2025 World Junior Championship: NHL Roster Breakdown

With the ongoing World Junior Championship, we wanted to break down each country’s roster and which NHL teams have prospects in the tournament.

By The Numbers:

• Anaheim Ducks (5)
• Boston Bruins (0)
• Buffalo Sabres (6)
• Calgary Flames (1)
• Carolina Hurricanes (3)
• Chicago Blackhawks (2)
• Colorado Avalanche (1)
• Columbus Blue Jackets (2)
• Dallas Stars (2)
• Detroit Red Wings (4)
• Edmonton Oilers (2)
• Florida Panthers (0)
• Los Angeles Kings (3)
• Minnesota Wild (4)
• Montreal Canadiens (1)
• Nashville Predators (8)
• New Jersey Devils (1)
• New York Islanders (4)
• New York Rangers (3)
• Ottawa Senators (1)
• Philadelphia Flyers (4)
• Pittsburgh Penguins (3)
• San Jose Sharks (4)
• Seattle Kraken (8)
• St. Louis Blues (8)
• Tampa Bay Lightning (2)
• Toronto Maple Leafs (2)
• Utah Hockey Club (4)
• Vancouver Canucks (3)
• Vegas Golden Knights (3)
• Washington Capitals (6)
• Winnipeg Jets (1)

Canada

Forwards:

Gavin McKenna (2026 NHL Draft Eligible)
Bradly Nadeau (Carolina Hurricanes)
Brayden Yager (Winnipeg Jets)
Jett Luchanko (Philadelphia Flyers)
Luca Pinelli (Columbus Blue Jackets)
Berkly Catton (Seattle Kraken)
Carson Rehkpof (Seattle Kraken)
Ethan Gauthier (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Calum Ritchie (Colorado Avalanche)
Porter Martone (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)
Tanner Howe (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Cole Beaudoin (Utah Hockey Club)
Easton Cowan (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Mathieu Cataford (Vegas Golden Knights)

Defence:

Andrew Gibson (Nashville Predators)
Sam Dickinson (San Jose Sharks)
Caden Price (Seattle Kraken)
Oliver Bonk (Philadelphia Flyers)
Tanner Molendyk (Nashville Predators)
Sawyer Mynio (Vancouver Canucks)
Beau Akey (Edmonton Oilers)
Matthew Schaefer (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)

Goaltenders:

Jack Ivankovic (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)
Carter George (Los Angeles Kings)
Carson Bjnarson (Philadelphia Flyers)

USA

Forwards:

Austin Burnevik (Anaheim Ducks)
Trevor Connelly (Vegas Golden Knights)
Cole Eiserman (New York Islanders)
James Hagens (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)
Ryan Leonard (Washington Capitals)
Oliver Moore (Chicago Blackhawks)
Danny Nelson (New York Islanders)
Gabe Perreault (New York Rangers)
Max Plante (Detroit Red Wings)
Teddy Stiga (Nashville Predators)
Brandon Svoboda (San José Sharks)
Carey Terrance (Anaheim Ducks)
Joey Willis (Nashville Predators)
Brodie Ziemer (Buffalo Sabres)

Defence:

Zeev Buium (Minnesota Wild)
Paul Fischer (Edmonton Oilers)
Drew Fortescue (New York Rangers)
Logan Hensler (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)
Cole Hutson (Washington Capitals)
Adam Kleber (Buffalo Sabres)
Aram Minnetian (Dallas Stars)
Colin Ralph (St. Louis Blues)

Goaltenders:

Trey Augustine (Detroit Red Wings)
Sam Hillebrandt (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)
Hampton Slukynsky (Los Angeles Kings)

Finland

Forwards:

Arttu Alasirua
Kasper Halttunen (San Jose Sharks)
Konsta Helenius (Buffalo Sabres)
Emil Hemming (Dallas Stars)
Topias Hynninen (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)
Jesse Kiiskinen (Detroit Red Wings)
Rasmus Kumpulainen (Minnesota Wild)
Julius Miettinen (Seattle Kraken)
Jesse Nurmi (New York Islanders)
Benjamin Rautainen (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)
Heikki Ruohonen (Philadelphia Flyers)
Joona Saarelainen (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Tuomas Uronen (Vegas Golden Knights)
Roope Vesterinen (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)

Defence:

Mitja Jokinen
Kalle Kangas (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Aron Kiviharju (Minnesota Wild)
Daniel Nieminen (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)
Emil Pieniniemi (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Sebastian Soini (Minnesota Wild)
Arttu Tuhkala (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)
Veeti Väisänen (Utah Hockey Club)

Goaltenders:

Petteri Rimpinen (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)
Kim Saarinen (Seattle Kraken)
Noa Vali (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)

Latvia

Forwards:

Antons Macijevskis
Davids Livsics
Eriks Mateiko (Washington Capitals)
Dmitrijs Dilevka
Toms Mots
Martins Klaucans
Olivers Murnieks (2026 NHL Draft Eligible)
Rudolfs Berzkalns (2026 NHL Draft Eligible)
Roberts Naudins
Bruno Osmanis (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)
Rauls Ozollapa
Valdis Dommers
Daniels Serkins (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)
Markus Sieradzkis

Defence:

Krisjanis Sarts
Viktors Kurbaka
Emils Skeltins
Harijs Cjunskis
Darels Uljanskis (Anaheim Ducks)
Peteris Bulans
Krists Retenais
Oskars Briedis

Goaltenders:

Aksels Ozols
Linards Feldbergs
Janis Fecers

Germany

Forwards:

Lenny Boos
Linus Brandl
David Lewandowski (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)
Nick Maul
Marco Münzenberger
Elias Pul
Timo Ruckdäschel
Noah Samanski
Tobias Schwarz
Maxim Schäfer
Simon Seidl
Julius Sumpf
Paul Vinzens

Defence:

Max Hense
Carlos Händel (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)
Kilian Kühnhauser
Paul Mayer
Lua Niehus
Norwin Panocha (Buffalo Sabres)
Edwin Tropmann

Goaltenders:

Nico Pertuch
Linus Vieillard

Sweden

Forwards:

Zeb Forsfjäll (Seattle Kraken)
Isac Hedqvist (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)
David Edström (Nashville Predators)
Felix Unger Sörum (Carolina Hurricanes)
Felix Nilsson (Nashville Predators)
Victor Eklund (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)
Dennis Altörn
Herman Träff (New Jersey Devils)
Anton Wahlberg (Buffalo Sabres)
Otto Stenberg (St. Louis Blues)
David Granberg (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)
Oskar Vuollet (Carolina Hurricanes)

Defence:

Rasmus Bergqvist (Montréal Canadiens)
Axel Sandin-Pellikka (Detroit Red Wings)
Wilhelm Hallquisth (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)
Axel Hurtig (Calgary Flames)
Viggo Gustafsson (Nashville Predators)
Theo Lindstein (St. Louis Blues)
Tom Willander (Vancouver Canucks)

Goaltenders:

Marcus Gidlöf (New York Islanders)
Melvin Strahl (Columbus Blue Jackets)
Melker Thelin (Utah Hockey Club)

Czechia

Forwards:

Jiří Felcman (Chicago Blackhawks)
Mirsolav Holinka (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Vojtěch Hradec (Utah Hockey Club)
Adam Jecho (St. Louis Blues)
Ondřej Kos (St. Louis Blues)
Matěj Maštalířský
Adam Novotný (2026 NHL Draft Eligible)
Dominik Petr
Petr Sikora (Washington Capitals)
Eduard Šalé (Seattle Kraken)
Jakub Štancl (St. Louis Blues)
Adam Židlický

Defence:

Jakub Dvořák (Los Angeles Kings)
Jakub Fibigr (Seattle Kraken)
Tomáš Galvas
Vojtěch Husinecký
Adam Jiříček (St. Louis Blues)
Matteo Kočí
Vojtěch Port (Anaheim Ducks)

Goaltenders:

Michael Hrabal (Anaheim Ducks)
Jan Kavan
Jakub Milota (Nashville Predators)

Slovakia

Forwards:

Adam Cedzo
Jan Chovan (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)
Peter Cisar
Frantisek Dej
Dalibor Dvorsky
Daniel Alexander Jencko
Lukas Klecka
Roman Kukumberg
Juraj Pekarcik (St. Louis Blues)
Tomas Pobezal (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)
Miroslav Satan (Washington Capitals)
Tobias Tomik (2026 NHL Draft Eligible)
Matus Vojtech

Defence:

Richard Baran
Samuel Barcik
Jakub Chromiak
Tomas Kralovic
Luka Radivojevic (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)
Maxim Strbak (Buffalo Sabres)
Peter Valent

Goaltenders:

Alan Lendak
Samuel Urban

Kazakhstan

Forwards:

Abzal Alibek
Adil Beisembayev
Artur Gross
Kirill Kankin
Aleksandr Kim
Vladimir Korchagin
Yegor Levkovets
Kirill Lyapunov
Aleksandr Migunov
Davlat Nurkenov
Asanali Ruslanuly
Asanali Sarkenov
Semyon Simonov
Nikita Sitnikov

Defence:

Danila Belyakov
Roman Bolshedvorsky
Sanzhar Ibragim
Beibarys Orazov
Gleb Reshetko
Danial Shakshakbayev
Mstislav Shipilin
Aslan Zhusupbekov

Goaltenders:

Jokhar Dudarkiyev (G)
Danil Lytkin (G)
Vladimir Nikitin (Ottawa Senators)

Switzerland

Forwards:

Robin Nico Antenen
Leo Braillard
Jan Dorthe
Janis Embacher
Alain Graf
Rico Gredig (New York Rangers)
Kimo Gruber
Andro Kaderli
Endo Meier
Rafael Meier
Simon Meier
Jamiro Reber
Lars Steiner (2026 NHL Draft Eligible)
Matteo Wagner (LW)
Loris Wey (C)

Defence:

Nic Balestra
Timo Bünzli
Ludvig Johnson
Leon Muggli (Washington Capitals)
Nils Rhyn
Basile Sansonnens (Vancouver Canucks)
Eric Schneller

Goaltenders:

Ewan Huet
Christian Kirsch (San Jose Sharks)
Elijah Neuenschwander (2025 NHL Draft Eligible)