2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

The 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I represents the second level of the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

2008 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I

Tournament details
Host countries	Germany  Latvia
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	9–15 December 2007 12–18 December 2007
Teams	12
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See also: 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Bad Tölz, Germany, from 9 to 15 December 2007.^[1]

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Germany	Hosts; placed 9th in Top Division last year and were relegated.
Austria	Placed 2nd in Division I (Group B) last year.
Ukraine	Placed 3rd in Division I (Group A) last year.
Poland	Placed 4th in Division I (Group A) last year.
Norway	Placed 5th in Division I (Group B) last year.
Lithuania	Placed 1st in Division II (Group B) last year and were promoted.

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Germany (H)	5	5	0	0	0	42	6	+36	15	Promoted to the 2009 Top Division
2	Austria	5	4	0	0	1	36	11	+25	12
3	Norway	5	3	0	0	2	19	16	+3	9
4	Poland	5	1	0	1	3	7	24	−17	4
5	Ukraine	5	0	1	1	3	10	26	−16	3
6	Lithuania	5	0	1	0	4	8	39	−31	2	Relegated to the 2009 Division II

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Match results

All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).

9 December 2007 13:00

Norway

3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Ukraine

Hacker-Pschorr Arena, Bad Tölz

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9 December 2007 16:30

Lithuania

1–7 (1–3, 0–0, 0–4)

Germany

Hacker-Pschorr Arena, Bad Tölz

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9 December 2007 20:00

Poland

1–6 (0–2, 0–1, 1–3)

Austria

Hacker-Pschorr Arena, Bad Tölz

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10 December 2007 13:00

Ukraine

3–4 GWS (2–2, 1–1, 0–0) OT: 0–0, GWS: 0–1

Lithuania

Hacker-Pschorr Arena, Bad Tölz

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10 December 2007 16:30

Austria

5–0 (1–0, 4–0, 0–0)

Norway

Hacker-Pschorr Arena, Bad Tölz

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10 December 2007 20:00

Germany

11–0 (5–0, 3–0, 3–0)

Poland

Hacker-Pschorr Arena, Bad Tölz

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12 December 2007 13:00

Lithuania

1–3 (0–0, 1–3, 0–0)

Poland

Hacker-Pschorr Arena, Bad Tölz

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12 December 2007 16:30

Austria

7–4 (1–1, 0–3, 6–0)

Ukraine

Hacker-Pschorr Arena, Bad Tölz

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12 December 2007 20:00

Germany

7–1 (1–0, 3–0, 3–1)

Norway

Hacker-Pschorr Arena, Bad Tölz

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13 December 2007 13:00

Austria

15–0 (3–0, 8–0, 4–0)

Lithuania

Hacker-Pschorr Arena, Bad Tölz

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13 December 2007 16:30

Poland

2–4 (1–2, 1–1, 0–1)

Norway

Hacker-Pschorr Arena, Bad Tölz

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13 December 2007 20:00

Ukraine

1–11 (1–0, 0–3, 0–8)

Germany

Hacker-Pschorr Arena, Bad Tölz

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15 December 2007 12:30

Norway

11–2 (4–0, 3–2, 4–0)

Lithuania

Hacker-Pschorr Arena, Bad Tölz

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15 December 2007 16:00

Ukraine

2–1 GWS (1–0, 0–1, 0–0) OT: 0–0, GWS: 1–0

Poland

Hacker-Pschorr Arena, Bad Tölz

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15 December 2007 19:30

Germany

6–3 (2–0, 1–0, 3–3)

Austria

Hacker-Pschorr Arena, Bad Tölz

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Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 12 to 18 December 2007.^[2]

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Belarus	placed 10th in Top Division last year and were relegated.
Latvia	Hosts; placed 2nd in Division I (Group A) last year.
Great Britain	Placed 3rd in Division I (Group B) last year.
France	Placed 4th in Division I (Group B) last year.
Slovenia	Placed 5th in Division I (Group A) last year.
Hungary	Placed 1st in Division II (Group A) last year and were promoted.

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Latvia (H)	5	4	0	0	1	28	9	+19	12	Promoted to the 2009 Top Division
2	Belarus	5	4	0	0	1	21	8	+13	12
3	Slovenia	5	3	1	0	1	17	8	+9	11
4	Hungary	5	2	0	0	3	17	21	−4	6
5	France	5	1	0	0	4	14	29	−15	3
6	Great Britain	5	0	0	1	4	8	30	−22	1	Relegated to the 2009 Division II

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Match results

All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).

12 December 2007 13:00

Slovenia

4–3 GWS (1–0, 1–3, 1–0) OT: 0–0, GWS: 1–0

Great Britain

Arena Riga, Riga

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12 December 2007 16:30

Hungary

2–3 (1–2, 0–0, 1–1)

Belarus

Arena Riga, Riga

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12 December 2007 20:00

France

3–9 (2–1, 0–5, 1–3)

Latvia

Arena Riga, Riga

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13 December 2007 13:00

Great Britain

2–5 (1–0, 1–3, 0–2)

Hungary

Arena Riga, Riga

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13 December 2007 16:30

Belarus

6–1 (1–0, 3–1, 2–0)

France

Arena Riga, Riga

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13 December 2007 20:00

Latvia

2–3 (0–0, 2–2, 0–1)

Slovenia

Arena Riga, Riga

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15 December 2007 13:00

Hungary

7–4 (0–1, 2–0, 5–3)

France

Arena Riga, Riga

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15 December 2007 16:30

Belarus

2–1 (0–0, 1–0, 1–1)

Slovenia

Arena Riga, Riga

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15 December 2007 20:00

Latvia

6–0 (2–0, 3–0, 1–0)

Great Britain

Arena Riga, Riga

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16 December 2007 13:00

France

0–5 (0–2, 0–3, 0–0)

Slovenia

Arena Riga, Riga

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16 December 2007 16:30

Great Britain

1–9 (0–0, 0–8, 1–1)

Belarus

Arena Riga, Riga

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16 December 2007 20:00

Latvia

8–2 (2–1, 2–0, 4–1)

Hungary

Arena Riga, Riga

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18 December 2007 12:30

Slovenia

4–1 (0–1, 3–0, 1–0)

Hungary

Arena Riga, Riga

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18 December 2007 16:00

Great Britain

2–6 (1–3, 1–1, 0–2)

France

Arena Riga, Riga

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18 December 2007 19:30

Belarus

1–3 (0–0, 1–1, 0–2)

Latvia

Arena Riga, Riga

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See also

• 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
• 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
• 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II
• 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III
• 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters