2016 IIHF Women's World Championship rosters

Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All eight participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate.
==Group A==
===Canada===
A 32-player roster was announced on 21 January 2016. The final squad was revealed on 29 February 2016.
Head coach: Laura Schuler
No.	Pos.	Name 	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
2 	F 	Meghan Agosta – A 	 	 	 	Free agent
3 	D 	Jocelyne Larocque 	 	 	 	Brampton Thunder
4 	D 	Brigitte Lacquette 	 	 	 	Calgary Inferno
5 	D 	Lauriane Rougeau 	 	 	 	Les Canadiennes
6 	F 	Rebecca Johnston 	 	 	 	Calgary Inferno
7 	F 	Jamie Lee Rattray 	 	 	 	Brampton Thunder
8 	D 	Laura Fortino 	 	 	 	Brampton Thunder
9 	F 	Jennifer Wakefield 	 	 	 	Linköpings HC
11 	F 	Jillian Saulnier 	 	 	 	Calgary Inferno
12 	D 	Meaghan Mikkelson – A 	 	 	 	Calgary Inferno
17 	F 	Bailey Bram 	 	 	 	Calgary Inferno
19 	F 	Brianne Jenner 	 	 	 	Calgary Inferno
22 	F 	Hayley Wickenheiser 	 	 	 	Calgary Inferno
24 	F 	Natalie Spooner 	 	 	 	Toronto Furies
27 	D 	Tara Watchorn 	 	 	 	Boston Blades
29 	F 	Marie-Philip Poulin – C	 	 	 	Les Canadiennes
30 	G 	Emerance Maschmeyer 	 	 	 	Harvard Univ.
32 	G 	Charline Labonté 	 	 	 	Les Canadiennes
33 	G 	Erica Howe 	 	 	 	Brampton Thunder
37 	F 	Sarah Davis 	 	 	 	Calgary Inferno
38 	D 	Halli Krzyzaniak 	 	 	 	Univ. of North Dakota
39 	F 	Emily Clark 	 	 	 	Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison
40 	F 	Blayre Turnbull 	 	 	 	Calgary Inferno
===Finland===
The roster was announced on 10 March 2016.
Head coach: Pasi Mustonen
No.	Pos.	Name 	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1 	G 	Tiina Ranne 	 	 	 	JYP Jyväskylä
4 	D 	Rosa Lindstedt 	 	 	 	JYP Jyväskylä
5 	D 	Anna Kilponen 	 	 	 	Univ. of North Dakota
6 	D 	Jenni Hiirikoski – C 	 	 	 	JYP Jyväskylä
7 	D 	Mira Jalosuo 	 	 	 	Luleå HF
8 	D 	Ronja Savolainen 	 	 	 	Espoo Blues
9 	F 	Venla Hovi 	 	 	 	Univ. of Manitoba
10 	D 	Ella Viitasuo 	 	 	 	JYP Jyväskylä
11 	F 	Petra Nieminen 	 	 	 	Team Kuortane
13 	F 	Riikka Välilä – A 	 	 	 	JYP Jyväskylä
14 	F 	Sanni Hakala 	 	 	 	JYP Jyväskylä
15 	D 	Minttu Tuominen 	 	 	 	Espoo Blues
16 	F 	Vilma Tanskanen 	 	 	 	Univ. of North Dakota
18 	G 	Meeri Räisänen 	 	 	 	JYP Jyväskylä
19 	F 	Tanja Niskanen 	 	 	 	JYP Jyväskylä
20 	F 	Sari Kärnä 	 	 	 	JYP Jyväskylä
21 	F 	Michelle Karvinen – A	 	 	 	Luleå HF
23 	F 	Sara Säkkinen 	 	 	 	Team Kuortane
24 	F 	Noora Tulus 	 	 	 	Luleå HF
25 	F 	Suvi Ollikainen 	 	 	 	St. Cloud State Univ.
26 	F 	Saana Valkama 	 	 	 	Univ. of Vermont
27 	F 	Saila Saari 	 	 	 	JYP Jyväskylä
31 	G 	Anni Keisala 	 	 	 	Team Kuortane
===Russia===
A 32-player roster was announced on 4 March 2016. The final squad was revealed on 22 March 2016.
Head coach: Mikhail Chekanov
No.	Pos.	Name 	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1 	G 	Nadezhda Morozova 	 	 	 	Biryusa Krasnoyarsk
2 	D 	Angelina Goncharenko 	 	 	 	Tornado Moscow
3 	F 	Fanuza Kadirova 	 	 	 	Arktik-Univ. Ukhta
4 	D 	Yekaterina Nikolayeva 	 	 	 	HC St. Petersburg
7 	F 	Elina Mitrofanova 	 	 	 	HC Agidel Ufa
8 	F 	Iya Gavrilova – A 	 	 	 	Univ. of Calgary
9 	F 	Alexandra Vafina 	 	 	 	Univ. of Calgary
10 	F 	Liudmila Belyakova 	 	 	 	New York Riveters
13 	D 	Nina Pirogova 	 	 	 	Tornado Moscow
15 	F 	Valeria Pavlova 	 	 	 	Biryusa Krasnoyarsk
16 	F 	Yelena Silina 	 	 	 	Nizhni Novgorod
17 	F 	Yekaterina Smolentseva – A	 	 	 	Connecticut Whale
18 	F 	Olga Sosina 	 	 	 	HC Agidel Ufa
21 	D 	Anna Shukina – C 	 	 	 	HC St. Petersburg
23 	F 	Tatiana Burina 	 	 	 	Tornado Moscow
24 	F 	Alevtina Shtaryova 	 	 	 	Tornado Moscow
26 	F 	Yelena Dergachyova 	 	 	 	Tornado Moscow
31 	G 	Anna Prugova 	 	 	 	HC St. Petersburg
33 	G 	Maria Sorokina 	 	 	 	HC St. Petersburg
44 	D 	Alexandra Kapustina 	 	 	 	HC Agidel Ufa
55 	F 	Galina Skiba 	 	 	 	Tornado Moscow
70 	D 	Anna Shibanova 	 	 	 	HC Agidel Ufa
88 	F 	Yekaterina Smolina 	 	 	 	HC St. Petersburg
===United States===
The roster was announced on 24 February 2016.
Head coach: Ken Klee
No.	Pos.	Name 	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
2 	D 	Lee Stecklein 	 	 	 	Univ. of Minnesota
5 	D 	Megan Keller 	 	 	 	Boston College
7 	D 	Monique Lamoureux – A	 	 	 	Minnesota Whitecaps
8 	D 	Emily Pfalzer 	 	 	 	Buffalo Beauts
9 	D 	Megan Bozek 	 	 	 	Buffalo Beauts
10 	F 	Meghan Duggan – C 	 	 	 	Buffalo Beauts
11 	F 	Haley Skarupa 	 	 	 	Boston College
14 	F 	Brianna Decker 	 	 	 	Boston Pride
16 	F 	Kelli Stack 	 	 	 	Connecticut Whale
17 	F 	Jocelyne Lamoureux 	 	 	 	Minnesota Whitecaps
21 	F 	Hilary Knight 	 	 	 	Boston Pride
22 	D 	Kacey Bellamy – A 	 	 	 	Boston Pride
23 	D 	Michelle Picard 	 	 	 	Harvard Univ.
24 	F 	Shiann Darkangelo 	 	 	 	Connecticut Whale
25 	F 	Alexandra Carpenter 	 	 	 	Boston College
26 	F 	Kendall Coyne 	 	 	 	Northeastern Univ.
27 	F 	Annie Pankowski 	 	 	 	Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison
30 	G 	Nicole Hensley 	 	 	 	Lindenwood Univ.
31 	G 	Jessica Vetter 	 	 	 	Minnesota Whitecaps
32 	F 	Dana Trivigno 	 	 	 	Boston College
33 	G 	Alex Rigsby 	 	 	 	Minnesota Whitecaps
36 	F 	Zoe Hickel 	 	 	 	Boston Pride
37 	F 	Amanda Pelkey 	 	 	 	Boston Pride
==Group B==
===Czech Republic===
Head coach: Jiří Vozák
No.	Pos.	Name 	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1 	G 	Blanka Škodová 	 	 	 	HC Zubr Přerov
2 	D 	Aneta Tejralová – A 	 	 	 	HC St. Petersburg
4 	D 	Kateřina Flachsová 	 	 	 	SC Reinach
5 	D 	Samantha Kolowratová 	 	 	 	Univ. of Vermont
6 	D 	Petra Herzigová 	 	 	 	SDE HF
7 	D 	Martina Zedníková 	 	 	 	Vajgar Hradec
8 	F 	Kateřina Bukolská 	 	 	 	Stanstead College
9 	F 	Alena Polenská – C 	 	 	 	HC St. Petersburg
10 	F 	Denisa Křížová 	 	 	 	Univ. of Northeastern
11 	F 	Simona Studentová 	 	 	 	SC Reinach
12 	F 	Klára Hymlarová 	 	 	 	HC Slezan Opava
13 	F 	Lucie Povová 	 	 	 	HC Litoměřice
15 	F 	Aneta Lédlová 	 	 	 	Ontario Hockey Academy
17 	D 	Pavlína Horálková – A	 	 	 	HK Krasnoyarsk
19 	F 	Barbora Patočková 	 	 	 	HC Praha
21 	F 	Tereza Vanišová 	 	 	 	World Hockey Centre
22 	F 	Lucie Manhartová 	 	 	 	SDE HF
25 	F 	Michaela Pejzlová 	 	 	 	Stanstead College
26 	F 	Vendula Přibylová 	 	 	 	Hokej Šumperk
27 	D 	Anna Zíková 	 	 	 	AZ Havířov
28 	F 	Noemi Neubauerova 	 	 	 	The Gunnery
29 	G 	Klára Peslarová 	 	 	 	SDE HF
30 	G 	Barbora Dvořáková 	 	 	 	SK Karviná
===Japan===
The roster was announced on 18 February 2016.
Head coach: Yoshifumi Fujisawa
No.	Pos.	Name 	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1 	G 	Nana Fujimoto 	 	 	 	New York Riveters
2 	D 	Shiori Koike 	 	 	 	Daito Perigrine
3 	D 	Rina Takeda 	 	 	 	Mikage Gretz
4 	D 	Ayaka Toko 	 	 	 	Seibu Rabbits
6 	D 	Sena Suzuki 	 	 	 	Toronto Furies
7 	D 	Mika Hori 	 	 	 	Toyota Cygnus
9 	D 	Aina Takeuchi 	 	 	 	Calgary Inferno
10 	F 	Haruna Yoneyama	 	 	 	Daito Perigrine
11 	F 	Yurie Adachi 	 	 	 	Seibu Rabbits
12 	F 	Chiho Osawa – C	 	 	 	Victory Honda
13 	F 	Moeko Fujimoto 	 	 	 	Calgary Titans
14 	F 	Haruka Toko 	 	 	 	Seibu Rabbits
15 	F 	Rui Ukita 	 	 	 	Ontario Hockey Academy
16 	F 	Naho Terashima 	 	 	 	Daishin HC
17 	F 	Yuka Hirano – A	 	 	 	Daito Perigrine
18 	F 	Suzuka Taka 	 	 	 	Daito Perigrine
19 	F 	Miho Shishiuchi	 	 	 	HPK
21 	F 	Hanae Kubo – A 	 	 	 	Seibu Rabbits
22 	F 	Tomomi Iwahara 	 	 	 	Seibu Rabbits
27 	F 	Shoko Ono 	 	 	 	Mikage Gretz
28 	D 	Aoi Shiga 	 	 	 	Obihiro Ladies
29 	G 	Mai Kondo 	 	 	 	Mikage Gretz
30 	G 	Akane Konishi 	 	 	 	Seibu Rabbits
===Sweden===
The roster was announced on 15 March 2016.
