2008 IIHF World Championship
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| Host country |  Canada |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | May 2 – May 18 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 46 |
| Goals scored | 305 (6.63 per game) |
| Attendance | 387,256 (8,419 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Dany Heatley (13 pts) |
The 2008 IIHF World Championship is being held between May 2, 2008 and May 18, 2008 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The two venues are the Halifax Metro Centre (10,595 seats) and the Colisée Pepsi (15,750 seats).
It is the 72nd annual event, and is run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). This is the first time the final tournament is held in a non-European country since 1962, when it was held in Colorado, USA. The IIHF wants to celebrate the federation's 100th anniversary by holding the tournament in the country where organized ice hockey was born.
The tournament serves as the qualifying round for the men's hockey competition at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The top nine teams in the IIHF World Rankings after Canada 2008 will be automatically qualified to Vancouver 2010.[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 are two changes in the format compared to earlier years. Because of the distance between Halifax and Quebec City, the quarter-finals will be played within the group, instead of crossing over which has happened since 2000. The relegation round is different too, as it consists of two best-of-three series instead of a round robin series between four teams.
Participating teams
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Preliminary Round
Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups.[3] 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.
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| Team sent to compete in the Relegation Round |
Group A
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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 Switzerland
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
 Sweden
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
 Belarus
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
 France
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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Group B
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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| Canada
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 9 |
 United States
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
 Latvia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 3 |
 Slovenia
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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Group C
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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 Finland
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
 Norway
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3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 4 |
 Germany
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 3 |
 Slovakia
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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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| 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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| May 5, 2008 16:30 | Finland | 3 – 2 OT ( 2–2, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0 ) | Norway | Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 7,190 |
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| 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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| 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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| 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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Group D
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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 Russia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
 Czech Republic
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
 Denmark
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 3 |
 Italy
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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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| 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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| May 4, 2008 13:00 | Czech Republic | 4 – 5 OT ( 2–2, 1–1, 1–1, 0–1 ) | Russia | Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 13,109 |
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| 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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| 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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| 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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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.
Group E
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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| 1 | Russia
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Czech Republic
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5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Sweden
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5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | Switzerland
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5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Belarus
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5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 3 |
| 6 | Denmark
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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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| 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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| May 9, 2008 13:00 | Russia | 4 – 3 GWS ( 0–2, 1–0, 2–1, 0–0, 1–0 ) | Belarus | Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 8,031 |
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| May 10, 2008 12:30 | Czech Republic | 3 – 2 GWS ( 0–1, 1–0, 1–1, 0–0, 1–0 ) | Belarus | Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 8,504 |
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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| May 12, 2008 19:00 | Belarus | 2 – 3 OT ( 0–0, 0–1, 2–1, 0–1 ) | Denmark | Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec Attendance: 8,517 |
Group F
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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| 1 | Canada
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 15 |
| 2 | Finland
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5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | United States
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5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
| 4 | Norway
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5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 4 |
| 5 | Germany
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5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 27 | -14 | 3 |
| 6 | Latvia
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| May 12, 2008 20:15 | Latvia | 3 – 5 ( 1–1, 2–1, 0–3 ) | Germany | Metro 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, while Italy and Slovenia were relegated to Division I for the 2009 tournament.
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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| 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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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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| May 10, 2008 20:15 | Slovakia | 4 – 3 GWS ( 1–0, 2–2, 0–1 ) ( 0–0, 1–0 ) | Slovenia | Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 9,156 |
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Final Round
Draw
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Quarter-finals
All times are local (Quebec: UTC-4, Halifax: UTC-3).
| May 14, 2008 13:00 | Czech Republic | v | Sweden | Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec |
| May 14, 2008 16:30 | Norway | v | Canada | Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| May 14, 2008 19:15 | Russia | v | Switzerland | Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec |
| May 14, 2008 20:15 | United States | v | Finland | Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Semi-finals
All times are local (UTC-4)
| May 16, 2008 13:00 | Winner QF1 | v | Winner QF2 | Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec |
| May 16, 2008 17:00 | Winner QF4 | v | Winner QF3 | Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec |
Bronze Medal Game
All times are local (UTC-4)
| May 17, 2008 15:00 | Loser SF1 | v | Loser SF2 | Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec |
Gold Medal Game
All times are local (UTC-4)
| May 18, 2008 13:00 | Winner SF1 | v | Winner SF2 | Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec |
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 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.
Statistics
Scoring leaders
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | POS |
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| Dany Heatley |
6 | 9 | 4 | 13 | +10 | 4 | FW |
| Mattias Weinhandl |
6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +8 | 0 | FW |
| Patrick Kane |
6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +1 | 0 | FW |
| Rick Nash |
6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +6 | 4 | FW |
| Tomáš Kaberle |
6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | DF |
| Patrik Eliáš |
6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 6 | FW |
| Dustin Brown |
6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +2 | 18 | FW |
| Phil Kessel |
6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +4 | 6 | FW |
| Tony Mårtensson |
6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +6 | 4 | FW |
| Ľubomír Višňovský |
5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +5 | 0 | DF |
| Ryan Getzlaf |
6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +7 | 8 | FW |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; POS = Position
Last updated: 12 May 2008
Source: IIHF.com
Leading goaltenders
Only goaltenders who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
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| Pascal Leclaire |
120:00 | 46 | 1 | 0.50 | 97.83 | 1 |
| Niklas Bäckström |
240:00 | 110 | 6 | 1.50 | 94.55 | 0 |
| Henrik Lundqvist |
180:00 | 99 | 4 | 2.33 | 92.93 | 0 |
| Pål Grotnes |
239:21 | 135 | 10 | 2.51 | 92.59 | 0 |
| Tim Thomas |
160:00 | 53 | 4 | 1.50 | 92.45 | 1 |
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Last updated: 12 May 2008
Source: IIHF.com
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF.
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| 9. | Belarus
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| 10. | Germany
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| 11. | Latvia
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| 12. | Denmark
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| 13. | Slovakia
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| 14. | France
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| 15. | Slovenia
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| 16. | Italy
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IIHF Broadcasting rights
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References
- ^ Vancouver 2010 Olympic Men's Ice Hockey format announced
- ^ IIHF announces NHL-European Victoria Cup
- ^ IIHF announces awards, '08 groups
- ^ Sanful, John (2008-05-11). "Finns rally to defeat USA". IIHF. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
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.