2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

Tournament details
Host countries	Poland   Latvia
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	2–8 April 2008
Teams	12
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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.

Group A

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

Final standings

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

Results

All times are local.

2 April 2008 13:00

Ukraine

0–2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1)

Kazakhstan

Arena Toruń, Toruń

2 April 2008 16:30

Lithuania

1–7 (1–2, 0–2, 0–3)

Czech Republic

Arena Toruń, Toruń

2 April 2008 20:00

Poland

0–5 (0–2, 0–2, 0–1)

Slovenia

Arena Toruń, Toruń

3 April 2008 13:00

Kazakhstan

9–0 (3–0, 4–0, 2–0)

Lithuania

Arena Toruń, Toruń

3 April 2008 16:30

Slovenia

1–3 (0–1, 0–2, 1–0)

Ukraine

Arena Toruń, Toruń

3 April 2008 20:00

Czech Republic

9–0 (3–0, 4–0, 2–0)

Poland

Arena Toruń, Toruń

5 April 2008 13:00

Slovenia

2–7 (1–1, 1–4, 0–2)

Kazakhstan

Arena Toruń, Toruń

5 April 2008 16:30

Lithuania

2–3 (1–1, 0–1, 1–1)

Poland

Arena Toruń, Toruń

5 April 2008 20:00

Czech Republic

5–2 (1–0, 2–2, 2–0)

Ukraine

Arena Toruń, Toruń

6 April 2008 13:00

Slovenia

5–6 (1–2, 4–1, 0–3)

Lithuania

Arena Toruń, Toruń

6 April 2008 16:30

Poland

0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1)

Ukraine

Arena Toruń, Toruń

6 April 2008 20:00

Kazakhstan

0–7 (0–0, 0–2, 0–5)

Czech Republic

Arena Toruń, Toruń

8 April 2008 12:30

Ukraine

2–4 (1–2, 1–0, 0–2)

Lithuania

Arena Toruń, Toruń

8 April 2008 16:00

Czech Republic

8–2 (2–0, 5–1, 1–1)

Slovenia

Arena Toruń, Toruń

8 April 2008 19:30

Kazakhstan

1–4 (0–2, 1–2, 0–0)

Poland

Arena Toruń, Toruń

Group B

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

Final standings

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

Results

All times are local.

2 April 2008 13:00

Austria

1–2 (0–0, 1–2, 0–0)

Norway

Arena Riga, Riga

2 April 2008 16:30

Italy

4–3 (2–0, 1–2, 1–1)

Japan

Arena Riga, Riga

2 April 2008 20:00

Netherlands

0–7 (0–3, 0–1, 0–3)

Latvia

Arena Riga, Riga

3 April 2008 13:00

Japan

1–6 (0–2, 0–0, 1–4)

Austria

Arena Riga, Riga

3 April 2008 16:30

Norway

7–0 (2–0, 4–0, 1–0)

Netherlands

Arena Riga, Riga

3 April 2008 20:00

Latvia

3–1 (2–0, 0–0, 1–1)

Italy

Arena Riga, Riga

5 April 2008 13:00

Netherlands

0–10 (0–2, 0–2, 0–6)

Italy

Arena Riga, Riga

5 April 2008 16:30

Japan

1–3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2)

Norway

Arena Riga, Riga

5 April 2008 20:00

Latvia

2–0 (1–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Austria

Arena Riga, Riga

6 April 2008 13:00

Japan

7–4 (3–0, 2–0, 2–4)

Netherlands

Arena Riga, Riga

6 April 2008 16:30

Italy

1–2 GWS (0–0, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)

Austria

Arena Riga, Riga

6 April 2008 20:00

Norway

1–0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Latvia

Arena Riga, Riga

8 April 2008 12:30

Norway

2–1 (2–1, 0–0, 0–0)

Italy

Arena Riga, Riga

8 April 2008 16:00

Austria

2–0 (2–0, 0–0, 0–0)

Netherlands

Arena Riga, Riga

8 April 2008 19:30

Latvia

9–0 (1–0, 5–0, 3–0)

Japan

Arena Riga, Riga

References