Dec 20, 2017
2018 World Junior Rosters - Group B
See the rosters of Belarus, the Czech Republic, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland for the 2018 World Junior Championship taking place in Buffalo.
TSN.ca Staff
Rosters are subject to change before the tournament begins.
Belarus
| Roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| Name | Team | Catches | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| Andrei Grischenko | Belarus U20 | L | 18 | 6-2 | 176 | Undrafted |
| Dmitri Rodik | Belarus U20 | L | 19 | 5-11 | 187 | Undrafted |
| Nikita Tolopilo | Belarus U20 | L | 17 | 6-6 | 214 | Undrafted |
| DEFENCE | ||||||
| Name | Team | Shoots | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| Dmitri Burovtsev | Belarus U20 | L | 19 | 6-1 | 179 | Undrafted |
| Dmitri Deryabin | Belarus U20 | L | 18 | 6-2 | 198 | Undrafted |
| Vladislav Gabrus | Belarus U20 | L | 18 | 5-10 | 183 | Undrafted |
| Andrei Gostev | Belarus U20 | L | 19 | 6-2 | 187 | Undrafted |
| Maxim Magaletsky | Belarus U20 | L | 19 | 5-10 | 163 | Undrafted |
| Vladislav Martynyuk | KRS | R | 19 | 5-10 | 172 | Undrafted |
| Sergei Sapego | Prince Albert (WHL) | L | 18 | 6-2 | 172 | Undrafted |
| Dmitri Savritsky | Belarus U20 | L | 18 | 6-0 | 187 | Undrafted |
| Vladislav Sokolovsky | Dinamo-Molodechno | R | 19 | 5-11 | 185 | Undrafted |
| Vladislav Yeryomenko | Belarus U20 | R | 18 | 6-0 | 176 | Undrafted |
| Nikita Zuyev | Belarus U20 | L | 18 | 5-11 | 172 | Undrafted |
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| Name | Team | Shoots | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| Nazar Anisimov | Belarus U20 | L | 19 | 5-10 | 168 | Undrafted |
| Arseni Astashevich | Belarus U20 | L | 19 | 6-3 | 181 | Undrafted |
| Artyom Baltruk | Belarus U20 | R | 18 | 6-4 | 196 | Undrafted |
| Viktor Bovbel | Belarus U20 | L | 19 | 5-10 | 181 | Undrafted |
| Ivan Drozdov | Yunost Minsk | L | 18 | 6-0 | 174 | Undrafted |
| Vasili Filyayev | Belarus U20 | L | 18 | 6-3 | 181 | Undrafted |
| Dmitri Grinkevich | Belarus U20 | L | 19 | 6-0 | 176 | Undrafted |
| Leonid Ivanovsky | Belarus U20 | L | 19 | 5-11 | 196 | Undrafted |
| Ilya Litvinov | Yunost Minsk | L | 19 | 6-3 | 190 | Undrafted |
| Alexander Lukashevich | Belarus U20 | R | 19 | 5-11 | 168 | Undrafted |
| Gennadi Malashchenko | Belarus U20 | L | 19 | 6-0 | 163 | Undrafted |
| Igor Martynov | Victoria (WHL) | L | 18 | 6-0 | 181 | Undrafted |
| Vladislav Mikhalchuk | Prince George (WHL) | R | 18 | 6-2 | 176 | Undrafted |
| Kirill Nikolayev | Belarus U20 | L | 19 | 5-10 | 183 | Undrafted |
| Sergei Pischuk | Belarus U20 | R | 19 | 5-9 | 157 | Undrafted |
| Vladislav Ryadchenko | Belarus U20 | R | 19 | 6-0 | 174 | Undrafted |
| Yegor Sharangovich | Dinamo Minsk | L | 19 | 6-2 | 196 | Undrafted |
| Maksim Sushko | Owen Sound (OHL) | L | 18 | 6-0 | 179 | Phi 2017 |
Czech Republic
| Roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| Name | Team | Catches | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| Josef Korenar | Benatky | L | 19 | 6-1 | 172 | Signed-SJ |
