When was the Hlinka Gretzky Cup founded?

The Hlinka Gretzky Cup was founded in 1991.

How many teams play in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup?

The Hlinka Gretzky Cup currently consists of 8 teams.

Who won the most recent Hlinka Gretzky Cup championship?

Canada U18 won the most recent Hlinka Gretzky Cup championship in 2027.

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League naming history:

2018 - currentHlinka Gretzky Cup
2006 - 2018Ivan Hlinka Memorial
2002 - 2006U18 JWC (U18 Junior World Cup)
1997 - 2002Nations Cup
1995 - 1997Pacific Cup
1994 - 1995La Copa Mexico
1992 - 1994Pacific Cup
1991 - 1992Phoenix Cup

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2026-2027 Season

Canada U18 and USA U18 share the lead in the 2026-27 Hlinka Gretzky Cup standings with 9 points. Finland U18 (6 points) and Slovakia U18 (4 points) follow.

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2026-2027 Hlinka Gretzky Cup Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
A
1.	Canada U18	3	3	-	0	0	0	20	8	12	9	3.00	Champion
2.	Slovakia U18	3	1	-	1	0	1	10	12	-2	4	1.33	Bronze game loss
3.	Switzerland U18	3	1	-	2	0	0	12	19	-7	3	1.00	Did not make playoffs
4.	Sweden U18	3	0	-	2	1	0	14	17	-3	2	0.67	Did not make playoffs
B
1.	USA U18	3	3	-	0	0	0	18	6	12	9	3.00	Final loss
2.	Finland U18	3	2	-	1	0	0	11	10	1	6	2.00	Bronze game win
3.	Czechia U18	3	1	-	2	0	0	16	14	2	3	1.00	Did not make playoffs
4.	Germany U18	3	0	-	3	0	0	6	21	-15	0	0.00	Did not make playoffs

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2026-2027 Hlinka Gretzky Cup Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Maddox Schultz (F)	5	3	7	10	2
2.	Jaakko Wycisk (F)	5	2	8	10	8
3.	Liam Pue (F)	5	6	3	9	4
4.	Gavin Burcar (F)	5	5	4	9	2
5.	Kayden Stroeder (F)	5	4	5	9	6

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2026-2027 Hlinka Gretzky Cup Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Luca Blaser (G)	3	3.53	.926
2.	Jakub Husar (G)	4	2.91	.923
3.	Mason Courville (G)	3	2.14	.921
4.	Samuel Heikkinen (G)	4	2.80	.901
5.	Vilmer Salén Forsberg (G)	3	4.59	.897

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date	home	visiting	score
08/08/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Canada U18	USA U18	8 - 1
08/08/2026 08:00 PM UTC	Sweden U18	Germany U18	4 - 2
08/08/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Finland U18	Slovakia U18	3 - 2
08/08/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Czechia U18	Switzerland U18	1 - 5
08/07/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Canada U18	Finland U18	6 - 3

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Hlinka Gretzky Cup Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Canada U18	22	110	6'1"	181 lbs	16.82
2.	Czechia U18	25	98	6'0"	176 lbs	16.88
3.	Finland U18	25	106	6'0"	179 lbs	16.92
4.	Germany U18	25	94	6'0"	170 lbs	16.72
5.	Slovakia U18	25	110	6'1"	181 lbs	16.76
6.	Sweden U18	23	85	6'0"	185 lbs	16.91
7.	Switzerland U18	25	93	5'11"	170 lbs	16.88
8.	USA U18	24	104	6'1"	183 lbs	16.83

Team Comparison History

Hlinka Gretzky Cup Interesting Facts

Oldest
1.	Gian Lamprecht	17 yrs
2.	Noël Rötheli	17 yrs
3.	Gavin Burcar	17 yrs
4.	Konsta Rautio	17 yrs
5.	Oliver Sundberg	17 yrs

Tallest
1.	Trevor Shorter	6'7"
2.	Maxmilian Mares	6'6"
3.	Vilmer Salén Forsberg	6'6"
4.	Jaroslav Martínek	6'5"
5.	Sam Berthiaume	6'5"

Heaviest
1.	Maxmilian Mares	231 lbs
2.	Vilmer Salén Forsberg	220 lbs
3.	Trevor Shorter	212 lbs
4.	Dorian Eklund Aspe	209 lbs
5.	Liron Pellizzari	207 lbs

Youngest
1.	Jakub Vasko	15 yrs
2.	Max Melicherik	15 yrs
3.	Wilson Boumedienne	16 yrs
4.	Joey Cullen	16 yrs
5.	Dominik Stefan Domonkos	16 yrs

Shortest
1.	Daniel Schneider	5'7"
2.	Sam Neff	5'7"
3.	Petr Hörnig	5'8"
4.	Ethan Sung	5'8"
5.	Lukas Kachlir	5'8"

