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The 2008 IIHF World Championship was played between May 2 and May 18, 2008 in the Canadian cities of Halifax (Nova Scotia) and Quebec City (Quebec). The two venues were the Halifax Metro Centre and the Colisée Pepsi. The tournament was won by Russia which claimed its first gold medal since 1993.

2008 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
DatesMay 2–18
Opened byMichaëlle Jean
Teams16
Final positions
Champions  Russia (2nd title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Finland
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played54
Goals scored357 (6.61 per game)
Attendance477,040 (8,834 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Dany Heatley (20 points)
MVPCanada Dany Heatley
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A 2008 Russian stamp commemorating the championship team

It was the 72nd IIHF World Championship event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was the first time the final tournament is held in a non-European country since 1962, when it was held in Colorado, USA. The IIHF wanted to celebrate the federation's 100th anniversary by holding the tournament in the country where ice hockey was born. The tournament was also included as part of the celebrations of Quebec City's 400th anniversary.

The tournament featured many countries' elite stars, as it served as the last and most important stage in selecting nine automatic qualifiers for the men's hockey competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, a process that uses the IIHF World Ranking standings after the tournament.[1]

On May 8, 2007, the IIHF announced it "will also formalize the Triple Gold Club by awarding commemorative medals to the 19 players who have won the three most prestigious championships in world hockey: Olympic gold, Stanley Cup, and World Championship gold. The ceremony will take place in Canada during the 2008 World Championship."[2]

There were two changes in the format compared to earlier years. Because of the distance between Halifax and Quebec City, the quarter-finals were played within the group, instead of crossing over which has happened since 2000. The relegation round was different too, as it consisted of two best-of-three series instead of a round robin series between four teams.

For the first time in 40 years, the matches were played on smaller, NHL size rinks, 200 ft × 85 ft (roughly 61 m × 26 m), compared to the IIHF standard which is roughly 200 ft × 98.5 ft (61 m × 30 m).

Participating teams

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See also: 2008 IIHF World Championship rosters

Venues

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Quebec
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Venues of the 2008 IIHF World Championship
 Halifax
Colisée Pepsi Halifax Metro Centre
46°49′51″N 71°14′47″W / 46.83083°N 71.24639°W / 46.83083; -71.24639 (Quebec) 44°38′54″N 63°34′36″W / 44.64833°N 63.57667°W / 44.64833; -63.57667 (Halifax)
Capacity: 13,400 Capacity: 10,595
   

Rules

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For standing purposes, points shall be awarded as follows:

  • 3 points for a win in regulation time
  • 2 points for a win in overtime or in shootout
  • 1 point for a loss in overtime or in shootout
  • No points for a loss in regulation time

If a game is tied after regulation time, a five-minute four-on-four sudden-death overtime session is played followed by a three-player shootout if necessary. Exceptions: quarter-finals, semi-final and bronze-medal overtime session are 10 minutes and gold-medal game overtime session is 20 minutes.

If teams are tied in a standing based on points, the following tie-breakers are applied: 1) The most points earned in direct games involving tied teams. 2) The best goal differential in direct games involving tied teams. 3) The most goals scored in direct games involving tied teams. 4) Follow steps 1, 2 and 3 with games involving the highest non-tied team in the same group. 5) Repeat step 4 with games involving the second highest non-tied team in the same group. 6) Continue this process with all non-tied team games.[3]

This was also the first major IIHF championship that used the four-official system with two referees and two linesmen instead of standard three-official system with only one referee.[4]

Preliminary round

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Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups.[5] After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group advanced to the Qualifying round while the last team competed in the Relegation round.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1    Switzerland 3 3 0 0 0 10 4 +6 9 Qualifying round
2   Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 17 9 +8 6
3   Belarus 3 1 0 0 2 9 9 0 3
4   France 3 0 0 0 3 2 16 −14 0 Relegation round
Source: IIHF

All times are local (UTC-4).

May 3, 2008
13:00		Belarus  5–6
(1–2, 3–2, 1–2)		  SwedenColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 9,204
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Referees:
Sami Partanen  
Jyri Rönn  
V. Kostyuchenok 18:32
S. Zadelenov 22:58
A. Ugarov 23:45
A. Zhurik (PP1) 35:57
D. Meleshko 41:18		Goals03:59 M. Johansson
12:18 N. Bäckström
26:23 (PP2) P. Hörnqvist
37:51 R. Nilsson
43:41 P. Hörnqvist
50:32 R. Wallin
May 3, 2008
19:00		Switzerland  4–1
(2–0, 1–1, 1–0)		  FranceColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 9,367
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Referees:
Guy Pellerin  
Chris Savage  
R. Wick (PP1) 08:18
J. Sprunger (PP1) 16:54
P. Bärtschi 23:01
R. Sannitz 40:31		Goals39:59 (PP1) J. Desrosiers
May 5, 2008
13:00		Switzerland  2–1
(1–0, 1–1, 0–0)		  BelarusColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,016
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Referees:
Rick Looker  
Peter Ország  
J. Sprunger (PP1) 13:01
J. Sprunger (PP1) 34:36		Goals27:34 K. Koltsov
May 5, 2008
19:00		Sweden  9–0
(0–0, 4–0, 5–0)		  FranceColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,845
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Referees:
Daniel Piechaczek  
Thomas Sterns  
T. Mårtensson 28:46
P. Hörnqvist (PP1) 34:21
M. Weinhandl 36:16
N. Wallin 39:42
N. Bäckström 44:31
A. Edler (PP1) 47:36
R. Nilsson 49:22
K. Jönsson (PP2) 51:46
N. Bäckström 59:35		Goals
May 7, 2008
13:00		Sweden  2–4
(1–2, 0–0, 1–2)		   SwitzerlandColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 7,939
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Referees:
Guy Pellerin  
Jyri Rönn  
F. Warg 10:47
P. Hörnqvist (SH1) 59:01		Goals00:48 T. Paterlini
16:35 A. Ambühl
45:23 T. Monnet
59:53 (ENG) B. Forster
May 7, 2008
19:00		France  1–3
(1–1, 0–1, 0–1)		  BelarusColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,880
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Referees:
Sami Partanen  
Chris Savage  
O. Coqueux (SH1) 19:53Goals12:57 A. Kalyuzhny
27:48 A. Ugarov
59:15 A. Kostitsyn

Group B

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USA against Slovenia
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Canada 3 3 0 0 0 17 5 +12 9 Qualifying round
2   United States 3 2 0 0 1 13 6 +7 6
3   Latvia 3 1 0 0 2 3 11 −8 3
4   Slovenia 3 0 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0 Relegation round
Source: IIHF

All times are local (UTC-3).

May 2, 2008
16:30		Canada  5–1
(1–0, 3–1, 1–0)		  SloveniaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,921
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Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov  
Alexander Poliakov  
D. Hamhuis 03:45
D. Heatley 20:41
M. St. Louis (PP1) 30:18
D. Heatley (PP1) 35:07
D. Heatley 50:25		Goals32:19 (PP2) A. Kopitar
May 2, 2008
20:15		United States  4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)		  LatviaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,360
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Referees:
Milan Minář  
Richard Schütz  
D. Brown (PP1) 07:21
P. Kane (PP1) 28:44
Z. Parise (PP1) 47:09
P. O'Sullivan (PP1) 51:05		Goals
May 4, 2008
16:30		Latvia  0–7
(0–3, 0–4, 0–0)		  CanadaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,831
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Referees:
Danny Kurmann  
Christer Larking  
Goals02:35 P. Sharp
03:45 M. Green
12:15 D. Heatley
21:03 (PP1) R. Nash
22:00 M. St. Louis
22:42 C. Kunitz
32:20 R. Nash
May 4, 2008
20:15		United States  5–1
(1–0, 2–1, 2–0)		  SloveniaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,056
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Referees:
Brent Reiber  
Marcus Vinnerborg  
P. Kane (PP1) 11:12
P. Kessel (PP1) 26:48
P. Kessel (PP1) 32:41
D. Booth 45:05
P. Kessel 49:24		Goals36:36 A. Kopitar
May 6, 2008
16:30		Canada  5–4
(2–0, 1–2, 2–2)		  United StatesMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 9,192
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Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov  
Christer Larking  
B. Burns 08:26
D. Heatley 19:49
J. Toews 20:18
D. Roy 43:29
D. Heatley 59:13		Goals20:52 Z. Parise
23:09 P. O'Sullivan
45:18 (PP1) D. Brown
46:54 (PP1) J. Pominville
May 6, 2008
20:15		Slovenia  0–3
(0–0, 0–2, 0–1)		  LatviaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,806
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Referees:
Alexander Poliakov  
Richard Schütz  
Goals30:15 (PS) A. Ņiživijs
31:24 (PP1) A. Širokovs
59:32 (ENG) A. Širokovs

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Finland 3 2 1 0 0 11 5 +6 8 Qualifying round
2   Norway 3 1 0 1 1 6 10 −4 4
3   Germany 3 1 0 0 2 7 10 −3 3
4   Slovakia 3 1 0 0 2 9 8 +1 3 Relegation round
Source: IIHF

All times are local (UTC-3).

May 3, 2008
16:30		Germany  1–5
(0–0, 1–2, 0–3)		  FinlandMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,658
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F. Busch (PP1) 32:44Goals21:09 (PP1) M. Koivu
27:26 (PP2) O. Jokinen
40:24 (SH1) M. Koivu
42:33 H. Hyvönen
52:27 T. Selänne
May 3, 2008
20:15		Slovakia  5–1
(1–0, 2–1, 2–0)		  NorwayMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,096
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Referees:
Danny Kurmann  
Brent Reiber  
T. Melichárek (SH1) 09:43
J. Kolník 20:15
R. Petrovický (PP1) 27:44
M. Hossa 40:07
P. Podhradský 58:24		Goals28:43 M. Olimb
May 5, 2008
16:30		Finland  3–2 OT
(2–2, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)		  NorwayMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,190
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Referees:
Milan Minář  
Richard Schütz  
J. Jokinen (PP1) 01:37
V. Peltonen (PP1) 16:14
T. Ruutu 61:27		Goals04:26 M. Ask
19:51 (PP2) A. Bastiansen
May 5, 2008
20:15		Slovakia  2–4
(0–2, 1–1, 1–1)		  GermanyMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,855
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Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov  
Alexander Poliakov  
I. Čiernik (PP1) 29:39
J. Kolník (PP1) 59:56		Goals06:57 (PP1) M. Sturm
15:05 (PP1) S. Ustorf
38:05 M. Hackert
48:42 (PP1) M. Hackert
May 7, 2008
16:30		Finland  3–2
(2–2, 1–0, 0–0)		  SlovakiaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,262
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Referees:
Danny Kurmann  
Marcus Vinnerborg  
N. Kapanen 02:05
T. Ruutu (PP1) 13:00
T. Selänne (PP1) 25:17		Goals13:14 R. Petrovický
18:21 M. Kováčik
May 7, 2008
20:15		Norway  3–2
(0–1, 1–1, 2–0)		  GermanyMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,414
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Referees:
Milan Minář  
Brent Reiber  
M. Holtet (PP2) 34:51
M. Zuccarello Aasen 47:19
M. Ask (PP2) 55:53		Goals06:37 (PP1) M. Sturm
24:09 P. Gogulla

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Russia 3 2 1 0 0 16 6 +10 8 Qualifying round
2   Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 0 16 9 +7 7
3   Denmark 3 1 0 0 2 9 11 −2 3
4   Italy 3 0 0 0 3 5 20 −15 0 Relegation round
Source: IIHF

All times are local (UTC-4).

May 2, 2008
13:00		Denmark  2–5
(2–2, 0–2, 0–1)		  Czech RepublicColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,369
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Referees:
Rick Looker  
Thomas Sterns  
S. Lassen 00:31
J. Hansen 18:03		Goals08:00 R. Vrbata
13:49 (PP1) A. Kotalík
24:35 R. Vrbata
31:31 Z. Irgl
50:52 J. Hejda
May 2, 2008
19:00		Russia  7–1
(1–0, 5–0, 1–1)		  ItalyColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 11,074
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Referees:
Peter Ország  
Daniel Piechaczek  
A. Semin 04:02
A. Ovechkin 23:39
A. Morozov 29:01
A. Tereshchenko 30:12
A. Semin 31:18
M. Sushinski 36:58
D. Zaripov (PP1) 55:38		Goals51:29 J. Cirone
May 4, 2008
13:00		Czech Republic  4–5 OT
(2–2, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)		  RussiaColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 13,109
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Referees:
Guy Pellerin  
Chris Savage  
P. Eliáš (PP1) 09:08
A. Kotalík (PP1) 12:05
P. Eliáš (PP1) 33:47
P. Eliáš (PP1) 42:51		Goals03:47 S. Zinovjev
19:59 (PP2) K. Gorovikov
27:44 (PP1) A. Morozov
46:47 (PP1) K. Korneyev
63:10 A. Morozov
May 4, 2008
19:00		Italy  2–6
(0–3, 1–1, 1–2)		  DenmarkColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 6,838
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Referees:
Sami Partanen  
Jyri Rönn  
J. Cirone 37:48
N. Fontanive (PP1) 47:09		Goals03:54 M. Green
08:11 (PP1) K. Staal
10:26 (PP2) J. Hansen
23:31 (PP1) D. Nielsen
50:32 J. Damgaard
56:03 K. Degn
May 6, 2008
13:00		Russia  4–1
(1–0, 2–0, 1–1)		  DenmarkColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,609
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Referees:
Rick Looker  
Daniel Piechaczek  
M. Afinogenov 10:38
A. Ovechkin (PP1) 27:07
S. Fedorov (PP1) 29:45
K. Gorovikov 42:47		Goals57:25 (PP1) K. Staal
May 6, 2008
19:00		Czech Republic  7–2
(2–2, 4–0, 1–0)		  ItalyColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 7,517
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Referees:
Peter Ország  
Thomas Sterns  
M. Erat 00:41
R. Vrbata 04:19
M. Židlický (PP1) 21:29
R. Vrbata 30:42
P. Eliáš (PP1) 37:47
F. Kuba 39:02
J. Hlinka 43:53		Goals00:59 L. Ansoldi
03:06 N. Fontanive

Qualifying round

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The top three teams in the standings of each group of the Preliminary round advance to the Qualifying round, and are placed in two groups: teams from Groups A and D compete in Group E, while teams from Groups B and C compete in Group F.

Each team is to play three games in this round, one against each of the three teams from the other group with which they have been paired. These three games, along with the two games already played against the other two advancing teams from the same group in the Preliminary round, will count in the Qualifying round standings.

The top four teams in both groups E and F to advance in quarter-finals.[3]

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Russia 5 3 2 0 0 21 13 +8 13 Playoff round
2   Czech Republic 5 2 1 1 1 20 14 +6 9
3   Sweden 5 3 0 0 2 23 16 +7 9
4    Switzerland 5 3 0 0 2 16 15 +1 9
5   Belarus 5 0 0 3 2 13 18 −5 3
6   Denmark 5 0 1 0 4 9 26 −17 2
Source: IIHF

All times are local (UTC-4).

