Slovakia – Switzerland 6:3 (end) | Canada – Finland 4:3 (end) | USA – Russia 4:3 (after OT)
Sweden – Czech Republic 1:2 (after OT)
final
Slovakia
6:3 (1:2, 3:1, 2:0)
Switzerland
Friday 12.08.2016, 14:00 • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • For 7.-8. place
     
    Players of the Game:

    SUI – Gil Reymondin

    SVK – Adam Ruzicka. (16:02:22)
     
    The Slovaks win the game to end their 30-game losing streak at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup and finish in 7th place.
     
    Game over.
     
    59:14
    Timeout Slovakia.
     
    59:14
    Icing Slovakia.
    57:39 Adam Ružička (SVK) - 6:3
     
    57:39
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    Off the faceoff in the netural zone, ADAM RUZICKA backhanded the puck from his own blueline, all the way down and into the open Swiss net.
    Assist: Adam Ziak.
     
    57:31
    Offside Switzerland. Faceoff at the blueline and the net remains empty.
     
    57:00
    They move the puck around but not able to get shots through to Sklenar.
     
    55:58
    Puck out of play in the Slovak zone, faceoff inside. Swiss net still empty. 6 on 5 on the ice.
     
    54:04
    The Swiss net is empty for a 6th attacker.
     
    54:04
    Timeout Switzerland.
     
    52:38
    A couple of shots from the point by Le Coultre, both stopped by Sklenar.
     
    51:20
    Wrister from Eggenberger in close, pad save Sklenar, Swiss now on the PP.
     
    50:51
    Penalty for Slovakia (Hrehorcak – 2 min.).

    Teams will skate 4 on 4 for :27.
     
    49:18
    Penalty for Switzerland (Le Coultre – 2 min., slashing).
     
    49:00
    Slovaks rush up ice, Kukla with the deflection off Da Silva and wide.
     
    48:40
    Wrister from Reymondin, pad save Sklenar, it's loose for a while and finally he covers.
     
    46:16
    Icing Switzerland.
     
    45:45
    Wrister from Nyffeler, Sklenar gets a glove on it.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

    CZ@@Djob76

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 4. Ruzicka (Liska), 21. Hrehorcak (Roman, Kover), 26. Krivosik (Ruzicka, Ivan), 29. Liska (Roman), 41. Kover (Ruzicka), 58. Ruzicka (Ziak) – 5. Nyffeler (Reymondin, Kobler), 10. Gross (Dopfner), 22. Sigrist (Muller)

    Slovakia: Sklenár (Ovečka) – Ivan, Korenčik, Žiak, Kupec, Margus, Boldižár, Eliáš, Demo – Krivošík, Ružička (C), Liška (A) – Köver (A), Roman, Hrehorčák – Fafrák, Havrila, Kelemen – Stacho, Kukľa, Verbický.
    Switzerland: Da Silva (Messerli) – Geissler (C), Schüpback, Gross, Matewa, Zeiter, Wüthrich, Le Coultre – Lehmann, Kurashev, Zbinden – Tanner, Sigrist (A), Müller – Reymondin, Nyffeler, Kobler – Eggenberger (A), Leuenberger, Döpfner.
    Referees: Baluška, Novák – Orolin, Kacej.