2008 IIHF World Championship Division II
Encyclopedia
The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey
tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation
. The tournament was contested from April 7–13, 2008. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Braşov
, Romania
. Group B's games were played in Newcastle
, Australia
.
Miercurea-Ciuc
:
Newcastle:
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...
. The tournament was contested from April 7–13, 2008. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Braşov
Brasov
Brașov is a city in Romania and the capital of Brașov County.According to the last Romanian census, from 2002, there were 284,596 people living within the city of Brașov, making it the 8th most populated city in Romania....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. Group B's games were played in Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Group A
Group A was contested in Miercurea-CiucMiercurea-Ciuc
Miercurea-Ciuc is the county seat of Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is situated in the Olt River valley.The city administers three villages:* Ciba / Csiba...
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| Team | 2007 Result |
|---|---|
| Placed 2nd in Division II-Group A in 2007 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2008# — relegated to Division I for 2008- Group A :Final standings# — promoted to Championship for 2008# # # #... . |
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| Placed 5th in Division II-Group A in 2007 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2008# — relegated to Division I for 2008- Group A :Final standings# — promoted to Championship for 2008# # # #... . |
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| Placed 2nd in Division III in 2007 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2008# — relegated to Division I for 2008- Group A :Final standings# — promoted to Championship for 2008# # # #... . |
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| Placed 3rd in Division II-Group B in 2007 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2008# — relegated to Division I for 2008- Group A :Final standings# — promoted to Championship for 2008# # # #... . |
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| Host, Placed 6th in Division I-Group B and were relegated in 2007 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2008# — relegated to Division I for 2008- Group A :Final standings# — promoted to Championship for 2008# # # #... . |
|
| Placed 4th in Division II-Group A in 2007 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2008# — relegated to Division I for 2008- Group A :Final standings# — promoted to Championship for 2008# # # #... . |
Group B
Group B was contested in Newcastle:| Team | 2007 Result |
|---|---|
| Host, Placed 2nd in Division II-Group B in 2007 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2008# — relegated to Division I for 2008- Group A :Final standings# — promoted to Championship for 2008# # # #... . |
|
| Placed 6th in Division I-Group A and were relegated in 2007 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2008# — relegated to Division I for 2008- Group A :Final standings# — promoted to Championship for 2008# # # #... . |
|
| Placed 3rd in Division II- Group A in 2007 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2008# — relegated to Division I for 2008- Group A :Final standings# — promoted to Championship for 2008# # # #... . |
|
| Placed 4th in Division II-Group B in 2007 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2008# — relegated to Division I for 2008- Group A :Final standings# — promoted to Championship for 2008# # # #... . |
|
| Placed 5th in Division II-Group B in 2007 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2008# — relegated to Division I for 2008- Group A :Final standings# — promoted to Championship for 2008# # # #... . |
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| Placed 1st in Division III and were promoted in 2007 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2008# — relegated to Division I for 2008- Group A :Final standings# — promoted to Championship for 2008# # # #... . |
Fixtures
All times local.Standings
| Promoted to Division I for 2009 | |
| Relegated to Division III for 2009 |
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 63 | 15 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 11 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 10 | |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 44 | -30 | 4 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 57 | -49 | 0 |
Fixtures
All times local.Standings
| Promoted to Division I for 2009 | |
| Relegated to Division III for 2009 |
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 15 | |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 10 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 10 | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 6 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 4 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 0 |
External links
- Group A at the IIHFInternational Ice Hockey FederationThe International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...
- Group B at the IIHFInternational Ice Hockey FederationThe International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...