2017 IIHF World Championship rosters
Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters and two goaltenders, and at most 22 skaters and three goaltenders. All 16 participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate meeting.
Age and team as of 5 May 2017.
Group A
Denmark
A 24-player roster was announced on 24 March 2017. The roster was 27 on 18 April 2017. On 25 April 2017, it was reduced to 24 players.Head coach: Janne Karlsson
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
2 | D | Esbjerg Energy | ||||
8 | D | Rungsted Seier Capital | ||||
9 | F | Malmö Redhawks | ||||
12 | F | EHC Red Bull München | ||||
13 | F | – C | Rungsted Seier Capital | |||
19 | F | Rødovre Mighty Bulls | ||||
22 | D | Leksands IF | ||||
24 | F | Winnipeg Jets | ||||
25 | D | Jokerit | ||||
28 | D | Linköpings HC | ||||
29 | F | – A | Karlskrona HK | |||
31 | G | Herning Blue Fox | ||||
32 | G | Graz 99ers | ||||
33 | F | Aalborg Pirates | ||||
36 | D | Mora IK | ||||
38 | F | Lahti Pelicans | ||||
39 | G | Almtuna IS | ||||
41 | D | Jokerit | ||||
42 | F | Stockton Heat | ||||
43 | F | Malmö Redhawks | ||||
48 | D | Rungsted Seier Capital | ||||
50 | F | Frederikshavn White Hawks | ||||
60 | F | Bakersfield Condors | ||||
72 | F | Tingsryds AIF | ||||
93 | F | – A | Jokerit |
Germany
A 26-player roster was announced on 17 April 2017. The roster was renewed to 27 players on 26 April 2017. The final squad was revealed on 2 May 2017.Head coach: Marco Sturm
Number | Position | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
1 | G | New York Islanders | ||||
2 | D | Adler Mannheim | ||||
3 | D | SC Bern | ||||
8 | F | Arizona Coyotes | ||||
10 | D | – C | Kölner Haie | |||
12 | F | EHC Red Bull München | ||||
16 | D | EHC Red Bull München | ||||
17 | F | – A | Adler Mannheim | |||
22 | F | Adler Mannheim | ||||
24 | D | – A | New York Islanders | |||
29 | F | Edmonton Oilers | ||||
30 | G | Washington Capitals | ||||
33 | G | EHC Red Bull München | ||||
36 | F | EHC Red Bull München | ||||
37 | F | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | ||||
42 | F | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | ||||
43 | F | EHC Wolfsburg | ||||
48 | D | Eisbären Berlin | ||||
50 | F | Kölner Haie | ||||
55 | F | Rögle BK | ||||
72 | F | EHC Red Bull München | ||||
87 | F | Kölner Haie | ||||
89 | F | Adler Mannheim | ||||
91 | D | Kölner Haie | ||||
95 | F | Western Michigan Univ. |
Italy
A 25-player roster was announced on 6 April 2017. A renewed 27-player roster was revealed on 24 April 2017. The final roster was set on 30 April 2017.Head coach: Stefan Mair
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
1 | G | Ässät | ||||
8 | F | HCB South Tyrol | ||||
9 | D | HC Pustertal Wölfe | ||||
10 | F | Asiago Hockey 1935 | ||||
15 | D | Asiago Hockey 1935 | ||||
16 | F | HC Lugano | ||||
17 | D | HCB South Tyrol | ||||
18 | F | – C | HCB South Tyrol | |||
19 | F | HC Pustertal Wölfe | ||||
21 | F | HCB South Tyrol | ||||
22 | F | – A | HC Ambrì-Piotta | |||
23 | F | Ritten Sport | ||||
25 | D | Asiago Hockey 1935 | ||||
26 | D | – A | HC Pustertal Wölfe | |||
27 | D | Adler Mannheim | ||||
28 | D | HCB South Tyrol | ||||
29 | G | Asiago Hockey 1935 | ||||
35 | G | HC Gherdëina | ||||
55 | D | HC Red Ice | ||||
57 | F | HCB South Tyrol | ||||
58 | F | HCB Ticino Rockets | ||||
63 | F | Kassel Huskies | ||||
68 | F | HCB South Tyrol | ||||
71 | F | HCB South Tyrol | ||||
90 | F | Ritten Sport |
Latvia
A 22-player roster was announced on 15 April 2017. On 22 April 2017, it was renewed. A 28-player roster was announced on 27 April 2017. The final roster was revealed on 2 May 2017.Head coach: Bob Hartley
