The 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred to as the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2008 WJHC), was the 32nd edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The elite group, what the IIHF refer to as the Top Division, was held in Pardubice and Liberec, Czech Republic, between 26 December 2007 and 5 January 2008. Canada won the gold medal for the fourth consecutive time. Sweden earned its first World Junior medal since 1996 by reaching the final.

Top Division

Venues

Rosters

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

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Group B

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Relegation round

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Final round

Bracket

Quarterfinals

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Fifth place game

Semifinals

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Bronze medal game

Final

Statistics

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Awards

• Best players selected by the Directorate:
  • Best Goaltender: Steve Mason
  • Best Defenceman: Drew Doughty
  • Best Forward: Viktor Tikhonov
  • MVP: Steve Mason

Source: IIHF

• Media All-Stars:
  • Goaltender: Steve Mason
  • Defencemen: Victor Hedman / Drew Doughty
  • Forwards: Patrik Berglund / Viktor Tikhonov / James van Riemsdyk

Source: IIHF

Final standings

Division I

The Division I Championships were played from 9 to 15 December 2007 in Bad Tölz, Germany (Group A), and from 12 to 18 December 2007 in Riga, Latvia (Group B).

Group A

Group B

Division II

The Division II Championships were played from 9 to 15 December 2007 in Canazei, Italy (Group A), and from 10 to 16 December 2007 in Tallinn, Estonia (Group B).

Group A

Group B

Division III

The Division III Championship was played from 16 to 24 January 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia.

See also

• 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
• 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
• 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II
• 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III
• 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

References

External links

• Official website of IIHF

Articles connexes

1. 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters
2. IIHF World Junior Championship
3. 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
4. 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III
5. 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
6. 1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
7. 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
8. 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
9. Ice Hockey World Championships
10. 1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
11. 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II
12. 1977 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
13. 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
14. 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
15. IIHF World U18 Championship
16. 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
17. List of IIHF World Junior Championship medalists
18. 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters
19. 2008 World Ice Hockey Championships
20. List of ice hockey leagues