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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
| tourney_name   = IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
| year           = 2008
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| country        = Mexico
| country2       = Turkey
| dates          = 2 – 8 March 2008<br>3 – 9 March 2008
| num_teams      = 10
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| prevseason     = [[2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III|2007]]
| nextseason     = [[2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III|2009]]
}}

The '''2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III''' were a pair of international under-18 [[ice hockey]] tournaments run by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]. The Division III tournaments made up the fourth level of competition at the [[2008 IIHF World U18 Championships]]. The Group A tournament took place between 2 and 8 March 2008 in [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]] and the Group B tournament took place between 3 and 9 March 2008 in [[İzmit]], [[Turkey]]. [[Mexico]] and [[Serbia]] won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division II for the [[2009 IIHF World U18 Championships]].

==Group A tournament==
The Group A tournament began on 2 March 2008 in [[Mexico City]], Mexico at the [[San Jeronimo Arena]].<ref name="2008U18D3A">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/index.php?id=675 | title=2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Div. III Group A | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2013-01-04 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[New Zealand]] and [[South Africa]] both returned to compete in the Division III competition after missing promotion at the [[2007 IIHF World U18 Championships|previous years World Championships]].<ref name="2007U18D3">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18iii/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=99 | title=2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2013-01-04 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Mexico]] entered the Division II competition after being relegated from the [[2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II|2007 Division II Group A]] tournament.<ref name="2007U18D2A">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18iia/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=101 | title=2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2013-01-04 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Chinese Taipei]] and [[Mongolia]] returned to international competition, having last played in the [[2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship]].<ref name="2002AJC">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0102/Ao18I/0102/pg000001.htm | title = 2002 IIHF Asian Oceania U18 Championship Div I | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2013-01-04 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Mexico finished first after winning all four of their games and gamed promotion back to Division II for the [[2009 IIHF World U18 Championships]].<ref name="2008U18D3A"/> Chinese Taipei finished second after losing only to Mexico and New Zealand finished in third place.<ref name="2008U18D3A"/> Christopher Eaden of New Zealand led the tournament in scoring with 18 points and was named the top forward by the IIHF directorate.<ref name="SCORERSA">{{cite web | url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/153/IHM153Z08_85B_1_0.pdf | title=Scoring Leaders | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2013-01-04 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="AWARDSA">{{cite web | url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/153/IHM153000_85I_1_0.pdf | title=Best Players Selected by the Directorate | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2013-01-04 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> Mexico's Manuel Escandon was named the top defenceman and Lin Tsung-Han of Chinese Taipei was selected as the top goaltender.<ref name="AWARDSA"/> Mexico's Agustin Grimaldi was the leading goaltender with a save percentage of 0.938.<ref name="GOALIESA">{{cite web | url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/153/IHM153Z08_85A_1_0.pdf | title=Goalkeepers | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2013-01-04 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref>

During the first day of the tournament the game between Mexico and South Africa was suspended and the tournament postponed due to a faulty ventilation system which was causing the people within the arena to fall ill. At the time the game was suspended Mexico was winning 11–0, however the IIHF declared the game forfeit in favour of Mexico. The tournament was resumed three days later with equipment being provided to monitor blood oxygen levels and the heart rate of players.<ref name="GAMESPOSTPONED">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/browse/4/recap/752.html?tx_ttnews | title=Games in Mexico City postponed | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date=2008-03-03 | accessdate=2013-01-04 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6DPrgC6xw |archivedate=2013-01-04 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="GAMESRESUME">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/browse/3/recap/754.html?tx_ttnews | title=Games resume in Mexico | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date=2008-03-05 | accessdate=2013-01-04 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6DPrn5X5v |archivedate=2013-01-04 |deadurl=no}}</ref>

===Standings===
{| class="infobox bordered"
|-
|width=20px bgcolor="#ccffcc"| ||Promoted to Division II for 2009
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Rk|Ranking}}
!width=180|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GDF|Goal difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|1 ||align="left"| {{ih18|MEX}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 32 || 2 || +30 || '''12'''
|-
|2 ||align="left"| {{ih18|TPE}} || 4 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 31 || 23 || +8 || '''9'''
|-
|3 ||align="left"| {{ih18|NZL}} || 4 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 45 || 18 || +27 || '''6'''
|-
|4 ||align="left"| {{ih18|RSA}} || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 18 || 26 || –8 || '''3'''
|-
|5 ||align="left"| {{ih18|MGL}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 7 || 64 || –57 || '''0'''
|}