May 8, 2008
15:00		Sweden  8–1
(2–0, 2–0, 4–1)		  DenmarkColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 7,327
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Referees:
Peter Ország  
Guy Pellerin  
K. Jönsson 08:47
M. Nilson 15:33
T. Mårtensson 35:35
A. Strålman 36:44
K. Fabricius 40:41
M. Weinhandl 41:48
R. Wallin 43:55
T. Mårtensson (PP1) 50:14		Goals54:32 K. Degn
May 8, 2008
19:00		Switzerland  0–5
(0–1, 0–3, 0–1)		  Czech RepublicColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 9,603
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Referees:
Rick Looker  
Daniel Piechaczek  
Goals19:06 (SH1) M. Erat
34:46 (PP1) T. Kaberle
35:50 (PP1) P. Eliáš
39:33 T. Fleischmann
58:10 J. Novotný
May 9, 2008
13:00		Russia  4–3 GWS
(0–2, 1–0, 2–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)		  BelarusColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,031
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Referees:
Sami Partanen  
Jyri Rönn  
M. Afinogenov 23:54
A. Ovechkin 47:21
M. Afinogenov 53:51
A. Morozov (GWG) 65:00		Goals07:27 A. Mikhalev
11:53 D. Dudik
56:12 A. Ugarov
May 10, 2008
12:30		Czech Republic  3–2 GWS
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)		  BelarusColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,504
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Referees:
Guy Pellerin  
Jyri Rönn  
T. Rolínek 36:53
A. Kotalík 53:38
A. Kotalík (GWG) 65:00		Goals18:12 Y. Chupris
49:50 A. Kostitsyn
May 10, 2008
16:30		Russia  3–2
(0–1, 1–1, 2–0)		  SwedenColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 12,665
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Referees:
Peter Ország  
Daniel Piechaczek  
A. Semin 32:14
S. Fedorov 44:57
A. Ovechkin 59:54		Goals07:15 M. Weinhandl
39:10 T. Mårtensson
May 11, 2008
13:00		Denmark  2–7
(0–2, 0–3, 2–2)		   SwitzerlandColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,338
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Referees:
Daniel Piechaczek  
Chris Savage  
M. Madsen 43:04
K. Staal (PS) 45:26		Goals02:10 A. Ambühl
03:42 S. Jeannin
20:50 M. Reichert
31:01 T. Paterlini
33:21 P. DiPietro
41:38 P. Furrer
46:20 (PP1) B. Forster
May 11, 2008
19:00		Sweden  5–3
(0–0, 2–2, 3–1)		  Czech RepublicColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 7,864
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Referees:
Sami Partanen  
Guy Pellerin  
A. Strålman 26:03
M. Nilson 33:32
M. Weinhandl 41:14
P. Hörnqvist 55:07
M. Nilson (ENG) 59:34		Goals30:06 (PP1) P. Eliáš
38:26 (PP1) A. Kotalík
49:41 T. Fleischmann
May 12, 2008
13:00		Switzerland  3–5
(0–3, 0–1, 3–1)		  RussiaColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,286
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Referees:
Rick Looker  
Jyri Rönn  
R. Sannitz (PP1) 40:32
J. Vauclair (SH1) 45:30
R. Lemm 58:25		Goals15:21 D. Kalinin
17:49 (PP1) A. Ovechkin
18:45 M. Sushinski
30:27 S. Fedorov
57:25 (ENG) M. Sushinski
May 12, 2008
19:00		Belarus  2–3 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1)
(OT: 0–1)		  DenmarkColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,517
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Referees:
Peter Ország  
Thomas Sterns  
A. Ugarov 55:42
D. Meleshko 57:59		Goals23:06 (PP1) K. Staal
59:22 P. Regin
62:11 P. Regin

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Canada 5 5 0 0 0 30 9 +21 15 Playoff round
2   Finland 5 3 1 0 1 16 12 +4 11
3   United States 5 3 0 0 2 25 13 +12 9
4   Norway 5 1 0 1 3 8 20 −12 4
5   Germany 5 1 0 0 4 13 27 −14 3
6   Latvia 5 1 0 0 4 8 19 −11 3
Source: IIHF

All times are local (UTC-3).

May 8, 2008
16:30		Canada  2–1
(1–0, 0–1, 1–0)		  NorwayMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,380
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Referees:
Danny Kurmann  
Marcus Vinnerborg  
M. Green (PP1) 09:32
R. Nash (PP1) 56:02		Goals33:59 (SH1) M. Hansen
May 8, 2008
20:15		United States  6–4
(3–2, 1–1, 2–1)		  GermanyMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,352
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Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov  
Alexander Poliakov  
Z. Parise 00:25
P. O'Sullivan 02:10
J. Wisniewski 02:52
J. Pominville (PP2) 26:52
Z. Parise (PP1) 51:04
D. Brown 58:24		Goals14:03 M. Hackert
17:52 (PP1) C. Schmidt
30:23 F. Busch
44:55 (PP1) M. Bakos
May 9, 2008
12:30		Finland  2–1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)		  LatviaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,215
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Referees:
Alexander Poliakov  
Brent Reiber  
A. Pihlström 29:21
N. Kapanen 50:04		Goals01:27 L. Dārziņš
May 10, 2008
16:30		Germany  1–10
(0–4, 0–5, 1–1)		  CanadaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 9,182
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Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov  
Danny Kurmann  
F. Hördler 48:40Goals05:14 J. Spezza
13:35 D. Heatley
16:05 E. Staal
19:37 P. Sharp
23:42 (PP1) E. Staal
28:20 E. Staal
32:07 (PP1) D. Roy
35:30 E. Staal
38:12 (SH1) J. Mayers
41:47 (PP1) M. Green
May 11, 2008
12:30		Norway  1–4
(1–2, 0–1, 0–1)		  LatviaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 9,017
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Referees:
Christer Lärking  
Brent Reiber  
L. E. Spets 12:56Goals11:34 M. Cipulis
17:22 H. Vasiļjevs
22:27 M. Rēdlihs
59:36 (ENG) L. Dārziņš
May 11, 2008
16:30		Finland  3–2
(0–0, 0–2, 3–0)		  United StatesMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 8,867
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Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov  
Alexander Poliakov  
V. Koistinen (PP2) 42:12[6]
T. Selänne 50:44
M. Koivu 56:10		Goals21:30 T. Gilbert
39:15 (PP1) P. Kessel
May 12, 2008
12:30		United States  9–1
(3–0, 3–1, 3–0)		  NorwayMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 8,490
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Referees:
Alexander Poliakov  
Brent Reiber  
B. Dubinsky 11:12
D. Brown 12:15
P. Kane (PP1) 19:03
B. Dubinsky 25:48
P. Martin 31:19
Z. Parise (PP1) 32:18
D. Brown 42:33
P. Kessel 45:44
B. Dubinsky (PP1) 51:35		Goals28:08 (PP2) M. Trygg
May 12, 2008
16:30		Canada  6–3
(2–1, 2–0, 2–2)		  FinlandMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 9,178
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Referees:
Christer Lärking  
Marcus Vinnerborg  
R. Getzlaf 00:33
S. Doan (SH1) 09:29
D. Heatley 30:17
P. Sharp (SH1) 38:12
S. Doan 41:07
D. Heatley 58:02		Goals05:30 (SH1) A. Pihlström
48:34 A. Pihlström
59:37 T. Ruutu
May 12, 2008
20:15		Latvia  3–5
(1–1, 2–1, 0–3)		  GermanyMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 8,614
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Referees:
Danny Kurmann  
Milan Minář  
H. Vasiļjevs 05:01
M. Rēdlihs 25:48
M. Karsums 31:39		Goals18:45 (PP1) C. Schmidt
27:23 M. Wolf
47:51 C. Schubert
50:40 Y. Seidenberg
52:51 C. Ullmann

Relegation round

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Teams finishing last in all four Preliminary round groups competed in the Relegation round in order to determine which two nations would be relegated to the IIHF World Championship Division I. The four teams were paired in two best-of-three series.

France defeated Italy, while Slovakia defeated Slovenia, both in 2 games, and secured themselves a place among the top sixteen hockey nations in the world. Italy and Slovenia were relegated to Division I for the 2009 tournament, and will be replaced by Austria and Hungary, the winners of the 2008 Division I tournament.[3]

Group G

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Series G1

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All times are local (UTC-4).

