The Spengler Cup starts Boxing Day. In Group Torriani, Geneve-Servette hope to be more than just the other Swiss team, CSKA Moscow look to represent the KHL well, and the Rochester Americans get to play in this tournament for the first time since 1996. In Group Cattini, Team Canada is looking to defend their title, host HC Davos is hoping to get some payback after losing in the final last year, and HC Vitkovice Steel hope to finally get to the final.
Note: Rosters from Spengler Cup website.
CSKA Moscow (KHL)
Goalies: Ilya Proskuryakov, Rastislav Stana
Defensemen: Denis Denisov, Stanislav Egorshev, Steve Eminger, Sergei Gimaev, Georgy Misharin, Dmitri Ogurtsov, Yakov Rylov, Nikita Zaitsev
Forwards: Fedor Fedorov, Sergei Fedorov, Igor Fefelov, Ilari Filippula, Alexander Frolov, Igor Grigorenko, Roman Lyubimov, Alexei Morozov, David Nemirovsky, Ivan Nepryavev, Nikolai Prokhorkin, Alexander Radulov, Oleg Saprykin, Vladimir Zharkov, Ilya Zubov
Top Threat: That offense, that defense, that everything basically.
Weakness: Look at all those enigmatic players.
Geneve-Servette HC (NLA)
Goalies: Robert Mayer, Tobias Stephan
Defensemen: Eliot Antonietti, Goran Bezina, Christian Marti, Jonathan Mercier, Markus Nordlund, Garrett Stafford, Daniel Vukovic
Forwards: Cody Almond, Kaspar Daugavins, John Fritsche, Roland Gerber, Denis Hollenstein, Arnaud Jacquement, Matthew Lombardi, Inti Pestoni, Lennart Petrell, Alexandre Picard, Christopher Rivera, Kevin Romy, Juraj Simek
Top Threat: Strengthened up in net by calling over Meyer, plus with Daugavins they got the shootout covered.
Weakness: Defense is weaker (lost Pavel Kubina to retirement and Ian White to Traktor Chelyabinsk).
HC Vitkovice Steel (Extraliga)
Goalies: Roman Malek, Filip Sindelar
Defensemen: Marek Bail, Martin Dudas, Milan Hruska, Lukas Kovar, Tomas Kudelka, Tomas Pastor, Gian-Andrea Randegger, Karol Sloboda. Richard Stehlik
Forwards: Jiri Burger, Michal Hlinka, Rudolf Huna, Peter Huzevka, Jan Kana, Petr Kolouch, Lukas Kucsera, Erik Nemec, Ondrej Roman, Petr Strapac, Vladimir Svacina, Roman Szturc, Patrik Valcak, Michael Vandas
Top Threat: Made it to the semi-finals the past 2 years. Third time might be the charm.
Weakness: ...Unless they face HC Davos, then they are done again.
Rochester Americans (AHL)
Goalies: Matt Hackett, Nathan Lieuwen
Defensemen: Drew Bagnali, Nicolas Crawford, Jerome Gauthier-Leduc, Alexander Lepkowski, Matt McKenzi, Brayden McNabb, Chad Ruhewedel
Forwards: Luke Adam, Joel Armia, Dan Catenacci, Matt Ellis, Colton Gillies, Alexander Hutchings, Colton Jacobs, Johan Larsson, Jonathon McGuire, Frederick Piuze-Roy, Tim Schaller, Kevin Sundher, Phil Varone
Top Threat: Being an AHL team, they should be the strongest team in the tournament.
Weakness: They are Buffalo's AHL team, so they are really more like an ECHL team.
HC Davos (NLA - Host)
Goalies: Leonardo Genoni, Mika Noronen
Defense: Rene Back, Beat Forster, Robin Grossmann, Ville Koistinen, Zdenek Kutlak, Ryan O'Connor, Noah Schneeberger
Forwards: Andres Ambuhl, Dario Burgler, Enzo Corvi, Nicklas Danielsson, Peter Guggisberg, Gregory Hofmann, Marcus Paulsson, Niklas Persson, Sven Ryser, Peter Sejna, Reto Von Arx, Samuel Walser, Dino Weiser
Top Threat: The host are always a threat to win.
Weakness: While they look to be embracing advance stats, being in the same group as Team Canada won't help their Corvi.
Team Canada
Goalies: Chris Mason, Allen York
Defensemen: Brendan Bell, Micki Dupont, Travis Ehrhardt, Geoff Kinrade, Joel Kwiatkowski, Maxim Noreau, Travis Roche, Jim Vandermeer, Derrick Walser
Forwards: Eric Beaudoin, Alexandre Bolduc, Colby Genoway, Alexandre Giroux, Darren Haydar, Ryan MacMurchy Brett McLean, Jacob Micflikier, Glen Metropolit, Byron Ritchie, Ahren Spylo, Anthony Stewart, Jason Williams
Top Threat: They have the AHLer's to match Rochester.
Weakness: No NHLers like last year due to things like "no lockouts" and "contracts".
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