2008 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

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The 2008 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 72nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 48 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualification for division placements in the 2009 competition. Russia won the Top Division tournament and became the world champions. In the Division I Championship held in April, Austria and Hungary were promoted to the Championship division, while South Korea and Estonia were demoted to Division II. In the Division II competition, Romania and Australia were promoted, Ireland and New Zealand were relegated to Division III. Greece won the Division III qualification in February, and competed in the Division III competition from March to April. In that competition, North Korea and South Africa were promoted to Division II for 2009.

Championship (Top Division)

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Final standings
  1. File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
  2. File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
  3. File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
  4. File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
  5. File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
  6. File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
  7. File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
  8. File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
  9. File:Flag of Belarus (1995–2012).svg Belarus
  10. File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
  11. File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
  12. File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
  13. File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
  14. File:Flag of France.svg France
  15. File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia — relegated to Division I for 2009
  16. File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy — relegated to Division I for 2009

Division I

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Group A

Final standings
  1. File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria — promoted to Championship pool for 2009
  2. File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
  3. File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
  4. File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
  5. File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
  6. File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea — relegated to Division II for 2009

Group B

Final standings
  1. File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary — promoted to Championship pool for 2009
  2. File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
  3. File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
  4. File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
  5. File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
  6. File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia — relegated to Division II for 2009

Division II

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Group A

Final standings
  1. File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania — promoted to Division I for 2009
  2. File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
  3. File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
  4. File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel
  5. File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
  6. File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland — relegated to Division III for 2009

Group B

Final standings
  1. File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia — promoted to Division I for 2009
  2. File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
  3. File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
  4. File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
  5. File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
  6. File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand — relegated to Division III for 2009

Division III

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Qualification tournament

Final standings
  1. File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece — qualified for the main tournament
  2. File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina
  3. File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia

Main tournament

Final standings
  1. File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea — promoted to Division II for 2009
  2. File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa — promoted to Division II for 2009
  3. File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg
  4. File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
  5. File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece
  6. File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia

See also

References

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  1. ↑ 2008 Top Division statistics, stats.iihf.com
  2. ↑ 2008 Division I Group A statistics, stats.iihf.com
  3. ↑ 2008 Division I Group B statistics, stats.iihf.com
  4. ↑ 2008 Division II Group A statistics, stats.iihf.com
  5. ↑ 2008 Division II Group B statistics, stats.iihf.com
  6. ↑ 2008 Division III qualification tournament statistics, stats.iihf.com
  7. ↑ 2008 Division III main tournament statistics, stats.iihf.com

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External links

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