Nations
The following eight nations qualified for the elite-pool tournament. Six nations from Europe, and two nations from North America were represented.
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- * = Automatic qualifier after a top 7 placement at the 2008 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship
- ^ = Qualified after a top placement at the 2008 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I
- † = Qualified as hosts
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