2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters explained

See main article: 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Below are the rosters for teams competing in the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Group A

• Head coach: Dave Lowry

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GK	1	Mason McDonald	Charlottetown Islanders	Calgary Flames
GK	29	Mackenzie Blackwood	Barrie Colts	New Jersey Devils
GK	33	Samuel Montembeault	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
D	3	Joe Hicketts – A	Victoria Royals	Detroit Red Wings
D	4	Haydn Fleury	Red Deer Rebels	Carolina Hurricanes
D	5	Thomas Chabot	Saint John Sea Dogs	Ottawa Senators
D	6	Brandon Hickey	Boston University	Calgary Flames
D	20	Roland McKeown	Kingston Frontenacs	Carolina Hurricanes
D	23		Calgary Hitmen	Philadelphia Flyers
D	24	Travis Dermott	Erie Otters	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	9	Dylan Strome	Erie Otters	Arizona Coyotes
F	11	Brendan Perlini	Niagara IceDogs	Arizona Coyotes
F	12	Julien Gauthier	Val-d'Or Foreurs	Draft Eligible 2016
F	13	Mathew Barzal	Seattle Thunderbirds	New York Islanders
F	14	Rourke Chartier	Kelowna Rockets	San Jose Sharks
F	16	Mitch Marner	London Knights	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	17	Travis Konecny	Ottawa 67's	Philadelphia Flyers
F	18	Jake Virtanen	Vancouver Canucks	Vancouver Canucks
F	19	Brayden Point – C	Moose Jaw Warriors	Tampa Bay Lightning
F	21	Anthony Beauvillier	Shawinigan Cataractes	New York Islanders
F	22	John Quenneville	Brandon Wheat Kings	New Jersey Devils
F	27	Mitchell Stephens	Saginaw Spirit	Tampa Bay Lightning
F	28	Lawson Crouse – A	Kingston Frontenacs	Florida Panthers

• Head coach: Olaf Eller

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GK	1	Mathias Seldrup	Herning IK	Undrafted 2015
GK	30	Lasse Petersen	Spokane Chiefs	Undrafted 2015
GK	31	Thomas Lillie	Växjö Lakers	Undrafted 2015
D	2	Anders Krogsgaard	Esbjerg Energy	Undrafted 2014
D	4	Ludvig Adamsen	Surrey Eagles	Undrafted 2015
D	5	Matias Lassen	Leksands IF	Undrafted 2015
D	6	Lasse Bo Knudsen	Aalborg Pirates	Undrafted 2014
D	8	Nicolai Weichel	Rungsted IK	Draft Eligible 2016
D	12	Christian Mieritz	Hamilton Bulldogs	Draft Eligible 2016
D	15	Morten Jensen	Rögle BK J20	Undrafted 2015
F	9	Markus Jensen	Herning Blue Fox	Undrafted 2014
F	10	Thomas Olesen	Malmö Redhawks J20	Undrafted 2014
F	10	Kristian Jensen	Luleå HF	Undrafted 2014
F	16	Jonas Røndbjerg	Rungsted IK	Draft Eligible 2017
F	17	Mathias From	Rögle BK	Draft Eligible 2016
F	18	William Boysen	Rungsted IK	Undrafted 2015
F	19	Nikolaj Krag Christensen	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	Draft Eligible 2016
F	20	Jeppe Jul Korsgaard	Aalborg Pirates	Draft Eligible 2016
F	23	Jeppe Holmberg	Esbjerg Energy	Undrafted 2014
F	24	Niklas Andersen	Spokane Chiefs	Draft Eligible 2016
F	25	Søren Nielsen	Esbjerg Energy	Undrafted 2015
F	27	Alexander True	Seattle Thunderbirds	Undrafted 2015
F	28	Emil Oliver Christensen	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	Undrafted 2014

• Head coach: Rikard Grönborg

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GK	1	Felix Sandström	Brynäs IF	Philadelphia Flyers
GK	30	Linus Söderström	Djurgårdens IF	New York Islanders
GK	35	Erik Källgren	IK Oskarshamn	Arizona Coyotes
D	3	William Lagesson	U. of Massachusetts Amherst	Edmonton Oilers
D	4	Jacob Larsson	Frölunda HC	Anaheim Ducks
D	5	Adam Ollas Mattsson	Djurgårdens IF	Calgary Flames
D	6	Andreas Englund – C	Djurgårdens IF	Ottawa Senators
D	7	Marcus Pettersson	Skellefteå AIK	Anaheim Ducks
D	8	Gustav Forsling	Linköpings HC	Chicago Blackhawks
D	9	Gabriel Carlsson	Linköpings HC	Columbus Blue Jackets
F	12	Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson	Boston University	Boston Bruins
F	16	Carl Grundström	Modo Hockey	Draft Eligible 2016
F	17	Dmytro Timashov	Quebec Remparts	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	18	Rasmus Asplund	Färjestad BK	Draft Eligible 2016
F	19	Alexander Nylander	Mississauga Steelheads	Draft Eligible 2016
F	20	Joel Eriksson Ek	Färjestad BK	Minnesota Wild
F	21	William Nylander – A	Toronto Marlies	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	23	Oskar Lindblom	Brynäs IF	Philadelphia Flyers
F	24	Jens Lööke	Brynäs IF	Arizona Coyotes
F	25	Axel Holmström – A	Skellefteå AIK	Detroit Red Wings
F	26	Christoffer Ehn	Frölunda HC	Detroit Red Wings
F	27	Anton Karlsson	Frölunda HC	Arizona Coyotes
F	29	Adrian Kempe	Ontario Reign	Los Angeles Kings

• Head coach: John Fust

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GK	1	Ludovic Waeber	HC Red Ice	Undrafted 2014
GK	29	Gauthier Descloux	Genève-Servette HC	Undrafted 2014
GK	30	Joren van Pottelberghe	Linköpings HC	Detroit Red Wings
D	3	Andrea Glauser	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	Undrafted 2014
D	4	Roger Karrer	ZSC Lions	Undrafted 2015
D	6	Edson Harlacher	Kloten Flyers	Undrafted 2014
D	9	Marco Forrer	HC Davos	Undrafted 2015
D	20	Simon Kindschi	HC Davos	Undrafted 2015
D	25	Jonas Siegenthaler	ZSC Lions	Washington Capitals
D	27	Fabian Heldner	HC Davos	Undrafted 2014
F	11	Julien Privet	EHC Visp	Undrafted 2014
F	12	Calvin Thürkauf	Kelowna Rockets	Undrafted 2015
F	13	Denis Malgin	ZSC Lions	Florida Panthers
F	14	Dario Meyer	Edmonton Oil Kings	Undrafted 2015
F	15	Kris Schmidli	GC Küsnacht Lions	Undrafted 2014
F	16	Auguste Impose	Quebec Remparts	Undrafted 2015
F	18	Nico Hischier	SC Bern	Draft Eligible 2017
F	19	Damien Riat	Genève-Servette HC	Undrafted 2015
F	21	Chris Egli	HC Davos	Undrafted 2014
F	22	Tino Kessler	HC Davos	Undrafted 2014
F	24	Pius Suter	ZSC Lions	Undrafted 2014
F	26	Noah Rod	Genève-Servette HC	San Jose Sharks
F	28	Timo Meier	Halifax Mooseheads	San Jose Sharks

• Head coach: Ron Wilson

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GK	31	Alex Nedeljkovic	Niagara IceDogs	Carolina Hurricanes
GK	36	Brandon Halverson	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	New York Rangers
D	4	Chad Krys	U.S. NTDP	Draft Eligible 2016
D	5	Brandon Fortunato	Boston University	Undrafted 2014
D	8	Louie Belpedio – A	Miami University	Minnesota Wild
D	13	Zach Werenski – C	University of Michigan	Columbus Blue Jackets
D	20		St. Cloud State University	Buffalo Sabres
D	25	Charlie McAvoy	Boston University	Draft Eligible 2016
D	26	Brandon Carlo	Tri-City Americans	Boston Bruins
F	9	Nick Schmaltz	University of North Dakota	Chicago Blackhawks
F	7	Matthew Tkachuk	London Knights	Draft Eligible 2016
F	10	Anders Bjork	University of Notre Dame	Boston Bruins
F	11	Christian Dvorak	London Knights	Arizona Coyotes
F	12	Alex DeBrincat	Erie Otters	Draft Eligible 2016
F	14	Scott Eansor	Seattle Thunderbirds	Undrafted 2014
F	17	Ryan MacInnis	Kitchener Rangers	Arizona Coyotes
F	18	Colin White – A	Boston College	Ottawa Senators
F	19	Ryan Donato	Harvard University	Boston Bruins
F	21	Ryan Hitchcock	Yale University	Undrafted 2014
F	23	Brock Boeser	University of North Dakota	Vancouver Canucks
F	28	Sonny Milano	Lake Erie Monsters	Columbus Blue Jackets
F	34	Auston Matthews – A	ZSC Lions	Draft Eligible 2016

Group B

• Head coach: / Aleksandrs Belavskis

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GK	20	Alexander Osipkov	MHK Yunost Minsk	Undrafted 2015
GK	25	Vladislav Verbitsky	Dinamo U20	Undrafted 2015
GK	31	Ivan Kulbakov	Dinamo U20	Undrafted 2015
D	2	Alexander Tabolin	Dinamo U20	Undrafted 2015
D	3	Pavel Vorobey	Dinamo U20	Undrafted 2015
D	4	Stepan Falkovsky	Ottawa 67's	Undrafted 2015
D	5	Ilya Sushko	Dinamo U20	Draft Eligible 2016
D	9	Vladislav Goncharov – C	Dinamo U20	Undrafted 2015
D	14	Sergei Romanovich	Dinamo U20	Undrafted 2015
D	24	Daniil Bokun – A	Dinamo U20	Undrafted 2014
F	6	Alexander Patsenkin	MHK Yunost Minsk	Undrafted 2015
F	8	Yegor Sharangovich	Dinamo-Raubichi Minsk	Draft Eligible 2016
F	10	Dmitry Buinitsky	Dinamo Minsk	Undrafted 2015
F	11	Dmitri Filippovich	Dinamo U20	Undrafted 2014
F	13	Alexei Busko	Shakhter Soligorsk	Undrafted 2014
F	15	Grigori Veremyov	Dinamo U20	Undrafted 2014
F	16	Alexei Patsenkin	MHK Yunost Minsk	Undrafted 2015
F	18	Ilya Bobko	Dinamo U20	Undrafted 2015
F	19	Artemi Chernikov	Dinamo U20	Undrafted 2014
F	22	Danila Karaban – A	Dinamo U20	Undrafted 2014
F	23	Andrei Belevich	Dinamo U20	Undrafted 2015
F	26	Ruslan Vasilchuk	Dinamo U20	Draft Eligible 2016
F	27	Vadim Malinovsky	Okanagan European Eagles	Undrafted 2014

• Head coach: / Jakub Petr

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GK	1	Vítek Vaněček	South Carolina Stingrays	Washington Capitals
GK	2	Aleš Stezka	Sioux Falls Stampede	Minnesota Wild
GK	30	Daniel Vladař	Chicago Steel	Boston Bruins
D	4	Ondřej Mikliš	Mountfield HK	Undrafted 2014
D	9	David Sklenička	HC Plzeň	Undrafted 2014
D	12	Alex Rašner	HC Olomouc	Undrafted 2014
D	20	Jakub Zbořil	Saint John Sea Dogs	Boston Bruins
D	23	Jan Ščotka	HC Pardubice	Undrafted 2014
D	24	Filip Pyrochta	Val-d'Or Foreurs	Undrafted 2014
D	25	Filip Hronek	Mountfield HK	Draft Eligible 2016
D	27	Dominik Mašín	Peterborough Petes	Tampa Bay Lightning
F	9	David Pastrňák	Boston Bruins	Boston Bruins
F	10	Jiří Smejkal	Moose Jaw Warriors	Undrafted 2015
F	11	Šimon Stránský	Prince Albert Raiders	Draft Eligible 2016
F	13	Pavel Zacha	Sarnia Sting	New Jersey Devils
F	14	Filip Chlapík	Charlottetown Islanders	Ottawa Senators
F	15	Dominik Lakatoš	Bílí Tygři Liberec	Undrafted 2015
F	17	Jan Ordoš	Bílí Tygři Liberec	Undrafted 2015
F	18	Michael Špaček	Red Deer Rebels	Winnipeg Jets
F	19	Radek Veselý	Piráti Chomutov	Undrafted 2014
F	21	Daniel Voženílek	HC Pardubice	Undrafted 2014
F	22	David Kaše	Piráti Chomutov	Philadelphia Flyers
F	26	Tomáš Šoustal	Kelowna Rockets	Undrafted 2015
F	28	David Tomášek	HC Pardubice	Undrafted 2014

