Dec 5, 2018
2019 World Juniors Rosters - Group B
See the Group B rosters for the 2019 World Junior Championship taking place in Vancouver and Victoria.
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Rosters are subject to change before the tournament begins.
FINLAND
| ROSTER | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| Name | Team | Catches | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| Lassi Lehtinen | Lukko Rauma | L | 19 | 6'0" | 170 | Undrafted |
| Filip Lindberg | UMass-Amhert (NCAA) | L | 19 | 6'0" | 181 | Undrafted |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | L | 19 | 6'5" | 212 | BUF 2017 |
| DEFENCE | Shoots | |||||
| Aleksi Anttalainen | Blainville-Boisbriand | L | 19 | 5'9" | 185 | Undrafted |
| Ville Heinola | Lukko Rauma | L | 17 | 5'11" | 176 | 2019 Draft |
| Anttoni Honka | JYP Jyvaskyla | R | 18 | 5'10" | 170 | 2019 Draft |
| Olli Kaskinen | TPS Turku | L | 19 | 6'0" | 187 | Undrafted |
| Mikko Kokkonen | Jukurit Mikkeli | L | 17 | 5'11" | 190 | 2019 Draft |
| Oskari Laaksonen | Ilves Tampere | R | 19 | 6'2" | 165 | BUF 2017 |
| Otto Latvala | HPK Hameenlinna | R | 19 | 6'5" | 190 | Undrafted |
| Joona Riekkinen | KalPa Kuopio | L | 19 | 6'0" | 192 | Undrafted |
| Lassi Thomson | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | R | 18 | 6'0" | 187 | 2019 Draft |
| Toni Utunen | Tappara Tampere | L | 18 | 5'11" | 170 | VAN 2018 |
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| Teemu Engberg | HIK Helsink | L | 19 | 5'11" | 183 | Undrafted |
| Aleksi Heponiemi | Karpat Oulu | L | 19 | 5'10" | 148 | FLA 2017 |
| Kaapo Kakko | TPS Turku | L | 17 | 6'1" | 181 | 2019 Draft |
| Rasmus Kupari | Karpat Oulu | R | 18 | 6'1" | 183 | LAK 2018 |
| Anton Lundell | Helsinki IFK | L | 17 | 6'1" | 183 | 2020 Draft |
| Niklas Nordgren | Helsinki IFK | R | 18 | 5'9" | 170 | CHI 2018 |
| Linus Nyman | Lukko Rauma | L | 19 | 5'10" | 159 | Undrafted |
| Sampo Ranta | Univ. Minnesota (NCAA) | L | 18 | 6'2" | 190 | COL 2018 |
| Aarne Talvitie | Penn State (NCAA) | L | 19 | 5'10" | 198 | NJ 2017 |
| Samuli Vainionpaa | Ilves Tampere | L | 19 | 6'0" | 174 | Undrafted |
| Santeri Virtanen | SaiPa Lappeenranta | L | 19 | 6'2" | 194 | WPG 2017 |
| Jesse Ylonen | Pelicans Lahti | R | 19 | 6'1" | 172 | MTL 2018 |
KAZAKHSTAN
| ROSTER | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Catches | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| Denis Karatayev | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 19 | 6'1" | 176 | Undrafted |
| Vladislav Nurek | Altai | L | 18 | 6'0" | 154 | Undrafted |
| Vilen Prokofyev | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 17 | 5'9" | 143 | 2019 Draft |
| Demid Yeremeyev | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 19 | 6'1" | 198 | Undrafted |
| DEFENCE | Shoots | |||||
| Samat Daniyar | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | R | 19 | 5'11" | 154 | Undrafted |
| Temirlan Gaitamirov | Fargo Force (USHL) | L | 18 | 6'4" | 201 | Undrafted |
| Yaroslav Khripkov | Altai | L | 19 | 6'2" | 192 | Undrafted |
| Artyom Korolyov | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 17 | 6'0" | 163 | 2020 Draft |
| David Muratov | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | N/A | 17 | 6'2" | 165 | 2019 Draft |
| Yernar Musabayev | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 18 | 5'11" | 174 | Undrafted |
| Valeri Neroyev | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | R | 19 | 6'0" | 174 | Undrafted |
| Valeri Orekhov | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 19 | 6'1" | 170 | Undrafted |
| Kirill Pak | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 19 | 5'8' | 154 | Undrafted |
| Yevgeni Shinkaretski | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 19 | 6'0" | 201 | Undrafted |
| Mikhail Tarasov | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 19 | 5'9" | 148 | Undrafted |
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| Oleg Boiko | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 17 | 5'9" | 163 | Undrafted |
| Andrei Buyalski | HK Temirtau | L | 18 | 6'0" | 148 | Undrafted |
| Sayan Daniyar | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 19 | 5'11" | 154 | Undrafted |
| Ruslan Dyomin | HK Temirtau | L | 18 | 5'10" | 174 | Undrafted |
| Artur Gatiyatov | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 19 | 5'7" | 130 | Undrafted |
| Dias Guseinov | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 17 | 6'0" | 146 | 2019 Draft |
| Davyd Makutski | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 19 | 5'9" | 152 | Undrafted |
| Dmitri Mitenkov | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | N/A | 19 | 5'10" | 170 | Undrafted |
| Maxim Mukhametov | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 19 | 6'0" | 159 | Undrafted |
| Batyrlan Muratov | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | R | 19 | 6'1" | 154 | Undrafted |
| Maxim Musorov | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | R | 17 | 5'10" | 154 | 2019 Draft |
| Sergei Pryakhin | HK Temirtau | L | 18 | 5'11" | 165 | Undrafted |
| Vladislav Saiko | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 17 | 5'10" | 190 | 2019 Draft |
| Danil Tretiakovski | Altai | L | 19 | 5'11" | 176 | Undrafted |
| Ivan Vereshagin | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 19 | 5'9" | 165 | Undrafted |
| Aidos Zhorabek | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 19 | 5'10" | 163 | Undrafted |
SLOVAKIA
| ROSTER | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Catches | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| Samuel Hlavaj | MHA, Martin | L | 17 | 6'2" | 187 | 2019 Draft |
| Jakub Kostelny | Dukla Trencin | L | 19 | 5'10" | 154 | Undrafted |
| Juraj Ovecka | MHKM Skalica | L | 19 | 6'6" | 198 | Undrafted |
| Juraj Sklenar | MMHK Nitra | L | 19 | 6'2" | 170 | Undrafted |
| DEFENCE | Shoots | |||||
| David Boldizar | Slovan Bratislava | L | 19 | 5'11" | 181 | Undrafted |
| Daniel Demo | Lulea HF | L | 19 | 6'1" | 201 | Undrafted |
| Marcel Dlugos | MsHKM Zilina | L | 18 | 6'4" | 207 | Undrafted |
| Martin Fehervary | HV71 Jonkoping | L | 19 | 6'2" | 194 | WSH 2018 |
| Andrej Golian | HC 07 Detva | L | 17 | 6'3" | 161 | 2019 Draft |
| Marek Korencik | Lulea HF | L | 19 | 6'3" | 201 | Undrafted |
| Martin Kupec | HC '05 Banksa Bystrica | L | 19 | 6'0" | 196 | Undrafted |
| Jan Nahalka | HK '95 Povazska Bystrica | R | 19 | 5'10" | 159 | Undrafted |
| Enrik Svec | MHK Dubnic | N/A | 18 | N/A | N/A | Undrafted |
| Adam Ziak | TuTo Turku | L | 19 | 5'11" | 187 | Undrafted |
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| Jozef Balaz | Vitkovice Ostrava | L | 19 | 5'9" | 163 | Undrafted |
| Filip Cenka | MHK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas | L | 18 | N/A | N/A | 2019 Draft |
| Milos Fafrak | MHA Martin | L | 19 | 6'3" | 176 | Undrafted |
| Oliver Giertl | HC '05 Banska Bystrica | N/A | 19 | N/A | N/A | Undrafted |
| Matus Havrila | PHK Presov | L | 19 | 5'11" | 196 | Undrafted |
| Milos Kelemen | HKM Zvolen | L | 19 | 6'2" | 201 | Undrafted |
| Andrej Kollar | MMHK Nitra | R | 19 | N/A | N/A | Undrafted |
| Jakub Kover | HC Kosice | R | 19 | 5'9" | 163 | Undrafted |
| Filip Krivosik | HPK Hameenlinna | R | 19 | 6'4" | 207 | Undrafted |
| Adam Liska | Slovan Bratislava | L | 19 | 5'10" | 183 | Undrafted |
| Pavol Regenda | Vaxjo Lakers | L | 18 | 6'2" | 187 | Undrafted |
| Jakub Urbanek | HK Orange 20 | R | 19 | 6'4" | 201 | Undrafted |
SWEDEN
| ROSTER | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Catches | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| Adam Ahman | HV71 Jonkoping | L | 19 | 6'0" | 163 | Undrafted |
| Samuel Ersson | Vasteras IK | L | 19 | 6'2" | 176 | PHI 2018 |
| Olle Eriksson Ek | BIK Karlskoga | L | 19 | 6'2" | 185 | ANA 2017 |
| DEFENCE | ||||||
| Name | Shoots | |||||
| Adam Boqvist | London Knights (OHL) | R | 18 | 6'0" | 181 | CHI 2018 |
| Erik Brannstrom | Chicago Wolves (AHL) | L | 19 | 5'10" | 181 | VGK 2017 |
| Philip Broberg | AIK | L | 17 | 6'3 | 198 | 2019 Draft |
| Adam Ginning | Linkoping HC | L | 19 | 6'4" | 205 | PHI 2018 |
| Timothy Liljegren | Toronto Marlies (AHL) | R | 19 | 6'0" | 192 | TOR 2017 |
| Nils Lundkvist | Lulea HF | R | 18 | 5'11" | 174 | NYR 2018 |
| Jakob Ragnarsson | Almtuna IS | L | 19 | 6'0" | 176 | NYR 2018 |
| Rasmus Sandin | Toronto Marlies (AHL) | L | 18 | 5'11" | 185 | TOR 2018 |
| Filip Westerlund | Frolunda Gothenburg | R | 19 | 5'11" | 181 | ARI 2017 |
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| Oskar Back | BIK Karlskoga | L | 18 | 6'2" | 192 | DAL 2018 |
| Emil Bemstrom | Djugarden Stockholm | R | 19 | 5'10" | 176 | CBJ 2017 |
| Lucas Elvenes | Rogle Angelholm | L | 19 | 6'1" | 172 | VGK 2017 |
| Samuel Fagemo | Frolunda Gothenburg | R | 18 | 5'11" | 190 | Undrafted |
| David Gustafsson | HV71 Jonkoping | L | 18 | 6'2" | 196 | WPG 2018 |
| Filip Hallander | Timra AIK | L | 18 | 6'1" | 190 | PIT 2018 |
| Nils Hoglander | Rogle Angelholm | L | 17 | 5'9" | 185 | 2019 Draft |
| Pontus Holmberg | Vaxjo Lakers | L | 19 | 5'10" | 174 | TOR 2018 |
| Rickard Hugg | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | L | 19 | 5'10" | 190 | Undrafted |
| Hugo Leufvenius | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | L | 19 | 6'3" | 225 | Undrafted |
| Jacob Olofsson | Timra AIK | L | 18 | 6'2" | 192 | MTL 2018 |
| Johan Sodergran | Linkoping | L | 19 | 6'3" | 205 | LAK 2018 |
| Filip Svenningsson | IK Oskarshamn | L | 19 | 6'0" | 181 | CGY 2017 |
| Fabian Zetterlund | Farjestad Karlstad | R | 19 | 5'11" | 196 | NJD 2017 |
UNITED STATES
| ROSTER | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Catches | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| Kyle Keyser | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | L | 19 | 6'2" | 183 | Signed, BOS |
| Spencer Knight | USA U-18 (USHL) | L | 17 | 6'3" | 198 | 2019 Draft |
| Cayden Primeau | Northeastern, H-East | L | 19 | 6'3" | 181 | MTL 2017 |
| DEFENCE | Shoots | |||||
| Michael Anderson | Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) | L | 19 | 6'0" | 196 | LAK 2017 |
| Michael Callahan | Providence, H-East | L | 19 | 6'2" | 196 | ARI 2018 |
| Ty Emberson | Wisconsin, Big Ten | R | 18 | 6'1" | 194 | ARI 2018 |
| Quinn Hughes | Michigan, Big Ten | L | 19 | 5'10" | 174 | VAN 2018 |
| Joey Keane | Barrie Colts (OHL) | R | 19 | 6'0" | 185 | NYR 2018 |
| Philip Kemp | Yale, ECAC | R | 19 | 6'3" | 203 | EDM 2017 |
| K'Andre Miller | Wisconsin, Big Ten | L | 18 | 6'4" | 198 | NYR 2018 |
| Dylan Samberg | Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) | L | 19 | 6'3" | 190 | WPG 2017 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | Western Michigan, NCHC | L | 18 | 6'4" | 218 | BUF 2018 |
| Jack St. Ivany | Yale, ECAC | R | 19 | 6'3" | 198 | PHI 2018 |
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| Evan Barratt | Penn State, Big Ten | L | 19 | 6'0" | 187 | CHI 2017 |
| Noah Cates | Minnesota-Duluth, NCHC | L | 19 | 6'1" | 165 | PHI 2017 |
| Alexander Chmelevski | Ottawa 67s (OHL) | R | 19 | 6'0" | 187 | SJ 2017 |
| Logan Cockerill | Boston University, H-East | L | 19 | 5'9" | 165 | NYI 2017 |
| Cole Coskey | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) | R | 19 | 6'1" | 201 | Undrafted |
| Sean Dhooghe | Wisconsin, Big Tem | R | 19 | 5'3" | 150 | Undrafted |
| Jack Drury | Harvard, ECAC | L | 18 | 5'11" | 174 | CAR 2018 |
| Joel Farabee | Boston University, H-East | L | 18 | 6'0" | 161 | PHI 2018 |
| Jack Hughes | USA U-18, USHL | L | 17 | 5'10" | 168 | 2019 Draft |
| Tyler Madden | Northeastern, H-East | R | 19 | 5'11" | 150 | VAN 2018 |
| Joshua Norris | Michigan, Big Ten | L | 19 | 6'1" | 190 | SJ 2017 |
| Jay O'Brien | Providence, H-East | R | 19 | 5'11" | 176 | PHI 2018 |
| Ryan Poehling | St. Cloud State, NCHC | L | 19 | 6'2" | 183 | MTL 2018 |
| Jason Robertson | Niagara IceDogs (OHL) | L | 19 | 6'2" | 201 | DAL 2017 |
| Oliver Wahlstrom | Boston College, H-East | R | 18 | 6'1" | 207 | NYI 2018 |
| Samuel Walker | Minnesota, Big Ten | R | 19 | 5'9" | 150 | TB 2017 |