Note: most information from the IIHF website.
World Ranking
20. Great Britain
24. Netherlands
25. Poland
26. Lithuania (host)
27. Romania
30. Croatia
Roster
Croatia
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Mate
Tomljenovic
|
HKm Zvolen
|
Andrej
Vasiljevic
|
Slough Jets
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club
|
Igor Jacmenjak
|
KHL Zagreb
|
Alan Letang
|
KHL Medvescak Zagreb
|
Kenny MacAulay
|
Olimpija
Ljubljana
|
Luka Markovic
|
EC Peiting
|
Sasa Martinovic
|
KHL Medvescak Zagreb
|
Nikola Senzel
|
KHL Medvescak Zagreb
|
Marko Tadic
|
Mladost Zagreb
|
Geoff Waugh
|
KHL Medvescak Zagreb
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club
|
Mislav Blagus
|
KHL Zagreb
|
Ivan Brencun
|
KHL Medvescak Zagreb
|
Dominik Kanaet
|
Herlev Eagles
|
Dario Kostovic
|
KHL Medvescak Zagreb
|
Ivan Jankovic
|
KHL Zagreb
|
Marko Ljubic
|
Mladost Zagreb
|
Tadija Miric
|
Mladost Zagreb
|
Mario Novak
|
Mladost Zagreb
|
Michael Novak
|
VEU Feldkirch
|
Borna Rendulic
|
HPK Hameenlinna
|
Marko Sakic
|
KHL Medvescak Zagreb
|
Great Britain
Goalies:
|
Name
|
Club
|
|
Ben Bowns
|
Hull Stingrays
|
|
Stephen Murphy
|
Belfast Giants
|
Defensemen:
|
Name
|
Club
|
|
Stephen Lee
|
Nottingham
Panthers
|
|
Daniel Meyers
|
Sheffield
Steelers
|
|
Ben O’Conner
|
Arlan Kokshetau
|
|
David Phillips
|
Belfast Giants
|
|
Mark Richardson
|
Cardiff Devils
|
|
Paul
Swindlehurst
|
Dundee Stars
|
|
Jonathan Weaver
|
Nottingham
Panthers
|
Forwards:
|
Name
|
Club
|
|
David Clarke
|
Nottingham
Panthers
|
|
Benjamin Davies
|
Cardiff Devils
|
|
Mathew Davies
|
Hull Stingrays
|
|
Robert Dowd
|
Sheffield
Steelers
|
|
Robert Farmer
|
Nottingham
Panthers
|
|
Mark Garside
|
Belfast Giants
|
|
Jason Hewitt
|
Sheffield
Steelers
|
|
Phillip Hill
|
Sheffield
Steelers
|
|
Robert Lachowicz
|
Nottingham
Panthers
|
|
Matthew Myers
|
Cardiff Devils
|
|
Jonathan
Phillips
|
Sheffield
Steelers
|
|
Colin Shields
|
Belfast Giants
|
|
Ashley Tait
|
Coventry Blaze
|
Lithuania
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Mantas Armalis
|
Mora IK
|
Nerijus
Dauksevicius
|
Energija
Elektrenai
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club
|
Roman Aliapkin
|
Yugra
Khanty-Mansisk
|
Nerijus
Alisauskas
|
EV Fussen
|
Rolandas
Aliukonis
|
Energija
Elektrenai
|
Arnoldas Bosas
|
Gornyak Rudny
|
Andruis
Kaminskas
|
Slough Jets
|
Arturas Katulis
|
Energija
Elektrenai
|
Mindaugas Kieras
|
Slough Jets
|
Pijus Rulevicius
|
St. Norbert
College
|
Justinas Vezelis
|
Energija
Elektrenai
|
Tomas
Vysniauskas
|
Energija
Elektrenai
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club
|
Aivaras Bendzius
|
Energija
Elektrenai
|
Daniel Bogdziul
|
Moloda Gvardia
Donetsk
|
Aimas Fiscevas
|
Energija
Elektrenai
|
Paulius
Gintautas
|
Energija
Elektrenai
|
Dovydas
Kulevicius
|
Energija
Elektrenai
|
Sarunas
Kuliesius
|
Energija
Elektrenai
|
Donatas
Kumeliauskas
|
Arystan Temirtau
|
Darius
Pliskauskas
|
Phantoms Deurne
|
Edgar Rybakov
|
HK Lida
|
Dainius Zubrus
|
New Jersey
Devils
|
Netherlands
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Ian Meierdres
|
Tilburg Trappers
|
Martijn
Oosterwijk
|
Friesland Flyers
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club
|
Nicky de Jong
|
Friesland Flyers
|
Jurryt Smid
|
HYS The Hague
|
Erik Tummers
|
Geleen Smoke
Trappers
|
Joy Turpijn
|
Dordrecht Lions
|
Dax van de
Velden
|
Friesland Flyers
|
Boet van Gestel
|
Tilburg Trappers
|
Jeffrey van
Iersel
|
Geleen Smoke
Eaters
|
Jordy van
Oorschot
|
HYS The Hague
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club
|
Maarten
Brekelmans
|
Tilburg Trappers
|
Kevin Bruijsten
|
Friesland Flyers
|
Mitch Bruijsten
|
Fort Wayne
Komets
|
Tony Demelinne
|
Friesland Flyers
|
Diederick
Hagemeijer
|
Tilburg Trappers
|
Levi Houkes
|
Friesland Flyers
|
Steve Mason
|
EHC Brandis
|
Nardo Nagtzaam
|
Mercyhurst
College
|
Joey Oosterveld
|
Friesland Flyers
|
Marco Postma
|
HYS The Hague
|
Roland Wurm
|
HYS The Hague
|
Ivy van den
Heuvel
|
Tilburg Trappers
|
Poland
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Kamil Kosowski
|
Cardiff Devils
|
Przemyslaw
Odrobny
|
GKS Jastrzebie
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club
|
Aron Chmielewski
|
MKS Cracovia
|
Pawel Dronia
|
Schwenninger
Wild Wings
|
Rafal Dutka
|
KH Sanok
|
Michal Kotlorz
|
GKS Tychy
|
Mateusz
Rompkowski
|
GKS Jastrzebie
|
Marek
Strzyzowski
|
KH Sanok
|
Patryk Wajda
|
MKS Cracovia
|
Jakub Wanacki
|
GKS Tychy
|
Jakub Witecki
|
GKS Tychy
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club
|
Adam Baginski
|
GKS Tychy
|
Bartosz
Dabkowski
|
MKS Cracovia
|
Krystian
Dziubinski
|
Podhale Nowy
Targ
|
Marcin Kolusz
|
GKS Tychy
|
Sebastian
Kowalowka
|
MKS Cracovia
|
Leszek
Laszkiewicz
|
MKS Cracovia
|
Mikolaj Lopuski
|
GKS Tychy
|
Tomasz
Malasinski
|
GKS Tychy
|
Grzegorz Pasiut
|
GKS Jastrzebie
|
Bartlomiej
Pociecha
|
KH Sanok
|
Krzysztof Zapala
|
KH Sanok
|
Romania
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Adrian Catrinoi
Cornea
|
Steaua Bucharest
|
Gellert Ruczuj
|
HSC Csikszereda
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club
|
Otto Biro
|
HSC Csikszereda
|
Huba Bors
|
HSC Csikszereda
|
Detre Hodos
|
Ujpeste TE
|
Nicusor Lusneac
|
Steaua Bucharest
|
Zsolt Mastaleriu
|
Corona Brasov
|
Csaba Nagy
|
Corona Brasov
|
Yevgeni
Pysarenko
|
Corona Brasov
|
Alpar Sallo
|
HSC Csikszereda
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club
|
Gergo Biro
|
HK Nitra
|
Matyas Biro
|
HK Nitra
|
Csanad Fodor
|
Corona Brasov
|
Mihail Georgescu
|
Steaua Bucharest
|
Attila Imecs
|
Corona Brasov
|
Ede Mihaly
|
HSC Csikszereda
|
Ervin Moldovan
|
HSC Csikszereda
|
Alexandru
Munteanu
|
Steaua Bucharest
|
Leonard Pascaru
|
Steaua Bucharest
|
Ioan Timaru
|
Steaua Bucharest
|
Csanad Virag
|
Corona Brasov
|
Levente Zsok
|
Corona Brasov
|
Schedule
April 20
Croatia - Great Britain
Romania - Poland
Lithuania - Netherlands
April 21
Great Britain - Romania
Netherlands - Croatia
Poland - Lithuania
April 23
Poland - Netherlands
Croatia - Romania
Great Britain - Lithuania
April 24
Poland - Croatia
Netherlands - Great Britain
Romania - Lithuania
April 26
Netherlands - Romania
Great Britain - Poland
Lithuania - Croatia
Predictions
1 (Promotion) - Poland
2 - Great Britain
3 - Lithuania
4 - Croatia
5 - Netherlands
6 (Relegation) - Romania
It will probably be a two-horse race for the promotion, with Poland winning by a nose over Great Britain. I've switched between positions 3-5 a few times, finally settling on Lithuania (third), Croatia (fourth) and Netherlands (fifth). Romania gets stuck in sixth, and gets relegated to Division II.
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