2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Tournament details
Host countries	Czech Republic; Slovakia
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	31 July–5 August 2023
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Canada (24th title)
Runner-up	Czech Republic
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played	18
Goals scored	151 (8.39 per game)
Attendance	35,933 (1,996 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Berkly Catton (10 points)
Website	hlinkagretzky.cz

The 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup is an under-18 international ice hockey tournament that was held from 31 July to 5 August 2023 at FOSFA Aréna in Břeclav, Czech Republic, and Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium in Trenčín, Slovakia.^[1]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czech Republic (H)	3	2	1	15	8	+7	6	Semifinals
2	United States	3	2	1	16	9	+7	6	Semifinals
3	Sweden	3	2	1	16	9	+7	6	Fifth place game
4	Germany	3	0	3	4	25	−21	0	Seventh place game

Source: hockeyslovakia.sk
(H) Host

31 July 2023
15:30

Sweden

11–1
(2–0, 3–1, 6–0)

Germany

FOSFA Aréna, Břeclav
Attendance: 506




8 min	Penalties	12 min

31 July 2023
19:00

Czech Republic

7–2
(1–0, 2–2, 4–0)

United States

FOSFA Aréna, Břeclav
Attendance: 2,197




8 min	Penalties	16 min
31	Shots	21

1 August 2023
15:30

United States

6–1
(2–1, 2–0, 2–0)

Sweden

FOSFA Aréna, Břeclav
Attendance: 324




14 min	Penalties	12 min
39	Shots	23

1 August 2023
19:00

Czech Republic

6–2
(1–0, 4–2, 1–0)

Germany

FOSFA Aréna, Břeclav
Attendance: 2,398




6 min	Penalties	8 min
41	Shots	19

2 August 2023
15:30

Germany

1–8
(0–4, 1–2, 0–2)

United States

FOSFA Aréna, Břeclav
Attendance: 514




10 min	Penalties	4 min
15	Shots	43

2 August 2023
19:00

Czech Republic

2–4
(0–2, 0–1, 2–1)

Sweden

FOSFA Aréna, Břeclav
Attendance: 3,126




18 min	Penalties	26 min
32	Shots	29

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	3	2	1	25	13	+12	6	Semifinals
2	Finland	3	2	1	12	10	+2	6	Semifinals
3	Switzerland	3	2	1	9	9	0	6	Fifth place game
4	Slovakia (H)	3	0	3	8	22	−14	0	Seventh place game

Source: hockeyslovakia.sk
(H) Host

31 July 2023
15:30

Canada

6–9
(3–2, 1–3, 2–4)

Finland

Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium, Trenčín
Attendance: 1,011




12 min	Penalties	4 min
22	Shots	25

31 July 2023
19:00

Slovakia

3–6
(1–2, 1–1, 1–3)

Switzerland

Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium, Trenčín
Attendance: 2,858

Game reference

Richard Rafaj

Goalies

Christian Kirsch

	0–1	04:22 – Reber (Ponzetto, Forget)
	0–2	18:06 – Ustinkov (Forget)
Kupec (Chovan, Kiss) – 19:20	1–2
	1–3	21:22 – Reber (Ponzetto, Ustinkov)
Šlank (Liščinský) – 32:21	2–3
	2–4	49:21 – Wey (Körbler)
	2–5	53:27 – Blessing (Tarchini) (PP)
Chovan (Pobežal) – 55:48	3–5
	3–6	59:59 – Antenen (Kurt, Meier) (PP)

18 min

Penalties

20 min

24

Shots

11

1 August 2023
15:30

Finland

1–3
(0–0, 0–2, 1–1)

Switzerland

Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium, Trenčín
Attendance: 858

Game reference

Petteri Rimpinen

Goalies

Phileas Lachat

	0–1	29:23 – Ponzetto (Forget, Reber) (PP)
	0–2	36:09 – Bosson (Kurt, Tarchini)
Muhonen (Suoniemi) – 50:58	1–2
	1–3	51:14 – Wehrli (Antenen, Grossniklaus)

10 min

Penalties

8 min

10

Shots

15

1 August 2023
19:00

Slovakia

4–14
(0–2, 3–6, 1–6)

Canada

Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium, Trenčín
Attendance: 4,149

