Looking at 2019 World Junior Championship rosters for the five teams in Group B – Finland, Kazakhstan, Sweden, Switzerland and USA.
Also included are players who have been drafted and which team holds their rights.
FINLAND
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No. | Forwards | Ht. | Wt. | Birthdate | Team | NHL Rights |
18 | Teemu Engberg | 5’11” | 183lbs | 6/9/99 | HV71 (Swe) | |
10 | Aleksi Heponiemi | 5’11” | 154lbs | 1/9/99 | Karlskrona (Swe Jr.) | Fla ’17 (2/40) |
24 | Kaapo Kakko | 6’2″ | 190lbs | 2/13/01 | Neftekamsk (Rus2) | |
19 | Rasmus Kupari | 6’1″ | 185lbs | 3/15/00 | Karpat (Fin) | LA ’18 (1/20) |
29 | Anton Lundell | 6’1″ | 183lbs | 10/3/01 | HIFK (Fin) | |
28 | Sami Moilanen | 5’9″ | 190lbs | 1/22/99 | Tappara (Fin) | |
23 | Linus Nyman | 5’10” | 159lbs | 7/11/99 | Lukko (Fin) | |
25 | Aarne Talvitie | 5’11” | 201lbs | 2/11/99 | Lahti (Fin) | NJ ’17 (6/160) |
20 | Eeli Tolvanen | 5’10” | 181lbs | 4/22/99 | Moose Jaw (WHL) | Nas ’17 (1/30) |
12 | Samuli Vainionpaa | 6’3″ | 207lbs | 10/5/99 | Tampere (Fin) | |
22 | Santeri Virtanen | 6’2″ | 203lbs | 5/11/99 | Rungsted (Den) | Wpg ’17 (4/105) |
27 | Jesse Ylonen | 6’0″ | 168lbs | 10/3/99 | Lahti (Fin) | Mtl ’18 (2/35) |
Defensemen | ||||||
34 | Ville Heinola | 5’11” | 176lbs | 3/2/01 | London (OHL) | |
15 | Henri Jokiharju | 6’0″ | 192lbs | 6/17/99 | Charlotte (AHL) | Chi ’17 (1/29) |
2 | Oskari Laaksonen | 6’1″ | 165lbs | 7/2/99 | Oskarshamn (Swe2) | Buf ’17 (3/89) |
21 | Otto Latvala | 6’6″ | 214lbs | 7/14/99 | Zvolen (Svk) | |
3 | Toni Utunen | 5’11” | 176lbs | 4/27/00 | Sudbury (OHL) | Van ’18 (5/130) |
7 | Urho Vaakanainen | 6’1″ | 187lbs | 1/1/99 | Karlskoga (Swe2) | Bos ’17 (1/18) |
Goaltenders | ||||||
31 | Filip Lindberg | 6’0″ | 187lbs | 1/31/99 | U.S. National U18 (USDP ) | |
1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 6’5″ | 209lbs | 3/9/99 | St. Cloud State (NCAA) | Buf ’17 (2/54) |
KAZAKHSTAN
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No. | Forwards | Ht. | Wt. | Birthdate | Team | NHL Rights |
5 | Oleg Boiko | 5’9″ | 163lbs | 5/29/01 | Astana (Rus Jr.) | |
6 | Andrei Buyalsky | 6’0″ | 148lbs | 8/18/00 | Sarnia (OHL) | |
17 | Sayan Daniyar | 5’10” | 157lbs | 10/5/99 | Slovan Bratislava (KHL) | |
26 | Ruslan Dyomin | 5’10” | 174lbs | 1/3/00 | Stadion Litomerice (Czech2 ) | |
15 | Artur Gatiyatov | 5’7″ | 130lbs | 11/17/99 | Astana (Rus Jr.) | |
11 | Dias Guseinov | 6’0″ | 146lbs | 5/30/01 | Astana (Rus Jr.) | |
12 | Davyd Makutsky | 5’5″ | 148lbs | 8/1/99 | Astana (Rus Jr.) | |
25 | Dmitri Mitenkov | 5’10” | 170lbs | 5/17/99 | Astana (Rus Jr.) | |
18 | Batyrlan Muratov | 6’0″ | 159lbs | 2/1/99 | Astana (Rus Jr.) | |
29 | Maxim Musorov | 5’10” | 168lbs | 5/29/01 | Astana (Rus Jr.) | |
27 | Danil Tretyakovsky | 5’11” | 198lbs | 7/16/99 | Ust-Kamenogorsk (Rus Jr.) | |
28 | Ivan Vereshchagin | 5’9″ | 163lbs | 6/25/99 | Niagara (OHL) | |
8 | Aidos Zhorabek | 5’10” | 170lbs | 2/5/99 | Astana (Rus Jr.) | |
Defensemen | ||||||
7 | Samat Daniyar | 6’0″ | 159lbs | 1/24/99 | Astana (Rus Jr.) | |
19 | Yaroslav Khripkov | 6’2″ | 192lbs | 1/22/99 | Ust-Kamenogorsk (Rus Jr.) | |
21 | Artyom Korolyov | 6’1″ | 179lbs | 9/20/01 | Astana (Rus Jr.) | |
23 | David Muratov | 6’4″ | 179lbs | 3/6/01 | Astana (Rus Jr.) | |
3 | Ernar Musabayev | 6’1″ | 185lbs | 1/7/00 | Astana (Rus Jr.) | |
9 | Valeri Orekhov | 6’1″ | 190lbs | 7/17/99 | Bars Kazan (Rus2) | |
24 | Yevgeni Shinkaretski | 6’0″ | 201lbs | 3/23/99 | Astana (Rus Jr.) | |
Goaltenders | ||||||
20 | Denis Karatayev | 6’1″ | 187lbs | 10/20/99 | Astana (Rus Jr.) | |
1 | Vladislav Nurek | 6’0″ | 159lbs | 4/14/00 | AIK (Swe2) | |
30 | Demid Yeremeyev | 6’1″ | 194lbs | 9/25/99 | Astana (Rus Jr.) |
SWITZERLAND
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No. | Forwards | Ht. | Wt. | Birthdate | Team | NHL Rights |
10 | Yannick Bruschweiler | 5’10” | 172lbs | 8/29/99 | GCK Lions Zurich (Swi2) | |
22 | Nando Eggenberger | 6’2″ | 201lbs | 10/7/99 | Oshawa (OHL) | |
12 | Jeremi Gerber | 6’1″ | 192lbs | 3/1/00 | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | |
23 | Philipp Kurashev | 6’0″ | 192lbs | 10/12/99 | Providence (NCAA) | Chi ’18 (4/120) |
6 | Marco Lehmann | 5’8″ | 157lbs | 3/19/99 | Biel (Swi2) | |
11 | Sven Leuenberger | 5’10” | 194lbs | 2/18/99 | Esbjerg (Den) | |
9 | Nicolas Muller | 6’0″ | 170lbs | 6/21/99 | Mississauga (OHL) | |
18 | Valentin Nussbaumer | 5’11” | 163lbs | 9/25/00 | Seattle (WHL) | |
14 | Sandro Schmid | 5’10” | 170lbs | 6/3/00 | Malmo (Swe) | |
13 | Justin Sigrist | 5’11” | 168lbs | 4/20/99 | Gatineau (QMJHL) | |
20 | Ramon Tanner | 5’7″ | 176lbs | 8/28/99 | Biel (Swi) | |
15 | Matthew Verboon | 6’0″ | 190lbs | 2/23/00 | Yulayev Ufa (KHL) | |
Defensemen | ||||||
26 | David Aebischer | 5’10” | 179lbs | 9/26/00 | Frolunda (Swe) | |
19 | Davyd Barandun | 5’11” | 196lbs | 1/2/00 | Harvard (NCAA) | |
21 | Tim Berni | 6’0″ | 183lbs | 2/11/00 | Yale (NCAA) | CBJ ’18 (6/159) |
16 | Nico Gross | 6’0″ | 190lbs | 1/26/00 | Oshawa (OHL) | NYR ’18 (4/101) |
4 | Simon Le Coultre | 6’0″ | 183lbs | 8/9/99 | MODO (Swe Jr.) | |
8 | Janis Moser | 6’0″ | 159lbs | 6/6/00 | Dynamo Pardubice (Czech2 ) | |
Goaltenders | ||||||
30 | Luca Hollenstein | 5’10” | 168lbs | 3/5/00 | Zug (Swi Jr.) | |
29 | Akira Schmid | 6’4″ | 181lbs | 5/12/00 | Omaha (USHL) | NJ ’18 (5/136) |
1 | Gianluca Zaetta | 5’9″ | 163lbs | 12/18/99 | Zug (Swi2) |
SLOVAKIA
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No. | Forwards | Ht. | Wt. | Birthdate | Team | NHL Rights |
24 | Jozef Balaz | 5’9″ | 165lbs | 6/18/99 | Olomouc (Czech ) | |
19 | Milos Fafrak | 6’3″ | 185lbs | 7/8/99 | Orange 20 (Svk) | |
18 | Patrik Hrehorcak | 5’9″ | 181lbs | 3/18/99 | Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) | |
17 | Milos Kelemen | 6’2″ | 201lbs | 7/6/99 | Sochi (KHL) | |
27 | Andrej Kollar | 6’2″ | 190lbs | 11/4/99 | Orange 20 (Svk) | |
13 | Filip Krivosik | 6’4″ | 207lbs | 3/27/99 | HPK (Fin Jr.) | |
28 | Andrej Kukuca | 6’2″ | 187lbs | 11/14/99 | Bern (Swi Jr.) | |
23 | Adam Liska | 5’11” | 185lbs | 10/14/99 | SKA-Neva St. Petersburg (Rus Jr.) | |
25 | Martin Pospisil | 6’2″ | 181lbs | 11/19/99 | Sibir (KHL) | Cgy ’18 (4/105) |
15 | Pavol Regenda | 6’3″ | 214lbs | 12/7/99 | Vasteras (Swe2) | |
26 | Milos Roman | 5’11” | 194lbs | 11/6/99 | Wisconsin (NCAA) | Cgy ’18 (4/122) |
21 | Adam Ruzicka | 6’4″ | 209lbs | 5/11/99 | San Antonio (AHL) | Cgy ’17 (4/109) |
Defensemen | ||||||
14 | Daniel Demo | 6’3″ | 220lbs | 3/1/99 | Lulea (Swe Jr.) | |
8 | Marcel Dlugos | 6’5″ | 196lbs | 5/10/00 | Orange 20 (Svk) | |
6 | Martin Fehervary | 6’1″ | 190lbs | 10/6/99 | HV71 (Swe2) | Wsh ’18 (2/46) |
9 | Andrej Golian | 6’3″ | 165lbs | 3/7/01 | Herning (Den) | |
29 | Michal Ivan | 6’0″ | 183lbs | 11/18/99 | Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) | |
7 | Marek Korencik | 6’3″ | 201lbs | 7/19/99 | Lulea (Swe) | |
22 | Adam Ziak | 5’9″ | 172lbs | 7/22/99 | Tri-City (WHL) | |
Goaltenders | ||||||
2 | Samuel Hlavaj | 6’5″ | 194lbs | 5/29/01 | Orange 20 (Svk) | |
1 | Jakub Kostelny | 5’9″ | 163lbs | 5/21/99 | Drummondville (QMJHL) | |
30 | Juraj Sklenar | 6’2″ | 170lbs | 7/13/99 | Orange 20 (Svk U20) |
USA
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No. | Forwards | Ht. | Wt. | Birthdate | Team | NHL Rights |
17 | Evan Barratt | 5’11” | 190lbs | 2/18/99 | Penn State (NCAA) | Chi ’17 (3/90) |
21 | Noah Cates | 6’1″ | 165lbs | 2/5/99 | Minnesota Duluth (NCAA) | Phi ’17 (5/137) |
8 | Alexander Chmelevski | 6’0″ | 187lbs | 6/9/99 | Ottawa (OHL) | SJ ’17 (6/185) |
12 | Logan Cockerill | 5’9″ | 165lbs | 3/3/99 | Boston U. (NCAA) | NYI ’17 (7/201) |
19 | Jack Drury | 6’0″ | 179lbs | 2/3/00 | Hamilton (OHL) | Car ’18 (2/42) |
28 | Joel Farabee | 6’1″ | 170lbs | 2/25/00 | Boston College (NCAA) | Phi ’18 (1/14) |
6 | Jack Hughes | 5’10” | 165lbs | 5/14/01 | Turku (Fin Jr.) | |
9 | Tyler Madden | 5’11” | 150lbs | 11/9/99 | Northeastern (NCAA) | Van ’18 (3/68) |
14 | Josh Norris | 6’1″ | 194lbs | 5/5/99 | Michigan (NCAA) | SJ ’17 (1/19) |
16 | Jay O’Brien | 6’0″ | 174lbs | 11/4/99 | Prince Albert (WHL) | Phi ’18 (1/19) |
11 | Ryan Poehling | 6’2″ | 185lbs | 1/3/99 | Spokane (WHL) | Mtl ’17 (1/25) |
15 | Jason Robertson | 6’2″ | 198lbs | 7/22/99 | Niagara (OHL) | Dal ’17 (2/39) |
18 | Oliver Wahlstrom | 6’1″ | 207lbs | 6/13/00 | Boston (NHL ) | NYI ’18 (1/11) |
Defensemen | ||||||
26 | Michael Anderson | 6’0″ | 190lbs | 5/25/99 | Michigan (NCAA) | LA ’17 (4/103) |
7 | Quinn Hughes | 5’10” | 174lbs | 10/14/99 | Denver (NCAA) | Van ’18 (1/7) |
25 | Philip Kemp | 6’3″ | 198lbs | 2/12/99 | Yale (NCAA) | Edm ’17 (7/208) |
20 | K’Andre Miller | 6’4″ | 207lbs | 1/21/00 | Minnesota Duluth (NCAA) | NYR ’18 (1/22) |
4 | Dylan Samberg | 6’4″ | 225lbs | 1/24/99 | Minnesota Duluth (NCAA) | Wpg ’17 (2/43) |
24 | Mattias Samuelsson | 6’4″ | 220lbs | 3/14/00 | Victoria (WHL) | Buf ’18 (2/32) |
2 | Jack St. Ivany | 6’2″ | 194lbs | 7/22/99 | Western Michigan (NCAA) | Phi ’18 (4/112) |
Goaltenders | ||||||
1 | Kyle Keyser | 6’2″ | 179lbs | 3/8/99 | Omaha (USHL ) | S-Bos ’17 |
29 | Spencer Knight | 6’3″ | 196lbs | 4/19/01 | U.S. National U18 (USDP ) | |
30 | Cayden Primeau | 6’3″ | 198lbs | 8/11/99 | Astana (Kazakhstan ) | Mtl ’17 (7/199) |