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
4 | D | Lake Superior State Lakers | ||||
5 | F | – A | Ritten Sport | |||
11 | D | HC Lada Togliatti | ||||
13 | F | Dinamo Riga | ||||
14 | F | Springfield Thunderbirds | ||||
16 | F | – C | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | |||
23 | F | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | ||||
25 | F | Mountfield HK | ||||
26 | D | Dinamo Riga | ||||
27 | D | Dinamo Riga | ||||
28 | F | Buffalo Sabres | ||||
29 | D | Dinamo Riga | ||||
30 | G | HC Lugano | ||||
32 | D | – A | Jokerit | |||
41 | F | HK Rīga | ||||
58 | D | Dinamo Riga | ||||
70 | F | Dinamo Riga | ||||
71 | F | PSG Zlín | ||||
72 | D | American International Yellow Jackets | ||||
74 | G | SCL Tigers | ||||
79 | F | Dinamo Riga | ||||
87 | F | Dinamo Riga | ||||
91 | F | ZSC Lions | ||||
96 | F | Dinamo Riga | ||||
98 | G | Dinamo Riga |
Russia
A 27-player roster was announced on 25 April 2017.It was 28 players on 2 May 2017. One day later, the final roster was set.
Head coach: Oleg Znarok
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
2 | D | SKA Saint Petersburg | ||||
4 | D | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | ||||
7 | F | CSKA Moscow | ||||
9 | D | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | ||||
10 | F | – C | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | |||
11 | F | HC CSKA Moscow | ||||
16 | F | SKA Saint Petersburg | ||||
21 | F | SKA Saint Petersburg | ||||
29 | D | Philadelphia Flyers | ||||
30 | G | SKA Saint Petersburg | ||||
31 | G | HC CSKA Moscow | ||||
43 | F | HC CSKA Moscow | ||||
55 | D | HC CSKA Moscow | ||||
63 | F | SKA Saint Petersburg | ||||
70 | F | AK Bars Kazan | ||||
72 | F | Chicago Blackhawks | ||||
77 | D | – A | SKA Saint Petersburg | |||
81 | D | Washington Capitals | ||||
86 | F | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||||
87 | F | – A | Vegas Golden Knights | |||
88 | G | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||||
90 | F | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||||
92 | F | Washington Capitals | ||||
94 | D | Colorado Avalanche | ||||
97 | F | SKA Saint Petersburg |
Slovakia
A 22-player roster was announced on 31 March 2017. It was 26 players on 25 April 2017. The final roster was revealed on 2 May 2017.Head coach: Zdeno Cíger
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
3 | D | HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | ||||
6 | F | HC Sparta Praha | ||||
8 | D | HC ’05 Banská Bystrica | ||||
9 | F | Piráti Chomutov | ||||
11 | D | HC Plzeň | ||||
12 | D | HC Košice | ||||
18 | F | HC Sparta Praha | ||||
19 | F | – A | JYP Jyväskylä | |||
21 | D | HC ’05 Banská Bystrica | ||||
22 | F | – C | HC Oceláři Třinec | |||
24 | F | HC Košice | ||||
26 | D | – A | HC Sparta Praha | |||
28 | D | HC Sparta Praha | ||||
32 | G | HC Litvínov | ||||
33 | G | Örebro HK | ||||
42 | D | HC ’05 Banská Bystrica | ||||
50 | G | Piráti Chomutov | ||||
55 | F | HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | ||||
59 | F | HC Slovan Bratislava | ||||
61 | D | HC Kometa Brno | ||||
65 | D | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | ||||
79 | F | Örebro HK | ||||
80 | F | HC Plzeň | ||||
82 | F | HC ’05 Banská Bystrica | ||||
87 | F | HC Kometa Brno |
Sweden
A 23-player roster was announced on 16 April 2017. It was 26 players on 27 April 2017. On 28 April 2017, 25 players remained on the roster. The final squad was revealed on 1 May 2017.Head coach: Rikard Grönborg
