# 2021 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

The 2021 Hlinka Gretzky Cup is an under-18 international ice hockey tournament that was held in Piešťany, Slovakia and Břeclav, Czech Republic from 2 to 7 August 2021 at FOSFA Aréna in Břeclav and Easton Arena in Piešťany.

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Czech Republic (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 4 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 0 | Seventh place game |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovakia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 3 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 0 | Seventh place game |

## Final round
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 6 August – Břeclav | 6 August – Břeclav |
| A1 Russia | 7 |
| A1 Russia | 7 | 7 August – Piešťany | 7 August – Piešťany |
| B2 Sweden | 5 | 7 August – Piešťany | 7 August – Piešťany |
| B2 Sweden | 5 | W1 Russia | 7 |
| 6 August – Piešťany | 6 August – Piešťany | | W1 Russia | 7 |
| 6 August – Piešťany | 6 August – Piešťany | W2 Slovakia | 2 |
| B1 Slovakia | 6 | W2 Slovakia | 2 |
| A2 Finland | 2 | | |
| A2 Finland | 2 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 7 August – Břeclav | 7 August – Břeclav |
| | | L1 Sweden | 4 |
| | | L2 Finland | 3 |

### Final
## Final ranking

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | A | Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 | +21 | 15 |
| 2 | B | Slovakia (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 12 |
| 3 | B | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 9 |
| 4 | A | Finland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | B | United States | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 6 |
| 6 | A | Czech Republic (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 4 |
| 7 | B | Germany | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 29 | −21 | 2 |
| 8 | A | Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 23 | −18 | 1 |

## Statistics
### Scoring leaders

| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| 1 | Matvei Michkov | Russia | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | +12 | 2 |
| 2 | Dalibor Dvorský | Slovakia | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | +3 | 2 |
| 3 | Ruslan Gazizov | Russia | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +8 | 4 |
| 4 | Ivan Miroshnichenko | Russia | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +7 | 0 |
| 5 | Juraj Slafkovský | Slovakia | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −1 | 8 |
| 6 | Mattias Hävelid | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +4 | 4 |
| 7 | Peter Repčík | Slovakia | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +1 | 4 |
| 8 | Filip Mešár | Slovakia | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 0 |
| 9 | Liam Öhgren | Sweden | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 0 |
| 10 | Filip Bystedt | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +6 | 4 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: hockeyslovakia.sk

### Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Sergei Ivanov | Russia | 240:00 | 12 | 3.00 | 135 | 91.11 | 0 |
| 2 | Hugo Hävelid | Sweden | 176:13 | 13 | 4.43 | 124 | 89.52 | 0 |
| 3 | Niklas Kokko | Finland | 218:54 | 15 | 4.11 | 138 | 89.13 | 0 |
| 4 | Rastislav Eliaš | Slovakia | 270:17 | 14 | 3.11 | 128 | 89.06 | 0 |
| 5 | Jan Špunar | Czech Republic | 165:00 | 9 | 3.27 | 80 | 88.75 | 1 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: hockeyslovakia.sk