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2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II International ice hockey competition
2008 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II|
| Host countries |  Italy
 Estonia |
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| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
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| Dates | 9–15 December 2007
10–16 December 2007 |
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| Teams | 12 |
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The 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II represents the third level of the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Group A
The Group A tournament was played in Canazei, Italy, from 9 to 15 December 2007.[1]
Participating teams
| Team |
Qualification
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| Italy |
Hosts; placed 6th in Division I (Group B) last year and were relegated.
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 Romania |
Placed 2nd in Division II (Group A) last year.
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 Japan |
Placed 3rd in Division II (Group B) last year.
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 South Korea |
Placed 4th in Division II (Group B) last year.
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 Iceland |
Placed 5th in Division II (Group A) last year.
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 Belgium |
Placed 2nd in Division III last year and were promoted.
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Final standings
Match results
All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).
9 December 2007
20:00 | Japan | 1–5
(0–2, 1–2, 0–1) | Italy | Alba di Canazei |
10 December 2007
13:00 | Iceland | 1–5
(1–2, 0–1, 0–2) | Belgium | Alba di Canazei |
10 December 2007
16:30 | Romania | 0–6
(0–3, 0–0, 0–3) | Japan | Alba di Canazei |
12 December 2007
13:00 | Romania | 4–5 GWS
(1–1, 3–3, 0–0)
OT: 0–0, GWS: 0–1 | Belgium | Alba di Canazei |
12 December 2007
20:00 | Italy | 11–1
(2–0, 2–0, 7–1) | Iceland | Alba di Canazei |
13 December 2007
13:00 | Iceland | 1–17
(0–5, 0–3, 1–9) | Japan | Alba di Canazei |
13 December 2007
20:00 | Belgium | 2–5
(0–2, 1–2, 1–1) | Italy | Alba di Canazei |
15 December 2007
13:00 | Japan | 8–0
(1–0, 5–0, 2–0) | Belgium | Alba di Canazei |
15 December 2007
20:00 | Italy | 12–1
(0–0, 4–0, 8–1) | Romania | Alba di Canazei |
Group B
The Group B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 10 to 16 December 2007.[2]
Participating teams
| Team |
Qualification
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| Estonia |
Hosts; placed 6th in Division I (Group A) last year and were relegated.
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 Netherlands |
Placed 2nd in Division II (Group B) last year.
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 Croatia |
Placed 3rd in Division II (Group A) last year.
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 Spain |
Placed 4th in Division II (Group A) last year.
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 Mexico |
Placed 5th in Division II (Group B) last year.
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 China |
Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted.
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Final standings
Match results
All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).
10 December 2007
20:00 | Croatia | 2–5
(1–1, 1–2, 0–2) | Estonia | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
11 December 2007
13:00 | Mexico | 4–1
(0–0, 3–0, 1–1) | China | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
11 December 2007
20:00 | Estonia | 13–2
(4–0, 5–0, 4–2) | Spain | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
13 December 2007
16:30 | Croatia | 5–2
(1–0, 4–1, 0–1) | Spain | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
13 December 2007
20:00 | Estonia | 4–1
(1–0, 2–0, 1–1) | Mexico | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
14 December 2007
13:00 | Mexico | 2–5
(0–1, 0–1, 2–3) | Croatia | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
14 December 2007
20:00 | China | 1–10
(0–2, 0–4, 1–4) | Estonia | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
16 December 2007
12:30 | Spain | 10–1
(4–0, 3–1, 3–0) | Mexico | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
16 December 2007
16:00 | Croatia | 12–2
(1–0, 4–1, 7–1) | China | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
16 December 2007
19:30 | Estonia | 3–2 GWS
(1–0, 1–1, 0–1)
OT: 0–0, GWS: 1–0 | Netherlands | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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