2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

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2008 IIHF World U20 Championship
2008 WJHC logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
City Pardubice, Liberec
Venue(s) ČEZ Arena and
Tipsport Arena  (in 2 host cities)
Dates26 December 2007 –
5 January 2008
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (14th title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Fourth placeFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Tournament statistics
Games played31
Goals scored197 (6.35 per game)
Attendance103,179 (3,328 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of the United States.svg James van Riemsdyk
(11 points)
MVP Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Mason
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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. [1] [2] Canada won the gold medal for the fourth consecutive time. Sweden earned its first World Junior medal since 1996 by reaching the final.

Contents

Top Division

Venues

ČEZ Aréna
Capacity: 10,194		 Tipsport Arena
Capacity: 7,500
Pardubice, Sukova str.jpg Tipsport Arena, Liberec.JPG
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic – Pardubice Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic – Liberec

Rosters

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 44000229+1312 Semifinals
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 43001125+79 Quarterfinals
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (H)420021211+16
4Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 41003914−53 Relegation round
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 40004723−160
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
26 December 2007
16:00		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg4–3
(2–1, 0–0, 2–2)		Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 7,692
Game reference
Robin Figren 10:20 (SH)
Patrik Berglund 16:14 (PP)
Robin Figren 48:05 (PP)
Johan Alcén 55:03 (PP)		Goals Milan Bališ 02:10 (PP2)
Ivan Roháč 48:56
Tomáš Marcinko 50:15
26 December 2007
20:00		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 10,057
Game reference
Goals John Tavares 31:21 (PP)
Matthew Halischuk 43:57
John Tavares 51:53 (PP)
27 December 2007
16:00		 Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 3,657
Game reference
Goals Kyle Turris 20:54 (PP2), 53:20 (PP)
27 December 2007
20:00		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg5–2
(3–0, 1–2, 1–0)		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 3,260
Game reference
Michael Frolík 00:22, 03:26 (PP), 13:09
Jakub Sklenář 23:30
Petr Strapáč 51:41 (PP)		Goals Kevin Leder 28:00
Sune Hjulmand 33:09 (PP)
28 December 2007
18:00		 Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–10
(1–2, 0–4, 0–4)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 654
Game reference
Morten Poulsen 01:06Goals Oscar Möller 07:19
Tobias Forsberg 09:56
Mikael Backlund 26:20 (SH), 32:43 (SH)
Tony Lagerström 30:12, 46:29
Robin Figren 34:20
Patrik Berglund 51:58
Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson 52:30
Patrik Lundh 54:25
29 December 2007
16:00		 Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg2–5
(0–2, 1–2, 1–1)		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 10,194
Game reference
Oliver Ďuriš 38:17
Erik Čaládi (PP2) 52:20		Goals Jakub Sklenář 7:11, 26:10
Michael Frolík 19:59
Daniel Bártek 24:45
Martin Látal 54:27 (SH)
29 December 2007
20:00		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–4
(1–0, 0–0, 2–4)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 8,547
Game reference
Brad Marchand 19:05
Shawn Matthias 42:17
Claude Giroux 56:18 (PP2)		Goals Eric Moe 45:14 (PP)
Tony Lagerström 46:45
Oscar Möller 49:09 (PP)
Tobias Forsberg 59:53
30 December 2007
18:00		 Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg3–4
(0–1, 0–2, 3–1)		Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 468
Game reference
Mikkel Bødker 43:36 (PP)
Nichlas Hardt 48:01
Morten Poulsen 59:35 (PP)		Goals Ivan Roháč 8:25 (PP)
Matej Češík 27:43
Erik Čaládi 31:06 (PP2)
Marek Slovák 48:24
31 December 2007
14:00		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg4–2
(1–0, 2–0, 1–2)		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 6,272
Game reference
Oscar Möller 4:11
Patrik Berglund 23:37 (PP2)
Thomas Larsson 24:42
Robin Figren 41:26		Goals Antonín Bořuta 40:44 (PP)
Jakub Sklenář 50:10
31 December 2007
18:00		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg4–1
(2–0, 1–0, 1–1)		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 1,158
Game reference
Shawn Matthias 12:44 (PP)
John Tavares 18:08
Kyle Turris 28:18, 54:42 (PP)		Goals Mikkel Bødker 49:36 (PP2)

