The top defenseman in the 2008 IIHF World Championship was drafted in what year?
2003
2008 IIHF World Championship rosters
The 2008 IIHF World Championship rosters consisted of 399 players on 16 national ice hockey teams.
 In honour of the International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) 100th anniversary, the World Championship was hosted in Canada for the first time.
 Held in Quebec City and Halifax, Canada, the 2008 IIHF World Championship was the 72nd edition of the tournament.
 Russia won the Championship, the second time they had done so and their 24th title if including those won by the Soviet Union.
 Dany Heatley of Canada led the tournament in scoring with 20 points, and was named the tournament's most valuable player and top forward.
 Canadian Brent Burns was named top defenceman, while Evgeni Nabokov of Russia was selected as top goaltender.
Brent Burns
William Brent Burns (born March 9, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, who at times has been utilized as a forward, currently playing for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
 He was converted into a defenceman upon turning professional, after being drafted as a right wing forward (20th overall) at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild.
2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
The 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II was an international under-18 ice hockey competition organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
 Both Division II tournaments made up the third level of competition of the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships.
 The Group A tournament took place between 30 March and 5 April 2008 in Meribel and Courchevel, France and the Group B tournament was played from 23 to 29 March 2008 in Tallinn, Estonia.
 France and Hungary won the Group A and B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Division I of the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships. France men's national ice hockey team
The French men's national ice hockey team has participated in the IIHF European Championships, the IIHF World Hockey Championships and the Olympic Games.
 As of 2016, it is ranked 14th in the world in the IIHF World Rankings.
 The team is overseen by the Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace.
 Notable recent wins include upsets against Russia at the 2013 IIHF World Championship, Canada at the 2014 IIHF World Championship, and a triumphant 5-1 over Finland as the tournament host of 2017 IIHF World Championship. 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I were a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
 The Division I tournaments made up the second level of competition at the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.
 The Group A tournament took place between 6 April and 12 April 2007 in Maribor, Slovenia and the Group B tournament took place between 4 April and 10 April 2007 in Sanok, Poland.
 Belarus and Denmark won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships.
 While France finished last in Group A and Great Britain last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2008. 2008 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship
The 2008 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship was the 12th IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, an international inline hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
 The World Championship runs alongside the 2008 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I tournament and took place between 21 and 28 June 2008 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
 The tournament was won by Sweden, earning their second straight World Championship title and fourth overall.
 Slovakia finished in second place and Germany in third after defeating the United States in the bronze medal match.
 Austria, after losing the 7th place game against Slovenia was relegated to Division I for 2009. 2008 IIHF World Championship Final
The 2008 IIHF World Championship Final was an ice hockey match that took place on 18 May 2008 at the Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Canada, to determine the winner of the 2008 IIHF World Championship.
 Russia defeated Canada 5–4 in overtime to win its 2nd championship. 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
The 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I was an international under-18 ice hockey competition organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
 Both Division I tournaments made up the second level of the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships.
 The Group A tournament was played in Toruń, Poland, and the Group B tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, both from 2 to 8 April 2008.
 The Czech Republic and Norway won the Group A and B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Top Division of the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships. Mongolian Ice Hockey Federation
The Mongolian Hockey Federation (Mongolian: Монголын Хоккейн Холбоо ) is the governing body of ice hockey in Mongolia.
 It controls the six team national league in Mongolia, as well as the Mongolian national ice hockey team, whose first appearance in an IIHF event was the 2007 IIHF World Championship Division III tournament.
 They have since taken part in the 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III.
 On October 2012, their last appearance was the 2013 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
The 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III were a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
 The Division III tournaments made up the fourth level of competition at the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships.
 The Group A tournament took place between 2 and 8 March 2008 in Mexico City, Mexico and the Group B tournament took place between 3 and 9 March 2008 in İzmit, Turkey.
 Mexico and Serbia won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division II for the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships.