2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Main article: 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Below are the rosters for teams competing in the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Group A

Canada

• Head coach: Brent Sutter

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	30	Devan Dubnyk	Kamloops Blazers	Edmonton Oilers
GK	33	Justin Pogge	Calgary Hitmen	Toronto Maple Leafs
D	3	Marc Staal	Sudbury Wolves	New York Rangers
D	4	Ryan Parent	Guelph Storm	Nashville Predators
D	6	Luc Bourdon	Val d'Or Foreurs	Vancouver Canucks
D	10	Kris Russell	Medicine Hat Tigers	Columbus Blue Jackets
D	12	Kris Letang	Val d'Or Foreurs	Pittsburgh Penguins
D	25	Cam Barker	Medicine Hat Tigers	Chicago Blackhawks
D	36	Sasha Pokulok	Cornell University	Washington Capitals
F	7	Steve Downie	Peterborough Petes	Philadelphia Flyers
F	9	Andrew Cogliano	University of Michigan	Edmonton Oilers
F	14	Blake Comeau	Kelowna Rockets	New York Islanders
F	16	Dustin Boyd	Moose Jaw Warriors	Calgary Flames
F	17	Kyle Chipchura	Prince Albert Raiders	Montreal Canadiens
F	19	Dave Bolland	London Knights	Chicago Blackhawks
F	20	Guillaume Latendresse	Drummondville Voltigeurs	Montreal Canadiens
F	21	Mike Blunden	Erie Otters	Chicago Blackhawks
F	22	Dan Bertram	Boston College	Chicago Blackhawks
F	23	Ryan O'Marra	Erie Otters	New York Islanders
F	27	Tom Pyatt	Saginaw Spirit	New York Rangers
F	29	Jonathan Toews	University of North Dakota
F	37	Benoît Pouliot	Sudbury Wolves	Minnesota Wild

United States

• Head coach: Walt Kyle

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Cory Schneider	Boston College	Vancouver Canucks
GK	30	Jeff Frazee	University of Minnesota	New Jersey Devils
D	2	Taylor Chorney	University of North Dakota	Edmonton Oilers
D	3	Jack Johnson	University of Michigan	Carolina Hurricanes
D	4	Chris Butler	University of Denver	Buffalo Sabres
D	6	Erik Johnson	U.S. National Team Development Program
D	15	Matt Niskanen	University of Minnesota Duluth	Dallas Stars
D	22	Brian Lee	University of North Dakota	Ottawa Senators
D	23	Mark Mitera	University of Michigan
F	7	T. J. Oshie	University of North Dakota	St. Louis Blues
F	8	Phil Kessel	University of Minnesota
F	9	Bobby Ryan	Owen Sound Attack	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
F	10	Nathan Davis	Miami University	Chicago Blackhawks
F	11	Kevin Porter	University of Michigan	Phoenix Coyotes
F	12	Geoff Paukovich	University of Denver	Edmonton Oilers
F	16	Blake Wheeler	University of Minnesota	Phoenix Coyotes
F	17	Rob Schremp	London Knights	Edmonton Oilers
F	20	Nathan Gerbe	Boston College	Buffalo Sabres
F	21	Jack Skille	University of Wisconsin	Chicago Blackhawks
F	24	Peter Mueller	Everett Silvertips
F	26	Tom Fritsche	Ohio State University	Colorado Avalanche
F	27	Chris Bourque	Hershey Bears	Washington Capitals

Finland

• Head coach: Hannu Aravirta

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Karri Rämö	HPK	Tampa Bay Lightning
GK	30	Tuukka Rask	Ilves	Toronto Maple Leafs
D	2	Matti Koistinen	Tappara
D	4	Risto Korhonen	HPK	Carolina Hurricanes
D	6	Timo Seppänen	HIFK
D	7	Erkka Leppänen	JYP Jyväskylä
D	8	Juho Jokinen	TUTO Hockey
D	14	Tommi Leinonen	Oulun Kärpät	Pittsburgh Penguins
D	26	Teemu Laakso	HIFK	Nashville Predators
F	9	Lauri Tukonen	Los Angeles Kings	Los Angeles Kings
F	10	Mikko Alikoski	Oulun Kärpät
F	11	Janne Kolehmainen	SaiPa	Ottawa Senators
F	13	Petteri Wirtanen	HPK
F	15	Perttu Lindgren	Ilves	Dallas Stars
F	16	Leo Komarov	Ässät
F	18	Aki Seitsonen	Prince Albert Raiders	Calgary Flames
F	19	Jesse Joensuu	Ässät
F	21	Jari Sailio	HPK
F	23	Mikko Lehtonen	Espoo Blues	Boston Bruins
F	24	Tomas Sinisalo	SaiPa
F	25	Lauri Korpikoski	HC TPS	New York Rangers
F	29	Henri Heino	Lahti Pelicans

