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2008 IIHF World Championship

2008 edition of the IIHF World Championship

2008 IIHF World Championship

2008 edition of the IIHF World Championship

FieldValue
year2008
image2008 IIHF World Championship logo.svg
size180px
countryCanada
datesMay 2–18
openedMichaëlle Jean
num_teams16
venues2
cities2
typeih
winnersRussia
count2
secondCanada
thirdFinland
fourthSweden
games54
goals357
attendance477040
scoring_leaderCAN Dany Heatley
points20
mvpCAN Dany Heatley
prevseason[2007](2007-iihf-world-championship)
nextseason[2009](2009-iihf-world-championship)

Main article: 2008 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

A 2008 Russian stamp commemorating the championship team

The 2008 IIHF World Championship was played between May 2 and May 18, 2008 in the Canadian cities of Halifax (Nova Scotia) and Quebec City (Quebec). The two venues were the Halifax Metro Centre and the Colisée Pepsi. The tournament was won by Russia which claimed its first gold medal since 1993.

It was the 72nd IIHF World Championship event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was the first time the final tournament is held in a non-European country since 1962, when it was held in Colorado, United States. The IIHF wanted to celebrate the federation's 100th anniversary by holding the tournament in the country where ice hockey was born. The tournament was also included as part of the celebrations of Quebec City's 400th anniversary.

The tournament featured many countries' elite stars, as it served as the last and most important stage in selecting nine automatic qualifiers for the men's hockey competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, a process that uses the IIHF World Ranking standings after the tournament.

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."

There were two changes in the format compared to earlier years. Because of the distance between Halifax and Quebec City, the quarter-finals were played within the group, instead of crossing over which has happened since 2000. The relegation round was different too, as it consisted of two best-of-three series instead of a round robin series between four teams.

For the first time in 40 years, the matches were played on smaller, NHL size rinks, 200 ft × 85 ft (roughly 61 m × 26 m), compared to the IIHF standard which is roughly 200 ft × 98.5 ft (61 m × 30 m).

Participating teams

;Group A

Venues

QuebecHalifax
{{Location map+Canadawidth=350float=rightcaption=Venues of the 2008 IIHF World Championshipplaces=
Colisée PepsiHalifax Metro Centre
Capacity: **13,400**Capacity: **10,595**
[[File:Colisee quebec.jpg180px]][[File:Halifaxmetrocentre06aa.jpg180px]]

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 goals 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.

This was also the first major IIHF championship that used the four-official system with two referees and two linesmen instead of standard three-official system with only one referee.

Preliminary round

Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups. 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.

Group A

All times are local (UTC-4). S. Zadelenov 22:58 A. Ugarov 23:45 A. Zhurik (PP1) 35:57 D. Meleshko 41:18 12:18 N. Bäckström 26:23 (PP2) P. Hörnqvist 37:51 R. Nilsson 43:41 P. Hörnqvist 50:32 R. Wallin J. Sprunger (PP1) 16:54 P. Bärtschi 23:01 R. Sannitz 40:31 J. Sprunger (PP1) 34:36 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 P. Hörnqvist (SH1) 59:01 16:35 A. Ambühl 45:23 T. Monnet 59:53 (ENG) B. Forster 27:48 A. Ugarov 59:15 A. Kostitsyn

Group B

USA against Slovenia

All times are local (UTC-3). D. Heatley 20:41 M. St. Louis (PP1) 30:18 D. Heatley (PP1) 35:07 D. Heatley 50:25 P. Kane (PP1) 28:44 Z. Parise (PP1) 47:09 P. O'Sullivan (PP1) 51:05 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 P. Kessel (PP1) 26:48 P. Kessel (PP1) 32:41 D. Booth 45:05 P. Kessel 49:24 D. Heatley 19:49 J. Toews 20:18 D. Roy 43:29 D. Heatley 59:13 23:09 P. O'Sullivan 45:18 (PP1) D. Brown 46:54 (PP1) J. Pominville 31:24 (PP1) A. Širokovs 59:32 (ENG) A. Širokovs

Group C

All times are local (UTC-3). 27:26 (PP2) O. Jokinen 40:24 (SH1) M. Koivu 42:33 H. Hyvönen 52:27 T. Selänne J. Kolník 20:15 R. Petrovický (PP1) 27:44 M. Hossa 40:07 P. Podhradský 58:24 (OT: 1–0) V. Peltonen (PP1) 16:14 T. Ruutu 61:27 19:51 (PP2) A. Bastiansen J. Kolník (PP1) 59:56 15:05 (PP1) S. Ustorf 38:05 M. Hackert 48:42 (PP1) M. Hackert T. Ruutu (PP1) 13:00 T. Selänne (PP1) 25:17 18:21 M. Kováčik M. Zuccarello Aasen 47:19 M. Ask (PP2) 55:53 24:09 P. Gogulla

Group D

All times are local (UTC-4). J. Hansen 18:03 13:49 (PP1) A. Kotalík 24:35 R. Vrbata 31:31 Z. Irgl 50:52 J. Hejda 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 (OT: 0–1) A. Kotalík (PP1) 12:05 P. Eliáš (PP1) 33:47 P. Eliáš (PP1) 42:51 19:59 (PP2) K. Gorovikov 27:44 (PP1) A. Morozov 46:47 (PP1) K. Korneyev 63:10 A. Morozov N. Fontanive (PP1) 47:09 08:11 (PP1) K. Staal 10:26 (PP2) J. Hansen 23:31 (PP1) D. Nielsen 50:32 J. Damgaard 56:03 K. Degn A. Ovechkin (PP1) 27:07 S. Fedorov (PP1) 29:45 K. Gorovikov 42:47 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 03:06 N. Fontanive

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

All times are local (UTC-4). 34:46 (PP1) T. Kaberle 35:50 (PP1) P. Eliáš 39:33 T. Fleischmann 58:10 J. Novotný (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–1) A. Ovechkin 47:21 M. Afinogenov 53:51 A. Morozov (GWG) 65:00 11:53 D. Dudik 56:12 A. Ugarov (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–1) A. Kotalík 53:38 A. Kotalík (GWG) 65:00 49:50 A. Kostitsyn S. Fedorov 44:57 A. Ovechkin 59:54 39:10 T. Mårtensson K. Staal (PS) 45:26 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 M. Nilson 33:32 M. Weinhandl 41:14 P. Hörnqvist 55:07 M. Nilson (ENG) 59:34 38:26 (PP1) A. Kotalík 49:41 T. Fleischmann J. Vauclair (SH1) 45:30 R. Lemm 58:25 17:49 (PP1) A. Ovechkin 18:45 M. Sushinski 30:27 S. Fedorov 57:25 (ENG) M. Sushinski (OT: 0–1) D. Meleshko 57:59 59:22 P. Regin 62:11 P. Regin

Group F

All times are local (UTC-3). R. Nash (PP1) 56:02 P. O'Sullivan 02:10 J. Wisniewski 02:52 J. Pominville (PP2) 26:52 Z. Parise (PP1) 51:04 D. Brown 58:24 17:52 (PP1) C. Schmidt 30:23 F. Busch 44:55 (PP1) M. Bakos N. Kapanen 50:04 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 17:22 H. Vasiļjevs 22:27 M. Rēdlihs 59:36 (ENG) L. Dārziņš T. Selänne 50:44 M. Koivu 56:10 39:15 (PP1) P. Kessel 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 S. Doan (SH1) 09:29 D. Heatley 30:17 P. Sharp (SH1) 38:12 S. Doan 41:07 D. Heatley 58:02 48:34 A. Pihlström 59:37 T. Ruutu M. Rēdlihs 25:48 M. Karsums 31:39 27:23 M. Wolf 47:51 C. Schubert 50:40 Y. Seidenberg 52:51 C. Ullmann

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.

Group G

Series G1

All times are local (UTC-4). B. Amar 39:30 S. Bordeleau (PP1) 51:05 59:52 A. Helfer A. Signoretti (SH1) 26:12 P. Iannone 44:14 J. Pittis (PP1) 56:58 14:40 (PP2) Y. Treille 24:44 J. Zwikel 41:17 J. Desrosiers 45:12 Y. Treille 51:02 S. Bordeleau

Series G2

All times are local (UTC-3). 26:43 M. Hossa 30:34 A. Podkonický 35:56 A. Kollar 36:32 I. Čiernik (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–1) R. Petrovický (PP1) 31:25 Ľ. Višňovský 34:02 Ľ. Višňovský (GWG) 65:00 38:39 D. Rodman 55:05 A. Kopitar

Playoff round

Draw

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Quarter-finals

All times are local (Quebec: UTC-4, Halifax: UTC-3). (OT: 0–1) R. Vrbata (PS) 52:19 56:22 M. Nilson 63:15 M. Weinhandl M. Olimb 25:32 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 M. Afinogenov 02:18 D. Zaripov (PP1) 06:23 S. Fedorov 21:22 M. Afinogenov 26:37 A. Ovechkin 38:07 (OT: 0–1) D. Stafford (SH1) 56:21 25:45 (PP1) J. Niskala 63:59 S. Lepistö

Semi-finals

All times are local (UTC-4) D. Zaripov 23:44 A. Morozov (PP1) 52:15 M. Sushinski (ENG) 57:56 R. Getzlaf (PP1) 23:58 J. Mayers 28:31 R. Nash 32:29 M. Green (PP2) 39:53 22:46 N. Wallin 31:26 (PP1) A. Strålman 54:21 F. Warg

Bronze-medal game

All times are local (UTC-4) J. Niskala 13:44 A. Pihlström 42:18 M. Koivu (SH1, ENG) 57:35

Gold-medal game

Main article: 2008 IIHF World Championship Final

All times are local (UTC-4) (OT: 0–1) C. Kunitz 09:17 B. Burns (PP2) 14:51 D. Heatley 29:56 21:14 (PP1) A. Semin 48:55 A. Tereshchenko 54:46 I. Kovalchuk 62:42 (PP1) I. Kovalchuk

Ranking and statistics

Tournament Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goaltender: RUS Evgeni Nabokov
    • Best Defenceman: CAN Brent Burns
    • Best Forward: CAN Dany Heatley
    • Most Valuable Player: CAN Dany Heatley
  • Media All-Star Team:
    • Goaltender: RUS Evgeni Nabokov
    • Defence: CAN Mike Green, CZE Tomáš Kaberle
    • Forward: CAN Dany Heatley, CAN Rick Nash, RUS Alexander Ovechkin

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

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.

PlayerGPGAPts+/-PIMPOS
CAN Dany Heatley9128**20**+134FW
CAN Ryan Getzlaf9311**14**+1010FW
CAN Rick Nash967**13**+96FW
RUS Alexander Semin967**13**+118FW
SWE Mattias Weinhandl958**13**+92FW
RUS Alexander Ovechkin966**12**+118FW
RUS Sergei Fedorov957**12**+108FW
CAN Mike Green948**12**+22D
USA Phil Kessel764**10**+46FW
CAN Derek Roy955**10**+46FW

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.

PlayerTOISAGAGAASv%SO
USA Robert Esche198:0310272.12**93.14**0
RUS Evgeni Nabokov302:4212691.78**92.86**2
CAN Pascal Leclaire240:0010782.00**92.52**1
FIN Niklas Bäckström483:22218172.11**92.20**1
BLR Vitali Koval370:49217193.07**91.24**0

IIHF Broadcasting rights

  • Austria: ORF Sport Plus
  • Belarus: TV-First, LAD
  • Canada
    • English: TSN
    • French: RDS
  • Czech Republic: Czech Television
  • 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

IIHF honors and awards

On the 100th anniversary of the IIHF's founding, an IIHF Centennial All-Star Team was chosen from the best international players at each position. The 2008 IIHF Hall of Fame induction ceremony has held in Quebec City during the World Championships. Juraj Okoličány of Slovakia was given the Paul Loicq Award for outstanding contributions to international ice hockey.

IIHF Hall of Fame inductees

  • Art Berglund, United States
  • Philippe Bozon, France
  • Cammi Granato, United States
  • Geraldine Heaney, Canada
  • Angela James, Canada
  • Igor Larionov, Russia
  • Mario Lemieux, Canada

References

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  4. (March 30, 2007). "IIHF.com: 2010 Olympic Format decided". [[International Ice Hockey Federation.
  5. [http://www.ihwc.net/english/article/news/index.ihwc?&artId=2690 IIHF announces awards, '08 groups]
  6. Sanful, John. (May 11, 2008). "Finns rally to defeat USA". [[International Ice Hockey Federation.
  7. If 22 World Championship titles won by the [[Soviet Union national ice hockey team. Soviet Union]] are included, this total comes to 24.
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  9. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200724142149/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/132/IHM132000_98_1_0.pdf Media All-Star Team]
  10. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200724142041/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/132/IHM132Z17_85B_1_0.pdf Scoring leaders]
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