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
3 | D | Dallas Stars | ||||
5 | D | Växjö Lakers | ||||
6 | D | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||||
15 | F | New York Rangers | ||||
16 | F | Chicago Blackhawks | ||||
18 | F | Växjö Lakers | ||||
19 | F | Washington Capitals | ||||
20 | F | – C | Frölunda HC | |||
22 | F | Minnesota Wild | ||||
23 | D | Arizona Coyotes | ||||
24 | D | Vancouver Canucks | ||||
25 | D | Minnesota Wild | ||||
28 | F | Carolina Hurricanes | ||||
29 | F | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||||
30 | G | HC CSKA Moscow | ||||
31 | G | Carolina Hurricanes | ||||
34 | F | Colorado Avalanche | ||||
35 | G | New York Rangers | ||||
42 | F | Carolina Hurricanes | ||||
48 | F | EV Zug | ||||
49 | F | Carolina Hurricanes | ||||
67 | F | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | ||||
71 | F | Columbus Blue Jackets | ||||
77 | D | – A | Tampa Bay Lightning | |||
92 | F | – A | Colorado Avalanche |
United States
A 15-player roster was named on 13 April 2017, and a day later, Noah Hanifin and Clayton Keller were added. Jack Eichel was added on 19 April, while Johnny Gaudreau was added on 21 April and Charlie McAvoy and Trevor van Riemsdyk on 26 April. On 27 April, Nick Schmaltz was added.Head coach: Jeff Blashill
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
5 | D | – C | Arizona Coyotes | |||
6 | D | Minnesota State Univ. | ||||
7 | F | Colorado Avalanche | ||||
8 | D | Winnipeg Jets | ||||
9 | F | Winnipeg Jets | ||||
10 | F | Univ. of Notre Dame | ||||
12 | F | Boston Univ. | ||||
13 | F | Calgary Flames | ||||
14 | F | Florida Panthers | ||||
15 | F | Buffalo Sabres | ||||
17 | F | Chicago Blackhawks | ||||
18 | F | Arizona Coyotes | ||||
19 | F | Arizona Coyotes | ||||
21 | F | – A | Detroit Red Wings | |||
25 | D | Boston Bruins | ||||
26 | F | New York Rangers | ||||
27 | F | New York Islanders | ||||
29 | F | – A | New York Islanders | |||
35 | G | Detroit Red Wings | ||||
37 | G | Winnipeg Jets | ||||
40 | G | Univ. of Notre Dame | ||||
55 | D | Carolina Hurricanes | ||||
57 | D | Chicago Blackhawks | ||||
65 | D | Detroit Red Wings | ||||
76 | D | New York Rangers |
Group B
Belarus
A 30-player roster was announced on 27 March 2017. It was trimmed to 26 on 14 April 2017. The final roster was revealed on 2 May 2017.Head Coach: Dave Lewis
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
7 | D | – A | Traktor Chelyabinsk | |||
8 | D | HC Dinamo Minsk | ||||
10 | F | HK Neman Grodno | ||||
11 | F | HC Dinamo Minsk | ||||
13 | F | HC Dinamo Minsk | ||||
14 | D | HC Dinamo Minsk | ||||
15 | F | HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk | ||||
17 | F | Dinamo-Raubichi Minsk | ||||
18 | D | HC Dinamo Minsk | ||||
22 | F | HC Dinamo Minsk | ||||
23 | F | – C | HC Dinamo Minsk | |||
25 | D | Cleveland Monsters | ||||
35 | G | HC Dinamo Minsk | ||||
46 | F | HC Sochi | ||||
55 | D | HC Dinamo Molodechno | ||||
69 | G | HC Dinamo Minsk | ||||
70 | F | Eisbären Berlin | ||||
71 | F | – A | HC Dinamo Minsk | |||
74 | F | HC Dinamo Minsk | ||||
79 | G | HK Neman Grodno | ||||
85 | F | HC Dinamo Minsk | ||||
88 | F | HC Dinamo Minsk | ||||
89 | D | HC Dinamo Minsk | ||||
92 | D | HC Dinamo Minsk | ||||
95 | F | Yunost Minsk |
Canada
An 18-player roster was named on 19 April 2017. On 28 April 2017 Marc-Édouard Vlasic, Brayden Schenn, Mitch Marner, and Chad Johnson were added, to bring the roster to 22 players.Head coach: Jon Cooper
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
1 | G | Manitoba Moose | ||||
4 | D | Colorado Avalanche | ||||
5 | D | Florida Panthers | ||||
7 | D | Winnipeg Jets | ||||
9 | F | Colorado Avalanche | ||||
10 | F | Philadelphia Flyers | ||||
11 | F | Philadelphia Flyers | ||||
12 | D | St. Louis Blues | ||||
14 | F | Philadelphia Flyers | ||||
16 | F | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||||
17 | F | Philadelphia Flyers | ||||
19 | D | Florida Panthers | ||||
21 | F | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||||
24 | D | New York Islanders | ||||
28 | F | – C | Philadelphia Flyers | |||
29 | F | Colorado Avalanche | ||||
30 | G | Calgary Flames | ||||
31 | G | Colorado Avalanche | ||||
42 | D | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | ||||
44 | D | – A | San Jose Sharks | |||
53 | F | Carolina Hurricanes | ||||
55 | F | Winnipeg Jets | ||||
71 | F | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||||
90 | F | – A | Buffalo Sabres |
Czech Republic
A 31-player roster was announced on 14 April 2017. On 22 April 2017, it was reduced to 29. The roster was set to 27 on 30 April 2017.Head coach: Josef Jandač
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
3 | D | Philadelphia Flyers | ||||
5 | D | Montreal Canadiens | ||||
6 | D | Chicago Blackhawks | ||||
8 | D | Orli Znojmo | ||||
10 | F | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | ||||
14 | F | – A | Montreal Canadiens | |||
16 | F | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | ||||
17 | F | St. Louis Blues | ||||
20 | F | HC Sparta Praha | ||||
33 | G | Traktor Chelyabinsk | ||||
34 | G | Detroit Red Wings | ||||
36 | D | HC Kometa Brno | ||||
38 | G | Avangard Omsk | ||||
43 | F | – A | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | |||
45 | D | HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | ||||
51 | F | HC Vityaz | ||||
62 | F | HC Sparta Praha | ||||
69 | F | HC Spartak Moscow | ||||
71 | F | BK Mladá Boleslav | ||||
78 | F | HC Litvínov | ||||
79 | F | Amur Khabarovsk | ||||
84 | D | HC Slovan Bratislava | ||||
88 | F | Boston Bruins | ||||
90 | D | Piráti Chomutov | ||||
93 | F | – C | Philadelphia Flyers |
Finland
A 26-player roster was announced on 9 April 2017. It was renewed to 27 on 23 April 2017. The final roster was revealed on 1 May 2017.Head coach: Lauri Marjamäki
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
4 | D | HV71 | ||||
5 | D | – C | Oulun Kärpät | |||
6 | D | – A | Jokerit | |||
15 | F | HC Vityaz | ||||
19 | F | Tappara | ||||
20 | F | Carolina Hurricanes | ||||
23 | F | HC Sibir Novosibirsk | ||||
24 | F | Tappara | ||||
29 | G | HC Vityaz | ||||
31 | G | Skellefteå AIK | ||||
33 | F | Columbus Blue Jackets | ||||
36 | D | HC Kunlun Red Star | ||||
37 | F | Oulun Kärpät | ||||
38 | D | HC Dynamo Moscow | ||||
39 | F | Bakersfield Condors | ||||
40 | F | HC Kunlun Red Star | ||||
41 | F | Jokerit | ||||
47 | D | Jokerit | ||||
50 | F | HIFK | ||||
51 | F | – A | Philadelphia Flyers | |||
55 | D | Ak Bars Kazan | ||||
60 | D | Dallas Stars | ||||
62 | F | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | ||||
70 | G | Columbus Blue Jackets | ||||
96 | F | Colorado Avalanche |
France
A 23-player roster was announced on 5 April 2017. A new 25-player roster was revealed on 24 April 2017. The final roster was set on 2 May 2017.Head coach: Dave Henderson
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
3 | D | Boxers de Bordeaux | ||||
4 | D | Alba Volán Székesfehérvár | ||||
9 | F | HC Kunlun Red Star | ||||
10 | F | – C | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | |||
12 | F | Lukko | ||||
14 | F | HC CSKA Moscow | ||||
