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Entering it’s second season the Champions League has 48 teams battling it out for the European Trophy which got underway Thursday, August 20th. There are teams from 12 different leagues competing and although you won’t find any Kontinental Hockey League teams competing, there are still quite a few very talented players in this tournament. A lot of these players competing have either been drafted into or have previously played in the National Hockey League. There will also be a few of the top rated prospects for the upcoming 2016 NHL draft, including the top rated player Forward Auston Matthews of NLA’s ZSC, along with Forward Jesse Puljujarvi of SM-Ligga’s Karpat who’s expected to be a top three pick and some expect he may even challenge for top spot, and also a little further down the rankings Forward Patrik Laine of the SM-Liiga Tappara who is expected to be a potential top ten pick. There are 182 players in this tournament who have at least suited up for an NHL game, before a couple back up only goalies included, to go along with 294 players who have had the honour of being drafted into the NHL.
Next is a breakdown of how many teams from each of these 12 leagues will be competing.
– SHL (Sweden) (8 of 14 Teams – Linkoping HC, Djurgarden IF, HV71 Jonkoping, Skelleftea AIK, Farjestad Karlstad, Lulea Hockey, Frolunda Gothenburg, Vaxjo Lakers HC)
– SM-Liiga (Finland) (8 of 15 Teams – HIFK, Tappara Tampere, Lukko Rauma, KalPa Kuopio, JYP Jyvaskyla, Espoo Blues, TPS Turku, Karpat Oulu)
– Czech Extraliga (Czech Republic) (6 of 14 Teams – Ocelari Trinec, Sparta Praha, Bili Tygri Liberec, Dynamo Pardubice, HC Litvinov, Vitkovice Ostrava)
– DEL (Germany) (6 of 14 Teams – ERC Ingolstadt, Eisbaren Berlin, Dusseldorfer EG, Red Bull Munich, Adler Mannheim, Krefeld Pinguine)
– NLA (Switzerland) (6 of 12 Teams – SC Bern, EV Zug, HC Davos, Fribourg-Gotteron, Geneve-Servette, ZSC Lions Zurich)
– Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Italy) (4 of 12 Teams – Red Bull Salzburg, Black Wings Linz, KAC Klagenfurt, Vienna Capitals)
– EIHL (Great Britain) (2 of 10 Teams – Sheffield Steelers, Braehead Clan)
– Slovak Extraliga (Slovakia) (2 of 11 Teams – HK Nitra, HC Kosice)
– GET-ligaen (Norway) (2 of 10 Teams – Stavanger Oilers, Storhamar Hamar)
– Ligue Magnus (France) (2 of 14 Teams – Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups, Gap Rapaces)
– Metal Ligaen (Denmark) (1 of 10 Teams – SonderjyskE Vojens)
– Belarusian Extraleague (Belarus) (1 of 12 Teams – Neman Grodno)
The tournament starts will runs throughout the season with the championship game slated for February 9th, 2016. There are 16 Groups of three teams which make up the 48 teams competing. Each group of three teams will play each other with the top two teams from each group advancing to the playoff round bracket of 32 teams.
A break down of who is in each groups can be found below, if you click on the Group title it will allow you to jump to the part of the page where you can find out which players on the teams from each group are former NHL players, Picks, North American born players who were not drafted and haven’t played in the NHL, or any players born in 1996 or later who very well could end up being a draft pick in the 2016 draft, along with any other interesting notes I have found. There will also be links to each team and players Eliteprospects.com profiles.
Group A – Group A Standings Page at championshockeyleague.net
SC Bern (Bern, Switzerland) – NLA (Switzlerland)
Linkoping HC (Linkoping, Sweden) – SHL (Sweden)
HIFK (Helsinki, Finland) – SM-liiga (Finland)
Schedule and Results
Game Day 1 – Fri, 21.08.2015 – SC Bern 1 @ IFK Helsinki 3 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 2 – Sun, 23.08.2015 – Linkoping HC 3 @ SC Bern 2 (Penalty Shots) – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 3 – Fri, 28.08.2015 – IFK Helsinki 2 @ SC Bern 3 (Penalty Shots) – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 4 – Sun, 30.08.2015 – IFK Helsinki 0 @ Linkoping HC 2 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 5 – Thu, 03.09.2015 – Linkoping HC 2 @ IFK Helsinki 1 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 6 – Sat, 05.09.2015 – Linkoping HC 7 @ SC Bern 1 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Group B – Group B Standings Page at championshockeyleague.net
Tappara Tampere (Tampere, Finland) – SM-liiga (Finland)
EV Zug (Zug, Switzerland) – NLA (Switzerland)
Djurgarden IF (Stockholm, Sweden) – SHL (Sweden)
Schedule and Results
Game Day 1 – Thu, 20.08.2015 – Tappara Tampere 4 @ Stockholm 2 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 2 – Sat, 22.08.2015 – Tappara Tampere 7 @ EV Zug 0 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 3 – Thu, 27.08.2015 – Djurgarden Stockholm 3 @ Tappara Tampere 2 (OT) – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 4 – Sat, 29.08.2015 – Djurgarden Stockholm 3 @ EV Zug 2 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 5 – Fri, 04.09.2015 – EV Zug @ Djurgarden Stockholm – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 6 – Sun, 06.09.2015 – EV Zug @ Tappara Tampere – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Group C – Group C Standings Page at championshockeyleague.net
Red Bull Salzburg (Salzburg, Austria) – Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Italy)
HV71 Jonkoping (Jonkoping, Sweden) – SHL (Sweden)
SonderjyskE Vojens (SonderjyskE, Denmark) – Metal Ligaen (Denmark)
Schedule and Results
Game Day 1 – Thu, 20.08.2015 – Red Bull Salzburg 1 @ SonderjyskE Vojens 4 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 2 – Sat, 22.08.2015 – Red Bull Salzburg 1 @ HV71 Jonkoping 4 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 3 – Thu, 27.08.2015 – SonderjyskE Vojens 2 @ Red Bull Salzburg 7 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 4 – Sat, 29.08.2015 – SonderjyskE Vojens 1 @ HV71 Jonkoping 7 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 5 – Thu, 03.09.2015 – HV71 Jonkoping @ SonderjyskE Vojens – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 6 – Sat, 05.09.2015 – HV71 Jonkoping @ Red Bull Salzburg – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Group D – Group D Standings Page at championshockeyleague.net
Skelleftea AIK (Skellefrea, Sweden) – SHL (Sweden)
Bili Tygri Liberec (Liberec, Czech Republic) – Czech Extaliga (Czech Republic)
HK Nitra (Nitra, Slovakia) – Slovak Extraliga (Slovakia)
Schedule and Results
Game Day 1 – Fri, 21.08.2015 – Skelleftea AIK 4 @ HK Nitra 2 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 2 – Sun, 23.08.2015 – Skelleftea AIK 4 @ Bili Tygri Liberec 0 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 3 – Thu, 27.08.2015 – HK Nitra 2 @ Skelleftea AIK 3 (Penalty Shots) – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 4 – Sat, 29.08.2015 – Bili Tygri Liberec 9 @ HK Nitra 0 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 5 – Thu, 03.09.2015 – HK Nitra @ Bili Tygri Liberec – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 6 – Sat, 05.09.2015 – Bili Tygri Liberec @ Skelleftea AIK – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Group E – Group E Standings Page at championshockeyleague.net
HC Davos (Davos, Switzlerland) – NLA (Switzlerand)
Dynamo Pardubice (Pardubice, Czech Republic) – Czech Extraliga (Czech Republic)
Farjestad Karlstad (Farjestad, Sweden) – SHL (Sweden)
Schedule and Results
Game Day 1 – Fri, 21.08.2015 – HC Davos 4@ Farjestad Karlstad 0 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 2 – Sat, 22.08.2015 – HC Davos 3 @ Dynamo Pardubice 2 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 3 – Fri, 28.08.2015 – Farjestad Karlstad 1 @ HC Davos 0 (OT) – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 4 – Sun, 30.08.2015 – Farjestad Karlstad 3 @ Dynamo Pardubice 2 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 5 – Thu, 03.09.2015 – Dynamo Pardubice @ Farjestad Karlstad – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 6 – Sat, 05.09.2015 – Dynamo Pardubice @ HC Davos – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Group F – Group F Standings Page at championshockeyleague.net
HC Litvinov (Litvinov, Czech Republic) – Czech Extraliga (Czech Republic)
Espoo Blues (Espoo, Finland) – SM-liiga (Finland)
Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups (Grenoble, France) – Ligue Magnus (France)
Schedule and Results
Game Day 1 – Fri, 21.08.2015 – HC Litvinov 4 @ Grenoble 1 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 2 – Sun, 23.08.2015 – HC Litvinov 1 @ Espoo Blues 0 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 3 – Thu, 27.08.2015 – Grenoble 4 @ HC Litvinov 6 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 4 – Sat, 29.08.2015 – Grenoble 2 @ Espoo Blues 4 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 5 – Fri, 04.09.2015 – Espoo Blues @ Grenoble – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 6 – Sun, 06.09.2015 – Espoo Blues @ HC Litvinov – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Group G – Group G Standings Page at championshockeyleague.net
Black Wings Linz (Linz, Austria) – Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Italy)
Dusseldorfer EG (Dusseldorf, Germany) – DEL (Germany)
TPS Turku (Turku, Finland) – SM-liiga (Finland)
Schedule and Results
Game Day 1 – Thu, 20.08.2015 – Black Wings Linz 1 @ TPS Turku 6 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 2 – Sat, 22.08.2015 – Black Wings Linz 3 @ Dusseldorfer EG 6 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 3 – Thu, 27.08.2015 – TPS Turku 3 @ Black Wings Linz 2 (OT) – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 4 – Sat, 29.08.2015 – TPS Turku 5 @ Dusseldorfer EG 4 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 5 – Thu, 03.09.2015 – Dusseldorfer EG @ TPS Turku – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 6 – Sun, 06.09.2015 – Dusseldorfer EG @ Black Wings Linz – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Group H – Group H Standings Page at championshockeyleague.net
Red Bull Munich (Munich, Germany) – DEL (Germany)
KAC Klagenfurt (Klagenfurt, Austria) – Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Italy)
HC Kosice (Kosice, Slovakia) – Slovak Extraliga (Slovakia)
Schedule and Results
Game Day 1 – Thu, 20.08.2015 – Red Bull Munich 4 @ HC Kosice 2 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 2 – Sun, 23.08.2015 – Red Bull Munich 4 @ KAC Klagenfurt 1 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 3 – Fri, 28.08.2015 – HC Kosice 0 @ Red Bull Munich 1 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 4 – Sun, 30.08.2015 – HC Kosice 3 @ KAC Klagenfurt 2 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 5 – Thu, 03.09.2015 – KAC Klagenfurt @ HC Kosice – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 6 – Sun, 06.09.2015 – KAC Klagenfurt @ Red Bull Munich – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Group I – Group I Standings Page at championshockeyleague.net
Adler Mannheim (Mannheim, Germany) – DEL (Germany)
Vitkovice Ostrava (Ostrava, Czech Republic) – Czech Extraliga (Czech Republic)
Neman Grodno (Grodno, Belarus) – Belarusian Extraleague (Belarus)
Schedule and Results
Game Day 1 – Fri, 21.08.2015 – Adler Mannheim 0 @ Neman Grodno 2 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 2 – Sun, 23.08.2015 – Adler Mannheim 2 @ Vitkovice Ostrava 1 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 3 – Thu, 27.08.2015 – Neman Grodno 1 @ Adler Mannheim 2 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 4 – Sun, 30.08.2015 – Vitkovice Ostrava 2 @ Neman Grodno 0 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 5 – Fri, 04.09.2015 – Neman Grodno @ Vitkovice Ostrava – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 6 – Sat, 05.09.2015 – Vitkovice Ostrava @ Adler Mannheim – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Group J – Group J Standings Page at championshockeyleague.net
Karpat Oulu (Oulu, Finland) – SM-Liiga (Finland)
Vienna Capitals (Vienna, Austria) – Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Italy)
Krefeld Pinguine (Krenfeld, Germany) – DEL (Germany)
Schedule and Results
Game Day 1 – Thu, 20.08.2015 – Karpat Oulu 2 @ Krefeld Pinguine 0 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 2 – Sat, 22.08.2015 – Karpat Oulu 2 @ Vienna Capitals 0 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 3 – Thu, 27.08.2015 – Krefeld Pinguine 1 @ Karpat Oulu 4 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 4 – Sat, 29.08.2015 – Krefeld Pinguine 3 @ Vienna Capitals 2 (Penalty Shots) – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 5 – Thu, 03.09.2015 – Vienna Capitals @ Krefeld Pinguine – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 6 – Sat, 05.09.2015 – Vienna Capitals @ Karpat Oulu – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Group K – Group K Standings Page at championshockeyleague.net
Lukko Rauma (Rauma, Finland) – SM-liiga (Finland)
Lulea Hockey (Lulea, Sweden) – SHL (Sweden) – *Winners of the 2014-15 Season Champions League
Fribourg-Gotteron (Fribourg, Switzerland) – NLA (Switzerland)
Schedule and Results
Game Day 1 – Thu, 20.08.2015 – Lukko Rauma 4 @ Fribourg-Gotteron 3 (Penalty Shots) – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 2 – Sat, 22.08.2015 – Lukko Rauma 3 @ Lulea Hockey 4 (Penalty Shots) – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 3 – Thu, 27.08.2015 – Fribourg-Gotteron 2 @ Lukko Rauma 4 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 4 – Sat, 29.08.2015 – Fribourg-Gotteron 2 @ Lulea Hockey 4 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 5 – Fri, 04.09.2015 – Lulea Hockey @ Fribourg-Gotteron – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 6 – Sun, 06.09.2015 – Lulea Hockey @ Lukko Rauma – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Group L – Group L Standings Page at championshockeyleague.net
Ocelari Trinec (Trinrc, Czech Republic) – Czech Extraliga (Czech Republic)
KalPa Kuopio (Kuopio, Finland) – SM-liiga (Finland)
Stavanger Oilers (Stravanger, Norway) – GET-ligaen (Norway)
Schedule and Results
Game Day 1 – Thu, 20.08.2015 – Ocelari Trinec 1 @ Stavanger Oilers 4 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 2 – Sat, 22.08.2015 – Ocelari Trinec 3 @ KalPa Kuopio 4 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 3 – Fri, 28.08.2015 – Stavanger Oilers 3 @ Ocelari Trinec 4 (OT) – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 4 – Sun, 30.08.2015 – Stavanger Oilers 1 @ KalPa Kuopio 2 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 5 – Thu, 03.09.2015 – KalPa Kuopio @ Stavanger Oilers – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 6 – Sat, 05.09.2015 – KalPa Kuopio @ Ocelari Trinec – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Group M – Group M Standings Page at championshockeyleague.net
Sparta Praha (Prague, Czech Republic) – Czech Extraliga (Czech Republic)
Geneve-Servette (Gemeva, Switzerland) – NLA (Switzerland)
Storhamar Hamar (Hamar, Norway) – GET-ligaen (Norway)
Schedule and Results
Game Day 1 – Thu, 20.08.2015 – Sparta Prague 3 @ Storhamar Hamar 2 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 2 – Sat, 22.08.2015 – Sparta Prague 3 @ Geneve-Servette 4 (OT) – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 3 – Fri, 28.08.2015 – Storhamar Hamar 2 @ Sparta Prague 1 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 4 – Sat, 29.08.2015 – Storhamar Hamar 3 @ Geneve-Servette 0 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 5 – Thu, 03.09.2015 – Geneve-Servette @ Storhamar Hamar – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 6 – Sat, 05.09.2015 – Geneve-Servette @ Sparta Prague – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Group N – Group N Standings Page at championshockeyleague.net
Frolunda Gothenburg (Gothenburg, Sweden) – SHL (Sweden)
JYP Jyvaskyla (Jyvaskyla, Finland) – SM-liiga (Finland)
Sheffield Steelers (Sheffield, England) – EIHL (Great Britain)
Schedule and Results
Game Day 1 – Thu, 20.08.2015 – Sheffield Steelers 1 @ Frolunda Gothenburg 9 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 2 – Sat, 22.08.2015 – Sheffield Steelers 0 @ JYP Jyvaskyla 3 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 3 – Fri, 28.08.2015 – JYP Jyvaskyla 2 @ Frolunda Gothenburg 3 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 4 – Sun, 30.08.2015 – JYP Jyvaskyla 4 @ Sheffield Steelers 2 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 5 – Thu, 03.09.2015 – Frolunda Gothenburg @ JYP Jyvaskyla – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 6 – Sat, 05.09.2015 – Frolunda Gothenburg @ Sheffield Steelers – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Group O – Group O Standings Page at championshockeyleague.net
Vaxjo Lakers HC (Vaxjo, Sweden) – SHL (Sweden)
ERC Ingolstadt (Ingolstadt, Germany) – DEL (Germany)
Braehead Clan (Renfrew, Scotland) – EIHL (Great Britain)
Schedule and Results
Game Day 1 – Thu, 20.08.2015 – Braehead Clan 2 @ Vaxjo Lakers 10 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 2 – Sat, 22.08.2015 – Braehead Clan 2 @ ERC Ingolstadt 5 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 3 – Thu, 27.08.2015 – ERC Ingolstadt 2 @ Vaxjo Lakers 4 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 4 – Sat, 29.08.2015 – Vaxjo Lakers 3 @ Braehead Clan 1 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 5 – Thu, 03.09.2015 – Vaxjo Lakers @ ERC Ingolstadt – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 6 – Sat, 05.09.2015 – ERC Ingolstadt @ Braehead Clan – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Group P – Group P Standings Page at championshockeyleague.net
ZSC Lions Zurich (Zurich, Switzerland) – NLA (Switzerland)
Eisbaren Berlin (Berlin, Germany) – DEL (Germany)
Gap Rapaces (Gap, Huates-Alpes, France) – Ligue Magnus (France)
Schedule and Results
Game Day 1 – Thu, 20.08.2015 – ZSC Lions Zurich 5 @ Gap Rapaces 4 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 2 – Sat, 22.08.2015 – ZSC Lions Zurich 6 @ Eisbaren Berlin 3 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 3 – Thu, 27.08.2015 – Gap Rapaces 1 @ ZSC Lions Zurich 6 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 4 – Sat, 29.08.2015 – Gap Rapaces 1 @ Eisbaren Berlin 6 – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 5 – Fri, 04.09.2015 – Eisbaren Berlin @ ZSC Lions Zurich – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Game Day 6 – Sun, 06.09.2015 – Eisbaren Berlin @ Gap Rapaces – Game Page at championshockeyleague.net
Group A
SC Bern (Bern, Switzerland) – NLA (Switzlerland)
Former NHLers on Roster (6)
– D Timo Helbling – 11 NHL GP (Tampa Bay Lightning, Washignton Capitals)
– F Cory Conacher – 141 Regular Season NHL GP, 8 Playoff NHL GP (Tampa Bay Lightning, Ottawa Senators, Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders)
– F Andrew Ebbett – 224 Regular Season NHL GP, 19 Playoff NHL GP (Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Minnesota Wild, Phoenix Coyotes, Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins)
– F Chuck Kobasew – 601 Regular Season NHL GP, 44 Playoff NHL GP (Calgary Flames, Boston Bruins, Minnesota Wild, Colorado Avalanche, Pittsburgh Penguins)
– F Simon Moser – 6 NHL GP (Nashville Predators)
– F Trevor Smith – 106 NHL GP (New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (3)
– D Timo Helbling – Nashville Predators 6th Round Pick, 162th Overall 1999
– F Justin Krueger – Carolina Hurricans 7th Round Pick, 213th Overall 2006
– F Chuck Kobasew – Calgary Flames 1st Round Pick, 14th Overall 2001
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (0)
– None
Other North American Players (2)
– D Justin Kruger German Born player who also grew up in Switzerland, is the son of Canadian former NHL player and former Edmonton Oilers Coach Ralph Krueger.
– F Thomas Rufenacht American Born Swiss Player
Linkoping HC (Linkoping, Sweden) – SHL (Sweden)
Former NHLers on Roster (4)
– D Chad Billins – 10 NHL GP (Calgary Flames)
– D Jonas Junland – 4 NHL GP (St. Louis Blues)
– F Andrew Gordon – 55 NHL GP (Washington Capitals, Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver Canucks)
– F Rhett Rakhshani – 7 NHL GP (New York Islanders)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (11)
– G Marcus Hogberg – Ottawa Senators 3rd Round Pick, 78th Overall 2013
– D Gabriel Carlsson – Columbus Blue Jackets 1st Round Pick, 29th overall 2015
– D Carl Dahlstrom – Chicago Blackhawks 2nd Round Pick, 51st Overall 2013
– D Gustav Forsling – Vancouver Canucks 5th Round Pick, 126th Overall 2014
– D Petter Hansson – New York Islanders 7th Round Pick, 202nd Overall 2015
– D Jonas Junland – St. Louis Blues 3rd Round Pick, 64th Overall 2006
– D Daniel Rahimi – Vancouver Canucks 3rd Round Pick, 82nd Overall 2006
– F Andrew Gordon – Washington Capitals 7th Round Pick, 197th Overall 2004
– F Rhett Rakhshani – New York Islanders 4th Round Pick, 100th Overall 2006
– F Garrett Roe – Los Angeles Kings 7th Round Pick, 183rd Overall 2008
– F Nick Sorensen – Anaheim Ducks 2nd Round Pick, 45th Overall 2013
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (1)
– F Henrik Tornqvist – Born: 1996
Other North American Players (1)
– F Broc Little 71 PTS in 75 Games in total last season with Linkoping HC, Born in Phoenix, Arizona only has 21 Games of AHL experience. Also played NCAA at Yale.
HIFK (Helsinki, Finland) – SM-liiga (Finland)
Former NHLers on Roster (2)
– F Corey Elkins – 3 NHL GP (Los Angeles Kings)
– F Joonas Rask – 2 NHL GP (Nashville Predators)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (8)
– G Ville Husso – St. Louis Blues 4th Round Pick, 94th Overall 2014
– D Matt Generous – Buffalo Sabres 7th Round Pick, 208th Overall 2005
– D Miro Karjalainen – Dallas Stars 5th Round Pick, 135th Overall 2014
– F Roope Hintz – Dallas Stars 2nd Round Pick, 49th Overall 2015
– F Arttu Luttinen – Ottawa Senators 3rd Round Pick, 75th Overall 2002
– F Juuso Puustinen – Calgary Flames 5th Round Pick, 149th Overall 2006
– F Joonas Rask – Nashville Predators 7th Round Pick, 198th Overall 2010
– F Tomas Zaborksy – New York Rangers 5th Round Pick, 137th Overall 2006
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (2)
– G Christian Heljanko – Born: 1997
– D Sebastien Moberg – Born: 1996
Other North American Players (2)
– F Austin Farley – 1993 Born American NCAA player on a Tryout agreement
– F Anthony Greco – 1993 Born American NCAA player on a Tryout agreement
Other Instersting Note
– F Joonas Rask is the younger brother of current Boston Bruins Goaltender Tuukka Rask.
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Group B
Tappara Tampere (Tampere, Finland) – SM-liiga (Finland)
Former NHLers on Roster (1)
– G Mika Noronen – 71 NHL GP (Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (4)
– G Mika Noronen – Buffalo Sabres 1st Round Pick, 21st Overall 1997
– D Markus Kankaanpera – Vancouver Canucks 8th Round Pick, 218th Overall 1999
– F Stephen Dixon – Pittsburgh Penguins 7th Round Pick, 229th Overall 2003
– F Jani Lajunen – Nashville Predators 7th Round Pick, 201st OVerall 2008
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (4)
– D Jere Rouhiainen – Born: 1996
– F Manu Honkanen – Born: 1996
– F Patrik Laine – Born: 1998 *Top Prospect for 2016 NHL Draft
– F Otto Makinen – Born: 1998
Other Notable North American Players (1)
– D Nick Plastino – Canadian born former NOJHL, OPJHL, OHL and ECHL Player. Plays internationally for Italy.
EV Zug (Zug, Switzerland) – NLA (Switzerland)
Former NHLers on Roster (5)
– G Tobias Stephan – 11 NHL GP (Dallas Stars)
– D Tim Ramholt – 1 NHL GP (Calgary Flames)
– F Pierre-Marc Bouchard – 593 NHL Regular Season GP, 21 Playoff NHL GP (Minnesota Wild, New York Islanders)
– F Josh Holden – 60 NHL GP (Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs)
– F Jarkko Immonen – 20 NHL GP (New York Rangers)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (6)
– G Tobias Stephan – Dallas Stars 2nd Round Pick, 34th Overall 2002
– D Tim Ramholt – Calgary Flames 2nd Round Pick, 39th Overall 2003
– F Pierre-Marc Bouchard – Minnesota Wild 1st Round Pick, 8th Overall 2002
– F Josh Holden – Vancouver Canucks 1st Round Pick, 12th Overall 1996
– F Jarkko Immonen – Toronto Maple Leafs 8th Round Pick, 254th Overall 2002
– F Emanuel Peter – Calgary Flames 5th Round Pick, 142nd Overall 2002
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (4)
– G Noel Bader – Born: 1996
– D Livio Stadler – Born: 1998
– F Calvin Thurkauf – Born: 1997
– F Dominik Volejnicek – Born: 1998
Other Notable North American Players (1)
– F Nicolas Thibaudeau – Canadian born player who never played higher than QJAAAHL (Quebec Jr. A) before heading to Switzerland.
Djurgarden IF (Stockholm, Sweden) – SHL (Sweden)
Former NHLers on Roster (3)
– G Mikael Tellqvist – 113 NHL GP (Toronto Maple Leafs, Phoenix Coyotes, Buffalo Sabres)
– F Matt Anderson – 2 NHL GP (New Jersey Devils)
– F Patrick Thoresen – 106 NHL Regular Season GP, 14 NHL Playoff GP (Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (12)
– G Mikael Tellqvist – Toronto Maple Leafs 3rd Round Pick, 70th Overall 2000
– D Andreas Englund – Ottawa Senators 2nd Round Pick, 40th Overall 2014
– D Daniel Fernholm – Pittsburgh Penguins 4th Round Pick, 101st Overall 2002
– D Robin Norell – Chicago Blackhawks 4th Round Pick, 111th Overall 2013
– D Adam Ollas Mattsson – Calgary Flames 6th Round Pick, 175th Overall 2014
– D Robin Press – Chicago Blackhawks 7th Round Pick, 211th Overall 2013
– D Wilhelm Westlund – Colorado Avalanche 7th Round Pick, 183rd Overall 2013
– F Daniel Bernhardt – New York Rangers 4th Round Pick, 119th Overall 2015
– F Daniel Brodin – Toronto Maple Leafs 5th Round Pick, 146th Overall 2010
– F Alexander Fallstrom – Minnesota Wild 4th Round Pick, 116th Overall 2009
– F Marcus Sorensen – Ottawa Senators 4th Round Pick, 106th Overall 2010
– F Lukas Vejdemo – Montreal Canadiens 3rd Round Pick, 87th Overall 2015
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (0)
– None
Other North American Players (0)
– None
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Group C
Red Bull Salzburg (Salzburg, Austria) – Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Italy)
Former NHLers on Roster (5)
– D Brian Fahey – 7 NHL GP (Washington Capitals)
– D Zdenek Zutlak – 16 NHL GP (Boston Bruins)
– F Benn Ferriero – 98 NHL Regular Season GP, 8 NHL Playoff GP (San Jose Sharks, New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks)
– F Brett Sterling – 30 NHL GP (Atlanta Thrashers, Pittsburgh Penguins, St. Louis Blues)
– F Ben Walter – 24 NHL GP (Boston Bruins, New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (7)
– D Brian Fahey – Colorado Avalanche 4th Round Pick, 119th Overall 2000
– D Matthias Trattnig – Chicago Blackhawks 4th Round Pick, 94th Overall 1998
– D Zdenek Zutlak – Boston Bruins 8th Round Pick, 237th Overall 2000
– F Kyle Beach – Chicago Blackhawks 1st Round Pick, 11th Overall 2008
– F Benn Ferriero – Phoenix Coyotes 7th Round Pick, 196th Overall 2006
– F Brett Sterling – Atlanta Thrashers 5th Round Pick, 145th Overall 2003
– F Ben Walter – Boston Bruins 5th Round Pick, 160th Overall 2004
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (0)
– None
Other North American Players (4)
– D Brian Connelly – American born players with 220 points in 359 Regular season AHL games and 9 points in 20 AHL Playoff games.
– D Layne Viveiros – Canadian born Austrian national player who played last 3 seasons with the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks.
– F Ryan Duncan – Canadian born undersized former NCAA player with 66 career AHL games. 69 Points in 73 Games last season with EC Salzburg.
– F John Hughes – Canadian born undersized former OHL player with 296 pts in 275 OHL regular season and playoff games. 80 Points in 74 Games last season with EC Salzburg.
Other Interesting Note
– F Ben Walter is the son of former long time NHL F Ryan Walter.
HV71 Jonkoping (Jonkoping, Sweden) – SHL (Sweden)
Former NHLers on Roster (7)
– G Erik Ersberg – 53 Regular Season NHL GP, 1 Playoff NHL GP (Los Angeles Kings)
– D Chris Campoli – 440 Regular Season NHL GP, 18 Playoff NHL GP (New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens)
– D Jere Karalahti – 149 Regular Season NHL GP, 17 Playoff NHL GP (Los Angeles Kings)
– D Ryan O’Byrne – 308 Regular Season NHL GP, 25 Playoff NHL GP (Montreal Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Maple Leafs)
– F Erik Christensen – 387 Regular Season NHL GP, 17 Playoff NHL GP (Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Thrashers, Anaheim Ducks, New York Rangers, Minnesota Wild)
– F Bjorn Melin – 3 NHL GP (Anaheim Ducks)
– F Mattias Tedenby – 120 NHL GP (New Jersey Devils)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (14)
– G Fredrik Pettersson Wentzel – Atlanta Thrashers 5th Round Pick, 128th Overall 2010
– D Kristofer Berglund – St. Louis Blues 5th Round Pick, 125th Overall 2008
– D Chris Campoli – New York Islanders 7th Round Pick, 227th Overall 2004
– D Niklas Hansson – Dallas Stars 3rd Round Pick, 68th Overall 2013
– D Emil Johansson – Boston Bruins 7th Round Pick, 206th Overall 2014
– D Jere Karalahti – Los Angeles Kings 6th Round Pick, 146th Overall 1993
– D Simon Karlsson – Nashville Predators 5th Round Pick, 142nd Overall 2011
– D Ryan O’Byrne – Montreal Canadiens 3rd Round Pick, 79th Overall 2003
– F Filip Ahl – Ottawa Senators 4th Round, Pick 109th Overall 2015
– F Erik Christensen – Pittsburgh Penguins 3rd Round Pick, 69th Overall 2002
– F Teemu Laine – New Jersey Devils 2nd Round Pick, 39th Overall 2000
– F Bjorn Melin – New York Islanders 6th Round Pick, 163rd Overall 1999
– F Kevin Stenlund – Columbus Blue Jackets 2nd Round Pick, 58th Overall 2015
– F Mattias Tedenby – New Jersey Devils 1st Round Pick, 24th Overall 2008
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (0)
– None
Other North American Players (1)
– F Chris Abbott – Former Canadian NCAA player who has spent the past 7 seasons in the SHL. Had 44 Pts in 69 Games last season with Lulea HF. His twin bother Cam Abbott who he played with for the past several years retired after last season.
SonderjyskE Vojens (SonderjyskE, Denmark) – Metal Ligaen (Denmark)
Former NHLers on Roster (0)
– None
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (1)
– F Thomas Spelling New York Rangers 5th Round Pick, 142nd Overall 2012
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (1)
– F Martiin B. Eskildsen
Other North American Players (2)
– F Scott Campbell – Canadian born former NCAA, AHL and ECHL player.
– F Cory Quirk – American born former USHL, NCAA and AHL player a bit undersized.
Other Interesting Note
– D Mads Bodker is the older brother of Arizona Coyotes F Mikkel Bodker
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Group D
Skelleftea AIK (Skellefrea, Sweden) – SHL (Sweden)
Former NHLers on Roster (2)
– F Janne Pesonen – 7 NHL GP (Pittsburgh Penguins)
– F Mattias Ritola – 43 Regular Season NHL GP, 2 Playoff NHL GP (Detroit Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (8)
– D Tim Heed – Anaheim Ducks 5th Round Pick, 132nd Overal 2010
– D Anton Lindholm – Colorado Avalanche 5th Round Pick, 144th Overall 2014
– D Marcus Pettersson – Anaheim Ducks 2nd Round Pick, 38th Overall 2014
– F Axel Holmstrom – Detroit Red Wings 7th Round Pick, 196th Overall 2014
– F Janne Pesonen – Anaheim Ducks 9th Round Pick, 269th Overall 2004
– F Pontus Petterstrom – New York Rangers 7th Round Pick, 226th Overall 2001
– F Mattias Ritola – Detroit Red Wings 4th Round Pick, 103rd Overall 2005
– F Patrik Zackrisson – San Jose Sharks 6th Round Pick, 165th Overall 2007
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (1)
– D Sebastian Aho – Born: 1996
Other North American Players (2)
– F Terry Broadhurst – American Former NCAA and AHL player.
– F Andrew Calof – Canadian Former NCAA player.
Other Interesting Note
– D Sebastian Aho is a cousins of fellow Champions League player G Pekka Tuokkola of KAC Klagenfurt (Erste Bank Eishockey Liga – Austria).
Bili Tygri Liberec (Liberec, Czech Republic) – Czech Extaliga (Czech Republic)
Former NHLers on Roster (4)
– G Jan Lasak – 6 NHL GP (Nashville Predators)
– G Marek Schwarz – 6 NHL GP (St. Louis Blues)
– F Branko Radivojevic – 399 Regular Season NHL GP, 31 Playoff NHL GP (Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota Wild)
– F Michal Repik – 72 NHL GP (Florida Panthers)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (5)
– G Jan Lasak – Nashville Predators 2nd Round Pick, 65th Overall 1999
– G Marek Schwarz – St. Louis Blues 1st Round Pick, 17th Overall 2004
– F Michal Birner – St. Louis Blues 4th Round Pick, 116th Overall 2004
– D Branko Radivojevic – Colorado Avalanche 3rd Round Pick, 93rd Overall 1999
– F Michal Repik – Florida Panthers 2nd Round Pick, 40th Overall 2007
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (1)
– F Domink Lakatos – Born: 1997
Other North American Players (0)
– None
HK Nitra (Nitra, Slovakia) – Slovak Extraliga (Slovakia)
Former NHLers on Roster (2)
– D Branislav Mezei – 240 NHL GP (New York Islanders, Florida Panthers)
– F Jozef Stumpel – 957 Regular Season NHL GP, 55 Playoff NHL GP (Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, Florida Panthers)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (3)
– G Michal Valent – Buffalo Sabres 5th Round Pick, 145th Overall 2004
– D Branislav Mezei – New York Islanders 1st Round Pick, 10th Overall 1999
– F Jozef Stumpel – Boston Bruins 2nd Round Pick, 40th Overall 1991
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (1)
– D Jakub Garay – Born: 1996
2017 Draft Eligible Prospect on Roster (1)
– F Samuel Bucek – Born: December 12, 1998
Other North American Players (1)
– D Jamie Milam – American Former NAHL, NCAA, UHL, ECHL and CHL Player.
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Group E
HC Davos (Davos, Switzlerland) – NLA (Switzlerand)
Former NHLers on Roster (1)
– F Perttu Lindgren – 1 NHL GP (Dallas Stars)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (5)
– D Beat Forster – Phoenix Coyotes 3rd Round Pick, 78th Overall 2001
– F Dick Axelsson – Detroit Red Wings 2nd Round Pick, 62nd Overall 2006
– F Mauro Jorg – New Jersey Devils 7th Round Pick, 204th Overall 2010
– F Perttu Lindgren – Dallas Stars 3rd Round Pick, 75th Overall 2005
– F Marcus Paulsson – New York Islanders 5th Round Pick, 149th Overall 2002
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (4)
– G Gilles Senn – Born: 1996
– D Alessandro Spinetti – Born: 1997
– F Fabian Heldner – Born: 1996
– F Simon Kindschi – Born: 1996
Other North American Players (0)
– None
Dynamo Pardubice (Pardubice, Czech Republic) – Czech Extraliga (Czech Republic)
Former NHLers on Roster (1)
– F Petr Sykora – 12 NHL GP (Nashville Predators, Washington Capitals)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (4)
– G Brandon Maxwell – Colorado Avalanche 6th Round Pick, 154th Overall 2009
– G Karel Vejmelka – Nashville Predators 5th Round Pick, 145th Overall 2015
– F Tomas Marcinko – New York Islanders 4th Round Pick, 115th Overall 2006
– F Petr Sykora – Detroit Red Wings 3rd Round Pick, 76th Overall 1997
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (3)
– D Ondrej Vala – Born: 1998
– F David Tomasek – Born: 1996
– F Daniel Vozenilek – Born: 1996
Other North American Players (0)
– None
Farjestad Karlstad (Farjestad, Sweden) – SHL (Sweden)
Former NHLers on Roster (6)
– G Justin Pogge – 7 NHL GP (Toronto Maple Leafs, Phoenix Coyotes as a backup only)
– D Jonas Holos – 39 NHL GP (Colorado Avalanche)
– D Ole-Kristian Tollefson – 163 NHL GP (Columbus Blue Jackets, Philadelphia Flyers)
– F Robbie Earl – 47 NHL GP (Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota Wild)
– F John Persson – 10 NHL GP (New York Islanders)
– F Rickard Wallin – 79 NHL GP (Minnesota Wild, Toronto Maple Leafs)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (13)
– G Justin Pogge – Toronto Maple Leafs 3rd Round Pick, 90th Overall 2004
– D Daniel Gunnarsson – Minnesota Wild 5th Round Pick, 128th Overall 2012
– D Jonas Holos – Colorado Avalanche 6th Round Pick, 170th Overall 2008
– D Magnus Nygren – Montreal Canadiens 4th Round Pick, 113th Overall 2011
– D Ole-Kristian Tollefson – Columbus Blue Jackets 3rd Round Pick, 65th Overall 2002
– D Mikael Wikstrand – Ottawa Senators 7th Round Pick, 196th Overall 2012
– F Robbie Earl – Toronto Maple Leafs 6th Round Pick, 187th Overall 2004
– F Joel Eriksson EK – Minnesota Wild 1st Round Pick, 20th Overall 2015
– F Marius Holtet – Dallas Stars 2nd Round Pick, 42nd Overall 2002
– D Mikael Johansson – Detroit Red Wings 9th Round Pick, 289th Overall 2003
– F John Persson – New York Islanders 5th Round Pick, 125th Overall 2011
– F Johan Ryno – Detroit Red Wings 5th Round Pick, 137th Overall 2005
– F Rickard Wallin – Phoenix Coyotes 6th Round Pick, 160th Overall 1998
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (2)
– F Rasmus Asplund – Born: 1997 *Projected 2016 First Rounder
– F August Gunnarsson – Born: 1996
Other North American Players (0)
– None
Other interesting note
– F August Gunnarsson is the younger brother of St. Louis Blues D Carl Gunnarsson
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Group F
HC Litvinov (Litvinov, Czech Republic) – Czech Extraliga (Czech Republic)
Former NHLers on Roster (1)
– F Kamil Piros – 28 NHL GP (Atlanta Thrashers, Florida Panthers)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (5)
– G Jaroslav Janus – Tampa Bay Lightning 6th Round Pick, 162nd Overall 2009
– F Viktor Hubl – Washington Capitals 9th Round Pick, 284th Overall 2001
– F Frantisek Lukes – Phoenix Coyotes 8th Round Pick, 243rd Overall 2001
– F Kamil Piros – Buffalo Sabres 8th Round Pick, 212th Overall 1997
– F Michal Travnicek – Toronto Maple Leafs 8th Round Pick, 228th Overall 1998
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (0)
– None
Other North American Players (0)
– None
Espoo Blues (Espoo, Finland) – SM-liiga (Finland)
Former NHLers on Roster (1)
– D Olli Malmivaara – 2 NHL GP (New Jersey Devils)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (5)
– G Kaapo Kahkonen – Minnesota Wild 4th Round Pick, 109th Overall 2014
– D Olli Malmivaara – Chicago Blackhawks 4th Round Pick, 117th Overall 2000
– D Veeti Vainio – Columbus Blue Jackets 5th Round Pick, 141st Overall 2015
– F Kim Hirschovits – New York Rangers 6th Round Pick, 194th Overall 2002
– F Eero Somervuori – Tampa Bay Lightning 7th Round Pick, 170th Overall 1997
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (0)
– None
Other North American Players (1)
– F Kai Kantola – Canadian Born, American Raised former NAHL, NCAA and AHL player of Finnish decent.
Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups (Grenoble, France) – Ligue Magnus (France)
Former NHLers on Roster (3)
– D Sebastien Bisaillon – 2 NHL GP (Edmonton Oilers)
– F Eric Chouinard – 90 NHL GP (Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota Wild)
– F Petr Kalus – 11 NHL GP (Boston Bruins, Minnesota Wild)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (3)
– F Eric Chouinard – Montreal Canadiens 1st Round Pick, 16th Overall 1998
– F Petr Kalus – Boston Bruins 2nd Round Pick, 39th Overall 2005
– F David Labrecque – Philadelphia Flyers 6th Round Pick, 153rd Overall 2009
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (2)
– D Arthur Montenoise – Born: 1996
– F Julien Guillaume – Born: 1996
Other North American Players (6)
– D Ryan Barlock – American Former NAHL, NCAA Div III and CHL Player.
– D Jonathan Harty – German Born Canadian raised player, who played AJHL, WHL, CIS and ECHL.
– D Danick Bouchard – Canadian former QMJHL, ECHL, AHL, LNAH Player.
– F Sebastien Gauthier – Canadian former QMJHL Player.
– F Robin Lamboley – American born, but grew up in France, played in USPHL Elite.
– F Sebastien Thinel – Canadian born former QMJHL, ECHL, CHL player.
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Group G
Black Wings Linz (Linz, Austria) – Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Italy)
Former NHLers on Roster (1)
– F Brett McLean – 385 Regular Season NHL GP, 8 Playoff NHL GP (Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (2)
– F Andrew Kozek – Atlanta Thrashers 2nd Round Pick, 53rd Overall 2005
– F Brett McLean – Dallas Stars 9th Round Pick, 242nd Overall 1997
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (2)
– D Erik Kirschschlager – Born: 1996
– F Stefan Gaffal – Born: 1996
Other North American Players (8)
– G Michael Ouzas – Canadian born former OGL, CIS, ECHL, AHL player.
– D Marc-Andre Dorion – Canadian born former QMJHL, CIS player.
– D Brett Palin – Canadian born former WHL, AHL player.
– D Sebastien Piche – Canadian born former QMJHL, AHL, ECHL player.
– F Dan Dasilva – Canadian born former WHL, AHL, ECHL player.
– F Rob Hisey – Canadian born former OHL, ECHL, CHL, AHL player.
– F Olivier Latendresse – Canadian former QMJHL, ECHL, AHL, CHL, ECHL player.
– F Jason Ulmer – Canadian born former SJHL, NCAA, UHL, IHL, AHL player.
Other interesting note
– F Olivier Latendresse is the older brother of retired NHL F Guillaume Latendresse.
Dusseldorfer EG (Dusseldorf, Germany) – DEL (Germany)
Former NHLers on Roster (5)
– D Tim Conboy – 59 Regular Season NHL GP, 3 Playoff NHL GP (Carolina Hurricanes)
– F Rob Collins – 8 NHL GP (New York Islanders)
– F Norm Milley – 29 NHL GP (Buffalo Sabres, Tampa Bay Lightning)
– F Chris Minard – 40 NHL GP (Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers)
– F Travis Turnbull – 3 NHL GP (Buffalo Sabres)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (3)
– G Bobby Goepfert – Pittsburgh Penguins 6th Round Pick, 171st Overall 2002
– D Tim Conboy – San Jose Sharks 7th Round Pick, 217th Overall 2002
– F Norm Milley – Buffalo Sabres 2nd Round Pick, 47th Overall 1998
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (3)
– D Hagen Kaisler – Born: 1996
– F Maximilian Kammerer – Born: 1996
– F Leon Niederberger – Born: 1996
Other North American Players (1)
– D Kurt Davis – American born former USHL, NCAA player.
Other interesting note
– F Chris Minard is the younger brother of G Mike Minard who also played one NHL Game.
TPS Turku (Turku, Finland) – SM-liiga (Finland)
Former NHLers on Roster (7)
– D Tomas Mojzis – 17 NHL GP (Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, Minnesota Wild)
– D Petteri Nummelin – 139 Regular Season NHL GP, 7 Playoff NHL GP (Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild)
– D Henrik Tallinder – 678 Regular Season NHL GP, 39 Playoff NHL GP (Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils)
– F Tomi Kallio – 140 NHL GP (Atlanta Thrashers, Columbus Blue Jackets, Philadelphia Flyers)
– F Eric Perrin – 245 Regular Season NHL GP, 18 Playoff NHL GP (Tampa Bay Lightning, Atlanta Thrashers)
– F Ilkka Pikkarainen – 31 NHL GP (New Jersey Devils)
– F Lauri Tukonen – 5 NHL GP (Los Angeles Kings)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (8)
– G Teemu Lassila – Nashville Predators 4th Round Pick, 117th Overall 2003
– D Tomas Mojzis – Toronto Maple Leafs 8th Round Pick, 246th Overall 2001
– D Petteri Nummelin – Columbus Blue Jackets 5th Round Pick, 133rd Overall 2000
– D Henrik Tallinder – Buffalo Sabres 2nd Round Pick, 48th Overall 1997
– F Tomi Kallio – Colorado Avalanche 4th Round Pick, 81st Overall 1995
– F Ilkka Pikkarainen – New Jersey Devils 7th Round Pick, 218th overall 2002
– F Lauri Tukonen – Los Angeles Kings 1st Round Pick, 11th Overall 2004
– F Julius Vahatalo – Detroit Red Wings 6th Round Pick, 166th Overall 2014
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (4)
– G Alexander Georgiyev – Born: 1996
– G Karolus Kaarlehto – Born: 1997
– D Tarmo Reunanen – Born: 1998
– F Patrik Virta – Born: 1996
2017 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster (1)
– D Aleksi Anttalainen – Born: 1999
Other North American Players (1)
– F Dave Spina – American born former NAHL, USHL, NCAA, AHL, ECHL player.
Other interesting note:
– Team owners include Former NHLers G Miikka Kiprusoff, F Saku Koivu and current Minnesota Wild F Mikko Koivu.
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Group H
Red Bull Munich (Munich, Germany) – DEL (Germany)
Former NHLers on Roster (7)
– D Richie Regehr – 20 NHL GP (Calgary Flames)
– D Matt Smaby – 122 NHL GP (Tampa Bay Lightning)
– D Frederic St-Denis – 21 NHL GP (Montreal Canadiens, Columbus Blue Jackets)
– F Keith Aucoin – 145 Regulars Season NHL GP, 20 Playoff NHL GP (Carolina Hurricanes, Washington Capitals, New York Islanders, St. Louis Blues)
– F Jason Jaffray – 49 NHL GP (Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, Winnipeg Jets)
– F Steve Pinizzotto – 36 Regular Seasom NHL GP, 1 Playoff NHL GP (Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers)
– F Jerome Samson – 46 NHL GP (Carolina Hurricanes)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (1)
– D Matt Smaby – Tampa Bay Lightning 2nd Round Pick, 41st Overall 2003
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (3)
– D John Rogl – Born: 1996
– F Andreas Eder – Born: 1996
– F Tobias Eder – Born: 1998
Other North American Players (3)
– D Daryl Boyle – Canadian born former AJHL, WHL, AHL, ECHL player.
