2008 World Championship

The 2008 World Championship was held in Halifax and Quebec City, Canada, from May 2nd to May 18th 2008. The venues were the Le Colisée in Quebec City and the Metro Centre in Halifax.
==Participating teams==
* Belarus 
* Canada 
* Czech Republic 
* Denmark 
* Finland 
* France 
* Germany 
* Italy 
* Latvia 
* Norway 
* Russia 
* Slovakia 
* Slovenia 
* Sweden 
* Switzerland 
* United States 
==Rosters==
As of May 1st 2008
===Belarus===
* Goaltenders: Vitali Koval, Dmitri Karpikov, Dmitri Milchakov.
* Defencemen: Alexander Makritsky, Andrei Antonov, Viktor Kostyuchenok, Oleg Leontiev, Sergei Kolosov, Alexander Zhurik, Andrei Bashko.
* Forwards: Andrei Mikhalev, Yaroslav Chupris, Alexander Borovkov, Artem Senkevitch, Alexander Kulakov, Dmitri Dudik, Evgeny Kurilin, Sergei Demagin, Sergei Zadelenov, Dmitri Meleshko, Oleg Antonenko, Alexei Kalyuzhny, Alexei Ugarov, Konstantin Koltsov.
* Coaching staff: Curt Fraser (Head coach), Glen Hanlon, Eduard Zankovets, Vladimir Tsyplanov.
===Canada===
* Goaltenders: Cam Ward, Pascal Leclaire, Mathieu Garon.
* Defencemen: Dan Hamhuis, Logan Pyett, Jay Bouwmeester, Mark Giordano, Brent Burns, Duncan Keith, Steve Staios, Mike Green, Ed Jovanovski.
* Forwards: Derek Roy, Patrick Sharp, Eric Staal, Chris Kunitz, Dany Heatley, Jonathan Toews, Kyle Turris, Shane Doan, Jamal Mayers, Cory Emmerton, Jason Chimera, Martin St-Louis, Ryan Getzlaf, Rick Nash, Sam Gagner, Jason Spezza.
* Coaching staff: Ken Hitchcock (Head coach), Craig MacTavish, Mike Johnston, Pat Burns.
===Czech Republic===
* Goaltenders Milan Hnilicka, Marek Pinc, Adam Svoboda.
* Defencemen Tomas Kaberle, Filip Kuba, Jan Hejda, Zbynek Michalek, Ladislav Smid, Karel Rachunek, Petr Caslava, Vladimir Sicak.
* Forwards Patrick Elias, David Krejci, Tomas Fleishmann, Radim Vrbata, Martin Hanzal, Ales Kotalik, Jiri Novotny, Zbynek Irgl, Leos Cermak, Tomas Rolinek, Ladislav Kohn, Jakub Klepis, Petr Kumstat, Vaclav Skuhravy.
* Coaching staff Alois Hadamczik (Head coach), Josef Palacek, Frantisek Musil.
===Denmark===
* Goaltenders Patrick Galbraith, Peter Hirsch.
* Defencemen Andreas Andreasen, Mads Bodker, Morten Dahlmann, Jesper Damgaard, Stefan Lassen, Daniel Nielsen, Mads Schaarup.
* Forwards Mads Christensen, Kasper Degn, Thor Dresler, Lars Eller, Morten Green, Nichlas Hardt, Christoffer Kjaergaard, Kim Lykkeskov, Morten Madsen, Frans Nielsen, Bo Nordby-Andersen, Rasmus Olsen, Peter Regin, Michael Smidt, Kim Staal.
* Coaching staff Mike Sirant (Head coach), Stefan Lunner.
===Finland===
* Goaltenders Niklas Backström, Karri Rämö, Petri Vehanen.
* Defencemen Ville Koistinen, Ossi Väänänen, Antti-Jussi Niemi, Mikko Luoma, Mikko Jokela, Anssi Salmela, Sami Lepisto, Janne Niskala.
* Forwards Mikko Koivu, Esa Pirnes, Olli Jokinen, Tuomo Ruutu, Ville Peltonen, Hannes Hyvönen, Sean Bergenheim, Riku Hahl, Jarkko Immonen, Jussi Jokinen, Mika Pyörälä, Niko Kapanen, Lennart Petrell, Antti Pihlström, Teemu Selänne.
* Coaching staff Doug Shedden (Head coach), Jukka Jalonen, Timo Lehkonen.
===France===
* Goaltenders Cristobal Huet, Fabrice Lhenry, Eddy Ferhi.
* Defencemen Baptiste Amar, Vincent Bachet, Nicolas Besch, Jean-François Bonnard, Simon Lacroix, Benoît Quessandier, Teddy Trabichet.
* Forwards Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Sébastien Bordeleau, Olivier Coqueux, Julien Desrosiers, Laurent Gras, Kévin Hecquefeuille, François Rozenthal, Antoine Lussier, Laurent Meunier, Luc Tardif, Yorick Treille, Sacha Treille, Jonathan Zwickel.
* Coaching staff Dave Henderson (Head coach), Pierre Pousse.
===Germany===
* Goaltenders Dmitrij Kotschnew, Dimitri Pätzold, Robert Müller.
* Defencemen Jason Holland, Michael Bakos, Chris Schmidt, Sebastian Osterloh, Frank Hordler, Dennis Seidenberg, Christoph Schubert, Andreas Renz, André Reiss.
* Forwards John Tripp, Michael Hackert, Christoph Ullmann, Aleksander Polaczek, Petr Fical, Yannic Seidenberg, Michael Wolf, Philip Gogulla, Marco Sturm, Stefan Ustorf, Florian Busch, Sven Felski, Andre Rankel.
* Coaching staff Uwe Krupp (Head coach), Ernst Hofner, Klaus Merk.
===Italy===
* Goaltenders Andrea Carpano, Günther Hell, Adam Russo, Thomas Tragust.
* Defencemen Christian Borgatello, Steven Patrick Gallace, Armin Helfer, Armin Hofer, Carlo Lorenzi, Andreas Lutz, Florian Ramoser, André Signoretti, Michele Strazzabosco, Carter Trevisani.
* Forwards Luca Ansoldi, Paolo Bustreo, Mario Chitarroni, Jason Cirone, Giorgio De Bettin, Manuel De Toni, Nicola Fontanive, Patrick Iannone, Marco Insam, Stefano Margoni, John Parco, Thomas Pichler, Jonathan Pittis, Roland Ramoser, Giulio Scandella.
* Coaching staff Michel Goulet (Head coach), Fabio Polloni.
===Latvia===
* Goaltenders Sergejs Naumovs, Dmitrijs Zabotinskis, Edgars Masalskis.
* Defencemen Rodrigo Lavins, Arvids Rekis, Agris Saviels, Guntis Galvins, Aleksandrs Jerofejevs, Jekabs Redlihs, Janis Andersons, Krisjanis Redlihs, Georgijs Pujacs.
* Forwards Janis Sprukts, Juris Stals, Viktors Blinovs, Sergejs Pecura, Lauris Darzins, Herberts Vasilijevs, Aleksejs Sirokovs, Aleksandrs Nizivijs, Armands Berzins, Mikelis Redlihs, Guntis Dzerins, Martins Cipulis, Aleksandrs Macijevskis.
* Coaching staff Olegs Znaroks (Head coach), Harijs Vitolins.
===Norway===
* Goaltenders Ruben Smith, Pal Grotnes, André Lysenstoen.
* Defencemen Juha Kaunismäki, Jonas Holos, Tommy Jakobsen, Erik Ryman, Mats Trygg, Henrik Odegaard, Matthias Holmsted, Anders Myrvold.
* Forwards Mads Hansen, Marius Holtet, Lars Erik Spets, Eirik Skadsdammen, Per-Age Skroder, Anders Bastiansen, Morten Ask, Martin Roymark, Kristian Forsberg, Mats Froshaug, Kjell Richard Nygard, Steffen Thoresen, Mathis Olimb, Mats Z. Aasen.
* Coaching staff Roy Johansen (Head coach), Sjur Robert Nilsen.
===Russia===
* Goaltenders Mikhail Biryukov, Semen Varlamov, Alexander Yeremenko.
* Defencemen Dmitri Vorobiev, Denis Grebeshkov, Dmitri Kalinin, Konstantin Korneyev, Andrei Kuteykin, Ilya Nikulin.
* Forwards Maxim Afinogenov, Konstantin Gorovikov, Maxim Suchinsky, Danis Zaripov, Sergei Zinovyev, Alexei Morozov, Ilya Kovalchuk, Sergei Mozyakin, Alexei Tereschenko, Fedor Fedorov, Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Sergei Fedorov, Alexander Radulov.
* Coaching staff Vyacheslav Bykov (Head coach), Igor Zakharkin.
===Slovakia===
* Goaltenders Jan Lasak, Karol Krizan, Julius Hudacek.
* Defencemen Dominik Granak, Branislav Mezei, Peter Podhradsky, Andrej Sekera, Tomas Starosta, Martin Strbak, Rene Vydareny, Ivan Majesky, Lubomir Visnovsky.
* Forwards Peter Fabus, Marcel Hossa, Andrej Kollar, Peter Huzevka, Juraj Kolnik, Miroslav Kovacik, Ivan Ciernik, Tibor Melicharek, Andrei Podkonicky, Radovan Somik, Robert Petrovicky, Frantisek Skladany, Juraj Mikúš.
* Coaching staff Julius Supler (Head coach), Miroslav Miklosovic, Peter Oremus.
===Slovenia===
* Goaltenders Gaber Glavic, Andrej Hocevar, Robert Kristan.
* Defencemen Damjan Dervaric, Sabaduhin Kovacevic, Ales Kranjc, Jakov Milovanovic, Ziga Pavlin, Miha Rebolj, Mitja Robar, Andrej Tavzelj, Dejan Varl, Uros Vidmar.
* Forwards Jurij Golicic, Tomo Hafner, Andrej Hebar, Ziga Jeglic, Anze Kopitar, Marjan Manfreda, Egon Muric, Ales Music, Rok Pajic, Gregor Poloncic, Boris Pretnar, Tomaz Razingar, David Rodman, Marcel Rodman, Anze Terlikar.
* Coaching staff Mats Wallin (Head coach), Matjaz Kopitar, Andrej Brodnik.
===Sweden===
* Goaltenders Stefan Liv, Erik Ersberg, Mikael Tellqvist.
* Defencemen Daniel Fernholm, magnus Johansson, Niclas Wallin, Sanny Lindström, Alexander Edler, Jonas Frogren, Kenny Jönsson, Anton Stralman.
* Forwards Nils Ekman, Tony Martensson, Patric Hornqvist, Karl Fabricius, Rickard Wallin, Johan A. Andersson, Michael Holmqvist, Linus Videll, Nicklas Backström, Marcus Nilsson, Robert Nilsson, Daniel Widing, Fredrik Warg, Mattias Weinhandl, Per Ledin.
* Coaching staff Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (Head coach), Anders Eldebrink, Jan Karlsson.
===Switzerland===
* Goaltenders Martin Gerber, Jonas Hiller, Ronnie Rüger.
* Defencemen Goran Bezina, Severin Blindenbacher, Raphael Diaz, Beat Forster, Philippe Furrer, Beat Gerber, Matthias Seger, Julien Vauclair.
* Forwards Andrea Ambühl, Patrik Bärtschi, Thomas Déruns, Paul DiPietro, Peter Guggisberg, Sandy Jeannin, Romano Lemm, Thibaut Monnet, Thierry Paterlini, Marc Reichert, Raffaele Sannitz, Julien Sprunger, Roman Wick, Thomas Ziegler.
* Coaching staff Ralph Krüger (Head coach), Jakob Kolliker, Peter John Lee.
===United-States===
* Goaltenders Craig Anderson, Robert Esche, Tim Thomas.
* Defencemen Keith Ballard, Tom Gilbert, Tim Gleason, Matt Greene, Paul Martin, Mark Stuart, James Wisniewski.
* Forwards David Backes, David Booth, Dustin Brown, Adam Burish, Jeff Halpern, Patrick Kane, Phil Kessel, Peter Mueller, Patrick O'Sullivan, Zach Parise, Jason Pominville, Drew Stafford, Lee Stempniak.
* Coaching staff John Tortorella (Head coach), Mike Sullivan, Kurt Kleinendorst.
==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 tme
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 goal 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.
==Preliminary round==
Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups.[6] 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	3 	3	0 	0 	0	10	4 	6 	9
Sweden 	3 	2	0 	0 	1	17	9 	8 	6
Belarus 	3 	1	0 	0 	2	9 	9 	0 	3
France 	3 	0	0 	0 	3	2 	16	-14	0
All times are local (UTC-4).
May 3, 2008
13:00	Belarus	5 – 6
( 1–2, 3–2, 1–2 )	Sweden	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 9,204
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Sami Partanen 
Jyri Rönn
 	V. Kostyuchenok 18:32
S. Zadelenov 22:58
A. Ugarov 23:45
A. Zhurik (PP1) 35:57
D. Meleshko 41:18	 	03:59 M. Johansson
12:18 N. Bäckström
26:23 (PP2) P. Hörnqvist
37:51 R. Nilsson
43:41 P. Hörnqvist
50:32 R. Wallin	Referees:
Sami Partanen 
Jyri Rönn
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Sami Partanen 
Jyri Rönn
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Sami Partanen 
Jyri Rönn
May 3, 2008
19:00	Switzerland	4 – 1
( 2–0, 1–1, 1–0 )	France	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 9,367
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Guy Pellerin 
Chris Savage
 	R. Wick (PP1) 08:18
J. Sprunger (PP1) 16:54
P. Bärtschi 23:01
R. Sannitz 40:31	 	39:59 (PP1) J. Desrosiers	Referees:
Guy Pellerin 
Chris Savage
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Guy Pellerin 
Chris Savage
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Guy Pellerin 
Chris Savage
May 5, 2008
13:00	Switzerland	2 – 1
( 1–0, 1–1, 0–0 )	Belarus	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,016
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Peter Ország
 	J. Sprunger (PP1) 13:01
J. Sprunger (PP1) 34:36	 	27:34 K. Koltsov 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Peter Ország
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Peter Ország
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Peter Ország
May 5, 2008
19:00	Sweden	9 – 0
( 0–0, 4–0, 5–0 )	France	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,845
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Daniel Piechaczek 
Thomas Sterns
 	T. Mårtensson 28:46
P. Hörnqvist (PP1) 34:21
M. Weinhandl 36:16
N. Wallin 39:42
N. Bäckström 44:31
A. Edler (PP1) 47:36
R. Nilsson 49:22
K. Jönsson (PP2) 51:46
N. Bäckström 59:35	 	 	Referees:
Daniel Piechaczek 
Thomas Sterns
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Daniel Piechaczek 
Thomas Sterns
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Daniel Piechaczek 
Thomas Sterns
May 7, 2008
13:00	Sweden	2 – 4
( 1–2, 0–0, 1–2 )	Switzerland	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 7,939
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Guy Pellerin 
Jyri Rönn
 	F. Warg 10:47
P. Hörnqvist (SH1) 59:01	 	00:48 T. Paterlini
16:35 A. Ambühl
45:23 T. Monnet
59:53 (ENG) B. Forster	Referees:
Guy Pellerin 
Jyri Rönn
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Guy Pellerin 
Jyri Rönn
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Guy Pellerin 
Jyri Rönn
May 7, 2008
19:00	France	1 – 3
( 1–1, 0–1, 0–1 )	Belarus	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,880
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Sami Partanen 
Chris Savage
 	O. Coqueux (SH1) 19:53	 	12:57 A. Kalyuzhny
27:48 A. Ugarov
59:15 A. Kostitsyn	Referees:
Sami Partanen 
Chris Savage
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Sami Partanen 
Chris Savage
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Sami Partanen 
Chris Savage
===Group B===
Team 	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
Canada 	3 	3	0 	0 	0	17	5 	12 	9
United States	3 	2	0 	0 	1	13	6 	7 	6
Latvia 	3 	1	0 	0 	2	3 	11	-8 	3
Slovenia 	3 	0	0 	0 	3	2 	13	-11	0
All times are local (UTC-3).
May 2, 2008
16:30	Canada	5 – 1
( 1–0, 3–1, 1–0 )	Slovenia	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,921
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Alexander Poliakov
 	D. Hamhuis 03:45
D. Heatley 20:41
M. St. Louis (PP1) 30:18
D. Heatley (PP1) 35:07
D. Heatley 50:25	 	32:19 (PP2) A. Kopitar	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Alexander Poliakov
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Alexander Poliakov
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Alexander Poliakov
May 2, 2008
20:15	United States	4 – 0
( 1–0, 1–0, 2–0 )	Latvia	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,360
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Milan Minář 
Richard Schütz
 	D. Brown (PP1) 07:21
P. Kane (PP1) 28:44
Z. Parise (PP1) 47:09
P. O'Sullivan (PP1) 51:05	 	 	Referees:
Milan Minář 
Richard Schütz
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Milan Minář 
Richard Schütz
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Milan Minář 
Richard Schütz
May 4, 2008
16:30	Latvia	0 – 7
( 0–3, 0–4, 0–0 )	Canada	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,831
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Christer Larking
 	 	 	02:35 P. Sharp
03:45 M. Green
12:15 D. Heatley
21:03 (PP1) R. Nash
22:00 M. St. Louis
22:42 C. Kunitz
32:20 R. Nash	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Christer Larking
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Christer Larking
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Christer Larking
May 4, 2008
20:15	United States	5 – 1
( 1–0, 2–1, 2–0 )	Slovenia	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,056
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Brent Reiber 
Marcus Vinnerborg
 	P. Kane (PP1) 11:12
P. Kessel (PP1) 26:48
P. Kessel (PP1) 32:41
D. Booth 45:05
P. Kessel 49:24	 	36:36 A. Kopitar 	Referees:
Brent Reiber 
Marcus Vinnerborg
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Brent Reiber 
Marcus Vinnerborg
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Brent Reiber 
Marcus Vinnerborg
May 6, 2008
16:30	Canada	5 – 4
( 2–0, 1–2, 2–2 )	United States	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 9,192
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Christer Larking
 	B. Burns 08:26
D. Heatley 19:49
J. Toews 20:18
D. Roy 43:29
D. Heatley 59:13	 	20:52 Z. Parise
23:09 P. O'Sullivan
45:18 (PP1) D. Brown
46:54 (PP1) J. Pominville	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Christer Larking
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Christer Larking
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Christer Larking
May 6, 2008
20:15	Slovenia	0 – 3
( 0–0, 0–2, 0–1 )	Latvia	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,806
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Alexander Poliakov 
Richard Schütz
 	 	 	30:15 (PS) A. Ņiživijs
31:24 (PP1) A. Širokovs
59:32 (ENG) A. Širokovs	Referees:
Alexander Poliakov 
Richard Schütz
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Alexander Poliakov 
Richard Schütz
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Alexander Poliakov 
Richard Schütz
=== Group C===
Team 	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
Finland 	3 	2	1 	0 	0	11	5 	6 	8
Norway 	3 	1	0 	1 	1	6 	10	-4 	4
Germany 	3 	1	0 	0 	2	7 	10	-3 	3
Slovakia	3 	1	0 	0 	2	9 	8 	1 	3
All times are local (UTC-3).
May 3, 2008
16:30	Germany	1 – 5
( 0–0, 1–2, 0–3 )	Finland	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,658
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 	F. Busch (PP1) 32:44	 	21:09 (PP1) M. Koivu
27:26 (PP2) O. Jokinen
40:24 (SH1) M. Koivu
42:33 H. Hyvönen
52:27 T. Selänne	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
May 3, 2008
20:15	Slovakia	5 – 1
( 1–0, 2–1, 2–0 )	Norway	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,096
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Brent Reiber
 	T. Melichárek (SH1) 09:43
J. Kolník 20:15
R. Petrovický (PP1) 27:44
M. Hossa 40:07
P. Podhradský 58:24	 	28:43 M. Olimb 	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Brent Reiber
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Brent Reiber
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Brent Reiber
May 5, 2008
16:30	Finland	3 – 2 OT
( 2–2, 0–0, 0–0 )
( OT: 1–0 )	Norway	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,190
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Milan Minář 
Richard Schütz
 	J. Jokinen (PP1) 01:37
V. Peltonen (PP1) 16:14
T. Ruutu 61:27	 	04:26 M. Ask
19:51 (PP2) A. Bastiansen	Referees:
Milan Minář 
Richard Schütz
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Milan Minář 
Richard Schütz
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Milan Minář 
Richard Schütz
May 5, 2008
20:15	Slovakia	2 – 4
( 0–2, 1–1, 1–1 )	Germany	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,855
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Alexander Poliakov
 	I. Čiernik (PP1) 29:39
J. Kolník (PP1) 59:56	 	06:57 (PP1) M. Sturm
15:05 (PP1) S. Ustorf
38:05 M. Hackert
48:42 (PP1) M. Hackert	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Alexander Poliakov
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Alexander Poliakov
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Alexander Poliakov
May 7, 2008
16:30	Finland	3 – 2
( 2–2, 1–0, 0–0 )	Slovakia	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,262
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Marcus Vinnerborg
 	N. Kapanen 02:05
T. Ruutu (PP1) 13:00
T. Selänne (PP1) 25:17	 	13:14 R. Petrovický
18:21 M. Kováčik	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Marcus Vinnerborg
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Marcus Vinnerborg
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Marcus Vinnerborg
May 7, 2008
20:15	Norway	3 – 2
( 0–1, 1–1, 2–0 )	Germany	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,414
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Milan Minář 
Brent Reiber
 	M. Holtet (PP2) 34:51
M. Zuccarello Aasen 47:19
M. Ask (PP2) 55:53	 	06:37 (PP1) M. Sturm
24:09 P. Gogulla	Referees:
Milan Minář 
Brent Reiber
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Milan Minář 
Brent Reiber
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Milan Minář 
Brent Reiber
=== Group D===
Team 	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
Russia 	3 	2	1 	0 	0	16	6 	10 	8
Czech Republic	3 	2	0 	1 	0	16	9 	7 	7
Denmark 	3 	1	0 	0 	2	9 	11	-2 	3
Italy 	3 	0	0 	0 	3	5 	20	-15	0
All times are local (UTC-4).
May 2, 2008
13:00	Denmark	2 – 5
( 2–2, 0–2, 0–1 )	Czech Republic	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,369
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Thomas Sterns
 	S. Lassen 00:31
J. Hansen 18:03	 	08:00 R. Vrbata
13:49 (PP1) A. Kotalík
24:35 R. Vrbata
31:31 Z. Irgl
50:52 J. Hejda	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Thomas Sterns
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Thomas Sterns
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Thomas Sterns
May 2, 2008
19:00	Russia	7 – 1
( 1–0, 5–0, 1–1 )	Italy	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 11,074
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Daniel Piechaczek
 	A. Semin 04:02
A. Ovechkin 23:39
A. Morozov 29:01
A. Tereshchenko 30:12
A. Semin 31:18
M. Sushinski 36:58
D. Zaripov (PP1) 55:38	 	51:29 J. Cirone 	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Daniel Piechaczek
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Daniel Piechaczek
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Daniel Piechaczek
May 4, 2008
13:00	Czech Republic	4 – 5 OT
( 2–2, 1–1, 1–1 )
( OT: 0–1 )	Russia	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 13,109
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Guy Pellerin 
Chris Savage
 	P. Eliáš (PP1) 09:08
A. Kotalík (PP1) 12:05
P. Eliáš (PP1) 33:47
P. Eliáš (PP1) 42:51	 	03:47 S. Zinovjev
19:59 (PP2) K. Gorovikov
27:44 (PP1) A. Morozov
46:47 (PP1) K. Korneyev
63:10 A. Morozov	Referees:
Guy Pellerin 
Chris Savage
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Guy Pellerin 
Chris Savage
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Guy Pellerin 
Chris Savage
May 4, 2008
19:00	Italy	2 – 6
( 0–3, 1–1, 1–2 )	Denmark	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 6,838
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Sami Partanen 
Jyri Rönn
 	J. Cirone 37:48
N. Fontanive (PP1) 47:09	 	03:54 M. Green
08:11 (PP1) K. Staal
10:26 (PP2) J. Hansen
23:31 (PP1) D. Nielsen
50:32 J. Damgaard
56:03 K. Degn	Referees:
Sami Partanen 
Jyri Rönn
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Sami Partanen 
Jyri Rönn
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Sami Partanen 
Jyri Rönn
May 6, 2008
13:00	Russia	4 – 1
( 1–0, 2–0, 1–1 )	Denmark	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,609
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Daniel Piechaczek
 	M. Afinogenov 10:38
A. Ovechkin (PP1) 27:07
S. Fedorov (PP1) 29:45
K. Gorovikov 42:47	 	57:25 (PP1) K. Staal	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Daniel Piechaczek
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Daniel Piechaczek
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Daniel Piechaczek
May 6, 2008
19:00	Czech Republic	7 – 2
( 2–2, 4–0, 1–0 )	Italy	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 7,517
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Thomas Sterns
 	M. Erat 00:41
R. Vrbata 04:19
M. Židlický (PP1) 21:29
R. Vrbata 30:42
P. Eliáš (PP1) 37:47
F. Kuba 39:02
J. Hlinka 43:53	 	00:59 L. Ansoldi
03:06 N. Fontanive	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Thomas Sterns
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Thomas Sterns
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Thomas Sterns
== 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.[4]
	Team advanced to the Playoff Round
=== Group E===
Rk	Team 	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
1 	Russia 	5 	3	2 	0 	0	21	13	8 	13
2 	Czech Republic	5 	2	1 	1 	1	20	14	6 	9
3 	Sweden 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	23	16	7 	9
4 	Switzerland 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	16	15	1 	9
5 	Belarus 	5 	0	0 	3 	2	13	18	-5 	3
6 	Denmark 	5 	0	1 	0 	4	9 	26	-17	2
All times are local (UTC-4).
May 8, 2008
15:00	Sweden	8 – 1
( 2–0, 2–0, 4–1 )	Denmark	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 7,327
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Guy Pellerin
 	K. Jönsson 08:47
M. Nilson 15:33
T. Mårtensson 35:35
A. Strålman 36:44
K. Fabricius 40:41
M. Weinhandl 41:48
R. Wallin 43:55
T. Mårtensson (PP1) 50:14	 	54:32 K. Degn 	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Guy Pellerin
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Guy Pellerin
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Guy Pellerin
May 8, 2008
19:00	Switzerland	0 – 5
( 0–1, 0–3, 0–1 )	Czech Republic	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 9,603
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Daniel Piechaczek
 	 	 	19:06 (SH1) M. Erat
34:46 (PP1) T. Kaberle
35:50 (PP1) P. Eliáš
39:33 T. Fleischmann
58:10 J. Novotný	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Daniel Piechaczek
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Daniel Piechaczek
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Daniel Piechaczek
May 9, 2008
13:00	Russia	4 – 3 GWS
( 0–2, 1–0, 2–1 )
( OT: 0–0 )
( SO: 2–1 )	Belarus	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,031
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Sami Partanen 
Jyri Rönn
 	M. Afinogenov 23:54
A. Ovechkin 27:21
M. Afinogenov 53:51
A. Morozov (GWG) 65:00	 	07:27 A. Mikhalev
11:53 D. Dudik
56:12 A. Ugarov	Referees:
Sami Partanen 
Jyri Rönn
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Sami Partanen 
Jyri Rönn
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Sami Partanen 
Jyri Rönn
May 10, 2008
12:30	Czech Republic	3 – 2 GWS
( 0–1, 1–0, 1–1 )
( OT: 0–0 )
( SO: 2–1 )	Belarus	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,504
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Guy Pellerin 
Jyri Rönn
 	T. Rolínek 36:53
A. Kotalík 53:38
A. Kotalík (GWG) 65:00	 	18:12 Y. Chupris
49:50 A. Kostitsyn	Referees:
Guy Pellerin 
Jyri Rönn
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Guy Pellerin 
Jyri Rönn
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Guy Pellerin 
Jyri Rönn
May 10, 2008
16:30	Russia	3 – 2
( 0–1, 1–1, 2–0 )	Sweden	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 12,665
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Daniel Piechaczek
 	A. Semin 32:14
S. Fedorov 44:57
A. Ovechkin 59:54	 	07:15 M. Weinhandl
39:10 T. Mårtensson	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Daniel Piechaczek
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Daniel Piechaczek
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Daniel Piechaczek
May 11, 2008
13:00	Denmark	2 – 7
( 0–2, 0–3, 2–2 )	Switzerland	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,338
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Daniel Piechaczek 
Chris Savage
 	M. Madsen 43:04
K. Staal (PS) 45:26	 	02:10 A. Ambühl
03:42 S. Jeannin
20:50 M. Reichert
31:01 T. Paterlini
33:21 P. DiPietro
41:38 P. Furrer
46:20 (PP1) B. Forster	Referees:
Daniel Piechaczek 
Chris Savage
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Daniel Piechaczek 
Chris Savage
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Daniel Piechaczek 
Chris Savage
May 11, 2008
19:00	Sweden	5 – 3
( 0–0, 2–2, 3–1 )	Czech Republic	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 7,864
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Sami Partanen 
Guy Pellerin
 	A. Strålman 26:03
M. Nilson 33:32
M. Weinhandl 41:14
P. Hörnqvist 55:07
M. Nilson (ENG) 59:34	 	30:06 (PP1) P. Eliáš
38:26 (PP1) A. Kotalík
49:41 T. Fleischmann	Referees:
Sami Partanen 
Guy Pellerin
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Sami Partanen 
Guy Pellerin
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Sami Partanen 
Guy Pellerin
May 12, 2008
13:00	Switzerland	3 – 5
( 0–3, 0–1, 3–1 )	Russia	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,286
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Jyri Rönn
 	R. Sannitz (PP1) 40:32
J. Vauclair (SH1) 45:30
R. Lemm 58:25	 	15:21 D. Kalinin
17:49 (PP1) A. Ovechkin
18:45 M. Sushinski
30:27 S. Fedorov
57:25 (ENG) M. Sushinski	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Jyri Rönn
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Jyri Rönn
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Jyri Rönn
May 12, 2008
19:00	Belarus	2 – 3 OT
( 0–0, 0–1, 2–1 )
( OT: 0–1 )	Denmark	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,517
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Thomas Sterns
 	A. Ugarov 55:42
D. Meleshko 57:59	 	23:06 (PP1) K. Staal
59:22 P. Regin
62:11 P. Regin	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Thomas Sterns
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Thomas Sterns
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Thomas Sterns
=== Group F===
Rk	Team 	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
1 	Canada 	5 	5	0 	0 	0	30	9 	21 	15
2 	Finland 	5 	3	1 	0 	1	16	12	4 	11
3 	United States	5 	3	0 	0 	2	25	13	12 	9
4 	Norway 	5 	1	0 	1 	3	8 	20	-12	4
5 	Germany 	5 	1	0 	0 	4	13	27	-14	3
6 	Latvia 	5 	1	0 	0 	4	8 	19	-11	3
All times are local (UTC-3).
May 8, 2008
16:30	Canada	2 – 1
( 1–0, 0–1, 1–0 )	Norway	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,380
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Marcus Vinnerborg
 	M. Green (PP1) 09:32
R. Nash (PP1) 56:02	 	33:59 (SH1) M. Hansen	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Marcus Vinnerborg
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Marcus Vinnerborg
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Marcus Vinnerborg
May 8, 2008
20:15	United States	6 – 4
( 3–2, 1–1, 2–1 )	Germany	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,352
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Alexander Poliakov
 	Z. Parise 00:25
P. O'Sullivan 02:10
J. Wisniewski 02:52
J. Pominville (PP2) 26:52
Z. Parise (PP1) 51:04
D. Brown 58:24	 	14:03 M. Hackert
17:52 (PP1) C. Schmidt
30:23 F. Busch
44:55 (PP1) M. Bakos	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Alexander Poliakov
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Alexander Poliakov
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Alexander Poliakov
May 9, 2008
12:30	Finland	2 – 1
( 0–1, 1–0, 1–0 )	Latvia	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 7,215
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Alexander Poliakov 
Brent Reiber
 	A. Pihlström 29:21
N. Kapanen 50:04	 	01:27 L. Dārziņš 	Referees:
Alexander Poliakov 
Brent Reiber
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Alexander Poliakov 
Brent Reiber
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Alexander Poliakov 
Brent Reiber
May 10, 2008
16:30	Germany	1 – 10
( 0–4, 0–5, 1–1 )	Canada	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 9,182
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Danny Kurmann
 	F. Hördler 48:40 	 	05:14 J. Spezza
13:35 D. Heatley
16:05 E. Staal
19:37 P. Sharp
23:42 (PP1) E. Staal
28:20 E. Staal
32:07 (PP1) D. Roy
35:30 E. Staal
38:12 (SH1) J. Mayers
41:47 (PP1) M. Green	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Danny Kurmann
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Danny Kurmann
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Danny Kurmann
May 11, 2008
12:30	Norway	1 – 4
( 1–2, 0–1, 0–1 )	Latvia	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 9,017
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Christer Lärking 
Brent Reiber
 	L. E. Spets 12:56 	 	11:34 M. Cipulis
17:22 H. Vasiļjevs
22:27 M. Rēdlihs
59:36 (ENG) L. Dārziņš	Referees:
Christer Lärking 
Brent Reiber
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Christer Lärking 
Brent Reiber
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Christer Lärking 
Brent Reiber
May 11, 2008
16:30	Finland	3 – 2
( 0–0, 0–2, 3–0 )	United States	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 8,867
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Alexander Poliakov
 	V. Koistinen (PP2) 42:12[7]T. Selänne 50:44M. Koivu 56:10	 	21:30 T. Gilbert
39:15 (PP1) P. Kessel	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Alexander Poliakov
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Alexander Poliakov
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Alexander Poliakov
May 12, 2008
12:30	United States	9 – 1
( 3–0, 3–1, 3–0 )	Norway	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 8,490
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Alexander Poliakov 
Brent Reiber
 	B. Dubinsky 11:12
D. Brown 12:15
P. Kane (PP1) 19:03
B. Dubinsky 25:48
P. Martin 31:19
Z. Parise (PP1) 32:18
D. Brown 42:33
P. Kessel 45:44
B. Dubinsky (PP1) 51:35	 	28:08 (PP2) M. Trygg	Referees:
Alexander Poliakov 
Brent Reiber
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Alexander Poliakov 
Brent Reiber
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Alexander Poliakov 
Brent Reiber
May 12, 2008
16:30	Canada	6 – 3
( 2–1, 2–0, 2–2 )	Finland	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 9,178
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Christer Lärking 
Marcus Vinnerborg
 	R. Getzlaf 00:33
S. Doan (SH1) 09:29
D. Heatley 30:17
P. Sharp (SH1) 38:12
S. Doan 41:07
D. Heatley 58:02	 	05:30 (SH1) A. Pihlström
48:34 A. Pihlström
59:37 T. Ruutu	Referees:
Christer Lärking 
Marcus Vinnerborg
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Christer Lärking 
Marcus Vinnerborg
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Christer Lärking 
Marcus Vinnerborg
May 12, 2008
20:15	Latvia	3 – 5
( 1–1, 2–1, 0–3 )	Germany	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 8,614
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Milan Minář
 	H. Vasiļjevs 05:01
M. Rēdlihs 25:48
M. Karsums 31:39	 	18:45 (PP1) C. Schmidt
27:23 M. Wolf
47:51 C. Schubert
50:40 Y. Seidenberg
52:51 C. Ullmann	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Milan Minář
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Milan Minář
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Milan Minář
== 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.[4]
=== Group G===
==== Series G1====
All times are local (UTC-4).
May 9, 2008
19:00	France	3 – 2
( 1–1, 1–0, 1–1 )	Italy	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 8,140
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Chris Savage 
Thomas Sterns
 	Y. Treille (PP1) 09:09
B. Amar 39:30
S. Bordeleau (PP1) 51:05	 	08:00 (PP1) J. Pittis
59:52 A. Helfer	Referees:
Chris Savage 
Thomas Sterns
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Chris Savage 
Thomas Sterns
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Chris Savage 
Thomas Sterns
May 10, 2008
20:15	Italy	4 – 6
( 1–2, 1–1, 2–3 )	France	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 7,649
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Sami Partanen
 	J. Cirone 02:49
A. Signoretti (SH1) 26:12
P. Iannone 44:14
J. Pittis (PP1) 56:58	 	08:13 (PP1) B. Amar
14:40 (PP2) Y. Treille
24:44 J. Zwikel
41:17 J. Desrosiers
45:12 Y. Treille
51:02 S. Bordeleau	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Sami Partanen
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Sami Partanen
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Sami Partanen
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 )	Slovakia	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 8,473
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Christer Larking 
Richard Schütz
 	M. Robar 33:20 	 	02:58 (PP2) R. Petrovický
26:43 M. Hossa
30:34 A. Podkonický
35:56 A. Kollar
36:32 I. Čiernik	Referees:
Christer Larking 
Richard Schütz
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Christer Larking 
Richard Schütz
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Christer Larking 
Richard Schütz
May 10, 2008
20:15	Slovakia	4 – 3 GWS
( 1–0, 2–2, 0–1 )
( OT: 0–0 )
( SO: 2–1 )	Slovenia	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 9,156
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Milan Minář 
Marcus Vinnerborg
 	J. Kolník (PP1) 07:42
R. Petrovický (PP1) 31:25
Ľ. Višňovský 34:02
Ľ. Višňovský (GWG) 65:00	 	25:54 M. Manfreda
38:39 D. Rodman
55:05 A. Kopitar	Referees:
Milan Minář 
Marcus Vinnerborg
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Milan Minář 
Marcus Vinnerborg
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Milan Minář 
Marcus Vinnerborg
Slovakia won series 2 – 0== Playoff Round==
=== Draw===
	Quarterfinal	Quarterfinal 	Quarterfinal			 	 	 			 	 	
	E2 	Czech Republic	2 			 	 	 			 	 	
	E3 	Sweden 	3 			Semifinal	Semifinal	Semifinal			 	 	
	 	 	 			QF1 	Sweden 	4 			 	 	
	Quarterfinal	Quarterfinal 	Quarterfinal			QF2 	Canada 	5 			 	 	
	F4 	Norway 	2 			 	 	 			 	 	
	F1 	Canada 	8 			 	 	 			Final 	Final 	Final
	 	 	 			 	 	 			SF2 	Canada 	4
	Quarterfinal	Quarterfinal 	Quarterfinal			 	 	 			SF1 	Russia 	5
	E1 	Russia 	6 			 	 	 			 	 	
	E4 	Switzerland 	0 			Semifinal	Semifinal	Semifinal			Bronze medal game	Bronze medal game	Bronze medal game
	 	 	 			QF3 	Russia 	4 			SF1 	Finland 	4
	Quarterfinal	Quarterfinal 	Quarterfinal			QF4 	Finland 	0 			SF2 	Sweden 	0
	F3 	United States 	2 			 	 	 			 	 	
	F2 	Finland 	3 			 	 	 			 	 	
=== 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 )	Sweden	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 9,787
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Daniel Piechaczek 
Jyri Rönn
 	T. Rolinek 30:28
R. Vrbata (PS) 52:19	 	27:43 (PP1) P. Hörnqvist
56:22 M. Nilson
63:15 M. Weinhandl	Referees:
Daniel Piechaczek 
Jyri Rönn
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Daniel Piechaczek 
Jyri Rönn
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Daniel Piechaczek 
Jyri Rönn
May 14, 2008
16:30	Norway	2 – 8
( 1–2, 1–3, 0–3 )	Canada	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 9,192
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Alexander Poliakov
 	M. Ask (PP2) 07:51
M. Olimb 25:32	 	00:37 D. Heatley
11:02 (PP2) R. Getzlaf
29:57 (PP1) J. Toews
34:08 (PP1) D. Roy
36:50 D. Roy
44:10 (PP1) R. Nash
50:44 R. Nash
51:40 D. Roy	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Alexander Poliakov
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Alexander Poliakov
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov 
Alexander Poliakov
May 14, 2008
19:15	Russia	6 – 0
( 3–0, 3–0, 0–0 )	Switzerland	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 12,096
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Guy Pellerin
 	A. Semin 01:14
M. Afinogenov 02:18
D. Zaripov (PP1) 06:23
S. Fedorov 21:22
M. Afinogenov 26:37
A. Ovechkin 38:07	 	 	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Guy Pellerin
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Guy Pellerin
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Peter Ország 
Guy Pellerin
May 14, 2008
20:15	United States	2 – 3 OT
( 0–1, 0–1, 2–0 )
( OT: 0–1 )	Finland	Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance: 9,176
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Christer Lärking 
Marcus Vinnerborg
 	P. Kessel 55:44
D. Stafford (SH1) 56:21	 	10:14 T. Ruutu
25:45 (PP1) J. Niskala
63:59 S. Lepistö	Referees:
Christer Lärking 
Marcus Vinnerborg
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Christer Lärking 
Marcus Vinnerborg
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Christer Lärking 
Marcus Vinnerborg
=== Semi-finals===
All times are local (UTC-4)
May 16, 2008
13:00	Russia	4 – 0
( 1–0, 1–0, 2–0 )	Finland	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 11,159
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Brent Reiber
 	S. Fedorov 13:41
D. Zaripov 23:44
A. Morozov (PP1) 52:15
M. Sushinski (ENG) 57:56	 	 	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Brent Reiber
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Brent Reiber
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Danny Kurmann 
Brent Reiber
May 16, 2008
17:00	Canada	5 – 4
( 1–1, 4–2, 0–1 )	Sweden	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 13,026
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Jyri Rönn
 	D. Heatley (PP1) 05:35
R. Getzlaf (PP1) 23:58
J. Mayers 28:31
R. Nash 32:29
M. Green (PP2) 39:53	 	19:15 A. Strålman
22:46 N. Wallin
31:26 (PP1) A. Strålman
54:21 F. Warg	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Jyri Rönn
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Jyri Rönn
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Rick Looker 
Jyri Rönn
===[ Bronze Medal Game===
All times are local (UTC-4)
May 17, 2008
15:00	Finland	4 – 0
( 2–0, 0–0, 2–0 )	Sweden	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 12,009
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Guy Pellerin 
Daniel Piechaczek
 	A. Pihlström 11:31
J. Niskala 13:44
A. Pihlström 42:18
M. Koivu (SH1, ENG) 57:35	 	 	Referees:
Guy Pellerin 
Daniel Piechaczek
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Guy Pellerin 
Daniel Piechaczek
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Guy Pellerin 
Daniel Piechaczek
=== Gold Medal Game===
Main article: 2008 IIHF World Championship FinalAll times are local (UTC-4)
May 18, 2008
13:00	Canada	4 – 5 OT
( 3–1, 1–1, 0–2 )
( OT: 0–1 )	Russia	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Attendance: 13,339
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 	 	 	 	Referees:
Christer Lärking 
Marcus Vinnerborg
 	B. Burns 03:54
C. Kunitz 09:17
B. Burns (PP2) 14:51
D. Heatley 29:56	 	01:23 A. Semin
21:14 (PP1) A. Semin
48:55 A. Tereshchenko
54:46 I. Kovalchuk
62:42 (PP1) I. Kovalchuk	Referees:
Christer Lärking 
Marcus Vinnerborg
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Christer Lärking 
Marcus Vinnerborg
 	 	 	 	Referees:
Christer Lärking 
Marcus Vinnerborg
== Ranking and statistics==
	
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0pt auto;"	2008 IIHF World Championship Winners
Russia
2nd/24th[1] title		
=== 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	France
14	Slovakia
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 Heatley 	9 	12	8 	20 	+13	4 	FW
Ryan Getzlaf 	9 	3 	11	14 	+10	10 	FW
Rick Nash 	9 	6 	7 	13 	+9 	6 	FW
Alexander Semin 	9 	6 	7 	13 	+11	8 	FW
Mattias Weinhandl 	9 	5 	8 	13 	+9 	2 	FW
Alexander Ovechkin	9 	6 	6 	12 	+11	8 	FW
Sergei Fedorov 	9 	5 	7 	12 	+10	8 	FW
Mike Green 	9 	4 	8 	12 	+2 	2 	DF
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 Esche 	198:03	102	7 	2.12	93.14	0
Evgeni Nabokov 	302:42	126	9 	1.78	92.86	2
Pascal Leclaire 	240:00	107	8 	2.00	92.52	1
Niklas Bäckström	483:22	218	17	2.11	92.20	1
Vitali Koval 	370:49	217	19	3.07	91.24	0
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
==Team Photos==
2008France.jpg|France
08Germany.jpg|Germany
2008Norway.jpg|Norway
== IIHF Broadcasting rights==
*Austria: ORF Sport Plus
*Belarus: TV-First, LAD
*Canada:
**English: TSN
**French: RDS
*Czech Republic: Česká televize
*Denmark: TV2 Sport
*Finland: YLE
*France: Sport+
*Germany: DSF
*Hungary: Sport 1, Sport 2
*Iceland: RÚV
*Internet: Webcast at IIHF.com
*Italy: Rai Sport Satellite
*Latvia: TV3 Latvia, TV6 Latvia, 3+ Latvia	
*Norway:
**Norwegian Matches: NRK
**Other Matches: SportN
*Poland: Polsat
*Romania: Sport 1, Sport 2
*Russia: VGTRK Sport
*Slovakia: STV
*Slovenia: RTV Slovenija
*Sweden: Viasat
*Switzerland:
**German: SF zwei
**French: TSR 2
**Italian: TSI 2
*USA: World Championship Sports Network
==Division I==
See 2008 IIHF World Championship Division I
==Division II==
See 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II
==Division III==
See 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III
And 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification
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