Dec 18, 2019
2020 World Juniors Rosters - Group A
The Group A rosters for the 2020 World Junior Championship taking place from Ostrava and Trinec in the Czech Republic.
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Rosters are subject to change before the tournament begins.
FINLAND
| ROSTER | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Catches | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| Justus Annunen | Karpat Oulu | L | 19 | 6'4 | 207 | COL 2018 |
| Jasper Patrikainen | Peliitat Heinola | L | 19 | 6'1 | 174 | Undrafted |
| Kari Piiroinen | Windsor (OHL) | L | 18 | 6'1 | 176 | Undrafted |
| DEFENCE | Shoots | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT | |
| Santeri Hatakka | Ilves Tampere | L | 18 | 6'0 | 174 | SJS 2019 |
| Ville Heinola | Lukko Rauma | L | 18 | 5'11 | 181 | WPG 2019 |
| Anttoni Honka | JYP Jyvaskyla | R | 19 | 5'10 | 179 | CAR 2019 |
| Mikko Kokkonen | Jukurit Mikkeli | L | 18 | 5'11 | 198 | TOR 2019 |
| Kim Nousiainen | KalPa Kuopio | L | 19 | 5'9 | 170 | LAK 2019 |
| Peetro Seppala | KooKoo Kouvola | L | 19 | 6'1 | 187 | Undrafted |
| Lassi Thomson | Ilves Tampere | R | 19 | 6'0 | 190 | OTT 2019 |
| Toni Utunen | Tappara Tampere | L | 19 | 5'11 | 172 | VAN 2018 |
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| Eemil Erholtz | Sport Vaasa | R | 19 | 5'11 | 168 | Undrafted |
| Lenni Killinen | Assat Pori | L | 19 | 6'2 | 181 | CAR 2018 |
| Rasmus Kupari | Ontario (AHL) | R | 19 | 6'1 | 185 | LAK 2018 |
| Matias Maccelli | Ilves Tampere | L | 19 | 5'11 | 165 | ARI 2019 |
| Joonas Oden | KooKoo Kouvola | R | 19 | 6'0 | 183 | Undrafted |
| Mikko Petman | Lukko | R | 18 | 6'0 | 198 | Undrafted |
| Patrik Puistola | Tappara Tampere | L | 18 | 6'0 | 165 | CAR 2019 |
| Sampo Ranta | Minnesota (NCAA) | L | 19 | 6'2 | 190 | COL 2018 |
| Aatu Raty | Karpat Oulu | L | 17 | 6'1 | 181 | 2021 Draft |
| Aku Raty | Karpat Oulu | R | 18 | 6'0 | 170 | ARI 2019 |
| Antti Saarela | Ilves Tampere | L | 18 | 5'11 | 183 | CHI 2019 |
| Kristian Tanus | Jukurit Mikkeli | L | 19 | 5'8 | 159 | Undrafted |
KAZAKHSTAN
| ROSTER | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Catches | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| Roman Kalmykov | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 18 | 5'9 | 181 | Undrafted |
| Vladislav Nurek | Altay-Ust Kamenogrosk | L | 19 | 6'0 | 159 | Undrafted |
| Maxim Pavlenko | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 17 | 6'5 | 181 | 2020 Draft |
| DEFENCE | Shoots | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT | |
| Danil Butenko | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | R | 18 | 5'11 | 159 | Undrafted |
| Madi Dikhanbek | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 18 | 5'10 | 157 | Undrafted |
| Temirlan Gaitamirov | Des Moines (USHL) | L | 19 | 6'4 | 201 | Undrafted |
| Timofei Katasonov | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 19 | 6'4 | 209 | Undrafted |
| Artyom Korolyov | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 18 | 6'1 | 181 | 2020 Draft |
| David Muratov | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 18 | 6'4 | 179 | Undrafted |
| Vladimir Shlychkov | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 19 | 6'2 | 198 | Undrafted |
