2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Below are the rosters for teams competing in the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Group A[edit]

Austria[edit]

Head coach: Marco Pewal^[1]

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Benedikt Oschgan	Black Wings Linz	AUT
G	29	Thomas Pfarrmaier	EC Red Bull Salzburg	AUT
G	30	Michael Sicher	EC KAC	AUT
D	3	Lukas Horl	EC Red Bull Salzburg	AUT
D	4	Lorenz Lindner	Black Wings Linz	AUT
D	5	David Reinbacher	EHC Kloten	NL
D	9	Aron Summer	VEU Feldkirch	AUT
D	12	Tobias Sablattnig	EC KAC	AUT
D	16	Christoph Tialler	EC KAC	AUT
D	28	Patrick Pfarrmaier	Black Wings Linz	AUT
F	2	Jack Linton	Des Moines Buccaneers	USHL
F	7	Luca Erne	VEU Feldkirch	AUT
F	10	Max Stiegler	EC Red Bull Salzburg	AUT
F	11	Johannes Tschurnig	EC VSV	AUT
F	13	Luca Auer	EC Red Bull Salzburg	AUT
F	14	Vinzenz Rohrer	Ottawa 67s	OHL	Montreal Canadiens
F	15	Finn van Ee	EC KAC	AUT
F	17	Ian Scherzer	Rögle BK	SHL
F	21	Tim Geifes	EC VSV	AUT
F	22	David Cernik	EC Red Bull Salzburg	AUT
F	23	Jonas Dobnig	New Jersey Rockets	USPHL
F	26	Jakob Engelhart	EA Steiermark	AUT U20
F	27	Stefan Klassek	EC KAC	AUT

Canada[edit]

Head coach: Dennis Williams^[2]

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Thomas Milic	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL
G	29	Benjamin Gaudreau	Sarnia Sting	OHL	San Jose Sharks
D	2	Nolan Allan	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	Chicago Blackhawks
D	3	Olen Zellweger	Everett Silvertips	WHL	Anaheim Ducks
D	4	Tyson Hinds	Sherbrooke Phoenix	QMJHL	Anaheim Ducks
D	5	Brandt Clarke	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	Los Angeles Kings
D	24	Ethan Del Mastro	Mississauga Steelheads	OHL	Chicago Blackhawks
D	25	Kevin Korchinski	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	Chicago Blackhawks
D	27	Jack Matier	Ottawa 67's	OHL	Nashville Predators
F	7	Brennan Othmann	Peterborough Petes	OHL	New York Rangers
F	8	Owen Beck^INJ	Mississauga Steelheads	OHL	Montreal Canadiens
F	9	Joshua Roy	Sherbrooke Phoenix	QMJHL	Montreal Canadiens
F	10	Logan Stankoven	Kamloops Blazers	WHL	Dallas Stars
F	11	Dylan Guenther	Arizona Coyotes	NHL	Arizona Coyotes
F	12	Reid Schaefer	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	Edmonton Oilers
F	14	Zach Dean	Gatineau Olympiques	QMJHL	Vegas Golden Knights
F	15	Shane Wright	Seattle Kraken	NHL	Seattle Kraken
F	16	Connor Bedard	Regina Pats	WHL
F	17	Colton Dach^INJ	Kelowna Rockets	WHL	Chicago Blackhawks
F	18	Caedan Bankier	Kamloops Blazers	WHL	Minnesota Wild
F	19	Adam Fantilli	University of Michigan	NCAA
F	20	Zack Ostapchuk	Vancouver Giants	WHL	Ottawa Senators
F	21	Nathan Gaucher	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	Anaheim Ducks

INJ: ^ Owen Beck was named as an injury replacement for Colton Dach midway through the tournament.^[3]

Czechia[edit]

Head coach: Radim Rulík^[4]

