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2008 IIHF World Championship rosters

2008 IIHF World Championship rosters

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The 2008 IIHF World Championship rosters consisted of 399 players on 16 national ice hockey teams. In honour of the International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) 100th anniversary, the World Championship was hosted in Canada for the first time. Held in Quebec City and Halifax, Canada, the 2008 IIHF World Championship was the 72nd edition of the tournament.[1] Russia won the Championship, the second time they had done so and their 24th title if including those won by the Soviet Union.[2] Dany Heatley of Canada led the tournament in scoring with 20 points,[3] and was named the tournament's most valuable player and top forward. Canadian Brent Burns was named top defenceman, while Evgeni Nabokov of Russia was selected as top goaltender.[4]

Alexander Semin of Russia after scoring the first goal of the gold medal game. Semin led Russia in scoring with six goals and thirteen points.

Before the start of the World Championship, each participating nation had to submit a list of players for its roster. A minimum of 15 skaters and two goaltenders, and a maximum of 20 skaters and three goaltenders had to be selected. If a country selected fewer than the maximum allowed, they had to choose the remaining players prior to the start of the tournament. After the start of the tournament, each team was allowed to select an additional two players, either skaters or goaltenders, to their roster, for a maximum roster of 25 players. Once a player was registered to the team, he could not be removed from the roster.

To qualify for a national team under IIHF rules, a player must follow several criteria. He must be a citizen of the nation, and be under the jurisdiction of that national ice hockey association. Players are allowed to switch which national team they play for, providing they fulfill the IIHF criteria. If participating for the first time in an IIHF event, the player would have had to play two consecutive years in the national competition of the new country, without playing in another nation. If the player has already played for a national team before, he may switch nationality if he is a citizen of the new country, and has played for four consecutive years in the national competition of the new country. This switch may only happen once in the player's life.

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Belarus

Andrei Kostitsyn had two goals and one assist for Belarus.

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Canada

Dany Heatley led the tournament in scoring, being named most valuable player and best forward.

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Czech Republic

Tomáš Kaberle led the Czech Republic team in scoring with one goal and nine assists.

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Denmark

With four points in six games, Jannik Hansen finished third in scoring for Denmark.
  • Head coach: Canada Mike Sirant

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Finland

Teemu Selänne helped Finland win a bronze medal by scoring seven points.

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France

Sacha Treille had one assist as France stayed in the top division of ice hockey.

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Germany

Dimitri Pätzold appeared in three games for Germany, winning one.

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Italy

Thomas Tragust played four games for Italy.

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Latvia

Goaltender Edgars Masaļskis appeared in all six games for Latvia.

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Norway

Mads Hansen (left) had three points in seven games, while Mathis Olimb (right) had two goals for Norway.

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Russia

Tying for the team lead in goals, with six, Alexander Ovechkin helped Russia win its first gold medal in fifteen years.

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Slovakia

With two goals and seven assists, Ľubomír Višňovský led Slovakia in scoring.

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Slovenia

The only player from the NHL playing for Slovenia, Anže Kopitar led the team in both goals and points.

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Sweden

Henrik Lundqvist played in five games for Sweden, winning three of them.

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Switzerland

Jonas Hiller played in three games for Switzerland, winning one of them.

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United States

Zach Parise scored five goals and three assists for the United States.

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References

  1. "Finally, Canada to host the World Championship". IIHF. 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  2. Podnieks, Andrew (2008-05-18). "Gold No. 24 for Big Red Machine". IIHF. Archived from the original on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  3. "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). IIHF. 2008-05-18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  4. "Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). IIHF. 2008-05-18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2009-05-26.


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