2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
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| Host countries |  France Estonia |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Dates | 30 March – 5 April 2008 23–29 March 2008 |
| Teams | 12 |
The 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II was an international under-18 ice hockey competition organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Both Division II tournaments made up the third level of competition of the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament took place between 30 March and 5 April 2008 in Méribel and Courchevel, France and the Group B tournament was played from 23 to 29 March 2008 in Tallinn, Estonia. France and Hungary won the Group A and B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Division I of the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Group A
The Group A tournament was played in Méribel and Courchevel, France, from 30 March to 5 April 2008.[1]
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 4 | +49 | 15 | Promoted to the 2009 Division I |
| 2 |  South Korea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 9 | |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 7 | |
| 5 |  China | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 52 | −38 | 3 | |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 33 | −25 | 0 | Relegated to the 2009 Division III |
Source: IIHF
Results
All times are local.
| 30 March 2008 15:00 | South Korea | 10–0 (2–0, 3–0, 5–0) | Australia | Arena Courchevel |
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| 30 March 2008 20:30 | China | 4–5 (1–2, 3–2, 0–1) | Belgium | Arena Courchevel |
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| 30 March 2008 20:30 | Croatia | 1–8 (0–2, 1–3, 0–3) | France | Arena Méribel |
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| 31 March 2008 15:00 | South Korea | 6–3 (3–1, 1–1, 2–1) | Croatia | Arena Méribel |
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| 31 March 2008 20:30 | Australia | 4–5 (0–2, 0–1, 4–2) | China | Arena Méribel |
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| 31 March 2008 20:30 | France | 16–0 (5–0, 6–0, 5–0) | Belgium | Arena Courchevel |
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| 2 April 2008 15:00 | Croatia | 5–4 (0–1, 4–1, 1–2) | Belgium | Arena Courchevel |
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| 2 April 2008 20:30 | South Korea | 10–0 (5–0, 4–0, 1–0) | China | Arena Méribel |
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| 2 April 2008 20:30 | France | 10–2 (2–1, 4–1, 4–0) | Australia | Arena Courchevel |
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| 4 April 2008 15:00 | Belgium | 3–4 OT (2–2, 1–0, 0–1, 0–1) | South Korea | Arena Méribel |
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| 4 April 2008 20:30 | Australia | 1–6 (0–3, 1–2, 0–1) | Croatia | Arena Courchevel |
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| 4 April 2008 20:30 | China | 0–16 (0–4, 0–5, 0–7) | France | Arena Méribel |
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| 5 April 2008 15:00 | Belgium | 2–1 (0–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Australia | Arena Courchevel |
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| 5 April 2008 18:00 | Croatia | 17–5 (3–1, 6–2, 8–2) | China | Arena Méribel |
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| 5 April 2008 20:30 | France | 3–1 (1–1, 2–0, 0–0) | South Korea | Arena Courchevel |
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Group B
The Group B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 23 to 29 March 2008.[2]
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 |  Hungary | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 12 | +25 | 12 | Promoted to the 2009 Division I |
| 2 |  Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 12 | |
| 3 | Estonia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Romania | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Israel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 68 | −57 | 0 | Relegated to the 2009 Division III |
Source: IIHF
Results
All times are local.
| 23 March 2008 13:00 | Spain | 1–8 (1–2, 0–3, 0–3) | Romania | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 23 March 2008 16:30 | Estonia | 3–5 (0–0, 3–4, 0–1) | Great Britain | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 23 March 2008 20:00 | Hungary | 19–1 (5–0, 7–1, 7–0) | Israel | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 24 March 2008 13:00 | Great Britain | 5–3 (0–3, 3–0, 2–0) | Romania | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 24 March 2008 16:30 | Israel | 4–12 (1–4, 3–2, 0–6) | Spain | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 24 March 2008 20:00 | Hungary | 3–2 (1–0, 1–1, 1–1) | Estonia | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 26 March 2008 13:00 | Great Britain | 12–0 (4–0, 4–0, 4–0) | Israel | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 26 March 2008 16:30 | Hungary | 3–4 (2–2, 0–1, 1–1) | Spain | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 26 March 2008 20:00 | Estonia | 3–2 (2–0, 1–1, 0–1) | Romania | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 27 March 2008 13:00 | Spain | 2–4 (2–0, 0–3, 0–1) | Great Britain | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 27 March 2008 16:30 | Romania | 4–9 (0–4, 2–2, 2–3) | Hungary | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 27 March 2008 20:00 | Israel | 3–10 (0–5, 1–3, 2–2) | Estonia | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 29 March 2008 13:00 | Romania | 15–3 (5–0, 4–2, 6–1) | Israel | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 29 March 2008 16:30 | Great Britain | 1–3 (1–1, 0–1, 0–1) | Hungary | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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| 29 March 2008 20:00 | Estonia | 2–1 (0–1, 0–0, 2–0) | Spain | Arena Premia, Tallinn |
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References
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