2008 IIHF Women's World Championship

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2008 IIHF World Women's Championship 2008年世界女子冰球锦标 (Simplified Chinese) 2008年世界女子冰球錦標 (Traditional Chinese)
Tournament details
Host nation	China
Dates	April 4 - April 12
Teams	9
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Champions	United States (2 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played	20
Goals scored	117 (5.85 per game)
Attendance	22,910 (1,146 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Natalie Darwitz
MVP	Noora Räty

The 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were held from April 4 to April 13, 2008, in Harbin, China. It was the 11th event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Promotions and relegations reflect the results of the 2007 IIHF Women's World Championship.

For the eleventh straight tournament, Canada met the United States in the gold-medal match and, for only the second time out of 11, the American team defeated the Canadians for the gold medal. This tournament was the first IIHF Women's tournament in which the host nation (in this case, China) failed to medal. The Swiss competed for a medal for the first time, losing to Finland in the Bronze medal game.

Top Division

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
Canada	2	2	0	0	0	19	1	6
Russia	2	1	0	0	1	6	11	3
China	2	0	0	0	2	3	16	0

All times local (GMT+8).

April 4, 2008
15:00

1 – 8
( 1 - 2, 0 - 2, 0 - 4 )

Canada

Hongbo Arena
Attendance: 1232

Game reference

April 5, 2008
15:00

3 – 5
( 1 - 1, 0 - 2, 2 - 2 )

Russia

Hongbo Arena
Attendance: 2009

Game reference

April 6, 2008
15:00

Canada

11 – 0
( 4 - 0, 3 - 0, 4 - 0 )

Hongbo Arena
Attendance: 1892

Game reference

Group B

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
United States	2	2	0	0	0	15	2	6
Switzerland	2	1	0	0	1	4	7	3
Germany	2	0	0	0	2	1	11	0

All times local (GMT+8).

April 4, 2008
19:00

1 – 8
( 1 - 1, 0 - 3, 0 - 4 )

United States

Hongbo Arena
Attendance: 1390

Game reference

April 5, 2008
19:00

Switzerland

3 – 0
( 1 - 0, 2 - 0, 0 - 0 )

Hongbo Arena
Attendance: 887

Game reference

April 6, 2008
19:00

United States

7 – 1
( 1 - 0, 2 - 1, 4 - 0 )

Hongbo Arena
Attendance: 845

Game reference

Group C

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
Finland	2	1	1	0	0	9	3	5
Sweden	2	1	0	1	0	7	3	4
Japan	2	0	0	0	2	1	11	0

All times local (GMT+8).

April 4, 2008
19:00

0 – 5
( 0 - 2, 0 - 2, 0 - 1 )

Sweden

Baqu Arena
Attendance: 1543

Game reference

April 5, 2008
19:00

Finland

6 – 1
( 0 - 0, 2 - 1, 4 - 0 )

Baqu Arena
Attendance: 896

Game reference

April 6, 2008
19:00

2 – 3
( 1 - 1, 0 - 0, 1 - 1, 0 - 1 )

Finland

Baqu Arena
Attendance: 866

Game reference

Qualifying round

Group D (1-3 Place)

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
United States	2	1	0	1	0	4	3	4
Canada	2	1	0	0	1	6	6	3
Finland	2	0	1	0	1	3	4	2

All times local (GMT+8).

April 8, 2008
12:00

0 – 1
( 0 - 0, 0 - 0, 0 - 0, 0 - 1 )

Finland

Hongbo Arena
Attendance: 804

Game reference

April 9, 2008
12:00

2 – 4
( 1 - 1, 0 - 3, 1 - 0 )

Canada

Hongbo Arena
Attendance: 963

Game reference

April 10, 2008
12:00

2 – 4
( 2 - 1, 0 - 1, 0 - 2 )

United States

Hongbo Arena
Attendance: 1096

Game reference

Group E (4-6 Place)

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
Switzerland	2	1	1	0	0	6	4	5
Sweden	2	1	0	1	0	6	5	4
Russia	2	0	0	0	2	2	5	0

All times local (GMT+8).

April 8, 2008
15:30

Switzerland

4 – 3
( 2 - 1, 1 - 2, 0 - 0, 0 - 0, 1 - 0 )

Hongbo Arena
Attendance: 812

Game reference

April 9, 2008
15:30

Sweden

3 – 1
( 1 - 0, 1 - 0, 1 - 1 )

Hongbo Arena
Attendance: 804

Game reference

April 10, 2008
15:30

1 – 2
( 0 - 1, 1 - 1, 0 - 0 )

Switzerland

Hongbo Arena
Attendance: 884

Game reference

Consolation round

Group F (7-9 Place)

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
Japan	2	1	0	0	1	4	3	3
China	2	1	0	0	1	5	5	3
Germany	2	1	0	0	1	4	5	3

All times local (GMT+8).

April 8, 2008
19:00

Germany

2 – 1
( 2 - 1, 0 - 0, 0 - 0 )

Hongbo Arena
Attendance: 833

Game reference

April 9, 2008
19:00

Japan

3 – 1
( 1 - 0, 0 - 0, 2 - 1 )

Hongbo Arena
Attendance: 2146

Game reference

April 10, 2008
19:00

China

4 – 2
( 1 - 1, 0 - 1, 3 - 0 )

Hongbo Arena
Attendance: 1984

Game reference

Germany is relegated to Division I for the 2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.

Final round

Match for third place

All times local (GMT+8).

April 12, 2008
15:30

Finland

4 – 1
( 0 - 1, 1 - 0, 3 - 0 )

Hongbo Arena
Attendance: 1024

Game reference

Final

All times local (GMT+8).

April 12, 2008
19:00

United States

4 – 3
( 2 - 1, 2 - 0, 0 - 2 )

Game reference

Division I

The following teams took part of the Division I tournament, which was played in Ventspils, Latvia, at Ventspils OC Ice Hall from March 10 through March 16, 2008.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
Kazakhstan	5	4	0	0	1	14	8	12
Slovakia	5	3	1	0	1	14	11	11
Czech Republic	5	2	1	0	2	12	11	8
France	5	2	0	0	3	7	12	6
Norway	5	1	0	1	3	11	13	4
Latvia	5	1	0	1	3	9	12	4

Kazakhstan is promoted to the main tournament and Latvia is relegated to Division II for the 2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.^[1]

10 March 2008

3-1

10 March 2008

1-5

10 March 2008

3-1

11 March 2008

1-5

11 March 2008

3-2

11 March 2008

3-4

13 March 2008

3-2

13 March 2008

3-1

13 March 2008

0-1

14 March 2008

2-3 (OT)

14 March 2008

1-2

14 March 2008

2-3 (OT)

16 March 2008

1-2

16 March 2008

3-2

16 March 2008

1-3

Division II

The following teams took part in the Division II tournament, held in Vierumäki, Finland, at Vierumäki Ice Rink from March 25 to March 30, 2008.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
Austria	5	5	0	0	0	22	10	15
Denmark	5	4	0	0	1	25	7	12
North Korea	5	3	0	0	2	21	10	9
Italy	5	1	1	0	3	15	17	5
Netherlands	5	1	0	1	3	10	15	4
Australia	5	0	0	0	5	5	39	0

Austria is promoted to Division I and Australia is relegated to Division III for the 2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.

25 March 2008

1-5

25 March 2008

2-6

25 March 2008

3-2 (OT)

26 March 2008

2-3

26 March 2008

6-2

26 March 2008

1-6

27 March 2008

3-0

27 March 2008

5-0

27 March 2008

0-4

29 March 2008

0-4

29 March 2008

6-4

29 March 2008

1-12

30 March 2008

3-2

30 March 2008

10-0

30 March 2008

3-2

Division III

The following teams took part in the Division III tournament, held in Miskolc, Hungary, from April 6 to April 12, 2008.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
Great Britain	5	4	1	0	0	29	7	14
Slovenia	5	4	0	1	0	27	6	13
Croatia	5	2	0	1	2	12	20	7
Belgium	5	2	0	0	3	12	16	6
Hungary	5	1	0	0	4	4	20	3
South Korea	5	0	1	0	4	7	22	2

Great Britain is promoted to Division II and South Korea is relegated to Division IV for the 2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.

06 April 2008

6-0

06 April 2008

2-5

06 April 2008

2-1

07 April 2008

4-1

07 April 2008

3-2 (OT)

07 April 2008

5-0

09 April 2008

8-0

09 April 2008

8-4

09 April 2008

4-1

11 April 2008

1-7

11 April 2008

3-4

11 April 2008

0-8

12 April 2008

1-3

12 April 2008

2-3 (OT)

12 April 2008

2-1

Division IV

The following teams took part in the Division IV tournament, held in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania, at Vakar Lajos Icerink from March 23 to March 29, 2008.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
Iceland	5	5	0	0	0	30	5	15
New Zealand	5	4	0	0	1	37	9	12
Romania	5	2	0	1	2	25	16	7
Estonia	5	2	0	0	3	11	17	6
South Africa	5	1	1	0	3	15	24	5
Turkey	5	0	0	0	5	3	50	0

Iceland is promoted to Division III for the 2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.^[2]

23 March 2008

9-1

23 March 2008

1-8

23 March 2008

3-4

24 March 2008

1-2

24 March 2008

9-0

24 March 2008

2-7

26 March 2008

1-9

26 March 2008

9-1

26 March 2008

4-1

27 March 2008

5-1

27 March 2008

1-8

27 March 2008

0-8

29 March 2008

0-3

29 March 2008

16-0

29 March 2008

4-3 (OT)

References

External links

IIHF Official Site
Complete results
Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports, 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press, 26–7, 29, 235.
IIHF results index for 2008

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