2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I


The 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I was an international under-18 ice hockey competition organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Both Division I tournaments made up the second level of the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament was played in Toruń, Poland, and the Group B tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, both from 2 to 8 April 2008. The Czech Republic and Norway won the Group A and B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Top Division of the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships.

2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Poland
 Latvia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates2–8 April 2008
Teams12
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Group A

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The Group A tournament was played in Toruń, Poland, from 2 to 8 April 2008.[1]

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Czech Republic 5 5 0 0 0 36 5 +31 15 Promoted to the 2009 Top Division
2   Kazakhstan 5 3 0 0 2 19 13 +6 9
3   Lithuania 5 2 0 0 3 13 26 −13 6
4   Poland 5 2 0 0 3 7 18 −11 6
5   Ukraine 5 2 0 0 3 8 12 −4 6
6   Slovenia 5 1 0 0 4 15 24 −9 3 Relegated to the 2009 Division II
Source: IIHF

Results

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All times are local.

2 April 2008
13:00
Ukraine  0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)
  KazakhstanArena Toruń, Toruń
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2 April 2008
16:30
Lithuania  1–7
(1–2, 0–2, 0–3)
  Czech RepublicArena Toruń, Toruń
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2 April 2008
20:00
Poland  0–5
(0–2, 0–2, 0–1)
  SloveniaArena Toruń, Toruń
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3 April 2008
13:00
Kazakhstan  9–0
(3–0, 4–0, 2–0)
  LithuaniaArena Toruń, Toruń
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3 April 2008
16:30
Slovenia  1–3
(0–1, 0–2, 1–0)
  UkraineArena Toruń, Toruń
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3 April 2008
20:00
Czech Republic  9–0
(3–0, 4–0, 2–0)
  PolandArena Toruń, Toruń
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5 April 2008
13:00
Slovenia  2–7
(1–1, 1–4, 0–2)
  KazakhstanArena Toruń, Toruń
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5 April 2008
16:30
Lithuania  2–3
(1–1, 0–1, 1–1)
  PolandArena Toruń, Toruń
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5 April 2008
20:00
Czech Republic  5–2
(1–0, 2–2, 2–0)
  UkraineArena Toruń, Toruń
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6 April 2008
13:00
Slovenia  5–6
(1–2, 4–1, 0–3)
  LithuaniaArena Toruń, Toruń
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6 April 2008
16:30
Poland  0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
  UkraineArena Toruń, Toruń
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6 April 2008
20:00
Kazakhstan  0–7
(0–0, 0–2, 0–5)
  Czech RepublicArena Toruń, Toruń
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8 April 2008
12:30
Ukraine  2–4
(1–2, 1–0, 0–2)
  LithuaniaArena Toruń, Toruń
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8 April 2008
16:00
Czech Republic  8–2
(2–0, 5–1, 1–1)
  SloveniaArena Toruń, Toruń
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8 April 2008
19:30
Kazakhstan  1–4
(0–2, 1–2, 0–0)
  PolandArena Toruń, Toruń
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Group B

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The Group B tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 2 to 8 April 2008.[2]

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Norway 5 5 0 0 0 15 3 +12 15 Promoted to the 2009 Top Division
2   Latvia 5 4 0 0 1 21 2 +19 12
3   Austria 5 2 1 0 2 11 6 +5 8
4   Italy 5 2 0 1 2 17 10 +7 7
5   Japan 5 1 0 0 4 12 26 −14 3
6   Netherlands 5 0 0 0 5 4 33 −29 0 Relegated to the 2009 Division II
Source: IIHF

Results

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All times are local.

2 April 2008
13:00
Austria  1–2
(0–0, 1–2, 0–0)
  NorwayArena Riga, Riga
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2 April 2008
16:30
Italy  4–3
(2–0, 1–2, 1–1)
  JapanArena Riga, Riga
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2 April 2008
20:00
Netherlands  0–7
(0–3, 0–1, 0–3)
  LatviaArena Riga, Riga
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3 April 2008
13:00
Japan  1–6
(0–2, 0–0, 1–4)
  AustriaArena Riga, Riga
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3 April 2008
16:30
Norway  7–0
(2–0, 4–0, 1–0)
  NetherlandsArena Riga, Riga
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3 April 2008
20:00
Latvia  3–1
(2–0, 0–0, 1–1)
  ItalyArena Riga, Riga
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5 April 2008
13:00
Netherlands  0–10
(0–2, 0–2, 0–6)
  ItalyArena Riga, Riga
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5 April 2008
16:30
Japan  1–3
(0–0, 0–1, 1–2)
  NorwayArena Riga, Riga
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5 April 2008
20:00
Latvia  2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)
  AustriaArena Riga, Riga
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6 April 2008
13:00
Japan  7–4
(3–0, 2–0, 2–4)
  NetherlandsArena Riga, Riga
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6 April 2008
16:30
Italy  1–2 GWS
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
  AustriaArena Riga, Riga
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6 April 2008
20:00
Norway  1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)
  LatviaArena Riga, Riga
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8 April 2008
12:30
Norway  2–1
(2–1, 0–0, 0–0)
  ItalyArena Riga, Riga
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8 April 2008
16:00
Austria  2–0
(2–0, 0–0, 0–0)
  NetherlandsArena Riga, Riga
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8 April 2008
19:30
Latvia  9–0
(1–0, 5–0, 3–0)
  JapanArena Riga, Riga
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References

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