Switzerland

• Head coach: Jakob Kölliker

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	20	Reto Berra	GCK Lions
GK	30	Leonardo Genoni	GCK Lions
D	2	Yannick Weber	SC Bern
D	3	Eric Blum	GCK Lions
D	5	Patrick Parati	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
D	6	Claudio Berchtold	SC Langenthal
D	7	Alessandro Chiesa	HC Lugano
D	8	Simon Lüthi	SCL Tigers
D	16	Raphael Diaz	EV Zug
F	9	Mathias Joggi	EHC Biel
F	11	Janick Steinmann	Kamloops Blazers
F	12	Julien Sprunger	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	Minnesota Wild
F	13	Stephan Moser	SCL Tigers
F	14	Matthias Bieber	GCK Lions
F	17	Dario Bürgler	EV Zug
F	18	Jérémy Gailland	Kloten Flyers
F	19	Nico Spolidoro	EHC Biel
F	21	Juraj Šimek	Kloten Flyers
F	24	Fadri Lemm	EHC Chur
F	26	Christopher Rivera	Genève-Servette HC
F	27	Steve Kellenberger	Kloten Flyers
F	29	Julian Walker	EHC Basel

Norway

• Head coach: Petter Thoresen

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Lars Haugen	Leksands IF
GK	30	Ruben Smith	Storhamar Ishockey
D	5	Jonas Nygård	Vålerenga Ishockey
D	6	Henrik Borge	Sparta Warriors
D	11	Jonas Holøs	Sparta Warriors
D	17	Lars Løkken Østli	Storhamar Ishockey
D	23	Eirik Grafsrønningen	Lillehammer IK
D	25	Alexander Bonsaksen	Vålerenga Ishockey
D	27	Dennis Sveum	Lillehammer IK
F	7	Kristian Forsberg	Storhamar Ishockey
F	9	Per Ferdinand Stensund	Frisk Asker Ishockey
F	10	Martin Scott Hagen	Vålerenga Ishockey
F	13	Martin Røymark	Sparta Warriors
F	15	Stian Høygård	Lillehammer IK
F	16	Mats Zuccarello	Frisk Asker Ishockey
F	18	Marius Mathisrud	Vålerenga Ishockey
F	19	Mathias Trygg	Manglerud Star Ishockey
F	20	Mathis Olimb	Vålerenga Ishockey
F	21	Joakim Jensen	Baie-Comeau Drakkar
F	22	Morten Rolstad	Lillehammer IK
F	24	Fredrik Thinn	Furuset Ishockey
F	28	Niklas Roest	Manglerud Star Ishockey

Group B

Russia

• Head coach: Sergei Mikhalev

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	20	Semyon Varlamov	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
GK	30	Anton Khudobin	Saskatoon Blades	Minnesota Wild
D	2	Alexei Emelin	Lada Togliatti	Montreal Canadiens
D	4	Nikita Nikitin	Avangard Omsk	St. Louis Blues
D	6	Kirill Lyamin	CSKA Moscow	Ottawa Senators
D	11	Andrei Zubarev	Ak Bars Kazan	Atlanta Thrashers
D	13	Alexander Aksyonenko	Sibir Novosibirsk
D	15	Yevgeny Biryukov	Metallurg Magnitogorsk
D	21	Vyacheslav Buravchikov	Khimik Voskresensk	Buffalo Sabres
D	23	Denis Bodrov	Lada Togliatti
F	7	Enver Lisin	Ak Bars Kazan	Phoenix Coyotes
F	8	Evgeny Ketov	Lada Togliatti
F	9	Ilya Zubov	Spartak Moscow	Ottawa Senators
F	10	Sergei Ogorodnikov	CSKA Moscow	New York Islanders
F	14	Nikolai Kulemin	Metallurg Magnitogorsk
F	16	Roman Voloshenko	Houston Aeros	Minnesota Wild
F	17	Evgeni Malkin	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	Pittsburgh Penguins
F	19	Mikhail Yunkov	Ak Bars Kazan	Washington Capitals
F	22	Alexander Radulov	Quebec Remparts	Nashville Predators
F	24	Gennady Churilov	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
F	28	Nikolai Lemtyugov	CSKA Moscow	St. Louis Blues
F	29	Sergei Shirokov	CSKA Moscow

Sweden

• Head coach: Torgny Bendelin

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Daniel Larsson	Hammarby Hockey
GK	30	Magnus Åkerlund	HV71	Carolina Hurricanes
D	2	Niklas Andersson	Brynäs IF
D	6	Anton Strålman	Timrå IK	Toronto Maple Leafs
D	7	Tobias Viklund	Modo Hockey
D	8	Oscar Hedman	Modo Hockey	Washington Capitals
D	10	Alexander Edler	Kelowna Rockets	Vancouver Canucks
D	12	Tommy Wargh	Modo Hockey
D	15	Petter Ullman	Leksands IF
F	3	Sebastian Karlsson	Frölunda HC
F	4	Mattias Hellström	Modo Hockey
F	11	Erik Andersson	HV71
F	16	Anton Axelsson	Frölunda HC	Detroit Red Wings
F	17	Oscar Sundh	St. John's Fog Devils
F	18	Niclas Bergfors	New Jersey Devils	New Jersey Devils
F	19	Nicklas Bäckström	Brynäs IF
F	21	Mattias Ritola	Leksands IF	Detroit Red Wings
F	22	Fredrik Pettersson	Calgary Hitmen	Edmonton Oilers
F	23	Jonathan Granström	Mora IK
F	25	Johannes Salmonsson	Spokane Chiefs	Pittsburgh Penguins
F	27	Robin Lindqvist	Luleå HF
F	29	Johan Ryno	IK Oskarshamn	Detroit Red Wings

Czech Republic

• Head coach: Radim Rulík

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Radek Fiala	HC Litvínov
GK	30	Marek Schwarz	Sparta Prague	St. Louis Blues
D	5	Ondřej Šmach	Orli Znojmo
D	6	Roman Polák	HC Vítkovice	St. Louis Blues
D	8	Ladislav Šmíd	Portland Pirates	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
D	9	Jakub Kindl	Kitchener Rangers	Detroit Red Wings
D	14	Jaroslav Mrázek	St. Michael's Majors	New York Islanders
D	15	Tomáš Kudělka	Lethbridge Hurricanes	Ottawa Senators
D	24	Michal Gulaši	HC Vítkovice
F	3	Petr Kalus	Regina Pats	Boston Bruins
F	7	Jiří Tlustý	HC Kladno
F	11	Vladimír Sobotka	Slavia Prague	Boston Bruins
F	12	Václav Meidl	Plymouth Whalers	Nashville Predators
F	16	Michal Birner	Saginaw Spirit	St. Louis Blues
F	17	Karel Hromas	Everett Silvertips	Chicago Blackhawks
F	18	Petr Pohl	Acadie-Bathurst Titan	Columbus Blue Jackets
F	19	Jakub Šindel	HC Plzeň	Chicago Blackhawks
F	20	Zdeněk Bahenský	Saskatoon Blades	New York Rangers
F	22	Martin Hanzal	Motor České Budějovice	Phoenix Coyotes
F	23	David Krejčí	Gatineau Olympiques	Boston Bruins
F	25	Michael Frolík	HC Kladno
F	28	Tomáš Káňa	HC Vítkovice

Slovakia

• Head coach: Branislav Šajban

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Michal Valent	Sparta Prague	Buffalo Sabres
GK	30	Vladimír Kováč	Dukla Trenčín
D	3	Andrej Sekera	Owen Sound Attack	Buffalo Sabres
D	6	Michal Korenko	Lewiston MAINEiacs
D	7	Martin Gründling	Moose Jaw Warriors
D	14	Filip Šimka	MHC Martin
D	16	Vladimír Mihálik	Red Deer Rebels	Tampa Bay Lightning
D	19	Jozef Wagenhoffer	Slovan Bratislava
D	28	Boris Valábik	Kitchener Rangers	Atlanta Thrashers
F	8	Marek Zagrapan	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	Buffalo Sabres
F	11	Igor Baček	Tri-City Americans
F	12	Juraj Mikúš	HK 36 Skalica	Montreal Canadiens
F	15	Marek Horský	Toronto St. Michael's Majors
F	17	Stanislav Lašček	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	Tampa Bay Lightning
F	18	Branislav Lemešáni	Billings Bulls
F	20	Ladislav Ščurko	Seattle Thunderbirds	Philadelphia Flyers
F	21	Tomáš Petruška	Cleveland Jr. Barons
F	22	Dávid Skokan	Rimouski Océanic
F	23	Marek Bartánus	Owen Sound Attack	Tampa Bay Lightning
F	25	Juraj Gráčik	Tri-City Americans	Atlanta Thrashers
F	26	Erik Piatak	HK Poprad
F	29	Marcel Ulehla	Slovan Bratislava

Latvia

• Head coach: Olegs Znaroks

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Kristaps Stiģis	HK Riga 2000
GK	30	Uģis Avotiņš	HK Riga 2000
D	2	Oskars Bārtulis	Moncton Wildcats	Philadelphia Flyers
D	3	Artūrs Kulda	HC CSKA Moscow
D	4	Kristaps Sotnieks	HK Riga 2000
D	6	Krišs Grundmanis	HK Riga 2000
D	8	Renārs Demiters	HK Riga 2000
D	13	Edgars Adamovičs	HK Riga 2000
D	22	Jānis Andersons	Almtuna IS
D	23	Guntis Galviņš	HK Riga 2000
F	7	Toms Hartmanis	Almtuna IS
F	9	Mārtiņš Karsums	Moncton Wildcats	Boston Bruins
F	15	Sergejs Pečura	Khimik Voskresensk
F	16	Kaspars Daugaviņš	HK Riga 2000
F	17	Elvis Želubovskis	HK Riga 2000
F	19	Andis Āboliņš	HK Riga 2000
F	20	Edžus Kārkliņš	HK Riga 2000
F	21	Kaspars Saulietis	HK Riga 2000
F	25	Eduards Bullītis	HK Riga 2000
F	26	Mārtiņš Skuška	HK Riga 2000
F	27	Gints Meija	HK Riga 2000
F	28	Jurijs Kļujevskis	HK Riga 2000

External links

• International Ice Hockey Federation