2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

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Below are the rosters for teams competing in the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

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Group A

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic

Pos.No.PlayerTeamNHL Rights
GK 1 Lukáš Čučela Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC Vítkovice
GK 30 Tomáš Duba Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC Sparta Praha
D 3 Libor Ustrnul Flag of the United States.svg Plymouth Whalers Atlanta Thrashers
D 4 David Pojkar Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC Slavia Praha
D 5 Jakub Grof Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC Becherovka Karlovy Vary
D 6 Jan Výtisk Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC Vítkovice
D 7 David Nosek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC Oceláři Třinec
D 8 Jakub Čutta Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Swift Current Broncos Washington Capitals
D 13 Jan Chotěbořský Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC Keramika Plzeň
D 16 Rostislav Klesla Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brampton Battalion Columbus Blue Jackets
F 9 Patrik Moskal Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC Oceláři Třinec
F 10 Ivan Rachůnek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC Continental Zlín Tampa Bay Lightning
F 11 Zdeněk Blatný Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kootenay Ice Atlanta Thrashers
F 14 Tomáš Plekanec Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC Vagnerplast Kladno
F 15 Marek Tomica Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC Slavia Praha
F 17 Ladislav Vlček Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC Vagnerplast Kladno Dallas Stars
F 19 Václav Nedorost Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC České Budějovice Colorado Avalanche
F 21 Pavel Brendl Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary Hitmen New York Rangers
F 22 Martin Erat Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Saskatoon Blades Nashville Predators
F 23 Lukáš Havel Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brampton Battalion
F 25 Michal Sivek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC Sparta Praha Washington Capitals
F 26 Radim Vrbata Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shawinigan Cataractes Colorado Avalanche

Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Pos.No.PlayerTeamNHL Rights
GK 1 Craig Kowalski Flag of the United States.svg Northern Michigan University Carolina Hurricanes
GK 29 Rick DiPietro Flag of the United States.svg New York Islanders New York Islanders
D 3 Ron Hainsey Flag of the United States.svg University of Massachusetts Lowell Montreal Canadiens
D 4 Tim Gleason Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Windsor Spitfires
D 5 J. D. Forrest Flag of the United States.svg Boston College Carolina Hurricanes
D 6 Mike Komisarek Flag of the United States.svg University of Michigan
D 7 David Hale Flag of the United States.svg University of North Dakota New Jersey Devils
D 27 Paul Martin Flag of the United States.svg University of Minnesota New Jersey Devils
D 28 Freddy Meyer Flag of the United States.svg Boston University
F 9 Connor Dunlop Flag of the United States.svg University of Notre Dame
F 10 Marc Cavosie Flag of the United States.svg Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Minnesota Wild
F 11 John Sabo Flag of the United States.svg Boston University
F 12 Kris Vernarsky Flag of the United States.svg Plymouth Whalers Toronto Maple Leafs
F 14 Dave Steckel Flag of the United States.svg Ohio State University
F 15 Damian Surma Flag of the United States.svg Plymouth Whalers Carolina Hurricanes
F 18 Rob Globke Flag of the United States.svg University of Notre Dame
F 19 Andy Hilbert Flag of the United States.svg University of Michigan Boston Bruins
F 20 R. J. Umberger Flag of the United States.svg Ohio State University
F 21 Troy Riddle Flag of the United States.svg University of Minnesota St. Louis Blues
F 23 Jeff Taffe Flag of the United States.svg University of Minnesota St. Louis Blues
F 24 Jon DiSalvatore Flag of the United States.svg Providence College San Jose Sharks
F 26 Brett Nowak Flag of the United States.svg Harvard University Boston Bruins

Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden

Pos.No.PlayerTeamNHL Rights
GK 1 Jimmy Danielsson Flag of Sweden.svg Leksands IF
GK 30 Henrik Lundqvist Flag of Sweden.svg Västra Frölunda HC New York Rangers
D 3 Daniel Josefsson Flag of Sweden.svg Tranås AIF
D 4 Niklas Kronwall Flag of Sweden.svg Djurgårdens IF Detroit Red Wings
D 5 David Bornhammar Flag of Sweden.svg AIK IF Washington Capitals
D 7 Andreas Holmqvist Flag of Sweden.svg Hammarby Hockey
D 17 Daniel Ljungkvist Flag of Sweden.svg HV71
D 22 Magnus Hedlund Flag of Sweden.svg Mora IK
D 25 Jonas Lennartsson Flag of Sweden.svg Mora IK
F 10 Jonas Nordqvist Flag of Sweden.svg Leksands IF Chicago Blackhawks
F 11 Martin Samuelsson Flag of Sweden.svg Hammarby Hockey Boston Bruins
F 12 Johan Reineck Flag of Sweden.svg Tyringe SoSS
F 14 Pär Bäcker Flag of Sweden.svg Bofors IK Detroit Red Wings
F 15 Jari Tolsa Flag of Sweden.svg Västra Frölunda HC Detroit Red Wings
F 16 Fredrik Sundin Flag of Sweden.svg Bofors IK
F 18 Mattias Wennerberg Flag of Sweden.svg Bodens IK Chicago Blackhawks
F 20 Mathias Månsson Flag of Sweden.svg Modo Hockey
F 21 Björn Melin Flag of Sweden.svg HV71 New York Islanders
F 23 Jonas Andersson Flag of the United States.svg Milwaukee Admirals Nashville Predators
F 24 Fredrik Sjöström Flag of Sweden.svg Västra Frölunda HC
F 28 Daniel Widing Flag of Sweden.svg Leksands IF Nashville Predators
F 29 Tim Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg Hammarby Hockey Los Angeles Kings

Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia

Pos.No.PlayerTeamNHL Rights
GK 1 Ľuboš Pisár Flag of Slovakia.svg MHC Martin
GK 25 Peter Budaj Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto St. Michael's Majors
D 3 Ladislav Gábriš Flag of Slovakia.svg HK Dukla Trenčín
D 4 Tomáš Slovák Flag of Slovakia.svg HC Košice
D 5 Alexander Valentín Flag of Slovakia.svg HC Košice
D 11 Tomáš Starosta Flag of Slovakia.svg HK Dukla Trenčín
D 23 Tomáš Malec Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rimouski Océanic
D 26 Miroslav Ďurák Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sherbrooke Castors Nashville Predators
D 28 Ľuboš Velebný Flag of the United States.svg Waterloo Black Hawks Toronto Maple Leafs
D 29 René Vydarený Flag of the United States.svg Kansas City Blades Vancouver Canucks
F 6 Peter Szabo Flag of the United States.svg Danville Wings
F 8 Milan Bartovič Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brandon Wheat Kings Buffalo Sabres
F 9 Jozef Balej Flag of the United States.svg Portland Winterhawks Montreal Canadiens
F 10 Roman Tvrdoň Flag of the United States.svg Spokane Chiefs Washington Capitals
F 12 Lukáš Hvila Flag of Slovakia.svg HK SKP Poprad
F 13 Tomáš Surový Flag of Slovakia.svg HK SKP Poprad
F 14 Miroslav Kristín Flag of Slovakia.svg MsHK Žilina
F 16 Martin Drotár Flag of Slovakia.svg HC Košice
F 19 Marcel Hossa Flag of the United States.svg Portland Winterhawks Montreal Canadiens
F 22 Tomáš Kopecký Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lethbridge Hurricanes Detroit Red Wings
F 24 Tomáš Škvaridlo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kingston Frontenacs Pittsburgh Penguins
F 27 Milan Dubec Flag of Slovakia.svg MsHK Žilina

Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan

Pos.No.PlayerTeamNHL Rights
GK 1 Roman Medvedev Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazzinc-Torpedo
GK 20 Alexander Kolyuzhny Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazzinc-Torpedo
D 2 Alexei Vasilchenko Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazzinc-Torpedo
D 3 Yevgeni Fadeyev Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazzinc-Torpedo
D 5 Dmitri Babich Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazzinc-Torpedo
D 8 Sergei Litvinov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazzinc-Torpedo
D 12 Anatoli Fokin Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazzinc-Torpedo
D 13 Pavel Serdyukov Flag of Russia.svg Rubin Tyumen
D 19 Yevgeni Mazunin Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazzinc-Torpedo
D 26 Pavel Filipenko Flag of Russia.svg Severstal Cherepovets
F 7 Konstantin Vasilyev Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazzinc-Torpedo
F 10 Roman Kozlov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazzinc-Torpedo
F 11 Alexander Semyonov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazzinc-Torpedo
F 16 Roman Azanov Flag of Russia.svg Severstal Cherepovets
F 18 Mikhail Yuriev Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazzinc-Torpedo
F 22 Vadim Sozinov Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa 67's Toronto Maple Leafs
F 23 Andrei Ogorodnikov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazzinc-Torpedo
F 24 Yevgeni Tanygin Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazzinc-Torpedo
F 27 Sergei Korobeinikov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazzinc-Torpedo
F 28 Viktor Alexandrov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazzinc-Torpedo
F 29 Andrei Spiridonov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazzinc-Torpedo
F 30 Denis Falfutdinov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazzinc-Torpedo

