2008 World Championship

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The 2008 World Championship was held in Halifax and Quebec City, Canada, from May 2nd to May 18th 2008. The venues were the Le Colisée in Quebec City and the Metro Centre in Halifax.

Participating teams

• Belarus

• Canada

• Czech Republic

• Denmark

• Finland

• France

• Germany

• Italy

• Latvia

• Norway

• Russia

• Slovakia

• Slovenia

• Sweden

• Switzerland

• United States

Rosters

As of May 1st 2008

Belarus

• Goaltenders: Vitali Koval, Dmitri Karpikov, Dmitri Milchakov.
• Defencemen: Alexander Makritsky, Andrei Antonov, Viktor Kostyuchenok, Oleg Leontiev, Sergei Kolosov, Alexander Zhurik, Andrei Bashko.
• Forwards: Andrei Mikhalev, Yaroslav Chupris, Alexander Borovkov, Artem Senkevitch, Alexander Kulakov, Dmitri Dudik, Evgeny Kurilin, Sergei Demagin, Sergei Zadelenov, Dmitri Meleshko, Oleg Antonenko, Alexei Kalyuzhny, Alexei Ugarov, Konstantin Koltsov.
• Coaching staff: Curt Fraser (Head coach), Glen Hanlon, Eduard Zankovets, Vladimir Tsyplanov.

Canada

• Goaltenders: Cam Ward, Pascal Leclaire, Mathieu Garon.
• Defencemen: Dan Hamhuis, Logan Pyett, Jay Bouwmeester, Mark Giordano, Brent Burns, Duncan Keith, Steve Staios, Mike Green, Ed Jovanovski.
• Forwards: Derek Roy, Patrick Sharp, Eric Staal, Chris Kunitz, Dany Heatley, Jonathan Toews, Kyle Turris, Shane Doan, Jamal Mayers, Cory Emmerton, Jason Chimera, Martin St-Louis, Ryan Getzlaf, Rick Nash, Sam Gagner, Jason Spezza.
• Coaching staff: Ken Hitchcock (Head coach), Craig MacTavish, Mike Johnston, Pat Burns.

Czech Republic

• Goaltenders Milan Hnilicka, Marek Pinc, Adam Svoboda.
• Defencemen Tomas Kaberle, Filip Kuba, Jan Hejda, Zbynek Michalek, Ladislav Smid, Karel Rachunek, Petr Caslava, Vladimir Sicak.
• Forwards Patrick Elias, David Krejci, Tomas Fleishmann, Radim Vrbata, Martin Hanzal, Ales Kotalik, Jiri Novotny, Zbynek Irgl, Leos Cermak, Tomas Rolinek, Ladislav Kohn, Jakub Klepis, Petr Kumstat, Vaclav Skuhravy.
• Coaching staff Alois Hadamczik (Head coach), Josef Palacek, Frantisek Musil.

Denmark

• Goaltenders Patrick Galbraith, Peter Hirsch.
• Defencemen Andreas Andreasen, Mads Bodker, Morten Dahlmann, Jesper Damgaard, Stefan Lassen, Daniel Nielsen, Mads Schaarup.
• Forwards Mads Christensen, Kasper Degn, Thor Dresler, Lars Eller, Morten Green, Nichlas Hardt, Christoffer Kjaergaard, Kim Lykkeskov, Morten Madsen, Frans Nielsen, Bo Nordby-Andersen, Rasmus Olsen, Peter Regin, Michael Smidt, Kim Staal.
• Coaching staff Mike Sirant (Head coach), Stefan Lunner.

Finland

• Goaltenders Niklas Backström, Karri Rämö, Petri Vehanen.
• Defencemen Ville Koistinen, Ossi Väänänen, Antti-Jussi Niemi, Mikko Luoma, Mikko Jokela, Anssi Salmela, Sami Lepisto, Janne Niskala.
• Forwards Mikko Koivu, Esa Pirnes, Olli Jokinen, Tuomo Ruutu, Ville Peltonen, Hannes Hyvönen, Sean Bergenheim, Riku Hahl, Jarkko Immonen, Jussi Jokinen, Mika Pyörälä, Niko Kapanen, Lennart Petrell, Antti Pihlström, Teemu Selänne.
• Coaching staff Doug Shedden (Head coach), Jukka Jalonen, Timo Lehkonen.

