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2008 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
DatesMay 2 - May 18
Teams16
Tournament statistics
Games played9
Goals scored62 (6.89 per game)
Attendance81,158 (9,018 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Dany Heatley
See also: 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

The 2008 IIHF World Championship will be held between May 2, 2008 and May 18, 2008 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The two venues will be the Halifax Metro Centre (10,595 seats) and the Colisée Pepsi (15,750 seats).

It will be the 72nd annual event, and will be run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). This will be the first time the final tournament is held in a non-European country since 1962, when it was held in Colorado, USA. The IIHF wants to celebrate the federation's 100th anniversary by holding the tournament in the country where organized ice hockey was born.

The tournament will serve as the qualifying round for the men's hockey competition at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The top nine teams in the IIHF World Rankings after Canada 2008 will be automatically qualified to Vancouver 2010.[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 are two changes in the format compared to earlier years. Because of the distance between Halifax and Quebec City, the quarter-finals will be played within qualification round, instead of crossing over which has happened since 2000. The relegation round is different too, as it consists two best-of-three series instead of round robin series between four teams.

Rosters

Further information: 2008 IIHF World Championship rosters

Preliminary Round

Sixteen participating teams have been placed in the following four groups.[3]. After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group to advance to the Qualifying Round while the last team competes in the relegation round.

Group A

Standings

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
  Switzerland 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 3 3
 Sweden 1 1 0 0 0 6 5 1 3
 Belarus 1 0 0 0 1 5 6 -1 0
 France 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0

Results

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: 9204
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: 9367
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 v BelarusColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
May 5, 2008
19:00		Sweden v FranceColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
May 7, 2008
13:00		Sweden v  SwitzerlandColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
May 7, 2008
19:00		France v BelarusColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec

Group B

Standings

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 Canada 2 2 0 0 0 12 1 11 6
 United States 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 4 3
 Slovenia 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0
 Latvia 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 -11 0

Results

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: 7921
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: 7360
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 v CanadaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 4, 2008
20:15		United States v SloveniaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 6, 2008
16:30		Canada v United StatesMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 6, 2008
20:15		Slovenia v LatviaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Group C

Standings

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 Finland 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 4 3
 Slovakia 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 4 3
 Norway 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0
 Germany 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0

Results

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: 7658
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: 7096
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 v NorwayMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 5, 2008
20:15		Slovakia v GermanyMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 7, 2008
16:30		Finland v SlovakiaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 7, 2008
20:15		Norway v GermanyMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Group D

Standings

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 Russia 2 1 1 0 0 12 5 7 5
 Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 0 9 7 2 4
 Denmark 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 -3 0
 Italy 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 -6 0

Results

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: 8369
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: 11074
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, 0 - 1 )		 RussiaColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 13109
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 v DenmarkColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
May 6, 2008
13:00		Russia v DenmarkColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
May 6, 2008
19:00		Czech Republic v ItalyColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec

Qualification Round

First three teams in the standings of each group of the Preliminary round advance to the Qualification round and are placed in two groups: Teams from Groups A and D to compete in Group E. Teams from Groups B and C to compete in Group F.

Each team is to play three games (one against the three teams of the other group which have been paired with). These three games and the two games played in the Preliminary round against the two teams from the same group who had advance will count in the Qualification Round Standings.

Four first teams in both groups E and F to advance in Quarter-finals.

Group E

Standings

Rk. Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
  A1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  D2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  D3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Results

All times are local (UTC-4).

May 8, 2008
15:00		A2vD3Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
May 8, 2008
19:00		A1vD2Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
May 9, 2008
13:00		D1vA3Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
May 10, 2008
12:30		D2vA3Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
May 10, 2008
16:30		D1vA2Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
May 11, 2008
13:00		D3vA1Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
May 11, 2008
19:00		A2vD2Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
May 12, 2008
13:00		A1vD1Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
May 12, 2008
19:00		A3vD3Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec

Group F

Standings

Rk. Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
  B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  C1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Results

All times are local (UTC-3).

May 8, 2008
16:30		B1vC2Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 8, 2008
20:15		B2vC3Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 9, 2008
12:30		C1vB3Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 10, 2008
16:30		C3vB1Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 11, 2008
12:30		C2vB3Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 11, 2008
16:30		C1vB2Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 12, 2008
12:30		B2vC2Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 12, 2008
16:30		B1vC1Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 12, 2008
20:15		B3vC3Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Relegation Round

Teams finishing last in all four Preliminary Round groups compete in the Relegation Round in order to determine which country will be relegated in the IIHF division I next year.

The four teams are paired in the two best-of-three series.

Group G

Series G1 - A4 vs D4

All times are local (UTC-4).

May 9, 2008
19:00		4Av4DColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
May 10, 2008
20:15		4Dv4AColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
May 13, 2008
19:00		4Av4DColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec

Series G2 - B4 vs C4

All times are local (UTC-3).

May 9, 2008
16:30		B4vC4Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 10, 2008
20:15		C4vB4Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 13, 2008
20:15		B4vC4Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Final Round

Draw

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Quarter-finals

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

May 14, 2008
v		E1vE4Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
May 14, 2008
v		F1vF4Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 14, 2008
v		E2vE3Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
May 14, 2008
v		F2vF3Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Semi-finals

All times local(UTC-4)

May 16, 2008
v		Winner QF1vWinner QF4Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
May 16, 2008
v		Winner QF2vWinner QF3Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec

Bronze Medal Game

All times local(UTC-4)

May 17, 2008
17:00		Loser SF1vLoser SF2Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec

Gold Medal Game

All times local(UTC-4)

May 18, 2008
13:00		Winner SF1vWinner SF2Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec

Rules

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 tme

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 goal 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.

Broadcasting rights

References

  1. ^ Vancouver 2010 Olympic Men's Ice Hockey format announced
  2. ^ IIHF announces NHL-European Victoria Cup
  3. ^ IIHF announces awards, '08 groups

See also

Preceded by IIHF World Championship
See also: 2008 World Juniors,
2008 Women's,
2008 Men's U18,
2008 Women's U18 		Succeeded by
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