2008_IIHF_World_U18_Championships

2008 IIHF World U18 Championships

2008 IIHF World U18 Championship

Tournament details

Host nation Russia

Dates April 13 – April 24, 2008

Teams 10

Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)

Champions Canada (2 titles)

Tournament statistics

Games played 31

Goals scored 221 (7.13 per game)

Attendance 66,739 (2,153 per game)

Scoring leader(s) Cody Hodgson (12 points)

MVP Jake Allen

The 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Kazan, Russia. The championships began on April 13, 2008 and finished on April 24, 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.

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
Russia	4	4	0	0	0	26	9	12
Canada	4	3	0	0	1	21	7	9
Germany	4	1	1	0	2	13	19	5
Slovakia	4	1	0	1	2	13	19	4
Denmark	4	0	0	0	4	4	23	0

Results

April 13, 2008	Canada	9–2	Germany	Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Game Summary
	G. Nemisz (ES) 10:47 T. Hall (PP) 15:50 J. Eberle (PP) 25:29 N. Deschamps (ES) 26:36 T. Myers (ES) 33:06 E. O'Dell (ES) 33:40 N. Deschamps (ES) 41:59 R. Ellis (PP) 42:50 J. Eberle (ES) 54:15		29:49 (PP) P. Pohl 53:47 (ES) D. Weiss	Attendance: 1,100

April 13, 2008	Slovakia	4–6	Russia	Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Game Summary
	M. Viedensky (SH) 08:30 M. Preisinger (PP) 47:30 T. Hricina (ES) 55:35 T. Hricina (PP) 59:44		08:52 (PP) A. Loktionov 17:09 (PP) K. Petrov 21:31 (ES) A. Lazarev 41:53 (ES) I. Golovkov 48:21 (PP) M. Chudinov 56:34 (ES) V. Kulemin	Attendance: 7,400

April 14, 2008	Slovakia	5–2	Denmark	Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Game Summary
	T. Hricina (ES) 29:09 M. Siska (PP) 35:45 P. Slimak (ES) 46:05 M. Lison (ES) 46:33 M. Stajnoch (PP) 54:16		43:44 (PP) A. Jensen 54:43 (ES) A. Jensen	Attendance: 700

April 14, 2008	Germany	2–6	Russia	Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Game Summary
	M. Forster (PP) 13:39 T. Ritter (ES) 41:54		26:03 (PP) K. Petrov 33:09 (ES) N. Filatov 35:03 (PP) D. Kugryshev 49:17 (ES) A. Loktionov 50:55 (SH) N. Filatov 55:27 (ES) E. Grachev	Attendance: 5,600

April 15, 2008	Denmark	1–4	Canada	Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Game Summary
	K. Christensen (PP) 36:07		15:30 (ES) M. Scandella 23:36 (ES) C. Trivino 28:27 (ES) C. Trivino 50:47 (ES) C. Trivino	Attendance: 1,100

April 16, 2008	Germany	5–4 (SO)	Slovakia	Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Game Summary
	M. Forster (ES) 00:09 M. El-Sayed (SH) 11:40 T. Kimmel (ES) 30:40 J. Flaake (ES) 37:11 D. Weiss (SO) 65:00		07:21 (SH) M. Uhnak 20:39 (ES) T. Hricina 26:58 (PP) R. Panik 28:41 (ES) M. Preisinger	Attendance: 600

April 16, 2008	Russia	4–2	Canada	Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Game Summary
	D. Kugryshev (ES) 23:21 A. Loktionov (PP) 39:10 E. Grachev (ES) 47:43 P. Chernov (ES) 55:35		31:36 (PP) R. Ellis 33:44 (ES) M. Duchene	Attendance: 10,000

April 17, 2008	Denmark	0–4	Germany	Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Game Summary
			11:06 (ES) M. Hofbauer 25:25 (ES) D. Weiss 36:59 (ES) T. Biersack 54:20 (ES) P. Pohl	Attendance: 500

April 18, 2008	Canada	6–0	Slovakia	Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Game Summary
	C. Hodgson (ES) 00:40 M. Duchene (PP) 10:41 M. Duchene (PP) 31:51 J. Lagace (ES) 33:53 M. Duchene (PP) 54:17 G. Nemisz (ES) 55:09			Attendance: 1,000

April 18, 2008	Russia	10–1	Denmark	Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Game Summary
	A. Lazarev (ES) 05:31 A. Yarchuk (ES) 11:03 K. Petrov (PP) 26:46 I. Biryukov (ES) 30:25 N. Filatov (SH) 36:26 A. Raisov (ES) 42:02 K. Petrov (PP) 43:42 A. Lazarev (ES) 50:02 P. Chernov (PP) 53:31 A. Yarchuk (PP) 54:47		32:35 (SH) S. Svendsen	Attendance: 6,400

Group B

Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
Sweden	4	4	0	23	9	12
United States	4	3	1	20	12	9
Finland	4	2	2	15	15	6
Switzerland	4	1	3	9	21	3
Belarus	4	0	4	9	19	0

Results

April 13, 2008	Sweden	6–2	Belarus	Arena Kazan, Kazan

Game Summary
	J. Josefson (ES) 09:42 J. Mattsson (ES) 25:49 A. Petersson (PP) 40:20 J. Josefson (ES) 50:58 J. Josefson (PP) 54:09 M. Ekholm (ES) 55:57		12:32 (ES) A. Fomin 57:39 (PP) A. Fomin	Attendance: 650

April 13, 2008	Switzerland	2–7	United States	Arena Kazan, Kazan

Game Summary
	P. Geering (ES) 14:41 M. Kampf (PP) 52:46		16:07 (PP) J. Florek 21:07 (ES) J. Morin 21:34 (ES) C. Moore 31:57 (ES) P. McRae 40:06 (ES) D. Kristo 54:40 (ES) P. McRae 59:08 (PP) J. Morin	Attendance: 630

April 14, 2008	Belarus	2–5	United States	Arena Kazan, Kazan

Game Summary
	A. Fomin (ES) 03:31 S. Sheleg (PP) 46:00		14:47 (ES) D. Wohlberg 18:15 (PP) P. McRae 33:17 (ES) J. Schroeder 38:03 (PP) J. Morin 58:09 (EN) J. Florek	Attendance: 700

April 14, 2008	Switzerland	3–5	Finland	Arena Kazan, Kazan

Game Summary
	P. Geering (ES) 25:15 S. Ryser (PP) 45:21 P. Gemperli (PP) 56:03		03:25 (ES) T. Rajala 18:45 (PP) J. Sallinen 20:20 (ES) M. Sointu 32:24 (PP) J. Nattinen 50:07 (ES) T. Rajala	Attendance: 650

April 15, 2008	Finland	3–5	Sweden	Arena Kazan, Kazan

Game Summary
	J. Nattinen (PP) 04:08 M. Sointu (PP) 36:11 T. Hartikainen (ES) 49:51		23:46 (ES) H. Bjorklund 24:24 (ES) A. Petersson 30:59 (PP) M. Svensson Pääjärvi 43:51 (ES) H. Eriksson 59:39 (EN) M. Johansson	Attendance: 860

April 16, 2008	Belarus	2–4	Switzerland	Arena Kazan, Kazan

Game Summary
	S. Drozd (PP) 26:32 A. Fomin (ES) 52:08		02:03 (ES) M. Kampf 19:25 (ES) P. Geering 27:42 (ES) A. Berger 59:04 (EN) A. Kampf	Attendance: 300

April 16, 2008	United States	4–5	Sweden	Arena Kazan, Kazan

Game Summary
	J. Schroeder (ES) 19:21 C. Moore (ES) 23:26 J. Morin (ES) 34:29 D. Wohlberg (ES) 43:50		09:06 (PP) M. Tedenby 35:36 (ES) M. Tedenby 39:10 (PP) J. Josefson 50:10 (PP) D. Bozic 59:44 (ES) A. Petersson	Attendance: 550

April 17, 2008	Finland	4–3	Belarus	Arena Kazan, Kazan

Game Summary
	T. Rajala (ES) 16:23 I. Pitkanen (PP) 37:12 M. Sointu (ES) 41:01 P. Jormakka (ES) 55:29		15:36 (PP) S. Sheleg 23:54 (ES) S. Drozd 34:24 (ES) A. Fomin	Attendance: 639

April 18, 2008	Sweden	7–0	Switzerland	Arena Kazan, Kazan

Game Summary
	A. Petersson (PP) 02:58 L. Sandstrom (ES) 13:22 M. Johansson (ES) 26:46 M. Svensson Pääjärvi (ES) 27:13 J. Mattsson (SH) 35:00 M. Johansson (PP) 38:13 M. Tedenby (ES) 57:53			Attendance: 300

April 18, 2008	United States	4–3	Finland	Arena Kazan, Kazan

Game Summary
	J. Schroeder (ES) 00:53 K. Palmieri (ES) 05:09 J. Florek (PP) 10:04 R. Grimshaw (ES) 41:16		04:19 (ES) J. Rask 31:08 (PP) T. Hartikainen 42:31 (PP) T. Kivisto	Attendance: 770

