| Tourney Name: | IIHF World U20 Championship |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Size: | x240px |
| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Dates: | 26 December 2007 – 5 January 2008 |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Type: | ihj |
| Winners: | CAN |
| Count: | 14 |
| Second: | SWE |
| Third: | RUS |
| Fourth: | USA |
| Games: | 31 |
| Goals: | 197 |
| Attendance: | 103179 |
| Scoring Leader: |  James van Riemsdyk(11 points) |
| Nextseason: | 2009 |
The 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred to as the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2008 WJHC), was the 32nd edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The elite group, what the IIHF refer to as the Top Division, was held in Pardubice and Liberec, Czech Republic, between 26 December 2007 and 5 January 2008.[1] [2] Canada won the gold medal for the fourth consecutive time. Sweden earned its first World Junior medal since 1996 by reaching the final.
See main article: 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters.
All times are local (UTC+1).
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| width=30 | Pos | width=150 | Player | Country | width=20 | GP | width=20 | G | width=20 | A | width=30 | Pts | width=30 | +/− | width=30 | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +7 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +4 | 2 |
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| width=30 | Pos | width=150 | Player | Country | width=20 | TOI | width=20 | GA | width=20 | GAA | width=20 | SA | width=20 | Sv% | width=20 | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 303:36 | 6 | 1.19 | 123 | 95.12 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 359:08 | 16 | 2.67 | 202 | 92.08 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 366:07 | 15 | 2.46 | 184 | 91.85 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 240:00 | 10 | 2.50 | 111 | 90.99 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 308:56 | 12 | 2.33 | 126 | 90.48 | 0 |
Steve Mason Drew Doughty
Viktor Tikhonov Steve MasonSource: IIHF
Steve Mason
Victor Hedman / Drew Doughty Patrik Berglund / Viktor Tikhonov / James van RiemsdykSource: IIHF
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| Relegated to the 2009 Division I |
See main article: 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I.
The Division I Championships were played from 9 to 15 December 2007 in Bad Tölz, Germany (Group A),[3] and from 12 to 18 December 2007 in Riga, Latvia (Group B).[4]
See main article: 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II.
The Division II Championships were played from 9 to 15 December 2007 in Canazei, Italy (Group A),[5] and from 10 to 16 December 2007 in Tallinn, Estonia (Group B).[6]
See main article: 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III.
The Division III Championship was played from 16 to 24 January 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia.[7]