• Head coach: Jukka Jalonen

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GK	1	Kaapo Kähkönen	Espoo Blues	Minnesota Wild
GK	30	Veini Vehviläinen	JYP Jyväskylä	Draft Eligible 2016
GK	31	Emil Larmi	Peliitat Heinola	Undrafted 2015
D	2	Sami Niku	JYP Jyväskylä	Winnipeg Jets
D	3	Miro Keskitalo	TPS	Undrafted 2014
D	4	Olli Juolevi	London Knights	Draft Eligible 2016
D	5	Eetu Sopanen	Lahti Pelicans	Undrafted 2014
D	6	Joni Tuulola	HPK	Chicago Blackhawks
D	7	Niko Mikkola	KalPa	St. Louis Blues
D	18	Vili Saarijärvi	Flint Firebirds	Detroit Red Wings
F	9	Jesse Puljujärvi	Oulun Kärpät	Draft Eligible 2016
F	10	Roope Hintz	Ilves	Dallas Stars
F	12	Kasper Björkqvist	Espoo Blues	Undrafted 2015
F	13	Miska Siikonen	Lahti Pelicans	Undrafted 2014
F	15	Mikko Rantanen – C	San Antonio Rampage	Colorado Avalanche
F	19	Aleksi Saarela	Ässät	New York Rangers
F	20	Sebastian Aho	Oulun Kärpät	Carolina Hurricanes
F	21	Antti Kalapudas	Oulun Kärpät	Undrafted 2015
F	23	Sebastian Repo	Lahti Pelicans	Undrafted 2014
F	24	Kasperi Kapanen	Toronto Marlies	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	25	Julius Nättinen	Barrie Colts	Anaheim Ducks
F	28	Juho Lammikko	Kingston Frontenacs	Florida Panthers
F	29	Patrik Laine	Tappara	Draft Eligible 2016

• Head coach: Valeri Bragin

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GK	1	Ilya Samsonov	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	Washington Capitals
GK	20	Maxim Tretiak	Krasnaya Armiya	Undrafted 2015
GK	30	Alexandar Georgiyev	TPS	Undrafted 2014
D	2	Sergei Boikov	Drummondville Voltigeurs	Colorado Avalanche
D	3	Dmitri Sergeyev	Kitchener Rangers	Undrafted 2014
D	4	Damir Sharipzyanov	Owen Sound Attack	Los Angeles Kings
D	5	Alexander Mikulovich	Niagara IceDogs	Undrafted 2014
D	9	Ivan Provorov	Brandon Wheat Kings	Philadelphia Flyers
D	22	Yegor Voronkov	HC Vityaz	Undrafted 2015
D	28	Yegor Rykov	SKA-1946	Undrafted 2015
D	29	Nikita Zhuldikov	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Undrafted 2014
F	7	Evgeny Svechnikov	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	Detroit Red Wings
F	8	Andrei Svetlakov – A	CSKA Moscow	Undrafted 2014
F	11	Maxim Lazarev	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	Undrafted 2014
F	12	Pavel Kraskovsky – A	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Winnipeg Jets
F	13	Alexander Polunin	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Undrafted 2015
F	16	Vladislav Kamenev – C	Milwaukee Admirals	Nashville Predators
F	17	Kirill Kaprizov	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	Minnesota Wild
F	19	Radel Fazleyev	Calgary Hitmen	Philadelphia Flyers
F	21	Andrei Kuzmenko	CSKA Moscow	Undrafted 2014
F	23	Artur Lauta	Avangard Omsk	Undrafted 2014
F	25	Alexander Dergachyov	SKA Saint Petersburg	Los Angeles Kings
F	26	Yegor Korshkov	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Undrafted 2015

• Head coach: Ernest Bokroš

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GK	1	Dávid Hrenák	HK Orange 20	Draft Eligible 2016
GK	2	Stanislav Škorvánek	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
GK	30	Adam Húska	Green Bay Gamblers	New York Rangers
D	3	Adrián Sloboda	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
D	5		HK Orange 20	Undrafted
D	6	Patrik Koch	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
D	7	Ladislav Romančík	Södertälje SK	Undrafted
D	13	Samuel Ivanič	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
D	14	Erik Černák - A	Erie Otters	Los Angeles Kings
D	16	Patrik Maier	Kamloops Blazers	Undrafted
D	26	Christián Jaroš - C	Luleå HF	Ottawa Senators
F	8	Matej Paločko	Bílí Tygři Liberec	Undrafted
F	9	Juraj Šiška	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
F	10	Dominik Briestenský	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
F	11	Radovan Bondra	Vancouver Giants	Chicago Blackhawks
F	12	Juraj Milý	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
F	15	Jozef Huňa	Bílí Tygři Liberec	Undrafted
F	17	Maroš Surový	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
F	18	Boris Sádecký	HK Orange 20	Draft Eligible 2016
F	19	Matúš Sukeľ - A	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
F	22	Kristián Pospíšil	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	Undrafted
F	23	Lukáš Hrušík	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
F	27	Filip Lešťan	HV71	Draft Eligible 2016

External links

• worldjunior2016.com