en 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries	France; Estonia
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates	30 March – 5 April 2008; 23–29 March 2008
Teams	12
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The 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II was an international under-18 ice hockey competition organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Both Division II tournaments made up the third level of competition of the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament took place between 30 March and 5 April 2008 in Méribel and Courchevel, France and the Group B tournament was played from 23 to 29 March 2008 in Tallinn, Estonia. France and Hungary won the Group A and B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Division I of the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Méribel and Courchevel, France, from 30 March to 5 April 2008.^[1]

Final standings

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

Source: IIHF

Results

All times are local.

30 March 2008
15:00

South Korea

10–0
(2–0, 3–0, 5–0)

Australia

Arena Courchevel

Game reference

30 March 2008
20:30

China

4–5
(1–2, 3–2, 0–1)

Belgium

Arena Courchevel

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30 March 2008
20:30

Croatia

1–8
(0–2, 1–3, 0–3)

France

Arena Méribel

Game reference

31 March 2008
15:00

South Korea

6–3
(3–1, 1–1, 2–1)

Croatia

Arena Méribel

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31 March 2008
20:30

Australia

4–5
(0–2, 0–1, 4–2)

China

Arena Méribel

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31 March 2008
20:30

France

16–0
(5–0, 6–0, 5–0)

Belgium

Arena Courchevel

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2 April 2008
15:00

Croatia

5–4
(0–1, 4–1, 1–2)

Belgium

Arena Courchevel

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2 April 2008
20:30

South Korea

10–0
(5–0, 4–0, 1–0)

China

Arena Méribel

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2 April 2008
20:30

France

10–2
(2–1, 4–1, 4–0)

Australia

Arena Courchevel

Game reference

4 April 2008
15:00

Belgium

3–4 OT
(2–2, 1–0, 0–1, 0–1)

South Korea

Arena Méribel

Game reference

4 April 2008
20:30

Australia

1–6
(0–3, 1–2, 0–1)

Croatia

Arena Courchevel

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4 April 2008
20:30

China

0–16
(0–4, 0–5, 0–7)

France

Arena Méribel

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5 April 2008
15:00

Belgium

2–1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)

Australia

Arena Courchevel

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5 April 2008
18:00

Croatia

17–5
(3–1, 6–2, 8–2)

China

Arena Méribel

Game reference

5 April 2008
20:30

France

3–1
(1–1, 2–0, 0–0)

South Korea

Arena Courchevel

Game reference

Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 23 to 29 March 2008.^[2]

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hungary	5	4	1	37	12	+25	12	Promoted to the 2009 Division I
2	Great Britain	5	4	1	27	11	+16	12
3	Estonia	5	3	2	20	14	+6	9
4	Romania	5	2	3	32	21	+11	6
5	Spain	5	2	3	20	21	−1	6
6	Israel	5	0	5	11	68	−57	0	Relegated to the 2009 Division III