2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament

2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Tournament details
Host nations	Slovakia / Czech Republic
Dates	August 12–16, 2008
Teams	8
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions	Canada (13 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played	16
Goals scored	127  (7.94 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Magnus Pääjärvi (9 pts)

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.

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Russia	3	3	0	0	0	16	5	9
Finland	3	1	1	1	0	12	13	5
Czech Republic	3	1	1	0	1	8	12	4
United States	3	0	3	0	0	8	15	0

Group B

Team	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Canada	3	3	0	0	0	18	7	9
Sweden	3	2	1	0	0	19	11	6
Slovakia	3	1	2	0	0	9	16	3
Switzerland	3	0	3	0	0	6	18	0

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

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