18 | D | New Jersey Devils | ||||
21 | F | Dallas Stars | ||||
23 | F | Rapaces de Gap | ||||
25 | F | Herning Blue Fox | ||||
27 | F | Dragons de Rouen | ||||
28 | D | Dragons de Rouen | ||||
29 | F | Genève-Servette HC | ||||
33 | G | Aalborg Pirates | ||||
39 | G | Lausanne HC | ||||
41 | F | – A | Philadelphia Flyers | |||
44 | D | Dragons de Rouen | ||||
49 | G | Dornbirner EC | ||||
62 | D | Dragons de Rouen | ||||
72 | F | Dragons de Rouen | ||||
74 | D | Boxers de Bordeaux | ||||
77 | F | Dragons de Rouen | ||||
80 | F | Orli Znojmo | ||||
81 | F | Rapaces de Gap | ||||
84 | D | – A | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds |
Norway
A 26-player roster was announced on 14 April 2017. It was reduced to 24 on 27 April 2017. The final roster was set on 3 May 2017.Head coach: Petter Thoresen
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
4 | D | Frölunda HC | ||||
5 | D | Mora IK | ||||
6 | D | – C | Färjestad BK | |||
8 | F | Almtuna IS | ||||
10 | D | Frölunda HC | ||||
13 | F | Leksands IF | ||||
14 | D | Stavanger Oilers | ||||
20 | F | Frisk Asker Ishockey | ||||
22 | F | Tappara | ||||
24 | F | Montreal Canadiens | ||||
26 | F | Stavanger Oilers | ||||
28 | F | Sparta Warriors | ||||
30 | G | Färjestad BK | ||||
33 | G | Leksands IF | ||||
40 | F | Linköpings HC | ||||
41 | F | – A | ZSC Lions | |||
42 | D | Frisk Asker Ishockey | ||||
46 | F | – A | Linköpings HC | |||
47 | D | Tappara | ||||
51 | F | Frölunda HC | ||||
61 | F | Storhamar Ishockey | ||||
70 | G | Vålerenga Ishockey | ||||
82 | F | Linköpings HC | ||||
90 | D | HC Litvínov | ||||
93 | F | BIK Karlskoga |
Slovenia
A 24-player roster was announced on 2 April 2017. The final roster was revealed on 1 May 2017.Head coach: Nik Zupančič
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
4 | D | Ducs d'Angers | ||||
7 | D | Yunost Minsk | ||||
8 | F | HC Slovan Bratislava | ||||
12 | F | Brûleurs de Loups | ||||
14 | D | LHC Les Lions | ||||
15 | D | Mountfield HK | ||||
16 | F | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | ||||
18 | F | Graz 99ers | ||||
19 | F | EC KAC | ||||
23 | D | Frederikshavn White Hawks | ||||
24 | F | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | ||||
26 | F | – A | EC VSV | |||
28 | D | Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim | ||||
32 | G | AIK IF | ||||
39 | F | – C | HC CSKA Moscow | |||
40 | G | EC Red Bull Salzburg | ||||
51 | D | EC KAC | ||||
55 | F | Admiral Vladivostok | ||||
61 | D | Kladno | ||||
69 | G | LHC Les Lions | ||||
71 | F | Brûleurs de Loups | ||||
76 | F | Heilbronner Falken | ||||
86 | D | – A | Yunost Minsk | |||
91 | F | EC VSV | ||||
92 | F | Brûleurs de Loups |
Switzerland
A 24-player roster was announced on 15 April 2017. A new 29-player roster was revealed on 22 April 2017. The final roster was set on 2 May 2017.Head coach: Patrick Fischer
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
1 | G | EHC Biel | ||||
8 | F | EHC Kloten | ||||
9 | F | SC Bern | ||||
10 | F | – A | HC Davos | |||
16 | D | – C | EV Zug | |||
19 | F | ZSC Lions | ||||
23 | F | SC Bern | ||||
24 | F | EV Zug | ||||
26 | G | ZSC Lions | ||||
27 | D | EV Zug | ||||
34 | D | Columbus Blue Jackets | ||||
44 | F | ZSC Lions | ||||
53 | D | ZSC Lions | ||||
54 | D | – A | HC Lugano | |||
55 | D | Genève-Servette HC | ||||
61 | F | ZSC Lions | ||||
62 | F | Florida Panthers | ||||
63 | G | SC Bern | ||||
65 | D | SC Bern | ||||
70 | F | EHC Kloten | ||||
71 | F | Syracuse Crunch | ||||
76 | D | Lausanne HC | ||||
89 | F | Genève-Servette HC | ||||
92 | F | SC Bern | ||||
96 | F | HC Lugano |