With USA Hockey revealing their 28-man preliminary roster for the upcoming World Junior tournament, and Hockey Canada expected to do the same today, prospect junkies from around the league are making lists of who to watch this holiday season. The rosters have been released from various other countries already, and they include many other players who’ve already been drafted around the league.
Below are the full preliminary rosters for Sweden, Finland and the Czech Republic, along with their respective NHL teams in parenthesis. Russia has announced their KHL group, but has not yet revealed who from North America will be joining them in selection camp.
Sweden
G Filip Larsson (DET)
G Filip Gustavsson (PIT)
G Olle Eriksson Ek (ANA)
D Filip Westerlund (ARZ)
D Gustav Lindstrom (DET)
D Linus Hogberg (PHI)
D Timothy Liljegren (TOR)
D Rasmus Dahlin
D Jesper Sellgren
D Erik Brannstrom (VGK)
D Jacob Moverare (LAK)
F Tim Soderlund (CHI)
F Marcus Davidsson (BUF)
F David Gustafsson
F Glenn Gustafsson
F Elias Pettersson (VAN)
F Linus Lindstrom (CGY)
F Fredrik Karlstrom (DAL)
F Jacob Olofsson
F Isac Lundestrom
F Jesper Boqvist (NJD)
F Axel Jonsson Fjallby (WSH)
F Lias Andersson (NYR)
F Lucas Elvenes (VGK)
F Fabian Zetterlund (NJD)
F Oskar Steen (BOS)
Finland
G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF)
G Lassi Lehtinen
G Niilo Halonen
D Miro Heiskanen (DAL)
D Robin Salo (NYI)
D Eemeli Rasanen (TOR)
D Juusso Valimaki (CGY)
D Olli Juolevi (VAN)
D Urho Vaakanainen (BOS)
D Roope Laavainen (CHI)
D Henri Jokiharju (CHI)
D Kasper Kotkansalo (DET)
F Juha Jaaska
F Janne Kuokkanen (CAR)
F Jerry Turkulainen
F Otto Koivula (NYI)
F Kristian Vesalainen (WPG)
F Joona Koppanen (BOS)
F Sami Moilanen
F Eetu Tuulola (CGY)
F Eeli Tolvanen (NSH)
F Markus Nurmi (OTT)
F Aapeli Rasanen (EDM)
F Joni Ikonen (MTL)
F Eetu Luostarinen (CAR)
F Aleksi Heponiemi (FLA)
F Jere Innala
F Rasmus Kupari
Czech Republic
G Josef Korenar (SJS)
G Jakub Skarek
D Lukas Doudera
D Filip Haman
D Frantisek Hrdinka
D David Kvasnicka
D Jakub Galvas (CHI)
D Vojtech Budik (BUF)
D Ondrej Vala (DAL)
D Radim Salda
D Libor Hajek (TBL)
D Filip Kral
F Ondrej Machala
F Filip Helt (STL)
F Petr Kodytek
F Daniel lKurovsky
F Martin Kaut
F Martin Necas (CAR)
F Radovan Pavlik
F Marek Zachar
F Albert Michnac
F Ostap Safin (EDM)
F Filip Chytil (NYR)
F Kristian Reichel
F Filip Zadina
F Krystof Hrabik
F Jakub Lauko
Joni Ikonen(MTL) was also named to Finland’s 28 man prelim roster.
I can’t believe Adam Boqvist didn’t make Sweden.
Err, of course. Not sure how Ikonen was missed.
I wish I had a Finnish name their roster looks like a World of Warcraft leaderboard