Sweden names roster for the World U18 preparations
20 Mar 2012 | Henrik Lundqvist
The Team Sweden U18 coach Rikard Grönborg named today 27 players to the preliminary roster for the upcoming World U18 Champinship in Czech Republic.
Sweden won the World U20 Championship earlier this season. Two player from the championship winning team, Sebastian Collberg and Filip Forsberg are now also a part of the Swedish U18 team that will play the World U18 Championship in Czech Republic in April. Sweden has never won the World U18 Championship.
The preliminary roster consists of 27 players but will be reduced to 23 (3 goalies and 20 skaters) after a practice camp in Gränbyhallen in Uppsala April 4-8.
There will be two preparation games. On Saturday April 7 they will play the Swedish U19 team in Uppsala and on Monday April 9 Sween U18 will play USA U18 in Znojmo.
GOALIES
1.
Oscar Dansk30.
Marcus Högberg35.
Ebbe SiönäsDEFENSEMEN
2.
Robert Hägg 3.
Christian Djoos 4.
Calle Andersson 5.
Linus Arnesson 6.
Jesper Pettersson 9.
Hampus Lindholm10.
Mattias Nilsson26.
Simon Fernholm28.
Ludwig ByströmFORWARDS
12.
Ludvig Nilsson13.
Tobias Törnkvist14.
Mattias Kalin15.
Sebastian Collberg16.
Filip Forsberg17.
Anton Brehmer19.
Jacob de la Rose20.
Gustav Possler21.
Filip Sandberg22.
Elias Lindholm23.
Erik Karlsson24.
André Burakowsky25.
Alexander Wennberg27.
Robin Söderquist29.
Lucas Wallmark