2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters
# 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Below are the rosters for teams competing in the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

## Group A

### Canada

* Head coach: Benoit Groulx

| Pos. | No. | Player | Team | NHL Rights |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| GK | 1 | Eric Comrie | Tri-City Americans | Winnipeg Jets |
| GK | 31 | Zach Fucale | Halifax Mooseheads | Montreal Canadiens |
| D | 2 | Joe Hicketts | Victoria Royals | Detroit Red Wings |
| D | 3 | Dillon Heatherington | Swift Current Broncos | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| D | 4 | Madison Bowey | Kelowna Rockets | Washington Capitals |
| D | 5 | Samuel Morin | Rimouski Océanic | Philadelphia Flyers |
| D | 6 | Shea Theodore | Seattle Thunderbirds | Anaheim Ducks |
| D | 7 | Josh Morrissey | Kelowna Rockets | Winnipeg Jets |
| D | 25 | Darnell Nurse | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Edmonton Oilers |
| F | 9 | Brayden Point | Moose Jaw Warriors | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| F | 10 | Anthony Duclair | Quebec Remparts | New York Rangers |
| F | 16 | Max Domi | London Knights | Arizona Coyotes |
| F | 17 | Connor McDavid | Erie Otters | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 18 | Jake Virtanen | Calgary Hitmen | Vancouver Canucks |
| F | 19 | Nic Petan | Portland Winterhawks | Winnipeg Jets |
| F | 20 | Nick Paul | North Bay Battalion | Ottawa Senators |
| F | 21 | Nick Ritchie | Peterborough Petes | Anaheim Ducks |
| F | 22 | Frédérik Gauthier | Rimouski Océanic | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| F | 23 | Sam Reinhart | Kootenay Ice | Buffalo Sabres |
| F | 26 | Curtis Lazar | Ottawa Senators | Ottawa Senators |
| F | 28 | Lawson Crouse | Kingston Frontenacs | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 29 | Robby Fabbri | Guelph Storm | St. Louis Blues |

### Germany

* Head coach: Pat Cortina

| Pos. | No. | Player | Team | NHL Rights |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| GK | 1 | Ilya Sharipov | EC Salzburg | Undrafted |
| GK | 29 | Florian Proske | Heilbronn Falcons | Undrafted |
| GK | 30 | Kevin Reich | Green Bay Gamblers | Undrafted |
| D | 3 | Tim Bender | EHC Red Bull München | Undrafted |
| D | 4 | Jonas Müller | Eisbären Berlin | Undrafted |
| D | 5 | David Trinkenberger | Muskegon Lumberjacks | Undrafted |
| D | 7 | Dorian Saeftel | Heilbronn Falcons | Undrafted |
| D | 9 | Patrick Kurz | Ravensburg Towerstars | Undrafted |
| D | 12 | Kai Wissmann | FASS Berlin | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| D | 16 | Fabio Wagner | ERC Ingolstadt | Undrafted |
| D | 18 | Janik Moser | Ohio State University | Undrafted |
| F | 6 | Parker Tuomie | Sioux Falls Stampede | Undrafted |
| F | 10 | Marc Michaelis | Green Bay Gamblers | Undrafted |
| F | 11 | Markus Eisenschmid | Medicine Hat Tigers | Undrafted |
| F | 14 | Manuel Wiederer | ESF Kaufbeuren | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 17 | Frederik Tiffels | Western Michigan University | Undrafted |
| F | 19 | Nico Sturm | Austin Bruins | Undrafted |
| F | 21 | Dominik Kahun | EHC Red Bull München | Undrafted |
| F | 22 | Marc Schmidpeter | ERC Ingolstadt | Undrafted |
| F | 23 | Vladislav Filin | EC Red Bull Salzburg | Undrafted |
| F | 25 | Fabio Pfohl | Kölner Haie | Undrafted |
| F | 27 | Maximilian Kammerer | EC Red Bull Salzburg | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 28 | Andreas Eder | EC Red Bull Salzburg | Undrafted |

### Finland

* Head coach: Hannu Jortikka

| Pos. | No. | Player | Team | NHL Rights |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| GK | 30 | Ville Husso | HIFK | St. Louis Blues |
| GK | 31 | Juuse Saros | HPK | Nashville Predators |
| D | 2 | Sami Niku | JYP Jyväskylä | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| D | 4 | Mika Ilvonen | St. Cloud State Huskies | Undrafted |
| D | 5 | Aleksi Mäkelä | Ilves | Dallas Stars |
| D | 6 | Joonas Lyytinen | KalPa | Nashville Predators |
| D | 7 | Atte Mäkinen | Tappara | Undrafted |
| D | 9 | Julius Honka | Texas Stars | Dallas Stars |
| D | 23 | Alex Lintuniemi | Ottawa 67's | Los Angeles Kings |
| F | 10 | Juuso Ikonen | JYP Jyväskylä | Undrafted |
| F | 11 | Hannes Björninen | Lahti Pelicans | Undrafted |
| F | 13 | Jesse Puljujärvi | Oulun Kärpät | Draft-Eligible 2016 |
| F | 16 | Mikko Rantanen | HC TPS | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 19 | Antti Kalapudas | Oulun Kärpät | Undrafted |
| F | 20 | Niko Ojamäki | Ässät | Undrafted |
| F | 21 | Aleksi Mustonen | Ilves | Undrafted |
| F | 22 | Roope Hintz | Ilves | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 24 | Kasperi Kapanen | KalPa | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| F | 26 | Sebastian Aho | Oulun Kärpät | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 27 | Julius Vähätalo | HC TPS | Detroit Red Wings |
| F | 28 | Artturi Lehkonen | Frölunda HC | Montreal Canadiens |
| F | 29 | Otto Rauhala | Tappara | Undrafted |

### Slovakia

* Head coach: Ernest Bokroš

| Pos. | No. | Player | Team | NHL Rights |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| GK | 1 | Daniel Gibl | Barrie Colts | Undrafted |
| GK | 2 | Dávid Okoličány | HK Orange 20 | Undrafted |
| GK | 30 | Denis Godla | HK Orange 20 | Undrafted |
| D | 4 | Mislav Rosandič | HC ’05 Banská Bystrica | Undrafted |
| D | 5 | Marco Hochel | HK Orange 20 | Undrafted |
| D | 7 | Dominik Jendroľ | HK Orange 20 | Undrafted |
| D | 11 | Matúš Holenda | HK Orange 20 | Undrafted |
| D | 14 | Erik Černák | HC Košice | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| D | 15 | Patrik Bačík | HK Orange 20 | Undrafted |
| D | 18 | Branislav Pavúk | HK Orange 20 | Undrafted |
| D | 26 | Christián Jaroš | Luleå HF | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 8 | Patrik Koyš | HK Orange 20 | Undrafted |
| F | 9 | Samuel Petráš | HK Orange 20 | Undrafted |
| F | 10 | Martin Réway | Sparta Prague | Montreal Canadiens |
| F | 12 | Dominik Rehák | HK Orange 20 | Undrafted |
| F | 13 | Radovan Bondra | HK Orange 20 | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 16 | Róbert Lantoši | VIK Västerås HK | Undrafted |
| F | 19 | Matúš Sukeľ | HK Orange 20 | Undrafted |
| F | 21 | Dávid Šoltés | Prince George Cougars | Undrafted |
| F | 22 | Peter Cehlárik | Luleå HF | Boston Bruins |
| F | 27 | Michal Kabáč | HK Orange 20 | Undrafted |
| F | 28 | Pavol Skalický | HK Orange 20 | Undrafted |
| F | 29 | Matej Paulovič | Muskegon Lumberjacks | Dallas Stars |

### United States

* Head coach: Mark Osiecki

| Pos. | No. | Player | Team | NHL Rights |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| GK | 29 | Brandon Halverson | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | New York Rangers |
| GK | 30 | Thatcher Demko | Boston College | Vancouver Canucks |
| GK | 31 | Alex Nedeljkovic | Plymouth Whalers | Carolina Hurricanes |
| D | 2 | Noah Hanifin | Boston College | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| D | 3 | Ian McCoshen | Boston College | Florida Panthers |
| D | 4 | Will Butcher | University of Denver | Colorado Avalanche |
| D | 6 | Ryan Collins | University of Minnesota | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| D | 23 | Zach Werenski | University of Michigan | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| D | 24 | Anthony DeAngelo | Sarnia Sting | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| D | 26 | Brandon Carlo | Tri-City Americans | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 7 | J. T. Compher | University of Michigan | Buffalo Sabres |
| F | 8 | Nick Schmaltz | University of North Dakota | Chicago Blackhawks |
| F | 9 | Jack Eichel | Boston University | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 10 | Anthony Louis | Miami University | Chicago Blackhawks |
| F | 11 | Miles Wood | Noble and Greenough School | New Jersey Devils |
| F | 13 | Sonny Milano | Plymouth Whalers | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| F | 14 | Tyler Motte | University of Michigan | Chicago Blackhawks |
| F | 15 | John Hayden | Yale University | Chicago Blackhawks |
| F | 17 | Alex Tuch | Boston College | Minnesota Wild |
| F | 18 | Chase De Leo | Portland Winterhawks | Winnipeg Jets |
| F | 21 | Dylan Larkin | University of Michigan | Detroit Red Wings |
| F | 22 | Hudson Fasching | University of Minnesota | Buffalo Sabres |
| F | 34 | Auston Matthews | U.S. NTDP | Draft-Eligible 2016 |

## Group B

### Czech Republic

* Head coach: Miroslav Přerost

| Pos. | No. | Player | Team | NHL Rights |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| GK | 1 | Miroslav Svoboda | Oceláři Třinec | Undrafted |
| GK | 2 | Vítek Vaněček | Bílí Tygři Liberec | Washington Capitals |
| GK | 30 | Daniel Vladař | HC Kladno | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| D | 3 | Jan Košťálek | Rimouski Océanic | Winnipeg Jets |
| D | 4 | Jan Ščotka | HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice | Undrafted |
| D | 5 | Marek Baránek | HC Litvínov | Undrafted |
| D | 6 | Lukáš Klok | Vítkovice Steel | Undrafted |
| D | 8 | David Němeček | HC TPS | Undrafted |
| D | 20 | Jan Štencel | Vítkovice Steel | Undrafted |
| D | 27 | Dominik Mašín | Peterborough Petes | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| F | 9 | David Pastrňák | Boston Bruins | Boston Bruins |
| F | 10 | David Kämpf | Piráti Chomutov | Undrafted |
| F | 13 | Jakub Vrána | Linköpings HC | Washington Capitals |
| F | 14 | Pavel Zacha | Sarnia Sting | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 16 | Jan Mandát | Val-d'Or Foreurs | Undrafted |
| F | 17 | Marek Růžička | Oceláři Třinec | Undrafted |
| F | 18 | Dominik Kubalík | HC Plzeň | Los Angeles Kings |
| F | 21 | Michael Špaček | HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 23 | David Kaše | Piráti Chomutov | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 25 | Ondřej Kaše | Piráti Chomutov | Anaheim Ducks |
| F | 26 | Patrik Zdráhal | Vítkovice Steel | Undrafted |
| F | 28 | Sebastian Gorčík | HC Karlovy Vary | Undrafted |

### Denmark

* Head coach: Olaf Eller

| Pos. | No. | Player | Team | NHL Rights |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| GK | 1 | Nicolaj Henriksen | Esbjerg Energy | undrafted |
| GK | 31 | Thomas Lillie | Växjö Lakers | undrafted |
| GK | 39 | Georg Sørensen | Herning Blue Fox | undrafted |
| D | 2 | Anders Krogsgaard | Esbjerg Energy | undrafted |
| D | 3 | Daniel Hansen | SønderjyskE | undrafted |
| D | 5 | Matthias Lassen | Rødovre Mighty Bulls | undrafted |
| D | 6 | Daniel Nielsen | Hvidovre IK | undrafted |
| D | 11 | Mads Larsen | Malmö Redhawks | undrafted |
| D | 14 | Victor Eskerod | Gentofte Stars | undrafted |
| D | 18 | Sonny Hertzberg | Oshawa Generals | undrafted |
| F | 7 | Mikkel Aagaard | Niagara IceDogs | undrafted |
| F | 9 | Nick Olesen | Odense Bulldogs | undrafted |
| F | 10 | Kristian Jensen | Luleå HF | undrafted |
| F | 15 | Andre Pison | Wenatchee Wild | undrafted |
| F | 16 | Alexander True | Seattle Thunderbirds | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 17 | Marcus Nielsen | Rungsted IK | undrafted |
| F | 19 | Emil Rasmussen | Rødovre Mighty Bulls | undrafted |
| F | 20 | Mads Eller | Edmonton Oil Kings | undrafted |
| F | 21 | Mathias Asperup | Malmö Redhawks | undrafted |
| F | 23 | Jeppe Holmberg | Esbjerg Energy | undrafted |
| F | 24 | Nikolaj Ehlers | Halifax Mooseheads | Winnipeg Jets |
| F | 27 | Oliver Bjorkstrand | Portland Winterhawks | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| F | 28 | Søren Nielsen | Esbjerg Energy | Draft-Eligible 2015 |

### Russia

* Head coach: Valeri Bragin

| Pos. | No. | Player | Team | NHL Rights |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| GK | 1 | Ilya Sorokin | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | New York Islanders |
| GK | 29 | Denis Kostin | Avangard Omsk | Undrafted |
| GK | 30 | Igor Shestyorkin | SKA Saint Petersburg | New York Rangers |
| D | 3 | Dmitri Yudin | SKA Saint Petersburg | Undrafted |
| D | 4 | Ziat Paigin | Ak Bars Kazan | Undrafted |
| D | 5 | Nikita Cherepanov | HC Ryazan | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| D | 6 | Vladislav Gavrikov | HC Ryazan | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| D | 7 | Rushan Rafikov | HC Ryazan | Calgary Flames |
| D | 12 | Alexander Bryntsev | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| D | 24 | Rinat Valiev | Kootenay Ice | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| D | 29 | Ivan Provorov | Brandon Wheat Kings | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 9 | Vladislav Kamenev | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | Nashville Predators |
| F | 11 | Nikolay Goldobin | HIFK | San Jose Sharks |
| F | 15 | Anatoly Golyshev | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 17 | Ivan Fishenko | Sokol Krasnoyarsk | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 18 | Maxim Mamin | CSKA Moscow | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 19 | Pavel Buchnevich | Severstal Cherepovets | New York Rangers |
| F | 22 | Ivan Barbashev | Moncton Wildcats | St. Louis Blues |
| F | 23 | Alexander Sharov | Lada Togliatti | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 25 | Alexander Dergachyov | SKA Saint Petersburg | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 26 | Vladimir Bryukvin | Dynamo Moscow | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 27 | Vyacheslav Leshenko | Atlant Mytishchi | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 28 | Sergei Tolchinsky | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Carolina Hurricanes |

### Sweden

* Head coach: Rikard Grönborg

| Pos. | No. | Player | Team | NHL Rights |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| GK | 1 | Samuel Ward | Luleå HF | Undrafted |
| GK | 30 | Linus Söderström | Djurgårdens IF | New York Islanders |
| GK | 35 | Fredrik Bergvik | Frölunda HC | San Jose Sharks |
| D | 2 | Sebastian Aho | Skellefteå AIK | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| D | 3 | William Lagesson | Dubuque Fighting Saints | Edmonton Oilers |
| D | 5 | Robin Norell | Djurgårdens IF | Chicago Blackhawks |
| D | 6 | Andreas Englund | Djurgårdens IF | Ottawa Senators |
| D | 7 | Julius Bergman | London Knights | San Jose Sharks |
| D | 8 | Gustav Forsling | Linköpings HC | Vancouver Canucks |
| D | 14 | Robert Hägg | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | Philadelphia Flyers |
| F | 9 | Jacob de la Rose | Hamilton Bulldogs | Montreal Canadiens |
| F | 11 | Anton Blidh | Frölunda HC | Boston Bruins |
| F | 12 | Victor Olofsson | Modo Hockey | Buffalo Sabres |
| F | 20 | Adam Brodecki | Brynäs IF | Undrafted |
| F | 21 | William Nylander | Modo Hockey | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| F | 22 | Oskar Lindblom | Brynäs IF | Philadelphia Flyers |
| F | 23 | Lucas Wallmark | Luleå HF | Carolina Hurricanes |
| F | 24 | Jens Lööke | Brynäs IF | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 25 | Axel Holmström | Skellefteå AIK | Detroit Red Wings |
| F | 26 | Christoffer Ehn | Frölunda HC | Detroit Red Wings |
| F | 27 | Anton Karlsson | Frölunda HC | Arizona Coyotes |
| F | 28 | Leon Bristedt | University of Minnesota | Undrafted |
| F | 29 | Adrian Kempe | Modo Hockey | Los Angeles Kings |

### Switzerland

* Head coach: John Fust

| Pos. | No. | Player | Team | NHL Rights |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| GK | 1 | Ludovic Waeber | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | undrafted |
| GK | 29 | Gauthier Descloux | Genève-Servette HC | undrafted |
| GK | 30 | Gilles Senn | HC Davos | undrafted |
| D | 2 | Michael Fora | Kamloops Blazers | undrafted |
| D | 5 | Mirco Müller | San Jose Sharks | San Jose Sharks |
| D | 6 | Edson Harlacher | Kloten Flyers | undrafted |
| D | 14 | Phil Baltisberger | Guelph Storm | undrafted |
| D | 20 | Simon Kindschi | HC Davos | undrafted |
| D | 25 | Jonas Siegenthaler | ZSC Lions | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| D | 27 | Yannick Rathgeb | Plymouth Whalers | undrafted |
| F | 9 | Michael Hugli | EV Zug | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 10 | Kevin Fiala | HV71 | Nashville Predators |
| F | 12 | Jason Fuchs | HC Ambrì-Piotta | undrafted |
| F | 13 | Luca Hischier | SC Bern | undrafted |
| F | 15 | Kris Schmidli | Kelowna Rockets | undrafted |
| F | 16 | Denis Malgin | ZSC Lions | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 18 | Kay Schweri | Sherbrooke Phoenix | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
| F | 19 | Marc Aeschlimann | HC Davos | undrafted |
| F | 21 | Luca Fazzini | HC Lugano | undrafted |
| F | 22 | Tim Wieser | Sherbrooke Phoenix | undrafted |
| F | 24 | Pius Suter | Guelph Storm | undrafted |
| F | 26 | Noah Rod | Genève-Servette HC | San Jose Sharks |
| F | 28 | Timo Meier | Halifax Mooseheads | Draft-Eligible 2015 |
