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
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	August 12–16, 2008
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Canada (13th title)
Runners-up	Russia
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played	16
Goals scored	127 (7.94 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Magnus Pääjärvi (9 pts)
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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 States

6–5

Switzerland

Alcaplast Arena

Fifth place game

August 16, 2008 19:00

Czech Republic

4–3

Slovakia

Alcaplast Arena

Bronze medal game

August 16, 2008 15:00

Finland

2–3

Sweden

Zimny Stadion

Gold medal game

August 16, 2008 18:30

Russia

3–6

Canada

Zimny Stadion

Final standings

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

See also

• 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships
• 2008 World Junior Championships

External links

• 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament on Hockey Canada
• Official Website

Preceded by 2007 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament

Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2008

Succeeded by 2009 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament