2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred to as the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, was the 32nd edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournamement was held in Pardubice and Liberec, Czech Republic, between 26 December 2007 and 5 January 2008. Canada won the gold medal for the fourth consecutive time. Sweden earned its first World Junior medal since 1996 by reaching the final.
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
----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 | Steve Mason | 303:36 | 6 | 1.19 | 123 | 95.12 | 1 | |
| 2 | Július Hudáček | 359:08 | 16 | 2.67 | 202 | 92.08 | 1 | |
| 3 | Sergei Bobrovsky | 366:07 | 15 | 2.46 | 184 | 91.85 | 0 | |
| 4 | Michal Neuvirth | 240:00 | 10 | 2.50 | 111 | 90.99 | 0 | |
| 5 | Jhonas Enroth | 308:56 | 12 | 2.33 | 126 | 90.48 | 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: Steve Mason
- *Best Defenceman: Drew Doughty
- *Best Forward: Viktor Tikhonov
- *MVP: Steve Mason
- Media All-Stars:
- *Goaltender: Steve Mason
- *Defencemen: Victor Hedman / Drew Doughty
- *Forwards: Patrik Berglund / Viktor Tikhonov / James van Riemsdyk
Final standings
| Relegated to the 2009 Division I |