The 2011 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament

Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament

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was an under-18 ice hockey

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 tournament held in Břeclav

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, Czech Republic

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 and Piešťany

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, Slovakia

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 from August 8–13, 2011. As in 2010

2010 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament

The 2010 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament was an under-18 ice hockey tournament held in Břeclav, Czech Republic and Piešťany, Slovakia from August 9–14, 2010. The two venues were Alcaplast Arena in Břeclav and Patrícia Ice Arena 37 in Piešťany. Canada won the gold for the third consecutive year and...

, the venues were Alcaplast Arena

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 in Břeclav and Patrícia Ice Arena 37 in Piešťany. Canada won gold for the fourth consecutive year, defeating Sweden 4–1 in the final after losing to them 5–1 in their opening game. After their championship win, Canadian head coach Steve Spott

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 attributed their success to a balanced attack in the absence of any one superstar.

Group A

Team	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
	3	3	0	0	0	14	7	9
	3	2	1	0	0	13	6	6
	3	1	2	0	0	7	12	3
	3	0	3	0	0	4	13	0

Group B

Team	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
	3	2	0	0	1	12	8	7
	3	2	1	0	0	17	8	6
	3	0	1	2	0	13	15	4
	3	0	2	0	1	9	20	1

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Final standings

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See also

• 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships
  2011 IIHF World U18 Championships
  The 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships was held in Crimmitschau and Dresden, Germany. The championships ran from April 14–24, 2011.The United States won the title for the third straight time after beating Sweden 4–3 in the final in Overtime....
  
  
• 2011 World Junior Championships
  2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
  The 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred to as the 2011 World Junior Hockey Championships , was the 2011 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was hosted by the United States. The games were played in Western New York, at HSBC Arena in Buffalo and Niagara...