Game reference

Richard Rafaj
Benjamín Varša

Goalies

Carter George

	0–1	00:22 – Catton (Misa, Wetsch)
	0–2	09:33 – Ritchie (Beaudoin, McQueen)
	0–3	22:05 – Misa
Zálešák (Pobežal, Chovan) – 22:58	1–3
Liška (Semančík, Feranec) – 25:40	2–3
	2–4	25:55 – Catton (Misa, Dickinson)
	2–5	30:21 – Misa (Mews, Marrelli) (PP)
	2–6	32:27 – Lindstrom (Mews, Martone)
	2–7	33:49 – Poirier (Josephson, Masse)
Beluško (Pobežal) – 35:19	3–7
	3–8	38:31 – Ritchie (Spence)
	3–9	40:10 – McQueen (Ritchie, Elick)
	3–10	40:38 – Ritchie (Beaudoin, McQueen)
	3–11	40:56 – Wetsch (Dickinson, Mews)
Pobežal (Fabuš) – 41:43	4–11
	4–12	42:23 – Masse (Poirier, Elick)
	4–13	57:03 – McQueen (Ritchie, Misa) (PP)
	4–14	59:39 – Martone (Misa)

10 min

Penalties

18 min

19

Shots

38

2 August 2023
15:30

Switzerland

0–5
(0–2, 0–1, 0–2)

Canada

Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium, Trenčín
Attendance: 928




8 min	Penalties	8 min
12	Shots	31

2 August 2023
19:00

Slovakia

1–2
(0–0, 1–1, 0–1)

Finland

Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium, Trenčín
Attendance: 2,942

Game reference

Martin Haronik

Goalies

Petteri Rimpinen

Zálešák (Radivojevič, Pitka) (PP) – 20:14	1–0
	1–1	23:08 – Hemming (Suoniemi, Jokinen) (PP)
	1–2	59:57 – Suoniemi (Hemming, Saarelainen)

12 min

Penalties

12 min

18

Shots

21

Final round

Bracket

Semifinals		Final

4 August – Břeclav

A1 Czech Republic	8
		5 August – Břeclav
B2 Finland	2
		W1 Czech Republic	2
4 August – Trenčín
		W2 Canada (OT)	3
B1 Canada	7

A2 United States	2
		Third place

		5 August – Trenčín

		L1 Finland	2

		L2 United States	5

Seventh place game

4 August 2023
15:30

Slovakia

4–6
(1–3, 1–1, 2–2)

Germany

Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium, Trenčín
Attendance: 1,948




6 min	Penalties	20 min
41	Shots	16

Fifth place game

4 August 2023
15:30

Sweden

3–2 OT
(0–0, 2–2, 0–0)
OT: (1–0)

Switzerland

FOSFA Aréna, Břeclav
Attendance: 420




8 min	Penalties	6 min
24	Shots	19

Semifinals

4 August 2023
19:00

Czech Republic

8–2
(2–1, 4–0, 2–1)

Finland

FOSFA Aréna, Břeclav
Attendance: 3,877




2 min	Penalties	8 min
35	Shots	19

4 August 2023
19:00

Canada

7–2
(1–2, 3–0, 3–0)

United States

Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium, Trenčín
Attendance: 1,845




18 min	Penalties	20 min
34	Shots	24

Bronze medal game

5 August 2023
17:00

United States

5–2
(3–0, 1–2, 1–0)

Finland

Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium, Trenčín
Attendance: 1,321




14 min	Penalties	16 min
21	Shots	23

Final

5 August 2023
17:00

Canada

3–2 OT
(0–1, 2–0, 0–1)
OT: (1–0)

Czech Republic

FOSFA Aréna, Břeclav
Attendance: 4,711




18 min	Penalties	6 min

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Canada
	Czech Republic
	United States
4	Finland
5	Sweden
6	Switzerland
7	Germany
8	Slovakia

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: [hockeyslovakia.sk]

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: [hockeyslovakia.sk]

References

↑ "Hlinka Gretzky Cup 2023 štartuje 31. júla, Slováci budú doma v Trenčíne" (in Slovak). Slovak Ice Hockey Federation. 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-07-29.

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[1] "Hlinka Gretzky Cup 2023 štartuje 31. júla, Slováci budú doma v Trenčíne" (in Slovak). Slovak Ice Hockey Federation. 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-07-29.

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