| Jakub Skarek | Dukla Jihlava | L | 18 | 6-3 | 196 | 2018 Draft |
| DEFENCE | ||||||
| Name | Team | Shoots | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| Vojtech Budik | Prince Albert (WHL) | L | 19 | 6-1 | 203 | Buf 2016 |
| Lukas Doudera | Litomerice | L | 19 | 5-11 | 165 | Undrafted |
| Jakub Galvas | Olomouc | L | 18 | 6-0 | 168 | Chi 2017 |
| Libor Hajek | Saskatoon (WHL) | L | 19 | 6-2 | 203 | TB 2016 |
| Filip Haman | Frydek-Mistek | R | 19 | 6-0 | 194 | Undrafted |
| Filip Kral | Spokane (WHL) | L | 18 | 6-0 | 168 | 2018 Draft |
| Frantisek Hrdinka | Slovan Usti nad Labem | L | 19 | 6-0 | 187 | Undrafted |
| David Kvasnicka | Litomerice | L | 18 | 5-10 | 185 | Undrafted |
| Radim Salda | Saint John (QMJHL) | L | 18 | 6-1 | 176 | Undrafted |
| Ondrej Vala | Kamloops (WHL) | L | 19 | 6-4 | 209 | Signed-Dal |
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| Name | Team | Shoots | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| Filip Chytil | Hartford (AHL) | L | 18 | 6-2 | 190 | NYR 2017 |
| Filip Helt | Litomerice | L | 19 | 6-1 | 176 | STL 2016 |
| Krystof Hrabik | Litomerice | L | 18 | 6-3 | 209 | 2018 Draft |
| Martin Kaut | HC Dynamo Pardubice | R | 18 | 6-1 | 174 | 2018 Draft |
| Petr Kodytek | Litomerice | L | 19 | 5-6 | 152 | Undrafted |
| Daniel Kurovsky | AZ Havirov | R | 19 | 6-4 | 214 | Undrafted |
| Jakub Lauko | Pirati Chomutov | L | 17 | 6-1 | 172 | 2018 Draft |
| Ondrej Machala | Niagara IceDogs (OHL) | L | 18 | 6-0 | 185 | Undrafted |
| Albert Michnac | Mississauga (OHL) | L | 19 | 5-11 | 176 | Undrafted |
| Martin Necas | Kometa Brno | R | 18 | 6-1 | 168 | Car 2017 |
| Radovan Pavlik | Litomerice | L | 19 | 5-9 | 172 | Undrafted |
| Kristian Reichel | Red Deer (WHL) | R | 19 | 6-0 | 168 | Undrafted |
| Ostap Safin | Saint John (QMJHL) | L | 18 | 6-5 | 192 | Edm 2017 |
| Marek Zachar | Sherbrooke (QMJHL) | R | 19 | 5-9 | 165 | Undrafted |
| Filip Zadina | Halifax (QMJHL) | L | 18 | 6-1 | 192 | 2018 Draft |
Russia
| Roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| Name | Team | Catches | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| Mikhail Berdin | Sioux Falls (USHL) | L | 19 | 6-2 | 163 | Wpg 2016 |
| Ilya Konovalov | Lokomotiv | L | 19 | 6-0 | 194 | Undrafted |
| Alexei Melnichuk | SKA St. Petersburg | L | 19 | 6-1 | 187 | Undrafted |
| Vladislav Sukhachyov | Chelmet | L | 19 | 5-10 | 181 | Undrafted |
| DEFENCE | ||||||
| Name | Team | Shoots | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| Alexander Alexeyev | Red Deer (WHL) | L | 18 | 6-3 | 190 | 2018 Draft |
| Dmitri Alexeyev | Traktor | L | 19 | 6-0 | 192 | Undrafted |
| Alexander Kalinin | Lokomotiv | L | 19 | 6-1 | 185 | Undrafted |
| Nikolai Knyzhov | Serebryanye | L | 19 | 6-2 | 194 | Undrafted |
| Nikita Makeyev | Krasnaya | R | 19 | 5-8 | 168 | Undrafted |
| Artyom Maltsev | Dizel Penza | R | 19 | 6-0 | 161 | Undrafted |
| Artyom Minulin | Swift Current (WHL) | R | 19 | 6-3 | 196 | Undrafted |
| Dmitri Samorukov | Guelph (OHL) | L | 18 | 6-2 | 181 | Edm 2017 |
| Alexander Shepelev | Chelmet | L | 19 | 6-2 | 185 | Undrafted |
| Vladislav Syomin | SKA-1946 | L | 19 | 6-3 | 207 | Undrafted |
| Anatoli Yelizarov | Toros Neftekamsk | L | 19 | 6-1 | 183 | Undrafted |
| Yegor Zaitsev | Dynamo | L | 19 | 5-11 | 185 | NJ 2017 |
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| Name | Team | Shoots | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| Vitaly Abramov | Victoriaville (QMJHL) | L | 19 | 5-9 | 172 | CBJ 2016 |
| Andrei Altybarmakyan | SKA-1946 | L | 19 | 5-11 | 183 | Chi 2017 |
| Georgi Ivanov | Lokomotiv | L | 19 | 6-0 | 192 | Undrafted |
| Artur Kayumov | Lokomotiv | L | 19 | 5-11 | 176 | Chi 2016 |
| Vitali Kravtsov | Chelmet | L | 17 | 6-2 | 170 | 2018 Draft |
| Klim Kostin | San Antonio (AHL) | L | 18 | 6-3 | 196 | STL 2017 |
| Alexei Lipanov | Barrie (OHL) | L | 18 | 6-0 | 170 | TB 2017 |
| Mikhail Maltsev | SKA-1946 | L | 19 | 6-3 | 205 | NJ 2016 |
| Artyom Manukyan | Omskie | R | 19 | 5-7 | 139 | Undrafted |
| Danila Moiseyev | Russkie Vityazi | L | 19 | 6-3 | 172 | Undrafted |
| Alexei Polodyan | SKA-1946 | L | 19 | 5-11 | 164 | Undrafted |
| Nikita O. Popugayev | Krasnaya Armiya | L | 19 | 5-8 | 165 | Undrafted |
| Damir Rakhimullin | Ladia Togliatti | L | 19 | 5-11 | 187 | Undrafted |
| Ivan Romanov | Lokomotiv | L | 19 | 6-1 | 198 | Undrafted |
| German Rubtsov | Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) | L | 19 | 6-0 | 187 | Phi 2016 |
| Pavel Shen | Mamonty Yugry | L | 18 | 5-9 | 179 | Undrafted |
| Marsel Sholokhov | Chelmet | L | 19 | 5-10 | 170 | Undrafted |
| Dmitry Sokolov | Sudbury (OHL) | L | 19 | 5-11 | 220 | Min 2016 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | Barrie (OHL) | L | 17 | 6-2 | 187 | 2018 Draft |
| Danil Veryayev | HK Sarov | L | 19 | 5-9 | 183 | Undrafted |
Sweden
| Roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| Name | Team | Catches | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| Olle Eriksson Ek | Farjestad | L | 18 | 6-3 | 180 | Ana 2017 |
| Filip Gustavsson | Lulea | L | 19 | 6-1 | 185 | Pit 2016 |
| Filip Larsson | Tri-City (USHL) | L | 19 | 6-2 | 185 | Det 2016 |
| DEFENCE | ||||||
| Name | Team | Shoots | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| Erik Brannstrom | HV71 | L | 18 | 5-9 | 178 | VGK 2017 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | Frolunda | L | 17 | 6-2 | 182 | 2018 Draft |
| Linus Hogberg | Vaxjo | L | 19 | 6-1 | 182 | Phi 2016 |
| Timothy Liljegren | Toronto (AHL) | R | 18 | 5-10 | 189 | Tor 2017 |
| Gustav Lindstrom | Almtuna | R | 19 | 6-1 | 185 | Det 2017 |
| Jocob Moverare | Mississauga (OHL) | L | 19 | 6-2 | 198 | LA 2016 |
| Jesper Sellgren | Modo | L | 19 | 5-9 | 169 | 2018 Draft |
| Filip Westerlund | Frolunda | R | 19 | 5-10 | 180 | Ari 2017 |
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| Name | Team | Shoots | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| Lias Andersson | Frolunda | L | 19 | 5-10 | 198 | NYR 2017 |
| Jesper Boqvist | Byrnas | L | 19 | 5-10 | 178 | NJ 2017 |
| Marcus Davidsson | Djurgarden | L | 19 | 6-1 | 194 | Buf 2017 |
| Lucas Elvenes | Rogle | L | 18 | 6-0 | 167 | VGK 2017 |
| David Gustavsson | HV71 | L | 18 | 6-1 | 194 | 2018 Draft |
| Glenn Gustavsson | HV71 | L | 19 | 5-8 | 196 | 2018 Draft |
| Axel Jonsson Fjallby | Djurgarden | L | 19 | 6-1 | 189 | Wsh 2016 |
| Fredrik Karlstrom | Linkoping | L | 19 | 6-2 | 191 | Dal 2016 |
| Linus Lindstrom | Skelleftea | L | 19 | 6-0 | 180 | Cgy 2016 |
| Isac Lundestrom | Lulea | L | 18 | 5-9 | 176 | 2018 Draft |
| Alex Nylander | Rochester (AHL) | R | 19 | 6-1 | 192 | Buf 2016 |
| Jacob Olofsson | Timra | L | 17 | 6-2 | 191 | 2018 Draft |
| Elias Pettersson | Vaxjo | L | 19 | 6-1 | 165 | Van 2017 |
| Tim Soderlund | Skelleftea | L | 19 | 5-7 | 163 | Chi 2017 |
| Oskar Steen | Farjestad | R | 19 | 5-8 | 185 | Bos 2016 |
| Fabian Zetterlund | Farjestad | R | 18 | 5-9 | 202 | NJ 2017 |
Switzerland
| Roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| Name | Team | Catches | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| Matteo Ritz | Sion | L | 19 | 6-3 | 207 | Undrafted |
| Andrin Seifert | Winterthur | L | 19 | 6-0 | 170 | Undrafted |
| Philip Wuthrich | Bern | L | 19 | 6-0 | 168 | Undrafted |
| DEFENCE | ||||||
| Name | Team | Shoots | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| Davyd Barandun | Chur | L | 17 | 5-11 | 190 | 2018 Draft |
| Tim Berni | ZSC | L | 17 | 5-11 | 172 | 2018 Draft |
| Dominik Egli | Winterthur | R | 19 | 5-8 | 170 | Undrafted |
| Tobias Geisser | Zug | L | 18 | 6-4 | 201 | Wsh 2017 |
| Colin Gerber | Langenthal | L | 19 | 6-3 | 187 | Undrafted |
| Nico Gross | Oshawa (OHL) | L | 17 | 6-1 | 183 | 2018 Draft |
| Simon Le Coultre | Moncton (QMJHL) | L | 18 | 5-11 | 168 | Undrafted |
| Victor Ojdemark | Zug | R | 19 | 6-2 | 209 | Undrafted |
| Elia Riva | Ticino | L | 19 | 5-10 | 181 | Undrafted |
| Livio Stadler | EVZ | L | 19 | 6-0 | 176 | Undrafted |
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| Name | Team | Shoots | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| Fabian Berni | GC Kusnacht | L | 19 | 6-1 | 185 | Undrafted |
| Marco Cavalleri | Victoriaville (QMJHL) | L | 18 | 5-10 | 146 | Undrafted |
| Nando Eggenberger | Davos | L | 18 | 6-2 | 185 | 2018 Draft |
| Andre Heim | Visp | L | 19 | 6-2 | 183 | Undrafted |
| Ken Jager | Davos | R | 19 | 6-0 | 143 | Undrafted |
| Gilian Kohler | Kootenay (WHL) | L | 17 | 5-11 | 161 | 2018 Draft |
| Philipp Kurashev | Quebec (QMJHL) | L | 18 | 6-0 | 192 | 2018 Draft |
| Sven Leuenberger | EVZ | R | 18 | 5-10 | 187 | Undrafted |
| Guillaume Maillard | Geneva | L | 19 | 6-0 | 198 | Undrafted |
| Marco Miranda | ZSC | L | 19 | 6-2 | 196 | Undrafted |
| Nicolas Muller | MODO | R | 18 | 6-0 | 170 | Undrafted |
| Valentin Nussbaumer | Biel-Bienne | L | 17 | 5-10 | 159 | 2019 Draft |
| Stephane Patry | Erie (OHL) | L | 17 | 5-10 | 170 | 2018 Draft |
| Dario Rohrbach | Ticino | L | 19 | 5-10 | 172 | Undrafted |
| Stefan Ruegsegger | Langenthal | R | 19 | 6-2 | 201 | Undrafted |
| Justin Sigrist | Kamloops (WHL) | L | 18 | 5-10 | 157 | Undrafted |
| Axel Simic | Lausanne | R | 18 | 5-9 | 168 | Undrafted |
| Dominik Volejnicek | EVZ | L | 19 | 5-10 | 187 | Undrafted |