2008 IIHF World Championship

The 2008 IIHF World Championship was played between May 2 and May 18, 2008 in the Canadian cities of Halifax (Nova Scotia) and Quebec City (Quebec). The two venues were the Halifax Metro Centre and the Colisée Pepsi. The tournament was won by Russia which claimed its first gold medal since 1993.

Main article: 2008 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

2008 IIHF World Championship
Official logo
Tournament details
Host country Canada
DatesMay 2–18
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Russia (2nd title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Finland
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played54
Goals scored357 (6.61 per match)
Attendance477,040 (8,834 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Dany Heatley
(20 points)
MVP Dany Heatley
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2009 →
A 2008 Russian stamp commemorating the championship team

It was the 72nd IIHF World Championship event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was the first time the final tournament is held in a non-European country since 1962, when it was held in Colorado, USA. The IIHF wanted to celebrate the federation's 100th anniversary by holding the tournament in the country where ice hockey was born. The tournament was also included as part of the celebrations of Quebec City's 400th anniversary.

The tournament featured many countries' elite stars, as it served as the last and most important stage in selecting nine automatic qualifiers for the men's hockey competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, a process that uses the IIHF World Ranking standings after the tournament.[1]

On May 8, 2007, the IIHF announced it "will also formalize the Triple Gold Club by awarding commemorative medals to the 19 players who have won the three most prestigious championships in world hockey: Olympic gold, Stanley Cup, and World Championship gold. The ceremony will take place in Canada during the 2008 World Championship."[2]

There were two changes in the format compared to earlier years. Because of the distance between Halifax and Quebec City, the quarter-finals were played within the group, instead of crossing over which has happened since 2000. The relegation round was different too, as it consisted of two best-of-three series instead of a round robin series between four teams.

For the first time in 40 years, the matches were played on smaller, NHL size rinks, 200 ft × 85 ft (roughly 61 m × 26 m), compared to the IIHF standard which is roughly 200 ft × 98.5 ft (61 m × 30 m).

Participating teams
See also: 2008 IIHF World Championship rosters

Venues
Quebec
Halifax
Venues of the 2008 IIHF World Championship
 Halifax
Colisée Pepsi Halifax Metro Centre
46°49′51″N 71°14′47″W 44°38′54″N 63°34′36″W
Capacity: 13,400 Capacity: 10,595

Rules

For standing purposes, points shall be awarded as follows:

  • 3 points for a win in regulation time
  • 2 points for a win in overtime or in shootout
  • 1 point for a loss in overtime or in shootout
  • No points for a loss in regulation time

If a game is tied after regulation time, a five-minute four-on-four sudden-death overtime session is played followed by a three-player shootout if necessary. Exceptions: Quarter finals, Semi final and Bronze Medal overtime session are 10 minutes and Gold Medal game overtime session is 20 minutes.

If teams are tied in a standing based on points, the following tie-breakers are applied: 1) The most points earned in direct games involving tied teams. 2) The best goal differential in direct games involving tied teams. 3) The most goals scored in direct games involving tied teams. 4) Follow steps 1, 2 and 3 with games involving the highest non-tied team in the same group. 5) Repeat step 4 with games involving the second highest non-tied team in the same group. 6) Continue this process with all non-tied team games.[3]

This was also the first major IIHF championship that used the four-official system with two referees and two linesmen instead of standard three-official system with only one referee.[4]

Preliminary round

Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups.[5] After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group advanced to the Qualifying Round while the last team competed in the relegation round.

     Team advanced to the Qualifying Round
     Team sent to compete in the Relegation Round

Group A
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
  Switzerland 3300010469
 Sweden 3200117986
 Belarus 310029903
 France 30003216−140

All times are local (UTC-4).

May 3, 2008
13:00		Belarus 5–6
(1–2, 3–2, 1–2)		 SwedenColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 9,204
May 3, 2008
19:00		Switzerland  4–1
(2–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 FranceColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 9,367
May 5, 2008
13:00		Switzerland  2–1
(1–0, 1–1, 0–0)		 BelarusColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,016
May 5, 2008
19:00		Sweden 9–0
(0–0, 4–0, 5–0)		 FranceColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,845
May 7, 2008
13:00		Sweden 2–4
(1–2, 0–0, 1–2)		  SwitzerlandColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 7,939
May 7, 2008
19:00		France 1–3
(1–1, 0–1, 0–1)		 BelarusColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,880

Group B
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 Canada 33000175129
 United States 3200113676
 Latvia 31002311−83
 Slovenia 30003213−110

All times are local (UTC-3).

May 2, 2008
16:30		Canada 5–1
(1–0, 3–1, 1–0)		 SloveniaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,921
May 2, 2008
20:15		United States 4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 LatviaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,360
May 4, 2008
16:30		Latvia 0–7
(0–3, 0–4, 0–0)		 CanadaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,831
May 4, 2008
20:15		United States 5–1
(1–0, 2–1, 2–0)		 SloveniaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,056
May 6, 2008
16:30		Canada 5–4
(2–0, 1–2, 2–2)		 United StatesMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 9,192
May 6, 2008
20:15		Slovenia 0–3
(0–0, 0–2, 0–1)		 LatviaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,806

Group C
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 Finland 3210011568
 Norway 31011610−44
 Germany 31002710−33
 Slovakia 310029813

All times are local (UTC-3).

May 3, 2008
16:30		Germany 1–5
(0–0, 1–2, 0–3)		 FinlandMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,658
May 3, 2008
20:15		Slovakia 5–1
(1–0, 2–1, 2–0)		 NorwayMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,096
May 5, 2008
16:30		Finland 3–2 OT
(2–2, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 NorwayMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,190
May 5, 2008
20:15		Slovakia 2–4
(0–2, 1–1, 1–1)		 GermanyMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,855
May 7, 2008
16:30		Finland 3–2
(2–2, 1–0, 0–0)		 SlovakiaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,262
May 7, 2008
20:15		Norway 3–2
(0–1, 1–1, 2–0)		 GermanyMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,414

Group D
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 Russia 32100166108
 Czech Republic 3201016977
 Denmark 31002911−23
 Italy 30003520−150

All times are local (UTC-4).

May 2, 2008
13:00		Denmark 2–5
(2–2, 0–2, 0–1)		 Czech RepublicColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,369
May 2, 2008
19:00		Russia 7–1
(1–0, 5–0, 1–1)		 ItalyColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 11,074
May 4, 2008
13:00		Czech Republic 4–5 OT
(2–2, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)		 RussiaColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 13,109
May 4, 2008
19:00		Italy 2–6
(0–3, 1–1, 1–2)		 DenmarkColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 6,838
May 6, 2008
13:00		Russia 4–1
(1–0, 2–0, 1–1)		 DenmarkColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,609
May 6, 2008
19:00		Czech Republic 7–2
(2–2, 4–0, 1–0)		 ItalyColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 7,517

Qualifying round

The top three teams in the standings of each group of the Preliminary Round advance to the Qualifying Round, and are placed in two groups: teams from Groups A and D compete in Group E, while teams from Groups B and C compete in Group F.

Each team is to play three games in this round, one against each of the three teams from the other group with which they have been paired. These three games, along with the two games already played against the other two advancing teams from the same group in the Preliminary Round, will count in the Qualifying Round standings.

The top four teams in both groups E and F to advance in Quarter-Finals.[3]

     Team advanced to the Playoff Round

Group E
Rk Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
1 Russia 532002113813
2 Czech Republic 52111201469
3 Sweden 53002231679
4  Switzerland 53002161519
5 Belarus 500321318−53
6 Denmark 50104926−172

All times are local (UTC-4).

May 8, 2008
15:00		Sweden 8–1
(2–0, 2–0, 4–1)		 DenmarkColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 7,327
May 8, 2008
19:00		Switzerland  0–5
(0–1, 0–3, 0–1)		 Czech RepublicColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 9,603
May 9, 2008
13:00		Russia 4–3 GWS
(0–2, 1–0, 2–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)		 BelarusColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,031
May 10, 2008
12:30		Czech Republic 3–2 GWS
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)		 BelarusColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,504
May 10, 2008
16:30		Russia 3–2
(0–1, 1–1, 2–0)		 SwedenColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 12,665
May 11, 2008
13:00		Denmark 2–7
(0–2, 0–3, 2–2)		  SwitzerlandColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,338
May 11, 2008
19:00		Sweden 5–3
(0–0, 2–2, 3–1)		 Czech RepublicColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 7,864
May 12, 2008
13:00		Switzerland  3–5
(0–3, 0–1, 3–1)		 RussiaColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,286
May 12, 2008
19:00		Belarus 2–3 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1)
(OT: 0–1)		 DenmarkColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,517

Group F
Rk Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
1 Canada 550003092115
2 Finland 531011612411
3 United States 530022513129
4 Norway 51013820−124
5 Germany 510041327−143
6 Latvia 51004819−113

All times are local (UTC-3).

May 8, 2008
16:30		Canada 2–1
(1–0, 0–1, 1–0)		 NorwayMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,380
May 8, 2008
20:15		United States 6–4
(3–2, 1–1, 2–1)		 GermanyMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,352
May 9, 2008
12:30		Finland 2–1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)		 LatviaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,215
May 10, 2008
16:30		Germany 1–10
(0–4, 0–5, 1–1)		 CanadaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 9,182
May 11, 2008
12:30		Norway 1–4
(1–2, 0–1, 0–1)		 LatviaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 9,017
May 11, 2008
16:30		Finland 3–2
(0–0, 0–2, 3–0)		 United StatesMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 8,867
May 12, 2008
12:30		United States 9–1
(3–0, 3–1, 3–0)		 NorwayMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 8,490
May 12, 2008
16:30		Canada 6–3
(2–1, 2–0, 2–2)		 FinlandMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 9,178
May 12, 2008
20:15		Latvia 3–5
(1–1, 2–1, 0–3)		 GermanyMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 8,614

Relegation Round

Teams finishing last in all four Preliminary Round groups competed in the Relegation Round in order to determine which two nations would be relegated to the IIHF World Championship Division I. The four teams were paired in two best-of-three series.

France defeated Italy, while Slovakia defeated Slovenia, both in 2 games, and secured themselves a place among the top sixteen hockey nations in the world. Italy and Slovenia were relegated to Division I for the 2009 tournament, and will be replaced by Austria and Hungary, the winners of the 2008 Division I tournament.[3]

Group G

Series G1

All times are local (UTC-4).

May 9, 2008
19:00		France 3–2
(1–1, 1–0, 1–1)		 ItalyColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,140
May 10, 2008
20:15		Italy 4–6
(1–2, 1–1, 2–3)		 FranceColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 7,649
France won series 2 – 0

Series G2

All times are local (UTC-3).

May 9, 2008
16:30		Slovenia 1–5
(0–1, 1–4, 0–0)		 SlovakiaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 8,473
May 10, 2008
20:15		Slovakia 4–3 GWS
(1–0, 2–2, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)		 SloveniaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 9,156
Slovakia won series 2 – 0

Playoff round

Draw
  Quarterfinals Semifinals
                           
  E2  Czech Republic 2  
E3  Sweden 3  
  QF1  Sweden 4  
  QF2  Canada 5  
F1  Canada 8 Final
  F4  Norway 2  
    SF2  Canada 4
  SF1  Russia 5
  E1  Russia 6  
E4   Switzerland 0  
  QF3  Russia 4 Bronze medal game
  QF4  Finland 0  
F3  United States 2 SF1  Finland 4
  F2  Finland 3   SF2  Sweden 0

Quarter-finals

All times are local (Quebec: UTC-4, Halifax: UTC-3).

May 14, 2008
13:00		Czech Republic 2–3 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)		 SwedenColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 9,787
May 14, 2008
16:30		Norway 2–8
(1–2, 1–3, 0–3)		 CanadaMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 9,192
May 14, 2008
19:15		Russia 6–0
(3–0, 3–0, 0–0)		  SwitzerlandColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 12,096
May 14, 2008
20:15		United States 2–3 OT
(0–1, 0–1, 2–0)
(OT: 0–1)		 FinlandMetro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 9,176

Semi-finals

All times are local (UTC-4)

May 16, 2008
13:00		Russia 4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 FinlandColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 11,159
May 16, 2008
17:00		Canada 5–4
(1–1, 4–2, 0–1)		 SwedenColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 13,026

Bronze Medal Game

All times are local (UTC-4)

May 17, 2008
15:00		Finland 4–0
(2–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 SwedenColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 12,009

Gold Medal Game
Main article: 2008 IIHF World Championship Final

All times are local (UTC-4)

May 18, 2008
13:00		Canada 4–5 OT
(3–1, 1–1, 0–2)
(OT: 0–1)		 RussiaColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 13,339

Ranking and statistics
 


 2008 IIHF World Championship Winners 

Russia
2nd/24th[7] title

Tournament Awards

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

 Russia
 Canada
 Finland
4 Sweden
5 Czech Republic
6 United States
7  Switzerland
8 Norway
9 Belarus
10 Germany
11 Latvia
12 Denmark
13 Slovakia
14 France
15 Slovenia
16 Italy

Scoring leaders

List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.[10]

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM POS
Dany Heatley912820+134FW
Ryan Getzlaf931114+1010FW
Rick Nash96713+96FW
Alexander Semin96713+118FW
Mattias Weinhandl95813+92FW
Alexander Ovechkin96612+118FW
Sergei Fedorov95712+108FW
Mike Green94812+22D
Phil Kessel76410+46FW
Derek Roy95510+46FW

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position

Leading goaltenders

Only the top 5 goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played over 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[11]

Player TOI SA GA GAA Sv% SO
Robert Esche198:0310272.1293.140
Evgeni Nabokov302:4212691.7892.862
Pascal Leclaire240:0010782.0092.521
Niklas Bäckström483:22218172.1192.201
Vitali Koval370:49217193.0791.240

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts

IIHF Broadcasting rights
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See also

References
  1. "Vancouver 2010 Olympic Men's Ice Hockey format announced". Archived from the original on June 1, 2007. Retrieved May 21, 2007.
  2. IIHF announces NHL-European Victoria Cup Archived May 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. IIHF Format & Rules
  4. "IIHF.com: 2010 Olympic Format decided". March 30, 2007. Archived from the original on February 15, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  5. IIHF announces awards, '08 groups
  6. Sanful, John (May 11, 2008). "Finns rally to defeat USA". IIHF. Retrieved May 13, 2008. The IIHF formally acknowledged after the game that Koistinen's shot had, indeed, entered the side of the net and should not have counted, and the video-goal judge will not be working for the rest of the tournament.
  7. If 22 World Championship titles won by the Soviet Union are included, this total comes to 24.
  8. Best players selected by the directorate
  9. Media All-Star Team
  10. Scoring leaders
  11. "Leading goaltenders" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
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