| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  SVK |
| Dates | August 12-16, 2008 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Canada (13th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 127 (7.94 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Magnus Pääjärvi (9 pts) |
The 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament was an under-18 ice hockey tournament held in Břeclav, Czech Republic and Piešťany, Slovakia from August 12-16, 2008. The two venues were Zimní Stadion in Břeclav and Zimny Stadion in Piešťany. Canada captured their thirteenth gold medal of the tournament, defeating Russia 6–3 in the gold medal game, while Sweden defeated Finland 3–2 to earn the bronze medal.
Preliminary round[]
Group A[]
| Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 9 |
 Finland
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 5 |
 Czech Republic
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
 United States
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 |
Group B[]
| Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 9 |
| Sweden
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 6 |
| Slovakia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
 Switzerland
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 0 |
Final round[]
Seventh place game[]
| August 16, 2008 15:30 | |||
| United States
|
6–5 | Switzerland
|
Břeclav |
|---|---|---|---|
Fifth place game[]
| August 16, 2008 19:00 | |||
| Czech Republic
|
4–3 | Slovakia
|
Břeclav |
|---|---|---|---|
Bronze medal game[]
| August 16, 2008 15:00 | |||
| Finland
|
2–3 | Sweden
|
Piešťany |
|---|---|---|---|
Gold medal game[]
| August 16, 2008 18:30 | |||
| Russia
|
3–6 | Canada
|
Piešťany |
|---|---|---|---|
Final standings[]
| Rk. | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Canada
|
 |
Russia
|
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Sweden
|
| 4. | Finland
|
| 5. | Czech Republic
|
| 6. | Slovakia
|
| 7. | United States
|
| 8. | Switzerland
|
External links[]
| Preceded by 2007 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament |
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2008 |
Succeeded by 2009 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament |
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