The 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup (branded as the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup presented by Ram for sponsorship reasons) is an under-18 international ice hockey tournament held in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada from July 31, 2022 – August 6, 2022 at Peavey Mart Centrium.[1]
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Canada |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | July 31, 2022 – August 6, 2022 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Canada (23rd title) |
Runner-up  |  Sweden |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Fourth place |  Czech Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 121 (6.72 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Calum Ritchie (10 points) |
| Official website | |
| hlinkagretzkycup.ca | |
Preliminary round
editAll times are Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-6).
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Canada (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | +25 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Sweden
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Slovakia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 2 | Fifth place game |
| 4 |  Switzerland
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3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 1 | Seventh place game |
| July 31 19:00 | Canada | 14–0 (8–0, 4–0, 2–0) | Switzerland |
| August 1 11:00 | Sweden | 4–1 (0–0, 1–0, 3–1) | Slovakia |
| Goalies | Samuel Urban | ||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||||||||
| August 2 11:00 | Switzerland | 3–9 (1–3, 1–3, 1–3) | Sweden |
| August 2 19:00 | Slovakia | 1–9 (0–2, 0–4, 1–3) | Canada |
| Samuel Urban Damian Slávik | Goalies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| August 3 15:00 | Slovakia | 3–2 OT (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) OT: (1–0) | Switzerland |
| Samuel Urban | Goalies | Ewan Huet | |||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||||||||
| August 3 19:00 | Canada | 3–0 (1–0, 2–0, 0–0) | Sweden |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Czech Republic
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Finland
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 |  United States
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 3 | Fifth place game |
| 4 |  Germany
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 0 | Seventh place game |
Source: hlinkagretzkycup.ca
| July 31 11:00 | Czech Republic | 4–3 GWS (1–0, 1–1, 1–2) OT: (0–0) SO: (1–0) | Finland |
| July 31 15:00 | United States | 8–1 (2–0, 3–1, 3–0) | Germany |
| August 1 15:00 | Finland | 4–1 (1–1, 2–0, 1–0) | United States |
| August 1 19:00 | Germany | 2–7 (1–3, 0–4, 1–0) | Czech Republic |
| August 2 15:00 | Finland | 4–1 (2–0, 2–0, 0–1) | Germany |
| August 3 11:00 | United States | 1–3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2) | Czech Republic |
Final round
editBracket
edit| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 5 August | ||||||
A1 Canada | 4 | |||||
| 6 August | ||||||
B2 Finland | 1 | |||||
W1 Canada | 4 | |||||
| 5 August | ||||||
W2 Sweden | 1 | |||||
B1 Czech Republic | 2 | |||||
A2 Sweden | 6 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 6 August | ||||||
L1 Finland | 3 | |||||
L2 Czech Republic | 1 | |||||
Seventh place game
edit| August 5 10:00 | Switzerland | 4–1 (2–0, 1–0, 1–1) | Germany |
Fifth place game
edit| August 5 13:30 | Slovakia | 2–4 (1–2, 0–1, 1–1) | United States |
| Samuel Urban | Goalies | Hampton Slukynsky | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Semifinals
edit| August 5 17:00 | Canada | 4–1 (1–0, 1–0, 2–1) | Finland |
| August 5 20:30 | Czech Republic | 2–6 (0–1, 1–2, 1–3) | Sweden |
Bronze medal game
edit| August 6 12:00 | Finland | 3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Czech Republic |
Final
edit| August 6 16:00 | Canada | 4–1 (2–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Sweden |
Final standings
edit| Rank | Team |
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Canada
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Sweden
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Finland
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| 4 | Czech Republic
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| 5 | United States
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| 6 | Slovakia
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| 7 | Switzerland
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| 8 | Germany
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Statistics
editScoring leaders
edit| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 1 | Calum Ritchie | Canada |
5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| 2 | Otto Stenberg | Sweden |
5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Brayden Yager | Canada |
5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | Ethan Gauthier | Canada |
5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | Zach Benson | Canada |
5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | Cameron Allen | Canada |
5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | Eduard Sale | Czech Republic |
5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Riley Heidt | Canada |
5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Andrew Cristall | Canada |
5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Aron Kiviharju | Finland |
5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Theo Lindstein | Sweden |
5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: hlinkagretzkycup.ca
References
edit- ^ "Hlinka Gretzky Cup the first step to possible NHL stardom". Edmonton Sun. 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2018-08-06.