2008 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Kazan, Russia. The championships began on April 13, 2008, and finished on April 23, 2008. Games were played at TatNeft Arena and Arena Kazan in Kazan. Canada defeated Russia 8–0 in the final to claim the gold medal, while the United States defeated Sweden 6–3 to capture the bronze medal.
Top Division
Preliminary round
''All times are local.''Group A
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Group B
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Relegation round
----Final round
Quarterfinals
----Semifinals
----Final standings
and are relegated to Division I for the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships.Statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Jake Allen | 420:00 | 10 | 1.43 | 192 | 94.79 | 2 | |
| 2 | Brandon Maxwell | 298:23 | 11 | 2.21 | 148 | 92.57 | 0 | |
| 3 | Marek Čiliak | 180:00 | 9 | 3.00 | 96 | 90.62 | 0 | |
| 4 | Alexander Pechursky | 215:55 | 11 | 3.06 | 96 | 88.54 | 0 | |
| 5 | Nikolaj Nørbak | 274:13 | 23 | 5.03 | 193 | 88.08 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice ; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
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Awards
- Best players selected by the Directorate:
- *Best Goaltender: Jake Allen
- *Best Defenceman: Erik Karlsson
- *Best Forward: Kirill Petrov
- *MVP: Jake Allen
- Media All-Stars:
- Goaltender: Jake Allen
- Defensemen: Vyacheslav Voinov / Victor Hedman
- Forwards: Kirill Petrov / Mattias Tedenby / Nikita Filatov