2009 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament

2009 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Tournament details
Host countries  Czech Republic
 Slovakia
Dates August 11–15, 2009
Teams 8
Venue(s) (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions   Canada (14th title)
Runner-up   Russia
Third place   Sweden
Fourth place  United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 126 (7.88 per match)

The 2009 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament was an under-18 ice hockey tournament held in Břeclav, Czech Republic and Piešťany, Slovakia from August 11–15, 2009. The two venues were Alcaplast Arena in Břeclav and Patrícia Ice Arena 37 in Piešťany. Canada captured their fifth championship in six years and fourteenth gold medal of the tournament overall, defeating Russia 9–2 in the gold medal game. Sweden defeated the United States by an identical 9–2 score to earn the bronze medal. The tournament marked the second straight year that Canada, Russia and Sweden medalled in that order.

Contents

Preliminary round

Group A

Team GP W L OTW OTL GF GA PTS
 Canada 3 3 0 0 0 18 5 9
 Sweden 3 2 1 0 0 11 6 6
 Czech Republic 3 1 2 0 0 3 13 3
 Switzerland 3 0 3 0 0 5 13 0

Group B

Team GP W L OTW OTL GF GA PTS
 Russia 3 3 0 0 0 19 8 9
 United States 3 2 1 0 0 13 12 6
 Slovakia 3 1 2 0 0 14 16 3
 Finland 3 0 3 0 0 8 18 0

Final round

Seventh place game

August 15, 2009  Finland 1–5
 Switzerland Zimny Stadion

Fifth place game

August 15, 2009  Czech Republic 4–3
 Slovakia Zimny Stadion

Bronze medal game

August 15, 2009  United States 2–9
 Sweden Alcaplast Arena

Gold medal game

August 15, 2009  Russia 2–9
 Canada Alcaplast Arena

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Final standings

Rk. Team
 Canada
 Russia
 Sweden
4.  United States
5.  Czech Republic
6.  Slovakia
7.  Switzerland
8.  Finland

See also

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Preceded by
2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
2009
Succeeded by
2010 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament