2008 IIHF World Championship Division I
The 2008 IIHF Division I World Championship is an ice hockey tournament under the authority of the IIHF. It is to be contested from April 13-19, 2008. The tournament will be played amongst two separate groups, with the best team in each group advancing to the top-level championship in 2009. Group A's tournament will be held in Innsbruck, Austria. The Group B contest will be hosted by Sapporo, Japan
Paricipants
Group A
Group A will be contested in 
Innsbruck.
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Austria
|
Host, Relegated from Elite Pool in 2007. |
 Great Britain
|
Placed fourth in Group B at the 2007 Division I tournament. |
 Kazakhstan
|
Placed third in Group A at the 2007 Division I tournament. |
 South Korea
|
Placed first in Division II tournament pool, Promoted to Division I. |
 Netherlands
|
Placed fifth in Group A at the 2007 Division I tournament. |
 Poland
|
Placed second in Group A at the 2007 Division I tournament. |
Group B
Group B will be contested in 
Sapporo.
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Croatia
|
Placed first in Division II tournament pool, Promoted to Division I. |
 Estonia
|
Placed fourth in Group A at the 2007 Division I tournament. |
 Hungary
|
Placed second in Group B at the 2007 Division I tournament. |
| Japan
|
Placed fourth in Group B at the 2007 Division I |
 Lithuania
|
Placed fifth in Group B at the 2007 Division I tournament. |
 Ukraine
|
Relegated from Elite Pool at the 2007 tournament. |
Fixtures
Group A
All times local.
| April 13, 2008 13:30 | Netherlands | TBD–TBD | Kazakhstan | TWK Arena |
| April 13, 2008 17:00 | Great Britain | TBD–TBD | Poland | TWK Arena |
| April 13, 2008 20:30 | South Korea | TBD–TBD | Austria | TWK Arena |
| April 14, 2008 13:30 | Poland | TBD–TBD | Netherlands | TWK Arena |
| April 14, 2008 17:00 | Kazakhstan | TBD–TBD | South Korea | TWK Arena |
| April 14, 2008 20:30 | Austria | TBD–TBD | Great Britain | TWK Arena |
| April 16, 2008 13:30 | South Korea | TBD–TBD | Great Britain | TWK Arena |
| April 16, 2008 17:00 | Poland | TBD–TBD | Kazakhstan | TWK Arena |
| April 16, 2008 20:30 | Austria | TBD–TBD | Netherlands | TWK Arena |
| April 18, 2008 13:30 | Great Britain | TBD–TBD | Netherlands | TWK Arena |
| April 18, 2008 17:00 | Poland | TBD–TBD | South Korea | TWK Arena |
| April 18, 2008 20:30 | Kazakhstan | TBD–TBD | Austria | TWK Arena |
| April 19, 2008 13:30 | Netherlands | TBD–TBD | South Korea | TWK Arena |
| April 13, 2008 17:00 | Kazakhstan | TBD–TBD | Great Britain | TWK Arena |
| April 13, 2008 20:30 | Austria | TBD–TBD | Poland | TWK Arena |
Group B
All times local.
| April 13, 2008 13:00 | Croatia | TBD–TBD | Ukraine | Tsukisamu Sapporo Arena |
| April 13, 2008 16:30 | Estonia | TBD–TBD | Hungary | Tsukisamu Sapporo Arena |
| April 13, 2008 20:00 | Lithuania | TBD–TBD | Japan | Tsukisamu Sapporo Arena |
| April 14, 2008 13:00 | Ukraine | TBD–TBD | Estonia | Tsukisamu Sapporo Arena |
| April 14, 2008 16:30 | Hungary | TBD–TBD | Lithuania | Tsukisamu Sapporo Arena |
| April 14, 2008 20:00 | Japan | TBD–TBD | Croatia | Tsukisamu Sapporo Arena |
| April 16, 2008 13:00 | Croatia | TBD–TBD | Estonia | Tsukisamu Sapporo Arena |
| April 16, 2008 16:30 | Ukraine | TBD–TBD | Lithuania | Tsukisamu Sapporo Arena |
| April 16, 2008 20:00 | Hungary | TBD–TBD | Japan | Tsukisamu Sapporo Arena |
| April 18, 2008 13:00 | Estonia | TBD–TBD | Lithuania | Tsukisamu Sapporo Arena |
| April 18, 2008 16:30 | Hungary | TBD–TBD | Croatia | Tsukisamu Sapporo Arena |
| April 18, 2008 20:00 | Japan | TBD–TBD | Ukraine | Tsukisamu Sapporo Arena |
| April 19, 2008 13:00 | Lithuania | TBD–TBD | Croatia | Tsukisamu Sapporo Arena |
| April 13, 2008 16:30 | Japan | TBD–TBD | Estonia | Tsukisamu Sapporo Arena |
| April 13, 2008 20:00 | Ukraine | TBD–TBD | Hungary | Tsukisamu Sapporo Arena |
Standings
Group A Standings
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Great Britain
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kazakhstan
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Korea
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Netherlands
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Poland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group B Standings
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Estonia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hungary
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Japan
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lithuania
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ukraine
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |