2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II explained

Tourney Name:IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II
Year:2008
Country:Italy
Country2:Estonia
Dates:9–15 December 2007
10–16 December 2007
Num Teams:12
Venues:2
Cities:2
Nextseason:2009

See also: 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

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

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Canazei, Italy, from 9 to 15 December 2007.[1]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
Hosts; placed 6th in Division I (Group B) last year and were relegated.
Placed 2nd in Division II (Group A) last year.
Placed 3rd in Division II (Group B) last year.
Placed 4th in Division II (Group B) last year.
Placed 5th in Division II (Group A) last year.
Placed 2nd in Division III last year and were promoted.

Match results

All times are local (Central European TimeUTC+1).

Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 10 to 16 December 2007.[2]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
Hosts; placed 6th in Division I (Group A) last year and were relegated.
Placed 2nd in Division II (Group B) last year.
Placed 3rd in Division II (Group A) last year.
Placed 4th in Division II (Group A) last year.
Placed 5th in Division II (Group B) last year.
Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted.

Match results

All times are local (Eastern European TimeUTC+2).

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/145/ 2008 Division II Group A statistics
  2. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/146/ 2008 Division II Group B statistics