France

• Goaltenders Cristobal Huet, Fabrice Lhenry, Eddy Ferhi.
• Defencemen Baptiste Amar, Vincent Bachet, Nicolas Besch, Jean-François Bonnard, Simon Lacroix, Benoît Quessandier, Teddy Trabichet.
• Forwards Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Sébastien Bordeleau, Olivier Coqueux, Julien Desrosiers, Laurent Gras, Kévin Hecquefeuille, François Rozenthal, Antoine Lussier, Laurent Meunier, Luc Tardif, Yorick Treille, Sacha Treille, Jonathan Zwickel.
• Coaching staff Dave Henderson (Head coach), Pierre Pousse.

Germany

• Goaltenders Dmitrij Kotschnew, Dimitri Pätzold, Robert Müller.
• Defencemen Jason Holland, Michael Bakos, Chris Schmidt, Sebastian Osterloh, Frank Hordler, Dennis Seidenberg, Christoph Schubert, Andreas Renz, André Reiss.
• Forwards John Tripp, Michael Hackert, Christoph Ullmann, Aleksander Polaczek, Petr Fical, Yannic Seidenberg, Michael Wolf, Philip Gogulla, Marco Sturm, Stefan Ustorf, Florian Busch, Sven Felski, Andre Rankel.
• Coaching staff Uwe Krupp (Head coach), Ernst Hofner, Klaus Merk.

Italy

• Goaltenders Andrea Carpano, Günther Hell, Adam Russo, Thomas Tragust.
• Defencemen Christian Borgatello, Steven Patrick Gallace, Armin Helfer, Armin Hofer, Carlo Lorenzi, Andreas Lutz, Florian Ramoser, André Signoretti, Michele Strazzabosco, Carter Trevisani.
• Forwards Luca Ansoldi, Paolo Bustreo, Mario Chitarroni, Jason Cirone, Giorgio De Bettin, Manuel De Toni, Nicola Fontanive, Patrick Iannone, Marco Insam, Stefano Margoni, John Parco, Thomas Pichler, Jonathan Pittis, Roland Ramoser, Giulio Scandella.
• Coaching staff Michel Goulet (Head coach), Fabio Polloni.

Latvia

• Goaltenders Sergejs Naumovs, Dmitrijs Zabotinskis, Edgars Masalskis.
• Defencemen Rodrigo Lavins, Arvids Rekis, Agris Saviels, Guntis Galvins, Aleksandrs Jerofejevs, Jekabs Redlihs, Janis Andersons, Krisjanis Redlihs, Georgijs Pujacs.
• Forwards Janis Sprukts, Juris Stals, Viktors Blinovs, Sergejs Pecura, Lauris Darzins, Herberts Vasilijevs, Aleksejs Sirokovs, Aleksandrs Nizivijs, Armands Berzins, Mikelis Redlihs, Guntis Dzerins, Martins Cipulis, Aleksandrs Macijevskis.
• Coaching staff Olegs Znaroks (Head coach), Harijs Vitolins.

Norway

• Goaltenders Ruben Smith, Pal Grotnes, André Lysenstoen.
• Defencemen Juha Kaunismäki, Jonas Holos, Tommy Jakobsen, Erik Ryman, Mats Trygg, Henrik Odegaard, Matthias Holmsted, Anders Myrvold.
• Forwards Mads Hansen, Marius Holtet, Lars Erik Spets, Eirik Skadsdammen, Per-Age Skroder, Anders Bastiansen, Morten Ask, Martin Roymark, Kristian Forsberg, Mats Froshaug, Kjell Richard Nygard, Steffen Thoresen, Mathis Olimb, Mats Z. Aasen.
• Coaching staff Roy Johansen (Head coach), Sjur Robert Nilsen.

Russia

• Goaltenders Mikhail Biryukov, Semen Varlamov, Alexander Yeremenko.
• Defencemen Dmitri Vorobiev, Denis Grebeshkov, Dmitri Kalinin, Konstantin Korneyev, Andrei Kuteykin, Ilya Nikulin.
• Forwards Maxim Afinogenov, Konstantin Gorovikov, Maxim Suchinsky, Danis Zaripov, Sergei Zinovyev, Alexei Morozov, Ilya Kovalchuk, Sergei Mozyakin, Alexei Tereschenko, Fedor Fedorov, Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Sergei Fedorov, Alexander Radulov.
• Coaching staff Vyacheslav Bykov (Head coach), Igor Zakharkin.

Slovakia

• Goaltenders Jan Lasak, Karol Krizan, Julius Hudacek.
• Defencemen Dominik Granak, Branislav Mezei, Peter Podhradsky, Andrej Sekera, Tomas Starosta, Martin Strbak, Rene Vydareny, Ivan Majesky, Lubomir Visnovsky.
• Forwards Peter Fabus, Marcel Hossa, Andrej Kollar, Peter Huzevka, Juraj Kolnik, Miroslav Kovacik, Ivan Ciernik, Tibor Melicharek, Andrei Podkonicky, Radovan Somik, Robert Petrovicky, Frantisek Skladany, Juraj Mikúš.
• Coaching staff Julius Supler (Head coach), Miroslav Miklosovic, Peter Oremus.

Slovenia

• Goaltenders Gaber Glavic, Andrej Hocevar, Robert Kristan.
• Defencemen Damjan Dervaric, Sabaduhin Kovacevic, Ales Kranjc, Jakov Milovanovic, Ziga Pavlin, Miha Rebolj, Mitja Robar, Andrej Tavzelj, Dejan Varl, Uros Vidmar.
• Forwards Jurij Golicic, Tomo Hafner, Andrej Hebar, Ziga Jeglic, Anze Kopitar, Marjan Manfreda, Egon Muric, Ales Music, Rok Pajic, Gregor Poloncic, Boris Pretnar, Tomaz Razingar, David Rodman, Marcel Rodman, Anze Terlikar.
• Coaching staff Mats Wallin (Head coach), Matjaz Kopitar, Andrej Brodnik.

Sweden

• Goaltenders Stefan Liv, Erik Ersberg, Mikael Tellqvist.
• Defencemen Daniel Fernholm, magnus Johansson, Niclas Wallin, Sanny Lindström, Alexander Edler, Jonas Frogren, Kenny Jönsson, Anton Stralman.
• Forwards Nils Ekman, Tony Martensson, Patric Hornqvist, Karl Fabricius, Rickard Wallin, Johan A. Andersson, Michael Holmqvist, Linus Videll, Nicklas Backström, Marcus Nilsson, Robert Nilsson, Daniel Widing, Fredrik Warg, Mattias Weinhandl, Per Ledin.
• Coaching staff Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (Head coach), Anders Eldebrink, Jan Karlsson.

Switzerland

• Goaltenders Martin Gerber, Jonas Hiller, Ronnie Rüger.
• Defencemen Goran Bezina, Severin Blindenbacher, Raphael Diaz, Beat Forster, Philippe Furrer, Beat Gerber, Matthias Seger, Julien Vauclair.
• Forwards Andrea Ambühl, Patrik Bärtschi, Thomas Déruns, Paul DiPietro, Peter Guggisberg, Sandy Jeannin, Romano Lemm, Thibaut Monnet, Thierry Paterlini, Marc Reichert, Raffaele Sannitz, Julien Sprunger, Roman Wick, Thomas Ziegler.
• Coaching staff Ralph Krüger (Head coach), Jakob Kolliker, Peter John Lee.

United-States

• Goaltenders Craig Anderson, Robert Esche, Tim Thomas.
• Defencemen Keith Ballard, Tom Gilbert, Tim Gleason, Matt Greene, Paul Martin, Mark Stuart, James Wisniewski.
• Forwards David Backes, David Booth, Dustin Brown, Adam Burish, Jeff Halpern, Patrick Kane, Phil Kessel, Peter Mueller, Patrick O'Sullivan, Zach Parise, Jason Pominville, Drew Stafford, Lee Stempniak.
• Coaching staff John Tortorella (Head coach), Mike Sullivan, Kurt Kleinendorst.

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.

Preliminary round

Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group advanced to the Qualifying Round while the last team competed in the relegation round.

	Team advanced to the Qualifying Round
	Team sent to compete in the Relegation Round

Group A

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
Switzerland	3	3	0	0	0	10	4	6	9
Sweden	3	2	0	0	1	17	9	8	6
Belarus	3	1	0	0	2	9	9	0	3
France	3	0	0	0	3	2	16	-14	0

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

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Sami Partanen Jyri Rönn
	V. Kostyuchenok 18:32 S. Zadelenov 22:58 A. Ugarov 23:45 A. Zhurik (PP1) 35:57 D. Meleshko 41:18		03:59 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 )

France

Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 9,367

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Guy Pellerin Chris Savage
	R. Wick (PP1) 08:18 J. Sprunger (PP1) 16:54 P. Bärtschi 23:01 R. Sannitz 40:31		39:59 (PP1) J. Desrosiers

May 5, 2008 13:00

Switzerland

2 – 1 ( 1–0, 1–1, 0–0 )

Belarus

Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 8,016

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Rick Looker Peter Ország
	J. Sprunger (PP1) 13:01 J. Sprunger (PP1) 34:36		27:34 K. Koltsov

May 5, 2008 19:00

Sweden

9 – 0 ( 0–0, 4–0, 5–0 )

France

Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 8,845

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Daniel Piechaczek Thomas Sterns
	T. Mårtensson 28:46 P. Hörnqvist (PP1) 34:21 M. Weinhandl 36:16 N. Wallin 39:42 N. Bäckström 44:31 A. Edler (PP1) 47:36 R. Nilsson 49:22 K. Jönsson (PP2) 51:46 N. Bäckström 59:35

May 7, 2008 13:00

Sweden

2 – 4 ( 1–2, 0–0, 1–2 )

Switzerland

Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 7,939

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Guy Pellerin Jyri Rönn
	F. Warg 10:47 P. Hörnqvist (SH1) 59:01		00:48 T. Paterlini 16:35 A. Ambühl 45:23 T. Monnet 59:53 (ENG) B. Forster

May 7, 2008 19:00

France

1 – 3 ( 1–1, 0–1, 0–1 )

Belarus

Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 8,880

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Sami Partanen Chris Savage
	O. Coqueux (SH1) 19:53		12:57 A. Kalyuzhny 27:48 A. Ugarov 59:15 A. Kostitsyn

Group B

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
Canada	3	3	0	0	0	17	5	12	9
United States	3	2	0	0	1	13	6	7	6
Latvia	3	1	0	0	2	3	11	-8	3
Slovenia	3	0	0	0	3	2	13	-11	0

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

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Alexander Poliakov
	D. Hamhuis 03:45 D. Heatley 20:41 M. St. Louis (PP1) 30:18 D. Heatley (PP1) 35:07 D. Heatley 50:25		32:19 (PP2) A. Kopitar

May 2, 2008 20:15

United States

4 – 0 ( 1–0, 1–0, 2–0 )

Latvia

Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,360

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Milan Minář Richard Schütz
	D. Brown (PP1) 07:21 P. Kane (PP1) 28:44 Z. Parise (PP1) 47:09 P. O'Sullivan (PP1) 51:05

May 4, 2008 16:30

Latvia

0 – 7 ( 0–3, 0–4, 0–0 )

Canada

Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,831

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Danny Kurmann Christer Larking
			02:35 P. Sharp 03:45 M. Green 12:15 D. Heatley 21:03 (PP1) R. Nash 22:00 M. St. Louis 22:42 C. Kunitz 32:20 R. Nash

May 4, 2008 20:15

United States

5 – 1 ( 1–0, 2–1, 2–0 )

Slovenia

Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,056

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Brent Reiber Marcus Vinnerborg
	P. Kane (PP1) 11:12 P. Kessel (PP1) 26:48 P. Kessel (PP1) 32:41 D. Booth 45:05 P. Kessel 49:24		36:36 A. Kopitar

May 6, 2008 16:30

Canada

5 – 4 ( 2–0, 1–2, 2–2 )

United States

Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 9,192

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Christer Larking
	B. Burns 08:26 D. Heatley 19:49 J. Toews 20:18 D. Roy 43:29 D. Heatley 59:13		20:52 Z. Parise 23:09 P. O'Sullivan 45:18 (PP1) D. Brown 46:54 (PP1) J. Pominville

