The United States finished in second place and Germany in third after defeating Finland in the bronze medal match.

The 2008 Division I tournament was won by Canada who defeated Great Britain to earn promotion to the World Championship.

[7][8] In the semifinals the United States defeated Finland and Sweden beat Germany, both advancing to the gold medal game.

[7] Sweden defeated the United States 7–6 in the gold medal game, earning their third straight World Championship title and fifth overall.

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:[11] List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

[12] Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.