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| Stanislav Alexandrov | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | R | 17 | 5'10 | 179 | 2020 Draft |
| Yusup Asukhanov | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 19 | 5'8 | 159 | Undrafted |
| Oleg Boiko | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 18 | 5'11 | 161 | Undrafted |
| Konstantin Bondarenko | Altay Ust-Kamenogorsk | L | 19 | 6'1 | 154 | Undrafted |
| Andrei Buyalsky | HK Temirtau | L | 19 | 6'3 | 168 | Undrafted |
| Maxim Chalov | Altay Ust-Kamenogorsk | L | 18 | 6'1 | 165 | Undrafted |
| Denis Chaporov | Saryarka Karaganda | N/A | 18 | 6'2 | 179 | Undrafted |
| Ruslan Dyomin | HK Temirtau | L | 19 | 5'10 | 174 | Undrafted |
| Nikita Lyapunov | Altay Ust-Kamenogorsk | R | 19 | 6'0 | 163 | Undrafted |
| Maxim Musorov | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | R | 18 | 5'11 | 174 | Undrafted |
| Alikhan Omirbekov | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 18 | 5'9 | 143 | Undrafted |
| Vladislav Saiko | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 18 | 5'10 | 183 | Undrafted |
| Ansar Shaikhmeddenov | Snezhnye Barsy Astana | L | 17 | 6'3 | 183 | 2020 Draft |
SLOVAKIA
| ROSTER | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Catches | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| Samuel Hlavaj | Sherbrooke (QMJHL) | L | 18 | 6'4 | 205 | Undrafted |
| Samuel Vyletelka | Minnesota (NAHL) | R | 19 | 6'2 | 194 | Undrafted |
| DEFENCE | Shoots | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT | |
| Martin Bucko | Zilina (Slovakia) | R | 19 | 6'2 | 174 | Undrafted |
| Boris Cesanek | Poprad (Slovakia) | L | 19 | 6'1 | 198 | Undrafted |
| Marcel Dlugos | Zilina (Slovakia) | L | 19 | 6'4 | 207 | Undrafted |
| Samuel Knazko | TPS Turku U20 (FIN) | L | 17 | 6'0 | 170 | 2020 Draft |
| David Mudrak | TPS Turku U20 (FIN) | R | 18 | 6'1 | 187 | Undrafted |
| Oliver Turan | Detva (Slovakia) | R | 18 | 6'5 | 214 | Undrafted |
| Martin Vitalos | Rogle J20 (Sweden) | R | 19 | 6'2 | 209 | Undrafted |
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| Maxim Cajkovic | Saint John (QMJHL) | R | 18 | 6'0 | 187 | TBL 2019 |
| Viktor Durina | Dukla Trencin | R | 19 | 5'11 | 163 | Undrafted |
| Robert Dzugan | Dukla Trencin | L | 19 | 6'0 | 183 | Undrafted |
| Martin Fasko-Rudas | Everett (WHL) | R | 19 | 6'0 | 160 | Undrafted |
| Dominik Jendek | Bratislava (Slovakia) | L | 18 | 6'0 | 172 | Undrafted |
| Kristian Kovacik | Dukla Trencin | L | 19 | 6'0 | 192 | Undrafted |
| Jakub Minarik | Nitra (Slovakia) | L | 19 | 6'0 | 209 | Undrafted |
| Marek Minarik | Zilina (Slovakia) | L | 19 | 5'10 | 176 | Undrafted |
| Michal Mrazik | Linkoping J20 (Sweden) | R | 18 | 6'4 | 192 | Undrafted |
| Oliver Okuliar | Lethbridge (WHL) | L | 19 | 6'1 | 192 | Undrafted |
| Adam Pauliny | Martin (Slovakia) | R | 19 | 5'10 | 172 | Undrafted |
| Daniel Tkac | Merritt (BCHL) | L | 19 | 5'11 | 185 | Undrafted |
SWEDEN
| ROSTER | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Catches | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| Hugo Alnefelt | HV71 (SWE) | 18 | 6'3 | 183 | TBL 2019 | |
| Jesper Eliasson | Almtuna (SWE) | L | 19 | 6'3 | 209 | DET 2018 |
| Erik Portillo | Dubuque (USHL) | L | 19 | 6'6 | 209 | BUF 2019 |
| DEFENCE | Shoots | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT | |
| Tobias Bjornfot | Ontario (AHL) | L | 18 | 6'0 | 203 | LAK 2019 |
| Philip Broberg | Skelleftea (SWE) | L | 18 | 6'3 | 203 | EDM 2019 |
| Adam Ginning | Linkoping (SWE) | L | 19 | 6'4 | 205 | PHI 2018 |
| Nils Lundkvist | Lulea (SWE) | R | 19 | 5'11 | 174 | NYR 2018 |
| Mattias Norlinder | Modo (SWE) | L | 19 | 6'0 | 179 | MTL 2019 |
| Rasmus Sandin | Toronto (AHL) | L | 19 | 5'11 | 187 | TOR 2018 |
| Victor Soderstrom | Brynas (SWE) | R | 18 | 6'0 | 196 | ARI 2019 |
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| Oskar Back | Farjestad (SWE) | L | 19 | 6'2 | 198 | DAL 2018 |
| Jonatan Berggren | Skelleftea (SWE) | L | 19 | 5'11 | 183 | DET 2018 |
| Albin Eriksson | Skelleftea (SWE) | R | 19 | 6'4 | 207 | DAL 2018 |
| Samuel Fagemo | Frolunda (SWE) | R | 19 | 5'11 | 194 | LAK 2019 |
| David Gustafsson | Winnipeg (NHL) | L | 19 | 6'2 | 196 | WPG 2018 |
| Hugo Gustafsson | Sodertalje (SWE) | L | 19 | 5'10 | 165 | Undrafted |
| Karl Henriksson | Frolunda (SWE) | L | 18 | 5'9 | 174 | NYR 2019 |
| Nils Hoglander | Rogle (SWE) | L | 18 | 5'9 | 190 | VAN 2019 |
| Alexander Holtz | Djurgarden (SWE) | R | 17 | 6'0 | 183 | 2020 Draft |
| Linus Nassen | Timra (SWE) | L | 19 | 5'11 | 179 | Undrafted |
| Linus Oberg | Orebro (SWE) | R | 19 | 6'0 | 203 | Undrafted |
| Nikola Pasic | Linkoping (SWE) | L | 19 | 5'10 | 187 | NJD 2019 |
| Lucas Raymond | Frolunda (SWE) | R | 17 | 5'10 | 165 | 2020 Draft |
SWITZERLAND
| ROSTER | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Catches | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT |
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| Stephane Charlin | Geneve Servette HC | L | 19 | 6'3 | 183 | Undrafted |
| Luca Hollenstein | EV Zug (NLA) | L | 19 | 5'10 | 170 | Undrafted |
| Akira Schmid | Omaha (USHL) | L | 19 | 6'5 | 205 | NJD 2018 |
| DEFENCE | Shoots | Age | HT | WT | DRAFT | |
| David Aebischer | Gatineau (QMJHL) | R | 19 | 5'11 | 183 | Undrafted |
| Tim Berni | ZSC Lions (NLA) | L | 19 | 5'11 | 183 | CBJ 2018 |
| Nico Gross | Oshawa (OHL) | L | 19 | 6'1 | 190 | NYR 2018 |
| Bastian Guggenheim | SCL Tigers (NLB) | L | 18 | 6'1 | 185 | Undrafted |
| Mika Henauer | SC Berne (NLA) | L | 19 | 5'10 | 179 | Undrafted |
| Janis Moser | Biel-Bienne EHC | L | 19 | 6'0 | 159 | Undrafted |
| Rocco Pezzullo | HC Ambri-Piotta | R | 18 | 6'0 | 168 | Undrafted |
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| Fabian Berri | GCK/ZSC Lions (NLB) | R | 19 | 5'9 | 172 | Undrafted |
| Jeremi Gerber | SC Bern (NLA) | L | 19 | 6'1 | 192 | Undrafted |
| Gaetan Jobin | Charlottetown (QMJHL) | L | 18 | 6'0 | 179 | Undrafted |
| Simon Knak | Portland (WHL) | R | 17 | 6'1 | 190 | 2020 Draft |
| Gilian Kohler | EHC Biel-Bienne (NLA) | L | 19 | 5'10 | 163 | Undrafted |
| Julian Mettler | EHC Kloten | L | 19 | 5'10 | 168 | Undrafted |
| Valentin Nussbaumer | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | L | 19 | 5'11 | 165 | ARI 2019 |
| Stephane Patry | Geneve-Servette HC | L | 19 | 5'11 | 170 | Undrafted |
| Joel Salzgeber | SCL Tigers | L | 18 | 5'10 | 170 | Undrafted |
| Sandro Schmid | Friborg-Gotteron | L | 19 | 5'10 | 170 | Undrafted |
| Kyen Sopa | Niagara (OHL) | R | 19 | 5'9 | 190 | Undrafted |
| Matthew Verboon | Colgate (NCAA) | L | 19 | 6'0 | 190 | Undrafted |
| Gian-Marco Wetter | SC Rapperswil-Jona | L | 19 | 5'9 | 159 | Undrafted |