Host country Russia Teams 10 Champions Canada (2nd title) | Dates April 13–24, 2008 Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city) Matches played 31 | |
The 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Kazan, Russia. The championships began on April 13, 2008, and finished on April 24, 2008. Games were played at TatNeft Arena and Arena Kazan in Kazan. Canada defeated Russia 8–0 in the final to claim the gold medal, while the United States defeated Sweden 6–3 to capture the bronze medal.
Contents
Group A
Results
Group B
Results
Results
Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:
Final standings
Belarus and Denmark are relegated to Division I for the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Goaltending leaders
(Minimum 60 minutes played)
All-Star team
Best players
MVP
Group A
The following teams took part in Group A of the Division I tournament, which was played in Toruń, Poland from April 2 through April 8, 2008.
Czech Republic is promoted to the Championship tournament and Slovenia is relegated to Division II for the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Group B
The following teams will take part in Group B of the Division I tournament, which will be played in Riga, Latvia from April 2 through April 8, 2008.
Norway is promoted to the Championship tournament and Netherlands is relegated to Division II for the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Group A
The following teams took part in Group A of the Division II tournament, which was played in Meribel and Courchevel, France from March 30 through April 5, 2008.
France is promoted to Division I and Australia is relegated to Division III for the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Group B
The following teams took part in Group B of the Division II tournament, which was played in Tallinn, Estonia at Arena Premia from March 23 through March 29, 2008.
Hungary is promoted to Division I and Israel is relegated to Division III for the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Division III
Division III consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 2 and 8 March 2008 in Mexico City, Mexico and the Group B tournament was held between 3 and 9 March 2008 in İzmit, Turkey. Mexico and Serbia won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division II for the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships.