Kronwall and Mikael Samuelsson join the Triple Gold Club, made up of individuals who have won the Stanley Cup and gold medals at the Olympics and World Championships. IIHF World Championships: Russia wins the gold medal by defeating Canada in overtime in the final A first season of Kontinental Hockey League was held, replaced from Russian Superleague on September 2. Lacrosse March 16 – Budapest Blax Lacrosse team is founded. May 26 – Syracuse University wins the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship August 7 – Federation of International Lacrosse, the new unified governing body for the sport, holds its first meeting. The body was formed with the merger of the former governing bodies for the men's and women's versions, respectively the International Lacrosse Federation and International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations. Mixed martial arts The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events by month. January 1/19 – UFC 80: Rapid Fire 1/23 – UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman 1/25 – ShoXC 4 February 2/1 – Strikeforce: Young Guns II 2/2 – UFC 81: Breaking Point 2/13 – WEC 32: Condit vs. Prater 2/16 – EliteXC: Street Certified 2/23 – Strikeforce: At The Dome 2/29 – IFL: Las Vegas () March 3/1 – UFC 82: Pride of a Champion 3/5 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 1 () 3/15 – DREAM.1 () 3/21 – ShoXC 5 3/26 – WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann 3/29 – Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le April 4/2 – UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon 4/4 – IFL: New Blood, New Battles 2 4/5 – ShoXC 6 4/11 YAMMA Pit Fighting 1 () 4/19 – UFC 83: Serra vs. St-Pierre 2 4/29 – DREAM.2 May 5/11 – DREAM.3 5/16 – IFL: Connecticut () 5/18 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 2 5/24 – UFC 84: Ill Will 5/31 – EliteXC: Primetime June 6/1 – WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver 6/7 – UFC 85: Bedlam 6/8 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 3 6/14 – EliteXC: Return of the King 6/15 – DREAM.4 6/21 – The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale 6/27 – Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson July 7/5 – UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin 7/19 – UFC: Silva vs. Irvin 7/19 – Affliction: Banned () 7/21 – DREAM.5 7/26 – EliteXC: Unfinished Business August 8/3 – WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura 8/9 – UFC 87: Seek And Destroy 8/15 –