2008_IIHF_World_U18_Championships
The 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Kazan, Russia.[1] The championships began on April 13, 2008, and finished on April 23, 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.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Russia |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 13–23 April 2008 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Canada (2nd title) |
Runner-up  | Russia |
Third place  |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 221 (7.13 per game) |
| Attendance | 66,839 (2,156 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Cody Hodgson (12 points) |
| MVP | Jake Allen |
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Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+3).
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Russia (H) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 12 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Canada |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 |  Germany |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Slovakia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 4 | Relegation round |
| 5 |  Denmark |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 0 |
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| 13 April 2008 13:00 | Canada | 9–2 (2–0, 4–1, 3–1) | Germany | Tatneft Arena, Kazan Attendance: 1,100 |
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| 13 April 2008 17:00 | Slovakia | 4–6 (1–2, 0–1, 3–3) | Russia | Tatneft Arena, Kazan Attendance: 7,400 |
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| 14 April 2008 15:30 | Slovakia | 5–2 (0–0, 2–0, 3–2) | Denmark | Tatneft Arena, Kazan Attendance: 700 |
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| 14 April 2008 19:00 | Germany | 2–6 (1–0, 0–3, 1–3) | Russia | Tatneft Arena, Kazan Attendance: 5,600 |
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| 15 April 2008 15:30 | Denmark | 1–4 (0–1, 1–2, 0–1) | Canada | Tatneft Arena, Kazan Attendance: 1,100 |
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| 16 April 2008 15:30 | Germany | 5–4 GWS (2–1, 2–3, 0–0) OT: (0–0) SO: (1–0) | Slovakia | Tatneft Arena, Kazan Attendance: 600 |
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| 16 April 2008 19:00 | Russia | 4–2 (0–0, 2–2, 2–0) | Canada | Tatneft Arena, Kazan Attendance: 10,000 |
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| 17 April 2008 19:00 | Denmark | 0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1) | Germany | Tatneft Arena, Kazan Attendance: 500 |
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| 18 April 2008 15:30 | Canada | 6–0 (2–0, 2–0, 2–0) | Slovakia | Tatneft Arena, Kazan Attendance: 1,000 |
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| 18 April 2008 19:00 | Russia | 10–1 (2–0, 3–1, 5–0) | Denmark | Tatneft Arena, Kazan Attendance: 6,400 |
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Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Sweden |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 12 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 |  Finland |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Switzerland |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 3 | Relegation round |
| 5 |  Belarus |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 0 |
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Source: IIHF
| 13 April 2008 15:00 | Sweden | 6–2 (1–1, 1–0, 4–1) | Belarus | Arena Kazan, Kazan Attendance: 650 |
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| 13 April 2008 19:00 | Switzerland | 2–7 (1–1, 0–3, 1–3) | United States | Arena Kazan, Kazan Attendance: 630 |
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| 14 April 2008 15:30 | Belarus | 2–5 (1–2, 0–2, 1–1) | United States | Arena Kazan, Kazan Attendance: 700 |
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| 14 April 2008 19:00 | Switzerland | 3–5 (0–2, 1–2, 2–1) | Finland | Arena Kazan, Kazan Attendance: 650 |
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| 15 April 2008 19:00 | Finland | 3–5 (1–0, 1–3, 1–2) | Sweden | Arena Kazan, Kazan Attendance: 860 |
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| 16 April 2008 15:30 | Belarus | 2–4 (0–2, 1–1, 1–1) | Switzerland | Arena Kazan, Kazan Attendance: 300 |
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| 16 April 2008 19:00 | United States | 4–5 (1–1, 2–2, 1–2) | Sweden | Arena Kazan, Kazan Attendance: 550 |
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| 17 April 2008 15:30 | Finland | 4–3 (1–1, 1–2, 2–0) | Belarus | Arena Kazan, Kazan Attendance: 639 |
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| 18 April 2008 15:30 | Sweden | 7–0 (2–0, 4–0, 1–0) | Switzerland | Arena Kazan, Kazan Attendance: 300 |
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| 18 April 2008 19:00 | United States | 4–3 (3–1, 0–1, 1–1) | Finland | Arena Kazan, Kazan Attendance: 770 |
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Relegation round
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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| 7 | Slovakia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 9 | |
| 8 | Switzerland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | |
| 9 | Belarus |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 3 | 2009 Division I |
| 10 | Denmark |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 0 |
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Source: IIHF
| 20 April 2008 13:30 | Belarus | 1–6 (0–3, 0–2, 1–1) | Slovakia | Arena Kazan, Kazan Attendance: 125 |
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| 20 April 2008 17:00 | Switzerland | 6–1 (1–0, 4–1, 1–0) | Denmark | Arena Kazan, Kazan Attendance: 195 |
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| 21 April 2008 15:30 | Denmark | 2–6 (0–2, 1–1, 1–3) | Belarus | Arena Kazan, Kazan Attendance: 200 |
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| 21 April 2008 19:00 | Slovakia | 3–2 (0–0, 0–1, 3–1) | Switzerland | Arena Kazan, Kazan Attendance: 120 |
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Final round
Bracket
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| B1 | Sweden
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| A2 | Canada
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| B3 | Finland
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| B2 | United States
| 4 | B2 | United States
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| A3 | Germany
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| B2 | United States
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Quarterfinals
| 20 April 2008 13:00 | Canada | 2–1 (1–0, 1–0, 0–1) | Finland | Tatneft Arena, Kazan Attendance: 1,600 |
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| 20 April 2008 17:00 | United States | 4–1 (1–0, 2–1, 1–0) | Germany | Tatneft Arena, Kazan Attendance: 1,700 |
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Semifinals
| 21 April 2008 15:30 | Sweden | 2–3 (1–1, 1–1, 0–1) | Canada | Tatneft Arena, Kazan Attendance: 1,500 |
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| 21 April 2008 19:00 | Russia | 3–1 (1–0, 1–0, 1–1) | United States | Tatneft Arena, Kazan Attendance: 9,500 |
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| Alexander Pechursky | Goalies | Brandon Maxwell | Referees: Nadir Mandioni Derek Zalaski Linesmen: Antti Orelma Peter Sabelström | |||||||||||
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| 27 min | Penalties | 31 min | ||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 28 | ||||||||||||
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Fifth place game
| 22 April 2008 19:00 | Finland | 3–4 (1–1, 0–2, 2–1) | Germany | Tatneft Arena, Kazan Attendance: 350 |
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Bronze medal game
| 23 April 2008 15:00 | Sweden | 3–6 (1–2, 2–3, 0–1) | United States | Tatneft Arena, Kazan Attendance: 1,100 |
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Final
| 23 April 2008 19:00 | Canada | 8–0 (5–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Russia | Tatneft Arena, Kazan Attendance: 10,000 |
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| Jake Allen | Goalies | Alexander Pechursky Danila Alistratov | Referees: Tom Laaksonen Robert Ritchie Linesmen: David Brown Peter Sabelström | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 34 min | Penalties | 64 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final standings
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| Rank | Team |
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 | Canada |
 | Russia |
 | United States |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | Germany |
| 6 | Finland |
| 7 | Slovakia |
| 8 | Switzerland |
| 9 | Belarus |
| 10 | Denmark |
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Belarus and Denmark are relegated to Division I for the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Statistics
Scoring leaders
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| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| 1 | Cody Hodgson | Canada | 7 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +2 | 8 |
| 2 | Igor Revenko | Belarus | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −1 | 6 |
| 3 | Richard Pánik | Slovakia | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +4 | 0 |
| 3 | Jordan Eberle | Canada | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +2 | 0 |
| 5 | Taylor Hall | Canada | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +4 | 4 |
| 6 | Nikita Filatov | Russia | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +1 | 29 |
| 7 | Alexander Fomin | Belarus | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Jeremy Morin | United States | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +6 | 6 |
| 9 | Matt Duchene | Canada | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +6 | 6 |
| 10 | André Petersson | Sweden | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 2 |
| 10 | Mattias Tedenby | Sweden | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +1 | 35 |
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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
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| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
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| 1 | Jake Allen | Canada | 420:00 | 10 | 1.43 | 192 | 94.79 | 2 |
| 2 | Brandon Maxwell | United States | 298:23 | 11 | 2.21 | 148 | 92.57 | 0 |
| 3 | Marek Čiliak | Slovakia | 180:00 | 9 | 3.00 | 96 | 90.62 | 0 |
| 4 | Alexander Pechursky | Russia | 215:55 | 11 | 3.06 | 96 | 88.54 | 0 |
| 5 | Nikolaj Nørbak | Denmark | 274:13 | 23 | 5.03 | 193 | 88.08 | 0 |
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TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF
Awards
- Best players selected by the Directorate:
- Best Goaltender:
Jake Allen - Best Defenceman:
Erik Karlsson - Best Forward:
Kirill Petrov - MVP: Jake Allen
- Best Goaltender:
Source: IIHF
- Media All-Stars:
- Goaltender: Jake Allen
- Defensemen: Vyacheslav Voinov / Victor Hedman
- Forwards: Kirill Petrov / Mattias Tedenby / Nikita Filatov
Source: IIHF
Further information: 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
Group A
The tournament was played in Toruń, Poland, from 2 to 8 April 2008.[2]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 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 |
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Source: IIHF
Group B
The tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 2 to 8 April 2008.[3]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 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 |
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Source: IIHF
Further information: 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
Group A
The tournament was played in Méribel and Courchevel, France, from 30 March to 5 April 2008.[4]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 |  France |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 4 | +49 | 15 | Promoted to the 2009 Division I |
| 2 |  South Korea |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Croatia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Belgium |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 7 | |
| 5 |  China |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 52 | −38 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Australia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 33 | −25 | 0 | Relegated to the 2009 Division III |
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Source: IIHF
Group B
The tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 23 to 29 March 2008.[5]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 |  Hungary |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 12 | +25 | 12 | Promoted to the 2009 Division I |
| 2 |  Great Britain |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Estonia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Romania |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Spain |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Israel |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 68 | −57 | 0 | Relegated to the 2009 Division III |
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Source: IIHF
Further information: 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
Group A
The tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 2 to 8 March 2008.[6]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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| 1 |  Mexico |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | +30 | 12 | Promoted to the 2009 Division II |
| 2 |  Chinese Taipei |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 9 | |
| 3 |  New Zealand |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 18 | +27 | 6 | |
| 4 |  South Africa |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Mongolia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 64 | −57 | 0 |
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Source: IIHF
Group B
The tournament was played in İzmit, Turkey, from 3 to 9 March 2008.[7]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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| 1 |  Serbia |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | +45 | 12 | Promoted to Division I for 2009 |
| 2 |  Iceland |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 7 | +41 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Turkey |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Bulgaria |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Armenia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 87 | −86 | 0 |
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Source: IIHF