Group B

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 44000178+912 Semifinals
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 430011814+49 Quarterfinals
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 411021615+15
4Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 41003816−83 Relegation round
5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 40013915−61
Source: IIHF
26 December 2007
16:00		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg5–1
(1–1, 2–0, 2–0)		Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 1,029
Game reference
James van Riemsdyk 19:57
Rhett Rakhshani 24:58
Mike Carman 26:23
Colin Wilson 44:11 (PP)
Kyle Okposo 57:43		Goals Alexandr Kurshuk 14:46 (PP)
26 December 2007
20:00		 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg4–7
(2–1, 0–4, 2–2)		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 1,720
Game reference
Nico Aaltonen 07:20 (PP)
Joonas Jalvanti 15:02 (PP)
Juuso Puustinen 43:33
Max Wärn 43:59		Goals Marat Kalimulin 11:47 (PP)
Yevgeni Bodrov 26:26
Vadim Golubtsov 27:32 (PP)
Artem Anisimov 32:34
Anton Korolev 34:32
Viktor Tikhonov 40:25 (PP)
Dmitri Kugryshev 56:22
27 December 2007
16:00		 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg4–5
(2–0, 1–4, 1–1)		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 796
Game reference
Evgeny Rymarev 03:58
Konstantin Savenkov 14:21
Yakov Vorobyov 35:47 (PP)
Mikhail Kachulin 53:10		Goals Viktor Tikhonov 20:25 (PP)
Alexei Cherepanov 21:19
Evgenij Kurbatov 31:37
Artyom Gordeyev 36:27
Yuri Alexandrov 53:30
27 December 2007
20:00		 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg4–3 GWS
(1–2, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 980
Game reference
Juuso Puustinen 17:36 (PP)
Harri Pesonen 22:45
Jarkko Malinen 43:05
Sakari Salminen GWG		Goals Kevin Lotscher 09:37
Reto Suri 14:47
Gregory Sciaroni 59:14
28 December 2007
18:00		 Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)		Flag of the United States.svg  United States Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 1,222
Game reference
Andrej Bykov 24:17
Arnaud Jacquemet 55:45 (PP)		Goals Colin Wilson 05:08 (PP), 49:30 (PP2)
Bobby Sanguinetti 22:57(PP)
James van Riemsdyk 42:27 (PP2)
29 December 2007
16:00		 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg0–5
(0–1, 0–2, 0–2)		Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 1,354
Game reference
Goals Nico Aaltonen 02:59
Joonas Kemppainen 23:37 (PP), 26:37
Niclas Lucenius 46:17 (PP2)
Juuso Puustinen 48:30
29 December 2007
20:00		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg2–3
(0–1, 1–0, 1–2)		Flag of the United States.svg  United States Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 4,654
Game reference
Alexei Cherepanov 28:36
Viktor Tikhonov 54:36		GoalsTyler Ruegsegger 11:31 (PP2)
James van Riemsdyk 43:01 (PP)
Mike Carman 47:44
30 December 2007
18:00		 Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)		Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 513
Game reference
Yannick Weber 53:49 (PP)Goals Yakov Vorobiev 7:39, 28;19 (PP)
Evgeny Rymarev 59:07
31 December 2007
14:00		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg4–3
(1–1, 2–1, 1–1)		Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 551
Game reference
Anton Korolev 1:31
Dmitri Sayustov 20:46 (PP2)
Artyom Gordeyev 37:49
Viktor Tikhonov 55:31		Goals Arnauld Jacquemet 9:41 (PP)
Dino Wieser 28:45
Marco Maurer 57:40
31 December 2007
18:00		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg5–3
(2–0, 3–0, 0–3)		Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 1,133
Game reference
Colin Wilson 9:29, 13:20 (PP), 21:43
Tyler Ruegsegger 24:44
James van Riemsdyk 29:14		Goals Nico Aaltonen 50:52 (PP)
Mikko Kousa 55:21 (PP)
Niclas Lucenius 59:14