May 6, 2008 20:15

Slovenia

0 – 3 ( 0–0, 0–2, 0–1 )

Latvia

Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,806

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Alexander Poliakov Richard Schütz
			30:15 (PS) A. Ņiživijs 31:24 (PP1) A. Širokovs 59:32 (ENG) A. Širokovs

Group C

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
Finland	3	2	1	0	0	11	5	6	8
Norway	3	1	0	1	1	6	10	-4	4
Germany	3	1	0	0	2	7	10	-3	3
Slovakia	3	1	0	0	2	9	8	1	3

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

[show]Game reference
	F. Busch (PP1) 32:44		21:09 (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 )

Norway

Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,096

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Danny Kurmann Brent Reiber
	T. Melichárek (SH1) 09:43 J. Kolník 20:15 R. Petrovický (PP1) 27:44 M. Hossa 40:07 P. Podhradský 58:24		28:43 M. Olimb

May 5, 2008 16:30

Finland

3 – 2 OT ( 2–2, 0–0, 0–0 ) ( OT: 1–0 )

Norway

Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,190

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Milan Minář Richard Schütz
	J. Jokinen (PP1) 01:37 V. Peltonen (PP1) 16:14 T. Ruutu 61:27		04:26 M. Ask 19:51 (PP2) A. Bastiansen

May 5, 2008 20:15

Slovakia

2 – 4 ( 0–2, 1–1, 1–1 )

Germany

Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,855

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Alexander Poliakov
	I. Čiernik (PP1) 29:39 J. Kolník (PP1) 59:56		06:57 (PP1) M. Sturm 15:05 (PP1) S. Ustorf 38:05 M. Hackert 48:42 (PP1) M. Hackert

May 7, 2008 16:30

Finland

3 – 2 ( 2–2, 1–0, 0–0 )

Slovakia

Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,262

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Danny Kurmann Marcus Vinnerborg
	N. Kapanen 02:05 T. Ruutu (PP1) 13:00 T. Selänne (PP1) 25:17		13:14 R. Petrovický 18:21 M. Kováčik

May 7, 2008 20:15

Norway

3 – 2 ( 0–1, 1–1, 2–0 )

Germany

Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,414

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Milan Minář Brent Reiber
	M. Holtet (PP2) 34:51 M. Zuccarello Aasen 47:19 M. Ask (PP2) 55:53		06:37 (PP1) M. Sturm 24:09 P. Gogulla

Group D

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
Russia	3	2	1	0	0	16	6	10	8
Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	0	16	9	7	7
Denmark	3	1	0	0	2	9	11	-2	3
Italy	3	0	0	0	3	5	20	-15	0

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

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Rick Looker Thomas Sterns
	S. Lassen 00:31 J. Hansen 18:03		08:00 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 )

Italy

Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 11,074

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Peter Ország Daniel Piechaczek
	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		51:29 J. Cirone

May 4, 2008 13:00

Czech Republic

4 – 5 OT ( 2–2, 1–1, 1–1 ) ( OT: 0–1 )

Russia

Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 13,109

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Guy Pellerin Chris Savage
	P. Eliáš (PP1) 09:08 A. Kotalík (PP1) 12:05 P. Eliáš (PP1) 33:47 P. Eliáš (PP1) 42:51		03:47 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

2 – 6 ( 0–3, 1–1, 1–2 )

Denmark

Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 6,838

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Sami Partanen Jyri Rönn
	J. Cirone 37:48 N. Fontanive (PP1) 47:09		03:54 M. Green 08:11 (PP1) K. Staal 10:26 (PP2) J. Hansen 23:31 (PP1) D. Nielsen 50:32 J. Damgaard 56:03 K. Degn

May 6, 2008 13:00

Russia

4 – 1 ( 1–0, 2–0, 1–1 )

Denmark

Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 8,609

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Rick Looker Daniel Piechaczek
	M. Afinogenov 10:38 A. Ovechkin (PP1) 27:07 S. Fedorov (PP1) 29:45 K. Gorovikov 42:47		57:25 (PP1) K. Staal

May 6, 2008 19:00

Czech Republic

7 – 2 ( 2–2, 4–0, 1–0 )

Italy

Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 7,517

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Peter Ország Thomas Sterns
	M. Erat 00:41 R. Vrbata 04:19 M. Židlický (PP1) 21:29 R. Vrbata 30:42 P. Eliáš (PP1) 37:47 F. Kuba 39:02 J. Hlinka 43:53		00:59 L. Ansoldi 03:06 N. Fontanive

Qualifying round

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.

