2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Below were the rosters for teams competing in the top division of the 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.^[1]

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Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Linus Vieillard	Spokane Chiefs	WHL
D	4	Max Bleicher	Powell River Kings	BCHL
D	5	Fabio Kose	Löwen Frankfurt	DEL
D	6	Manuel Schams	Kassel Huskies	DEL2
D	7	Carlos Händel	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL	Montreal Canadiens
D	8	Max Hense	Trail Smoke Eaters	BCHL
F	9	Elias Pul	Saskatoon Blades	WHL
F	10	Maxim Schäfer	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL	Washington Capitals
F	11	David Lewandowski	Saskatoon Blades	WHL	Edmonton Oilers
F	12	Tim Schütz	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL2
F	14	Nick Maul	Red Bull Hockey Juniors	Alps Hockey League
F	15	Mateu Spath Mariscal	Salmon Arm Silverbacks	BCHL
D	16	Nick Mähler	Eisbären Regensburg	DEL2
F	17	Lenny Boos	Düsseldorfer EG	DEL2
D	18	Moritz Kretzschmar	Eisbären Berlin	DEL
F	19	Dustin Willhoft	Saskatoon Blades	WHL
F	21	Clemens Sager	Kassel Huskies	DEL2
F	22	Timo Kose	Löwen Frankfurt	DEL
D	23	Matthias Pape	Trail Smoke Eaters	BCHL
F	24	Elias Schneider	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL
F	25	Tobias Schwarz	Straubing Tigers	DEL
F	27	Simon Seidl	Straubing Tigers	DEL
F	28	Gustavs Griva	Madison Capitols	USHL
G	29	Lennart Neisse	Eisbären Berlin	DEL
G	30	Lukas Stuhrmann	RoKi U20	U20 SM-sarja

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Michal Prádel	Tri-City Storm	USHL	Detroit Red Wings
G	2	Roberto Leonardo Henriquez	Green Bay Gamblers	USHL
D	5	Filip Kovalčík	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL
D	6	Michal Čapoš	Wenatchee Wild	WHL
D	7	Adam Kálman	HK Nitra	Slovak Extraliga
F	8	Michal Liščinský	HC Košice	Slovak Extraliga
F	10	Tomáš Pobežal	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL
F	11	Michal Svrček	Brynäs IF	SHL	Detroit Red Wings
F	12	Ján Chovan	Sudbury Wolves	OHL	Los Angeles Kings
F	13	Tobiáš Tomík	Vancouver Giants	WHL
F	14	Alex Mišiak	Erie Otters	OHL
F	15	Andreas Straka	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL
D	16	Matúš Lisý	Red Deer Rebels	WHL
F	18	Samuel Murín	Tri-City Storm	USHL
F	19	Alex Gaso	Mountfield HK U20	U20 ELH
F	21	Adam Nemec	HK Nitra	Slovak Extraliga
D	22	Adam Goljer	HK Dukla Trenčín	Slovak Extraliga
F	23	Jakub Dubravík	Vlci Žilina	Slovak Extraliga
F	24	Lukáš Tomka	HC 05 Banská Bystrica	Slovak Extraliga
D	25	Andrej Fabuš	HC Slovan Bratislava	Slovak Extraliga
D	26	Luka Radivojevič	Boston College	Hockey East
D	27	Adam Beluško	Muskegon Lumberjacks	USHL
F	28	Tobiáš Pitka	Northern Michigan University	CCHA
F	29	Tomáš Chrenko	HK Nitra	Slovak Extraliga
G	30	Alan Lendák	Fargo Force	USHL

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Herman Liv	Örebro HK	SHL
D	3	Felix Öhrqvist	Linköping HC	SHL
D	4	Leo Sahlin Wallenius	Växjö Lakers	SHL	San Jose Sharks
D	5	Sascha Boumedienne	Boston University	Hockey East	Winnipeg Jets
D	7	Viggo Gustafsson	HV71	SHL	Nashville Predators
D	8	Felix Carell	Malmö Redhawks	SHL
D	9	Victor Johansson	Leksands IF	SHL	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	11	Lucas Pettersson	Brynäs IF	SHL	Anaheim Ducks
F	12	Milton Gästrin	Modo Hockey	HockeyAllsvenskan	Washington Capitals
F	14	Linus Eriksson	Timrå IK	SHL	Florida Panthers
F	15	Ivar Stenberg	Frölunda HC	SHL
F	16	Anton Frondell	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	Chicago Blackhawks
F	18	Victor Eklund	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	New York Islanders
D	19	William Håkansson	Luleå HF	SHL
D	20	Alfons Freij	Timrå IK	SHL	Winnipeg Jets
F	21	Viggo Björck	Djurgårdens IF	SHL
F	22	Loke Krantz	Linköping HC	SHL	Seattle Kraken
F	23	Liam Danielsson	Örebro HK	SHL
F	25	Eddie Genborg	Timrå IK	SHL	Detroit Red Wings
F	26	Jack Berglund	Färjestad BK	SHL	Philadelphia Flyers
F	27	Wilson Björck	Colorado College	NCHC	Vancouver Canucks
F	28	Eric Nilson	Michigan State University	B1G	Anaheim Ducks
F	29	Casper Juustovaara Karlsson	Luleå HF	SHL
G	30	Love Härenstam	Södertälje SK	HockeyAllsvenskan	St. Louis Blues
G	35	Måns Goos	Färjestad BK	SHL	Dallas Stars

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
D	6	Mischa Geisser	EV Zug	National League
F	7	Cyrill Henry	HC Lugano	National League
D	8	Gian Meier	Frölunda HC	J20 Nationell
F	11	Nathan Borradori	HC Ambrì-Piotta	National League
D	13	Basile Sansonnens	Lausanne HC	National League	Vancouver Canucks
D	14	Niklas Blessing	EHC Biel	National League
F	15	Lars Steiner	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL
F	16	Kevin Haas	HC Thurgau	Swiss League
F	19	Jonah Neuenschwander	EHC Biel	National League
D	26	Ludvig Johnson	Fribourg-Gottéron	National League	Utah Mammoth
D	28	Daniil Ustinkov	GCK Lions	Swiss League
G	29	Phileas Lachat	Waterloo Blackhawks	USHL
G	35	Elijah Neuenschwander	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	National League	Anaheim Ducks
D	41	Leon Muggli	Hershey Bears	AHL	Washington Capitals
F	62	Mike Aeschlimann	SCL Tigers	National League
G	65	Christian Kirsch	Kitchener Rangers	OHL	San Jose Sharks
F	71	Beni Waidacher	HC Davos	National League
D	77	Loris Wey	EV Zug	National League
F	78	Joel Grossniklaus	Malmö Redhawks	J20 Nationell
F	88	Robin Antenen	EV Zug	National League
F	89	Kimi Koerbler	EHC Kloten	National League
D	94	Nik Lehmann	SCL Tigers	National League
F	96	Paul Mottard	Ilves	Liiga

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
D	2	Luke Osburn	University of Wisconsin	B1G	Buffalo Sabres
F	4	Teddy Stiga	Boston College	Hockey East	Nashville Predators
D	5	Logan Hensler	University of Wisconsin	B1G	Ottawa Senators
D	6	Adam Kleber	University of Minnesota Duluth	NCHC	Buffalo Sabres
D	7	Dakoda Rhéaume-Mullen	University of Michigan	B1G
F	8	Anthony Spellacy	Windsor Spitfires	OHL	Chicago Blackhawks
F	10	James Hagens	Boston College	Hockey East	Boston Bruins
F	11	Cole McKinney	University of Michigan	B1G	San Jose Sharks
F	12	Will Zellers	University of North Dakota	NCHC	Boston Bruins
D	14	Asher Barnett	University of Michigan	B1G	Edmonton Oilers
D	16	E. J. Emery	University of North Dakota	NCHC	New York Rangers
F	17	Ryker Lee	Michigan State University	B1G	Nashville Predators
F	18	L. J. Mooney	University of Minnesota	B1G	Montreal Canadiens
F	22	Brendan McMorrow	University of Denver	NCHC	Los Angeles Kings
F	23	Shane Vansaghi	Michigan State University	B1G	Philadelphia Flyers
F	24	Will Horcoff	University of Michigan	B1G	Pittsburgh Penguins
D	25	Chase Reid	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL
F	26	Max Plante	University of Minnesota Duluth	NCHC	Detroit Red Wings
G	30	Caleb Heil	Madison Capitols	USHL	Tampa Bay Lightning
G	31	Nicholas Kempf	University of Notre Dame	B1G	Washington Capitals
G	35	Brady Knowling	U.S. NTDP	USHL
F	34	Cole Eiserman	Boston University	Hockey East	New York Islanders
F	38	Kamil Bednarik	Boston University	Hockey East	New York Islanders
D	44	Cole Hutson	Boston University	Hockey East	Washington Capitals
F	74	Brodie Ziemer	University of Minnesota	B1G	Buffalo Sabres

2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Group A

Germany

Slovakia

Sweden

Switzerland

United States

Group B

Canada

Czechia

Denmark

Finland

Latvia

References

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Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Jack Ivankovic	University of Michigan	B1G	Nashville Predators
G	30	Carter George	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	Los Angeles Kings
G	31	Joshua Ravensbergen	Prince George Cougars	WHL	San Jose Sharks
D	2	Kashawn Aitcheson	Barrie Colts	OHL	New York Islanders
D	4	Harrison Brunicke	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins
D	5	Carson Carels	Prince George Cougars	WHL
D	6	Ben Danford	Brantford Bulldogs	OHL	Toronto Maple Leafs
D	8	Ethan MacKenzie	Edmonton Oil Kings	WHL
D	10	Cameron Reid	Kitchener Rangers	OHL	Nashville Predators
D	12	Zayne Parekh	Calgary Flames	NHL	Calgary Flames
D	14	Keaton Verhoeff	University of North Dakota	NCHC
F	7	Michael Misa	San Jose Sharks	NHL	San Jose Sharks
F	8	Braeden Cootes	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	Vancouver Canucks
F	9	Gavin McKenna	Penn State University	B1G
F	11	Tij Iginla	Kelowna Rockets	WHL	Utah Mammoth
F	17	Jett Luchanko	Brantford Bulldogs	OHL	Philadelphia Flyers
F	19	Carter Bear	Everett Silvertips	WHL	Detroit Red Wings
F	21	Cole Reschny	University of North Dakota	NCHC	Calgary Flames
F	22	Porter Martone	Michigan State University	B1G	Philadelphia Flyers
F	23	Sam O’Reilly	London Knights	OHL	Tampa Bay Lightning
F	24	Liam Greentree	Windsor Spitfires	OHL	Los Angeles Kings
F	25	Caleb Desnoyers	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL	Utah Mammoth
F	26	Cole Beaudoin	Barrie Colts	OHL	Utah Mammoth
F	28	Brady Martin	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL	Nashville Predators
F	29	Michael Hage	Michigan Wolverines	B1G	Montreal Canadiens

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Matyáš Mařík	HC Motor České Budějovice	ELH
G	2	Ondřej Štěbeták	Portland Winterhawks	WHL
G	30	Michal Oršulák	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL
D	3	Max Pšenička	Portland Winterhawks	WHL	Utah Mammoth
D	5	Adam Jiříček	Brantford Bulldogs	OHL	St. Louis Blues
D	6	Radim Mrtka	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	Buffalo Sabres
D	7	Jakub Fibigr	Brampton Steelheads	OHL	Seattle Kraken
D	8	Matyáš Man	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL
D	9	Vladimír Dravecký	Rögle BK	SHL
D	23	Tomáš Galvas	Bílí Tygři Liberec	ELH
F	11	Matěj Kubiesa	HC Oceláři Třinec	ELH
F	12	Maxmilian Curran	Edmonton Oil Kings	WHL	Colorado Avalanche
F	14	Václav Nestrašil	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Hockey East	Chicago Blackhawks
F	15	Vojtěch Čihař	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	ELH	Los Angeles Kings
F	16	Richard Žemlička	SaiPa Lappeenranta	Liiga
F	17	Petr Sikora	HC Oceláři Třinec	ELH	Washington Capitals
F	18	Tomáš Poletín	Kelowna Rockets	WHL	New York Islanders
F	19	Danny Chludil	HC Kometa Brno	ELH
F	20	Adam Benák	Brantford Bulldogs	OHL	Minnesota Wild
F	21	Jiří Klíma	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL
F	22	Adam Titlbach	Vancouver Giants	WHL
F	24	Adam Novotný	Mountfield HK	ELH
F	25	Štěpán Hoch	HC Ceske Budejovice	ELH	Utah Mammoth
F	29	Samuel Drančák	Red Deer Rebels	WHL

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Anton Emil Wilde Larsen	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen
D	3	Jeppe Kramer	Herlev Eagles	Metal Ligaen
D	5	Markus Jakobsen	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL
D	6	Emil Saaby Jakobsen	Karlskrona HK	HockeyAllsvenskan
D	7	Frederik Rundh	Olofströms IK	Hockeyettan
D	8	Jesper Bank Olesen	Herning Blue Fox	Metal Ligaen
F	9	Tristan Petersen	Penticton Vees	WHL
F	10	Sebastian Strømstad	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	Metal Ligaen
D	11	Frederick Amondsen	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	Metal Ligaen
F	12	Albert Grossmann	Vojens IK	Metal Ligaen
F	13	Oliver Green	Rögle BK	J20 Nationell
F	14	Oliver Dejbjerg Larsen	Malmö Redhawks	J20 Nationell
F	16	Andrew Christian Bjergstad	Lone Star Brahmas	NAHL
F	17	Lucas Cilan Hjorth Jensen	Aalborg Pirates	Metal Ligaen
D	18	Jeppe Bertram	Esbjerg Energy	Metal Ligaen
F	19	William Bundgaard	HV71	J20 Nationell
F	20	Elias Borup Olsen	SønderjyskE Ishockey	Metal Ligaen
D	21	Viggo Damgaard	Herning Blue Fox	Metal Ligaen
F	22	Anton Linde	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL
F	23	Lasse Bærentsen	Herning Blue Fox	Metal Ligaen
F	24	Mads Kongsbak Klyvø	Frölunda HC	J20 Nationell	Florida Panthers
F	28	Martinus Uggerhøj Schioldan	HV71	J20 Nationell
G	31	Tobias Renner Christensen	Herning Blue Fox	Metal Ligaen
G	35	Patrick Tiedjen	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	Metal Ligaen

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Kim Saarinen	HPK	Liiga	Seattle Kraken
D	2	Mitja Jokinen	TPS	Liiga
D	4	Niklas Nykyri	HIFK	Liiga
D	6	Juho Piiparinen	Tappara	Liiga
D	7	Daniel Nieminen	Lahti Pelicans	Liiga	Nashville Predators
F	10	Roope Vesterinen	HPK	Liiga
F	12	Joona Saarelainen	KalPa	Liiga
D	13	Veeti Väisänen	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	Utah Mammoth
F	15	Aatos Koivu	TPS	Liiga	Montreal Canadiens
F	18	Onni Kalto	Oshawa Generals	OHL
F	20	Kasper Pikkarainen	TPS	Liiga	New Jersey Devils
F	21	Max Westergård	Frölunda HC	SHL	Philadelphia Flyers
F	22	Emil Hemming	Barrie Colts	OHL	Dallas Stars
F	23	Leo Tuuva	Lukko	Liiga
D	25	Lasse Boelius	Ässät	Liiga	Anaheim Ducks
F	28	Heikki Ruohonen	Harvard University	ECAC Hockey	Philadelphia Flyers
F	29	Jasper Kuhta	Ottawa 67's	OHL
G	30	Petteri Rimpinen	Kiekko-Espoo	Liiga	Los Angeles Kings
G	31	Patrik Kerkola	KalPa	Liiga
D	33	Aron Kiviharju	HIFK	Liiga	Minnesota Wild
D	34	Arttu Välilä	Lukko	Liiga
F	35	Atte Joki	Lukko	Liiga	Dallas Stars
F	37	Matias Vanhanen	Everett Silvertips	WHL
F	38	Oliver Suvanto	Tappara	Liiga

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Mikus Vecvanags	Newfoundland Regiment	QMJHL	Montreal Canadiens
D	2	Krišjānis Sārts	Blackfalds Bulldogs	BCHL
D	4	Rolands Naglis	SC Bern Future U21	U21-Elit
D	6	Mārtiņš Vītols	HK Zemgale	Latvia
F	7	Rūdolfs Beržkalns	Muskegon Lumberjacks	USHL
F	8	Mārtiņš Klaucāns	Sherbrooke Phoenix	QMJHL
D	10	Harijs Cjunskis	Brooks Bandits	BCHL
F	11	Dmitrijs Diļevka	Brooks Bandits	BCHL
F	12	Makisms Pumpins	HC Poruba U20	Extraliga juniorů
F	14	Olivers Murnieks	Saint John Sea Dogs	QMJHL
D	15	Dārels Uļjanskis	Flint Firebirds	OHL	Anaheim Ducks
F	16	Roberts Polis	HS Riga	Latvia
F	17	Kristers Ansons	HK Mogo	Latvia
F	18	Roberts Naudiņš	Shattuck–St. Mary's	Minnesota high school
F	19	Bruno Osmanis	IF Björklöven	HockeyAllsvenskan
F	20	Kristians Utnans	Kenai River Brown Bears	NAHL
D	21	Krists Retenais	Brooks Bandits	BCHL
F	22	Antons Macijevskis	Watertown Shamrocks	NAHL
D	23	Alberts Smits	Jukurit	Liiga
F	24	Daniels Serkins	SC Bern	Swiss League
D	26	Oskars Briedis	Luleå HF	J20 Nationell
F	27	Markuss Sieradzkis	HC Plzeň	Czech Extraliga
F	28	Kārlis Fluģins	KooKoo	Liiga
G	29	Ivans Kufterins	Kamloops Blazers	WHL
G	30	Nils Mauriņš	Omaha Lancers	USHL