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2008 IIHF World U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host nation  Russia
Dates April 13 – April 24, 2008
Teams 10
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Canada (2 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played 31
Goals scored 221  (7.13 per game)
Attendance 66,739  (2,153 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Canada Cody Hodgson (12 points)
MVP Flag of Canada Jake Allen

The 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Kazan, Russia. The championships began on April 13, 2008 and finished on April 24, 2008. Games were played at TatNeft Arena and Arena Kazan in Kazan. Canada defeated Russia 8–0 in the final to claim the gold medal, while the United States defeated Sweden 6–3 to capture the bronze medal.

Contents

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Russia 4 4 0 0 0 26 9 12
 Canada 4 3 0 0 1 21 7 9
 Germany 4 1 1 0 2 13 19 5
 Slovakia 4 1 0 1 2 13 19 4
 Denmark 4 0 0 0 4 4 23 0

Results
April 13, 2008  Canada 9–2
  Germany Tatneft Arena, Kazan
April 13, 2008  Slovakia 4–6
  Russia Tatneft Arena, Kazan
April 14, 2008  Slovakia 5–2
  Denmark Tatneft Arena, Kazan
April 14, 2008  Germany 2–6
  Russia Tatneft Arena, Kazan
April 15, 2008  Denmark 1–4
  Canada Tatneft Arena, Kazan
April 16, 2008  Germany 5–4 (SO)
  Slovakia Tatneft Arena, Kazan
April 16, 2008  Russia 4–2
  Canada Tatneft Arena, Kazan
April 17, 2008  Denmark 0–4
  Germany Tatneft Arena, Kazan
April 18, 2008  Canada 6–0
  Slovakia Tatneft Arena, Kazan
April 18, 2008  Russia 10–1
  Denmark Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Group B

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Sweden 4 4 0 0 0 23 9 12
 United States 4 3 0 0 1 20 12 9
 Finland 4 2 0 0 2 15 15 6
 Switzerland 4 1 0 0 3 9 21 3
 Belarus 4 0 0 0 4 9 19 0

Results
April 13, 2008  Sweden 6–2
  Belarus Arena Kazan, Kazan
April 13, 2008  Switzerland 2–7
  United States Arena Kazan, Kazan
April 14, 2008  Belarus 2–5
  United States Arena Kazan, Kazan
April 14, 2008  Switzerland 3–5
  Finland Arena Kazan, Kazan
April 15, 2008  Finland 3–5
  Sweden Arena Kazan, Kazan
April 16, 2008  Belarus 2–4
  Switzerland Arena Kazan, Kazan
April 16, 2008  United States 4–5
  Sweden Arena Kazan, Kazan
April 17, 2008  Finland 4–3
  Belarus Arena Kazan, Kazan
April 18, 2008  Sweden 7–0
  Switzerland Arena Kazan, Kazan
April 18, 2008  United States 4–3
  Finland Arena Kazan, Kazan

Relegation round

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Slovakia 3 3 0 0 0 14 5 9
 Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 12 6 6
 Belarus 3 1 0 0 2 9 12 3
 Denmark 3 0 0 0 3 5 17 0

Results

Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:

April 20, 2008  Belarus 1–6
  Slovakia Arena Kazan, Kazan
April 20, 2008  Switzerland 6–1
  Denmark Arena Kazan, Kazan
April 21, 2008  Denmark 2–6
  Belarus Arena Kazan, Kazan
April 21, 2008  Slovakia 3–2
  Switzerland Arena Kazan, Kazan

Final round

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
      B1   Sweden 2  
  A2   Canada 2     A2   Canada 3    
  B3   Finland 1         A2   Canada 8
      A1   Russia 0
      A1   Russia 3    
  B2   United States 4     B2   United States 1   Third place
  A3   Germany 1   B1   Sweden 3
  B2   United States 6

Quarterfinals

April 20, 2008  Canada 2–1
  Finland Tatneft Arena, Kazan
April 20, 2008  United States 4–1
  Germany Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Semifinals

April 21, 2008  Sweden 2–3
  Canada Tatneft Arena, Kazan
April 21, 2008  Russia 3–1
  United States Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Fifth place game

April 22, 2008  Finland 3–4
  Germany Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Bronze medal game

April 23, 2008  Sweden 3–6
  United States Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Gold medal game

April 23, 2008  Canada 8–0
  Russia Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Final standings

Rk. Team
 Canada
 Russia