| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Germany |
| Dates | 2 – 6 January 2008 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Canada U22 (6th title) |
Runner-up  |  Finland |
Third place  |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 11 |
The 2008 Air Canada Cup was the sixth edition of the women's ice hockey tournament. It was held from January 2-6, 2008 in Ravensburg, Germany. The Canadian U22 national team won the tournament by defeating Finland in the final.
| Sweden | 6–1 (1-0, 2-1, 3-0) |  Switzerland | Ravensburg |
| Finland | 5–0 (2-0, 2-0, 1-0) | Sweden | Ravensburg |
| Switzerland | 1-4 (1-0, 0-1, 0-3) | Finland | Ravensburg |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
| 2 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
| Germany | 1–4 (0-1, 0-2, 1-1) |  Russia | Ravensburg |
| Russia | 2–13 (0-2, 0-6, 2-5) | Canada U22 | Ravensburg |
| Canada U22 | 7–0 (2-0, 4-0, 1-0) | Germany | Ravensburg |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada U22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 6 |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 3 |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 3–2 (1-0, 0-1, 2-1) | Germany | Ravensburg |
| Canada U22 | 7–2 (4-1, 2-0, 1-1) | Sweden | Ravensburg |
| Finland | 7–2 (1-1, 4-1, 2-0) | Russia | Ravensburg |
| Sweden | 4–3 (0-2, 2-1, 2-0) | Russia | Ravensburg |
| Canada U22 | 7–5 (0–2, 4–2, 3–1) | Finland | Ravensburg |
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