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The 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Kazan

Kazan

Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...

, Russia. The championships began on April 13, 2008 and finished on April 24, 2008. Games were played at TatNeft Arena

TatNeft Arena

TatNeft Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Kazan, Russia. The capacity of the arena is 10,000 and was opened in 2005. The arena is home to Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League.-External links:**...

and Arena Kazan in Kazan

Kazan

. Canada defeated Russia 8–0 in the final to claim the gold medal, while the United States defeated Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

6–3 to capture the bronze medal.

Group A

GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
4	4	0	0	0	26	9	12
4	3	0	0	1	21	7	9
4	1	1	0	2	13	19	5
4	1	0	1	2	13	19	4
4	0	0	0	4	4	23	0

Results

Group B

GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
4	4	0	23	9	12
4	3	1	20	12	9
4	2	2	15	15	6
4	1	3	9	21	3
4	0	4	9	19	0

Results

Relegation round

GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
3	3	0	14	5	9
3	2	1	12	6	6
3	1	2	9	12	3
3	0	3	5	17	0

Results

Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:

April 14, 2008: 5–2

April 16, 2008: 4–2

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Final standings

Rk.	Team



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5
6
7
8
9
10

and are relegated to Division I for the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships

2009 IIHF World U18 Championships

- Group B :-Relegation round:-Results:Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:*April 10, 2009: 5-2 *April 14, 2009: 8–3 -Final round:-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Fifth place game:...

Scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Cody Hodgson Cody Hodgson Cody Hodgson is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League ....	7	2	10	12	8
Igor Revenko	6	3	8	11	6
Richard Panik Richard Pánik Richard Pánik is a Slovak ice hockey player. Pánik was drafted in the second round, 52nd overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He played two years professionally for HC Oceláři Třinec of the Czech Extraliga before being drafted. After being drafted in 2009, Pánik attended...	6	4	6	10	0
Jordan Eberle Jordan Eberle Jordan Ryan Eberle is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League . He was selected in the first round, 22nd overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft...	7	4	6	10	0
Taylor Hall Taylor Hall (ice hockey b. 1991) Taylor Strba Hall is a Canadian ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League . He was the first overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Hall has had a highly successful junior career, helping the Windsor Spitfires to two consecutive Memorial Cup...	7	4	5	9	4
Nikita Filatov Nikita Filatov Nikita Vasilyevich Filatov is a Russian professional ice hockey winger in the Ottawa Senators organization. He was the top-ranked European skater by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau and was selected sixth overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to being drafted, he...	6	3	6	9	29
Alexander Fomin	6	6	2	8	0
Jeremy Morin Jeremy Morin Jeremy Morin is an ice hockey left winger currently playing in the Chicago Blackhawks organization of the National Hockey League . He played juniors for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League , where he was drafted in the second-round, 45th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the...	7	6	2	8	6
Matt Duchene Matt Duchene Matthew Duchene is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Avalanche. He was selected third overall by Colorado in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.-Junior:...	7	5	3	8	6
Andre Petersson André Petersson André Petersson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently contracted by Ottawa Senators in the NHL. He was selected by the Ottawa Senators in round 4, 109th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft....	6	4	4	8	2
Mattias Tedenby Mattias Tedenby Mattias "Teddybear" Tedenby is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently with the New Jersey Devils in the NHL.-Playing career:...	5	4	4	8	35
Andrei Loktionov Andrei Loktionov Andrei Vyacheslavovich Loktionov is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Manchester Monarchs, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League . Product of the HC Khimik hockey school in Voskresensk, Loktionov then skated...	6	3	5	8	29
Robbie Czarnik	7	3	5	8	10

Goaltending leaders

(Minimum 60 minutes played)

Player	MINS	GA	Sv%	GAA	SO
Jake Allen Jake Allen (ice hockey) Jake Allen is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League . Allen was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the second round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft with the 34th overall pick....	420:00	10	.948	1.43	2
Brandon Maxwell	298:23	11	.926	2.21	0
Danila Alistratov Danila Alistratov Danila Viktorovich Alistratov is a Russian ice hockey goaltender. He currently plays for Traktor Chelyabinsk.-Regular season:-Playoffs:-International:-External links:...	144:05	7	.870	2.91	0
Marek Ciliak	180:00	9	.906	3.00	0
Jacob Markström Jacob Markström Jacob Markström is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing with the Florida Panthers in the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...	355:09	18	.863	3.04	1

All-Star team

Goaltender: Jake Allen
Jake Allen (ice hockey)
Jake Allen is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League . Allen was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the second round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft with the 34th overall pick....
Defensemen: Victor Hedman
Victor Hedman
Victor Erik Olof Hedman is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League . He was drafted second overall by the Lightning in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft...

