2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Below are the rosters for teams competing in the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Group A

Canada

• Head coach: Benoit Groulx

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Eric Comrie	Tri-City Americans	Winnipeg Jets
GK	31	Zach Fucale	Halifax Mooseheads	Montreal Canadiens
D	2	Joe Hicketts	Victoria Royals	Detroit Red Wings
D	3	Dillon Heatherington	Swift Current Broncos	Columbus Blue Jackets
D	4	Madison Bowey	Kelowna Rockets	Washington Capitals
D	5	Samuel Morin	Rimouski Océanic	Philadelphia Flyers
D	6	Shea Theodore	Seattle Thunderbirds	Anaheim Ducks
D	7	Josh Morrissey	Kelowna Rockets	Winnipeg Jets
D	25	Darnell Nurse	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Edmonton Oilers
F	9	Brayden Point	Moose Jaw Warriors	Tampa Bay Lightning
F	10	Anthony Duclair	Quebec Remparts	New York Rangers
F	16	Max Domi	London Knights	Arizona Coyotes
F	17	Connor McDavid	Erie Otters	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	18	Jake Virtanen	Calgary Hitmen	Vancouver Canucks
F	19	Nic Petan	Portland Winterhawks	Winnipeg Jets
F	20	Nick Paul	North Bay Battalion	Ottawa Senators
F	21	Nick Ritchie	Peterborough Petes	Anaheim Ducks
F	22	Frédérik Gauthier	Rimouski Océanic	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	23	Sam Reinhart	Kootenay Ice	Buffalo Sabres
F	26	Curtis Lazar	Ottawa Senators	Ottawa Senators
F	28	Lawson Crouse	Kingston Frontenacs	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	29	Robby Fabbri	Guelph Storm	St. Louis Blues

Germany

• Head coach: Pat Cortina

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Ilya Sharipov	EC Salzburg	Undrafted
GK	29	Florian Proske	Heilbronn Falcons	Undrafted
GK	30	Kevin Reich	Green Bay Gamblers	Undrafted
D	3	Tim Bender	EHC Red Bull München	Undrafted
D	4	Jonas Müller	Eisbären Berlin	Undrafted
D	5	David Trinkenberger	Muskegon Lumberjacks	Undrafted
D	7	Dorian Saeftel	Heilbronn Falcons	Undrafted
D	9	Patrick Kurz	Ravensburg Towerstars	Undrafted
D	12	Kai Wissmann	FASS Berlin	Draft-Eligible 2015
D	16	Fabio Wagner	ERC Ingolstadt	Undrafted
D	18	Janik Moser	Ohio State University	Undrafted
F	6	Parker Tuomie	Sioux Falls Stampede	Undrafted
F	10	Marc Michaelis	Green Bay Gamblers	Undrafted
F	11	Markus Eisenschmied	Medicine Hat Tigers	Undrafted
F	14	Manuel Wiederer	ESF Kaufbeuren	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	17	Frederik Tiffels	Western Michigan University	Undrafted
F	19	Nico Sturm	Austin Bruins	Undrafted
F	21	Dominik Kahun	EHC Red Bull München	Undrafted
F	22	Marc Schmidpeter	ERC Ingolstadt	Undrafted
F	23	Vladislav Filin	EC Red Bull Salzburg	Undrafted
F	25	Fabio Pfohl	Kölner Haie	Undrafted
F	27	Maximilian Kammerer	EC Red Bull Salzburg	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	28	Andreas Eder	EC Red Bull Salzburg	Undrafted

Finland

• Head coach: Hannu Jortikka

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	30	Ville Husso	HIFK	St. Louis Blues
GK	31	Juuse Saros	HPK	Nashville Predators
D	2	Sami Niku	JYP Jyväskylä	Draft-Eligible 2015
D	4	Mika Ilvonen	St. Cloud State Huskies	Undrafted
D	5	Aleksi Mäkelä	Ilves	Dallas Stars
D	6	Joonas Lyytinen	KalPa	Nashville Predators
D	7	Atte Mäkinen	Tappara	Undrafted
D	9	Julius Honka	Texas Stars	Dallas Stars
D	23	Alex Lintuniemi	Ottawa 67's	Los Angeles Kings
F	10	Juuso Ikonen	JYP Jyväskylä	Undrafted
F	11	Hannes Björninen	Lahti Pelicans	Undrafted
F	13	Jesse Puljujärvi	Oulun Kärpät	Draft-Eligible 2016
F	16	Mikko Rantanen	HC TPS	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	19	Antti Kalapudas	Oulun Kärpät	Undrafted
F	20	Niko Ojamäki	Ässät	Undrafted
F	21	Aleksi Mustonen	Ilves	Undrafted
F	22	Roope Hintz	Ilves	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	24	Kasperi Kapanen	KalPa	Pittsburgh Penguins
F	26	Sebastian Aho	Oulun Kärpät	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	27	Julius Vähätalo	HC TPS	Detroit Red Wings
F	28	Artturi Lehkonen	Frölunda HC	Montreal Canadiens
F	29	Otto Rauhala	Tappara	Undrafted

Slovakia

• Head coach: Ernest Bokroš

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Daniel Gibl	Barrie Colts	Undrafted
GK	2	Dávid Okoličány	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
GK	30	Denis Godla	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
D	4	Mislav Rosandič	HC ’05 Banská Bystrica	Undrafted
D	5	Marco Hochel	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
D	7	Dominik Jendroľ	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
D	11	Matúš Holenda	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
D	14	Erik Černák	HC Košice	Draft-Eligible 2015
D	15	Patrik Bačik	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
D	18	Branislav Pavúk	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
D	26	Christián Jaroš	Luleå HF	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	8	Patrik Koyš	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
F	9	Samuel Petráš	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
F	10	Martin Réway	Sparta Prague	Montreal Canadiens
F	12	Dominik Rehák	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
F	13	Radovan Bondra	HK Orange 20	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	16	Róbert Lantoši	VIK Västerås HK	Undrafted
F	19	Matúš Sukeľ	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
F	21	Dávid Šoltés	Prince George Cougars	Undrafted
F	22	Peter Cehlárik	Luleå HF	Boston Bruins
F	27	Michal Kabáč	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
F	28	Pavol Skalický	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
F	29	Matej Paulovič	Muskegon Lumberjacks	Dallas Stars

United States of America

• Head coach: Mark Osiecki

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	29	Brandon Halverson	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	New York Rangers
GK	30	Thatcher Demko	Boston College	Vancouver Canucks
GK	31	Alex Nedeljkovic	Plymouth Whalers	Carolina Hurricanes
D	2	Noah Hanifin	Boston College	Draft-Eligible 2015
D	3	Ian McCoshen	Boston College	Florida Panthers
D	4	Will Butcher	University of Denver	Colorado Avalanche
D	6	Ryan Collins	University of Minnesota	Columbus Blue Jackets
D	23	Zach Werenski	University of Michigan	Draft-Eligible 2015
D	24	Anthony DeAngelo	Sarnia Sting	Tampa Bay Lightning
D	26	Brandon Carlo	Tri-City Americans	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	7	J. T. Compher	University of Michigan	Buffalo Sabres
F	8	Nick Schmaltz	University of North Dakota	Chicago Blackhawks
F	9	Jack Eichel	Boston University	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	10	Anthony Louis	Miami University	Chicago Blackhawks
F	11	Miles Wood	Noble and Greenough School	New Jersey Devils
F	13	Sonny Milano	Plymouth Whalers	Columbus Blue Jackets
F	14	Tyler Motte	University of Michigan	Chicago Blackhawks
F	15	John Hayden	Yale University	Chicago Blackhawks
F	17	Alex Tuch	Boston College	Minnesota Wild
F	18	Chase De Leo	Portland Winterhawks	Winnipeg Jets
F	21	Dylan Larkin	University of Michigan	Detroit Red Wings
F	22	Hudson Fasching	University of Minnesota	Buffalo Sabres
F	34	Auston Matthews	U.S. NTDP	Draft-Eligible 2016

Group B

Czech Republic

• Head coach: Miroslav Přerost

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Miroslav Svoboda	Oceláři Třinec	Undrafted
GK	2	Vítek Vaněček	Bílí Tygři Liberec	Washington Capitals
GK	30	Daniel Vladař	HC Kladno	Draft-Eligible 2015
D	3	Jan Košťálek	Rimouski Océanic	Winnipeg Jets
D	4	Jan Ščotka	HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice	Undrafted
D	5	Marek Baránek	HC Litvínov	Undrafted
D	6	Lukáš Klok	Vítkovice Steel	Undrafted
D	8	David Němeček	HC TPS	Undrafted
D	20	Jan Štencel	Vítkovice Steel	Undrafted
D	27	Dominik Mašín	Peterborough Petes	Tampa Bay Lightning
F	9	David Pastrňák	Boston Bruins	Boston Bruins
F	10	David Kämpf	Piráti Chomutov	Undrafted
F	13	Jakub Vrána	Linköpings HC	Washington Capitals
F	14	Pavel Zacha	Sarnia Sting	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	16	Jan Mandát	Val-d'Or Foreurs	Undrafted
F	17	Marek Růžička	Oceláři Třinec	Undrafted
F	18	Dominik Kubalík	HC Plzeň	Los Angeles Kings
F	21	Michael Špaček	HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	23	David Kaše	Piráti Chomutov	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	25	Ondřej Kaše	Piráti Chomutov	Anaheim Ducks
F	26	Patrik Zdráhal	Vítkovice Steel	Undrafted
F	28	Sebastian Gorčík	HC Karlovy Vary	Undrafted

Denmark

• Head coach: Olaf Eller

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Nicolaj Henriksen	Esbjerg Energy	undrafted
GK	31	Thomas Lillie	Växjö Lakers	undrafted
GK	39	Georg Sørensen	Herning Blue Fox	undrafted
D	2	Anders Krogsgaard	Esbjerg Energy	undrafted
D	3	Daniel Hansen	SønderjyskE	undrafted
D	5	Matthias Lassen	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	undrafted
D	6	Daniel Nielsen	Hvidovre IK	undrafted
D	11	Mads Larsen	Malmö Redhawks	undrafted
D	14	Victor Eskerod	Gentofte Stars	undrafted
D	18	Sonny Hertzberg	Oshawa Generals	undrafted
F	7	Mikkel Aagaard	Niagara IceDogs	undrafted
F	9	Nick Olesen	Odense Bulldogs	undrafted
F	10	Kristian Jensen	Luleå HF	undrafted
F	15	Andre Pison	Wenatchee Wild	undrafted
F	16	Alexander True	Seattle Thunderbirds	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	17	Marcus Nielsen	Rungsted IK	undrafted
F	19	Emil Rasmussen	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	undrafted
F	20	Mads Eller	Edmonton Oil Kings	undrafted
F	21	Mathias Asperup	Malmö Redhawks	undrafted
F	23	Jeppe Holmberg	Esbjerg Energy	undrafted
F	24	Nikolaj Ehlers	Halifax Mooseheads	Winnipeg Jets
F	27	Oliver Bjorkstrand	Portland Winterhawks	Columbus Blue Jackets
F	28	Søren Nielsen	Esbjerg Energy	Draft-Eligible 2015

Russia

• Head coach: Valeri Bragin

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Ilya Sorokin	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	New York Islanders
GK	29	Denis Kostin	Avangard Omsk	Undrafted
GK	30	Igor Shestyorkin	SKA Saint Petersburg	New York Rangers
D	3	Dmitri Yudin	SKA Saint Petersburg	Undrafted
D	4	Ziat Paigin	Ak Bars Kazan	Undrafted
D	5	Nikita Cherepanov	HC Ryazan	Draft-Eligible 2015
D	6	Vladislav Gavrikov	HC Ryazan	Draft-Eligible 2015
D	7	Rushan Rafikov	HC Ryazan	Calgary Flames
D	12	Alexander Bryntsev	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	Draft-Eligible 2015
D	24	Rinat Valiev	Kootenay Ice	Toronto Maple Leafs
D	29	Ivan Provorov	Brandon Wheat Kings	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	9	Vladislav Kamenev	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	Nashville Predators
F	11	Nikolay Goldobin	HIFK	San Jose Sharks
F	15	Anatoly Golyshev	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	17	Ivan Fishenko	Sokol Krasnoyarsk	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	18	Maxim Mamin	CSKA Moscow	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	19	Pavel Buchnevich	Severstal Cherepovets	New York Rangers
F	22	Ivan Barbashev	Moncton Wildcats	St. Louis Blues
F	23	Alexander Sharov	Lada Togliatti	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	25	Alexander Dergachyov	SKA Saint Petersburg	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	26	Vladimir Bryukvin	Dynamo Moscow	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	27	Vyacheslav Leshenko	Atlant Mytishchi	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	28	Sergei Tolchinsky	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Carolina Hurricanes

Sweden

• Head coach: Rikard Grönborg

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Samuel Ward	Luleå HF	Undrafted
GK	30	Linus Söderström	Djurgårdens IF	New York Islanders
GK	35	Fredrik Bergvik	Frölunda HC	San Jose Sharks
D	2	Sebastian Aho	Skellefteå AIK	Draft-Eligible 2015
D	3	William Lagesson	Dubuque Fighting Saints	Edmonton Oilers
D	5	Robin Norell	Djurgårdens IF	Chicago Blackhawks
D	6	Andreas Englund	Djurgårdens IF	Ottawa Senators
D	7	Julius Bergman	London Knights	San Jose Sharks
D	8	Gustav Forsling	Linköpings HC	Vancouver Canucks
D	14	Robert Hägg	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	Philadelphia Flyers
F	9	Jacob de la Rose	Hamilton Bulldogs	Montreal Canadiens
F	11	Anton Blidh	Frölunda HC	Boston Bruins
F	12	Victor Olofsson	Modo Hockey	Buffalo Sabres
F	20	Adam Brodecki	Brynäs IF	Undrafted
F	21	William Nylander	Modo Hockey	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	22	Oskar Lindblom	Brynäs IF	Philadelphia Flyers
F	23	Lucas Wallmark	Luleå HF	Carolina Hurricanes
F	24	Jens Lööke	Brynäs IF	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	25	Axel Holmström	Skellefteå AIK	Detroit Red Wings
F	26	Christoffer Ehn	Frölunda HC	Detroit Red Wings
F	27	Anton Karlsson	Frölunda HC	Arizona Coyotes
F	28	Leon Bristedt	University of Minnesota	Undrafted
F	29	Adrian Kempe	Modo Hockey	Los Angeles Kings

Switzerland

• Head coach: John Fust

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Ludovic Waeber	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	undrafted
GK	29	Gauthier Descloux	Genève-Servette HC	undrafted
GK	30	Gilles Senn	HC Davos	undrafted
D	2	Michael Fora	Kamloops Blazers	undrafted
D	5	Mirco Müller	San Jose Sharks	San Jose Sharks
D	6	Edson Harlacher	Kloten Flyers	undrafted
D	14	Phil Baltisberger	Guelph Storm	undrafted
D	20	Simon Kindschi	HC Davos	undrafted
D	25	Jonas Siegenthaler	ZSC Lions	Draft-Eligible 2015
D	27	Yannick Rathgeb	Plymouth Whalers	undrafted
F	9	Michael Hugli	EV Zug	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	10	Kevin Fiala	HV71	Nashville Predators
F	12	Jason Fuchs	HC Ambrì-Piotta	undrafted
F	13	Luca Hischier	SC Bern	undrafted
F	15	Kris Schmidli	Kelowna Rockets	undrafted
F	16	Denis Malgin	ZSC Lions	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	18	Kay Schweri	Sherbrooke Phoenix	Draft-Eligible 2015
F	19	Marc Aeschlimann	HC Davos	undrafted
F	21	Luca Fazzini	HC Lugano	undrafted
F	22	Tim Wieser	Sherbrooke Phoenix	undrafted
F	24	Pius Suter	Guelph Storm	undrafted
F	26	Noah Rod	Genève-Servette HC	San Jose Sharks
F	28	Timo Meier	Halifax Mooseheads	Draft-Eligible 2015

External links

• worldjunior2015.com