Lightest
1.	Matej Kucera	143 lbs
2.	Sam Neff	143 lbs
3.	Jerry Gerg	148 lbs
4.	Tim Hartmann	150 lbs
5.	Lukas Kachlir	150 lbs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	William Wallén (F)	2026-2027	Tre Kannor	IAHL	5	20	13	33	-
2.	Quirin Schlager (F)	2026-2027	EC Bad Tölz U20	DNL U20 Div. I	14	13	15	28	16
3.	Matyas Humenik (F)	2026-2027	HC Motor Ceske Budejovice U20	Extraliga junioru	15	12	15	27	33
4.	Timur Shingareyev (F)	2026-2027	Gornyak Rudny	Kazakhstan	17	14	11	25	4
5.	Andreas Grin (F)	2026-2027	ERC Ingolstadt U20	DNL U20 Div. I	14	12	11	23	20
6.	Leon Sivic (F)	2026-2027	Erding Gladiators	Oberliga	11	9	14	23	6
7.	Sol Fueter (F)	2026-2027	EV Zug U21	Swiss U21-Elit	17	4	18	22	14
8.	Alexej Kubat (F)	2026-2027	HK Spisska Nova Ves U20	Extraliga juniorov	13	12	9	21	20
9.	Måns Josbrant (F)	2026-2027	Luleå HF U20	U20 Nationell	14	12	9	21	14
10.	Dima Zhilkin (F)	2026-2027	Saginaw Spirit	OHL	10	11	10	21	10

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Regular Season

Hlinka Gretzky Cup All-Time Points

Hlinka Gretzky Cup All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Adam Benák (F)	10	6	15	21
2.	Magnus Pääjärvi (F)	8	5	10	15
3.	Jeff Friesen (F)	5	9	4	13
4.	Sergei Samsonov (F)	5	9	4	13
5.	Matvei Michkov (F)	5	8	5	13

Hlinka Gretzky Cup All-Time Goals

Hlinka Gretzky Cup All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jeff Friesen (F)	5	9	4	13
2.	Sergei Samsonov (F)	5	9	4	13
3.	Sergei Krivokrasov (F)	3	9	3	12
4.	Matvei Michkov (F)	5	8	5	13
5.	Kirill Kabanov (F)	8	8	5	13

Hlinka Gretzky Cup All-Time Assists

Hlinka Gretzky Cup All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Adam Benák (F)	10	6	15	21
2.	Magnus Pääjärvi (F)	8	5	10	15
3.	Landon DuPont (D)	10	2	10	12
4.	Jarome Iginla (F)	5	4	9	13
5.	Brett McLean (F)	5	4	9	13

Hlinka Gretzky Cup All-Time Penalty Min.

Hlinka Gretzky Cup All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Nathan Horton (F)	5	5	7	43
2.	Lukas Wernblom (F)	10	4	6	39
3.	Calvin Thürkauf (F)	4	0	1	38
4.	Igor Golovkov (D)	2	1	1	36
5.	Alexander Karpushkin (D)	4	0	0	36

Hlinka Gretzky Cup All-Time Games Played

Hlinka Gretzky Cup All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Adam Jecho (F)	14	2	2	4
2.	Mikhail Grigorenko (F)	13	1	8	9
3.	Adam Benák (F)	10	6	15	21
4.	Landon DuPont (D)	10	2	10	12
5.	André Burakovsky (F)	10	5	4	9

Hlinka Gretzky Cup All-Time Points Per Game

Hlinka Gretzky Cup All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Sergei Krivokrasov (F)	3	9	12	4.00
2.	Jeff Friesen (F)	5	9	13	2.60
3.	Sergei Samsonov (F)	5	9	13	2.60
4.	Matvei Michkov (F)	5	8	13	2.60
5.	Jarome Iginla (F)	5	4	13	2.60

Hlinka Gretzky Cup All-Time Points Per Season

Hlinka Gretzky Cup All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jeff Friesen (F)	1993-1994	Pacific Cup	5	9	4	13	2.60	6
2.	Sergei Samsonov (F)	1995-1996	Pacific Cup	5	9	4	13	2.60	-
3.	Matvei Michkov (F)	2021-2022	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	8	5	13	2.60	0
4.	Jarome Iginla (F)	1994-1995	La Copa Mexico	5	4	9	13	2.60	0
5.	Brett McLean (F)	1995-1996	Pacific Cup	5	4	9	13	2.60	4

Hlinka Gretzky Cup All-Time Goals Per Season

Hlinka Gretzky Cup All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jeff Friesen (F)	1993-1994	Pacific Cup	5	9	4	13	2.60	6
2.	Sergei Samsonov (F)	1995-1996	Pacific Cup	5	9	4	13	2.60	-
3.	Sergei Krivokrasov (F)	1991-1992	Phoenix Cup	3	9	3	12	4.00	-
4.	Matvei Michkov (F)	2021-2022	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	8	5	13	2.60	0
5.	Cole Perfetti (F)	2019-2020	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	8	4	12	2.40	2

Hlinka Gretzky Cup All-Time Assists Per Season

Hlinka Gretzky Cup All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jarome Iginla (F)	1994-1995	La Copa Mexico	5	4	9	13	2.60	0
2.	Brett McLean (F)	1995-1996	Pacific Cup	5	4	9	13	2.60	4
3.	Axel Elofsson (D)	2025-2026	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	2	9	11	2.20	2
4.	Viktor Klingsell (F)	2024-2025	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	4	8	12	2.40	0
5.	Hendrix Lapierre (F)	2019-2020	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	3	8	11	2.20	4

Hlinka Gretzky Cup All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Hlinka Gretzky Cup All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Nathan Horton (F)	2002-2003	U18 JWC	5	5	2	7	1.40	43
2.	Calvin Thürkauf (F)	2014-2015	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	0	1	1	0.25	38
3.	Igor Golovkov (D)	2007-2008	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	2	1	0	1	0.50	36
4.	Alexander Karpushkin (D)	2008-2009	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	0	0	0	0.00	36
5.	Rick Nash (F)	2001-2002	Nations Cup	5	5	5	10	2.00	35