2008 IIHF Women's World Championship

The 2008 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 11th edition of the Top Division of the Women's Ice Hockey World Championship, organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The Top Division tournament was held from 4 to 12 April 2008 in Harbin, People's Republic of China. The games took place at the event's main arena, Baqu Arena. The Division I tournament was played in Ventspils, Latvia, at the Ice Hall of the Ventspils Olimpiskais Centrs from 10 to 16 March 2008. The Division II tournament was held from 25 to 30 March 2008 at the Suomen urheiluopisto in Vierumäki, Finland.
For the 11th-straight Top Division tournament, met the in the gold medal match and, for only the second time, the American team defeated the Canadians for the gold medal. This tournament was the first IIHF Women's tournament in which the host nation failed to medal. competed for a medal for the first time, losing to in the bronze medal game.

Top Division

Preliminary round

''All times are local.''

Qualifying round

''All times are local.''

Consolation round

''All times are local.''

Final standings

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Awards and statistics

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
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Goaltending leaders

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
1	Noora Räty		243:42	6	1.48	92.59	1
2	Florence Schelling		305:00	15	2.95	91.89	1
3	Azusa Nakaoku		179:31	8	2.67	91.01	0
4	Charline Labonté		138:29	3	1.30	90.91	1
5	Jessie Vetter		243:42	7	1.72	88.14	0

TOI = Time on ice ; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
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Directorate Awards

Goaltender: Noora Räty,
Defenseman: Angela Ruggiero,
Forward: Natalie Darwitz,

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Media All-Stars

Goaltender: Noora Räty
Defensemen: Julie Chu, Emma Laaksonen
Forwards: Jayna Hefford, Hayley Wickenheiser, Natalie Darwitz
MVP: Noora Räty

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Division I

The Division I tournament was played in Ventspils, Latvia, at the Ice Hall of the Ventspils Olimpiskais Centrs, from 10 to 16 March 2008.
''All times are local.''

Awards and statistics

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
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Goaltending leaders

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
1			300:00	8	1.60	93.98	0
2			303:38	12	2.37	93.72	0
3			305:00	11	2.16	93.68	0
4			184:52	7	2.27	92.78	0
5			304:44	11	2.17	92.76	0
6			239:10	10	2.51	91.74	1

TOI = Time on ice ; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
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Directorate Awards

Goaltender: Zuzana Tomčíková,
Defenseman: Tatyana Shtelmaister,
Forward: Iveta Koka,

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Division II

The Division II tournament was played from 25 to 30 March 2008 at the Suomen urheiluopisto in Vierumäki, Finland.
''All times are local.''

Awards and statistics

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
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Goaltending leaders

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
1			240:00	6	1.50	93.55	1
2			120:00	4	2.00	93.44	0
3			180:00	6	2.00	92.59	1
4			275:33	9	1.96	91.74	2
5			304:29	15	2.96	90.38	0

TOI = Time on ice ; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
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Directorate Awards

Goaltender: Sandra Borschke
Defenseman: Linda de Rocco
Forward: Denise Altmann

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Division III

The Division III tournament was played in Miskolc, Hungary, at the Miskolc Ice Hall, from 6 to 12 April 2008.
''All times are local.''

Awards and statistics

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
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Goaltending leaders

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
1			185:00	4	1.30	95.74	1
2			299:26	16	3.21	91.16	0
3			303:40	22	4.35	88.94	0
4			210:55	13	3.70	86.32	0
5			209:03	5	1.44	85.71	0

TOI = Time on ice ; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
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Directorate Awards

Goaltender: Ksenija Božnar
Defenseman: Diana Krušelj-Posavec
Forward: Angela Taylor
MVP: Jasmina Rošar

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Division IV

The Division IV tournament was played in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania, at Lajos Vákár Ice Hall, from 23 to 29 March 2008.
''All times are local.''

Awards and statistics

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
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Goaltending leaders

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
1			240:00	5	1.25	95.15	1
2			271:24	14	3.10	90.07	0
3			145:12	2	0.83	90.00	1
4			203:29	7	2.06	89.39	0
5			243:06	12	2.96	88.12	0

TOI = Time on ice ; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
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Directorate Awards

Goaltender: Karítas Halldórsdóttir
Defenseman: Annabelle Lewis
Forward: Magdolna Dobondi

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