Note: Most information from the fancy IIHF website.
World Rankings
9. Belarus
13. Denmark
15. Slovenia
20. Poland
Rosters
Belarus
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Mikhail Karnaukhov
|
Dinamo Minsk
|
Ivan Kulbakov
|
HK Gomel
|
Kevin Lalande
|
Dinamo Minsk
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Nick Bailen
|
Dinamo Minsk
|
Roman Graborenko
|
Toronto Maple Leafs
|
Kirill Gotovets
|
Dinamo Minsk
|
Yevgeni Lisovets
|
Dinamo Minsk
|
Nikolai Stasenko
|
Severstal Cherepovets
|
Oleg Yevenko
|
Cleveland Monsters
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Artur Gavrus
|
Dinamo Minsk
|
Andrei Kostitsyn
|
HK Sochi
|
Sergei Kostitsyn
|
Dinamo Minsk
|
Yevgeni Kovyrshin
|
Dinamo Minsk
|
Alexander Kulakov
|
Dinamo Minsk
|
Alexander Pavlovich
|
Dinamo Minsk
|
Andrei Stas
|
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
|
Andrei Stepanov
|
Dinamo Minsk
|
Artyom Volkov
|
Dinamo Minsk
|
Denmark
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Frederik Andersen
|
Toronto Maple Leafs
|
Sebastian Dahm
|
Graz 99ers
|
Simon Nielsen
|
Herning Blue Fox
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Jesper B. Jensen
|
Jokerit Helsinki
|
Philip Larsen
|
Vancouver Canucks
|
Stefan Lassen
|
Pelicans Lahti
|
Markus Lauridsen
|
Leksands IF
|
Oliver Lauridsen
|
Jokerit Helsinki
|
Daniel Nielsen
|
Herning Blue Fox
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Mathias Bau Hansen
|
Frederikshavn White Hawks
|
Oliver Bjorkstrand
|
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
Mikkel Bodker
|
San Jose Sharks
|
Mads Christensen
|
EHC Munchen
|
Nikolaj Ehlers
|
Winnipeg Jets
|
Morten Green
|
Rungsted Seier Capital
|
Jannik Hansen
|
Vancouver Canucks
|
Nichlas Hardt
|
Malmo Redhawks
|
Nicklas Jensen
|
New York Rangers
|
Morten Madsen
|
Karlskrona HK
|
Frans Nielsen
|
Detroit Red Wings
|
Frederik Storm
|
Malmo Redhawks
|
Poland
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Kamil Kosowski
|
GKS Tychy
|
Przemyslaw Odrobny
|
Milton Keynes Lightning
|
Rafal Radziszewski
|
Cracovia Krakow
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Adam Borzecki
|
Bietigheim Steelers
|
Mateusz Bryk
|
GKS Tychy
|
Bartlomiej Bychawski
|
No Team
|
Bartosz Ciura
|
GKS Tychy
|
Pawel Dronia
|
Lowen Frankfurt
|
Bartlomiej Pociecha
|
GKS Tychy
|
Mateusz Rompkowski
|
Cracovia Krakow
|
Patryk Wajda
|
Cracovia Krakow
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Mateusz Bepierszcz
|
GKS Tychy
|
Aron Chmielewski
|
HC Ocelari Trinec
|
Michael Cichy
|
No Team
|
Krystian Dziubinski
|
Cracovia Krakow
|
Kamil Kalinowski
|
GKS Tychy
|
Marcin Kolusz
|
GKS Tychy
|
Mikolaj Lopuski
|
Milton Keynes Lightning
|
Tomasz Malasinski
|
Swindon Wildcats
|
Grzegorz Pasiut
|
Neman Grodno
|
Maciej Urbanowicz
|
Cracovia Krakow
|
Patryk Wronka
|
Orli Znojmo
|
Krzysztof Zapala
|
MMKS Nowy Targ
|
Slovenia
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Luka Gracnar
|
EC Salzburg
|
Robert Kristan
|
No Team
|
Gasper Kroselj
|
No Team
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Blaz Gregorc
|
HK Hradec Kralove
|
Sabahudin Kovacevic
|
No Team
|
Ales Kranjc
|
HDD Jesenice
|
Jurij Repe
|
HC Kladno
|
Mitja Robar
|
Klagenfurter AC
|
Miha Stebih
|
HC Slavia Praha
|
Luka Vidmar
|
No Team
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Ziga Jeglic
|
HC Slovan Bratislava
|
Anze Kopitar
|
Los Angeles Kings
|
Anze Kuralt
|
Grenoble Bruleurs de Loups
|
Jan Mursak
|
CSKA Moscow
|
Ales Music
|
Olimpija Ljubljana
|
Ken Ograjensek
|
Graz 99ers
|
Ziga Pance
|
Klagenfurter AC
|
Nik Pem
|
Olimpija Ljubljana
|
Marcel Rodman
|
No Team
|
Robert Sabolic
|
Admiral Vladivostok
|
Rok Ticar
|
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
|
Jan Urbas
|
Villacher SV
|
Miha Verlic
|
Villacher SV
|
Schedule
September 1
Slovenia - Poland
Denmark - Belarus
September 2
Slovenia - Denmark
Belarus - Poland
September 4
Poland - Denmark
Belarus - Slovenia
Predictions
1 (Qualify for Olympics) - Denmark
2 - Belarus
3 - Slovenia
4 - Poland
Probably the toughest group to judge. Belarus, Denmark, and Slovenia all look like they can take this group and get into the Olympics. I do like Denmark's team a little more than the rest, so they are my pick for the top spot. Belarus falls just behind them, ending in second. Slovenia settles for third. I can't see Poland beating - let alone get a point - against the other three, resulting in them finishing in fourth.
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