2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

Red Deer, Alberta | July 31-August 6, 2022

The 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup took place July 31-August 6, 2022, in Red Deer, Alberta. The U.S. competed alongside Czechia, Finland and Germany in Group B, while Canada, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland will competed in Group A.

Team USA defeated Slovakia, 8-0, in its lone preliminary round game before topping Germany, 8-1, in its tournament opener. The U.S. finished the preliminary round 1-0-0-2 (W-OTW-OTL-L) before defeating Slovakia, 4-2, to finish fifth in the tournament.

All time, the U.S. Under-18 Men's Select Team has won the tournament once (2003), while earning second-place finishes in 2016, 2013, 2010, 2006, 2000, 1996, 1994 and 1993. For Team USA's complete history at the event, click here.

The Hlinka Gretzky Cup is an annual best-on-best under-18 tournament held each August. The competition began in 1991 as the Phoenix Cup, and was renamed the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup in 2007 before becoming the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in 2018.

2022 U.S Under-18 Select Team Roster

Hlinka Gretzky Cup History

U.S. Schedule & Results

Date	Opponent/Round	Result	Location	Live Stats	Player Of The Game
Fri., July 29	Slovakia Pre-Tournament	W, 8-0	Peavey Mart Centrium Red Deer, Canada	Game Stats	Griffin Erdman
Sun., July 31	Germany Preliminary Round	W, 8-1	Peavey Mart Centrium Red Deer, Canada	Game Stats	Will Whitelaw
Mon., August 1	Finland Preliminary Round	L, 4-1	Peavey Mart Centrium Red Deer, Canada	Game Stats	Ryan Smith
Wed., August 3	Czechia Preliminary Round	L, 3-1	Peavey Mart Centrium Red Deer, Canada	Game Stats	Carey Terrance
Fri., August 5	Slovakia Fifth-Place Game	W, 4-2	Peavey Mart Centrium Red Deer, Canada	Game Stats	Hampton Slukynsky