Team advanced to the Playoff Round

Group E

Rk	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
1	Russia	5	3	2	0	0	21	13	8	13
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

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Peter Ország Guy Pellerin
	K. Jönsson 08:47 M. Nilson 15:33 T. Mårtensson 35:35 A. Strålman 36:44 K. Fabricius 40:41 M. Weinhandl 41:48 R. Wallin 43:55 T. Mårtensson (PP1) 50:14		54:32 K. Degn

May 8, 2008 19:00

Switzerland

0 – 5 ( 0–1, 0–3, 0–1 )

Czech Republic

Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 9,603

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Rick Looker Daniel Piechaczek
			19:06 (SH1) M. Erat 34:46 (PP1) T. Kaberle 35:50 (PP1) P. Eliáš 39:33 T. Fleischmann 58:10 J. Novotný

May 9, 2008 13:00

Russia

4 – 3 GWS ( 0–2, 1–0, 2–1 ) ( OT: 0–0 ) ( SO: 2–1 )

Belarus

Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 8,031

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Sami Partanen Jyri Rönn
	M. Afinogenov 23:54 A. Ovechkin 27:21 M. Afinogenov 53:51 A. Morozov (GWG) 65:00		07:27 A. Mikhalev 11:53 D. Dudik 56:12 A. Ugarov

May 10, 2008 12:30

Czech Republic

3 – 2 GWS ( 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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				Referees: Guy Pellerin Jyri Rönn
	T. Rolínek 36:53 A. Kotalík 53:38 A. Kotalík (GWG) 65:00		18:12 Y. Chupris 49:50 A. Kostitsyn

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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				Referees: Peter Ország Daniel Piechaczek
	A. Semin 32:14 S. Fedorov 44:57 A. Ovechkin 59:54		07:15 M. Weinhandl 39:10 T. Mårtensson

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
	M. Madsen 43:04 K. Staal (PS) 45:26		02:10 A. Ambühl 03:42 S. Jeannin 20:50 M. Reichert 31:01 T. Paterlini 33:21 P. DiPietro 41:38 P. Furrer 46:20 (PP1) B. Forster

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
	A. Strålman 26:03 M. Nilson 33:32 M. Weinhandl 41:14 P. Hörnqvist 55:07 M. Nilson (ENG) 59:34		30:06 (PP1) P. Eliáš 38:26 (PP1) A. Kotalík 49:41 T. Fleischmann

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
	R. Sannitz (PP1) 40:32 J. Vauclair (SH1) 45:30 R. Lemm 58:25		15:21 D. Kalinin 17:49 (PP1) A. Ovechkin 18:45 M. Sushinski 30:27 S. Fedorov 57:25 (ENG) M. Sushinski

May 12, 2008 19:00

Belarus

2 – 3 OT ( 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
	A. Ugarov 55:42 D. Meleshko 57:59		23:06 (PP1) K. Staal 59:22 P. Regin 62:11 P. Regin

Group F

Rk	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
1	Canada	5	5	0	0	0	30	9	21	15
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
	M. Green (PP1) 09:32 R. Nash (PP1) 56:02		33:59 (SH1) M. Hansen

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
	Z. Parise 00:25 P. O'Sullivan 02:10 J. Wisniewski 02:52 J. Pominville (PP2) 26:52 Z. Parise (PP1) 51:04 D. Brown 58:24		14:03 M. Hackert 17:52 (PP1) C. Schmidt 30:23 F. Busch 44:55 (PP1) M. Bakos

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
	A. Pihlström 29:21 N. Kapanen 50:04		01:27 L. Dārziņš

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
	F. Hördler 48:40		05:14 J. Spezza 13:35 D. Heatley 16:05 E. Staal 19:37 P. Sharp 23:42 (PP1) E. Staal 28:20 E. Staal 32:07 (PP1) D. Roy 35:30 E. Staal 38:12 (SH1) J. Mayers 41:47 (PP1) M. Green