Relegation round

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
7Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 33000175+129
8Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 32001912−36
9Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 31002810−23Relegated to the 2009 Division I
10Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 30003815−70
Source: IIHF
2 January 2008
16:00		 Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg5–2
(1–0, 2–0, 2–2)		Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 564
Game reference
Marek Slovák 5:50 (PP)
Dalibor Jančovič 31:13
Tomáš Marcinko 39:48
Erik Čaládi 58:54 (ENG)
Juraj Mikuš 59:51 (ENG)		Goals Étienne Froidevaux 40:40
Aurelio Lemm 46:07 (PP)
2 January 2008
20:00		 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg6–3
(1–0, 2–2, 3–1)		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 149
Game reference
Evgeny Gasnikov 08:53 (PP)
Yakov Vorobiev 33:42
Evgeny Rymarev 38:36 (SH), 52:08 (PP), 59:11 (ENG), 59:25 (ENG)		Goals Lars Eller 22:38 (PP), 38:59 (PP)
Nichlas Hardt 43:43 (PP)
3 January 2008
16:00		 Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg5–2
(1–1, 2–1, 2–0)		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 251
Game reference
Yannick Weber 15:31
Aurelio Lemm 32:36, 39:29 (PP)
Reto Suri 43:12
Roman Schlagenhauf 58:37 (PP)		Goals Lars Eller 04:38
Philip Larsen 26:57 (PP)
3 January 2008
20:00		 Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg8–0
(4–0, 3–0, 1–0)		Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 359
Game reference
Oliver Ďuriš 6:40
Dávid Skokan 14:00 (PP), 19:39 (PP2)
Ivan Roháč 15:45
Erik Čaládi 32:33 (PP)
Patrik Lušňák 35:13 (PP), 37:32
Dalibor Jančovič 50:05		Goals

Final round

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
4 January
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (OT)2
 
2 January
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4
 
5 January
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (OT)3
 
 
4 January
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
 
2 January
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4 Third place
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4
 
5 January
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4
 

Quarterfinals

2 January 2008
16:00		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg4–2
(0–1, 1–0, 3–1)		Flag of Finland.svg  Finland ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 5,187
Game reference
John Tavares 27:23 (PP)
Steven Stamkos 42:20
Brad Marchand 50:32
Stefan Legein 59:30 (ENG)		Goals Juuso Puustinen 7:23
Jan-Mikael Juutilainen 45:42
2 January 2008
20:00		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg4–1
(0–0, 3–1, 1–0)		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 8,420
Game reference
Sergei Bobrovsky Goalies Michal Neuvirth Referees:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Danny Kurmann
Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Stearns
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Feola
Flag of Germany.svg Felix Winnekens
Seleznev (Filatov, Mamin) – 27:581–0
Tikhonov (Golubtsov) (PP) – 35:042–0
Filatov (Anisimov, Kugryshev) – 36:573–0
3–137:20 – Meidl (Voráček)
Korolev (Bodrov) – 50:104–1
14 minPenalties16 min
25Shots13

Fifth place game

3 January 2008
18:00		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg5–1
(0–1, 3–0, 2–0)		Flag of Finland.svg  Finland ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 483
Game reference
Daniel Bártek 26:44
Michael Frolík 27:59
Tomáš Kundrátek 39:20 (PP)
Zbyněk Hampl 47:46
Martin Látal 57:07 (ENG)		Goals Harri Pesonen

Semifinals

4 January 2008
16:00		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–1 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 3,286
Game reference
Jhonas Enroth Goalies Sergei Bobrovsky Referees:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Danny Kurmann
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Blümel
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeff Jobson
0–138:27 – Filatov (Cherepanov)
Figren (Andersson, Moe) (PP) – 51:501–1
Backlund (Pääjärvi, Moe) – 66:182–1
8 minPenalties12 min
38Shots24
4 January 2008
20:00		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–4
(0–0, 0–2, 1–2)		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 5,621
Game reference
James van Riemsdyk 53:26Goals Shawn Matthias 22:46
Karl Alzner 30:00 (PP)
Colton Gillies 47:04
Brad Marchand 47:24

Bronze medal game

5 January 2008
16:00		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–4
(0–3, 1–1, 1–0)		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 5,468
Game reference
Jeremy Smith
Joe Palmer 		Goalies Sergei Bobrovsky Referees:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Danny Kurmann
Flag of Finland.svg Jyri Petteri Ronn
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeff Jobson
Flag of Germany.svg Felix Winnekens
0–103:59 – Cherepanov (Filatov, Mamin)
0–211:04 – Kurbatov (Tikhonov) (PP)
0–316:57 – Filatov (Cherepanov)
0–421:30 – Filatov (Mamin, Cherepanov) (PP)
Rakhshani (Okposo) – 30:471–4
Schroeder (Sanguinetti) (PP2) – 53:392–4
24 minPenalties12 min
21Shots25

