2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
# 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. Team Russia won the gold medal for the first time since 1995 with a 3–2 defeat against Canada in the final.

## 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 | Semifinals |
| 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 |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 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 |

## 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.

| Semifinal — 9 Aug | Semifinal — 9 Aug | Semifinal — 9 Aug | Gold medal game — 10 Aug | Gold medal game — 10 Aug | Gold medal game — 10 Aug |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A1 | Canada (GWS) | 3 | | | |
| B2 | Sweden | 2 | | | |
| B2 | Sweden | 2 | W1 | Canada | 2 |
| | | | W2 | Russia | 3 |
| B1 | Russia | 4 | W2 | Russia | 3 |
| A2 | Finland | 1 | Bronze medal game — 10 Aug | Bronze medal game — 10 Aug | Bronze medal game — 10 Aug |
| | | | L1 | Sweden | 5 |
| | | | L2 | Finland | 1 |

## 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; +/− = 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 |

## Broadcasting

### Canada

* TSN (online streaming available)
* Sportsnet

### Russia

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