Ice Hockey IIHF World Championships 2017

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Canada Under 20   5 - 0   Czech Republic Under 20

(3-0, 1-0, 1-0)

21st December 2016, h. 19:00 (GMT -6)

 

United States Under 20   4 - 3   Switzerland Under 20

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21st December 2016, h. 19:00 (GMT -6)

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Latvia Under 20   2 - 3   Denmark Under 20

(0-1, 2-1, 0-1)

22nd December 2016, h. 19:00 (GMT -6)

 

Russia Under 20   0 - 4   Sweden Under 20

(0-2, 0-1, 0-1)

22nd December 2016, h. 19:00 (GMT -6)

 

Slovakia Under 20   1 - 8   Finland Under 20

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22nd December 2016, h. 19:00 (GMT -6)

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Canada Under 20   (OT)4 - 3   Switzerland Under 20

(3-0, 0-2, 0-1, OT: 1-0)

23rd December 2016, h. 19:00 (GMT -6)

 

United States Under 20   4 - 0   Czech Republic Under 20

(4-0, 0-0, 0-0)

23rd December 2016, h. 19:00 (GMT -6)

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USA trims roster

Last player to be cut on Christmas Eve

       The Team USA players listen to their national anthem after winning the bronze medal game at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship.

 

Team USA trimmed its camp roster for the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship to 24 players. One more player will be cut on 24th December.

 

The team will continue its camp in Oshawa and play the last exhibition game against the Czech Republic in Kingston on 23rd December before the final roster containing 20 skaters and three goaltenders will be announced.

 

With four days left until the start of the World Juniors three forwards were cut from the current roster: Brock Boeser, Logan Brown and Alex DeBrincat.

 

“We knew coming into the camp that decisions would be difficult and that is a testament to these quality players and the talent pool available to us in the United States,” said Jim Johannson, general manager of the 2017 U.S. National Junior Team and also the assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey.

 

“There are still some decisions to be made, but as a staff we are pleased by the team's continued chemistry and unity that head coach Bob Motzko first started back in August.”

 

The current roster includes three players from last year’s bronze-winning team including defencemen Chad Krys, Charlie McAvoy and forward Colin White.

 

 

Camp roster as of 22nd December

 

Goaltenders:
Jake Oettinger, Boston University (HEA)
Tyler Parsons, London Knights (OHL)
Joseph Woll, Boston College (HEA)

 

Defencemen:
Jack Ahcan, St. Cloud State University (NCHC)
Joe Cecconi, University of Michigan (Big Ten)
Casey Fitzgerald, Boston College (HEA)
Adam Fox, Harvard University (ECAC Hockey)
Caleb Jones, Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
Chad Krys, Boston University (HEA)
Ryan Lindgren, University of Minnesota (Big Ten)
Charlie McAvoy, Boston University (HEA)

 

Forwards:
Joey Anderson, University of Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)
Kieffer Bellows, Boston University (HEA)
Jeremy Bracco, Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
Erik Foley, Providence College (HEA)
Jordan Greenway, Boston University (HEA)
Patrick Harper, Boston University (HEA)
Clayton Keller, Boston University (HEA)
Luke Kunin, University of Wisconsin (Big Ten)
Tanner Laczynski, Ohio State University (Big Ten)
Jack Roslovic, Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Troy Terry, University of Denver (NCHC)
Tage Thompson, University of Connecticut (HEA)
Colin White, Boston College (HEA)

 

Head Coach:
Bob Motzko

 

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Finalists announce teams

Finland, Russia, Slovakia, Denmark trim rosters

 

After an 8-1 exhibition-game win against Slovakia defending World Junior Champion Finland trimmed its roster.

 

The Finns reduced the number of players from 28 to 23, which is the maximum roster size at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship.

 

Defencemen Otto Leskinen, Jarkko Parikka and Robin Salo as well as forward Aaro Vidgren won’t be with the team anymore. Also forward Jouka Juhola was cut but will continue practising with the team as a backup in case of injury.

 

Also Russia named its 23 players it plans to register for the World Juniors. Five players had to leave the team including defencemen Kamil Fazylzyanov and Artyom Chmykhov as well as forwards Nikita Li, Nikita Korostelyov and Artur Tyanulin.

 

Also Slovakia named its 23-man roster while Denmark trimmed its roster after a 3-2 exhibition-game win against Latvia and has now 24 players on the current roster. Defenceman Jakob Jessen and forward Kristoffer Sogaard will have to travel home.

