2008 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification
Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | February 15 – February 17 |
Teams | 3 |
Venue(s) | Olympic Hall Zetra (in 1 host city) |
The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification tournament was held on February 15 – 17, 2008 at the Olympic Hall Zetra in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner of the tournament, Greece, advanced to the Division III tournament.
Bosnia and Herzegovina debuted at the IIHF World Championships and Greece made their first appearance since the 1999 tournament.
Armenia forfeits both of its games[]
The directorate of the IIHF World Championship Division III qualification decided that both games of Armenia would be forfeited and count as 5–0 wins for its opponents, Greece and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Armenia refused to show the passports of its players on four occasions until its first game was in progress. Originally, Armenia lost to Greece 8–5 on Saturday and won against Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18–1. Even without the forfeit, Greece earned the promotion outright to this year’s World Championship Division III with two victories on the ice.
Games[]
All times local.
February 15, 2008 20:30 | ![]() | 1 – 10 | ![]() | Olympic Hall Zetra |
February 16, 2008 20:30 | Armenia ![]() | 0 – 5 (forfeit) | ![]() | Olympic Hall Zetra |
February 17, 2008 17:00 | Armenia ![]() | 0 – 5 (forfeit) | ![]() | Olympic Hall Zetra |
Standings[]
Qualified for the 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III |
Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 3 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 0 |
External links[]
- Division III Qualification at the IIHF
- 2008 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
- IIHF World Championship Division III
- Ice hockey in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- International sports competitions hosted by Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosnia and Herzegovina winter sports stubs