Head coach: Leif Boork
No.	Pos.	Name 	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1 	G 	Sara Grahn 	 	 	 	Brynäs IF
3 	D 	Anna Kjellbin 	 	 	 	Linköpings HC
4 	F 	Jenni Asserholt – C 	 	 	 	HV71
5 	D 	Johanna Fällman 	 	 	 	Luleå HF
7 	D 	Johanna Olofsson 	 	 	 	Modo Hockey
8 	D 	Annie Svedin – A 	 	 	 	IF Sundsvall
9 	D 	Caroline Markström 	 	 	 	Univ. of St. Cloud
10 	D 	Emilia Ramboldt – A 	 	 	 	Linköpings HC
12 	D 	Elin Lundberg 	 	 	 	Leksands IF
13 	F 	Hanna Sköld 	 	 	 	Leksands IF
14 	F 	Sabina Küller 	 	 	 	AIK IF
16 	F 	Pernilla Winberg 	 	 	 	Linköpings HC
18 	F 	Anna Borgqvist 	 	 	 	Brynäs IF
19 	F 	Maria Lindh 	 	 	 	Univ. of Minnesota Duluth
20 	F 	Fanny Rask 	 	 	 	HV71
21 	F 	Erica Udén Johansson	 	 	 	IF Sundsvall
22 	D 	Emma Eliasson 	 	 	 	Luleå HF
23 	F 	Lisa Johansson 	 	 	 	AIK IF
26 	F 	Hanna Olsson 	 	 	 	Djurgårdens IF
28 	F 	Michelle Löwenhielm 	 	 	 	Univ. of Minnesota Duluth
29 	F 	Olivia Carlsson 	 	 	 	Modo Hockey
30 	G 	Minatsu Murase 	 	 	 	AIK IF
35 	G 	Sarah Berglind 	 	 	 	Modo Hockey
===Switzerland===
The roster was announced on 2 March 2016.
Head coach: Daniela Diaz
No.	Pos.	Name 	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1 	G 	Sophie Anthamatten	 	 	 	EHC Saastal
3 	D 	Sarah Forster – A 	 	 	 	HC Université Neuchâtel
7 	F 	Lara Stalder 	 	 	 	Univ. of Minnesota Duluth
10 	D 	Reica Staiger 	 	 	 	ZSC Lions
11 	D 	Sabrina Zollinger 	 	 	 	ZSC Lions
12 	F 	Andrea Schranz 	 	 	 	EV Bomo Thun
13 	F 	Tess Allemann 	 	 	 	HC Dragon
14 	F 	Romy Eggimann 	 	 	 	HC Lugano
15 	F 	Monika Waidacher 	 	 	 	ZSC Lions
16 	F 	Nina Waidacher 	 	 	 	ZSC Lions
18 	F 	Evelina Raselli 	 	 	 	HC Lugano
19 	F 	Christine Meier 	 	 	 	ZSC Lions
21 	D 	Laura Benz 	 	 	 	ZSC Lions
22 	D 	Livia Altmann – C 	 	 	 	ZSC Lions
23 	D 	Nicole Bullo 	 	 	 	HC Lugano
24 	D 	Shannon Sigrist 	 	 	 	GCK Lions
25 	F 	Alina Müller 	 	 	 	Kloten Flyers
26 	F 	Dominique Rüegg 	 	 	 	EHC Uzwil
30 	G 	Andrea Brändli 	 	 	 	EHC Winterthur
41 	G 	Florence Schelling	 	 	 	Linköpings HC
63 	F 	Anja Stiefel – A 	 	 	 	HC Lugano
78 	F 	Isabel Waidacher 	 	 	 	ZSC Lions
88 	F 	Phoebe Staenz 	 	 	 	Yale Univ.
==References==
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