 

Finland's roster as of 23 December

 

Goaltenders:
Karolus Kaarlehto, TPS Turku
Markus Ruusu, JYP Jyvaskyla
Veini Vehvilainen, JYP Jyvaskyla

 

Defencemen:
Miro Heiskanen, IFK Helsinki
Olli Juolevi, London Knights (OHL)
Jesper Mattila, Boston College (NCAA)
Juho Rautanen, Jokerit Helsinki
Vili Saarijarvi, Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
Urho Vaakanainen, JYP Jyvaskyla
Juuso Valimaki, Tri-City Americans (WHL)

 

Forwards:
Kasper Bjorkqvist, Providence College (NCAA)
Henrik Borgstrom, Denver University (NCAA)
Otto Koivula, Ilves Tampere
Janne Kuokkanen, London Knights (OHL)
Joona Luoto, Tappara Tampere
Julius Mattila, Boston College (NCAA)
Julius Nattinen, Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
Petrus Palmu, Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
Arttu Ruotsalainen, Assat Pori
Aapeli Rasanen, Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
Eeli Tolvanen, Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
Kristian Vesalainen, HPK Hameenlinna
Teemu Vayrynen, TPS Turku

 

Head Coach:
Jukka Rautakorpi

Russia's roster as of 23 December

 

Goaltenders:
Anton Krasotkin, Loko Yaroslavl
Ilya Samsonov, Metallurg Magnitigorsk
Vladislav Sukhachyov, Chelmet Chelyabinsk

 

Defencemen:
Grigori Dronov, Metallurg Magnitigorsk
Vadim Kudako, Severstal Cherepovets
Yegor Rykov, SKA St. Petersburg
Mikhail Sergachyov, Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
Mikhail Sidorov, Ak Bars Kazan
Artyom Volkov, Dynamo Balashikha
Yegor Voronkov, Vityaz Podolsk
Sergei Zborovski, Regina Pats (WHL)

 

Forwards:
Denis Alexeyev, HK Ryazan
Kirill Belyayev, Yugra Khanty-Mansisk
Denis Guryanov, Texas Stars (AHL)
Kirill Kaprizov, Salavat Yulayev Ufa
Pavel Karnaukhov, CSKA Moscow
Danila Kvartalnov, CSKA Moscow
Alexander Polunin, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
German Rubtsov, Vityaz Chekhov
Yakov Trenin, Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
Kirill Urakov, Torpedo Nizhni Novgorod
Mikhail Vorobyov, Salavat Yulayev Ufa
Danil Yurtaikin, HK Ryazan

 

Head Coach:
Valeri Bragin

Slovakia's roster as of 23 december

 

Goaltenders:
Roman Durny, MHk 32 Liptovsky Mikulas
Adam Huska, University of Connecticut (NCAA)
Matej Tomek, Unviersity of North Dakota (NCAA)

 

Defencemen:
Martin Bodak, Tappara Tampere (FIN)
Erik Cernak, Erie Otters (OHL)
Martin Fehervary, Malmo Redhawks (SWE)
Mario Grman, HC Topolcany
Samuel Hain, HC Topolcany
Andrej Hatala, Dukla Trencin
Oliver Kosecky, HC ´05 Banska Bystrica
Michal Roman, Ocelari Trinec (CZE)

 

Forwards:
Martin Andrisik, HC ´05 Banska Bystrica
Radovan Bondra, Vancouver Giants (WHL)
Marek Hecl, Dukla Trencin
Filip Lestan, HV71 Jonkoping (SWE)
Patrik Osko, MHk 32 Liptovsky Mikulas
Oliver Pataky, Dukla Trencin
Milos Roman, Ocelari Trinec (CZE)
Adam Ruzicka, Sarnia Sting (OHL)
Boris Sadecky, Dukla Trencin
Marek Sloboda, HK VSR SR 20
Miroslav Struska, MHk 32 Liptovsky Mikulas
Marian Studenic, Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)

 

Head Coach:
Ernest Bokros

Denmark roster as of 23 December

 

Goaltenders:
Emil Gransoe, Topeka Roadrunners (NAHL)
Kasper Krog, SonderjyskE Vojens
Lasse M. Petersen, Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

 

Defencemen:
Oliver Gatz Nielsen, Herning Blue Fox
Morten Jensen, Rogle Angelholm (SWE)
Anders Koch, Esbjerg Energy
Oliver Larsen, Odense Bulldogs
Christian Mieritz, Leksands IF (SWE)
Mathias Rondbjerg, Rungsted
Nicolai Weichel, Rungsted

