Note: most information from the (fancy) IIHF website.
World Ranking
14. Slovenia
16. Austria
19. Hungary
21. Ukraine
22. Japan
23. South Korea (host)
Roster
Austria
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Bernhard
Starkbaum
|
Brynas Gavle
|
Rene Swette
|
KAC Klagenfurt
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club
|
Mario Altmann
|
VSV Villach
|
Dominique
Heinrich
|
Red Bull
Salzburg
|
Daniel
Mitterdorfer
|
EHC Linz
|
Florian
Muhlstein
|
Red Bull
Salzburg
|
Patrick Peter
|
Vienna Capitals
|
Markus Schlacher
|
Vienna Capitals
|
Martin Schumnig
|
KAC Klagenfurt
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club
|
Mario Fischer
|
Vienna Capitals
|
Manuel Geier
|
KAC Klagenfurt
|
Stefan Geier
|
KAC Klagenfurt
|
Thomas
Hundertpfund
|
Timra IK
|
Matthias Iberer
|
EHC Linz
|
Thomas Koch
|
KAC Klagenfurt
|
Konstantin
Komarek
|
Red Bull
Salzburg
|
Brian Lebler
|
EHC Linz
|
Daniel
Oberkofler
|
EHC Linz
|
Benjamin Petrik
|
VSV Villach
|
Nicolas Petrik
|
EC Dornbirn
|
Michael Schiechl
|
Vienna Capitals
|
Hungary
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Zoltan Hetenyi
|
Sapa Fehervar
|
Peter Sevela
|
DAB Dunaujvaros
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club
|
Tamas Groschl
|
DAB Dunaujvaros
|
Adrian Huffner
|
DAB Dunaujvaros
|
Attila Orban
|
Sapa Fehervar
|
Tamas Pozsgai
|
Sapa Fehervar
|
Bence Sziranyi
|
Sapa Fehervar
|
Viktor Tokaji
|
Sapa Fehervar
|
Arnold Varga
|
Sapa Fehervar
|
Marton Vas
|
Frankfurt Lions
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club
|
Zsolt Azari
|
DAB Dunaujvaros
|
Istvan Bartalis
|
IF Troja-Ljungby
|
Andras Benk
|
Sapa Fehervar
|
Janos Hari
|
IFK Helsinki
|
Daniel Koger
|
Elmira Jackals
|
Csaba Kovacs
|
Sapa Feherver
|
Balint Magosi
|
Sapa Fehervar
|
Arpad Mihaly
|
Sapa Fehervar
|
Krisztian Nagy
|
El Paso Rhinos
|
Balazs Sebok
|
Karpat Oulu
|
Istvan Sofron
|
Krefeld Pinguine
|
Janos Vas
|
Rouen Dragons
|
Japan
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Yutaka Fukufuji
|
Nikko Ice Bucks
|
Yuta Narisawa
|
Oji Eagles
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club
|
Denis Akimoto
|
Nippon Paper
Cranes
|
Ryo Hashimoto
|
Oji Eagles
|
Aaron Keller
|
Oji Eagles
|
Shun Sakata
|
Nippon Paper
Cranes
|
Kazumasa Sasaki
|
Oji Eagles
|
Takafumi
Yamashita
|
Oji Eagles
|
Shinya Yanadori
|
Nippon Paper
Cranes
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club
|
Takuma Kawai
|
Tohoku Free
Blades
|
Shuhei Kuji
|
Oji Eagles
|
Kohei Mitamura
|
Oji Eagles
|
Masahito
Nishiwaki
|
Nippon Paper
Cranes
|
Daisuke Obara
|
Nippon Paper
Cranes
|
Yuto Osawa
|
Oji Eagles
|
Takeshi Saito
|
Oji Eagles
|
Hiroshi Sato
|
Nippon Paper
Cranes
|
Kenta Takagi
|
Nippon Paper
Cranes
|
Seiji Takahashi
|
Oji Eagles
|
Go Tanaka
|
Tohoku Free
Blades
|
Hiroki Ueno
|
Nikko Ice Bucks
|
Takuro Yamashita
|
Tohoku Free
Blades
|
Slovenia
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Luka Gracnar
|
Red Bull
Salzburg
|
Andrej Hocevar
|
Epinal Dauphins
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club
|
Jaka Ankerst
|
Briancon Diables
Rouges
|
Blaz Gregorc
|
HC Pardubice
|
Ziga Pavlin
|
IF Troja-Ljungby
|
Matic Podlipnik
|
Dukla Jihlava
|
Mitja Robar
|
Krefeld Pinguine
|
Miha Stebih
|
Dukla Jihlava
|
Andrej Tavzelj
|
Rouen Dragons
|
Luka Tosic
|
Villard-de-Lans
Ours
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club
|
Bostjan Golicic
|
Briancon Diables
Rouges
|
Gal Koren
|
HKm Zvolen
|
Anze Kuralt
|
Epinal Dauphins
|
Rok Leber
|
IK Pantern Malmo
|
Jan Mursak
|
CSKA Moscow
|
Ales Music
|
Olimpija
Ljubljana
|
Ziga Pance
|
Bolzano Foxes
|
Tomaz Razingar
|
IF Troja-Ljungby
|
David Rodman
|
IK Oskarshamn
|
Marcel Rodman
|
Schwenninger
Wild Wings
|
Jan Urbas
|
EHC Munchen
|
Miha Verlic
|
Olimpija
Ljubljana
|
South Korea
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Sungje Park
|
Daemyung Sangmu
|
Hoseung Son
|
Anyang Halla
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club
|
Jun-Il Chang
|
High1 Chuncheon
|
Donghwan Kim
|
High1 Chuncheon
|
Hyunsoo Kim
|
Daemyung Sangmu
|
Wooyoung Kim
|
Anyang Halla
|
Yoonhwan Kim
|
Daemyung Sangmu
|
Don Ku Lee
|
Daemyung Sangmu
|
Hyonho Oh
|
Daemyung Sangmu
|
Bryan Young
|
High1 Chuncheon
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club
|
Hyunmin Ahn
|
Daemyung Sangmu
|
Minho Cho
|
Daemyung Sangmu
|
Hyung Joon Kim
|
High1 Chuncheon
|
Kisung Kim
|
Daemyung Sangmu
|
Sangwook Kim
|
Anyang Halla
|
Won Jung Kim
|
Daemyung Sangmu
|
Yongjun Lee
|
Daemyung Sangmu
|
Young Jun Lee
|
Anyang Halla
|
Woosang Park
|
Daemyung Sangmu
|
Brock Radunske
|
Anyang Halla
|
Sanghoon Shin
|
Kiekko-Vantaa
|
Michael Owen
Swift
|
High1 Chuncheon
|
Ukraine
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Sergi
Gaiduchenko
|
Donbass Donetsk
|
Vadym Seliverstov
|
HK Astana
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club
|
Denys Isayenko
|
Kompanion Kyiv
|
Igor Kugut
|
Bily Bars Bila
Tserkva
|
Mykola Ladygin
|
Hull Stingrays
|
Yuri Navarenko
|
HK Gomel
|
Denys Petrukhno
|
Donbass Donetsk
|
Olexander
Pobyedonostsev
|
Titan Klin
|
Danylo Skrypets
|
Moloda Gvardia
Donetsk
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club
|
Yevgen Belukhin
|
Donbass Donetsk
|
Roman Blagy
|
Donbass Donetsk
|
Artem Bondaryev
|
Bily Bars Bila
Tserkva
|
Maxym Kvitchenko
|
Donbass Donetsk
|
Olexander
Materukhin
|
Dinamo Minsk
|
Andri Mikhnov
|
Metallurg
Zhlobin
|
Dmytro Nimenko
|
Kompanion Kyiv
|
Pavlo Padakin
|
Calgary Hitmen
|
Oleg Shafarenko
|
Yunost Minsk
|
Olexander
Toryanyk
|
Donbass Donetsk
|
Oleg Tymchenko
|
Yunost Minsk
|
Sergi Varlamov
|
Donbass Donetsk
|
Viktor Zakharov
|
Donbass Donetsk
|
Schedule
April 20
Ukraine - Austria
Japan - Slovenia
South Korea - Hungary
April 21
Austria - Japan
Hungary - Ukraine
Slovenia - South Korea
April 23
Slovenia - Hungary
Ukraine - Japan
Austria - South Korea
April 24
Slovenia - Ukraine
Hungary - Austria
Japan - South Korea
April 26
Hungary - Japan
Austria - Slovenia
South Korea - Ukraine
Predictions
1 (Promotion) - Slovenia
2 (Promotion) - Austria
3 - Hungary
4 - Ukraine
5 - South Korea
6 (Relegation) - Japan
Slovenia is a pretty good team (relative to the group), so it shouldn't be a problem for them to earn a promotion spot. Austria is weaker than usual, but I just can't see them no getting promoted. Hungary will fight for a promotion spot - and might even get one - but I have them finishing third. Ukraine might be a darkhorse despite missing a few key players. South Korea host this tournament (and the next winter Olympics), so I won't be surprise if they stay up this year and start climbing the rankings next year. Japan is the odd team out at sixth, getting relegated to Group B.
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