Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters ( forwards and

defencemen Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the latter a reference t ...

) and two

goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as goalie or netminder) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their own team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays ...

s, and at most 22 skaters and three goaltenders. All 16 participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate meeting. ''Age and team as of 4 May 2018.''

Group A

Austria

A 29-player roster was announced on 24 April 2018. It was reduced to 27 on 30 April 2018. Head coach:

Roger Bader Roger Bader (born 29 September 1964) is a Swiss retired ice hockey player and coach, who coached the Austrian national team at the 2019 IIHF World Championship The 2019 IIHF World Championship was hosted from 10 to 26 May 2019 by Slovakia. It ...

Belarus

Head coach: Dave Lewis was the acting head coach until 8 May 2018, after that Sergei Pushkov took over.

Czech Republic

A 32-player roster was announced on 26 April 2018. It was down to 26 on 29 April 2018. Head coach: Josef Jandač

France

A 26-player roster was announced on 28 April 2018. Head coach:

Dave Henderson David Lee Henderson (July 21, 1958 – December 27, 2015), nicknamed "Hendu", was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletic ...

Russia

A 28-player roster was announced on 24 April 2018. It was cut to 25 players on 1 May 2018. Head coach: Ilya Vorobiev

Slovakia

A 27-player roster was announced on 26 April 2018. It was 25 players on 29 April 2018. Head coach:

Craig Ramsay Craig Edward Ramsay (born March 17, 1951) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He played in the NHL from 1971 to 1985 for the Buffalo Sabres, notably featuring in the 1975 Stanley Cup Finals with the Sabres. After his pla ...

Sweden

A 25-player roster was announced on 29 April 2018. Filip Forsberg and Mattias Ekholm were added on May 14. Head coach:

Rikard Grönborg Rikard Grönborg (born 8 June 1968) is a Swedish professional ice hockey coach and former defenceman. Grönborg is currently the head coach of Tappara in Finnish Liiga. 2019–2022 he served as head coach of ZSC Lions of the National League. In ...

Switzerland

A 26-player roster was announced on 28 April 2018. Head coach:

Patrick Fischer Patrick Fischer (born September 6, 1975) is a Swiss ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey forward who played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Arizona Coyotes. He predominantly played in his native country in the ...

Group B

Canada

An 18-player roster was announced on 12 April 2018, while four more players were added on 27 April 2018.

Tyson Jost Tyson Jost (born March 14, 1998) is a Canadians, Canadian professional ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward, currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Born in St. Albert, Alberta to a single mothe ...

joined the team on 30 April 2018.

Marc-Édouard Vlasic Marc-Édouard Vlasic (; born March 30, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Vlasic holds the team record for most games played by a Sharks defenseman and the NHL rec ...

was added to the team 9 May 2018.

Kyle Turris Kyle Turris (born August 14, 1989) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey centre (ice hockey), centre. He was selected third overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Arizona Coyotes, Phoenix Coyotes. He has also played with t ...

was added on 15 May 2018. Head coach: Bill Peters

Denmark

A 26-player roster was announced on 30 April 2018. On 2 May, it was announced that

Oliver Bjorkstrand Oliver Bjorkstrand (born 10 April 1995) is a Danish professional ice hockey forward for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bjorkstrand was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the third round, 89th overall, of the ...

would join the team. Head coach: Janne Karlsson

Finland

A 25-player roster was announced on 30 April 2018. Head coach:

Lauri Marjamäki Lauri Marjamäki (born May 29, 1977) is a Finnish ice hockey coach who currently serves as head coach of EHC Kloten of the National League A, a position he has held since 2022. He previously served as head coach of the Finnish national ice hocke ...

Germany

A 25-player roster was announced on 30 April 2018. On 1 May 2018, Mirko Höfflin replaced

Marcel Müller Marcel Müller (born July 10, 1988) is a German professional ice hockey left winger currently playing with Krefeld Pinguine in the DEL2. Playing career Müller began playing professionally with Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in ...

due to an injury. Head coach:

Marco Sturm Marco Johann Sturm (born September 8, 1978) is a German professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the List of NHL head coaches, head coach for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). As a Forward (ice hockey), forward, ...

Latvia

A 25-player roster was announced on 18 April 2018. Head coach:

Bob Hartley Robert "Bob" Hartley (born September 7, 1960) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach. He most recently served as the head coach of Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has additionally coached the Latvia men's nation ...

Norway

A 27-player roster was announced on 27 April 2018. It was down to 24 players on 30 April 2018. Head coach: Petter Thoresen

South Korea

Head coach:

Jim Paek Jim Paek (, born April 7, 1967) is a Korean-Canadian former professional ice hockey player, who is currently the director of hockey for the Korea Ice Hockey Association and head coach of the South Korean national team. Paek played in the Nation ...

United States

A 23-player roster was announced on 28 April 2018. Head coach:

Jeff Blashill Jeff Blashill (born December 10, 1973) is an American professional ice hockey coach who is the head coach for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was formerly the head coach for the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. Blashi ...

References

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