| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries |  Slovakia Czech Republic |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | August 13–18, 2012 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Canada |
Runner-up  |  Finland |
Third place  |  Sweden |
| Fourth place | Czech Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 129 (7.17 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Nathan MacKinnon (5 goals, 6 assists) |
The 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament was an under-18 ice hockey tournament held in Břeclav, Czech Republic, and Piešťany, Slovakia, on August 13–18, 2012. As in the previous two years, the venues were Alcaplast Arena in Břeclav and Patrícia Ice Arena 37 in Piešťany.
Preliminary round
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Finland
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 6 |
| Czech Republic
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 |
 Russia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 5 |
 United States
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3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 |
| Sweden
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 6 |
 Switzerland
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 3 |
| Slovakia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Final round
[edit]Seventh place game
[edit]| August 17, 2012 | Slovakia | 3–5 | United States | Patrícia Ice Arena 37 |
Fifth place game
[edit]| August 17, 2012 | Russia | 7–5 | Switzerland | Alcaplast Arena |
Semifinal 1
[edit]| August 17, 2012 | Finland | 5–4 (OT) (2–1, 0–3, 2–0, 1–0) | Sweden | Patrícia Ice Arena 37 |
Semifinal 2
[edit]| August 17, 2012 | Canada | 5–2 (1–1, 2–0, 2–1) | Czech Republic | Alcaplast Arena |
Bronze medal game
[edit]| August 18, 2012 | Sweden | 2–1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0) | Czech Republic | Alcaplast Arena |
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Gold medal game
[edit]| August 18, 2012 | Canada | 4–0 (0–0, 3–0, 1–0) | Finland | Patrícia Ice Arena 37 |
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Final standings
[edit]| Rk. | Team |
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Canada
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Finland
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Sweden
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| 4. | Czech Republic
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| 5. | Russia
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| 6. | Switzerland
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| 7. | United States
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| 8. | Slovakia
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