2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

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.

2008 IIHF World U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Czech Republic
Dates26 December 2007 – 5 January 2008
Teams10
Venue(s)ČEZ Arena and
Tipsport Arena (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Canada (14th title)
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  Russia
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Games played31
Goals scored197 (6.35 per game)
Attendance103,179 (3,328 per match)
Scoring leader(s)United States James van Riemsdyk
(11 points)
MVPCanada Steve Mason

Top Division

Venues
ČEZ Aréna
Capacity: 10,194		 Tipsport Arena
Capacity: 7,500
 Czech Republic – Pardubice  Czech Republic – Liberec

Rosters
Main article: 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 4 4 0 0 0 22 9 +13 12 Semifinals
2  Canada 4 3 0 0 1 12 5 +7 9 Quarterfinals
3  Czech Republic (H) 4 2 0 0 2 12 11 +1 6
4  Slovakia 4 1 0 0 3 9 14 −5 3 Relegation round
5  Denmark 4 0 0 0 4 7 23 −16 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
26 December 2007
16:00		Sweden 4–3
(2–1, 0–0, 2–2)		 SlovakiaČEZ 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)		GoalsMilan Bališ 02:10 (PP2)
Ivan Roháč 48:56
Tomáš Marcinko 50:15
26 December 2007
20:00		Czech Republic 0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)		 CanadaČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 10,057
Game reference
GoalsJohn Tavares 31:21 (PP)
Matthew Halischuk 43:57
John Tavares 51:53 (PP)
27 December 2007
16:00		Slovakia 0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)		 CanadaČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 3,657
Game reference
GoalsKyle Turris 20:54 (PP2), 53:20 (PP)
27 December 2007
20:00		Czech Republic 5–2
(3–0, 1–2, 1–0)		 DenmarkČEZ 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)		GoalsKevin Leder 28:00
Sune Hjulmand 33:09 (PP)
28 December 2007
18:00		Denmark 1–10
(1–2, 0–4, 0–4)		 SwedenČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 654
Game reference
Morten Poulsen 01:06GoalsOscar 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 2–5
(0–2, 1–2, 1–1)		 Czech RepublicČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 10,194
Game reference
Oliver Ďuriš 38:17
Erik Čaládi (PP2) 52:20		GoalsJakub Sklenář 7:11, 26:10
Michael Frolík 19:59
Daniel Bártek 24:45
Martin Látal 54:27 (SH)
29 December 2007
20:00		Canada 3–4
(1–0, 0–0, 2–4)		 SwedenČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 8,547
Game reference
Brad Marchand 19:05
Shawn Matthias 42:17
Claude Giroux 56:18 (PP2)		GoalsEric Moe 45:14 (PP)
Tony Lagerström 46:45
Oscar Möller 49:09 (PP)
Tobias Forsberg 59:53
30 December 2007
18:00		Denmark 3–4
(0–1, 0–2, 3–1)		 SlovakiaČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 468
Game reference
Mikkel Bødker 43:36 (PP)
Nichlas Hardt 48:01
Morten Poulsen 59:35 (PP)		GoalsIvan Roháč 8:25 (PP)
Matej Češík 27:43
Erik Čaládi 31:06 (PP2)
Marek Slovák 48:24
31 December 2007
14:00		Sweden 4–2
(1–0, 2–0, 1–2)		 Czech RepublicČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 6,272
Game reference
Oscar Möller 4:11
Patrik Berglund 23:37 (PP2)
Thomas Larsson 24:42
Robin Figren 41:26		GoalsAntonín Bořuta 40:44 (PP)
Jakub Sklenář 50:10
31 December 2007
18:00		Canada 4–1
(2–0, 1–0, 1–1)		 DenmarkČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 1,158
Game reference
Shawn Matthias 12:44 (PP)
John Tavares 18:08
Kyle Turris 28:18, 54:42 (PP)		GoalsMikkel Bødker 49:36 (PP2)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 4 4 0 0 0 17 8 +9 12 Semifinals
2  Russia 4 3 0 0 1 18 14 +4 9 Quarterfinals
3  Finland 4 1 1 0 2 16 15 +1 5
4  Kazakhstan 4 1 0 0 3 8 16 −8 3 Relegation round
5   Switzerland 4 0 0 1 3 9 15 −6 1
Source: IIHF
26 December 2007
16:00		United States 5–1
(1–1, 2–0, 2–0)		 KazakhstanTipsport 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		GoalsAlexandr Kurshuk 14:46 (PP)
26 December 2007
20:00		Finland 4–7
(2–1, 0–4, 2–2)		 RussiaTipsport 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		GoalsMarat 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 4–5
(2–0, 1–4, 1–1)		 RussiaTipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 796
Game reference
Evgeny Rymarev 03:58
Konstantin Savenkov 14:21
Yakov Vorobyov 35:47 (PP)
Mikhail Kachulin 53:10		GoalsViktor 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 4–3 GWS
(1–2, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		  SwitzerlandTipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 980
Game reference
Juuso Puustinen 17:36 (PP)
Harri Pesonen 22:45
Jarkko Malinen 43:05
Sakari Salminen GWG		GoalsKevin Lotscher 09:37
Reto Suri 14:47
Gregory Sciaroni 59:14
28 December 2007
18:00		Switzerland 2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)		 United StatesTipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 1,222
Game reference
Andrej Bykov 24:17
Arnaud Jacquemet 55:45 (PP)		GoalsColin Wilson 05:08 (PP), 49:30 (PP2)
Bobby Sanguinetti 22:57(PP)
James van Riemsdyk 42:27 (PP2)
29 December 2007
16:00		Kazakhstan 0–5
(0–1, 0–2, 0–2)		 FinlandTipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 1,354
Game reference
GoalsNico 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 2–3
(0–1, 1–0, 1–2)		 United StatesTipsport 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 1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)		 KazakhstanTipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 513
Game reference
Yannick Weber 53:49 (PP)GoalsYakov Vorobiev 7:39, 28;19 (PP)
Evgeny Rymarev 59:07
31 December 2007
14:00		Russia 4–3
(1–1, 2–1, 1–1)		  SwitzerlandTipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 551
Game reference
Anton Korolev 1:31
Dmitri Sayustov 20:46 (PP2)
Artyom Gordeyev 37:49
Viktor Tikhonov 55:31		GoalsArnauld Jacquemet 9:41 (PP)
Dino Wieser 28:45
Marco Maurer 57:40
31 December 2007
18:00		United States 5–3
(2–0, 3–0, 0–3)		 FinlandTipsport 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		GoalsNico Aaltonen 50:52 (PP)
Mikko Kousa 55:21 (PP)
Niclas Lucenius 59:14

Relegation round
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7  Slovakia 3 3 0 0 0 17 5 +12 9
8  Kazakhstan 3 2 0 0 1 9 12 −3 6
9   Switzerland 3 1 0 0 2 8 10 −2 3 Relegated to the 2009 Division I
10  Denmark 3 0 0 0 3 8 15 −7 0
Source: IIHF
2 January 2008
16:00		Slovakia 5–2
(1–0, 2–0, 2–2)		  SwitzerlandTipsport 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)		GoalsÉtienne Froidevaux 40:40
Aurelio Lemm 46:07 (PP)
2 January 2008
20:00		Kazakhstan 6–3
(1–0, 2–2, 3–1)		 DenmarkTipsport 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)		GoalsLars Eller 22:38 (PP), 38:59 (PP)
Nichlas Hardt 43:43 (PP)
3 January 2008
16:00		Switzerland 5–2
(1–1, 2–1, 2–0)		 DenmarkTipsport 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)		GoalsLars Eller 04:38
Philip Larsen 26:57 (PP)
3 January 2008
20:00		Slovakia 8–0
(4–0, 3–0, 1–0)		 KazakhstanTipsport 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

Bracket
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
4 January
 
 
 Sweden (OT)2
 
2 January
 
 Russia1
 
 Russia4
 
5 January
 
 Czech Republic1
 
 Sweden2
 
 
 Canada (OT)3
 
 
4 January
 
 
 United States1
 
2 January
 
 Canada4 Third place
 
 Canada4
 
5 January
 
 Finland2
 
 United States2
 
 
 Russia4
 

Quarterfinals
2 January 2008
16:00		Canada 4–2
(0–1, 1–0, 3–1)		 FinlandČEZ 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)		GoalsJuuso Puustinen 7:23
Jan-Mikael Juutilainen 45:42
2 January 2008
20:00		Russia 4–1
(0–0, 3–1, 1–0)		 Czech RepublicČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 8,420
Game reference
Sergei BobrovskyGoaliesMichal NeuvirthReferees:
Switzerland Danny Kurmann
United States Thomas Stearns
Linesmen:
United States Peter Feola
Germany 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 5–1
(0–1, 3–0, 2–0)		 FinlandČEZ 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)		GoalsHarri Pesonen

Semifinals
4 January 2008
16:00		Sweden 2–1 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 RussiaČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 3,286
Game reference
Jhonas EnrothGoaliesSergei BobrovskyReferees:
Switzerland Danny Kurmann
Czech Republic Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Petr Blümel
Canada 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 1–4
(0–0, 0–2, 1–2)		 CanadaČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 5,621
Game reference
James van Riemsdyk 53:26GoalsShawn 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 2–4
(0–3, 1–1, 1–0)		 RussiaČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 5,468
Game reference
Jeremy Smith
Joe Palmer		GoaliesSergei BobrovskyReferees:
Switzerland Danny Kurmann
Finland Jyri Petteri Ronn
Linesmen:
Canada Jeff Jobson
Germany 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 2–3 OT
(0–2, 0–0, 2–0)
(OT: 0–1)		 CanadaČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 7,480
Game reference
Jhonas EnrothGoaliesSteve MasonReferees:
Russia Vyacheslav Bulanov
Czech Republic Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
United States Peter Feola
Slovakia 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

Scoring leaders
Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1James van Riemsdyk United States65611+42
2Nikita Filatov Russia7459+710
3Marek Slovák Slovakia6279+212
4Kyle Turris Canada7448+32
5Arnaud Jacquemet  Switzerland6268+14
5Dávid Skokan Slovakia6268+16
7Jordan Schroeder United States6178+12
8Yevgeni Rymarev Kazakhstan6617+20
8Colin Wilson United States5617+24
10Robin Figren Sweden6527+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)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
1Steve Mason Canada303:3661.1912395.121
2Július Hudáček Slovakia359:08162.6720292.081
3Sergei Bobrovsky Russia366:07152.4618491.850
4Michal Neuvirth Czech Republic240:00102.5011190.990
5Jhonas Enroth Sweden308:56122.3312690.480

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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Russia
4th United States
5th Czech Republic
6th Finland
7th Slovakia
8th Kazakhstan
9th  Switzerland
10th Denmark

Division I
Main article: 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 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
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Germany 5 5 0 0 0 42 6 +36 15 Promoted to the 2009 Top Division
2  Austria 5 4 0 0 1 36 11 +25 12
3  Norway 5 3 0 0 2 19 16 +3 9
4  Poland 5 1 0 1 3 7 24 −17 4
5  Ukraine 5 0 1 1 3 10 26 −16 3
6  Lithuania 5 0 1 0 4 8 39 −31 2 Relegated to the 2009 Division II
Source: IIHF.com

Group B
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Latvia 5 4 0 0 1 28 9 +19 12 Promoted to the 2009 Top Division
2  Belarus 5 4 0 0 1 21 8 +13 12
3  Slovenia 5 3 1 0 1 17 8 +9 11
4  Hungary 5 2 0 0 3 17 21 −4 6
5  France 5 1 0 0 4 14 29 −15 3
6  Great Britain 5 0 0 1 4 8 30 −22 1 Relegated to the 2009 Division II
Source: IIHF.com

Division II
Main article: 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 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
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Italy 5 5 0 0 0 37 8 +29 15 Promoted to the 2009 Division I
2  Japan 5 4 0 0 1 37 7 +30 12
3  South Korea 5 3 0 0 2 18 11 +7 9
4  Belgium 5 1 1 0 3 12 21 −9 5
5  Romania 5 1 0 1 3 13 30 −17 4
6  Iceland 5 0 0 0 5 7 47 −40 0 Relegated to the 2009 Division III
Source: IIHF.com

Group B
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Estonia 5 4 1 0 0 35 8 +27 14 Promoted to the 2009 Division I
2  Netherlands 5 4 0 1 0 36 5 +31 13
3  Croatia 5 3 0 0 2 24 19 +5 9
4  Spain 5 2 0 0 3 24 27 −3 6
5  Mexico 5 1 0 0 4 8 27 −19 3
6  China 5 0 0 0 5 8 49 −41 0 Relegated to the 2009 Division III
Source: IIHF.com

Division III
Main article: 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

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

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  New Zealand 6 6 0 0 0 66 15 +51 18 Promoted to the 2009 Division II
2  Serbia 6 5 0 0 1 55 7 +48 15
3  Armenia 6 4 0 0 2 47 23 +24 12
4  Australia 6 3 0 0 3 44 23 +21 9
5  South Africa 6 2 0 0 4 26 52 −26 6
6  Turkey 6 1 0 0 5 18 62 −44 3
7  Bulgaria 6 0 0 0 6 10 84 −74 0
Source: IIHF.com

See also

References
  1. "2008 IIHF World U20 Championship official website". Archived from the original on 2007-12-29. Retrieved 2023-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship 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


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