Note: most information from the IIHF website.
Rosters
Bulgaria
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Dimitar Dimitrov
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Nikola Nikolov
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Nikolay Bozhanov
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Petar Mihov
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Bogdan Stefanov
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Georgi Tsitselkov
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Georgi Blagoev
|
MSHK Mladez Prievidza
|
Martin Boyadjiev
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Atanas Chompolov
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Veselin Dikov
|
Ontario Hockey Academy
|
Daniel Dilkov
|
HK Topolcany
|
Yanaki Gatchev
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Atanas Genkov
|
Slavia Sofia
|
Tomislav Georgiev
|
Ontario Hockey Academy
|
Ivan Hodulov
|
Zalgiris Vilnius
|
Martin Nikolov
|
Steel City Warriors
|
Aleksandar Panev
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Petar Tchaliov
|
CSKA Sofia
|
China
Goalies:
|
Name
|
Team
|
|
Zhiwei Liu
|
Harbin
|
|
Shengrong Xia
|
Harbin
|
Defensemen:
|
Name
|
Team
|
|
Tengyi Fu
|
Harbin
|
|
Tianyi Guan
|
Harbin
|
|
Longtan Liu
|
Qiqihar
|
|
Qing Liu
|
Qiqihar
|
|
Yungang Na
|
Harbin
|
|
Chao Wen
|
Harbin
|
|
Mingxi Yang
|
Qiqihar
|
Forwards:
|
Name
|
Team
|
|
Jaichang Bao
|
Harbin
|
|
Ling Chen
|
Qiqihar
|
|
Xijun Cui
|
Qiqihar
|
|
Peng Ji
|
Harbin
|
|
Hang Li
|
Qiqihar
|
|
Xinlei Li
|
Harbin
|
|
Zhengyu Li
|
Qiqihar
|
|
Yidong Qu
|
Harbin
|
|
Tainxiang Xia
|
Harbin
|
|
Xudong Xiang
|
Harbin
|
|
Cheng Zhang
|
Qiqihar
|
|
Hao Zhang
|
Harbin
|
|
Mingxi Zhu
|
Harbin
|
Israel
Goalies:
|
Name
|
Team
|
|
Boris Amronin
|
Haifa Hawks
|
|
Alexander Loginov
|
Rishon
|
Defensemen:
|
Name
|
Player
|
|
Tal Avneri
|
Rishon
|
|
Nissim Botbol
|
Bat Yam Icebergs
|
|
Shlomo Levy
|
Bat Yam Icebergs
|
|
Shai Maaravi
|
MAC Metulla
|
|
Ran Oz
|
MAC Metulla
|
|
Yuval Rosenthal
|
Bradford Bulls
|
|
Daniel Spivak
|
Gwinnett Gladiators
|
Forwards:
|
Name
|
Team
|
|
Roey Aharonovich
|
Rice Memorial HS
|
|
Itay Ben Tov
|
Maalot
|
|
Sergei Frenkel
|
Bat Yam Icebergs
|
|
Daniel Golodnizky
|
Maalot
|
|
Joshua Greenberg
|
Bat Yam Icebergs
|
|
Harel Harosh
|
MAC Metulla
|
|
Mikhael Horowitz
|
MAC Metulla
|
|
Evgeni Kniter
|
MAC Metulla
|
|
Itzhak Levy
|
Bat Yam Icebergs
|
|
Daniel Mazour
|
Maalot
|
|
Artur Pyshkin
|
Rishon
|
|
Ron Vainshtein
|
MAC Metulla
|
Mexico
Goalies:
|
Name
|
Team
|
|
Alfonso de Alba
|
Halcones Lomas Verdes
|
|
Andres de la Garma
|
Osos Mexico
|
Defensemen:
|
Name
|
Team
|
|
Miguel Colas
|
Pumas Distrito Federal
|
|
Luis Alberto de la Vega
|
Osos Mexico
|
|
Manuel Escandon
|
Halcones Lomas Verdes
|
|
Luis David Gonzalez
|
Tigres Metepec
|
|
Francisco Padilla
|
Osos Mexico
|
|
Alejandro Rosette
|
Pumas Distrito Federal
|
|
Fernando Ugarte
|
Osos Mexico
|
Forwards:
|
Name
|
Team
|
|
Brian Arroyo
|
Sharks Lerma
|
|
Hector Carrero
|
Pumas Distrito Federal
|
|
Adrian Cervantes
|
Osos Mexico
|
|
Roberto Chabat
|
Osos Mexico
|
|
Carlos Gomez
|
Mapaches Queretaro
|
|
Cristofer Kelo
|
Pumas Distrito Federal
|
|
Diego Linares
|
Halcones Lomas Verdes
|
|
Hector Majul
|
Pumas Distrito Federal
|
|
Julian Ramirez
|
Tigres Nuevo Leon
|
|
Santiago Sierra
|
Pumas Distrito Federal
|
|
Christian Smithers
|
Osos Mexico
|
|
Carlo Tommasi
|
Osos Mexico
|
New Zealand
Goalies:
|
Name
|
Team
|
|
Richard Parry
|
West Auckland Admirals
|
|
Jaden Pine-Murphy
|
Melbourne Ice
|
Defensemen:
|
Name
|
Team
|
|
George Coslett
|
Dunedin Thunder
|
|
Mitchell Frear
|
Dunedin Thunder
|
|
Berton Haines
|
Southern Stampede
|
|
Andrew Hay
|
Botany Swarm
|
|
Jamie Lawrence
|
Canterbury Red Devils
|
|
Remy Sandoy
|
Dunedin Thunder
|
|
Tomas Tappin
|
Canterbury Red Devils
|
|
Ian Wannamaker
|
Botany Swarm
|
Forwards:
|
Name
|
Team
|
|
Bradley Apps
|
Canterbury Red Devils
|
|
Michael Attwell
|
Botany Swarm
|
|
Callum Burns
|
Southern Stampede
|
|
Jeremy Chai
|
West Auckland Admirals
|
|
Jordan Challis
|
Botany Swarm
|
|
Andrew Cox
|
Perth Thunder
|
|
Connor Harrison
|
Dunedin Thunder
|
|
Dale Harrop
|
Canterbury Red Devils
|
|
Joshua Hay
|
Botany Swarm
|
|
Nicholas Henderson
|
West Auckland Admirals
|
|
Paris Heyd
|
Dunedin Thunder
|
|
Maxwell Macharg
|
Canterbury Red Devils
|
South Africa
Goalies:
|
Name
|
Team
|
|
Ashley Bock
|
Johannesburg Wildcats
|
|
Marcello Strydom
|
Pretoria Capitals
|
Defensemen:
|
Name
|
Team
|
|
Ian Ashworth
|
Johannesburg Wildcats
|
|
Jason Gonsalves
|
Pretoria Capitals
|
|
Deen Magmoed
|
Cape Town Penguins
|
|
Reelan Malgas
|
Pretoria Ice Hawks
|
|
Andre Marais
|
Pretoria Capitals
|
|
Chris Reeves
|
Cape Town Penguins
|
|
David Watson
|
Johannesburg Wildcats
|
Forwards:
|
Name
|
Team
|
|
Cameron Birrell
|
Pretoria Capitals
|
|
Xander Botha
|
Pretoria Capitals
|
|
Callum Bremner
|
Johannesburg Wildcats
|
|
Luke Carelse
|
Cape Town Penguins
|
|
Warwick du Preez
|
Pretoria Capitals
|
|
Christopher Engelbrecht
|
Johannesburg Wildcats
|
|
Marc Giot
|
Cape Town Penguins
|
|
Keane Grebe
|
Cape Town Penguins
|
|
Wesley Krotz
|
Cape Town Penguins
|
|
George Lyon
|
Pretoria Capitals
|
|
Cai Nebe
|
Cape Town Storm
|
|
Uthman Samaai
|
Cape Town Penguins
|
|
Joaquim Valadas
|
Johannesburg Wildcats
|
Schedule
April 13
New Zealand - Israel
Bulgaria - China
Mexico - South Africa
April 14
Israel - China
Mexico - New Zealand
South Africa - Bulgaria
April 16
Mexico - Bulgaria
New Zealand - China
Israel - South Africa
April 17
China - Mexico
Bulgaria - Israel
South Africa - New Zealand
April 19
New Zealand - Bulgaria
Israel - Mexico
China - South Africa
Prediction
1 (Promoted) - Mexico
2 - New Zealand
3 - China
4 - Israel
5 - South Africa
6 (Relegated) - Bulgaria
I have Mexico finding their way to a promotion. They only lost one game last year, and it was against the eventual champions (Spain). The rest of the medals are tricky. New Zealand has stayed in the middle for a while but can take a step forward this year. China is a question mark, but could end up with the bronze. Israel's roster looks weaker than last year's Group A one, and I don't think they'll have enough to fight for the promotion. They should fight for a medal, but may end up just missing out. The bottom of the standings will be a battle to avoid relegation. I like the home side South Africa to stay up, as Bulgaria is suppose to be weaker than last year. Bulgaria will go back down to Division III.
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