2007 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
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The 2007 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament was an ice hockey
tournament held in Hodonin
, Czech Republic
and Piešťany
, Slovakia
between August 14, 2007 and August 18, 2007. It was the 2007 installment of the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
. Sweden
defeated Finland
3-2 in the final to claim the gold medal, while Russia
defeated Canada
5-4 to capture the bronze medal.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
tournament held in Hodonin
Hodonín
Hodonín is a town on the River Morava in the southeast of Moravia, in the Czech Republic. It lies in the South Moravian Region. The population is 26,226 . Hodonín was first mentioned in 1046. In 1228 it became a town...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
and Piešťany
Pieštany
Piešťany is a town in Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the country within the Trnava Region and is the seat of its own district. It is the biggest and best known spa town in Slovakia and has around 30,000 inhabitants.-History:...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
between August 14, 2007 and August 18, 2007. It was the 2007 installment of the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
The Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament is an annual event held each August for national under-18 ice hockey teams from around the world. Unsanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation , the tournament is not granted official status by the sport's governing body...
. Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
defeated Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
3-2 in the final to claim the gold medal, while Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
defeated Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
5-4 to capture the bronze medal.
Group A
| Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings
| Rk. | Team |
|---|---|
| 4. | |
| 5. | |
| 6. | |
| 7. | |
| 8. |