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.
| 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 edit
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 8 |
| 2 | Russia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 6 |
| 3 | Czech Republic
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3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 |
| 4 |  Finland
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Sweden
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Switzerland
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 |
| 4 | Slovakia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Final round edit
- Schedule
All times local (UTC +1)
Seventh place game edit
| August 11, 2006 18:30 | Slovakia | 5–2 | Finland | Piešťany |
Fifth place game edit
| August 11, 2006 16:00 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Switzerland | Břeclav |
Bronze medal game edit
| August 11, 2006 15:00 | Russia | 4–2 | Sweden | Piešťany |
Gold medal game edit
| August 11, 2006 19:00 | Canada | 3–0 | United States | Břeclav |
Final standings edit
| Team | |
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| 1 | Canada
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| 2 | United States
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| 3 | Russia
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| 4 | Sweden
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| 5 | Czech Republic
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| 6 | Switzerland
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| 7 | Slovakia
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| 8 | Finland
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