| Championnat du monde de hockey sur glace 2008(in French) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Canada |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | May 2–18 |
| Opened by | Michaëlle Jean |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Russia(2nd title) |
Runners-up  | Canada |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 54 |
| Goals scored | 357 (6.61 per game) |
| Attendance | 477,040 (8,834 per game) |
| Scoring leader | Dany Heatley (20 points) |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Dany Heatley |
The2008 IIHF World Championship was played between May 2 and May 18, 2008 in the Canadian cities ofHalifax (Nova Scotia) andQuebec City (Quebec). The two venues were theHalifax Metro Centre and theColisée Pepsi. The tournament was won byRussia which claimed its first gold medal since 1993.
It was the 72ndIIHF World Championship event, and was run by theInternational Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was the first time the final tournament is held in a non-European country since 1962, when it was held inColorado, United States. The IIHF wanted to celebrate the federation's 100th anniversary by holding the tournament in the country whereice hockey was born. The tournament was also included as part of the celebrations ofQuebec City's400th anniversary.
The tournament featured many countries' elite stars, as it served as the last and most important stage in selecting nine automatic qualifiers for themen's hockey competition at the2010 Winter Olympics inVancouver,British Columbia,Canada, a process that uses theIIHF World Ranking standings after the tournament.[1]
On May 8, 2007, the IIHF announced it "will also formalize theTriple 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 were two changes in the format compared to earlier years. Because of the distance betweenHalifax andQuebec City, the quarter-finals were played within the group, instead of crossing over which has happened since 2000. The relegation round was different too, as it consisted of two best-of-three series instead of a round robin series between four teams.
For the first time in 40 years, the matches were played on smaller, NHL size rinks, 200 ft × 85 ft (roughly 61 m × 26 m), compared to the IIHF standard which is roughly 200 ft × 98.5 ft (61 m × 30 m).
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| Quebec | Venues of the 2008 IIHF World Championship | Halifax | |
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| Capacity:13,400 | Capacity:10,595 | ||
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For standing purposes, points shall be awarded as follows:
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 goals 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.[3]
This was also the first major IIHF championship that usedthe four-official system with two referees and two linesmen instead of standard three-official system with only one referee.[4]
Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups.[5] After playing around-robin, the top three teams in each group advanced to the Qualifying round while the last team competed in the Relegation round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 | Qualifying round |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Belarus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 | Relegation round |
All times are local (UTC-4).
| May 3, 2008 13:00 | Belarus | 5–6 (1–2, 3–2, 1–2) | Sweden | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 9,204 |
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| May 3, 2008 19:00 | Switzerland | 4–1 (2–0, 1–1, 1–0) | France | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 9,367 |
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| May 5, 2008 13:00 | Switzerland | 2–1 (1–0, 1–1, 0–0) | Belarus | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 8,016 |
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| May 5, 2008 19:00 | Sweden | 9–0 (0–0, 4–0, 5–0) | France | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 8,845 |
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| Referees: Daniel Piechaczek  Thomas Sterns | |||||
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| May 7, 2008 13:00 | Sweden | 2–4 (1–2, 0–0, 1–2) | Switzerland | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 7,939 |
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| May 7, 2008 19:00 | France | 1–3 (1–1, 0–1, 0–1) | Belarus | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 8,880 |
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| Referees: Sami Partanen Chris Savage | |||||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 9 | Qualifying round |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Latvia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | Relegation round |
All times are local (UTC-3).
| May 2, 2008 16:30 | Canada | 5–1 (1–0, 3–1, 1–0) | Slovenia | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,921 |
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| Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Alexander Poliakov | |||||
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| May 2, 2008 20:15 | United States | 4–0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Latvia | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,360 |
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| Referees: Milan Minář  Richard Schütz | |||||
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| May 4, 2008 16:30 | Latvia | 0–7 (0–3, 0–4, 0–0) | Canada | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,831 |
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| Referees: Danny Kurmann Christer Larking | |||||
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| May 4, 2008 20:15 | United States | 5–1 (1–0, 2–1, 2–0) | Slovenia | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,056 |
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| Referees: Brent Reiber Marcus Vinnerborg | |||||
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| May 6, 2008 16:30 | Canada | 5–4 (2–0, 1–2, 2–2) | United States | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 9,192 |
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| Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Christer Larking | |||||
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| May 6, 2008 20:15 | Slovenia | 0–3 (0–0, 0–2, 0–1) | Latvia | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,806 |
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| Referees: Alexander Poliakov Richard Schütz | |||||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 8 | Qualifying round |
| 2 |  Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 3 | Relegation round |
All times are local (UTC-3).
| May 3, 2008 16:30 | Germany | 1–5 (0–0, 1–2, 0–3) | Finland | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,658 |
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| May 3, 2008 20:15 | Slovakia | 5–1 (1–0, 2–1, 2–0) | Norway | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,096 |
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| Referees: Danny Kurmann Brent Reiber | |||||
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| May 5, 2008 16:30 | Finland | 3–2OT (2–2, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 1–0) | Norway | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,190 |
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| Referees: Milan Minář Richard Schütz | |||||
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| May 5, 2008 20:15 | Slovakia | 2–4 (0–2, 1–1, 1–1) | Germany | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,855 |
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| Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Alexander Poliakov | |||||
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| May 7, 2008 16:30 | Finland | 3–2 (2–2, 1–0, 0–0) | Slovakia | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,262 |
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| Referees: Danny Kurmann Marcus Vinnerborg | |||||
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| May 7, 2008 20:15 | Norway | 3–2 (0–1, 1–1, 2–0) | Germany | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,414 |
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| Referees: Milan Minář Brent Reiber | |||||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 8 | Qualifying round |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 0 | Relegation round |
All times are local (UTC-4).
| May 2, 2008 13:00 | Denmark | 2–5 (2–2, 0–2, 0–1) | Czech Republic | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 8,369 |
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| Referees: Rick Looker Thomas Sterns | |||||
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| May 2, 2008 19:00 | Russia | 7–1 (1–0, 5–0, 1–1) | Italy | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 11,074 |
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| Referees: Peter Ország Daniel Piechaczek | |||||
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| May 4, 2008 13:00 | Czech Republic | 4–5OT (2–2, 1–1, 1–1) (OT: 0–1) | Russia | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 13,109 |
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| May 4, 2008 19:00 | Italy | 2–6 (0–3, 1–1, 1–2) | Denmark | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 6,838 |
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| Referees: Sami Partanen Jyri Rönn | |||||
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| May 6, 2008 13:00 | Russia | 4–1 (1–0, 2–0, 1–1) | Denmark | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 8,609 |
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| Referees: Rick Looker Daniel Piechaczek | |||||
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| May 6, 2008 19:00 | Czech Republic | 7–2 (2–2, 4–0, 1–0) | Italy | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 7,517 |
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| Referees: Peter Ország Thomas Sterns | |||||
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The top three teams in the standings of each group of the Preliminary round advance to the Qualifying round, and are placed in two groups: teams from Groups A and D compete in Group E, while teams from Groups B and C compete in Group F.
Each team is to play three games in this round, one against each of the three teams from the other group with which they have been paired. These three games, along with the two games already played against the other two advancing teams from the same group in the Preliminary round, will count in the Qualifying round standings.
The top four teams in both groups E and F to advance in quarter-finals.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 13 | Playoff round |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 9 | |
| 3 | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 9 | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 9 | |
| 5 | Belarus | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 3 | |
| 6 | Denmark | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 2 |
All times are local (UTC-4).
| May 8, 2008 15:00 | Sweden | 8–1 (2–0, 2–0, 4–1) | Denmark | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 7,327 |
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| May 8, 2008 19:00 | Switzerland | 0–5 (0–1, 0–3, 0–1) | Czech Republic | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 9,603 |
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| Referees: Rick Looker Daniel Piechaczek | |||||
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| May 9, 2008 13:00 | Russia | 4–3GWS (0–2, 1–0, 2–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–1) | Belarus | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 8,031 |
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| May 10, 2008 12:30 | Czech Republic | 3–2GWS (0–1, 1–0, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–1) | Belarus | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 8,504 |
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| May 10, 2008 16:30 | Russia | 3–2 (0–1, 1–1, 2–0) | Sweden | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 12,665 |
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| May 11, 2008 13:00 | Denmark | 2–7 (0–2, 0–3, 2–2) | Switzerland | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 8,338 |
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| Referees: Daniel Piechaczek Chris Savage | |||||
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| May 11, 2008 19:00 | Sweden | 5–3 (0–0, 2–2, 3–1) | Czech Republic | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 7,864 |
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| Referees: Sami Partanen Guy Pellerin | |||||
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| May 12, 2008 13:00 | Switzerland | 3–5 (0–3, 0–1, 3–1) | Russia | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 8,286 |
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| Referees: Rick Looker Jyri Rönn | |||||
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| May 12, 2008 19:00 | Belarus | 2–3OT (0–0, 0–1, 2–1) (OT: 0–1) | Denmark | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 8,517 |
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| Referees: Peter Ország Thomas Sterns | |||||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Canada | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 15 | Playoff round |
| 2 | Finland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 11 | |
| 3 | United States | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 9 | |
| 4 | Norway | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 4 | |
| 5 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 3 | |
| 6 | Latvia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 3 |
All times are local (UTC-3).
| May 8, 2008 16:30 | Canada | 2–1 (1–0, 0–1, 1–0) | Norway | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,380 |
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| Referees: Danny Kurmann Marcus Vinnerborg | |||||
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| May 8, 2008 20:15 | United States | 6–4 (3–2, 1–1, 2–1) | Germany | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,352 |
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| Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Alexander Poliakov | |||||
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| May 9, 2008 12:30 | Finland | 2–1 (0–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Latvia | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,215 |
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| Referees: Alexander Poliakov Brent Reiber | |||||
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| May 10, 2008 16:30 | Germany | 1–10 (0–4, 0–5, 1–1) | Canada | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 9,182 |
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| Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Danny Kurmann | |||||
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| May 11, 2008 12:30 | Norway | 1–4 (1–2, 0–1, 0–1) | Latvia | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 9,017 |
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| Referees: Christer Lärking Brent Reiber | |||||
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| May 11, 2008 16:30 | Finland | 3–2 (0–0, 0–2, 3–0) | United States | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 8,867 |
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| May 12, 2008 12:30 | United States | 9–1 (3–0, 3–1, 3–0) | Norway | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 8,490 |
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| Referees: Alexander Poliakov Brent Reiber | |||||
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| May 12, 2008 16:30 | Canada | 6–3 (2–1, 2–0, 2–2) | Finland | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 9,178 |
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| Referees: Christer Lärking Marcus Vinnerborg | |||||
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| May 12, 2008 20:15 | Latvia | 3–5 (1–1, 2–1, 0–3) | Germany | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 8,614 |
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| Referees: Danny Kurmann Milan Minář | |||||
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Teams finishing last in all four Preliminary round groups competed in the Relegation round in order to determine which two nations would be relegated to theIIHF World Championship Division I. The four teams were paired in two best-of-three series.
France defeated Italy, while Slovakia defeated Slovenia, both in 2 games, and secured themselves a place among the top sixteen hockey nations in the world. Italy and Slovenia were relegated to Division I for the 2009 tournament, and will be replaced byAustria andHungary, the winners of the2008 Division I tournament.[3]
All times are local (UTC-4).
| May 9, 2008 19:00 | France | 3–2 (1–1, 1–0, 1–1) | Italy | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 8,140 |
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| May 10, 2008 20:15 | Italy | 4–6 (1–2, 1–1, 2–3) | France | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 7,649 |
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| Referees: Rick Looker Sami Partanen | |||||
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All times are local (UTC-3).
| May 9, 2008 16:30 | Slovenia | 1–5 (0–1, 1–4, 0–0) | Slovakia | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 8,473 |
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| May 10, 2008 20:15 | Slovakia | 4–3GWS (1–0, 2–2, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–1) | Slovenia | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 9,156 |
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| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Czech Republic | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Sweden | 3 | ||||||||||||
| QF1 | Sweden | 4 | ||||||||||||
| QF2 | Canada | 5 | ||||||||||||
| F1 | Canada | 8 | ||||||||||||
| F4 | Norway | 2 | ||||||||||||
| SF2 | Canada | 4 | ||||||||||||
| SF1 | Russia | 5 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Russia | 6 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Switzerland | 0 | ||||||||||||
| QF3 | Russia | 4 | Bronze-medal game | |||||||||||
| QF4 | Finland | 0 | ||||||||||||
| F3 | United States | 2 | SF1 | Finland | 4 | |||||||||
| F2 | Finland | 3 | SF2 | Sweden | 0 | |||||||||
All times are local (Quebec:UTC-4, Halifax:UTC-3).
| May 14, 2008 13:00 | Czech Republic | 2–3OT (0–0, 1–1, 1–1) (OT: 0–1) | Sweden | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 9,787 |
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| May 14, 2008 16:30 | Norway | 2–8 (1–2, 1–3, 0–3) | Canada | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 9,192 |
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| May 14, 2008 19:15 | Russia | 6–0 (3–0, 3–0, 0–0) | Switzerland | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 12,096 |
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| Referees: Peter Ország Guy Pellerin | |||||
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| May 14, 2008 20:15 | United States | 2–3OT (0–1, 0–1, 2–0) (OT: 0–1) | Finland | Metro Centre,Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 9,176 |
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| May 16, 2008 13:00 | Russia | 4–0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Finland | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 11,159 |
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| May 16, 2008 17:00 | Canada | 5–4 (1–1, 4–2, 0–1) | Sweden | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 13,026 |
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| May 17, 2008 15:00 | Finland | 4–0 (2–0, 0–0, 2–0) | Sweden | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 12,009 |
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| May 18, 2008 13:00 | Canada | 4–5OT (3–1, 1–1, 0–2) (OT: 0–1) | Russia | Colisée Pepsi,Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 13,339 |
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| 2008 IIHF World Championship winners |
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 Russia 2nd/24th[7] title |
Evgeni NabokovBrent BurnsDany Heatley Dany Heatley Evgeni NabokovMike Green,Tomáš Kaberle Dany Heatley,Rick Nash,Alexander OvechkinThe final standings of the tournament according toIIHF:
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| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | Czech Republic |
| 6 | United States |
| 7 | Switzerland |
| 8 | Norway |
| 9 | Belarus |
| 10 | Germany |
| 11 | Latvia |
| 12 | Denmark |
| 13 | Slovakia |
| 14 | France |
| 15 | Slovenia |
| 16 | Italy |
List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.[10]
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dany Heatley | 9 | 12 | 8 | 20 | +13 | 4 | FW |
| Ryan Getzlaf | 9 | 3 | 11 | 14 | +10 | 10 | FW |
| Rick Nash | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +9 | 6 | FW |
| Alexander Semin | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +11 | 8 | FW |
| Mattias Weinhandl | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +9 | 2 | FW |
| Alexander Ovechkin | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +11 | 8 | FW |
| Sergei Fedorov | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +10 | 8 | FW |
| Mike Green | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +2 | 2 | D |
| Phil Kessel | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +4 | 6 | FW |
| Derek Roy | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +4 | 6 | FW |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- =Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Only the top 5 goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played over 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[11]
| Player | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Esche | 198:03 | 102 | 7 | 2.12 | 93.14 | 0 |
| Evgeni Nabokov | 302:42 | 126 | 9 | 1.78 | 92.86 | 2 |
| Pascal Leclaire | 240:00 | 107 | 8 | 2.00 | 92.52 | 1 |
| Niklas Bäckström | 483:22 | 218 | 17 | 2.11 | 92.20 | 1 |
| Vitali Koval | 370:49 | 217 | 19 | 3.07 | 91.24 | 0 |
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
On the 100th anniversary of the IIHF's founding, anIIHF Centennial All-Star Team was chosen from the best international players at each position.[12][13] The 2008IIHF Hall of Fame induction ceremony has held in Quebec City during the World Championships.[14][15]Juraj Okoličány of Slovakia was given thePaul Loicq Award for outstanding contributions to international ice hockey.[16][17]
IIHF Hall of Fame inductees
The IIHF formally acknowledged after the game that Koistinen's shot had, indeed, entered the side of the net and should not have counted, and the video-goal judge will not be working for the rest of the tournament.