May 9, 2008
19:00		France  3–2
(1–1, 1–0, 1–1)		  ItalyColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,140
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Referees:
Chris Savage  
Thomas Sterns  
Y. Treille (PP1) 09:09
B. Amar 39:30
S. Bordeleau (PP1) 51:05		Goals08:00 (PP1) J. Pittis
59:52 A. Helfer
May 10, 2008
20:15		Italy  4–6
(1–2, 1–1, 2–3)		  FranceColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 7,649
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Referees:
Rick Looker  
Sami Partanen  
J. Cirone 02:49
A. Signoretti (SH1) 26:12
P. Iannone 44:14
J. Pittis (PP1) 56:58		Goals08:13 (PP1) B. Amar
14:40 (PP2) Y. Treille
24:44 J. Zwikel
41:17 J. Desrosiers
45:12 Y. Treille
51:02 S. Bordeleau
France won series 2 – 0

Series G2

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All times are local (UTC-3).

May 9, 2008
16:30		Slovenia  1–5
(0–1, 1–4, 0–0)		  SlovakiaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 8,473
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Referees:
Christer Larking  
Richard Schütz  
M. Robar 33:20Goals02:58 (PP2) R. Petrovický
26:43 M. Hossa
30:34 A. Podkonický
35:56 A. Kollar
36:32 I. Čiernik
May 10, 2008
20:15		Slovakia  4–3 GWS
(1–0, 2–2, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)		  SloveniaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 9,156
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Referees:
Milan Minář  
Marcus Vinnerborg  
J. Kolník (PP1) 07:42
R. Petrovický (PP1) 31:25
Ľ. Višňovský 34:02
Ľ. Višňovský (GWG) 65:00		Goals25:54 M. Manfreda
38:39 D. Rodman
55:05 A. Kopitar
Slovakia won series 2 – 0

Playoff round

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Draw

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
E2   Czech Republic 2
E3   Sweden 3
QF1   Sweden 4
QF2   Canada 5
F1   Canada 8
F4   Norway 2
SF2   Canada 4
SF1   Russia 5
E1   Russia 6
E4    Switzerland 0
QF3   Russia 4 Bronze-medal game
QF4   Finland 0
F3   United States 2 SF1   Finland 4
F2   Finland 3 SF2   Sweden 0

Quarter-finals

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All times are local (Quebec: UTC-4, Halifax: UTC-3).

May 14, 2008
13:00		Czech Republic  2–3 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)		  SwedenColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 9,787
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Referees:
Daniel Piechaczek  
Jyri Rönn  
T. Rolinek 30:28
R. Vrbata (PS) 52:19		Goals27:43 (PP1) P. Hörnqvist
56:22 M. Nilson
63:15 M. Weinhandl
May 14, 2008
16:30		Norway  2–8
(1–2, 1–3, 0–3)		  CanadaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 9,192
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Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov  
Alexander Poliakov  
M. Ask (PP2) 07:51
M. Olimb 25:32		Goals00:37 D. Heatley
11:02 (PP2) R. Getzlaf
29:57 (PP1) J. Toews
34:08 (PP1) D. Roy
36:50 D. Roy
44:10 (PP1) R. Nash
50:44 R. Nash
51:40 D. Roy
May 14, 2008
19:15		Russia  6–0
(3–0, 3–0, 0–0)		   SwitzerlandColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 12,096
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Referees:
Peter Ország  
Guy Pellerin  
A. Semin 01:14
M. Afinogenov 02:18
D. Zaripov (PP1) 06:23
S. Fedorov 21:22
M. Afinogenov 26:37
A. Ovechkin 38:07		Goals
May 14, 2008
20:15		United States  2–3 OT
(0–1, 0–1, 2–0)
(OT: 0–1)		  FinlandMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 9,176
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Referees:
Christer Lärking  
Marcus Vinnerborg  
P. Kessel 55:44
D. Stafford (SH1) 56:21		Goals10:14 T. Ruutu
25:45 (PP1) J. Niskala
63:59 S. Lepistö

Semi-finals

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All times are local (UTC-4)

May 16, 2008
13:00		Russia  4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)		  FinlandColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 11,159
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Referees:
Danny Kurmann  
Brent Reiber  
S. Fedorov 13:41
D. Zaripov 23:44
A. Morozov (PP1) 52:15
M. Sushinski (ENG) 57:56		Goals
May 16, 2008
17:00		Canada  5–4
(1–1, 4–2, 0–1)		  SwedenColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 13,026
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Referees:
Rick Looker  
Jyri Rönn  
D. Heatley (PP1) 05:35
R. Getzlaf (PP1) 23:58
J. Mayers 28:31
R. Nash 32:29
M. Green (PP2) 39:53		Goals19:15 A. Strålman
22:46 N. Wallin
31:26 (PP1) A. Strålman
54:21 F. Warg