Final

5 January 2008
20:00		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–3 OT
(0–2, 0–0, 2–0)
(OT: 0–1)		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 7,480
Game reference
Jhonas Enroth Goalies Steve Mason Referees:
Flag of Russia.svg Vyacheslav Bulanov
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Feola
Flag of Slovakia.svg Milan Mášik
0–101:27 – Marchand
0–217:01 – Giroux (Marchand, Turris) (PP)
Carlsson (Alcén, P. Berglund) (PP) – 45:131–2
Larsson (EA) – 59:222–2
2–363:36 – Halischuk
10 minPenalties8 min
28Shots21

Statistics

Scoring leaders

PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/−PIM
1 James van Riemsdyk Flag of the United States.svg  United States 65611+42
2 Nikita Filatov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 7459+710
3 Marek Slovák Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 6279+212
4 Kyle Turris Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7448+32
5 Arnaud Jacquemet Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 6268+14
5 Dávid Skokan Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 6268+16
7 Jordan Schroeder Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6178+12
8 Yevgeni Rymarev Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 6617+20
8 Colin Wilson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5617+24
10 Robin Figren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6527+42

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)

PosPlayerCountryTOIGAGAASASv%SO
1 Steve Mason Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 303:3661.1912395.121
2 Július Hudáček Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 359:08162.6720292.081
3 Sergei Bobrovsky Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 366:07152.4618491.850
4 Michal Neuvirth Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 240:00102.5011190.990
5 Jhonas Enroth Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 308:56122.3312690.480

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

Awards

Source: IIHF

Source: IIHF

Final standings

Team
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
4thFlag of the United States.svg  United States
5thFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
6thFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
7thFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
8thFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
9thFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
10thFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Relegated to the 2009 Division I

Division I

The Division I Championships were played from 9 to 15 December 2007 in Bad Tölz, Germany (Group A), [3] and from 12 to 18 December 2007 in Riga, Latvia (Group B). [4]

Group A

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (H)55000426+3615Promoted to the 2009 Top Division
2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 540013611+2512
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 530021916+39
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 51013724−174
5Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 501131026−163
6Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 50104839−312Relegated to the 2009 Division II
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Group B

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia (H)54001289+1912Promoted to the 2009 Top Division
2Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 54001218+1312
3Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 53101178+911
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 520031721−46
5Flag of France.svg  France 510041429−153
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 50014830−221Relegated to the 2009 Division II
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division II

The Division II Championships were played from 9 to 15 December 2007 in Canazei, Italy (Group A), [5] and from 10 to 16 December 2007 in Tallinn, Estonia (Group B). [6]

Group A

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (H)55000378+2915Promoted to the 2009 Division I
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 54001377+3012
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 530021811+79
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 511031221−95
5Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 510131330−174
6Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 50005747−400Relegated to the 2009 Division III
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Group B

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia (H)54100358+2714Promoted to the 2009 Division I
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 54010365+3113
3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 530022419+59
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 520032427−36
5Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 51004827−193
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 50005849−410Relegated to the 2009 Division III
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Division III

The Division III Championship was played from 16 to 24 January 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia. [7]

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 660006615+5118Promoted to the 2009 Division II
2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (H)65001557+4815
3Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 640024723+2412
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 630034423+219
5Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 620042652−266
6Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 610051862−443
7Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 600061084−740
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</span> U20 mens ice hockey tournament in Alberta, Canada

The 2012 IIHF U20 World Championship was the 36th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It was hosted in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It began on December 26, 2011, and ended with the gold medal game played in Calgary on January 5, 2012. Sweden defeated defending-champion Russia 1–0 in overtime to win their first title in 31 years. Russian forward Evgeny Kuznetsov was named MVP of the tournament. Denmark was relegated to Division I and Germany was promoted to the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

The 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I represents the second level of the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The winners of each group were promoted to the Top Division for the 2010 IIHF World U20 Championship, while the last-placed teams in each group were relegated to the 2010 Division II.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</span> U20 ice hockey tournament in Buffalo, New York

The 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred to as the 2011 World Junior Hockey Championships, was the 35th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was hosted by the United States. The games were played in Western New York, at HSBC Arena in Buffalo and Niagara University's Dwyer Arena in Lewiston. Russia won the gold medal with a 5–3 victory over Canada in the championship game, after completing the biggest comeback in the WJHC history; being down 3–0 after two periods, the Russians scored five goals in the third period to capture their first WJHC gold medal since 2003. The host team, the United States, won the bronze medal with a 4–2 win over Sweden.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II</span> International ice hockey tournament

