2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred to as the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2008 WJHC), was the 32nd edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The elite group, what the IIHF refer to as the Top Division, was held in Pardubice and Liberec, Czech Republic, between 26 December 2007 and 5 January 2008. Canada won the gold medal for the fourth consecutive time. Sweden earned its first World Junior medal since 1996 by reaching the final.

Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).

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
 * Best players selected by the Directorate:
 * Best Goaltender: 🇨🇦 Steve Mason
 * Best Defenceman: 🇨🇦 Drew Doughty
 * Best Forward: 🇷🇺 Viktor Tikhonov
 * MVP: 🇨🇦 Steve Mason

Source: IIHF
 * Media All-Stars:
 * Goaltender: 🇨🇦 Steve Mason
 * Defencemen: 🇸🇪 Victor Hedman / 🇨🇦 Drew Doughty
 * Forwards: 🇸🇪 Patrik Berglund / 🇷🇺 Viktor Tikhonov / 🇺🇸 James van Riemsdyk

Division I
The Division I Championships were played from 9 to 15 December 2007 in Bad Tölz, Germany (Group A), and from 12 to 18 December 2007 in Riga, Latvia (Group B).

Division II
The Division II Championships were played from 9 to 15 December 2007 in Canazei, Italy (Group A), and from 10 to 16 December 2007 in Tallinn, Estonia (Group B).

Division III
The Division III Championship was played from 16 to 24 January 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia.