The 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Kazan, Russia. The championships began on April 13, 2008, and finished on April 23, 2008. Games were played at TatNeft Arena and Arena Kazan in Kazan. Canada defeated Russia 8–0 in the final to claim the gold medal, while the United States defeated Sweden 6–3 to capture the bronze medal.

Top Division

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

Group B

Relegation round

Final round

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Final

Final standings

and are relegated to Division I for the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Statistics

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time) TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF

Awards

Source: IIHF Source: IIHF

Division I

Group A

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

Group B

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

Division II

Group A

The tournament was played in Méribel and Courchevel, France, from 30 March to 5 April 2008.

Group B

The tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 23 to 29 March 2008.

Division III

Group A

The tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 2 to 8 March 2008.

Group B

The tournament was played in İzmit, Turkey, from 3 to 9 March 2008.