World Juniors 2017

World Junior Championships 2017
Icehockey World Junior Championships (U-20) 2017 in Latvia start in just two days. There are 16 nations battling for the championship in the following two weeks. Many believe that the team of Sweden will make a good run for the gold.

Here are the starting groups:
Group A
Slovakia
Czech
Italy
Ukraine

Group B
Sweden
Finland
Austria
Japan

Group C
Canada
Switzerland
Norway
Latvia

Group D
USA
Russia
Belarussia
Poland

CANADA JUNIORS
Name Pos H W Age NHL rights
Daniel Sprong R 6-0 180 19 Pittsburgh Penguins
Nick Merkley R 5-11 191 19 Arizona Coyotes
Gabriel Gagne R 6-5 186 20 Ottawa Senators
Julien Gauthier R 6-4 225 19 Carolina Hurricanes
Alexander Nylander R 6-1 180 18 Buffalo Sabres
Adam Brooks C 5-10 174 20 Toronto Maple Leafs
Anthony Richard C 5-10 163 20 Nashville Predators
Mathew Barzal C 6-0 182 19 New York Islanders
Jake Evans C 6-0 186 20 Montreal Canadiens
Rhett Gardner C 6-2 200 20 Dallas Stars
Brayden Burke L 5-10 160 20 not drafted
Anthony Beauvillier L 5-11 170 19 New York Islanders
Lawson Crouse L 6-4 210 19 Arizona Coyotes
Pierre-Luc Dubois L 6-2 201 18 Columbus Blue Jackets
Jake DeBrusk L 6-0 183 20 Boston Bruins
Greg Augusta D 6-1 192 20 not drafted
Aaron Irving D 6-1 185 20 free agent
Travis Dermott D 5-11 197 20 Toronto Maple Leafs
Andrew Nielsen D 6-3 207 20 Toronto Maple Leafs
Vince Dunn D 6-0 187 20 St. Louis Blues
Thomas Chabot D 6-2 180 19 Ottawa Senators
Brandon Hickey D 6-2 180 20 Calgary Flames
Brendan Guhle D 6-2 186 19 Buffalo Sabres
Brent Moran G 6-4 180 20 free agent
MacKenzie Blackwood G 6-4 225 20 New Jersey Devils
Samuel Montembeault G 6-3 180 20 Florida Panthers

USA JUNIORS
Name Pos H W Age NHL rights
Nicholas Magyar R 6-2 194 20 free agent
Brock Boeser R 6-1 191 19 Vancouver Canucks
John Piccinich R 6-0 190 20 Toronto Maple Leafs
Austin Poganski R 6-1 198 20 St. Louis Blues
Christian Fischer R 6-1 212 19 Arizona Coyotes
Colin White C 6-0 183 19 Ottawa Senators
Thomas Novak C 6-1 179 19 Nashville Predators
Michael Eyssimont C 6-0 180 20 Los Angeles Kings
Ryan Donato C 6-0 181 20 Boston Bruins
Jack Roslovic C 6-1 182 19 Winnipeg Jets
Chase Phelps L 6-0 175 20
Jared Fiegl L 6-1 206 20 Arizona Coyotes
Miguel Fidler L 6-1 200 20 Florida Panthers
Paul Bittner L 6-5 204 20 Columbus Blue Jackets
Anders Bjork L 6-0 186 20 Boston Bruins
Ryan Mantha D 6-5 225 20 free agent
Johnathan Macleod D 6-2 200 20 Tampa Bay Lightning
Ryan Collins D 6-5 216 20 Columbus Blue Jackets
Blake Hillman D 6-1 170 20 Chicago Blackhawks
Will Borgen D 6-2 188 20 Buffalo Sabres
Charlie McAvoy D 6-0 208 19 Boston Bruins
Jack Glover D 6-3 190 20 Winnipeg Jets
Steven Ruggiero D 6-3 200 20 Anaheim Ducks
Edwin Minney G 6-4 176 20 not drafted
Chris Birdsall G 5-11 174 20 not drafted
Chase Perry G 6-3 189 20 Detroit Red Wings

RUSSIA JUNIORS
Name Pos H W Age NHL rights
Kirill Pilipenko R 5-11 183 20 not drafted
Daniil Vovchenko R 5-10 172 20 not drafted
Yegor Korshkov R 6-4 180 20 Toronto Maple Leafs
Evgeni Svechnikov R 6-2 199 20 Detroit Red Wings
Denis Gurianov R 6-3 200 19 Dallas Stars
Andrei Svetlakov C 6-0 201 20 not drafted
Maxim Letunov C 6-2 155 20 San Jose Sharks
Iakov Trenin C 6-2 201 19 Nashville Predators
Alexander Dergachev C 6-4 200 20 Los Angeles Kings
Pavel Kraskovsky C 6-4 187 20 Winnipeg Jets
Alexander Polunin L 5-8 161 19 not drafted
Maxim Lazarev L 5-10 154 20 free agent
Vladimir Bobylyov L 6-2 202 19 Toronto Maple Leafs
Kirill Kaprizov L 5-9 185 19 Minnesota Wild
Artur Kayumov L 5-11 176 18 Chicago Blackhawks
Nikita Lyamkin D 6-5 187 20 not drafted
Evgeni Nazarkin D 6-3 189 20 not drafted
Dmitri Osipov D 6-3 192 20 not drafted
Alexei Platonov D 6-4 198 19 not drafted
Ivan Kovalev D 6-2 194 18 not drafted
Dmitri Alexeyev D 6-0 191 18 not drafted
Yegor Rykov D 6-2 205 19 New Jersey Devils
Sergei Zborovsky D 6-3 198 19 New York Rangers
Ilya Samsonov G 6-3 200 19 Washington Capitals
Ivan Fedotov G 6-6 191 20 Philadelphia Flyers
Konstantin Volkov G 6-3 211 19 Nashville Predators

CZECH JUNIORS
Name Pos H W Age NHL rights
Radim Zohorna R 6-6 209 20
Jan Dufek R 6-0 172 19
Radek Koblizek R 5-9 161 19 not drafted
Lukas Jasek R 5-11 165 19 Vancouver Canucks
David Kase R 5-11 169 19 Philadelphia Flyers
Vitezslav Stavros C 6-1 198 17 not drafted
Josef Wasko C 6-5 223 17 not drafted
Martin Necas C 6-0 167 17 not drafted
Filip Chlapik C 6-1 196 19 Ottawa Senators
Michael Spacek C 5-11 187 19 Winnipeg Jets
Jachym Kondelik L 6-6 209 17
Filip Zadina L 6-0 187 17
Frantisek Dundl L 6-3 193 17 not drafted
Ondrej Najman L 6-1 187 18 not drafted
Filip Helt L 6-1 176 18 St. Louis Blues
Filip Pyrochta D 6-0 176 20
Alan Korinek D 6-3 218 17 not drafted
Ondrej Vala D 6-5 207 18 not drafted
Lukas Doudera D 5-11 165 19 not drafted
Libor Hájek D 6-2 196 18 Tampa Bay Lightning
Filip Hronek D 6-0 163 19 Detroit Red Wings
Vojtech Budik D 6-1 189 18 Buffalo Sabres
Jakub Zboril D 6-0 200 19 Boston Bruins
Karel Vejmelka G 6-3 202 20 Nashville Predators
Ales Stezka G 6-4 201 19 Minnesota Wild
Daniel Vladar G 6-5 185 19 Boston Bruins

SWEDEN JUNIORS
Name Pos H W Age NHL rights
Henrik Törnqvist R 6-1 190 20 not drafted
Jens Runas R 6-2 193 17 not drafted
Kevin Elgestal R 6-1 176 20 Washington Capitals
Jens Looke R 6-1 180 19 Arizona Coyotes
Daniel Bernhardt R 6-3 194 20 New York Rangers
Jonathan Dahlén C 5-11 176 19 Ottawa Senators
Lukas Vejdemo C 6-2 194 20 Montreal Canadiens
Christoffer Ehn C 6-3 181 20 Detroit Red Wings
Kevin Stenlund C 6-4 200 20 Columbus Blue Jackets
Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson C 6-1 184 20 Boston Bruins
Pierre Engvall L 6-4 191 20 Toronto Maple Leafs
Dmytro Timashov L 5-9 192 20 Toronto Maple Leafs
Anton Karlsson L 6-1 187 20 Arizona Coyotes
Oskar Lindblom L 6-1 191 20 Philadelphia Flyers
Fredrik Olofsson L 6-2 197 20 Chicago Blackhawks
Pontus Sjalin D 6-0 175 20 Minnesota Wild
William Lagesson D 6-3 197 20 Edmonton Oilers
John Nyberg D 6-2 190 20 Dallas Stars
Gabriel Carlsson D 6-4 183 20 Columbus Blue Jackets
Andreas Soderberg D 6-4 205 20 Chicago Blackhawks
Adam Ollas Mattsson D 6-4 210 20 Calgary Flames
Emil Johansson D 5-11 189 20 Boston Bruins
Jacob Larsson D 6-2 191 19 Anaheim Ducks
Markus Olsson G 6-2 165 20 not drafted
Felix Sandstrom G 6-2 191 19 Philadelphia Flyers
Linus Soderstrom G 6-5 196 20 New York Islanders

FINLAND JUNIORS
Name Pos H W Age NHL rights
Emil Oksanen R 6-0 181 18 not drafted
Jonne Tammela R 5-10 180 19 Tampa Bay Lightning
Kasper Björkqvist R 6-1 198 19 Pittsburgh Penguins
Markus Nurmi R 6-4 176 18 Ottawa Senators
Eetu Tuulola R 6-2 227 18 Calgary Flames
Sebastian Repo C 6-2 190 20 not drafted
Antti Kalapudas C 6-0 161 20 not drafted
Henrik Borgström C 6-3 176 19 Florida Panthers
Aleksi Saarela C 5-11 198 19 Carolina Hurricanes
Julius Nattinen C 6-2 191 19 Anaheim Ducks
Jaska Salmi L 5-11 177 17 not drafted
Topi Piipponen L 6-0 181 19 not drafted
Otto Koivula L 6-4 219 18 New York Islanders
Roope Hintz L 6-3 185 20 Dallas Stars
Joona Koppanen L 6-5 192 18 Boston Bruins
Eetu Sopanen D 6-5 222 20 not drafted
Ville Järvinen D 6-4 209 20 not drafted
Juuso Valimaki D 6-2 201 18 not drafted
Urho Vaakanainen D 6-1 187 18 not drafted
Olli Juolevi D 6-2 182 18 Vancouver Canucks
Niko Mikkola D 6-4 185 20 St. Louis Blues
Miro Karjalainen D 6-5 200 20 Dallas Stars
Sami Niku D 6-1 176 20 Winnipeg Jets
Veini Vehvilainen G 6-1 183 19 not drafted
Kaapo Kahkonen G 6-2 219 20 Minnesota Wild
Markus Ruusu G 6-2 175 19 Dallas Stars

SLOVAKIA JUNIORS
Name Pos H W Age NHL rights
Krystof Hrdy R 6-0 196 17 not drafted
Dalimil Hanyak R 5-8 158 17 not drafted
Stanislav Pazer R 5-11 186 17 not drafted
Marian Stojkovic R 6-0 198 17 not drafted
Slavomir Kratschmar R 5-11 184 17 not drafted
Milos Roman C 5-11 194 17
Frantisek Vopat C 6-1 198 17 not drafted
Miloslav Pauloscak C 6-6 222 17 not drafted
Filip Krivosik C 6-4 198 17 not drafted
Adam Ruzicka C 6-4 209 17 not drafted
Samuel Solensky L 5-9 167 18
Patrik Hrehorcak L 5-10 161 17 not drafted
Radovan Bondra L 6-5 218 19 Chicago Blackhawks
Martin Fehervary D 6-0 176 17
Slavomir Elias D 5-11 168 17 not drafted
Christian Jaros D 6-3 201 20 Ottawa Senators
Erik Cernak D 6-3 203 19 Los Angeles Kings
Matej Tomek G 6-3 180 19 Philadelphia Flyers
Adam Huska G 6-3 199 19 New York Rangers
Maximilian Pajpach G 6-0 207 20 Colorado Avalanche

SWITZERLAND JUNIORS
Name Pos H W Age NHL rights
Auguste Impose R 5-9 183 19
Kay Schweri R 5-9 175 20 not drafted
Timo Meier R 6-1 209 20 San Jose Sharks
Noah Rod R 6-0 188 20 San Jose Sharks
Pius Suter C 5-11 170 20 not drafted
Dominik Diem C 5-10 165 19 not drafted
Nico Hischier C 5-11 163 17 not drafted
Denis Malgin C 5-8 163 19 Florida Panthers
Calvin Thürkauf C 6-1 197 19 Columbus Blue Jackets
Philipp Kurashev L 6-0 172 17
Nando Eggenberger L 6-2 185 17
Gernot Müller L 6-2 211 17 not drafted
Damien Riat L 6-0 172 19 Washington Capitals
Lukas Rubin D 6-2 190 16
Simon Kindschi D 6-3 216 20 not drafted
Roger Karrer D 5-11 176 19 not drafted
Timo Heregger D 6-1 215 17 not drafted
Sascha Huber D 6-2 191 15
Jonas Siegenthaler D 6-3 220 19 Washington Capitals
Joren Van Pottelberghe G 6-3 187 19 Detroit Red Wings