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Daniel Král	HC Bílí Tygři Liberec	CZE
G	29	Oliver Šatný	Cape Breton Eagles	QMJHL
G	30	Tomáš Suchánek	Tri-City Americans	WHL
D	3	David Špaček	Sherbrooke Phoenix	QMJHL	Minnesota Wild
D	4	Jiří Ticháček	Rytíři Kladno	CZE
D	5	David Jiříček	Cleveland Monsters	AHL	Columbus Blue Jackets
D	6	Aleš Čech	Oulun Kärpät	FIN
D	8	David Moravec	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL
D	9	Tomáš Hamara	Kitchener Rangers	OHL	Ottawa Senators
D	14	Stanislav Svozil	Regina Pats	WHL	Columbus Blue Jackets
F	11	Adam Měchura	Tri-City Americans	WHL
F	12	Jakub Brabenec	Charlottetown Islanders	QMJHL	Vegas Golden Knights
F	15	Jakub Kos	Ilves	FIN	Florida Panthers
F	16	Marcel Marcel	Gatineau Olympiques	QMJHL
F	17	Petr Hauser	HC Sparta Praha	CZE	New Jersey Devils
F	18	Matouš Menšík	HC Olomouc	CZE
F	20	Robin Sapoušek	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	CZE
F	21	Jaroslav Chmelař	Providence College	NCAA	New York Rangers
F	24	Matyáš Šapovaliv	Saginaw Spirit	OHL	Vegas Golden Knights
F	25	Jiří Kulich	Rochester Americans	AHL	Buffalo Sabres
F	26	Martin Ryšavý	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL	Columbus Blue Jackets
F	27	Gabriel Szturc	Kelowna Rockets	WHL
F	28	Eduard Šalé	HC Kometa Brno	CZE

Germany[edit]

Head coach: Tobias Abstreiter^[5]

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Rihards Babulis	EC Bad Nauheim	DEL2
G	29	Simon Wolf	Red Bull Hockey Juniors	ALPsHL
G	30	Nikita Quapp	Eisbären Berlin	DEL	Carolina Hurricanes
D	2	Rayan Bettahar	Eisbären Berlin	DEL
D	4	Philip Sinn	Red Bull Hockey Juniors	ALPsHL
D	5	Nils Elten	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL
D	12	Leon van der Linde	ESV Kaufbeuren	DEL2
D	22	Philipp Bidoul	ESV Kaufbeuren	DEL2
D	27	Julian Waser	Lausitzer Füchse	DEL2
D	28	Adrian Klein	Straubing Tigers	DEL
F	10	Yannick Proske	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL
F	11	Philipp Krening	Red Bull Hockey Juniors	ALPsHL
F	13	Nikolaus Heigl	Red Bull Hockey Juniors	ALPsHL
F	14	Quirin Bader	Red Bull Hockey Juniors	ALPsHL
F	15	Bennet Roßmy	Eisbären Berlin	DEL
F	15	Luca Hauf	Edmonton Oil Kings	WHL
F	18	Julian Lutz	EHC Red Bull München	DEL	Arizona Coyotes
F	19	Eric Hordler	Eisbären Berlin	DEL
F	20	Veit Oswald	EHC Red Bull München	DEL
F	21	Ryan del Monte	London Knights	OHL
F	23	Thomas Heigl	Red Bull Hockey Juniors	ALPsHL
F	24	Roman Kechter	Nuremberg Ice Tigers	DEL
F	25	Robin van Calster	Kölner Haie	DEL

Sweden[edit]

Head coach: Magnus Hävelid^[6]

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Ian Blomquist	Västerås IK	SWE-2
G	30	Marcus Brännman	Dubuque Fighting Saints	USHL
G	35	Carl Lindbom	Djurgårdens IF	Allsv	Vegas Golden Knights
D	2	Elias Pettersson	Örebro HK	SHL	Vancouver Canucks
D	3	Hugo Jonasson	IK Oskarshamn	SHL
D	4	Axel Sandin-Pellikka	Skellefteå AIK	SHL
D	6	Victor Sjöholm	HV71	SHL
D	7	Calle Odelius	Djurgårdens IF	SWE-2	New York Islanders
D	8	Adam Engström	Rögle BK	SHL	Montreal Canadiens
D	9	Ludvig Jansson	Södertälje SK	SWE-2	Florida Panthers
D	15	Jakob Norén	Modo Hockey	SWE-2
F	10	Fabian Wagner	Linköping HC	SHL	Winnipeg Jets
F	11	Fabian Lysell	Providence Bruins	AHL	Boston Bruins
F	12	Noah Östlund	Djurgårdens IF	SWE-2	Buffalo Sabres
F	18	Filip Bystedt	Linköping HC	SHL	San Jose Sharks
F	19	Isak Rosén	Rochester Americans	AHL	Buffalo Sabres
F	20	Liam Öhgren	Djurgårdens IF	SWE-2	Minnesota Wild
F	21	Leo Carlsson	Örebro HK	SHL
F	23	William Strömgren	Brynäs IF	SHL	Calgary Flames
F	24	Jonathan Lekkerimäki	Djurgårdens IF	Allsv	Vancouver Canucks
F	25	Milton Oscarson	Örebro HK	SHL
F	26	Victor Stjernborg	Växjö Lakers	SHL	Chicago Blackhawks
F	27	Oskar Pettersson	Rögle BK	SHL	Ottawa Senators
F	28	Simon Robertsson	Skellefteå AIK	SHL	St. Louis Blues

