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2008 IIHF World Championship Division III

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See also: 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
2008 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host country Luxembourg
Venue(s)Kockelscheuer (in 1 host city)
DatesMarch 31 - April 6
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  North Korea
← 2007
2009 →

The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III tournament was held from March 31 to April 4, 2008, in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg at the Kockelscheuer ice rink. The tournament was contested by five nations who already qualified by way of last year's tournament and one nation which was determined after the conclusion of the Division III Qualification tournament.

Teams

Team Qualification
 Turkey Placed 6th in Group A of 2007 Division II Championship and were relegated.
 North Korea Withdrew from Group B of 2007 Division II Championship and were demoted to Division III.
 Luxembourg Host, placed 3rd in 2007 Division III Championship.
 South Africa Placed 4th in 2007 Division III Championship.
 Mongolia Placed 5th in 2007 Division III Championship.
 Greece Placed 1st in 2008 Division III Qualification.

Fixtures

March 31, 2008
13:00		Greece 1 – 5 South AfricaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
Dimitrios Kalyvas 40:19GoalsJared Joyce 02:04, Carel Esterhuizen 19:08, Marc Giot 54:57, Jack Valadas 56:26, David Watson 58:15
March 31, 2008
16:30		North Korea 17 – 0 MongoliaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
Kim Chang Min 08:29, Ri Kum Song 09:49, 23:31, 56:17 Ri Se Gwang 11:44, 38:44, Kim Kyong Il 13:08, 14:28, Ri Chol Min 19:22, Mun Chol 20:59, 31:55, 36:35, Song Chung Song 42:41, 58:05 Ju Sung Hyok 48:18, 53:06, Jong Song Il 55:56Goals
March 31, 2008
20:15		Luxembourg 5 – 4 (OT) TurkeyKockelscheuer Ice Rink
Benny Welter 11:15, 45:56 Ronny Scheier 16:39, Georges Scheier 49:18, Thierry Holtzem 63:39GoalsEmrah Ozmen 02:43, 28:26, 50:34 Erdogan Coskun 29:09
April 1, 2008
13:00		Mongolia 4 – 10 GreeceKockelscheuer Ice Rink
Neguun Ganbat 14:19, Altengeral Ichinnorov 21:48, 54:48, Batzayaagiin Pürevdorj 55:21GoalsDimitrios Kalyvas 08:08, 15:41, 20:46, 28:57, 30:30, 35:16, 37:31, 49:37, Ioannis Koufis 52:46, 59:44
April 1, 2008
16:30		Turkey 1 – 7 South AfricaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
April 1, 2008
20:00		North Korea 2 – 1 LuxembourgKockelscheuer Ice Rink
Mun Chol 45:01, Kim Kwang Hyok 57:20GoalsFrancois Schons 54:59
April 3, 2008
13:00		Turkey 11 – 3 MongoliaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
April 3, 2008
16:30		North Korea 7 – 3 GreeceKockelscheuer Ice Rink
April 3, 2008
20:00		Luxembourg 4 – 5 South AfricaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
April 5, 2008
13:00		South Africa 0 – 6 North KoreaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
April 5, 2008
16:30		Greece 1 – 9 TurkeyKockelscheuer Ice Rink
April 5, 2008
20:00		Mongolia 0 – 9 LuxembourgKockelscheuer Ice Rink
April 6, 2008
13:00		South Africa 12 – 4 MongoliaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
April 6, 2008
16:30		Turkey 2 – 8 North KoreaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
April 6, 2008
20:00		Luxembourg 3 – 2 (OT) GreeceKockelscheuer Ice Rink

Standings

Promoted to Division II for 2009
Rk. Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
1  North Korea 5 5 0 0 0 40 6 34 15
2  South Africa 5 4 0 0 1 29 16 13 12
3  Luxembourg 5 1 2 0 2 22 13 9 7
4  Turkey 5 2 0 1 2 27 24 3 7
5  Greece 5 1 0 1 3 17 28 -11 4
6  Mongolia 5 0 0 0 5 11 59 -48 0
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