2006 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament

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.

2006 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Tournament details
Host countries Czech Republic
 Slovakia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
DatesAugust 8–12, 2006
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Canada (12th title)
Runner-up  United States
Third place  Russia
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played16
Goals scored89 (5.56 per game)
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Challenge results

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Preliminary round

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Group A

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PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPts
1  United States32100118+38
2  Russia32001137+66
3  Czech Republic31011812−44
4  Finland30003510−50
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPts
1  Canada33000135+89
2  Sweden311018805
3   Switzerland31002811−33
4  Slovakia3001238−51
Source: [citation needed]

Final round

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Schedule

All times local (UTC +1)

Seventh place game

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August 11, 2006
18:30
 Slovakia5–2  FinlandPiešťany

Fifth place game

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August 11, 2006
16:00
 Czech Republic3–1   SwitzerlandBřeclav

Bronze medal game

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August 11, 2006
15:00
 Russia4–2  SwedenPiešťany

Gold medal game

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August 11, 2006
19:00
 Canada3–0  United StatesBřeclav

Final standings

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Team
1  Canada
2  United States
3  Russia
4  Sweden
5  Czech Republic
6   Switzerland
7  Slovakia
8  Finland
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Preceded by Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
2006
Succeeded by