The 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in

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, Russia. The championships began on April 13, 2008, and finished on April 23, 2008. Games were played at

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and Arena Kazan in

. Canada defeated Russia 8–0 in the final to claim the gold medal, while the United States defeated

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6–3 to capture the bronze medal.

Top Division

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Group B

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Relegation round

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Final round

Bracket

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Final

Final standings

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Statistics

Scoring leaders

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Goaltending leaders

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Awards

*Best players selected by the Directorate: **Best

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Division I

Group A

The following teams took part in Group A of the Division I tournament, which was played in

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from April 2 through April 8, 2008. is promoted to the Championship tournament and is relegated to Division II for the

Group B

The following teams will take part in Group B of the Division I tournament, which will be played in

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from April 2 through April 8, 2008. is promoted to the Championship tournament and is relegated to Division II for the

Division II

Group A

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, France from March 30 through April 5, 2008. is promoted to Division I and is relegated to Division III for the

Group B

The following teams took part in Group B of the Division II tournament, which was played in

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at Arena Premia from March 23 through March 29, 2008. is promoted to Division I and is relegated to Division III for the

Division III

Division III consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 2 and 8 March 2008 in

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and the Group B tournament was held 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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References

External links

*Official results and statistics from the

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Championship

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April 2008 sports events in Europe

Top Division

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Relegation round

Final round

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Final

Final standings

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Goaltending leaders

Awards

Division I

Group A

Group B

Division II

Group A

Group B

Division III

See also

References

External links