2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2008 IIHF World U20 Championship

Tournament details
Host country|  Czech Republic
City| Pardubice, Liberec
Venue(s)| ČEZ Arena and
Tipsport Arena (in 2 host cities)
Dates| 26 December 2007 –
5 January 2008
Teams| 10
Final positions
Champions |  Canada (14th title)
Runners-up |  Sweden
Third place |  Russia
Fourth place|  United States
Tournament statistics
Games played| 31
Goals scored| 197 (6.35 per game)
Attendance| 103,179 (3,328 per game)
Scoring leader(s)|  James van Riemsdyk
(11 points)
Awards
MVP|  Steve Mason

<- 2007

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The 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred to as the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2008 WJHC), was the 32nd edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournamement was held in Pardubice and Liberec, Czech Republic, between 26 December 2007 and 5 January 2008.[1][2] Canada won the gold medal for the fourth consecutive time. Sweden earned its first World Junior medal since 1996 by reaching the final.

## Top Division

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### Venues

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ČEZ Aréna
Capacity: 10,194  | Tipsport Arena
Capacity: 7,500

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Czech Republic – Pardubice |  Czech Republic – Liberec

### Rosters

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Main article: 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

### Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+1).

#### Group A

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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  | 22  | 9  | +13  | 12  | Semifinals
2  |  Canada | 4  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 12  | 5  | +7  | 9  | Quarterfinals
3  |  Czech Republic (H) | 4  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 12  | 11  | +1  | 6
4  |  Slovakia | 4  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 9  | 14  | −5  | 3  | Relegation round
5  |  Denmark | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 7  | 23  | −16  | 0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

26 December 2007
16:00| Sweden | 4–3
(2–1, 0–0, 2–2)|  Slovakia| ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 7,692

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Game reference

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| Robin Figren 10:20 (SH)
Patrik Berglund 16:14 (PP)
Robin Figren 48:05 (PP)
Johan Alcén 55:03 (PP)| Goals| Milan Bališ 02:10 (PP2)
Ivan Roháč 48:56
Tomáš Marcinko 50:15

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26 December 2007
20:00| Czech Republic | 0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)|  Canada| ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 10,057

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Game reference

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| | Goals| John Tavares 31:21 (PP)
Matthew Halischuk 43:57
John Tavares 51:53 (PP)

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27 December 2007
16:00| Slovakia | 0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)|  Canada| ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 3,657

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27 December 2007
20:00| Czech Republic | 5–2
(3–0, 1–2, 1–0)|  Denmark| ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 3,260

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Game reference

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| Michael Frolík 00:22, 03:26 (PP), 13:09
Jakub Sklenář 23:30
Petr Strapáč 51:41 (PP)| Goals| Kevin Leder 28:00
Sune Hjulmand 33:09 (PP)

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28 December 2007
18:00| Denmark | 1–10
(1–2, 0–4, 0–4)|  Sweden| ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 654

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| Morten Poulsen 01:06| Goals| Oscar Möller 07:19
Tobias Forsberg 09:56
Mikael Backlund 26:20 (SH), 32:43 (SH)
Tony Lagerström 30:12, 46:29
Robin Figren 34:20
Patrik Berglund 51:58
Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson 52:30
Patrik Lundh 54:25

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29 December 2007
16:00| Slovakia | 2–5
(0–2, 1–2, 1–1)|  Czech Republic| ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 10,194

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| Oliver Ďuriš 38:17
Erik Čaládi (PP2) 52:20| Goals| Jakub Sklenář 7:11, 26:10
Michael Frolík 19:59
Daniel Bártek 24:45
Martin Látal 54:27 (SH)

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29 December 2007
20:00| Canada | 3–4
(1–0, 0–0, 2–4)|  Sweden| ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 8,547

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| Brad Marchand 19:05
Shawn Matthias 42:17
Claude Giroux 56:18 (PP2)| Goals| Eric Moe 45:14 (PP)
Tony Lagerström 46:45
Oscar Möller 49:09 (PP)
Tobias Forsberg 59:53

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30 December 2007
18:00| Denmark | 3–4
(0–1, 0–2, 3–1)|  Slovakia| ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 468

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| Mikkel Bødker 43:36 (PP)
Nichlas Hardt 48:01
Morten Poulsen 59:35 (PP)| Goals| Ivan Roháč 8:25 (PP)
Matej Češík 27:43
Erik Čaládi 31:06 (PP2)
Marek Slovák 48:24

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31 December 2007
14:00| Sweden | 4–2
(1–0, 2–0, 1–2)|  Czech Republic| ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 6,272

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Game reference

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| Oscar Möller 4:11
Patrik Berglund 23:37 (PP2)
Thomas Larsson 24:42
Robin Figren 41:26| Goals| Antonín Bořuta 40:44 (PP)
Jakub Sklenář 50:10

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31 December 2007
18:00| Canada | 4–1
(2–0, 1–0, 1–1)|  Denmark| ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 1,158

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Game reference

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| Shawn Matthias 12:44 (PP)
John Tavares 18:08
Kyle Turris 28:18, 54:42 (PP)| Goals| Mikkel Bødker 49:36 (PP2)

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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  |  United States | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 17  | 8  | +9  | 12  | Semifinals
2  |  Russia | 4  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 18  | 14  | +4  | 9  | Quarterfinals
3  |  Finland | 4  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 16  | 15  | +1  | 5
4  |  Kazakhstan | 4  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 8  | 16  | −8  | 3  | Relegation round
5  |  Switzerland | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 9  | 15  | −6  | 1

Source: IIHF

26 December 2007
16:00| United States | 5–1
(1–1, 2–0, 2–0)|  Kazakhstan| Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 1,029

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Game reference

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| James van Riemsdyk 19:57
Rhett Rakhshani 24:58
Mike Carman 26:23
Colin Wilson 44:11 (PP)
Kyle Okposo 57:43| Goals| Alexandr Kurshuk 14:46 (PP)

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26 December 2007
20:00| Finland | 4–7
(2–1, 0–4, 2–2)|  Russia| Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 1,720

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Game reference

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| Nico Aaltonen 07:20 (PP)
Joonas Jalvanti 15:02 (PP)
Juuso Puustinen 43:33
Max Wärn 43:59| Goals| Marat Kalimulin 11:47 (PP)
Yevgeni Bodrov 26:26
Vadim Golubtsov 27:32 (PP)
Artem Anisimov 32:34
Anton Korolev 34:32
Viktor Tikhonov 40:25 (PP)
Dmitri Kugryshev 56:22

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27 December 2007
16:00| Kazakhstan | 4–5
(2–0, 1–4, 1–1)|  Russia| Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 796

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Game reference

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| Evgeny Rymarev 03:58
Konstantin Savenkov 14:21
Yakov Vorobyov 35:47 (PP)
Mikhail Kachulin 53:10| Goals| Viktor Tikhonov 20:25 (PP)
Alexei Cherepanov 21:19
Evgenij Kurbatov 31:37
Artyom Gordeyev 36:27
Yuri Alexandrov 53:30

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27 December 2007
20:00| Finland | 4–3 GWS
(1–2, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)|  Switzerland| Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 980

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Game reference

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| Juuso Puustinen 17:36 (PP)
Harri Pesonen 22:45
Jarkko Malinen 43:05
Sakari Salminen GWG| Goals| Kevin Lotscher 09:37
Reto Suri 14:47
Gregory Sciaroni 59:14

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28 December 2007
18:00| Switzerland | 2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)|  United States| Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 1,222

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Game reference

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| Andrej Bykov 24:17
Arnaud Jacquemet 55:45 (PP)| Goals| Colin Wilson 05:08 (PP), 49:30 (PP2)
Bobby Sanguinetti 22:57(PP)
James van Riemsdyk 42:27 (PP2)

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29 December 2007
16:00| Kazakhstan | 0–5
(0–1, 0–2, 0–2)|  Finland| Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 1,354

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| | Goals| Nico Aaltonen 02:59
Joonas Kemppainen 23:37 (PP), 26:37
Niclas Lucenius 46:17 (PP2)
Juuso Puustinen 48:30

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29 December 2007
20:00| Russia | 2–3
(0–1, 1–0, 1–2)|  United States| Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 4,654

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| Alexei Cherepanov 28:36
Viktor Tikhonov 54:36| Goals| Tyler Ruegsegger 11:31 (PP2)
James van Riemsdyk 43:01 (PP)
Mike Carman 47:44

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30 December 2007
18:00| Switzerland | 1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)|  Kazakhstan| Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 513

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| Yannick Weber 53:49 (PP)| Goals| Yakov Vorobiev 7:39, 28;19 (PP)
Evgeny Rymarev 59:07

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31 December 2007
14:00| Russia | 4–3
(1–1, 2–1, 1–1)|  Switzerland| Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 551

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| Anton Korolev 1:31
Dmitri Sayustov 20:46 (PP2)
Artyom Gordeyev 37:49
Viktor Tikhonov 55:31| Goals| Arnauld Jacquemet 9:41 (PP)
Dino Wieser 28:45
Marco Maurer 57:40

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31 December 2007
18:00| United States | 5–3
(2–0, 3–0, 0–3)|  Finland| Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 1,133

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Game reference

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| Colin Wilson 9:29, 13:20 (PP), 21:43
Tyler Ruegsegger 24:44
James van Riemsdyk 29:14| Goals| Nico Aaltonen 50:52 (PP)
Mikko Kousa 55:21 (PP)
Niclas Lucenius 59:14

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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  | 17  | 5  | +12  | 9  |
8  |  Kazakhstan | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 12  | −3  | 6
9  |  Switzerland | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 8  | 10  | −2  | 3  | Relegated to the 2009 Division I
10  |  Denmark | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 8  | 15  | −7  | 0

Source: IIHF

2 January 2008
16:00| Slovakia | 5–2
(1–0, 2–0, 2–2)|  Switzerland| Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 564

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| Marek Slovák 5:50 (PP)
Dalibor Jančovič 31:13
Tomáš Marcinko 39:48
Erik Čaládi 58:54 (ENG)
Juraj Mikuš 59:51 (ENG)| Goals| Étienne Froidevaux 40:40
Aurelio Lemm 46:07 (PP)

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2 January 2008
20:00| Kazakhstan | 6–3
(1–0, 2–2, 3–1)|  Denmark| Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 149

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Game reference

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| Evgeny Gasnikov 08:53 (PP)
Yakov Vorobiev 33:42
Evgeny Rymarev 38:36 (SH), 52:08 (PP), 59:11 (ENG), 59:25 (ENG)| Goals| Lars Eller 22:38 (PP), 38:59 (PP)
Nichlas Hardt 43:43 (PP)

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3 January 2008
16:00| Switzerland | 5–2
(1–1, 2–1, 2–0)|  Denmark| Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 251

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| Yannick Weber 15:31
Aurelio Lemm 32:36, 39:29 (PP)
Reto Suri 43:12
Roman Schlagenhauf 58:37 (PP)| Goals| Lars Eller 04:38
Philip Larsen 26:57 (PP)

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3 January 2008
20:00| Slovakia | 8–0
(4–0, 3–0, 1–0)|  Kazakhstan| Tipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 359

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Game reference

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| Oliver Ďuriš 6:40
Dávid Skokan 14:00 (PP), 19:39 (PP2)
Ivan Roháč 15:45
Erik Čaládi 32:33 (PP)
Patrik Lušňák 35:13 (PP), 37:32
Dalibor Jančovič 50:05| Goals|

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### Final round

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#### Bracket

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| Quarter-Finals | | | Semi-Finals | | | Gold Medal Game |

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| | | | A1 |  Sweden (OT) | 2 | |
| B2 |  Russia | 4 | | | B2 |  Russia | 1 |
| A3 |  Czech Republic | 1 | | | | | | A1 |  Sweden | 2 |
| | | | | | A2 |  Canada (OT) | 3 |
| | | | B1 |  United States | 1 |
| A2 |  Canada | 4 | | | A2 |  Canada | 4 |
| B3 |  Finland | 2 | | | | Bronze Medal Game

| | | B1 |  United States | 2
| | | B2 |  Russia | 4

#### Quarterfinals

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2 January 2008
16:00| Canada | 4–2
(0–1, 1–0, 3–1)|  Finland| ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 5,187

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| John Tavares 27:23 (PP)
Steven Stamkos 42:20
Brad Marchand 50:32
Stefan Legein 59:30 (ENG)| Goals| Juuso Puustinen 7:23
Jan-Mikael Juutilainen 45:42

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2 January 2008
20:00| Russia | 4–1
(0–0, 3–1, 1–0)|  Czech Republic| ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 8,420

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| Sergei Bobrovsky| Goalies| Michal Neuvirth| Referees:
Danny Kurmann
Thomas Stearns
Linesmen:
Peter Feola
Felix Winnekens
| Seleznev (Filatov, Mamin) – 27:58| 1–0|

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Tikhonov (Golubtsov) (PP) – 35:04| 2–0|
Filatov (Anisimov, Kugryshev) – 36:57| 3–0|
| 3–1| 37:20 – Meidl (Voráček)
Korolev (Bodrov) – 50:10| 4–1|
14 min| Penalties| 16 min
25| Shots| 13

#### Fifth place game

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3 January 2008
18:00| Czech Republic | 5–1
(0–1, 3–0, 2–0)|  Finland| ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 483

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| Daniel Bártek 26:44
Michael Frolík 27:59
Tomáš Kundrátek 39:20 (PP)
Zbyněk Hampl 47:46
Martin Látal 57:07 (ENG)| Goals| Harri Pesonen

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#### Semifinals

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4 January 2008
16:00| Sweden | 2–1 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)|  Russia| ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 3,286

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| Jhonas Enroth| Goalies| Sergei Bobrovsky| Referees:
Danny Kurmann
Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
Petr Blümel
Jeff Jobson
| | 0–1| 38:27 – Filatov (Cherepanov)

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Figren (Andersson, Moe) (PP) – 51:50| 1–1|
Backlund (Pääjärvi, Moe) – 66:18| 2–1|
8 min| Penalties| 12 min
38| Shots| 24

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4 January 2008
20:00| United States | 1–4
(0–0, 0–2, 1–2)|  Canada| ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 5,621

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| James van Riemsdyk 53:26| Goals| Shawn Matthias 22:46
Karl Alzner 30:00 (PP)
Colton Gillies 47:04
Brad Marchand 47:24

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#### Bronze medal game

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5 January 2008
16:00| United States | 2–4
(0–3, 1–1, 1–0)|  Russia| ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 5,468

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Game reference

| Jeremy Smith
Joe Palmer| Goalies| Sergei Bobrovsky| Referees:
Danny Kurmann
Jyri Petteri Ronn
Linesmen:
Jeff Jobson
Felix Winnekens
| | 0–1| 03:59 – Cherepanov (Filatov, Mamin)

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| 0–2| 11:04 – Kurbatov (Tikhonov) (PP)
| 0–3| 16:57 – Filatov (Cherepanov)
| 0–4| 21:30 – Filatov (Mamin, Cherepanov) (PP)
Rakhshani (Okposo) – 30:47| 1–4|
Schroeder (Sanguinetti) (PP2) – 53:39| 2–4|
24 min| Penalties| 12 min
21| Shots| 25

#### Final

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5 January 2008
20:00| Sweden | 2–3 OT
(0–2, 0–0, 2–0)
(OT: 0–1)|  Canada| ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 7,480

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Game reference

| Jhonas Enroth| Goalies| Steve Mason| Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov
Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
Peter Feola
Milan Mášik
| | 0–1| 01:27 – Marchand

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| 0–2| 17:01 – Giroux (Marchand, Turris) (PP)
Carlsson (Alcén, P. Berglund) (PP) – 45:13| 1–2|
Larsson (EA) – 59:22| 2–2|
| 2–3| 63:36 – Halischuk
10 min| Penalties| 8 min
28| Shots| 21

### Statistics

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### Scoring leaders

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Pos  | Player  | Country  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | +/−  | PIM

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1 | James van Riemsdyk |  United States | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +4 | 2
2 | Nikita Filatov |  Russia | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +7 | 10
3 | Marek Slovák |  Slovakia | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +2 | 12
4 | Kyle Turris |  Canada | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +3 | 2
5 | Arnaud Jacquemet |  Switzerland | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +1 | 4
5 | Dávid Skokan |  Slovakia | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +1 | 6
7 | Jordan Schroeder |  United States | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +1 | 2
8 | Yevgeni Rymarev |  Kazakhstan | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +2 | 0
8 | Colin Wilson |  United States | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +2 | 4
10 | Robin Figren |  Sweden | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +4 | 2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF

#### Goaltending leaders

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(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos  | Player  | Country  | TOI  | GA  | GAA  | SA  | Sv%  | SO

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1 | Steve Mason |  Canada | 303:36 | 6 | 1.19 | 123 | 95.12 | 1
2 | Július Hudáček |  Slovakia | 359:08 | 16 | 2.67 | 202 | 92.08 | 1
3 | Sergei Bobrovsky |  Russia | 366:07 | 15 | 2.46 | 184 | 91.85 | 0
4 | Michal Neuvirth |  Czech Republic | 240:00 | 10 | 2.50 | 111 | 90.99 | 0
5 | Jhonas Enroth |  Sweden | 308:56 | 12 | 2.33 | 126 | 90.48 | 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

### Awards

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* Best players selected by the Directorate:
* Best Goaltender:  Steve Mason
* Best Defenceman:  Drew Doughty
* Best Forward:  Viktor Tikhonov
* MVP:  Steve Mason

Source: IIHF

* Media All-Stars:
* Goaltender:  Steve Mason
* Defencemen:  Victor Hedman /  Drew Doughty
* Forwards:  Patrik Berglund /  Viktor Tikhonov /  James van Riemsdyk

Source: IIHF

### Final standings

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|  Canada
|  Sweden
|  Russia
4th |  United States
5th |  Czech Republic
6th |  Finland
7th |  Slovakia
8th |  Kazakhstan
9th |  Switzerland
10th |  Denmark
Relegated to the 2009 Division I

## Division I

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Main article: 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

The Division I Championships were played from 9 to 15 December 2007 in Bad Tölz, Germany (Group A),[3] and from 12 to 18 December 2007 in Riga, Latvia (Group B).[4]

### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  |  Germany (H) | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 42  | 6  | +36  | 15  | Promoted to the 2009 Top Division
2  |  Austria | 5  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 36  | 11  | +25  | 12  |
3  |  Norway | 5  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 19  | 16  | +3  | 9
4  |  Poland | 5  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 7  | 24  | −17  | 4
5  |  Ukraine | 5  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 10  | 26  | −16  | 3
6  |  Lithuania | 5  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 8  | 39  | −31  | 2  | Relegated to the 2009 Division II

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

### Group B

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1  |  Latvia (H) | 5  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 28  | 9  | +19  | 12  | Promoted to the 2009 Top Division
2  |  Belarus | 5  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 21  | 8  | +13  | 12  |
3  |  Slovenia | 5  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 17  | 8  | +9  | 11
4  |  Hungary | 5  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 17  | 21  | −4  | 6
5  |  France | 5  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 14  | 29  | −15  | 3
6  |  Great Britain | 5  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 8  | 30  | −22  | 1  | Relegated to the 2009 Division II

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

## Division II

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Main article: 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

The Division II Championships were played from 9 to 15 December 2007 in Canazei, Italy (Group A),[5] and from 10 to 16 December 2007 in Tallinn, Estonia (Group B).[6]

### Group A

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1  |  Italy (H) | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 37  | 8  | +29  | 15  | Promoted to the 2009 Division I
2  |  Japan | 5  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 37  | 7  | +30  | 12  |
3  |  South Korea | 5  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 18  | 11  | +7  | 9
4  |  Belgium | 5  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 12  | 21  | −9  | 5
5  |  Romania | 5  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 13  | 30  | −17  | 4
6  |  Iceland | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 7  | 47  | −40  | 0  | Relegated to the 2009 Division III

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

### Group B

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1  |  Estonia (H) | 5  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 35  | 8  | +27  | 14  | Promoted to the 2009 Division I
2  |  Netherlands | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 36  | 5  | +31  | 13  |
3  |  Croatia | 5  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 24  | 19  | +5  | 9
4  |  Spain | 5  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 24  | 27  | −3  | 6
5  |  Mexico | 5  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 8  | 27  | −19  | 3
6  |  China | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 8  | 49  | −41  | 0  | Relegated to the 2009 Division III

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

## Division III

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Main article: 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

The Division III Championship was played from 16 to 24 January 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia.[7]

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1  |  New Zealand | 6  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 66  | 15  | +51  | 18  | Promoted to the 2009 Division II
2  |  Serbia (H) | 6  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 55  | 7  | +48  | 15
3  |  Armenia | 6  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 47  | 23  | +24  | 12  |
4  |  Australia | 6  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 44  | 23  | +21  | 9
5  |  South Africa | 6  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 26  | 52  | −26  | 6
6  |  Turkey | 6  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 18  | 62  | −44  | 3
7  |  Bulgaria | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 10  | 84  | −74  | 0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

## See also

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* 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
* 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
* 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II
* 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III
* 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

## References

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1. ^ "2008 IIHF World U20 Championship official website". Archived from the original on 2008-01-14.
2. ^ Top Division statistics
3. ^ Division I Group A statistics
4. ^ Division I Group B statistics
5. ^ Division II Group A statistics
6. ^ Division II Group B statistics
7. ^ Division III statistics

## External links

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* Official website of IIHF

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