 played18
Goals scored138 (7.67 per match)
Attendance35,000 (1,944 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Alexis Lafrenière
(5 goals, 6 assists)
Vasili Podkolzin
(8 goals, 3 assists)
Websitehlinkagretzky.com
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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
Source: hlinkagretzky.com
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

Canada's game-tying goal was considered controversial, as video footage suggested that the goal had been scored after time officially expired. However, as the tournament did not officially use video review, referees allowed the goal to stand.[2][3]

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		Sweden 2–6
(2–3, 0–1, 0–2)		 CanadaRogers Place, Edmonton

Final standings
RankTeam
 Canada
 Sweden
 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.
  2. "Canada ties it on controversial goal, beats USA in OT to make final". TSN. Canadian Press. 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  3. "JONES: Controversy at Hlinka Gretzky Cup as USA gets robbed". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
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