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 31 July 2022 – 6 August 2022 at Peavey Mart Centrium.[1]
Preliminary round
All times are Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-6).
Group A
| 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 |
| 31 July 19:00 | Canada | 14–0 (8–0, 4–0, 2–0) | Switzerland | Peavey Mart Centrium |
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| Scott Ratzlaff | Goalies | Ewan Huet Diego Simeoni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 52 | Shots | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 August 11:00 | Sweden | 4–1 (0–0, 1–0, 3–1) | Slovakia | Peavey Mart Centrium |
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| Noah Erliden | Goalies | Samuel Urban | |||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 August 11:00 | Switzerland | 3–9 (1–3, 1–3, 1–3) | Sweden | Peavey Mart Centrium |
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| Diego Simeoni | Goalies | Noah Erliden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 19 min | Penalties | 40 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Shots | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 August 19:00 | Slovakia | 1–9 (0–2, 0–4, 1–3) | Canada | Peavey Mart Centrium |
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| Samuel Urban Damian Slávik | Goalies | Carson Bjarnason | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 August 15:00 | Slovakia | 3–2 OT (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) OT: (1–0) | Switzerland | Peavey Mart Centrium |
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| Samuel Urban | Goalies | Ewan Huet | |||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 35 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 August 19:00 | Canada | 3–0 (1–0, 2–0, 0–0) | Sweden | Peavey Mart Centrium |
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| Scott Ratzlaff | Goalies | Eric Olsson | |||||||||
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Group B
| 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
| 31 July 11:00 | Czech Republic | 4–3 GWS (1–0, 1–1, 1–2) OT: (0–0) SO: (1–0) | Finland | Peavey Mart Centrium |
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| Michael Hrabal | Goalies | Petteri Rimpinen | ||||||||||||||||||
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Csabi  Šalé  Petr Sprynar Stancl Sale | Shootout | Saarelainen Halttunen Kiviharju Kiiskinen JarventieKiviharju | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 31 July 15:00 | United States | 8–1 (2–0, 3–1, 3–0) | Germany | Peavey Mart Centrium |
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| Calvin Vachon | Goalies | Nico Pertuch Dean Doge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 49 | Shots | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 August 15:00 | Finland | 4–1 (1–1, 2–0, 1–0) | United States | Peavey Mart Centrium |
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| Eemil Vinni | Goalies | Calvin Vachon | |||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 31 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 August 19:00 | Germany | 2–7 (1–3, 0–4, 1–0) | Czech Republic |
| 2 August 15:00 | Finland | 4–1 (2–0, 2–0, 0–1) | Germany |
| 3 August 11:00 | United States | 1–3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2) | Czech Republic |
Final round
Bracket
| 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
| 5 August 10:00 | Switzerland | 4–1 (2–0, 1–0, 1–1) | Germany |
Fifth place game
| 5 August 13:30 | Slovakia | 2–4 (1–2, 0–1, 1–1) | United States | Peavey Mart Centrium |
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| Samuel Urban | Goalies | Hampton Slukynsky | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Semifinals
| 5 August 17:00 | Canada | 4–1 (1–0, 1–0, 2–1) | Finland |
| 5 August 20:30 | Czech Republic | 2–6 (0–1, 1–2, 1–3) | Sweden |
Bronze medal game
| 6 August 12:00 | Finland | 3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Czech Republic |
Final
| 6 August 16:00 | Canada | 4–1 (2–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Sweden |
Final standings
| 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
Scoring leaders
| 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
- ^ "Hlinka Gretzky Cup the first step to possible NHL stardom". Edmonton Sun. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
Game references
- ^ "Canada @ Switzerland, Game #3". HlinkaGretzkyCup.ca. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Sweden @ Slovakia, Game #4". HlinkaGretzkyCup.ca. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "Switzerland @ Sweden, Game #7". HlinkaGretzkyCup.ca. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Slovakia @ Canada, Game #9". HlinkaGretzkyCup.ca. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "Slovakia @ Switzerland, Game #11". HlinkaGretzkyCup.ca. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Canada @ Sweden, Game #12". HlinkaGretzkyCup.ca. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Czechia @ Finland, Game #1". HlinkaGretzkyCup.ca. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "United States @ Germany, Game #2". HlinkaGretzkyCup.ca. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Finland @ United States, Game #5". HlinkaGretzkyCup.ca. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Slovakia @ United States". HlinkaGretzkyCup.ca. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
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