 

Forwards:
Niklas Andersen, Esbjerg Energy
Rasmus T. Andersson, HV71 Jonkoping (SWE)
Joachim Blichfeld, Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
William Boysen, Rungsted
Nikolaj Christensen-Krag, Rogle Angelholm (SWE)
Mathias From, Rogle Angelholm (SWE)
Frederik Hoeg, Odense Bulldogs
Jeppe Jul Korsgaard, Aalborg Pirates
Tobias Ladehoff, Aalborg Pirates
David Madsen, Vaxjo Lakers (SWE)
Daniel Nielsen, Herning Blue Fox
Jonas Rondbjerg, Vaxjo Lakers (SWE)
Alexander True, Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
Christian Wejse, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)

 

Head Coach:
Olaf Eller

 

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Friendly Matches

 

Latvia Under 20   2 - 3   Denmark Under 20

(0-1, 2-1, 0-1)

22nd December 2016, h. 19:00 (GMT -6)

 

Russia Under 20   0 - 4   Sweden Under 20

(0-2, 0-1, 0-1)

22nd December 2016, h. 19:00 (GMT -6)

 

Slovakia Under 20   1 - 8   Finland Under 20

(0-2, 0-3, 1-3)

22nd December 2016, h. 19:00 (GMT -6)

5-0 loss to Canada was a wake up call to us

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Looking very interesting for our team. I'm crossing my fingers for another year in the top division.

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5-0 loss to Canada was a wake up call to us

 

yes a maybe too much drastic wake up call

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More rosters named

USA, Czechs, Swiss, Latvia make cuts

Team USA and Switzerland named their final rosters. Among the returnees will be Swiss goaltender Joren van Pottelberghe (pictured against Auston Matthews last year in Helsinki).

 

 

Four more teams have announced their rosters before the player registration in the night before the start of the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship.

 

Last year’s bronze medallist USA announced its final roster including three goaltenders, seven defencemen and 13 forwards. Defenceman Chad Krys was the last player cut from the roster today.

 

“We're excited about this group of players and the way in which they will maximize the style of hockey that head coach Bob Motzko wants the team to play,” said Jim Johannson, general manager of the 2017 U.S. National Junior Team and assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey.

 

“The talent level in the United States is among the best in the world and the difficulty we had identifying this year's roster speaks to that. These players earned their way on to this roster and we're looking forward to the tournament getting underway.”

 

The Czech Republic trimmed its camp roster to 25 players. Defenceman Libor Hajek and forward Lukas Andel will have to travel home, forward Dominik Lakatos will miss the event due to injury. The roster now includes three goaltenders, eight defencemen and 14 forwards.

 

The coaching staff plans not to register the full roster in the beginning and keep roster spots open. The final decision will be made after the first two games in the preliminary round when two skaters will be cut from the camp roster and the last players be registered.

 

12 of the players compete in the Czech pro or junior leagues, 11 in North America and one each in Finland and Sweden. Eight players of this extended roster have played in the World Juniors before. For David Kase and Michael Spacek it will be the third participation.

 

Switzerland made its final cuts to trim the roster to its final size of 23 players. The roster includes three goaltenders, seven defencemen and 13 forwards. Defenceman Tobias Geisser and forward Philipp Kurashev didn’t make the final roster and will have to leave the team.

 

Denis Malgin will not join the squad as he hasn’t been released by the Florida Panthers.

 

20 of the players join from Swiss pro or junior teams while three play junior hockey abroad including prospective first-round draft pick Nico Hischier and Calvin Thurkauf in Canada, and Livio Stalder in Sweden. Six players were part of the team that finished in ninth place last year in Helsinki. For defenceman Jonas Siegenthaler it will be the third World Junior Championship. He also represented Switzerland in three U18 World Championships.

Latvia, the team promoted to the top division, made the last cuts on Christmas Eve as well. Defencemen Arturs Apfelbaums, Eduards Fjodorovs and Pauls Svars, as well as forwards Niks Kalnberzins, Reinis Martins Lejnieks, Haralds Strombergs and Aleksandrs Visockis will have to travel home.

Seven players from the team join from the domestic yough hockey system while the others play for junior teams abroad in Canada, the United States, Switzerland and Norway.

