The 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I was an international under-18 ice hockey competition organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Both Division I tournaments made up the second level of the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament was played in Toruń, Poland, and the Group B tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, both from 2 to 8 April 2008. The Czech Republic and Norway won the Group A and B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Top Division of the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships.
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| Host countries |  Poland Latvia |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 2–8 April 2008 |
| Teams | 12 |
Group A
editThe Group A tournament was played in Toruń, Poland, from 2 to 8 April 2008.[1]
Final standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 |  Czech Republic
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | +31 | 15 | Promoted to the 2009 Top Division |
| 2 |  Kazakhstan
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5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Lithuania
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5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 6 | |
| 4 | Poland
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5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Ukraine
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5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Slovenia
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5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 3 | Relegated to the 2009 Division II |
Source: IIHF
Results
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| 2 April 2008 13:00 | Ukraine | 0–2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Kazakhstan | Arena Toruń, Toruń |
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| 2 April 2008 16:30 | Lithuania | 1–7 (1–2, 0–2, 0–3) | Czech Republic | Arena Toruń, Toruń |
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| 2 April 2008 20:00 | Poland | 0–5 (0–2, 0–2, 0–1) | Slovenia | Arena Toruń, Toruń |
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| 3 April 2008 13:00 | Kazakhstan | 9–0 (3–0, 4–0, 2–0) | Lithuania | Arena Toruń, Toruń |
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| 3 April 2008 16:30 | Slovenia | 1–3 (0–1, 0–2, 1–0) | Ukraine | Arena Toruń, Toruń |
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| 3 April 2008 20:00 | Czech Republic | 9–0 (3–0, 4–0, 2–0) | Poland | Arena Toruń, Toruń |
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| 5 April 2008 13:00 | Slovenia | 2–7 (1–1, 1–4, 0–2) | Kazakhstan | Arena Toruń, Toruń |
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| 5 April 2008 16:30 | Lithuania | 2–3 (1–1, 0–1, 1–1) | Poland | Arena Toruń, Toruń |
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| 5 April 2008 20:00 | Czech Republic | 5–2 (1–0, 2–2, 2–0) | Ukraine | Arena Toruń, Toruń |
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| 6 April 2008 13:00 | Slovenia | 5–6 (1–2, 4–1, 0–3) | Lithuania | Arena Toruń, Toruń |
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| 6 April 2008 16:30 | Poland | 0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Ukraine | Arena Toruń, Toruń |
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| 6 April 2008 20:00 | Kazakhstan | 0–7 (0–0, 0–2, 0–5) | Czech Republic | Arena Toruń, Toruń |
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| 8 April 2008 12:30 | Ukraine | 2–4 (1–2, 1–0, 0–2) | Lithuania | Arena Toruń, Toruń |
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| 8 April 2008 16:00 | Czech Republic | 8–2 (2–0, 5–1, 1–1) | Slovenia | Arena Toruń, Toruń |
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| 8 April 2008 19:30 | Kazakhstan | 1–4 (0–2, 1–2, 0–0) | Poland | Arena Toruń, Toruń |
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Group B
editThe Group B tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 2 to 8 April 2008.[2]
Final standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 |  Norway
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 15 | Promoted to the 2009 Top Division |
| 2 | Latvia
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5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Austria
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5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Italy
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5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Japan
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5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Netherlands
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 33 | −29 | 0 | Relegated to the 2009 Division II |
Source: IIHF
Results
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| 2 April 2008 13:00 | Austria | 1–2 (0–0, 1–2, 0–0) | Norway | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 2 April 2008 16:30 | Italy | 4–3 (2–0, 1–2, 1–1) | Japan | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 2 April 2008 20:00 | Netherlands | 0–7 (0–3, 0–1, 0–3) | Latvia | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 3 April 2008 13:00 | Japan | 1–6 (0–2, 0–0, 1–4) | Austria | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 3 April 2008 16:30 | Norway | 7–0 (2–0, 4–0, 1–0) | Netherlands | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 3 April 2008 20:00 | Latvia | 3–1 (2–0, 0–0, 1–1) | Italy | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 5 April 2008 13:00 | Netherlands | 0–10 (0–2, 0–2, 0–6) | Italy | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 5 April 2008 16:30 | Japan | 1–3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2) | Norway | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 5 April 2008 20:00 | Latvia | 2–0 (1–0, 1–0, 0–0) | Austria | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 6 April 2008 13:00 | Japan | 7–4 (3–0, 2–0, 2–4) | Netherlands | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 6 April 2008 16:30 | Italy | 1–2 GWS (0–0, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Austria | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 6 April 2008 20:00 | Norway | 1–0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0) | Latvia | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 8 April 2008 12:30 | Norway | 2–1 (2–1, 0–0, 0–0) | Italy | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 8 April 2008 16:00 | Austria | 2–0 (2–0, 0–0, 0–0) | Netherlands | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 8 April 2008 19:30 | Latvia | 9–0 (1–0, 5–0, 3–0) | Japan | Arena Riga, Riga |
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