– D Jeremy Dehner – American born former USHL, NCAA, AHL player. *Nephew of former NHLer Gary Suter and cousin of current NHLer Ryan Suter.
– F Daniel Sparre – Canadian born former OPJHL, QMJHL, AHL, ECHL player.
Other interesting notes
– F Yannic Seidenberg is the younger brother of Boston Bruins D Dennis Seidenberg. Yannic is 4 years younger and 5 inches shorter than Dennis. Yannic was also a member of the Medicine Hat Tigers WHL team that played in the 2004 Memorial Cup.
– D Richie Regehr is the younger brother of retired NHL D Robyn Regehr.
– D Jeremy Dehner is the nephew of former NHL D Gary Suter and cousin of current Minnesota Wild D Ryan Suter.
– Teammates F Andreas Eder and F Tobias Eder are brothers, with Andreas being 2 years older.
KAC Klagenfurt (Klagenfurt, Austria) – Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Italy)
Former NHLers on Roster (6)
– D Mark Popovic – 81 NHL GP (Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Atlanta Thrashers)
– D Thomas Pock – 118 Regular Seasom NHL GP, 4 Playoff NHL GP (New York Rangers, New York Islanders)
– D Mike Siklenka – 2 NHL GP (Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers)
– F Jean-Francois Jacques – 166 NHL GP (Edmonton Oilers, Anaheim Ducks)
– F Jamie Lundmark – 295 Regular Season NHL GP, 6 Playoff NHL GP (New York Rangers, Phoenix Coyotes, Calgary Flames, Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs)
– F Jonas Nordqvist – 3 NHL GP (Chicago Blackhawks)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (5)
– D Mark Popovic – Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2nd Round Pick, 35th Overall 2001
– F Jean-Francois Jacques – Edmonton Oilers 2nd Round Pick, 68th Overall 2003
– F Jamie Lundmark – New York Rangers 1st Round Pick, 9th Overall 1999
– F Jonas Nordqvist – Chicago Blackhawks 2nd Round Pick, 49th Overall 2000
– F Oliver Setzinger – Nashville Predators 3rd Round Pick, 76th Overall 2001
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (1)
– G Thomas Stroj – Born: 1996
Other North American Players (3)
– D Jason Desantis – American born former NAHL, NCAA, AHL, ECHL player.
– D Kevin Kapstad – American born former NCAA player.
– F Steven Strong – Austrian born Canadian raised former OHL, CIS player. Son of former NHL and Austrian league player Ken Strong.
HC Kosice (Kosice, Slovakia) – Slovak Extraliga (Slovakia)
Former NHLers on Roster (3)
– D Matrin Strback – 49 NHL GP (Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins)
– F Peter Bartos – 13 NHL GP (Minnesota Wild)
– F Jiri Bicek – 62 Regular Season NHL GP, 7 Playoff NHL GP (New Jersey Devils)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (5)
– D Tomas Slovak – Nashville Predators 2nd Round Pick, 42nd Overall 2001
– D Matrin Strback – Los Angeles Kings 9th Round Pick, 224th Overall 1993
– F Marek Bartanus – Tampa Bay Lightning 4th Round Pick, 92nd Overall 2005
– F Peter Bartos – Minnesota Wild 7th Round Pick, 214th Overall 2000
– F Jiri Bicek – New Jersey Devils 5th Round Pick, 131st Overall 1997
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (1)
– D Christian Michalcin – Born: 1996
Other North American Players (0)
– None
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Group I
Adler Mannheim (Mannheim, Germany) – DEL (Germany)
Former NHLers on Roster (9)
– D Mathieu Carle – 3 NHL GP (Montreal Canadiens)
– D Danny Richmond – 49 NHL GP (Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks)
– D Steve Wagner – 46 NHL GP (St. Louis Blues)
– F Jochen Hecht – 833 Regular Season NHL GP, 59 Playoff NHL GP (St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, Buffalo Sabres)
– F Andrew Joudrey – 1 NHL GP (Washington Capitals)
– F Glen Metropolit – 407 Regular Season NHL GP, 30 Playoff NHL GP (Washington Capitals, Tampa Bay Lightning, Atlanta Thrashers, St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens)
– F Jon Rheault – 5 NHL GP (Florida Panthers)
– F Jamie Tardif – 2 NHL GP (Boston Bruins)
– F Brandon Yip – 174 Regular Season NHL GP, 16 Playoff NHL GP (Colorado Avalanche, Nashville Predators, Phoenix Coyotes)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (10)
– D Mathieu Carle – Montreal Canadiens 2nd Round Pick, 53rd Overall 2006
– D Denis Reul – Boston Bruins 5th Round Pick, 130th Overall 2007
– D Danny Richmond – Carolina Hurricanes 2nd Round Pick, 31st Overall 2003
– F Jochen Hecht – St. Louis Blues 2nd Round Pick, 49th Overall 1995
– F Kai Hospelt – San Jose Sharks 3rd Round Pick, 216th Overall 2003
– F Andrew Joudrey – Washington Capitals 8th Round Pick, 249th Overall 2003
– F Ryan MacMurchy – St. Louis Blues 9th Round Pick, 284th Overall 2002
– F Jon Rheault – Philadelphia Flyers 5th Round Pick, 145th Overall 2006
– F Jamie Tardif – Calgary Flames 4th Round Pick, 112th Overall 2003
– F Brandon Yip – Colorado Avalanche 9th Round Pick, 239th Overall 2004
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (1)
– G Florian Proske – Born: 1996
Other North American Players (1)
– F Brent Raedeke – Canadian born former WHL, AHL, ECHL player.
Other interesting note
– D Nikolai Goc is the younger brother of current NHL F Marcel Goc and former NHL D Sascha Goc who still plays in the DEL as captain of the Schwenninger Wild Wings.