Bronze-medal game

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All times are local (UTC-4)

May 17, 2008
15:00		Finland  4–0
(2–0, 0–0, 2–0)		  SwedenColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 12,009
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Referees:
Guy Pellerin  
Daniel Piechaczek  
A. Pihlström 11:31
J. Niskala 13:44
A. Pihlström 42:18
M. Koivu (SH1, ENG) 57:35		Goals

Gold-medal game

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Main article: 2008 IIHF World Championship Final

All times are local (UTC-4)

May 18, 2008
13:00		Canada  4–5 OT
(3–1, 1–1, 0–2)
(OT: 0–1)		  RussiaColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 13,339
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Referees:
Christer Lärking  
Marcus Vinnerborg  
B. Burns 03:54
C. Kunitz 09:17
B. Burns (PP2) 14:51
D. Heatley 29:56		Goals01:23 A. Semin
21:14 (PP1) A. Semin
48:55 A. Tereshchenko
54:46 I. Kovalchuk
62:42 (PP1) I. Kovalchuk

Ranking and statistics

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 2008 IIHF World Championship winners 
 
Russia
2nd/24th[7] title

Tournament Awards

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Final standings

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The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

    Russia
    Canada
    Finland
4   Sweden
5   Czech Republic
6   United States
7    Switzerland
8   Norway
9   Belarus
10   Germany
11   Latvia
12   Denmark
13   Slovakia
14   France
15   Slovenia
16   Italy

Scoring leaders

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List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.[10]

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM POS
  Dany Heatley 9 12 8 20 +13 4 FW
  Ryan Getzlaf 9 3 11 14 +10 10 FW
  Rick Nash 9 6 7 13 +9 6 FW
  Alexander Semin 9 6 7 13 +11 8 FW
  Mattias Weinhandl 9 5 8 13 +9 2 FW
  Alexander Ovechkin 9 6 6 12 +11 8 FW
  Sergei Fedorov 9 5 7 12 +10 8 FW
  Mike Green 9 4 8 12 +2 2 D
  Phil Kessel 7 6 4 10 +4 6 FW
  Derek Roy 9 5 5 10 +4 6 FW

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position

Leading goaltenders

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Only the top 5 goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played over 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[11]

Player TOI SA GA GAA Sv% SO
  Robert Esche 198:03 102 7 2.12 93.14 0
  Evgeni Nabokov 302:42 126 9 1.78 92.86 2
  Pascal Leclaire 240:00 107 8 2.00 92.52 1
  Niklas Bäckström 483:22 218 17 2.11 92.20 1
  Vitali Koval 370:49 217 19 3.07 91.24 0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

IIHF Broadcasting rights

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See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2008 IIHF World Championship.

References

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  1. ^ "Vancouver 2010 Olympic Men's Ice Hockey format announced". IIHF. Archived from the original on June 1, 2007. Retrieved May 21, 2007.
  2. ^ IIHF announces NHL-European Victoria Cup Archived May 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c IIHF Format & Rules
  4. ^ "IIHF.com: 2010 Olympic Format decided". IIHF. March 30, 2007. Archived from the original on February 15, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  5. ^ IIHF announces awards, '08 groups
  6. ^ Sanful, John (May 11, 2008). "Finns rally to defeat USA". IIHF. Retrieved May 13, 2008. The IIHF formally acknowledged after the game that Koistinen's shot had, indeed, entered the side of the net and should not have counted, and the video-goal judge will not be working for the rest of the tournament.
  7. ^ If 22 World Championship titles won by the Soviet Union are included, this total comes to 24.
  8. ^ Best players selected by the directorate
  9. ^ Media All-Star Team
  10. ^ Scoring leaders
  11. ^ "Leading goaltenders" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
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