Team USA as of 24 december

 

Goaltenders:
Jake Oettinger, Boston University (HEA)
Tyler Parsons, London Knights (OHL)
Joseph Woll, Boston College (HEA)

 

Defencemen:
Jack Ahcan, St. Cloud State University (NCHC)
Joe Cecconi, University of Michigan (Big Ten)
Casey Fitzgerald, Boston College (HEA)
Adam Fox, Harvard University (ECAC Hockey)
Caleb Jones, Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
Ryan Lindgren, University of Minnesota (Big Ten)
Charlie McAvoy, Boston University (HEA)

 

Forwards:
Joey Anderson, University of Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)
Kieffer Bellows, Boston University (HEA)
Jeremy Bracco, Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
Erik Foley, Providence College (HEA)
Jordan Greenway, Boston University (HEA)
Patrick Harper, Boston University (HEA)
Clayton Keller, Boston University (HEA)
Luke Kunin, University of Wisconsin (Big Ten)
Tanner Laczynski, Ohio State University (Big Ten)
Jack Roslovic, Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Troy Terry, University of Denver (NCHC)
Tage Thompson, University of Connecticut (HEA)
Colin White, Boston College (HEA)

 

Head Coach:
Bob Motzko

Czech Republic as of 24 december

 

Goaltenders:
Petr Kvaca, HC Ceske Budejovice
Jakub Skarek, Dukla Jihlava
Daniel Vladar, Providence Bruins (AHL)

 

Defencemen:
Vojtech Budik, Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
Frantisek Hrdinka, Linköpings HC (SWE)
Filip Hronek, Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
Petr Kalina, Sparta Prague
Daniel Krenzelok, Vitkovice Ostrava
David Kvasnicka, HC Plzen
Ondrej Vala, Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
Jakub Zboril, Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)

 

Forwards:
Jan Dufek, Kometa Brno
Filip Chlapik, Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)
Lukas Jasek, Ocelari Trinec
David Kase, Pirati Chomutov
Radek Koblizek, Karpat Oulu (FIN)
Petr Kodytek, HC Plzen
Daniel Kurovsky, Vitkovice Ostrava
Adam Musil, Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
Martin Necas, Kometa Brno
Kristian Reichel, HC Litvinov
Simon Stransky, Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
Filip Suchy, Omaha Lancers (USHL)
Michael Spacek, Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
Tomas Soustal, Kelowna Rockets (WHL)

 

Head Coach:
Jakub Petr

Switzerland as of 24 December

 

Goaltenders:
Matteo Ritz, Lausanne HC
Joren van Pottelberghe, HC Davos
Philip Wuthrich, SC Bern

 

Defencemen:
Yanik Burren, SC Bern
Colin Gerber, SC Bern
Nico Gross, EVZ Academy
Roger Karrer, ZSC Lions Zurich
Jonas Siegenthaler, ZSC Lions Zurich
Livio Stalder, Lulea HF (SWE)
Serge Weber, EHC Kloten

 

Forwards:
Dominik Diem, GCK Lions Zurich
Nando Eggenberger, HC Davos
Fabian Haberstich, EVZ Academy
Timo Haussener, EVZ Academy
Nico Hischier, Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
Loic In Albon, Lausanne HC
Nathan Marchon, HC Fribourg-Gotteron
Marco Miranda, GCK Lions Zurich
Jerome Portmann, HC Davos
Raphael Prassl, GCK Lions Zurich
Damien Riat, Geneve-Servette HC
Calvin Thurkauf, Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
Yannick Zehnder, EVZ Academy

 

Head Coach:
Christian Wohlwend


Latvia as of 24 December

 

Goaltenders:
Gustavs Davis Grigals, HK Riga
Mareks Egils Mitens, Aston Rebels (NAHL)
Denijs Romanovskis, HS Riga

 

Defencemen:
Karlis Cukste, Quinnipiac University (NCAA)
Eduards Hugo Jansons, HK Zemgale/LLU
Gvido Jansons, Aston Rebels (NAHL)
Maksims Ponomarenko, Lorenskog (NOR)
Kristians Rubins, Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
Tomass Zeile, Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL)
Rimants Zelis, HK Riga
Kristaps Zile, HK Riga

 

Forwards:
Valters Apfelbaums, Prizma Riga
Rudolfs Balcers, Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
Roberts Baranovskis, HK Riga
Ricards Bernhards, Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL)
Roberts Blugers, Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)
Filips Buncis, Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)
Martins Dzierkals, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
Erlends Klavins, Omaha Lancers (USHL)
Renars Krastenbergs, Oshawa Generals (OHL)
Rihards Puide, GCK Lions Zurich (SUI)
Deniss Smirnovs, Geneve-Servette (SUI)
Eduards Tralmaks, Chicago Steel (USHL)

 

Head Coach:
Eriks Miluns

 

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