2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Main article: 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Below are the rosters for teams competing in the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Player NHL rights are accurate as of the tournament.

Group A

 Canada

• Head coach: André Tourigny[1]

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Devon Levi	Northeastern University	NCAA	Florida Panthers
G	30	Taylor Gauthier	Prince George Cougars	WHL
G	31	Dylan Garand	Kamloops Blazers	WHL	New York Rangers
D	2	Braden Schneider	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	New York Rangers
D	3	Kaedan Korczak	Kelowna Rockets	WHL	Vegas Golden Knights
D	4	Bowen Byram [C]	Vancouver Giants	WHL	Colorado Avalanche
D	5	Thomas Harley	Mississauga Steelheads	OHL	Dallas Stars
D	6	Jamie Drysdale	Erie Otters	OHL	Anaheim Ducks
D	8	Jordan Spence	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL	Los Angeles Kings
D	21	Kaiden Guhle	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL	Montreal Canadiens
D	27	Justin Barron	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL	Colorado Avalanche
F	7	Kirby Dach [C] (injured)	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks
F	9	Connor Zary	Kamloops Blazers	WHL	Calgary Flames
F	10	Dylan Holloway	University of Wisconsin	NCAA	Edmonton Oilers
F	11	Cole Perfetti	Saginaw Spirit	OHL	Winnipeg Jets
F	12	Jakob Pelletier	Val-d'Or Foreurs	QMJHL	Calgary Flames
F	15	Alex Newhook	Boston College	NCAA	Colorado Avalanche
F	16	Ryan Suzuki	Saginaw Spirit	OHL	Carolina Hurricanes
F	17	Connor McMichael [A]	London Knights	OHL	Washington Capitals
F	18	Peyton Krebs	Winnipeg Ice	WHL	Vegas Golden Knights
F	19	Quinton Byfield	Sudbury Wolves	OHL	Los Angeles Kings
F	20	Dawson Mercer	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL	New Jersey Devils
F	22	Dylan Cozens [C]	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL	Buffalo Sabres
F	26	Philip Tomasino	Oshawa Generals	OHL	Nashville Predators
F	29	Jack Quinn	Ottawa 67's	OHL	Buffalo Sabres

Source: IIHF.com

 Finland

• Head coach: Antti Pennanen[2]

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Kari Piiroinen	TUTO Hockey	Mestis
G	30	Joel Blomqvist	Kärpät	Liiga	Pittsburgh Penguins
G	31	Roope Taponen	Kiekko-Espoo	Mestis
D	2	Santeri Hatakka [A]	Ilves	Liiga	San Jose Sharks
D	3	Ruben Rafkin	TPS	Liiga
D	4	Ville Heinola	Lukko	Liiga	Winnipeg Jets
D	6	Eemil Viro	TPS	Liiga	Detroit Red Wings
D	7	Topi Niemelä	Kärpät	Liiga	Toronto Maple Leafs
D	10	Kasper Puutio	Kärpät	Liiga	Florida Panthers
D	12	Matias Rajaniemi	Pelicans	Liiga	New York Islanders
D	35	Mikko Kokkonen [A]	Jukurit	Liiga	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	13	Roby Järventie	Ilves	Liiga	Ottawa Senators
F	15	Anton Lundell [C]	HIFK	Liiga	Florida Panthers
F	19	Petteri Puhakka	TUTO Hockey	Mestis
F	20	Samuel Helenius	JYP	Liiga
F	21	Mikael Pyyhtiä	TPS	Liiga	Columbus Blue Jackets
F	22	Roni Hirvonen	Ässät	Liiga	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	23	Mikko Petman	Lukko	Liiga
F	27	Juuso Pärssinen	TPS	Liiga	Nashville Predators
F	28	Henri Nikkanen	Jukurit	Liiga	Winnipeg Jets
F	29	Kasper Simontaival	Tappara	Liiga	Los Angeles Kings
F	32	Matias Mäntykivi	SaiPa	Liiga	Boston Bruins
F	33	Brad Lambert	JYP	Liiga
F	34	Aku Räty	Kärpät	Liiga	Arizona Coyotes
F	36	Benjamin Korhonen	KalPa	Liiga

Source: IIHF.com

 Germany

• Head coach: Tobias Abstreiter[2]

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Arno Tiefensee	Adler Mannheim	DEL
G	29	Florian Bugl	RB Hockey Juniors	AlpsHL
G	30	Jonas Gähr	Löwen Frankfurt	DEL2
D	3	Simon Gnyp [A]	Kölner Haie	DEL
D	4	Maksymilian Szuber	RB Hockey Juniors	AlpsHL
D	5	Lucas Flade	ESC Dresden II	DEL2
D	6	Niklas Länger	Augsburger Panther	DEL
D	17	Steven Raabe	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	DEL
D	22	Maximilian Glötzl	Kölner Haie	DEL
D	25	Mario Zimmermann	EV Landshut	DEL2
D	27	Luca Münzenberger	Kölner Junghaie U20	DNL
F	7	Florian Elias	Adler Mannheim	DEL
F	8	Tim Stützle [C]	Adler Mannheim	DEL	Ottawa Senators
F	9	Joshua Samanski	Ravensburg Towerstars	DEL2
F	10	Filip Reisnecker	Fischtown Pinguins	DEL
F	11	Jan Nijenhuis	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	DEL
F	13	Markus Schweiger	ESV Kaufbeuren	DEL2
F	14	Julian Chrobot	Kölner Haie	DEL
F	15	Justin Volek	Ravensburg Towerstars	DEL2
F	18	Jan-Luca Schumacher	Heilbronner Falken	DEL2
F	19	Samuel Dubé	RB Hockey Juniors	AlpsHL
F	20	Jakub Borzecki	RB Hockey Juniors	AlpsHL
F	24	John-Jason Peterka [A]	EHC München	DEL	Buffalo Sabres
F	26	Enrico Henriquez-Morales	Starbulls Rosenheim	Oberliga
F	28	Manuel Alberg	RB Hockey Juniors	AlpsHL

Source: IIHF.com

 Slovakia

• Head coach: Róbert Petrovický[2]

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Eugen Rabčan	HC '05 Banská Bystrica	Slovak Extraliga
G	29	Samuel Hlavaj	Sherbrooke Phoenix	QMJHL
G	30	Šimon Latkóczy	HK Dukla Trenčín	Slovak Extraliga
D	3	Šimon Bečár	HK Dukla Trenčín	Slovak Extraliga
D	4	Dávid Mudrák [A]	HC Košice	Slovak Extraliga
D	5	Šimon Nemec	HK Nitra	Slovak Extraliga
D	12	Rayen Petrovický	TUTO Hockey Turku	Mestis
D	16	Marko Stacha	HK Dukla Trenčín	Slovak Extraliga
D	20	Samuel Kňažko [C]	TPS	Liiga	Columbus Blue Jackets
D	23	Oliver Turan	HC 07 Detva	Slovak Extraliga
D	24	Andrej Golian	HC 07 Detva	Slovak Extraliga
F	7	Dominik Sojka	HC '05 Banská Bystrica	Slovak Extraliga
F	8	Martin Chromiak	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL	Los Angeles Kings
F	9	Roman Faith	Bratislava Capitals	ICEHL
F	10	Oleksij Myklucha	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL
F	11	Matej Kašlík	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL
F	13	Jakub Kolenič	HKM Zvolen	Slovak Extraliga
F	14	Dominik Jendek	HC Slovan Bratislava	Slovak Extraliga
F	15	Filip Mešár	HK Poprad	Slovak Extraliga
F	17	Artur Turanský	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights	NAHL
F	18	Juraj Slafkovský	TPS	Liiga
F	19	Simon Jellúš	Karlskrona HK	Hockeyettan
F	22	Maroš Jedlička	HKM Zvolen	Slovak Extraliga
F	25	Michal Mrázik [A]	Linköping HC	SHL
F	27	Juraj Eliaš	HC Košice	Slovak Extraliga

Source: IIHF.com

  Switzerland

• Head coach: Marco Bayer[2]

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Noah Patenaude	Saint John Sea Dogs	QMJHL
G	29	Thibault Fatton	Lugano U20	U20-Elit
G	30	Andri Henauer	Bern U20	U20-Elit
D	2	Bastian Guggenheim	SCL Tigers	NL
D	4	Noah Delémont	EHC Biel	NL
D	5	Giancarlo Chanton	SC Langenthal	SL
D	17	Alessandro Villa	Lugano U20	U20-Elit
D	18	Iñaki Baragano [A]	Lausanne U20	U20-Elit
D	21	Nathan Vouardoux	Lausanne U20	U20-Elit
D	23	Cédric Fiedler	Western Michigan University	NCAA
D	24	Noah Meier	GCK Lions	SL
D	26	Rocco Pezzullo	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL
F	8	Simon Knak [C]	HC Davos	NL
F	9	Attilio Biasca	Zug U20	U20-Elit
F	10	Elvis Schläpfer	EHC Biel	NL
F	11	Lionel Marchand	Timrå IK J20	J20 Nationell
F	12	Dario Allenspach	EV Zug	NL
F	13	Valentin Hofer	Zug U20	U20-Elit
F	14	Lorenzo Canonica	Lugano U20	U20-Elit
F	15	Ronny Dähler	SC Langenthal	SL
F	19	Keanu Derungs	EVZ Academy	SL
F	20	Stefano Bottini	Penticton Vees	BCHL
F	22	Joel Salzgeber [A]	SCL Tigers	NL
F	27	Gaétan Jobin	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NL
F	28	Ray Fust	Chilliwack Chiefs	BCHL

Source: IIHF.com

Group B

 Austria

• Head coach: Roger Bader[2]

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Sebastian Wraneschitz	Vienna Capitals	ICEHL
G	29	Leon Sommer	Steel Wings Linz	AlpsHL
G	30	Jakob Brandner	Kotkan Titaanit	Suomi-sarja
D	2	Bernhard Posch	EHC Bregenzerwald	AlpsHL
D	4	Philipp Wimmer	RB Hockey Juniors	AlpsHL
D	5	Jacob Pfeffer	Graz99ers	ICEHL
D	12	Timo Pallierer	Vienna Capitals	ICEHL
D	14	Jonas Kutzer	Dornbirner EC	ICEHL
D	15	Luis Lindner [A]	Boston Junior Bruins	USPHL
D	25	Lukas Necesany	RB Hockey Juniors	AlpsHL
F	3	Maximilian Theirich	Klagenfurter AC II	AlpsHL
F	6	Clemens Krainz	Graz99ers	ICEHL
F	7	Marlon Tschofen	Kloten U20	U20-Elit
F	9	Mathias Bohm	Vienna Capitals	ICEHL
F	13	Leon Wallner	Södertälje SK J20	J20 Nationell
F	16	Dominik Unterweger	VEU Feldkirch	AlpsHL
F	19	Marco Kasper	Rögle BK	SHL
F	20	Fabian Hochegger	Klagenfurter AC II	AlpsHL
F	21	Tim Harnisch [A]	RB Hockey Juniors	AlpsHL
F	22	Senna Peeters	Rögle BK J20	J20 Nationell
F	23	Marco Rossi [C]	ZSC Lions	NL	Minnesota Wild
F	24	Lucas Thaler	Mora IK J20	J20 Nationell
F	26	Finn van Ee	Klagenfurter AC II	AlpsHL
F	27	Julian Pauschenwein	Graz99ers	ICEHL

Source: IIHF.com

 Czech Republic

• Head coach: Karel Mlejnek[2]

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Lukáš Pařík	HC Benátky nad Jizerou	1.liga	Los Angeles Kings
G	2	Jan Bednář	HC Karlovy Vary	Czech Extraliga	Detroit Red Wings
G	30	Nick Malík	HC Frýdek-Místek	1.liga
D	3	Karel Klikorka	BK Mladá Boleslav	Czech Extraliga
D	4	Radek Kučeřík [A]	HC ZUBR Přerov	1.liga
D	5	Stanislav Svozil	HC Kometa Brno	Czech Extraliga
D	7	Martin Haš	HC Benátky nad Jizerou	1.liga	Washington Capitals
D	8	David Jiříček	HC Plzeň	Czech Extraliga
D	22	Jiří Suhrada	PSG Berani Zlín	Czech Extraliga
D	23	Šimon Kubíček	HC Stadion Litoměřice	1.liga
D	28	Michael Krutil	HC Stadion Litoměřice	1.liga	Chicago Blackhawks
F	10	Martin Lang	HC Stadion Litoměřice	1.liga
F	11	Michal Teplý	HC Stadion Litoměřice	1.liga	Chicago Blackhawks
F	13	Pavel Novák	HC Stadion Litoměřice	1.liga	Minnesota Wild
F	15	Filip Přikryl	HC Plzeň	Czech Extraliga
F	16	Adam Najman [A]	HC Bílí Tygři Liberec	Czech Extraliga
F	17	Michal Gut	HC Baník Sokolov	1.liga
F	18	David Vitouch	HC Sparta Praha	Czech Extraliga
F	19	Jan Myšák [C]	HC Litvínov	Czech Extraliga	Montreal Canadiens
F	21	Jaromír Pytlík	HC Stadion Litoměřice	1.liga	New Jersey Devils
F	24	Martin Beránek	Motor České Budějovice	Czech Extraliga
F	25	Jakub Rychlovský	HC Bílí Tygři Liberec	Czech Extraliga
F	26	Adam Raška	HC Frýdek-Místek	1.liga	San Jose Sharks
F	27	Filip Koffer	HC Stadion Litoměřice	1.liga
F	29	Radek Mužík	Luleå HF	SHL

Source: IIHF.com

 Russia

• Head coach: Igor Larionov[2]

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Yaroslav Askarov	SKA Saint Petersburg	KHL	Nashville Predators
G	29	Artur Akhtyamov	Bars Kazan	VHL	Toronto Maple Leafs
G	30	Vsevolod Skotnikov	Zvezda Moscow	VHL
D	2	Yan Kuznetsov	University of Connecticut	NCAA	Calgary Flames
D	3	Artemi Knyazev	Bars Kazan	VHL	San Jose Sharks
D	5	Daniil Chayka	CSKA Moscow	KHL
D	6	Semyon Chistyakov [A]	Avangard Omsk	KHL	Nashville Predators
D	7	Roman Bychkov	Buran Voronezh	VHL	Boston Bruins
D	14	Yegor Shekhovtsov	SKA-Neva	VHL
D	17	Shakir Mukhamadullin	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	New Jersey Devils
D	20	Kirill Kirsanov	SKA Saint Petersburg	KHL
F	8	Arseni Gritsyuk	Avangard Omsk	KHL	New Jersey Devils
F	9	Mikhail Abramov	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	10	Vladislav Firstov	University of Connecticut	NCAA	Minnesota Wild
F	11	Zakhar Bardakov	HC Vityaz	KHL
F	13	Vasili Ponomaryov	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL	Carolina Hurricanes
F	18	Yegor Spiridonov	SKA-Neva	VHL	San Jose Sharks
F	19	Vasily Podkolzin [C]	SKA Saint Petersburg	KHL	Vancouver Canucks
F	21	Yegor Chinakhov	Avangard Omsk	KHL	Columbus Blue Jackets
F	22	Marat Khusnutdinov	SKA-1946	MHL	Minnesota Wild
F	23	Yegor Afanasyev	CSKA Moscow	KHL	Nashville Predators
F	24	Ilya Safonov	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL
F	25	Danil Bashkirov	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL
F	27	Rodion Amirov [A]	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	28	Maxim Groshev	SKA Saint Petersburg	KHL	Tampa Bay Lightning

Source: IIHF.com

 Sweden

• Head coach: Joel Rönnmark[3][4][2]

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Jesper Wallstedt	Luleå HF	SHL
G	30	Hugo Alnefelt	HV71	SHL	Tampa Bay Lightning
G	35	Calle Clang	Kristianstads IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	Pittsburgh Penguins
D	3	Tobias Björnfot [A]	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	Los Angeles Kings
D	4	Emil Andrae	HV71	SHL	Philadelphia Flyers
D	5	Philip Broberg [C]	Skellefteå AIK	SHL	Edmonton Oilers
D	6	Ludvig Hedström	Djurgårdens IF J20	J20 Nationell
D	7	Gustav Berglund	Västerås IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	Detroit Red Wings
D	8	Victor Söderström [A]	AIK	HockeyAllsvenskan	Arizona Coyotes
D	9	Albert Johansson	Färjestad BK	SHL	Detroit Red Wings
D	26	Alex Brännstam	Djurgårdens IF	SHL
F	10	Alexander Holtz	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	New Jersey Devils
F	13	Emil Heineman	Leksands IF	SHL	Florida Panthers
F	14	Arvid Costmar	Linköping HC	SHL	Vancouver Canucks
F	15	Simon Holmström	Vita Hästen	HockeyAllsvenskan	New York Islanders
F	16	Theodor Niederbach	Frölunda HC	SHL	Detroit Red Wings
F	17	Oskar Kvist	Brynäs IF	SHL
F	18	Lucas Raymond	Frölunda HC	SHL	Detroit Red Wings
F	21	Oscar Bjerselius	Djurgårdens IF	SHL
F	23	Jonathan Wikström	HV71	SHL
F	24	Oskar Olausson	HV71	SHL
F	25	Elmer Söderblom	Frölunda HC	SHL	Detroit Red Wings
F	27	Zion Nybeck	HV71	SHL	Carolina Hurricanes
F	28	Noel Gunler	Brynäs IF	SHL	Carolina Hurricanes
F	29	Albin Sundsvik [A]	Skellefteå AIK	SHL	Anaheim Ducks

Source: IIHF.com

 United States

• Head coach: Nate Leaman[2]

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	29	Logan Stein	Ferris State	NCAA
G	30	Spencer Knight	Boston College	NCAA	Florida Panthers
G	32	Dustin Wolf	Everett Silvertips	WHL	Calgary Flames
D	2	Drew Helleson	Boston College	NCAA	Colorado Avalanche
D	3	Henry Thrun	Dubuque Fighting Saints	USHL	Anaheim Ducks
D	4	Cameron York [C]	University of Michigan	NCAA	Philadelphia Flyers
D	5	Jackson LaCombe	University of Minnesota	NCAA	Anaheim Ducks
D	7	Tyler Kleven	University of North Dakota	NCAA	Ottawa Senators
D	8	Jake Sanderson	University of North Dakota	NCAA	Ottawa Senators
D	11	Brock Faber	University of Minnesota	NCAA	Los Angeles Kings
D	17	Hunter Skinner	London Knights	OHL	New York Rangers
D	23	Ryan Johnson	University of Minnesota	NCAA	Buffalo Sabres
F	9	Trevor Zegras	Boston University	NCAA	Anaheim Ducks
F	10	Matthew Beniers	University of Michigan	NCAA
F	12	Matthew Boldy	Boston College	NCAA	Minnesota Wild
F	13	Cole Caufield [A]	University of Wisconsin	NCAA	Montreal Canadiens
F	15	Alex Turcotte [A]	Ontario Reign	AHL	Los Angeles Kings
F	18	Brendan Brisson	University of Michigan	NCAA	Vegas Golden Knights
F	19	Patrick Moynihan	Providence College	NCAA	New Jersey Devils
F	21	Brett Berard	Providence College	NCAA	New York Rangers
F	22	Sam Colangelo	Northeastern University	NCAA	Anaheim Ducks
F	24	Bobby Brink	University of Denver	NCAA	Philadelphia Flyers
F	25	John Farinacci	Muskegon Lumberjacks	USHL	Arizona Coyotes
F	26	Landon Slaggert	University of Notre Dame	NCAA	Chicago Blackhawks
F	28	Arthur Kaliyev	Ontario Reign	AHL	Los Angeles Kings

Source: IIHF.com

References

1. "225 PLAYERS SELECTED TO REPRESENT CANADA AT 2021 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". Hockey Canada. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
2. "Players battle for World Juniors ticket". IIHF. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
3. "Joel Rönnmark och Anders Eriksén leder Juniorkronorna under JVM i Kanada" (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
4. "Sweden Team 20" (PDF). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 2020-12-13. Retrieved 2020-12-13.

External links

• WM20 - International Ice Hockey Federation
• Roster Information & History - Elite Prospects