Note: most information from the IIHF website.
World Ranking
39. Bulgaria
43. Luxembourg (host)
45. North Korea
47. United Arab Emirates
48. Georgia
Hong Kong (unranked)
Roster
Bulgaria
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Konstantin
Mihaylov
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Radosvet Petrov
|
Slavia Sofia
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club
|
Nikolay Bozhanov
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Dimitar Dimitrov
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Petar Mihov
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Alexander Panev
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Bogdan Stefanov
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Aleksandar
Vasilev
|
Slavia Sofia
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club
|
Martin Boyadjiev
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Maksim Eftimov
|
Ice Devils Sofia
|
Yanaki Gachev
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Tomislav Georgiev
|
Slavia Sofia
|
Ivan Hodulov
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Rosen Hristov
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Krasimir Monov
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Martin Nikolov
|
Arlanda Wings
|
Aleksandar Panev
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Ivan Velev
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Georgia
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Kakha Ambrolava
|
Mimino Bakuriani
|
Konstantine
Sanikidze
|
Grey Wolves
Tbilisi
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club
|
Ilia Davidov
|
Grey Wolves
Tbilisi
|
Mikheil
Davitashvili
|
Grey Wolves
Tbilisi
|
Zaza Gongadze
|
Mimino Bakuriani
|
Zurab
Nadirashvili
|
Firey Crusaders
Tbilisi
|
Davit Oganeziani
|
Mimino Bakuriani
|
Mikheil Vedyapin
|
Ice Knights
Tbilisi
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club
|
Gurami Archvadze
|
Ice Knights
Tbilisi
|
Amiran Geperidze
|
Mimino Bakuriani
|
Giorgi Gigauri
|
Ice Knights
Tbilisi
|
Giorgi
Gobejishvili
|
Mimino Bakuriani
|
Vakhtang
Gogichashvili
|
Mimino Bakuriani
|
Giorgi
Jangobegishvili
|
Mimino Bakuriani
|
Giorgi Jeiranashvili
|
Mimino Bakuriani
|
Gocha
Jeiranashvili
|
Mimino Bakuriani
|
Gia Oganeziani
|
Mimino Bakuriani
|
Hong Kong
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Kinig Chi King
Ho
|
Mega Ice
|
Emerson Kwokway
Keung
|
Mega Ice
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club
|
Pak Lun Chow
|
Gold Club
|
Chi Kin Lam
|
Mega Ice
|
Tony Leung
|
Mega Ice
|
Hon Chung Julian
Ma
|
Gold Club
|
Yin Hay Yannick
Wong
|
Mega Ice
|
Ting Kwan Yeung
|
Gold Club
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club
|
Hiu Fung Franky
Choi
|
Mega Ice
|
Ho Kwong Terry
Choi
|
Gold Club
|
John Yat Hang Fu
|
Gold Club
|
Bun Yu Bernard
Fung
|
Gold Club
|
Jordan Sun Yin
Ho
|
Hong Kong
|
Chun Keung Kan
|
Gold Club
|
Siu Him Kan
|
Gold Club
|
Hang Leong Mo
|
Mega Ice
|
Alvin Cheuk Him
Sham
|
Mega Ice
|
Jeffrey Wing
Cheong Tai
|
Gold Club
|
Arthur Kong Chee
Tam
|
Mega Ice
|
Hei Yu To
|
Gold Club
|
Luxembourg
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Gilles Mangen
|
Tornado
Luxembourg
|
Michel Welter
|
IHC Beaufort
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club
|
Philippe Bechtold
|
Tornado
Luxembourg
|
Gilles Biver
|
Tornado
Luxembourg
|
Kevin Gronlund
|
IHC Beaufort
|
Ronny Scheier
|
Tornado
Luxembourg
|
Francois Schons
|
Tornado
Luxembourg
|
Christophe Thiry
|
Tornado
Luxembourg
|
Clement Waltener
|
Hiversport
Huskies
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club
|
Sacha Backes
|
Tornado
Luxembourg
|
Robert Beran
|
IHC Beaufort
|
Frederic
Davidson
|
Tornado
Luxembourg
|
Marcus Eriksson
|
Tornado
Luxembourg
|
Thierry Holtzem
|
Tornado
Luxembourg
|
Ben Houdremont
|
IHC Beaufort
|
Steven Minden
|
Tornado
Luxembourg
|
Georges Scheier
|
Tornado
Luxembourg
|
Patrick Schon
|
Tornado
Luxembourg
|
Eric Wambach
|
IHC Beaufort
|
Benny Welter
|
IHC Beaufort
|
North Korea
Goalies:
|
Name
|
Club
|
|
Il Pak
|
Pyongyang Choldo
|
|
Kuk Chol Pak
|
Taesongsan
|
Defensemen:
|
Name
|
Club
|
|
Chol Hyok An
|
Taesongsan
|
|
Song Chol Jon
|
Taesongsan
|
|
Chol Hyok Kim
|
Taesongsan
|
|
Myong Chol Kim
|
Pyongyang Choldo
|
|
Nam Hyok Kim
|
Pyongyang Choldo
|
|
Song Gun Kim
|
Pyongyang Choldo
|
|
Song Jin Pak
|
Susan
|
|
Pong Il Ri
|
Taesongsan
|
Forwards:
|
Name
|
Club
|
|
Chun Rim Hong
|
Taesongsan
|
|
Sung Hyok Ju
|
Pyongyang Choldo
|
|
Chol Bom Kim
|
Taesongsan
|
|
Hyok Ju Kim
|
Pyongyang Choldo
|
|
Ju Hyok Kim
|
Taesongsan
|
|
Kuk Chol Kim
|
Taesongsan
|
|
Kwang Ho Kim
|
Pyongyang Choldo
|
|
Chol Jin Ri
|
Pyongyang Choldo
|
|
Chol Min Ri
|
Taesongsan
|
|
Se Gwang Ri
|
Taesongsan
|
United Arab Emirates
Goalies:
Name
|
Club
|
Ahmed Al Dhaheri
|
Abu Dhabi ISC
|
Khaled Al
Suwaidi
|
Abu Dhabi ISC
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Club
|
Mohammed Al
Dhaheri
|
Abu Dhabi ISC
|
Mohammed Al
Shamisi
|
Abu Dhabi ISC
|
Faisal Al
Suwaidi
|
Abu Dhabi ISC
|
Ebraheem Bu Debs
|
Abu Dhabi ISC
|
Mohamad El Jachi
|
Abu Dhabi ISC
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Club
|
Juma Al Dhaheri
|
Abu Dhabi ISC
|
Abdulla Al
Harmoodi
|
Abu Dhabi ISC
|
Yahya Al Jneibi
|
Abu Dhabi ISC
|
Khalifa Al
Mahrouqi
|
Abu Dhabi ISC
|
Ali Al Mazrouei
|
Abu Dhabi ISC
|
Mubarak Al
Mazrouei
|
Abu Dhabi ISC
|
Obaid Al
Muharrami
|
Abu Dhabi ISC
|
Saeed Al Nuaimi
|
Abu Dhabi ISC
|
Salem Al
Romaithi
|
Abu Dhabi ISC
|
Ali Al Sarour
|
Abu Dhabi ISC
|
Omar Al Shamisi
|
Abu Dhabi ISC
|
Schedule
April 6
Hong Kong - United Arab Emirates
North Korea - Georgia
Luxembourg - Bulgaria
April 7
Georgia - Hong Kong
Bulgaria - United Arab Emirates
North Korea - Luxembourg
April 9
Bulgaria - Georgia
North Korea - Hong Kong
Luxembourg - United Arab Emirates
April 11
United Arab Emirates - North Korea
Hong Kong - Bulgaria
Georgia - Luxembourg
April 12
Bulgaria - North Korea
United Arab Emirates - Georgia
Luxembourg - Hong Kong
Predictions
1 (Promotion) - North Korea
2 - Luxembourg
3 - Bulgaria
4 - United Arab Emirates
5 - Georgia
6 - Hong Kong
Leaning on the more experienced teams here. North Korea was close last year and I think they'll take to spot this year. Luxembourg will edge out Bulgaria for second. UAE will finish fourth and Georgia will finish fifth. Hong Kong probably won't do much, and will probably end up last in the group.
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