2021 IIHF Men’s World Championship: The Prospects
Steve Kournianos | 5/20/2021 | [hupso]
Finland’s Anton Lundell was the 11th pick in the 2020 NHL draft
What: 2021 IIHF Men’s World Championship
When: May 21 – June 6
Where: Riga, Latvia (Arena Riga, Olympic Sports Centre; GMT+3 )
Streams: NHL Network, TSN, Fubo TV, Sling
Official IIHF Documents: Schedule | Stats | Live Box Scores
| Group A | Group B |
| Russia | Canada |
| Sweden | Finland |
| Czech Republic | United States |
| Switzerland | Germany |
| Slovakia | Latvia |
| Denmark | Norway |
| Belarus | Italy |
| Great Britain | Kazakhstan |
Draft Prospects
| NAT | NAME | POS | HT | WT | DOB | DRAFT | TM | LGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | Danila Klimovich | RW | 6’1 | 187 | 1/9/03 | 2021 | Minskie Zubry | Belarus |
| Belarus | Aleksei Kolosov | GK | 6’1 | 187 | 1/4/02 | 2021 | Dynamo Minsk | Belarus |
| Canada | Owen Power | LHD | 6’5 | 212 | 11/22/02 | 2021 | Michigan | Big-10 |
| Italy | Davide Fadani | GK | 6’0 | 168 | 2/3/01 | 2021 | Lugano U20 | SUI |
| Switzerland | Janis Moser | LHD | 6’1 | 172 | 6/6/00 | 2021 | Biel | NLA |
| Russia | Ilya Safonov* | C | 6’3 | 205 | 5/30/01 | 2021 | Ak Bars | KHL |
| Slovakia | Martin Bucko | RHD | 6’2 | 190 | 5/13/00 | 2021 | Pardubice | Czech Extraliga |
| Slovakia | Simon Nemec | RHD | 6’0 | 187 | 2/15/04 | 2022 | Nitra | Tipos Extraliga |
| Slovakia | Martin Fasko-Rudas | LW | 6’1 | 170 | 8/10/00 | 2021 | Liberec | Czech Extraliga |
| Slovakia | Juraj Slafkovsky | RW | 6’4 | 218 | 3/30/04 | 2022 | TPS U20 | SM-Sarja |
| USA | Matt Beniers | C | 6’1 | 174 | 11/5/02 | 2021 | Michigan | Big-10 |
*Taxi squad
NHL Prospects
| NAT | NAME | POS | ORG |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | Liam Kirk | LW | Arizona Coyotes |
| Finland | Arttu Ruotsalainen | C | Buffalo Sabres |
| Belarus | Ilya Solovyov | LHD | Calgary Flames |
| Norge | Emillio Pettersen | C | Calgary Flames |
| USA | Connor Mackey | LHD | Calgary Flames |
| Sweden | Jesper Sellgren* | LHD | Carolina Hurricanes |
| USA | Jack Drury | C | Carolina Hurricanes |
| Canada | Nicolas Beaudin | LHD | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Norge | Ole Holm | LHD | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Russia | Dmitry Voronkov | C/W | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Slovakia | Samuel Knazko | LHD | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| USA | Ryan Shea | LHD | Dallas Stars |
| Germany | Moritz Seider | RHD | Detroit Red Wings |
| Sweden | Albert Johansson* | LHD | Detroit Red Wings |
| Finland | Anton Lundell | C | Florida Panthers |
| Finland | Kim Nouisianen | LHD | Los Angeles Kings |
| Denmark | Frederik Dichow | GK | Montreal Canadiens |
| Belarus | Yegor Sarangovich | RW | New Jersey Devils |
| Switzerland | Jonas Siegenthaler | LHD | New Jersey Devils |
| Slovakia | Marian Studenic | LW | New Jersey Devils |
| USA | Matthew Hellickson | LHD | New Jersey Devils |
| Canada | Braden Schneider | RHD | New York Rangers |
| Slovakia | Adam Huska | GK | New York Rangers |
| Sweden | Nils Lundkvist | RHD | New York Rangers |
| USA | Zac Jones | LHD | New York Rangers |
| Canada | Jacob Bernard-Docker | RHD | Ottawa Senators |
| Sweden | Samuel Ersson* | GK | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Finland | Valtteri Puustinen | RW | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Denmark | Alexander True | C | San Jose Sharks |
| Germany | Lean Bergmann | C | San Jose Sharks |
| USA | Sasha Chmelevski | C/W | San Jose Sharks |
| Finland | Axel Rindell | RHD | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Latvia | Kristians Rubins | LHD | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Sweden | Pontus Holmberg | C | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Sweden | Filip Hallander* | LW | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Canada | Mike DiPietro | GK | Vancouver Canucks |
| Russia | Vasily Podkolzin* | RW | Vancouver Canucks |
| Latvia | Martins Dzierkals | LW | Vegas Golden Knights |
| Russia | Ivan Morozov | C | Vegas Golden Knights |
| Belarus | Alexei Protas | C | Washington Capitals |
| Switzerland | Tobias Geisser | LHD | Washington Capitals |
| Canada | Cole Perfetti | LW | Winnipeg Jets |
| Germany | Leon Gawanke | RHD | Winnipeg Jets |
*Taxi squad
Belarus
Draft prospects: Danila Klimovich, RW (6’1, 187 | 1/9/03 | Minskie Zubry, Belarus); Aleksei Kolosov, GK (6’1, 187 | 1/4/02 | Dynamo Minsk, Belarus)
NHL prospects: Alexei Protas, C (Capitals); Ilya Solovyov, LHD (Flames); Yegor Sarangovich, RW (Devils)
Canada
Draft prospects: Owen Power, LHD (6’5, 212 | 11/22/02)
NHL prospects: Braden Schneider, RHD (Rangers); Mike DiPietro, GK (Canucks); Cole Perfetti, LW (Jets); Nicolas Beaudin, LHD (Blackhawks); Jacob Bernard-Docker, RHD (Senators)
Denmark
NHL prospects: Frederik Dichow, GK (Canadiens); Alexander True, C (Sharks)
Finland
NHL prospects: Anton Lundell, C (Panthers); Valtteri Puustinen, RW (Penguins); Axel Rindell, RHD (Maple Leafs); Kim Nouisianen, LHD (Kings); Arttu Ruotsalainen, C/RW (Sabres)
England
NHL prospects: Liam Kirk, LW (Coyotes)
Germany
NHL prospects: Moritz Seider, RHD (Red Wings); Lukas Reichel, LW (Blackhawks); Leon Gawanke, RHD (Jets); Lean Bergmann, C (Sharks)
Italy
Draft prospects: Davide Fadani, GK (6’0, 168 | 2/3/01 | Lugano U20, SUI)
Latvia
NHL prospects: Kristians Rubins, LHD (Maple Leafs); Martins Dzierkals, LW (Golden Knights)
Norway
Draft prospects: Emil Lilleberg, LHD (6’2, 207 | 2/2/01 | Sparta Sarpsborg, NOR)
NHL prospects: Emillio Pettersen, C (Flames)
Russia
NHL prospects: Ivan Morozov, C (Golden Knights); Dmitry Voronkov, C/W (Blue Jackets)
Taxi squad: Vasily Podkolzin, RW (Canucks); Ilya Safonov, C (2021 draft | 6’3, 205 | 5/30/01 | Ak Bars, KHL)
Switzerland
Draft prospects: Janis Moser, LHD (6’1, 172 | 6/6/00 | Biel, NLA)
NHL prospects: Jonas Siegenthaler, LHD (Devils); Tobias Geisser, LHD (Capitals)
Slovakia
Draft prospects: Martin Bucko, RHD (6’2, 190 | 5/13/00 | Pardubice, Czech Extraliga); Simon Nemec, RHD (6’0, 187 | 2/15/04, 2022 draft | Nitra, Tipos Extraliga); Martin Fasko-Rudas, LW (Liberec, Czech Extraliga); Juraj Slafkovsky, RW (6’4, 218 | 3/30/04, 2022 draft | TPS U20, SM-Sarja)
NHL prospects: Samuel Knazko, LHD (Blue Jackets); Adam Huska, GK (Rangers); Marian Studenic, LW (Devils)
Sweden
NHL prospects: Nils Lundkvist, RHD (Rangers); Pontus Holmberg, C (Maple Leafs)
Taxi squad: Samuel Ersson, G (Flyers); Jesper Sellgren, LHD (Hurricanes); Albert Johansson, LHD (Red Wings); Filip Hallander, LW (Maple Leafs)
United States
Draft prospects: Matt Beniers, C (6’1, 174 | 11/5/02 | Michigan, Big-10)
NHL prospects: Ryan Shea, LHD (Stars); Connor Mackey, LHD (Flames); Jack Drury, C (Hurricanes); Sasha Chmelevski, C (Sharks); Zac Jones, LHD (Rangers); Matthew Hellickson, LHD (Devils)
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