2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

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The 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 72nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 48 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualification for the 2009 competition. In the Division I Championship held in April, Austria and Hungary were promoted to the Championship division, while South Korea and Estonia were demoted to Division II. In the Division II competition, Romania and Australia were promoted, Ireland and New Zealand were relegated to Division III. Greece won the Division III qualification in February, and competed in the Division III competition from March to April. In that competition, North Korea and South Africa were promoted to Division II in 2009.

Championship

Main article: 2008 IIHF World Championship
Final standings
  1. Flag of Russia.svg.png Russia
  2. Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada
  3. Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland
  4. Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden
  5. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic
  6. Flag of the United States.svg.png United States
  7. Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland
  8. Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway
  9. Flag of Belarus.svg.png Belarus
  10. Flag of Germany.svg.png Germany
  11. Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia
  12. Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark
  13. Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia
  14. Flag of France.svg.png France
  15. Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia — relegated to Division I for 2009
  16. Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy — relegated to Division I for 2009

Division I

Main article: 2008 IIHF World Championship Division I

Twelve teams comprise Division I. They are broken into two groups, with the winner of each group gaining promotion to the World Championship pool for the following year.

Group A

Final standings
  1. Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria — promoted to Championship pool for 2009
  2. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan
  3. Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland
  4. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain
  5. Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands
  6. Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea — relegated to Division II for 2009

Group B

Final standings
  1. Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary — promoted to Championship pool for 2009
  2. Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine
  3. Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan
  4. Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania
  5. Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia
  6. Flag of Estonia.svg.png Estonia — relegated to Division II for 2009

Division II

Main article: 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II

Twelve teams comprise Division II. They are also broken into two groups competing to advance into Division I.

Group A

Final standings
  1. Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania — promoted to Division I for 2010
  2. Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium
  3. Flag of Serbia.svg.png Serbia
  4. Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel
  5. Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria
  6. Flag of Ireland.svg.png Ireland — relegated to Division III for 2010

Group B

Final standings
  1. Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia — promoted to Division I for 2010
  2. Flag of China.svg.png China
  3. Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain
  4. Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico
  5. Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland
  6. Flag of New Zealand.svg.png New Zealand — relegated to Division III for 2010

Division III

Main article: 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III

Division III is made up of six teams. The top two in each year’s tournament are promoted to Division II.

Final standings
  1. Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea — promoted to Division II for 2009
  2. Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa — promoted to Division II for 2009
  3. Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg
  4. Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey
  5. Flag of Greece.svg.png Greece
  6. Flag of Mongolia.svg.png Mongolia

Division III Qualification

Main article: 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification

Three teams comprise the Division III Qualification with the winning team advancing to the 2008 Division III competition.

Final standings
  1. Flag of Greece.svg.png Greece — qualified for the 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III
  2. Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png Bosnia and Herzegovina
  3. Flag of Armenia.svg.png Armenia

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