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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships''' was the 72nd [[Ice Hockey World Championships|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 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2009 competition]]. In the [[2008 IIHF World Championship Division I|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 [[2008 IIHF World Championship Division II|Division II]] competition, [[Romania]] and [[Australia]] were promoted, [[Ireland]] and [[New Zealand]] were relegated to Division III. [[Greece]] won the [[2008 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification|Division III qualification]] in February, and competed in the [[2008 IIHF World Championship Division III|Division III]] competition from March to April. In that competition, [[North Korea]] and [[South Africa]] were promoted to Division II in 2009.<br />
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==Championship==<br />
{{main|2008 IIHF World Championship}}<br />
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;Final standings<br />
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#{{ih|RUS}}<br />
#{{ih|CAN}}<br />
#{{ih|FIN}}<br />
#{{ih|SWE}}<br />
#{{ih|CZE}}<br />
#{{ih|USA}}<br />
#{{ih|SUI}}<br />
#{{ih|NOR}}<br />
#{{ih|BLR}}<br />
#{{ih|GER}}<br />
#{{ih|LAT}}<br />
#{{ih|DEN}}<br />
#{{ih|SVK}}<br />
#{{ih|FRA}}<br />
#{{ih|SLO}} — ''relegated to Division I for 2009''<br />
#{{ih|ITA}} — ''relegated to Division I for 2009''<br />
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== Division I ==<br />
{{Main|2008 IIHF World Championship Division I}}<br />
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.<br />
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'''Group A'''<br />
;Final standings<br />
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#{{ih|AUT}} — ''promoted to Championship pool for 2009''<br />
#{{ih|KAZ}}<br />
#{{ih|POL}}<br />
#{{ih|GBR}}<br />
#{{ih|NED}}<br />
#{{ih|KOR}} — ''relegated to Division II for 2009''<br />
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'''Group B'''<br />
;Final standings<br />
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#{{ih|HUN}} — ''promoted to Championship pool for 2009''<br />
#{{ih|UKR}}<br />
#{{ih|JPN}}<br />
#{{ih|LTU}}<br />
#{{ih|CRO}}<br />
#{{ih|EST}} — ''relegated to Division II for 2009''<br />
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== Division II ==<br />
{{Main|2008 IIHF World Championship Division II}}<br />
Twelve teams comprise Division II. They are also broken into two groups competing to advance into Division I.<br />
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'''Group A'''<br />
;Final standings<br />
#{{ih|ROM}} — ''promoted to Division I for 2010''<br />
#{{ih|BEL}}<br />
#{{ih|SRB}}<br />
#{{ih|ISR}}<br />
#{{ih|BUL}}<br />
#{{ih|IRL}} — ''relegated to Division III for 2010''<br />
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'''Group B'''<br />
;Final standings<br />
#{{ih|AUS}} — ''promoted to Division I for 2010''<br />
#{{ih|CHN}}<br />
#{{ih|ESP}}<br />
#{{ih|MEX}}<br />
#{{ih|ISL}}<br />
#{{ih|NZL}} — ''relegated to Division III for 2010''<br />
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== Division III ==<br />
{{Main|2008 IIHF World Championship Division III}}<br />
Division III is made up of six teams. The top two in each year’s tournament are promoted to Division II. <br />
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;Final standings<br />
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#{{ih|PRK}} — ''promoted to Division II for 2009''<br />
#{{ih|RSA}} — ''promoted to Division II for 2009''<br />
#{{ih|LUX}}<br />
#{{ih|TUR}}<br />
#{{ih|GRE}}<br />
#{{ih|MGL}}<br />
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== Division III Qualification ==<br />
{{Main|2008 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification}}<br />
Three teams comprise the Division III Qualification with the winning team advancing to the 2008 Division III competition.<br />
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;Final standings<br />
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#{{ih|GRE}} — ''qualified for the 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III''<br />
#{{ih|BIH}}<br />
#{{ih|ARM}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.iihf.com/de/iihf-home/history/past-tournaments/iihf-championships-2008.html IIHF Website]<br />
* [http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/mondial2008.htm Complete results at Passionhockey.com]<br />
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