Note: most information from the IIHF website.
Rosters
Australia
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Anthony Kimlin
|
Whitby Dunlops
|
Charlie Smart
|
Perth Lightning
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Paul Baranzelli
|
Melbourne Ice
|
James Byers
|
CBR Brave
|
David Huxley
|
Adelaide Adrenaline
|
Sean Jones
|
Melbourne Mustangs
|
Mathew Lindsay
|
Newcastle Northstars
|
Robert Malloy
|
Sydney Ice Dogs
|
Mark Rummukainen
|
Canberra Knights
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Wehebe Darge
|
Adelaide Adrenaline
|
Mitch Humphries
|
Melbourne Ice
|
Jordan Kyros
|
Perth Thunder
|
Austin McKenzie
|
Melbourne Ice
|
Thomas Powell
|
Melbourne Ice
|
Michael Schlamp
|
Sydney Bears
|
Matt Stringer
|
Melbourne Mustangs
|
Richard Tesarik
|
Sydney Bears
|
Cameron Todd
|
Sydney Bears
|
Lliam Webster
|
Melbourne Ice
|
Bulgaria
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Dimitar Dimitrov
|
NSA Sofia
|
Todor Petkov
|
Sheriff Montreal
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Vasil Bachvarov
|
HC Irbis Skate
|
Stanislav Kanchev
|
NSA Sofia
|
Bogdan Stefanov
|
HC Irbis Skate
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Tareq Abdi
|
Morski Drakoni Varna
|
Georgi Blagoev
|
NSA Sofia
|
Valentin Botsev
|
Slavia Sofia
|
Martin Boyadjiev
|
HC Irbis Skate
|
Veselin Dikov
|
Ontario Hockey Academy
|
Kostadin Davidov
|
Slavia Sofia
|
Lachezar Giumov
|
NSA Sofia
|
Tomislav Georgiev
|
Ontario Hockey Academy
|
Georgi Iskrenov
|
Washington Jr. Nationals
|
Petar Petkov
|
Slavia Sofia
|
Vasil Piperevski
|
NSA Sofia
|
Kristian Semkov
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Kristian Simeonov
|
NSA Sofia
|
Martin Talev
|
Slavia Sofia
|
Aleksandar Todorov
|
Slavia Sofia
|
Israel
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Maxim Gokhberg
|
Bat Yam Icebergs
|
Alexander Loginov
|
Rishon Devils
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Evgeni Kniter
|
MAC Metulla
|
Shai Maaravi
|
MAC Metulla
|
Evgeni Margoulis
|
Rishon Devils
|
Vlad Nosankov
|
MAC Metulla
|
Denis Raiter
|
Maalot
|
Yuval Rosenthal
|
Bradford Bulls
|
Daniel Spivak
|
Rochester Americans
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Roey Aharonovich
|
Rice Memorial HS
|
Itay Ben Tov
|
Maalot
|
Maxim Buz
|
Rishon Devils
|
Joshua Greenberg
|
Bat Yam Icebergs
|
Ori Kafri
|
Hill Academy
|
Elie Klein
|
Rishon Devils
|
Daniel Mazour
|
Maalot
|
Artur Pyshkin
|
Rishon Devils
|
Maor Sherf
|
Rishon Devils
|
Vitali Shwarzman
|
Maalot
|
Ilya Spektor
|
Kfar Saba
|
Mexico
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Richard Albrecht
|
Falcons Lomas Verdes
|
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
|
Jorge Duenas
|
Sharks Lerma
|
Manuel Escandon
|
Halcones Lomas Verdes
|
Gustavo Martinez
|
Tigres Nuevo Leon
|
Francisco Padilla
|
Osos Mexico
|
Daniel Pineyro
|
Pumas Galerias
|
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
|
Luis David Gonzalez
|
Pumas Distrito Federal
|
Alexander Gutierrez
|
Mayan Astronomers
|
Hector Majul
|
Pumas Distrito Federal
|
Jorge Perez
|
Osos Mexico
|
Christian Smithers
|
Osos Mexico
|
Carlo Tommasi
|
Osos Mexico
|
New Zealand
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Michael Hopkinson
|
Botany Swarm
|
Richard Parry
|
West Auckland Admirals
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Nick Craig
|
West Auckland Admirals
|
George Coslett
|
Dunedin Thunder
|
Mitchell Frear
|
Southern Stampede
|
Berton Haines
|
Southern Stampede
|
Andrew Hay
|
Botany Swarm
|
Blake Jackson
|
West Auckland Admirals
|
Jamie Lawrence
|
Botany Swarm
|
Gareth McLeish
|
West Auckland Admirals
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Callum Burns
|
Southern Stampede
|
Jordan Challis
|
Botany Swarm
|
Andrew Cox
|
Perth Thunder
|
Tristan Darling
|
Dunedin Thunder
|
Lachlan Frear
|
Southern Stampede
|
Shaun Harrison
|
Dunedin Thunder
|
Dale Harrop
|
Canterbury Red Devils
|
Nicholas Henderson
|
West Auckland Admirals
|
Paris Heyd
|
Dunedin Thunder
|
Jacob Ratcliffe
|
Canterbury Red Devils
|
Ryan Ruddle
|
Dunedin Thunder
|
Remy Sandoy
|
West Auckland Admirals
|
North Korea
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Il Pak
|
Pyongyang Choldo
|
Kuk Chol Pak
|
Taesongsan
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Chol Hyok An
|
Taesongsan
|
Chol Hyok Kim
|
Taesongsan
|
Nam Hyok Kim
|
Pyongyang Choldo
|
Song Gun Kim
|
Pyongyang Choldo
|
Song Jin Pak
|
Susan
|
Pong Il Ri
|
Taesongsan
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Chun Rim Hong
|
Taesongsan
|
In Hyok Kang
|
Pyongyang Choldo
|
Man Gum Kang
|
Pyongchol
|
Hyok Ju Kim
|
Pyongyang Choldo
|
Kuk Chil Kim
|
Taesongsan
|
Kwang Ho Kim
|
Pyongyang Choldo
|
Myong Chol Kim
|
Pyongyang Choldo
|
Chol Min Ri
|
Taesongsan
|
Kwang Song Ri
|
Susan
|
Un Hyok Ri
|
Pyongchol
|
Schedule
April 9
New Zealand - Israel
North Korea - Bulgaria
Mexico - Australia
April 10
Israel - North Korea
Australia - Bulgaria
New Zealand - Mexico
April 12
Australia - Israel
New Zealand - North Korea
Mexico - Bulgaria
April 14
Bulgaria - New Zealand
North Korea - Australia
Israel - Mexico
April 15
Australia - New Zealand
Bulgaria - Israel
Mexico - North Korea
Prediction
1 (Promoted) - Australia
2 - New Zealand
3 - Mexico
4 - North Korea
5 - Bulgaria
6 (Relegated) - Israel
Australia were relegated last year, and are favourites to be promoted to Group A this year. Their neighbours, New Zealand, should keep things close. Host Mexico is likely to end up with a bronze again, but it wouldn't be much of a shock if they managed something shinier. North Korea was promoted to this level, and might shock a few teams en route to staying up for another year. Bulgaria's managed to be a mainstay at this level, and should manage to hang on to their Division II status. This leaves Israel ending up in last, getting relegated back into Division III. (Full disclosure: I didn't start typing my predictions until after the second game. My top three were the same before, only the bottom three has changed for me).
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