The 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. In 2012, a new format was introduced to the IIHF World Junior Championships, therefore Division II A and Division II B now represent the fourth and fifth tier of the IIHF World Junior Championship. Division II was played in two groups of six teams each. In each group, the first-placed team is promoted to a higher level, while the last-placed team is relegated to a lower level. This year, for the first time, the winner of Group B is promoted to Group A and the winner of Group A is promoted to the next year's Division I. Previously, the winners of both groups were promoted to the Division I.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</span> U20 ice hockey tournament in Ufa, Russia

The 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship was the 37th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship (WJC). It was hosted in Ufa, Russia. It began on December 26, 2012, and ended with the gold medal game played on January 5, 2013. The United States defeated defending-champion Sweden 3–1 to win their third title, their first one since 2010. American goalie John Gibson was named MVP of the tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</span> U20 ice hockey tournament in Malmö, Sweden

The 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 38th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship (WJHC), hosted in Malmö, Sweden. The 13,700-seat Malmö Arena was the main venue, with the smaller Malmö Isstadion the secondary venue. It began on December 26, 2013, and ended with the gold medal game on January 5, 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</span> Ice hockey championship series

The 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 39th edition of Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, played from December 26, 2014 to January 5, 2015. It was co-hosted by Toronto, Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and organized by Hockey Canada, Hockey Quebec, the Ontario Hockey Federation, the Montreal Canadiens, Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment and Evenko. Games were split between Air Canada Centre in Toronto and Bell Centre in Montreal, with Montreal hosting Group A matches and two quarter finals, and Toronto hosting Group B, along with the relegation games, two quarter finals, along with the semi-finals, bronze medal, and gold medal games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</span> Under-20 ice hockey championship held in Canada

The 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 41st edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The main tournament was co-hosted by the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec and Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. This was the 14th championship that Canada had hosted. Montreal and Toronto also jointly hosted the 2015 edition. The tournament consisted of 30 games between 10 nations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</span> 2016 international ice hockey competition

The 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship was the 40th Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It was hosted in Helsinki, Finland. It began on December 26, 2015, and ended with the gold medal game on January 5, 2016. This marked the sixth time that Finland has hosted the WJC, and the hosts defeated Russia 4–3 in overtime to win their fourth title in history and second in the last three years. Belarus was relegated to Division I-A for 2017 by merit of their tenth-place finish, while Finnish right winger Jesse Puljujärvi earned MVP and top scorer honors.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</span> Tournament held in Buffalo, New York

The 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship was the 42nd edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, and was hosted by the city of Buffalo, New York at KeyBank Center and HarborCenter. It opened on December 26, 2017 and closed with the gold medal game on January 5, 2018. It was the sixth time that the United States has hosted the WJIHC, and the second time that Buffalo has done so, previously hosting in 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II</span> International ice hockey tournament

The 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II A was contested in Elektrėnai, Lithuania and Division II B in Novi Sad, Serbia. These tournaments represent the fourth and fifth tiers of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</span> Ice hockey championship held in British Columbia, Canada

The 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 43rd edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It began on December 26, 2018, and ended with the gold medal game being played on January 5, 2019. This marked the 15th time that Canada hosted the WJC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II</span> International ice hockey tournament

The 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II A was contested in Tallinn, Estonia and Division II B in Logroño, Spain. These tournaments represent the fourth and fifth tiers of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</span> 2021 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships were the 45th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It began on December 25, 2020, and ended with the gold medal game on January 5, 2021. This marked the 16th time that Canada hosted the WJIHC. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, it was hosted in a "bubble" behind closed doors in Edmonton, Alberta, with no spectators admitted for any game.

The 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II consisted of two tiered groups of six teams each: the fourth-tier Division II A and the fifth-tier Division II B. For each tier's tournament, the first-placed team was promoted to a higher division, while the last-placed team was relegated to a lower division.

The 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It consisted of two tiered groups of six teams each: the fourth-tier Division II A and the fifth-tier Division II B. For each tier's tournament, the first-placed team was promoted to a higher division, while the last-placed team was relegated to a lower division.

References

  1. ↑ "2008 IIHF World U20 Championship official website". Archived from the original on 2008-01-14.
  2. ↑ Top Division statistics
  3. ↑ Division I Group A statistics
  4. ↑ Division I Group B statistics
  5. ↑ Division II Group A statistics
  6. ↑ Division II Group B statistics
  7. ↑ Division III statistics
Preceded by World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

See also: 2008 World Championships 		Succeeded by
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