, Vyacheslav Voinov
Forwards: Nikita Filatov
Nikita Filatov
Nikita Vasilyevich Filatov is a Russian professional ice hockey winger in the Ottawa Senators organization. He was the top-ranked European skater by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau and was selected sixth overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to being drafted, he...

, Kirill Petrov
Kirill Petrov
Kirill Andreyevich Petrov is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk of the Kontinental Hockey League . Petrov was drafted by the New York Islanders in the third round, 73rd overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft...

, Mattias Tedenby
Mattias Tedenby
Mattias "Teddybear" Tedenby is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently with the New Jersey Devils in the NHL.-Playing career:...

Best players

Top Goaltender: Jake Allen
Jake Allen (ice hockey)
Jake Allen is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League . Allen was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the second round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft with the 34th overall pick....
Top Defenseman: Michal Jordan
Michal Jordan (ice hockey)
Michal Jordan is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League...
Top Forward: Kirill Petrov
Kirill Petrov
Kirill Andreyevich Petrov is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk of the Kontinental Hockey League . Petrov was drafted by the New York Islanders in the third round, 73rd overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft...

Group A

The following teams took part in Group A of the Division I tournament, which was played in Toruń

Torun

Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus....

, Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

from April 2 through April 8, 2008.

GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
5	5	0	36	5	15
5	3	2	19	13	9
5	2	3	13	26	6
5	2	3	7	18	6
5	2	3	8	12	6
5	1	4	15	24	3

is promoted to the Championship tournament and is relegated to Division II for the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships

2009 IIHF World U18 Championships

Results


	7 - 0	7 - 1	9 - 0	8 - 2	5 - 2
0 - 7		9 - 0	1 - 4	7 - 2	2 - 0
1 - 7	0 - 9		2 - 3	6 - 5	4 - 2
0 - 9	4 - 1	3 - 2		0 - 5	0 - 1
2 - 8	2 - 7	5 - 6	5 - 0		1 - 3
2 - 5	0 - 2	2 - 4	1 - 0	3 - 1

Group B

The following teams will take part in Group B of the Division I tournament, which will be played in Riga

Riga

Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...

, Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

from April 2 through April 8, 2008.

GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
5	5	0	0	0	15	3	15
5	4	0	0	1	21	2	12
5	2	1	0	2	11	6	8
5	2	0	1	2	17	10	7
5	1	0	0	4	12	26	3
5	0	0	0	5	4	33	0

is promoted to the Championship tournament and is relegated to Division II for the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships

2009 IIHF World U18 Championships

Results


	2 - 1 (OT)	6 - 1	0 - 2	2 - 0	1 - 2
1 - 2 (OT)		4 - 3	1 - 3	10 - 0	1 - 2
1 - 6	3 - 4		0 - 9	7 - 4	1 - 3
2 - 0	3 - 1	9 - 0		7 - 0	0 - 1
0 - 2	0 - 10	4 - 7	0 - 7		0 - 7
2 - 1	2 - 1	3 - 1	1 - 0	7 - 0

Group A

The following teams took part in Group A of the Division II tournament, which was played in Meribel

Méribel

Méribel is a ski resort in the Tarentaise Valley in the French Alps, situated near the town of Moutiers.Méribel refers to three neighbouring villages in the Les Allues commune of the Savoie département of France, near the town of Moûtiers , called Méribel Centre, Méribel-Mottaret and Méribel Village...

and Courchevel

Courchevel

Courchevel is the name of a ski resort located in the commune of Saint-Bon-Tarentaise in the French Alps, in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes region. It is a part of Les Trois Vallées, the largest linked ski area in the world...

, France from March 30 through April 5, 2008.

GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
5	5	0	0	0	53	4	15
5	3	1	0	1	31	9	11
5	3	0	0	2	32	24	9
5	2	0	1	2	14	30	7
5	1	0	0	4	14	52	3
5	0	0	0	5	8	33	0

is promoted to Division I and is relegated to Division III for the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships

2009 IIHF World U18 Championships

Results


	1 - 2	4 - 5	1 - 6	2 - 10	0 - 10
2 - 1		5 - 4	4 - 5	0 - 16	3 - 4 (OT)
5 - 4	4 - 5		5 - 17	0 - 16	0 - 10
6 - 1	5 - 4	17 - 5		1 - 8	3 - 6
10 - 2	16 - 0	16 - 0	8 - 1		3 - 1
10 - 0	4 - 3 (OT)	10 - 0	6 - 3	1 - 3

Group B

The following teams took part in Group B of the Division II tournament, which was played in Tallinn

Tallinn

Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

, Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

at Arena Premia from March 23 through March 29, 2008.

GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
5	4	1	37	12	12
5	4	1	27	11	12
5	3	2	20	14	9
5	2	3	32	21	6
5	2	3	20	21	6
5	0	5	11	68	0

is promoted to Division I and is relegated to Division III for the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships

2009 IIHF World U18 Championships

Results


	1 - 2	2 - 4	4 - 3	12 - 4	1 - 8
2 - 1		3 - 5	2 - 3	10 - 3	3 - 2
4 - 2	5 - 3		1 - 3	12 - 0	5 - 3
3 - 4	3 - 2	3 - 1		19 - 1	9 - 4
4 - 12	3 - 10	0 - 12	1 - 19		3 - 15
8 - 1	2 - 3	3 - 5	4 - 9	15 - 3

Group A

The following teams took part in Group A of Division III tournament, which was played in Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

, Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

at San Jeronimo Arena from March 2 through March 9, 2008.

GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
4	4	0	32	2	12
4	3	1	31	23	9
4	2	2	45	18	6
4	1	3	18	26	3
4	0	4	7	64	0

is promoted to Division II for the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships

2009 IIHF World U18 Championships

Results


	10 - 1	7 - 0	5 - 0 (Forfeit)	10 - 1
1 - 10		0 - 29	2 - 12	4 - 13
0 - 7	29 - 0		10 - 3	6 - 8
0 - 5 (Forfeit)	12 - 2	3 - 10		3 - 9
1 - 10	13 - 4	8 - 6	9 - 3

Group B

The following teams took part Group B of the Division III tournament, which was played in Izmit

Izmit

İzmit is a city in Turkey, administrative center of Kocaeli Province as well as the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. The city center has a population of 294.875...

, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

at K.B.B. Ice Arena from March 3 through March 8, 2008.

GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
4	4	0	45	0	12
4	3	1	48	7	9
4	2	2	34	26	6
4	1	3	27	35	3
4	0	4	1	87	0

is promoted to Division II for the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships

2009 IIHF World U18 Championships

Results


	1 - 24	0 - 23	0 - 16	0 - 24
24 - 1		1 - 13	0 - 13	2 - 8
23 - 0	13 - 1		0 - 4	12 - 2
16 - 0	13 - 0	4 - 0		12 - 0
24 - 0	8 - 2	2 - 12	0 - 12

External links

Official results and statistics from 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...

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GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
5	4	1	37	12	12
5	4	1	27	11	12
5	3	2	20	14	9
5	2	3	32	21	6
5	2	3	20	21	6
5	0	5	11	68	0

GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
5	4	1	37	12	12
5	4	1	27	11	12
5	3	2	20	14	9
5	2	3	32	21	6
5	2	3	20	21	6
5	0	5	11	68	0

Group A

Results

Group B

Results

Relegation round

Results

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Final standings

Scoring leaders

Goaltending leaders

All-Star team

Best players

Group A

Results

Group B

Results

Group A

Results

Group B

Results

Group A

Results

Group B

Results

See also

External links

GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
5	4	1	37	12	12
5	4	1	27	11	12
5	3	2	20	14	9
5	2	3	32	21	6
5	2	3	20	21	6
5	0	5	11	68	0