2008 IIHF World Championship Division II
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries |  Romania Australia |
| Dates | April 7 - April 13 |
| Teams | 12 (two groups of 6) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
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The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 7–13, 2008. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. Group B's games were played in Newcastle, Australia.
Contents
Groupings
Group A
Group A was contested in Miercurea Ciuc:
| Team | 2007 Result |
|---|---|
 Belgium |
Placed 2nd in Division II-Group A in 2007. |
 Bulgaria |
Placed 5th in Division II-Group A in 2007. |
 Ireland |
Placed 2nd in Division III in 2007. |
 Israel |
Placed 3rd in Division II-Group B in 2007. |
| Romania |
Host, Placed 6th in Division I-Group B and were relegated in 2007. |
 Serbia |
Placed 4th in Division II-Group A in 2007. |
Group B
Group B was contested in Newcastle:
| Team | 2007 Result |
|---|---|
| Australia |
Host, Placed 2nd in Division II-Group B in 2007. |
 China |
Placed 6th in Division I-Group A and were relegated in 2007. |
 Spain |
Placed 3rd in Division II- Group A in 2007. |
 Iceland |
Placed 4th in Division II-Group B in 2007. |
 Mexico |
Placed 5th in Division II-Group B in 2007. |
 New Zealand |
Placed 1st in Division III and were promoted in 2007. |
Group A Tournament
Fixtures
All times local.
| April 7, 2008 13:30 |
Ireland |
1–13 |
Serbia |
Vakar Lajos Icerink |
| April 7, 2008 17:00 |
Belgium |
8–1 |
Bulgaria |
Vakar Lajos Icerink |
| April 7, 2008 20:30 |
Israel |
0–13 |
Romania |
Vakar Lajos Icerink |
| April 8, 2008 13:30 |
Bulgaria |
7–4 |
Ireland |
Vakar Lajos Icerink |
| April 8, 2008 17:00 |
Romania |
10–0 |
Serbia |
Vakar Lajos Icerink |
| April 8, 2008 20:30 |
Belgium |
6–3 |
Israel |
Vakar Lajos Icerink |
| April 10, 2008 13:30 |
Belgium |
9–1 |
Ireland |
Vakar Lajos Icerink |
| April 10, 2008 17:30 |
Israel |
1–4 |
Serbia |
Vakar Lajos Icerink |
| April 10, 2008 20:30 |
Romania |
16–0 |
Bulgaria |
Vakar Lajos Icerink |
| April 11, 2008 13:30 |
Serbia |
4–5 (OT) |
Belgium |
Vakar Lajos Icerink |
| April 11, 2008 17:00 |
Bulgaria |
4–5 (OT) |
Israel |
Vakar Lajos Icerink |
| April 11, 2008 20:30 |
Ireland |
1–21 |
Romania |
Vakar Lajos Icerink |
| April 13, 2008 13:30 |
Serbia |
11–2 |
Bulgaria |
Vakar Lajos Icerink |
| April 13, 2008 17:00 |
Israel |
7–1 |
Ireland |
Vakar Lajos Icerink |
| April 13, 2008 20:30 |
Romania |
5–1 |
Belgium |
Vakar Lajos Icerink |
Standings
| Promoted to Division I for 2009 | |
| Relegated to Division III for 2009 |
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 63 | 15 |
| 2 | Belgium |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 11 |
| 3 | Serbia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | Israel |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 5 |
| 5 | Bulgaria |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 44 | -30 | 4 |
| 6 | Ireland |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 57 | -49 | 0 |
Group B Tournament
Fixtures
All times local.
| April 7, 2008 13:00 |
Spain |
4–5 (OT) |
China |
Newcastle HISS Arena |
| April 7, 2008 16:30 |
New Zealand |
3–6 |
Iceland |
Newcastle HISS Arena |
| April 7, 2008 20:00 |
Australia |
7–1 |
Mexico |
Newcastle HISS Arena |
| April 9, 2008 13:00 |
China |
5–4 (OT) |
Iceland |
Newcastle HISS Arena |
| April 9, 2008 16:30 |
Mexico |
2–0 |
New Zealand |
Newcastle HISS Arena |
| April 9, 2008 20:00 |
Australia |
5–3 |
Spain |
Newcastle HISS Arena |
| April 10, 2008 13:00 |
China |
5–3 |
Mexico |
Newcastle HISS Arena |
| April 10, 2008 16:30 |
Spain |
4–3 |
Iceland |
Newcastle HISS Arena |
| April 10, 2008 20:00 |
Australia |
4–2 |
New Zealand |
Newcastle HISS Arena |
| April 12, 2008 13:00 |
Mexico |
2–4 |
Spain |
Newcastle HISS Arena |
| April 12, 2008 16:30 |
New Zealand |
2–6 |
China |
Newcastle HISS Arena |
| April 12, 2008 20:00 |
Iceland |
0–3 |
Australia |
Newcastle HISS Arena |
| April 13, 2008 13:00 |
Iceland |
4–6 |
Mexico |
Newcastle HISS Arena |
| April 13, 2008 16:30 |
Spain |
5–4 |
New Zealand |
Newcastle HISS Arena |
| April 13, 2008 20:00 |
China |
0–1 |
Australia |
Newcastle HISS Arena |
Standings
| Promoted to Division I for 2009 | |
| Relegated to Division III for 2009 |
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 15 |
| 2 | China |
5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Spain |
5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Mexico |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 6 |
| 5 | Iceland |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 4 |
| 6 | New Zealand |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 0 |
