Note: most information from the IIHF website
World Ranking
29. Spain (host)
32. Mexico
37. China
38. New Zealand
40. Turkey
41. South Africa
Roster
China
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Zhiwei Liu
|
Harbin
|
Shengrong Xia
|
Harbin
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club (League)
|
Tengyi Fu
|
Harbin
|
Tianyi Guan
|
Harbin
|
Tianyu Hu
|
Qiqihar
|
Ning Li
|
Harbin
|
Longtan Liu
|
Qiqihar
|
Quin Liu
|
Qiqihar
|
Chao Wen
|
Harbin
|
Mingxi Yang
|
Qiqihar
|
Ziyang Zhu
|
Harbin
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club (League)
|
Jaichang Bao
|
Harbin
|
Ling Chen
|
Harbin
|
Xin Guo
|
Harbin
|
Yin He
|
Harbin
|
Peng Ji
|
Harbin
|
Zhengyu Li
|
Qiqihar
|
Xinlei Li
|
Harbin
|
Chongwei Wang
|
Qiqihar
|
Tianxiang Xia
|
Harbin
|
Cheng Zhang
|
Qiqihar
|
Hao Zhang
|
Harbin
|
Mexico
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Alfonso de Alba
|
Aztec Eagle
Warriors
|
Andres de la
Garma
|
Osos San
Jeronimo
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club
|
Miguel Colas
|
Borregos
Monterrey
|
Manuel Escandon
|
Halcones Lomas
Verdes
|
Luis David
Gonzalez
|
Tigres Metepec
|
Gustavo Martinez
|
Tigres Metepec
|
Francisco
Padilla
|
Osos San
Jeronimo
|
Fernando Ugarte
|
Osos San
Jeronimo
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club
|
Brian Arroyo
|
Lerma Estado Ice
Sharks
|
Hector Carrero
|
Pumas Distrito
Federal
|
Adrian Cervantes
|
Osos San
Jeronimo
|
Ruben Cuevas
|
Osos San
Jeronimo
|
Jorge Ehlers
|
Osos San
Jeronimo
|
Carlos Gomez
|
Osos San
Jeronimo
|
Cristofer Kelo
|
Pumas Distrito
Federal
|
Hector Majul
|
Pumas Distrito
Federal
|
Sebastian Ortega
|
Osos San
Jeronimo
|
Julian Ramirez
|
Tigres Metepec
|
Enrique Arturo
Samperio
|
Lerma Estado Ice
Sharks
|
Santiago Sierra
|
Pumas Distrito
Federal
|
Christian
Smithers
|
Osos San
Jeronimo
|
New Zealand
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Michael Coleman
|
Canterbury Red
Devils
|
Jaden
Pine-Murphy
|
Melbourne Ice
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club
|
Mitchell Frear
|
Dunedin Thunder
|
Berton Haines
|
Southern
Stampede
|
Andrew Hay
|
Botany Swarm
|
Aaron Henderson
|
Botany Swarm
|
Jamie Lawrence
|
Canterbury Red
Devils
|
Gareth McLeish
|
West Auckland
Admirals
|
Regan Wilson
|
Dunedin Thunder
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club
|
Michael Attwell
|
Botany Swarm
|
Callum Burns
|
Southern
Stampede
|
Jeremy Chai
|
West Auckland
Admirals
|
Andrew Cox
|
Perth Thunder
|
Nick Craig
|
West Auckland
Admirals
|
Frazer Ellis
|
West Auckland
Admirals
|
Joshua Hay
|
Botany Swarm
|
Oliver Hay
|
Botany Swarm
|
Nicholas
Henderson
|
West Auckland
Admirals
|
Charlie Huber
|
Adelaide
Adrenaline
|
Ryan Lee
|
Melbourne Sharks
|
Sam Moses
|
West Auckland
Admirals
|
Luke Pickering
|
Dunedin Thunder
|
South Africa
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Ashley Bock
|
Johannesburg
Wildcats
|
Jack Nebe
|
Cape Town
Penguins
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club
|
Ian Ashworth
|
Johannesburg
Wildcats
|
Callum Bremner
|
Johannesburg
Wildcats
|
Robin Forsyth
|
Melbourne
Mustangs
|
Marc Giot
|
Cape Town
Penguins