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
	L. E. Spets 12:56		11:34 M. Cipulis 17:22 H. Vasiļjevs 22:27 M. Rēdlihs 59:36 (ENG) L. Dārziņš

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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				Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Alexander Poliakov
	V. Koistinen (PP2) 42:12T. Selänne 50:44M. Koivu 56:10		21:30 T. Gilbert 39:15 (PP1) P. Kessel

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
	B. Dubinsky 11:12 D. Brown 12:15 P. Kane (PP1) 19:03 B. Dubinsky 25:48 P. Martin 31:19 Z. Parise (PP1) 32:18 D. Brown 42:33 P. Kessel 45:44 B. Dubinsky (PP1) 51:35		28:08 (PP2) M. Trygg

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
	R. Getzlaf 00:33 S. Doan (SH1) 09:29 D. Heatley 30:17 P. Sharp (SH1) 38:12 S. Doan 41:07 D. Heatley 58:02		05:30 (SH1) A. Pihlström 48:34 A. Pihlström 59:37 T. Ruutu

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
	H. Vasiļjevs 05:01 M. Rēdlihs 25:48 M. Karsums 31:39		18:45 (PP1) C. Schmidt 27:23 M. Wolf 47:51 C. Schubert 50:40 Y. Seidenberg 52:51 C. Ullmann

Relegation Round

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 the IIHF 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 by Austria and Hungary, the winners of the 2008 Division I tournament.

Group G

Series G1

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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				Referees: Chris Savage Thomas Sterns
	Y. Treille (PP1) 09:09 B. Amar 39:30 S. Bordeleau (PP1) 51:05		08:00 (PP1) J. Pittis 59:52 A. Helfer

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
	J. Cirone 02:49 A. Signoretti (SH1) 26:12 P. Iannone 44:14 J. Pittis (PP1) 56:58		08:13 (PP1) B. Amar 14:40 (PP2) Y. Treille 24:44 J. Zwikel 41:17 J. Desrosiers 45:12 Y. Treille 51:02 S. Bordeleau

France won series 2 – 0==== Series G2==== 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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				Referees: Christer Larking Richard Schütz
	M. Robar 33:20		02:58 (PP2) R. Petrovický 26:43 M. Hossa 30:34 A. Podkonický 35:56 A. Kollar 36:32 I. Čiernik

May 10, 2008 20:15

Slovakia

4 – 3 GWS ( 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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				Referees: Milan Minář Marcus Vinnerborg
	J. Kolník (PP1) 07:42 R. Petrovický (PP1) 31:25 Ľ. Višňovský 34:02 Ľ. Višňovský (GWG) 65:00		25:54 M. Manfreda 38:39 D. Rodman 55:05 A. Kopitar

Slovakia won series 2 – 0== Playoff Round==

Draw

Quarterfinal

E2

Czech Republic

2

E3

Sweden

3

Semifinal

QF1

Sweden

4

Quarterfinal

QF2

Canada

5

F4

Norway

2

F1

Canada

8

Final

SF2

Canada

4

Quarterfinal

SF1

Russia

5

E1

Russia

6

E4

Switzerland

0

Semifinal

Bronze medal game

QF3

Russia

4

SF1

Finland

4

Quarterfinal

QF4

Finland

0

SF2

Sweden

0

F3

United States

2

F2

Finland

3

Quarter-finals

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

May 14, 2008 13:00

Czech Republic

2 – 3 OT ( 0–0, 1–1, 1–1 ) ( OT: 0–1 )

Sweden

Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 9,787

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				Referees: Daniel Piechaczek Jyri Rönn
	T. Rolinek 30:28 R. Vrbata (PS) 52:19		27:43 (PP1) P. Hörnqvist 56:22 M. Nilson 63:15 M. Weinhandl

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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				Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Alexander Poliakov
	M. Ask (PP2) 07:51 M. Olimb 25:32		00:37 D. Heatley 11:02 (PP2) R. Getzlaf 29:57 (PP1) J. Toews 34:08 (PP1) D. Roy 36:50 D. Roy 44:10 (PP1) R. Nash 50:44 R. Nash 51:40 D. Roy