Group B[edit]

Finland[edit]

Head coach: Tomi Lämsä^[7]

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Niklas Kokko	Oulun Kärpät	FIN	Seattle Kraken
G	30	Aku Koskenvuo	Harvard University	ECAC	Vancouver Canucks
G	31	Jani Lampinen	Kiekko-Espoo	FIN-2
D	3	Otto Salin	HIFK	FIN	Los Angeles Kings
D	4	Ville Ruotsalainen	KalPa	FIN
D	6	Kalle Ervasti	Lukko	FIN
D	7	Aleksi Malinen	JYP Jyväskylä	FIN	New York Islanders
D	10	Topias Vilen	Pelicans Lahti	FIN	New Jersey Devils
D	21	Aleksi Heimosalmi	Porin Ässät	FIN	Carolina Hurricanes
F	13	Topi Ronni	Tappara	FIN	Calgary Flames
F	15	Lenni Hameenaho	Porin Ässät	FIN
F	18	Verner Miettinen	Fargo Force	USHL
F	22	Jani Nyman	Ilves	FIN	Seattle Kraken
F	23	Kalle Väisänen	TPS	FIN	New York Rangers
F	24	Ville Koivunen	Oulun Kärpät	FIN	Carolina Hurricanes
F	25	Konsta Kapanen	KalPa	FIN
F	27	Oliver Kapanen	KalPa	FIN	Montreal Canadiens
F	28	Sami Paivarinta	Lukko	FIN
F	29	Niko Huuhtanen	Mikkelin Jukurit	FIN	Tampa Bay Lightning
F	33	Brad Lambert	Manitoba Moose	AHL	Winnipeg Jets
F	34	Aleksanteri Kaskimaki	HIFK	FIN	St. Louis Blues
F	37	Joakim Kemell	JYP Jyväskylä	FIN	Nashville Predators

Latvia[edit]

Head coach: Artis Ābols^[8]

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Linards Lipskis	Bismarck Bobcats	NAHL
G	29	Kārlis Mežsargs	Tri-City Storm	USHL
G	30	Patriks Bērziņš	Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks	NA3HL
D	3	Rihards Simanovičs	Amarillo Wranglers	NAHL
D	4	Niks Feņenko	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	QMJHL
D	5	Silvers Lazarenoks	HK Zemgale/LLU	LAT
D	9	Gustavs Ozoliņš	Minnesota Wilderness	NAHL
D	16	Dario Mackevičs	HK Mogo	LAT
D	17	Bogdans Hodass	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL
F	28	Edgars Kazaks	HK Zemgale/LLU	LAT
F	6	Martins Laviņš	Cedar Rapids Roughriders	USHL
F	7	Rainers Rullers	HK Zemgale/LLU	LAT
F	10	Emīls Veckaktiņš	HC Lugano	NL
F	11	Dans Ločmelis	Luleå HF	SHL	Boston Bruins
F	12	Roberts Cjunskis	HC Lugano	NL
F	14	Rainers Dārziņš	Skellefteå AIK	SHL
F	15	Ģirts Silkalns	Fargo Force	USHL
F	19	Darels Dukurs	SCL Tigers	NL
F	20	Pēteris Purmalis	HK Zemgale/LLU	LAT
F	21	Anrī Ravinskis	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL
F	22	Sandis Vilmanis	Sarnia Sting	OHL	Florida Panthers
F	23	Rodžers Bukarts	ZSC Lions	NL
F	27	Klāvs Veinbergs	Lincoln Stars	USHL	Tampa Bay Lightning

Slovakia[edit]

Head coach: Ivan Feneš^[9]

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Patrik Andrisík	HK Brezno	SVK-2
G	29	Matej Marinov	Fargo Force	USHL
G	30	Adam Gajan	Green Bay Gamblers	USHL
D	3	Šimon Bečár	Corpus Christi IceRays	NAHL
D	4	Maxim Štrbák	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL
D	5	Dávid Nátny	HC 21 Prešov	SVK
D	7	Šimon Nemec	Utica Comets	AHL	New Jersey Devils
D	12	Pavol Funtek	Imatran Ketterä	FIN-2
D	16	Šimon Groch	HK Spišská Nová Ves	SVK
F	9	Adam Žlnka	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL	Arizona Coyotes
F	10	Filip Mešár	Kitchener Rangers	OHL	Montreal Canadiens
F	13	Róbert Bačo	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL
F	14	Adam Sýkora	HK Nitra	SVK	New York Rangers
F	15	Dalibor Dvorský	AIK	SWE-2
F	18	Servác Petrovský	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	Minnesota Wild
F	19	Samuel Honzek	Vancouver Giants	WHL
F	20	Libor Nemec	Lukko	FIN
F	21	Peter Repčík	Charlottetown Islanders	QMJHL
F	22	Alex Čiernik	Södertälje SK	SWE-2
F	25	František Dej	Slovan Bratislava	SVK
F	26	Marcel Štefančík	Luleå HF	SHL

Switzerland[edit]

Head coach: Marco Bayer^[10]

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Alessio Beglieri	Mississauga Steelheads	OHL
G	29	Mathieu Croce	HC Davos	NL
G	30	Kevin Pasche	Omaha Lancers	USHL
D	4	Rodwin Dionicio	Niagara IceDogs	OHL
D	5	Nick Meile	SC Bern	NL
D	9	Brian Zanetti	Peterborough Petes	OHL	Philadelphia Flyers
D	20	Lian Bichsel	Leksands IF	SHL	Dallas Stars
D	21	Dario Sidler	Lausanne HC	NL
D	22	Vincent Despont	Saint John Sea Dogs	QMJHL
D	28	Maximilian Streule	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL
F	9	Mischa Ramel	EHC Kloten	NL
F	8	Mats Alge	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	NL
F	10	Jonas Taibel	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL
F	11	Jeremy Jabola	SC Bern	NL
F	13	Louis Robin	Val d'Or Foreurs	QMJHL
F	14	Lorenzo Canonica	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL
F	16	Livio Truog	ZSC Lions	NL
F	17	Attilo Biasca	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL
F	18	Nicolas Baechler	ZSC Lions	NL
F	19	Nicolas Perrenoud	Lausanne HC	NL
F	24	Liekit Reichle	ZSC Lions	NL
F	27	Miles Müller	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL

United States[edit]

Head coach: Rand Pecknold^[11]

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Trey Augustine	United States NTDP	USHL
G	29	Andrew Oke	Saginaw Spirit	OHL
G	30	Kaidan Mbereko	Colorado College	NCHC
D	6	Ryan Ufko	University of Massachusetts	HE	Nashville Predators
D	12	Sean Behrens	University of Denver	NCHC	Colorado Avalanche
D	20	Lane Hutson	Boston University	HE	Montreal Canadiens
D	21	Luke Mittelstadt	University of Minnesota	B1G
D	23	Jack Peart	St. Cloud State University	NCHC	Minnesota Wild
D	24	Seamus Casey	University of Michigan	B1G	New Jersey Devils
D	43	Luke Hughes	University of Michigan	B1G	New Jersey Devils
D	71	Ryan Chesley	University of Minnesota	B1G	Washington Capitals
F	2	Rutger McGroarty	University of Michigan	B1G	Winnipeg Jets
F	5	Gavin Brindley	University of Michigan	B1G
F	9	Jackson Blake	University of North Dakota	NCHC	Carolina Hurricanes
F	13	Tyler Boucher	Ottawa 67's	OHL	Ottawa Senators
F	16	Chaz Lucius	Manitoba Moose	AHL	Winnipeg Jets
F	17	Cutter Gauthier	Boston College	HE	Philadelphia Flyers
F	18	Jimmy Snuggerud	University of Minnesota	B1G	St. Louis Blues
F	19	Red Savage	Miami University	NCHC	Detroit Red Wings
F	22	Sam Lipkin	Quinnipiac University	ECAC	Arizona Coyotes
F	25	Dylan Duke	University of Michigan	B1G	Tampa Bay Lightning
F	26	Noah Laba	Colorado College	NCHC	New York Rangers
F	27	Kenny Connors	University of Massachusetts	HE	Los Angeles Kings
F	28	Charlie Stramel	University of Wisconsin	B1G
F	92	Logan Cooley	University of Minnesota	B1G	Arizona Coyotes

References[edit]

^ "Austria Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
^ "Canada Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
^ "Owen Beck replaces injured Colton Dach on Canadian junior men's hockey team". CBC Sports. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
^ "Czechia Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
^ "Germany Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
^ "Sweden Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
^ "Finland Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
^ "Latvia Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
^ "Slovakia Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
^ "Switzerland Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
^ "United States Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

External links[edit]

WM20 - International Ice Hockey Federation

[1] "Austria Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[2] "Canada Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[3] "Owen Beck replaces injured Colton Dach on Canadian junior men's hockey team". CBC Sports. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

[4] "Czechia Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[5] "Germany Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[6] "Sweden Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[7] "Finland Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[8] "Latvia Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[9] "Slovakia Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[10] "Switzerland Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[11] "United States Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

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v t e IIHF World Junior Championships
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2024 Championship teams	Canada Czechia Finland Germany Latvia Norway Slovakia Sweden Switzerland United States
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