The 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Kazan, Russia.2008 Top Division statistics The championships began on April 13, 2008, and finished on April 23, 2008. Games were played at TatNeft Arena and Arena Kazan in Kazan. Canada defeated Russia 8–0 in the final to claim the gold medal, while the United States defeated Sweden 6–3 to capture the bronze medal.
Top Division Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+3).
Group A
Group B
Relegation round
Final round Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Fifth place game
Bronze medal game
Final
Final standings RankTeam45678910 and are relegated to Division I for the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Statistics Scoring leaders PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/−PIM 1 Cody Hodgson 7 2 10 12 +2 8 2 Igor Revenko 6 3 8 11 −1 6 3 Richard Pánik 6 4 6 10 +4 0 3 Jordan Eberle 7 4 6 10 +2 0 5 Taylor Hall 7 4 5 9 +4 4 6 Nikita Filatov 6 3 6 9 +1 29 7 Alexander Fomin 6 6 2 8 0 0 7 Jeremy Morin 7 6 2 8 +6 6 9 Matt Duchene 7 5 3 8 +6 6 10 André Petersson 6 4 4 8 +4 2 10 Mattias Tedenby 5 4 4 8 +1 35 GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource: IIHF
Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's total ice time)
PosPlayerCountryTOIGAGAASASv%SO 1 Jake Allen 420:00 10 1.43 192 94.79 2 2 Brandon Maxwell 298:23 11 2.21 148 92.57 0 3 Marek Čiliak 180:00 9 3.00 96 90.62 0 4 Alexander Pechursky 215:55 11 3.06 96 88.54 0 5 Nikolaj Nørbak 274:13 23 5.03 193 88.08 0 TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF
Awards Best players selected by the Directorate: Best Goaltender: Jake Allen Best Defenceman: Erik Karlsson Best Forward: Kirill Petrov MVP: Jake Allen Source: IIHF
Media All-Stars: Goaltender: Jake Allen Defensemen: Vyacheslav Voinov / Victor Hedman Forwards: Kirill Petrov / Mattias Tedenby / Nikita Filatov Source: IIHF
Division I
Group A The tournament was played in Toruń, Poland, from 2 to 8 April 2008.2008 Division I Group A statistics
Group B The tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 2 to 8 April 2008.2008 Division I Group B statistics
Division II
Group A The tournament was played in Méribel and Courchevel, France, from 30 March to 5 April 2008.2008 Division II Group A statistics
Group B The tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 23 to 29 March 2008.2008 Division II Group B statistics
Division III
Group A The tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 2 to 8 March 2008.2008 Division III Group A statistics
Group B The tournament was played in İzmit, Turkey, from 3 to 9 March 2008.2008 Division III Group B statistics
References
External links Official website of IIHF