Note: Most information from the IIHF website.
World Rankings
20. Japan
21. Ukraine
27. Croatia
28. Romania
Rosters
Croatia*
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Tihomir Filipec
|
KHL Zagreb
|
Vilim Rosandic
|
HC 05 Banska Bystrica
|
Ivan Rusic
|
Medvescak Zagreb
|
Mate Tomljenovic
|
GKS Jastrzebie
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Bruno Kegalj
|
KHL Zagreb
|
Marko Ljubic
|
Mladost Zagreb
|
Martin Plesko
|
Medvescak Zagreb
|
Ivan Puzic
|
HC Sumperk
|
Nikola Senzel
|
Medvescak Zagreb
|
Mario Sertich
|
Medvescak Zagreb
|
Borna Silovic
|
HK Slavija Ljubljana
|
Jan Smolec
|
Mladost Zagreb
|
Mark Tadic
|
Medvescak Zagreb
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Mislav Blagus
|
KHL Zagreb
|
Ivan Brencun
|
Medvescak Zagreb
|
Fran Gjoni
|
KHL Zagreb
|
Ivan Jankovic
|
KHL Zagreb
|
Luka Jarcov
|
KHL Zagreb
|
Ivo Kaleb
|
KHL Zagreb
|
Dominik Kanaet
|
HC 07 Detva
|
Luka Mikulic
|
Medvescak Zagreb
|
Matija Milicic
|
Medvescak Zagreb
|
Tadija Miric
|
Mladost Zagreb
|
Mario Novak
|
Mladost Zagreb
|
Marko Sakic
|
HK Slavija Ljubljana
|
Tibor Stancic
|
KHL Zagreb
|
*Roster is preliminary, some players are likely to have been cut.
Japan
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Yutaka Fukufuji
|
Nikko Ice Bucks
|
Yuto Ito
|
Tohoku Free Blades
|
Takuto Onoda
|
Oji Eagles
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Yosuke Haga
|
Oji Eagles
|
Ryo Hashiba
|
Oji Eagles
|
Ryo Hashimoto
|
Oji Eagles
|
Shun Sakata
|
Nippon Paper Cranes
|
Kotaro Yamada
|
Oji Eagles
|
Takafumi Yamashita
|
Oji Eagles
|
Shinya Yanadori
|
Esbjerg Energy
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Yushiroh Hirano
|
Youngtown Phantoms
|
Takuma Kawai
|
Tohoku Free Blades
|
Shuhei Kuji
|
Eisbaren Berlin
|
Kohei Mitamura
|
Oji Eagles
|
Masahito Nishiwaki
|
Nippon Paper Cranes
|
Daisuke Obara
|
Oji Eagles
|
Yuto Osawa
|
Oji Eagles
|
Kenta Takagi
|
Nippon Paper Cranes
|
Seiji Takahashi
|
Oji Eagles
|
Go Tanaka
|
Tohoku Free Blades
|
Hiromichi Terao
|
Oji Eagles
|
Hiroki Ueno
|
Nippon Paper Cranes
|
Takuro Yamashita
|
Tohoku Free Blades
|
Romania
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Attila Adorjan
|
Miskolci Jegesmedvek
|
Gellert Ruczuj
|
SC Miercurea Ciuc
|
Daniel Uruc
|
Steaua Bucharest
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Huba Bors
|
SC Miercurea Ciuc
|
Attila Goga
|
Dunarea Galati
|
Nicusor Lusneac
|
Steaua Bucharest
|
Istvan Nagy
|
SC Miercurea Ciuc
|
Szilard Orban
|
SC Miercurea Ciuc
|
Szabolcs Papp
|
SC Miercurea Ciuc
|
Alpar Sallo
|
SC Miercurea Ciuc
|
Ciprian Tapu
|
Steaua Bucharest
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Mircea Constantin
|
Steaua Bucharest
|
Mihail Georgescu
|
Steaua Bucharest
|
Levente Lorincz
|
Dunarea Galati
|
Ede Mihaly
|
SC Miercurea Ciuc
|
Ervin Moldovan Horvath
|
SC Miercurea Ciuc
|
Zsolt Molnar
|
Corona Brasov
|
Robert Peter
|
SC Miercurea Ciuc
|
Norbert Rokaly
|
SC Miercurea Ciuc
|
Szabolcs Szocs
|
Dunarea Galati
|
Daniel Tranca
|
Corona Brasov
|
Levente Zsok
|
Corona Brasov
|
Ukraine
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Vadym Seliverstov
|
Generals Kiev
|
Mykhailo Shevchuk
|
HK Kremenchuk
|
Eduard Zakharchenko
|
Generals Kiev
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Volodymyr Aleksyuk
|
Donbass Donetsk
|
Vitali Andreikiv
|
Zaglebie Sosnowiec
|
Denys Isayenko
|
HK Kremenchuk
|
Denys Petrukhno
|
Donbass Donetsk
|
Olexander Pobyedonostsev
|
Generals Kiev
|
Volodymyr Romanenko
|
HK Kremenchuk
|
Pavlo Taran
|
Donbass Donetsk
|
Vsevolod Tolstushko
|
Donbass Donetsk
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Sergi Babynets
|
Donbass Donetsk
|
Anton Boikov
|
HK Kremenchuk
|
Artem Bondaryev
|
Steaua Bucharest
|
Artem Gnidenko
|
Generals Kiev
|
Sevastian Karpenko
|
HK Kremenchuk
|
Georgi Kicha
|
Generals Kiev
|
Sergi Kuzmik
|
Donbass Donetsk
|
Vladyslav Luhovy
|
HK Kremenchuk
|
Andri Mikhnov
|
Yunost Minsk
|
Yuri Petrangovsky
|
HK Kremenchuk
|
Viktor Zakharov
|
Donbass Donetsk
|
Schedule
February 11
Ukraine - Romania
Croatia - Japan
February 13
Ukraine - Croatia
Japan - Romania
February 14
Romania - Croatia
Japan - Ukraine
Last 5 International Matches
Croatia: 9-4 Loss (South Korea), 5-2 Win (Estonia), 5-2 Loss (Netherlands), 4-1 Win (Lithuania), 3-2 OT Loss (Great Britain)
Japan: 3-0 Loss (Belarus), 3-0 Loss (Italy), 5-4 Loss (Latvia), 3-1 Win (Ukraine), 3-2 Win (Italy)
Romania: 2-1 Loss (Netherlands), 5-4 Win (Romania B), 5-0 Loss (Ukraine), 3-2 OT Win (Iceland), 7-1 Win (Romania)
Ukraine: 7-0 Win (Romania B), 3-1 Win (Netherlands), 5-0 Win (Romania), 3-1 Loss (Japan), 4-2 Loss (Hungary)
Predictions
1 (Qualify for Round 3) - Japan
2 - Ukraine
3 - Romania
4 - Croatia
Talk about disparity in the group, this is it. The top end will see Japan and Ukraine battle it out to move on to round three of qualifying. The home ice advantage might be enough of an edge for Japan to seal the top spot. Ukraine will likely finish second. The bottom of the table will see Croatia and Romania battle it out for third place. Romania has a bit more establish roster, and Croatia hasn't done well when there are no Cro-nucks around. Romania finishes in third place, while Croatia ends up in fourth.
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