Note: most information from the IIHF website.
Rosters
Bulgaria
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Dimitar Dimitrov
|
SK Irbis-Skate
|
Aleksandar Gatsev
|
SK Irbis-Skate
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Atanas Genkov
|
Slavia Sofia
|
Ivaylo Georgiev
|
Slavia Sofia
|
Reymand Mladenov
|
HK Maribor
|
Kaloyan Vachkov
|
Karlskrona HK
|
Vasil Vasilev
|
NSA Sofia
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Tareq Abdi
|
Morski Drakoni Varna
|
Georgi Blagoev
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Daniel Dilkov
|
MSK Puchov U20
|
Yanaki Gatchev
|
CSKA Sofia
|
Aleksandar Gatsev
|
Slavia Sofia
|
Tomislav Georgiev
|
Ontario Hockey Academy
|
Ivelin Ivanov
|
Morski Drakoni Varna
|
Petar Petkov
|
Slavia Sofia
|
Kristian Simeonov
|
NSA Sofia
|
Miroslav Vasilev
|
HC Mlada Boleslav
|
China
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Mingwei Ren
|
Harbin
|
Yupeng Wang
|
Qiqihar
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Yinfeng Gao
|
Harbin
|
Haolin Nie
|
Beijing Ice Hockey
|
Jinglin Qian
|
Chengde
|
Hanwan Si
|
Qiqihar
|
Chuxiong Wang
|
Qiqihar
|
Xiaodong Wang
|
Harbin
|
Pengfei Zhang
|
Chengde
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Zemin Deng
|
Qiqihar
|
Jianing Guo
|
Harbin
|
Lifeng Guo
|
Harbin
|
Qianyi Huang
|
Harbin
|
Ou Li
|
Beijing Ice Hockey
|
Xiaoyu Ma
|
Qiqihar
|
Hao Wu
|
Chengde
|
Hongru Xie
|
Qiqihar
|
Zihang Yang
|
Harbin
|
Rudi Ying
|
Beijing Ice Hockey
|
Runcheng Zuo
|
Harbin
|
Chinese Taipei
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Wei-Chih
|
Giant
|
Sheng-Chun Huang
|
Universal Shark
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Han-Yuan Chang
|
Universal Shark
|
Ching Lin
|
Silver Monster
|
Kuang-Yu Lo
|
Vikings
|
Yi-Cheng Pan
|
Giant
|
Yi-Cheng Tang
|
Universal Shark
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Chen-Wei Chang
|
Leopards
|
Kuan-Ting Chen
|
Universal Shark
|
Po-Wei Chen
|
Universal Shark
|
Wei Chiang
|
Iceman
|
Shao-Hung Hsu
|
Silver Monster
|
Po-Jui Huang
|
Giant
|
Kuan-Lin Kuo
|
Taipei Snipers
|
Ping-En Lu
|
Silver Monster
|
Ha-Ting Tseng
|
Giant
|
Sung-Yin Yu
|
Silver Monster
|
Iceland
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Arnar Hjaltested
|
Skautafelag Reykjavikur
|
Maksymilian Mojzyszek
|
Bjorninn Reykjavik
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Gunnar Arason
|
Skautafelag Akureyrar
|
Vignir Arason
|
Bjorninn Reykjavik
|
Hakon Arnason
|
Skautafelag Reykjavikur
|
Jon Arnason
|
Bjorninn Reykjavik
|
Jon Helgason
|
Bjorninn Reykjavik
|
Sigurdur Thorsteinsson
|
Skautafelag Akureyrar
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Solvi Atlason
|
Skautafelag Reykjavikur
|
Edmunds Induss
|
Bjorninn Reykjavik
|
Gabriel Gunnlaugsson
|
Spanga IS
|
Hjalti Johannsson
|
UMFK Esja
|
Kristjan Kristinsson
|
Bjorninn Reykjavik
|
Heidar Kristveigarson
|
Skautafelag Akureyrar
|
Styrmir Maack
|
Skautafelag Reykjavikur
|
Elvar Olaffson
|
Bjorninn Reykjavik
|
Axel Orongan
|
Skautafelag Akureyrar
|
Jon Oskarsson
|
Skautafelag Reykjavikur
|
Matthias Stefansson
|
Skautafelag Akureyrar
|
Hafthor Sigrunarson
|
Skautafelag Akureyrar
|
Israel
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Yoav Regev
|
HC Metulla
|
Raz Werner
|
Lower Austria Stars St. Polten
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Tomer Aharonovich
|
Rishon Devils
|
Ori Kafri
|
Kfar Saba
|
Denis Kozev
|
Haifa Hawks
|
Shahar LAvon
|
Kfar Saba
|
Itay Mostovoy
|
Haifa Hawks
|
Daniil Zilber
|
Rishon Devils
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Marom Avraham
|
Maalot
|
Ben Haver
|
Kfar Saba
|
Yuval Halpert
|
Nes-Ziona
|
Tom Ignatovich
|
Wenatchee Wild
|
Ariel Kapulkin
|
CIH Academy Rockland
|
Daniel Levin
|
Kfar Saba
|
Daniel Merkulov
|
Rishon Devils
|
Mark Revniaga
|
Maalot
|
Gur Sever
|
Kfar Saba
|
Gal Tamir
|
HC Metulla
|
New Zealand
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Taylor Goodall
|
Canterbury Red Devils
|
James Moore
|
Southern League
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Eric Chung
|
West Auckland Admirals
|
Logan Fraser
|
Botany Swarm
|
Mason Kennedy
|
Canterbury Red Devils
|
Thomas Pugh
|
West Auckland Admirals
|
Ahmed Reynolds-Hatem
|
Botany Swarm
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Felipe Aguirre-Landshoeft
|
Dunedin Thunder
|
Monty Brown
|
Southern Stampede
|
Shaun Brown
|
Canterbury Red Devils
|
Alexander Damm
|
Canterbury Red Devils
|
Alexander Egan
|
Canterbury Red Devils
|
Leon Forgues
|
Canterbury Red Devils
|
Benjamin Harford
|
Southern Stampede
|
Luke Hill
|
Canterbury Red Devils
|
Seamus Leahy
|
Southern League
|
Taylor Rooney
|
West Auckland Admirals
|
Matthew Taylor
|
Botany Swarm
|
Robin Vortanov
|
Botany Swarm
|
South Africa
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Ryan Boyd
|
Kempton Park Sabres
|
Aslam Khan
|
Cape Town Penguins
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Jean-Paul Britz
|
Cape Town Penguins
|
Matthew Cerff
|
Cape Town Storm
|
Brandon Husselman
|
Pretoria Capitals
|
Mikhail Patrick
|
Cape Town Penguins
|
Reece Till
|
Pretoria Capitals
|
John Venter
|
Pretoria Capitals
|
Adam Vivier
|
Cape Town Penguins
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Aidan Beukes
|
Centurion Forest Rats
|
Gareth Bremner
|
Kempton Park Sabres
|
Dylan Compton
|
Bradford Bulls
|
Marinus de Jager
|
Pretoria Capitals
|
Sky Johnson
|
Cape Town Storm
|
Matthew Ruthven
|
Kempton Park Sabres
|
Delano Schuurman
|
Pretoria Capitals
|
Michael Stark
|
Cape Town Storm
|
Tyrone Steyn
|
Johannesburg Vipers
|
James Taljaard
|
Cape Town Penguins
|
Luke Vivier
|
Cape Town Penguins
|
Turkey
Goalies:
Name
|
Team
|
Tolga Bozaci
|
Zeytinburnu Istanbul
|
Muhammed Karagul
|
Erzurum BBSK
|
Defensemen:
Name
|
Team
|
Fatih Faner
|
Erzurum BBSK
|
Erkan Kahraman
|
Izmir BB
|
Yusuf Kars
|
Zeytinburnu Istanbul
|
Kaan Salt
|
Zeytinburnu Istanbul
|
Emrah Savas
|
Erzurum BBSK
|
Huseyin Secer
|
Erzurum BBSK
|
Forwards:
Name
|
Team
|
Abdullah Avci
|
Erzurum BBSK
|
Ferhat Bakal
|
Zeytinburnu Istanbul
|
Sait Bingol
|
Erzurum BBSK
|
Ahmet Karan
|
Erzurum BBSK
|
Omer Kars
|
Erzurum BBSK
|
Sefa Kavaz
|
Erzurum BBSK
|
Soner Ozmen
|
Erzurum BBSK
|
Hakan Salt
|
Zeytinburnu Istanbul
|
Emre Secer
|
Erzurum BBSK
|
Sefa Takar
|
Erzurum BBSK
|
Fatih Taygar
|
Zeytinburnu Istanbul
|
Ege Ulas
|
BB Ankara
|
Schedule
January 16
China - Chinese Taipei
Bulgaria - South Africa
Israel - Iceland
New Zealand - Turkey
January 17
Israel - Chinese Taipei
Turkey - Bulgaria
Iceland - China
New Zealand - South Africa
January 19
Chinese Taipei - Iceland
South Africa - Turkey
China - Israel
Bulgaria - New Zealand
January 21 (Crossover games 13-16)
3A - 4B
3B - 4A
1B - 2A
1A - 2B
January 22 (Placement games)
L13 - L14 (Seventh Place)
W13 - W14 (Fifth Place)
L15 - L16 (Bronze Medal Game)
W15 - W16 (Gold Medal Game)
Prediction
Group A
1 - China
2 - Iceland
3 - Israel
4 - Chinese Taipei
Group B
1 - Bulgaria
2 - New Zealand
3 - Turkey
4 - South Africa
Final Ranking
1 (Promoted) - Bulgaria
2 - China
3 - New Zealand
4 - Iceland
5 - Israel
6 - Turkey
7 - South Africa
8 - Chinese Taipei
The top three teams heading in look to be Bulgaria, China, and New Zealand, and that's how I think it will end. Iceland squeezes into the semi-finals, but will finish fourth. Israel is bumped to the placement games, but shows well and ends up in fifth. Turkey was put in a tough group, resulting in getting bumped to placement games. They will finish in sixth. South Africa had a horrendous tournament last year, and I don't see anything that looks overly encouraging. Once again, the South Africans end up in seventh. It's never easy for a new team to jump in and make an impression, and Chinese Taipei looks to be no exception. They end up in eight place.
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