The 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III was a pair of international under-18

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. The Division III tournaments made up the fourth level of competition at the

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. The Group A tournament took place between 2 and 8 March 2008 in

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and the Group B tournament took place between 3 and 9 March 2008 in

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won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division II for the

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Group A tournament

The Group A tournament began on 2 March 2008 in

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both returned to compete in the Division III competition after missing promotion at the previous years World Championships.

entered the Division II competition after being relegated from the 2007 Division II Group A tournament.

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returned to international competition, having last played in the 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship. Mexico finished first after winning all four of their games and gamed promotion back to Division II for the

. Chinese Taipei finished second after losing only to Mexico and New Zealand finished in third place. Christopher Eaden of New Zealand led the tournament in scoring with 18 points and was named the top

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by the IIHF directorate. Mexico's

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was named the top

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of Chinese Taipei was selected as the top

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. Mexico's Agustin Grimaldi was the leading goaltender with a save percentage of 0.938. 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.

Standings

Fixtures

All times local.

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten ranked skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Group B tournament

The Group B tournament began on 3 March 2008 in

, Turkey at the K.B.B. Ice Arena.2008 Division III Group B statistics
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returned to compete in the Division III tournament after missing promotion to Division II at the previous years World Championships.

entered the Division II competition after being relegated from the 2007 Division II Group B tournament.

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returned to Division III after playing in the qualification tournament last year and

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returned to international competition, having last played in the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Qualification tournament. Serbia finished first after winning all four of their games and gained promotion back to Division II for the

. Iceland finished second, losing only to Serbia and Turkey finished in third place. Arsenije Rankovic of Serbia led the tournament in goaltending with a save percentage of 1.000 and was named the top

by the IIHF directorate. Serbia's Stefan Ilic was named the top

and Egill Thormodsson of Iceland was selected as the top

. Thormodsson also led the tournament in scoring, finishing with 18 points including 16 goals and two assists.

Standings

Fixtures

All times local.

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten ranked skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Notes

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.

References

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