===Fixtures===
<small>All times local.</small>
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 2 March 2008
| time        = 16:00
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|NZL}}'''
| team2       = {{ih18|MGL}}
| score       = 29 – 0
| periods     = (7–0, 10–0, 12–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/153/IHM153901_74_4_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
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| progression = 
| goals1      = 
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| official    = 
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| linesman    = 
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| stadium     = [[San Jeronimo Arena]]
| attendance  = 550
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| shots1      = 
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}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 2 March 2008
| time        = 16:00
| team1       = {{ih18-rt|RSA}}
| team2       = '''{{ih18|MEX}}'''
| score       = 0 – 5 (forfeit){{ref|Performer|[I]}}
| periods     = 
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/153/IHM153902_74_2_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
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| progression = 
| goals1      = 
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| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = San Jeronimo Arena
| attendance  = 800
| penalties1  = 
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| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| bg          = #eeffff
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 5 March 2008
| time        = 16:00
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|NZL}}'''
| team2       = {{ih18|RSA}}
| score       = 10 – 3
| periods     = (5–0, 2–2, 3–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/153/IHM153903_74_3_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
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| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = San Jeronimo Arena
| attendance  = 100
| penalties1  = 
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| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 5 March 2008
| time        = 19:00
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|MEX}}'''
| team2       = {{ih18|TPE}}
| score       = 10 – 1
| periods     = (3–0, 2–0, 5–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/153/IHM153904_74_3_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = San Jeronimo Arena
| attendance  = 360
| penalties1  = 
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| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| bg          = #eeffff
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 6 March 2008
| time        = 16:00
| team1       = {{ih18-rt|RSA}}
| team2       = '''{{ih18|TPE}}'''
| score       = 3 – 9
| periods     = (0–3, 2–5, 1–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/153/IHM153905_74_2_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = San Jeronimo Arena
| attendance  = 80
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 6 March 2008
| time        = 19:00
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|MEX}}'''
| team2       = {{ih18|MGL}}
| score       = 10 – 1
| periods     = (5–0, 0–1, 5–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/153/IHM153906_74_2_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = San Jeronimo Arena
| attendance  = 326
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| bg          = #eeffff
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 7 March 2008
| time        = 16:00
| team1       = {{ih18-rt|MGL}}
| team2       = '''{{ih18|RSA}}'''
| score       = 2 – 12
| periods     = (1–5, 0–4, 1–3)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/153/IHM153907_74_1_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
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| progression = 
| goals1      = 
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| official    = 
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| linesman    = 
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| stadium     = San Jeronimo Arena
| attendance  = 145
| penalties1  = 
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| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 7 March 2008
| time        = 19:00
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|TPE}}'''
| team2       = {{ih18|NZL}}
| score       = 8 – 6
| periods     = (2–4, 3–1, 3–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/153/IHM153908_74_1_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = San Jeronimo Arena
| attendance  = 157
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| bg          = #eeffff
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 8 March 2008
| time        = 16:00
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|TPE}}'''
| team2       = {{ih18|MGL}}
| score       = 13 – 4
| periods     = (5–0, 5–0, 3–4)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/153/IHM153909_74_1_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = San Jeronimo Arena
| attendance  = 375
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 8 March 2008
| time        = 19:00
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|MEX}}'''
| team2       = {{ih18|NZL}}
| score       = 7 – 0
| periods     = (2–0, 4–0, 1–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/153/IHM153910_74_1_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
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| stadium     = San Jeronimo Arena
| attendance  = 1386
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| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| bg          = #eeffff
}}

==Group B tournament==
The Group B tournament began on 3 March 2008 in [[İzmit]], Turkey at the [[K.B.B. Ice Arena]].<ref name="2008U18D3B">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/index.php?id=686 | title=2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Div. III Group B | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2013-01-04 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Iceland]] and [[Turkey]] returned to compete in the Division III tournament after missing promotion to Division II at the [[2007 IIHF World U18 Championships|previous years World Championships]].<ref name="2007U18D3"/> [[Serbia]] entered the Division II competition after being relegated from the [[2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II|2007 Division II Group B]] tournament.<ref name="2007U18D2B">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18iib/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=100 | title=2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2013-01-04 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Bulgaria]] returned to Division III after playing in the qualification tournament last year and [[Armenia]] returned to international competition, having last played in the [[2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Qualification]] tournament.<ref name="2007U18D3Q">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18iiiq/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=98 | title=2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div IIIQ | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2013-01-04 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="2005U18D3Q">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_05/output/w18iiiq/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=1000000044 | title=2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Div IIIQ | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2013-01-04 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Serbia finished first after winning all four of their games and gained promotion back to Division II for the [[2009 IIHF World U18 Championships]].<ref name="2008U18D3B"/> Iceland finished second, losing only to Serbia and Turkey finished in third place.<ref name="2008U18D3B"/> Arsenije Rankovic of Serbia led the tournament in goaltending with a save percentage of 1.000 and was named the top goaltender by the IIHF directorate.<ref name="GOALIESB">{{cite web | url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/154/IHM154Z07_85A_1_0.pdf | title=Goalkeepers | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2013-01-04 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="AWARDSB">{{cite web | url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/154/IHM154000_85I_1_0.pdf | title=Best Players Selected by the Directorate | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2013-01-04 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> Serbia's Stefan Ilic was named the top defenceman and Egill Thormodsson of Iceland was selected as the top forward.<ref name="AWARDSB"/> Thormodsson also led the tournament in scoring, finishing with 18 points including 16 goals and two assists.<ref name="SCORERSB">{{cite web | url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/154/IHM154Z07_85B_1_0.pdf | title=Scoring Leaders | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2013-01-04 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref>

