2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

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.

2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

Tournament details
Host countries	Slovakia Czech Republic
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	5–10 August
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Russia (4th title)
Runners-up	Canada
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played	18
Goals scored	116 (6.44 per game)
Attendance	14,460 (803 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Cole Perfetti (12 points)
Official website
hlinkagretzky.cz
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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)

Canada

Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 425

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	22 min
	17	Shots	34

5 August 19:00

Czech Republic

4–3 GWS (2–1, 0–2, 1–0) OT: (0–0) SO: (1–0)

Switzerland

Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 1,548

Game reference

6 August 15:30

Canada

8–0 (3–0, 3–0, 2–0)

Switzerland

Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 486

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	48	Shots	8

6 August 19:00

Czech Republic

1–5 (0–1, 0–4, 1–0)

Finland

Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 1,911

Game reference

7 August 15:30

Switzerland

0–6 (0–2, 0–3, 0–1)

Finland

Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 268

Game reference

7 August 19:00

Czech Republic

1–7 (0–2, 0–2, 1–3)

Canada

Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 2,128

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	16 min
	21	Shots	42

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 States

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 260

Game reference

5 August 19:00

Slovakia

2–3 (1–1, 0–1, 1–1)

Sweden

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 649

Game reference

6 August 15:30

Sweden

0–3 (0–0, 0–0, 0–3)

Russia

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 321

Game reference

6 August 19:00

Slovakia

3–4 OT (1–2, 1–0, 1–1) OT: (0–1)

United States

Easton 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)

Sweden

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 348

Game reference

7 August 19:00

Slovakia

1–2 OT (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) OT: (0–1)

Russia

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 1,363

Game reference
	Simon Latkoczy	Goalies	Yaroslav Askarov
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	32	Shots	20

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)

Switzerland

Easton 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 Republic

Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 723

Game reference

Semifinals

9 August 2019 19:00

Russia

4–1 (1–1, 0–0, 3–0)

Finland

Easton 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)

Sweden

Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 595

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	41	Shots	23

Bronze medal game

10 August 2019 17:00

Finland

1–5 (1–1, 0–2, 0–2)

Sweden

Easton Arena, Piešťany Attendance: 428

Game reference

Final

10 August 2019 17:00

Canada

2–3 (0–1, 1–1, 1–1)

Russia

Alcaplast Arena, Břeclav Attendance: 834

Game reference
	Dylan Garand	Goalies	Yaroslav Askarov	Referees: Oldřich Hejduk Daniel Pražák Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotský Roman Svoboda
	0–1 03:45 – Pashin (Ponomaryov) Byfield (McClennon, Lapierre) (PP) – 23:03 1–1 1–2 28:09 – Ponomaryov 1–3 48:38 – Pashin (Tyutnev) Foudy – 55:01 2–3
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	37	Shots	13

Statistics

Top scorers

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

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

• TSN (online streaming available)
• Sportsnet

Russia

• http://www.fhr.ru (online video streaming)