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)
Dates	August 8–12, 2006
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Canada (12th title)
Runner-up	United States
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played	16
Goals scored	89 (5.56 per game)

Challenge results

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	United States	3	2	1	0	0	11	8	+3	8
2	Russia	3	2	0	0	1	13	7	+6	6
3	Czech Republic	3	1	0	1	1	8	12	−4	4
4	Finland	3	0	0	0	3	5	10	−5	0

Source:

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	0	13	5	+8	9
2	Sweden	3	1	1	0	1	8	8	0	5
3	Switzerland	3	1	0	0	2	8	11	−3	3
4	Slovakia	3	0	0	1	2	3	8	−5	1

Source:

Final round

Schedule

All times local (UTC +1)

Seventh place game

August 11, 2006 18:30

Slovakia

5–2

Finland

Piešťany

Fifth place game

August 11, 2006 16:00

Czech Republic

3–1

Switzerland

Břeclav

Bronze medal game

August 11, 2006 15:00

Russia

4–2

Sweden

Piešťany

Gold medal game

August 11, 2006 19:00

Canada

3–0

United States

Břeclav

Final standings

	Team
1	Canada
2	United States
3	Russia
4	Sweden
5	Czech Republic
6	Switzerland
7	Slovakia
8	Finland

External links

• Results from Hockey Canada