===Standings===
{| class="infobox bordered"
|-
|width=20px bgcolor="#ccffcc"| ||Promoted to Division I for 2009
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Rk|Ranking}}
!width=180|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GDF|Goal difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|1 ||align="left"| {{ih18|SRB}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 45 || 0 || +45 || '''12'''
|-
|2 ||align="left"| {{ih18|ISL}} || 4 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 48 || 7 || +41 || '''9'''
|-
|3 ||align="left"| {{ih18|TUR}} || 4 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 34 || 26 || +8 || '''6'''
|-
|4 ||align="left"| {{ih18|BUL}} || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 27 || 35 || –8 || '''3'''
|-
|5 ||align="left"| {{ih18|ARM}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 87 || –86 || '''0'''
|}

===Fixtures===
<small>All times local.</small>
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 3 March 2008
| time        = 15:30
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|BUL}}'''
| team2       = {{ih18|ARM}}
| score       = 24 – 1
| periods     = (7–0, 6–0, 11–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/154/IHM154901_74_3_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = [[K.B.B. Ice Arena]]
| attendance  = 50
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 3 March 2008
| time        = 19:00
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|SRB}}'''
| team2       = {{ih18|TUR}}
| score       = 12 – 0
| periods     = (5–0, 3–0, 4–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/154/IHM154902_74_2_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = K.B.B. Ice Arena
| attendance  = 400
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      =  
| bg          = #eeffff
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 4 March 2008
| time        = 15:30
| team1       = {{ih18-rt|BUL}}
| team2       = '''{{ih18|SRB}}'''
| score       = 0 – 13
| periods     = (0–4, 0–3, 0–6)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/154/IHM154903_74_3_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = K.B.B. Ice Arena
| attendance  = 75
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 4 March 2008
| time        = 19:00
| team1       = {{ih18-rt|TUR}}
| team2       = '''{{ih18|ISL}}'''
| score       = 2 – 12
| periods     = (1–6, 1–2, 0–4)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/154/IHM154904_74_3_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
| goals2      = 
| official    = 
| official2   = 
| linesman    = 
| linesman2   = 
| stadium     = K.B.B. Ice Arena
| attendance  = 250
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      =  
| bg          = #eeffff
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 6 March 2008
| time        = 15:30
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|SRB}}'''
| team2       = {{ih18|ISL}}
| score       = 4 – 0
| periods     = (1–0, 1–0, 2–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/154/IHM154905_74_3_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
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| official    = 
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| linesman    = 
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| stadium     = K.B.B. Ice Arena
| attendance  = 100
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| shots1      = 
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}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 6 March 2008
| time        = 19:00
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|TUR}}'''
| team2       = {{ih18|ARM}}
| score       = 24 – 0
| periods     = (9–0, 8–0, 7–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/154/IHM154906_74_3_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
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| official    = 
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| stadium     = K.B.B. Ice Arena
| attendance  = 250
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| bg          = #eeffff
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 7 March 2008
| time        = 15:30
| team1       = {{ih18-rt|ARM}}
| team2       = '''{{ih18|SRB}}'''
| score       = 0 – 16
| periods     = (0–8, 0–4, 0–4)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/154/IHM154907_74_3_0.pdf
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}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 7 March 2008
| time        = 19:00
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|ISL}}'''
| team2       = {{ih18|BUL}}
| score       = 13 – 1
| periods     = (2–0, 6–0, 5–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/154/IHM154908_74_3_0.pdf
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| progression = 
| goals1      = 
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| official    = 
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| stadium     = K.B.B. Ice Arena
| attendance  = 50
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| shots1      = 
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| bg          = #eeffff
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 9 March 2008
| time        = 15:30
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|ISL}}'''
| team2       = {{ih18|ARM}}
| score       = 23 – 0
| periods     = (8–0, 7–0, 8–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/154/IHM154909_74_3_0.pdf
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
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| official    = 
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| linesman    = 
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| stadium     = K.B.B. Ice Arena
| attendance  = 45
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| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 9 March 2008
| time        = 19:00
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|TUR}}'''
| team2       = {{ih18|BUL}}
| score       = 8 – 2
| periods     = (2–1, 1–0, 5–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/154/IHM154910_74_3_0.pdf
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| progression = 
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| official    = 
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| stadium     = K.B.B. Ice Arena
| attendance  = 450
| penalties1  = 
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| bg          = #eeffff
}}

==Notes==
{{note|Performer|}} '''I''' The Game was suspended midway through the second period due to the Arena's faulty ventilation system which was causing people to become ill. At the time the game was suspended Mexico was winning 11–0.<ref name="GAMESPOSTPONED"/><ref name="SUSPENDEDGAMECARD">{{cite web | url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/153/IHM153902_74_2_0.pdf | title=Game Summary: RSA – MEX | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | accessdate=2013-01-04 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[2008 IIHF World U18 Championships]]
*[[2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I]]
*[[2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.iihf.com/ International Ice Hockey Federation]

{{Wikipedia}}
[[Category:2008 in ice hockey]]
[[Category:IIHF World U18 Championships]]