# 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

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 |
| 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 | |