2006 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
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The 2006 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament was an ice hockey
tournament held in Břeclav
, Czech Republic
and Piešťany
, Slovakia
between August 8, 2006 and August 12, 2006. The venues used for the tournament were Zimní Stadion in Břeclav and Zimny Stadion in Piešťany. Canada
defeated the United States of America
3-0 in the final to claim the gold medal, while Russia
defeated Sweden
4-2 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 Břeclav
Breclav
Břeclav is a town in the South Moravian Region, Czech Republic, approximately 55 km southeast of Brno. It is located at the border with Lower Austria on the Dyje River. The nearest large town on Austrian territory is Hohenau an der March...
, 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 8, 2006 and August 12, 2006. The venues used for the tournament were Zimní Stadion in Břeclav and Zimny Stadion in Piešťany. 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...
defeated the United States of America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
3-0 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 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....
4-2 to capture the bronze medal.
Group A
| Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings
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