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
	A. Semin 01:14 M. Afinogenov 02:18 D. Zaripov (PP1) 06:23 S. Fedorov 21:22 M. Afinogenov 26:37 A. Ovechkin 38:07

May 14, 2008 20:15

United States

2 – 3 OT ( 0–1, 0–1, 2–0 ) ( OT: 0–1 )

Finland

Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 9,176

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				Referees: Christer Lärking Marcus Vinnerborg
	P. Kessel 55:44 D. Stafford (SH1) 56:21		10:14 T. Ruutu 25:45 (PP1) J. Niskala 63:59 S. Lepistö

Semi-finals

All times are local (UTC-4)

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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				Referees: Danny Kurmann Brent Reiber
	S. Fedorov 13:41 D. Zaripov 23:44 A. Morozov (PP1) 52:15 M. Sushinski (ENG) 57:56

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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				Referees: Rick Looker Jyri Rönn
	D. Heatley (PP1) 05:35 R. Getzlaf (PP1) 23:58 J. Mayers 28:31 R. Nash 32:29 M. Green (PP2) 39:53		19:15 A. Strålman 22:46 N. Wallin 31:26 (PP1) A. Strålman 54:21 F. Warg

[ Bronze Medal Game

All times are local (UTC-4)

May 17, 2008 15:00

Finland

4 – 0 ( 2–0, 0–0, 2–0 )

Sweden

Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 12,009

[show]Game reference
				Referees: Guy Pellerin Daniel Piechaczek
	A. Pihlström 11:31 J. Niskala 13:44 A. Pihlström 42:18 M. Koivu (SH1, ENG) 57:35

Gold Medal Game

Main article: 2008 IIHF World Championship FinalAll times are local (UTC-4)

May 18, 2008 13:00

Canada

4 – 5 OT ( 3–1, 1–1, 0–2 ) ( OT: 0–1 )

Russia

Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 13,339

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				Referees: Christer Lärking Marcus Vinnerborg
	B. Burns 03:54 C. Kunitz 09:17 B. Burns (PP2) 14:51 D. Heatley 29:56		01:23 A. Semin 21:14 (PP1) A. Semin 48:55 A. Tereshchenko 54:46 I. Kovalchuk 62:42 (PP1) I. Kovalchuk

Ranking and statistics

2008 IIHF World Championship Winners Russia 2nd/24th title Tournament Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goalkeeper: Evgeni Nabokov Best Defenseman: Brent Burns Best Forward: Dany Heatley Most Valuable Player: Dany Heatley Media All-Star Team: Goalkeeper: Evgeni Nabokov Defense: Mike Green, Tomáš Kaberle Forward: Rick Nash, Dany Heatley, Alexander Ovechkin

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

	Russia
	Canada
	Finland
4	Sweden
5	Czech Republic
6	United States
7	Switzerland
8	Norway
9	Belarus
10	Germany
11	Latvia
12	Denmark
13	France
14	Slovakia
15	Slovenia
16	Italy

Scoring leaders

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.

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	DF

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position

Leading goaltenders

Only the top 5 goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played over 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

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

Team Photos

France

Germany

Norway

IIHF Broadcasting rights

• Austria: ORF Sport Plus
• Belarus: TV-First, LAD
• Canada:
  • English: TSN
  • French: RDS
• Czech Republic: Česká televize
• Denmark: TV2 Sport
• Finland: YLE
• France: Sport+
• Germany: DSF
• Hungary: Sport 1, Sport 2
• Iceland: RÚV
• Internet: Webcast at IIHF.com
• Italy: Rai Sport Satellite
• Latvia: TV3 Latvia, TV6 Latvia, 3+ Latvia

• Norway:
  • Norwegian Matches: NRK
  • Other Matches: SportN
• Poland: Polsat
• Romania: Sport 1, Sport 2
• Russia: VGTRK Sport
• Slovakia: STV
• Slovenia: RTV Slovenija
• Sweden: Viasat
• Switzerland:
  • German: SF zwei
  • French: TSR 2
  • Italian: TSI 2
• USA: World Championship Sports Network

Division I

See 2008 IIHF World Championship Division I

Division II

See 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II

Division III

See 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III

And 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification