Below are the rosters for teams competing in the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Canada Benoit Groulx 
Germany 
Pat Cortina 
Finland Hannu Jortikka 
Slovakia Ernest Bokroš 
United States Mark Osiecki 
Czech Republic Miroslav Přerost 
Denmark Olaf Eller 
Russia Valeri Bragin 
Sweden Rikard Grönborg 
Switzerland John Fust 
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