Relegation round

Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
Slovakia	3	3	0	14	5	9
Switzerland	3	2	1	12	6	6
Belarus	3	1	2	9	12	3
Denmark	3	0	3	5	17	0

Results

Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:

April 14, 2008: Slovakia 5–2 Denmark
April 16, 2008: Switzerland 4–2 Belarus

April 20, 2008	Belarus	1–6	Slovakia	Arena Kazan, Kazan

Game Summary
	I. Revenko (ES) 45:29		01:58 (ES) R. Panik 14:13 (PP) R. Panik 14:49 (ES) A. Lapsanky 27:26 (ES) R. Panik 34:49 (ES) M. Preisinger 56:53 (ES) T. Hricina	Attendance: 125

April 20, 2008	Switzerland	6–1	Denmark	Arena Kazan, Kazan

Game Summary
	N. Niederreiter (PP) 17:39 A. Berger (ES) 25:28 R. Jose (ES) 32:33 D. Schlumpf (PP) 34:13 S. Ryser (PP) 39:42 O. Baur (ES) 56:25		38:08 (PP) K. Christensen	Attendance: 195

April 21, 2008	Denmark	2–6	Belarus	Arena Kazan, Kazan

Game Summary
	N. Carlsen (PP) 37:56 S. Svendsen (ES) 57:59		05:50 (ES) Y. Solomonov 07:01 (PP) I. Revenko 32:03 (PP) Y. Stepanov 40:36 (PP) I. Revenko 48:12 (ES) A. Fomin 56:19 (ES) S. Korolik	Attendance: 200

April 21, 2008	Slovakia	3–2	Switzerland	Arena Kazan, Kazan

Game Summary
	M. Hrivik (PP) 41:39 A. Lapsansky (ES) 47:23 M. Uhnak (ES) 59:50		39:22 (ES) M. Kampf 52:07 (ES) S. Ryser	Attendance: 120

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Sweden

Canada

Finland

Canada

Russia

Russia

United States

United States

Third place

Germany

Sweden

United States

Quarterfinals

April 20, 2008	Canada	2–1	Finland	Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Game Summary
	T. Cuma (PP) 15:03 C. Hodgson (PP) 30:57		54:13 (SH) J. Lajunen	Attendance: 1,600

April 20, 2008	United States	4–1	Germany	Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Game Summary
	R. Czarnik (ES) 04:40 D. Wohlberg (ES) 24:38 C. Moore (ES) 30:35 K. Palmieri (ES) 51:36		21:56 (PP) D. Weiss	Attendance: 1,700

Semifinals

April 21, 2008	Sweden	2–3	Canada	Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Game Summary
	M. Tedenby (ES) 05:51 J. Silfverberg (ES) 21:08		06:28 (ES) M. Duchene 28:46 (PP) T. Hall 46:52 (PP) T. Hall	Attendance: 1,500

April 21, 2008	Russia	3–1	United States	Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Game Summary
	V. Voinov (PP) 15:34 A. Raisov (ES) 37:24 K. Petrov (EN) 58:52		54:11 (ES) R. Bourque	Attendance: 9,500

Fifth place game

April 22, 2008	Finland	3–4	Germany	Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Game Summary
	J. Sallinen (ES) 10:15 E. Haula (SH) 44:43 P. Jormakka (PP) 53:04		19:58 (ES) S. Hanusch 27:31 (PP) T. Kimmel 35:34 (ES) T. Ritter 59:23 (SH) F. Strobl	Attendance: 350

Bronze medal game

April 23, 2008	Sweden	3–6	United States	Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Game Summary
	V. Hedman (PP) 14:23 H. Bjorklund (ES) 30:39 M. Lundberg (ES) 34:22		19:10 (ES) R. Bourque 19:26 (ES) R. Czarnik 25:12 (ES) R. Czarnik 27:34 (ES) J. Morin 39:20 (ES) D. Kristo 55:37 (ES) J. Morin	Attendance: 1,100

Gold medal game

April 23, 2008	Canada	8–0	Russia	Tatneft Arena, Kazan

Game Summary
	N. Deschamps (SH) 04:32 C. Trivino (ES) 09:02 J. Eberle (PP) 15:06 B. Schenn (ES) 15:55 J. Eberle (ES) 17:05 T. Cuma (PP) 27:14 B. McMillan (ES) 37:15 T. Hall (ES) 46:49			Attendance: 10,000