Hlinka Gretzky Cup

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Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Hockey current event.svg 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Sport Ice hockey
Founded1991;33 years ago (1991)
No. of teams8
Countries Slovakia, Czech Republic, Canada
Most recent
champion(s)		 Canada (25th title)
(2024)

The Hlinka Gretzky Cup is an annual international under-18 ice hockey tournament administered by Hockey Canada, the Czech Ice Hockey Association, and the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation.

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Held since 1991, it has been contested under various titles and in various countries, including Japan, Mexico, and Canada. From 1997 through 2017, hosting duties for the event alternated between, and were later split between, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. During this period, the event was known as the Nations Cup, the U-18 Junior World Cup, and Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. From 2018 through 2023, the tournament alternated between Edmonton/Red Deer, Alberta and Břeclav, Czech Republic/Piešťany, Slovakia.

The event is not sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which holds its own U18 championship in April.

The tournament is a prominent pre-season showcase for National Hockey League (NHL) prospects; 17 players on Canada's winning team from 2017 were selected with first-round picks in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. [1]

History

The tournament started in 1991, hosted by Japan for the first three years, as well as the fifth. In its first year, it was known as the Phoenix Cup, after which the Pacific Cup moniker was adopted (with the exception of 1994, when Mexico served as the host country and the tournament was known as La Copa Mexico). In 1996, the tournament was first held in Canada. Beginning in 1997, four years after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia began alternating as hosts, and the tournament was renamed the Nations Cup. The two countries alternated until 2003, then co-hosted from 2003 through 2017. At this time, it was also renamed the U-18 Junior World Cup. In 2007, the event was renamed the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in honour of prominent Czech player Ivan Hlinka—who had died in a vehicle accident in 2004. [1]

Historically, the tournament has been dominated by Canada; over 29 years, the country has won 22 times and medalled in each year except 2003, 2007, 2016 and 2021.

In January 2018, Hockey Canada announced that the 2018 edition would be co-hosted by Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, in association with Oilers Entertainment Group and the Czech and Slovak ice hockey federations, and that the event had been renamed the Hlinka Gretzky Cup—additionally honouring Edmonton Oilers hall of famer Wayne Gretzky. [2] The tournament will alternate between Edmonton/Red Deer and Břeclav/Piešťany annually through 2022. [1] [3] The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while Canada did not participate in the 2021 tournament—with Germany replacing them. It was announced that this hosting cycle would be extended through 2023. [4] Due to the 2022 World Junior Championships being rescheduled for August in Edmonton shortly after the event, the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup was played exclusively in Red Deer. [5]

Results

YearGoldSilverBronze4thHost Cities
1991Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Japan.svg Sapporo / Yokohama, Japan
1992 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
1993Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama, Japan
1994Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City, Mexico
1995Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama, Japan
1996Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nelson / Castlegar, Canada
1997Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia –Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jihlava / Žďár nad Sázavou / Znojmo, Czech Republic
1998Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Flag of Slovakia.svg Bratislava / Trnava, Slovakia
1999Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Havlíčkův Brod / Třebíč / Znojmo, Czech Republic
2000Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of Slovakia.svg Kežmarok, Slovakia
2001Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kolín / Mladá Boleslav / Nymburk, Czech Republic
2002Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of the Czech Republic.svg/Flag of Slovakia.svg Břeclav, Czech Republic / Piešťany, Slovakia
2003 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the Czech Republic.svg/Flag of Slovakia.svg Břeclav, Czech Republic / Piešťany, Slovakia
2004 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of the Czech Republic.svg/Flag of Slovakia.svg Břeclav/Hodonín, Czech Republic / Piešťany, Slovakia
2005 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of the Czech Republic.svg/Flag of Slovakia.svg Břeclav, Czech Republic / Piešťany, Slovakia
2006 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of the Czech Republic.svg/Flag of Slovakia.svg Břeclav, Czech Republic / Piešťany, Slovakia
2007 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the Czech Republic.svg/Flag of Slovakia.svg Hodonín, Czech Republic / Piešťany, Slovakia
2008 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Slovakia.svg/Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Piešťany, Slovakia / Břeclav, Czech Republic
2009 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of the Czech Republic.svg/Flag of Slovakia.svg Břeclav, Czech Republic / Piešťany, Slovakia
2010 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Slovakia.svg/Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Piešťany, Slovakia / Břeclav, Czech Republic
2011 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of the Czech Republic.svg/Flag of Slovakia.svg Břeclav, Czech Republic / Piešťany, Slovakia
2012 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Slovakia.svg/Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Piešťany, Slovakia / Břeclav, Czech Republic
2013 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Slovakia.svg/Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Piešťany, Slovakia / Břeclav, Czech Republic
2014 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of the Czech Republic.svg/Flag of Slovakia.svg Břeclav, Czech Republic / Piešťany, Slovakia
2015 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of the Czech Republic.svg/Flag of Slovakia.svg Břeclav, Czech Republic / Bratislava, Slovakia
2016 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of the Czech Republic.svg/Flag of Slovakia.svg Břeclav, Czech Republic / Bratislava, Slovakia
2017 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of the Czech Republic.svg/Flag of Slovakia.svg Břeclav, Czech Republic / Bratislava, Slovakia
2018 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Edmonton / Red Deer, Canada
2019 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of the Czech Republic.svg/Flag of Slovakia.svg Břeclav, Czech Republic / Piešťany, Slovakia
2020 Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. [6] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Edmonton / Red Deer, Canada
2021 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of the Czech Republic.svg/Flag of Slovakia.svg Břeclav, Czech Republic / Piešťany, Slovakia
2022 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Red Deer, Canada
2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of the Czech Republic.svg/Flag of Slovakia.svg Břeclav, Czech Republic / Trenčín, Slovakia
2024 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Edmonton, Canada [7]
2025
2026 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alberta, Canada [7]

Medal leaders

CountryGoldSilverBronzeMedals
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 253129
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 54918
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 19414
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 110415
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14914
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0235
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 0123
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0011

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