2008 IIHF World Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Canada |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | May 1 - May 18 |
| Teams | 16 |
The 2008 IIHF World Championship will be held between May 1, 2008 and May 18, 2008 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The two venues will be the Halifax Metro Centre (10,595 seats) and the Colisée Pepsi (15,750 seats).
It will be the 72nd annual event, and will be run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). This will be 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 will serve 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]
Preliminary Round
The four groups will be:[3]
Group A
Games to be played in Quebec City.
Standings
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Switzerland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Belarus
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 France
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group B
Games to be played in Halifax.
Standings
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 United States
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Latvia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Slovenia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group C
Games to be played in Halifax.
Standings
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Finland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Slovakia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Germany
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Norway
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group D
Games to be played in Quebec City.
Standings
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Russia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Denmark
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Italy
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |