Below are the rosters for teams competing in the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Czech Republic Jaroslav Holík 
United States Keith Allain 
Sweden Bo Lennartsson 
Slovakia Ján Selvek 
Kazakhstan Sergei Starygin 
Finland Kari Jalonen | Pos. | No. | Player | Team | NHL Rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Kari Lehtonen | Jokerit | |
| GK | 30 | Ari Ahonen | HIFK | New Jersey Devils |
| D | 3 | Markku Paukkunen | JYP Jyväskylä | |
| D | 4 | Harri Tikkanen | SaiPa | |
| D | 5 | Lasse Kukkonen | Oulun Kärpät | |
| D | 7 | Janne Niskala | Lukko | |
| D | 8 | Tuukka Mäntylä | Tappara | |
| D | 20 | Olli Malmivaara | Jokerit | Chicago Blackhawks |
| D | 21 | Tero Määttä | Espoo Blues | San Jose Sharks |
| F | 9 | Mikko Koivu | HC TPS | |
| F | 10 | Ville Hämäläinen | SaiPa | |
| F | 12 | Sami Venäläinen | Tappara | Phoenix Coyotes |
| F | 13 | Miro Laitinen | Tappara | |
| F | 14 | Toni Mustonen | KJT Haukat | |
| F | 15 | Juha-Pekka Hytönen | JYP Jyväskylä | |
| F | 16 | Toni Koivisto | Lukko | |
| F | 17 | Tuomas Pihlman | JYP Jyväskylä | |
| F | 18 | Tony Salmelainen | HIFK | Edmonton Oilers |
| F | 19 | Teemu Sainomaa | Jokerit | Ottawa Senators |
| F | 22 | Jani Rita | Jokerit | Edmonton Oilers |
| F | 25 | Jouni Kulonen | JYP Jyväskylä | |
| F | 26 | Tuomo Ruutu | Jokerit | |
Russia Petr Vorobiev 
Canada Stan Butler 
Switzerland Jakob Kölliker | Pos. | No. | Player | Team | NHL Rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Pasquale Sievert | HC Lugano | |
| GK | 30 | Martin Zerzuben | SCL Tigers | |
| D | 2 | Beat Gerber | SCL Tigers | |
| D | 3 | Timo Helbling | Windsor Spitfires | Nashville Predators |
| D | 5 | Severin Blindenbacher | EHC Kloten | |
| D | 6 | David Jobin | SC Bern | |
| D | 8 | Steve Hirschi | SCL Tigers | |
| D | 11 | Beat Forster | HC Davos | |
| D | 15 | Fabian Stephan | SC Bern | |
| F | 7 | Thibaut Monnet | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| F | 9 | Mark Heberlein | HC Davos | |
| F | 10 | Fabian Sutter | SC Bern | |
| F | 14 | Claudio Neff | HC Davos | |
| F | 17 | Patrick Aeberli | SC Rapperswil-Jona | |
| F | 18 | Stefan Niggli | EV Zug | |
| F | 19 | Paolo Duca | HC Ambrì-Piotta | |
| F | 21 | Andreas Camenzind | HC Davos | |
| F | 22 | Sébastien Reuille | EHC Kloten | |
| F | 23 | Thomas Nüssli | EV Zug | |
| F | 24 | Duri Camichel | EV Zug | |
| F | 27 | Sven Helfenstein | SC Bern | New York Rangers |
| F | 28 | Vitali Lakhmatov | HC Ambrì-Piotta | |
Belarus Vladimir Melenchuk 
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