Group B

Flag of Finland.svg  Finland

Pos.No.PlayerTeamNHL Rights
GK 1 Kari Lehtonen Flag of Finland.svg Jokerit
GK 30 Ari Ahonen Flag of Finland.svg HIFK New Jersey Devils
D 3 Markku Paukkunen Flag of Finland.svg JYP Jyväskylä
D 4 Harri Tikkanen Flag of Finland.svg SaiPa
D 5 Lasse Kukkonen Flag of Finland.svg Oulun Kärpät
D 7 Janne Niskala Flag of Finland.svg Lukko
D 8 Tuukka Mäntylä Flag of Finland.svg Tappara
D 20 Olli Malmivaara Flag of Finland.svg Jokerit Chicago Blackhawks
D 21 Tero Määttä Flag of Finland.svg Espoo Blues San Jose Sharks
F 9 Mikko Koivu Flag of Finland.svg HC TPS
F 10 Ville Hämäläinen Flag of Finland.svg SaiPa
F 12 Sami Venäläinen Flag of Finland.svg Tappara Phoenix Coyotes
F 13 Miro Laitinen Flag of Finland.svg Tappara
F 14 Toni Mustonen Flag of Finland.svg KJT Haukat
F 15 Juha-Pekka Hytönen Flag of Finland.svg JYP Jyväskylä
F 16 Toni Koivisto Flag of Finland.svg Lukko
F 17 Tuomas Pihlman Flag of Finland.svg JYP Jyväskylä
F 18 Tony Salmelainen Flag of Finland.svg HIFK Edmonton Oilers
F 19 Teemu Sainomaa Flag of Finland.svg Jokerit Ottawa Senators
F 22 Jani Rita Flag of Finland.svg Jokerit Edmonton Oilers
F 25 Jouni Kulonen Flag of Finland.svg JYP Jyväskylä
F 26 Tuomo Ruutu Flag of Finland.svg Jokerit

Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

Pos.No.PlayerTeamNHL Rights
GK 20 Alexei Petrov Flag of Russia.svg HC Sibir Novosibirsk
GK 30 Andrei Medvedev Flag of Russia.svg HC Spartak Moscow
D 3 Rail Rozakov Flag of Russia.svg Metallurg Novokuznetsk Calgary Flames
D 4 Anton Volchenkov Flag of Russia.svg Krylya Sovetov Moscow Ottawa Senators
D 6 Denis Grebeshkov Flag of Russia.svg Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
D 7 Andrei Shefer Flag of Russia.svg Severstal Cherepovets Los Angeles Kings
D 8 Denis Denisov Flag of Russia.svg HC CSKA Moscow Buffalo Sabres
D 10 Alexander Seluyanov Flag of Russia.svg Salavat Yulaev Ufa Detroit Red Wings
D 11 Vladislav Korneyev Flag of Russia.svg Severstal Cherepovets
D 29 Alexander Barkunov Flag of Russia.svg Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Chicago Blackhawks
F 9 Pavel Duma Flag of Russia.svg HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Vancouver Canucks
F 13 Ivan Nepryaev Flag of Russia.svg Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Washington Capitals
F 14 Yevgeni Muratov Flag of Russia.svg HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Edmonton Oilers
F 15 Alexander Buturlin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sarnia Sting Montreal Canadiens
F 16 Alexander Svitov Flag of Russia.svg Avangard Omsk
F 17 Ilya Kovalchuk Flag of Russia.svg HC Spartak Moscow
F 18 Pavel Vorobyev Flag of Russia.svg Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Chicago Blackhawks
F 22 Alexander Chagodayev Flag of Russia.svg Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
F 23 Yegor Shastin Flag of Russia.svg Avangard Omsk
F 25 Stanislav Chistov Flag of Russia.svg Avangard Omsk
F 26 Mikhail Yakubov Flag of Russia.svg HC Lada Togliatti Chicago Blackhawks
F 27 Artyom Chernov Flag of Russia.svg Metallurg Novokuznetsk Dallas Stars

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Pos.No.PlayerTeamNHL Rights
GK 30 Maxime Ouellet Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Philadelphia Flyers
GK 33 Alex Auld Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg North Bay Centennials Florida Panthers
D 2 Barret Jackman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Regina Pats St. Louis Blues
D 3 Nick Schultz Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Prince Albert Raiders Minnesota Wild
D 4 Jay Bouwmeester Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Medicine Hat Tigers
D 5 Dan Hamhuis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Prince George Cougars
D 7 Steve McCarthy Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks
D 23 Jay Harrison Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brampton Battalion
D 27 Mark Popovic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto St. Michael's Majors
F 9 Jason Spezza Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Windsor Spitfires
F 10 Mike Zigomanis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kingston Frontenacs Buffalo Sabres
F 12 David Morisset Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Thunderbirds St. Louis Blues
F 15 Dany Heatley Flag of the United States.svg University of Wisconsin Atlanta Thrashers
F 16 Derek MacKenzie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sudbury Wolves Atlanta Thrashers
F 17 Jamie Lundmark Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Thunderbirds New York Rangers
F 19 Jarret Stoll Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kootenay Ice Calgary Flames
F 21 Steve Ott Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Windsor Spitfires Dallas Stars
F 22 Jason Jaspers Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sudbury Wolves Phoenix Coyotes
F 25 Brandon Reid Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Val-d'Or Foreurs Vancouver Canucks
F 28 Raffi Torres Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brampton Battalion New York Islanders
F 29 Michael Cammalleri Flag of the United States.svg University of Michigan
F 34 Brad Boyes Flag of the United States.svg Erie Otters Toronto Maple Leafs

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland

Pos.No.PlayerTeamNHL Rights
GK 1 Pasquale Sievert Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg HC Lugano
GK 30 Martin Zerzuben Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SCL Tigers
D 2 Beat Gerber Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SCL Tigers
D 3 Timo Helbling Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Windsor Spitfires Nashville Predators
D 5 Severin Blindenbacher Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg EHC Kloten
D 6 David Jobin Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SC Bern
D 8 Steve Hirschi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SCL Tigers
D 11 Beat Forster Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg HC Davos
D 15 Fabian Stephan Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SC Bern
F 7 Thibaut Monnet Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
F 9 Mark Heberlein Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg HC Davos
F 10 Fabian Sutter Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SC Bern
F 14 Claudio Neff Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg HC Davos
F 17 Patrick Aeberli Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SC Rapperswil-Jona
F 18 Stefan Niggli Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg EV Zug
F 19 Paolo Duca Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg HC Ambrì-Piotta
F 21 Andreas Camenzind Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg HC Davos
F 22 Sébastien Reuille Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg EHC Kloten
F 23 Thomas Nüssli Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg EV Zug
F 24 Duri Camichel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg EV Zug
F 27 Sven Helfenstein Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SC Bern New York Rangers
F 28 Vitali Lakhmatov Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg HC Ambrì-Piotta

Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus

Pos.No.PlayerTeamNHL Rights
GK 1 Dmitri Poshelyuk Flag of Belarus.svg Polimir Novopolotsk
GK 22 Vitali Aristov Flag of Belarus.svg Yunost Minsk
D 2 Valentin Ebert Flag of Belarus.svg HK Mogilev
D 4 Andrei Bashko Flag of Belarus.svg HK Mogilev
D 5 Ruslan Sharapa Flag of Belarus.svg HK Mogilev
D 7 Maxim Shimansky Flag of Russia.svg Severstal Cherepovets
D 23 Sergei Paklin Flag of Belarus.svg Yunost Minsk
D 24 Yevgeni Makarov Flag of Belarus.svg HK Mogilev
D 26 Andrei Skripalyov Flag of Russia.svg Severstal Cherepovets
F 8 Andrei Tikhon Flag of Belarus.svg Polimir Novopolotsk
F 9 Yaroslav Chupris Flag of Belarus.svg Yunost Minsk
F 10 Andrei Moroz Flag of Belarus.svg Polimir Novopolotsk
F 11 Alexander Kulakov Flag of Belarus.svg Yunost Minsk
F 12 Mikhail Klimin Flag of Belarus.svg Yunost Minsk
F 15 Konstantin Nemirko Flag of Belarus.svg Yunost Minsk
F 16 Dmitri Duben Flag of Belarus.svg HK Mogilev
F 17 Artyom Senkevich Flag of Belarus.svg HK Mogilev
F 18 Dmitri Meleshko Flag of Belarus.svg HK Mogilev
F 19 Vitali Klimenkov Flag of Belarus.svg Yunost Minsk
F 20 Konstantin Zakharov Flag of Belarus.svg Yunost Minsk
F 21 Andrei Kostitsyn Flag of Belarus.svg Polimir Novopolotsk
F 28 Konstantin Koltsov Flag of Russia.svg Ak Bars Kazan Pittsburgh Penguins

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