2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
# 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

The 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I was an international under-18 ice hockey competition organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Both Division I tournaments made up the second level of the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament was played in Toruń, Poland, and the Group B tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, both from 2 to 8 April 2008. The Czech Republic and Norway won the Group A and B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Top Division of the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships.

## Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Toruń, Poland, from 2 to 8 April 2008.

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | +31 | 15 | Promoted to the 2009 Top Division |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 9 | |
| 3 | Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 6 | |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 6 | |
| 5 | Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | |
| 6 | Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 3 | Relegated to the 2009 Division II |

### Results

All times are local.

## Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 2 to 8 April 2008.

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 15 | Promoted to the 2009 Top Division |
| 2 | Latvia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 12 | |
| 3 | Austria | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 8 | |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 7 | |
| 5 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 3 | |
| 6 | Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 33 | −29 | 0 | Relegated to the 2009 Division II |

### Results

All times are local.

