The 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup was played Aug. 5-10 in Piešťany, Slovakia & Břeclav, Czech Republic, with the U.S. competing alongside Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland.
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.
Date | Opponent | Round | Time (Local/ET)/Result | Location | Streaming | Statistics | U.S. Player of Game |
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Thurs., Aug. 1 | Hungary (Under-20) | Exhibition | W, 6-4 | Budapest, Hungary | Live Stream |
Box Score | Alex Gaffney |
Sat., Aug. 3 | Czech Republic | Exhibition | L, 1-3 | Břeclav, Czech Republic | Requires VPN with Czech IP Address | Box Score | Louden Hogg |
Mon., Aug. 5 | Russia | Preliminary | L, 2-6 |
Piešťany, Slovakia | Requires VPN with Slovakia IP Address |
Box Score | Jake Ratzlaff |
Tues., Aug. 6 | Slovakia | Preliminary | W, 4-3 (OT) |
Piešťany, Slovakia | Requires VPN with Slovakia IP Address |
Box Score | Ryan Beck |
Wed., Aug. 7 | Sweden | Preliminary | L, 4-5 (SOL) |
Piešťany, Slovakia | Requires VPN with Slovakia IP Address |
Box Score | Ryan Kirwan |
Fri., Aug. 9 | Czech Republic | Fifth-Place Game | L, 3-4 (OT) |
Břeclav, Czech Republic | Requires VPN with Czech IP Address |
Box Score | Wyatt Kaiser |
Photo Credit: Laco Duracka