|
Jason Gonsalves
|
Pretoria Capitals
|
Andre Marais
|
Pretoria Capitals
|
Deen Magmoed
|
Cape Town
Penguins
|
Chris Reeves
|
Cape Town
Penguins
|
David Watson
|
Kempton Park Scorpions
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club
|
Cameron Birrell
|
Pretoria
Capitals
|
Xander Botha
|
Pretoria
Capitals
|
Luke Carelse
|
Cape Town
Penguins
|
Christopher
Jeavons
|
Park City
Pioneers
|
Wesley Krotz
|
Cape Town
Penguins
|
George Lyon
|
Pretoria
Capitals
|
Gareth Miller
|
Cape Town
Penguins
|
Uthman Samaai
|
Cape Town
Penguins
|
Jack Valadas
|
Johannesburg
Wildcats
|
Phillip Woolf
|
Aberdeen Lynx
|
Spain
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Ander Alcaine
|
Bipolo Vitoria-Gasteiz
|
Aaron Carretero
|
FC Barcelona
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club
|
Guillermo Betran
|
CH Jaca
|
Juan Brabo
|
CH Jaca
|
Inigo Gainza
|
FC Barcelona
|
Alejandro Hernandez
|
Bipolo Vitoria-Gasteiz
|
Adrian Ubieto
|
CH Jaca
|
Jorge Vea
|
CHH Txuri-Urdin
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club
|
Salvador Barnola
|
CG Puigcerda
|
Adrian Betran
|
CH Jaca
|
Oriol Boronat
|
FC Barcelona
|
Alejandro Carbonell
|
CH Jaca
|
Patricio Fuentes
|
CHH Txuri-Urdin
|
Javier Garcia-Arias
|
SAD Majadahonda
|
Pol Gonzalez
|
Ottawa University
|
Juan Munoz
|
Bipolo Vitoria-Gasteiz
|
Pablo Munoz
|
FC Barcelona
|
Juan Jose Palacin
|
CH Jaca
|
Pablo Puyuelo
|
CHH Txuri-Urdin
|
Carlos Quevedo
|
FPS Forssa
|
Marc Ribas
|
FC Barcelona
|
Ignacio Solorzano
|
CHH Txuri-Urdin
|
Turkey
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Erol Kahraman
|
Zeytinburnu
Istanbul
|
Levent
Ozbaydugan
|
Izmir BB
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club
|
Savas Akturk
|
Izmir BB
|
Gurkan Cetinkaya
|
Izmir BB
|
Baris Coskun
|
Zeytinburnu Istanbul
|
Emre Faner
|
Izmir BB
|
Fatih Faner
|
Erzurum GSK
|
Galip Hamarat
|
Gumus Patenler
|
Kerem Islam
|
Koc University
Istanbul
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club
|
Erdogan Coskun
|
Izmir BB
|
Serkan Gumus
|
Izmir BB
|
Yusuf Halil
|
Izmir BB
|
Doruk Kamis
|
Zeytinburnu
Istanbul
|
Yavus Karakoc
|
Zeytinburnu Istanbul
|
Alec Kocoglu
|
Izmir BB
|
Andy Kocoglu
|
Izmir BB
|
Batin Kosemen
|
Zeytinburnu
Istabul
|
Emrah Ozmen
|
Izmir BB
|
Serdar Semiz
|
Izmir BB
|
Alper Solak
|
Buz Korsanlari
|
Gokalp Solak
|
Koc University
Istanbul
|
Schedule
April 5
New Zealand - Turkey
South Africa - China
Mexico - Spain
April 6
Turkey - South Africa
New Zealand - Mexico
Spain - China
April 8
Mexico - China
New Zealand - South Africa
Spain - Turkey
April 9
China - New Zealand
Turkey - Mexico
South Africa - Spain
April 11
Mexico - South Africa
China - Turkey
Spain - New Zealand
Predictions
1 (Promotion) - Spain
2 - Mexico
3 - New Zealand
4 - China
5 - South Africa
6 (Relegation) - Turkey
It'll probably be a battle between the two Spanish-speaking nations, with Spain earning the promotion. Mexico will end up in second. New Zealand is good enough to finish third, while China finishes fourth. South Africa will edge out Turkey to stay in the group, while the Turks suffer relegation.
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