Vitkovice Ostrava (Ostrava, Czech Republic) – Czech Extraliga (Czech Republic)
Former NHLers on Roster (1)
– F Rostislav Olesz – 365 NHL GP (Florida Panthers, Chicago Blackhawks, New Jersey Devils)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (5)
– D Peter Ceresnak – New York Rangers 6th Round Pick, 172nd Overall 2011
– D Tomas Kudelka – Ottawa Senators 5th Round Pick, 136th Overall 2005
– D Lukas Zib – Edmonton Oilers, 3rd Round Pick, 57th Overall 1995
– F Stanislav Balan – Nashville Predators 7th Round Pick, 209th Overall 2004
– F Rostislav Olesz – Florida Panthers 1st Round Pick, 7th Overall
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (3)
– D Ivan Puzic – Born: 1996
– F Filip Kutak – Born: 1996
– F Samuel Ollender Born: 1996
Other North American Players (0)
– None
Neman Grodno (Grodno, Belarus) – Belarusian Extraleague (Belarus)
Former NHLers on Roster (0)
– None
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (1)
– F Benjamin Breault – Buffalo Sabres 7th Round Pick, 207th Overall 2006
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (0)
– None
Other North American Players (0)
– None
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Group J
Karpat Oulu (Oulu, Finland) – SM-Liiga (Finland)
Former NHLers on Roster (6)
– G Sami Aittokallio – 2 NHL GP (Colorado Avalanche)
– G Iiro Tarkki – 1 NHL GP (Anaheim Ducks)
– D Lasse Kukkonen – 159 Regular Season NHL GP, 14 Playoff NHL GP (Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers)
– F Ivan Huml – 49 NHL GP (Boston Bruins)
– F Esa Pirnes – 57 NHL GP (Los Angeles Kings)
– F Mika Pyorala – 36 NHL GP (Philadlephia Flyers)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (11)
– G Sami Aittokallio – Colorado Avalanche 4th Round Pick, 107th Overall 2010
– D Jani Hakanpaa – St. Louis Blues 4th Round Pick, 104th Overall 2010
– D Lasse Kukkonen – Chicago Blackhawks 5th Round Pick, 151st Overall 2003
– D Arto Laatikainen – New York Rangers, 7th Round Pick, 197th Overall 1999
– D Markus Nutivaara – Columbus Blue Jackets 7th Round Pick, 189th Overall 2015
– D Dan Spang – San Jose Sharks 2nd Round Pick, 52nd Overall 2002
– F Miro Aaltonen – Anaheim Ducks 6th Round Pick, 177th Overall 2013
– F Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes 2nd Round Pick, 35th Overall 2015
– F Ivan Huml – Boston Bruins 2nd Round Pick, 59th Overall 2000
– F Saku Maenalanen – Nashville Predators 5th Round Pick, 125th Overall 2013
– F Esa Pirnes – Los Angeles Kings 6th Round Pick, 174th Overall 2003
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (3)
– G Sami Valiharju – Born: 1996
– F Antti Kalapudas – Born: 1996
– F Jesse Puljujarvi – Born: 1998 *Top Ranked Prospect for 2016 NHL Entry Draft
Other North American Players (0)
– None
Other interesting note
– F Mika Pyorala is the brother-in-law of Nashville Predators G Pekka Rinne
Vienna Capitals (Vienna, Austria) – Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Italy)
Former NHLers on Roster (9)
– G Nathan Lawson – 11 NHL GP (New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators)
– D Jamie Fraser – 1 NHL GP (New York Islanders)
– F Danny Bois – 1 NHL GP (Ottawa Senators)
– F Jonathan Ferland – 7 NHL GP (Montreal Canadiens)
– F Simon Gamache – 48 NHL GP (Atlanta Thrashers, Nashville Predators, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs)
– F Kurtis McLean – 4 NHL GP (New York Islanders)
– F Andreas Nodl – 183 Regular Season NHL GP, 12 Playoff NHL GP (Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes)
– F Macgregor Sharp – 8 NHL GP (Anaheim Ducks)
– F Derek Whitmore – 2 NHL GP (Buffalo Sabres)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (4)
– F Danny Bois – Colorado Avalanche 3rd Round Pick, 97th Overall 2001
– F Jonathan Ferland – Montreal Canadiens 7th Round Pick, 212th Overall 2002
– F Simon Gamache – Atlanta Thrashers 9th Round Pick, 290th Overall 2000
– F Andreas Nodl – Philadelphia Flyers 2nd Round Pick, 39th Overall 2006
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (1)
– D Dominic Hackl – Born: 1996
Other North American Players (2)
– D Troy Milam – American born former NAHL, NCAA, AHL, ECHL player.
– F Matt Dzieduszycki – Canadian born former NCAA, OHL, CIS, AHL, ECHL player.
Krefeld Pinguine (Krenfeld, Germany) – DEL (Germany)
Former NHLers on Roster (1)
– F Herberts Vasiljevs – 51 NHL GP (Florida Panthers, Atlanta Thrashers, Vancouver Canucks)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (2)
– G Tomas Duba – Pittsburgh Penguins 7th Round Pick, 217th Overall 2001
– F Yared Hagos – Dallas Stars 3rd Round pick 70th overall 2001
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (2)
– D Tom Schmitz – Born: 1997
– F Lukas Koziol – Born: 1996
Other North American Players (5)
– D David Fischer – American born former NCAA, ECHL, AHL player.
– D Kyle Sonnenburg – Canadian born former OHL, CIS player.
– D Nick St. Pierre – Canadian born former CJHL, NCAA, AHL, ECHL player.
– F Hunter Bishop – American born former AWHL, NAHL, BCHL, NCAA, AHL, ECHL player.
– F Mike Collins – American born former BCHL, NCAA, AHL player)
Other interesting note
– Teammates D Tom Schmitz and D Mike Schmitz are brothers.
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Group K
Lukko Rauma (Rauma, Finland) – SM-liiga (Finland)
Former NHLers on Roster (2)
– D Janne Niskala – 6 NHL GP (Tampa Bay Lightning)
– F Aaron Gagnon – 38 NHL GP (Dallas Stars, Winnipeg Jets)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (4)
– D Ilkka Mikkola – Montreal Canadiens 3rd Round Pick, 65th Overall 1997
– D Janne Niskala – Nashville Predators 5th Round Pick, 147th Overall 2004
– F Aaron Gagnon – Phoenix Coyotes 8th Round Pick, 240th Overall 2004
– F Toni Koivisto – Florida Panthers 7th Round Pick, 200th Overall 2001
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (0)
– None
Other North American Players (1)
– G Ryan Zapolski – American born former NAHL, NCAA, ECHL, AHL player.
Lulea Hockey (Lulea, Sweden) – SHL (Sweden) *2014-15 Champions League Winner
Former NHLers on Roster (6)
– G Daniel Larsson – 0 NHL GP (Backup only with Detroit Red Wings)
– D Brendan Mikkelsson – 131 NHL GP (Anaheim Ducks, Calgary Flames, Tampa Bay Lightning)
– D Jonathan Sigalet – 1 NHL GP (Boston Bruins)
– F Johan Harju – 10 NHL GP (Tampa Bay Lightning)
– F Lennart Petrell – 95 NHL GP (Edmonton Oilers)
– F Bill Sweatt – 3 NHL GP (Vancouver Canucks)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (13)
– G Daniel Larsson – Detroit Red Wings 3rd Round Pick, 92nd Overall 2006
– D Christian Jaros – Ottawa Senators 5th Round Pick, 139th Overall 2015
– D Brendan Mikkelsson – Anaheim Ducks 2nd Round Pick, 21st Overall 2005
– D Jan Sandstrom – Anaheim Mighty Ducks 6th Round Pick, 173rd Overall 1999
– D Jonathan Sigalet – Boston Bruins 4th Round Pick, 100th Overall 2005
– D Pontus Sjalin – Minnesota Wild 6th Round Pick, 160th Overall 2014
– F Peter Cehlarik – Boston Bruins 3rd Round Pick, 90th Overall 2013
– F Johan Harju – Tampa Bay Lightning 6th Round Pick, 167th Overall 2007
– F Anton Hedman – Boston Bruins 8th Round Pick, 255th Overall 2004
– F Jacob Legace – Buffalo Sabres 5th Round Pick, 134th Overall 2008
– F Lennart Petrell – Columbus Blue Jackets 6th Round Pick, 190th Overall 2004
– F Toni Rajala – Edmonton Oilers 4th Round Pick, 101st Overall 2009
– F Bill Sweatt – Chicago Blackhawks 2nd Round Pick, 38th Overall 2007
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (1)
– F Christopher Mastomaki – Born: 1996
Other North American Players (2)
– D Craig Schira – Canadian born former WHL, AHL player.
– F Jacob Micflikier – Canadian born former USHL, NCAA, AHL, ECHL player.
Other interesting note
– D Brendan Mikkelsson is the great nephew of former NHL F Jim McFadden, Son of former NHL D Bill Mikkelson, and brother of Canadian Women’s Olympic D Meaghan Mikkelson
Fribourg-Gotteron (Fribourg, Switzerland) – NLA (Switzerland)
Former NHLers on Roster (4)
– D Joel Kwiatkowski – 282 Regular Season NHL GP, 6 Playoff NHL GP (Ottawa Senators, Washington Capitals, Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Thrashers)
– D Alexandre Picard – 253 NHL GP (Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Ottawa Senators, Carolina Hurricanes, Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins)
– F Greg Mauldin – 36 NHL GP (Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Islanders, Colorado Avalanche)
– F Marc-Antoine Pouliot – 192 Regular Seasom NHL GP, 8 Playoff NHL GP (Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Phoenix Coyotes)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (5)
– D Joel Kwiatkowski – Dallas Stars 8th Round Pick, 194th Overall 1996
– D Alexandre Picard – Philadelphia Flyers 3rd Round Pick, 85th Overall 2003
– F Greg Mauldin – Columbus Blue Jackets 7th Round Pick, 199th Overall 2002
– F Marc-Antoine Pouliot – Edmonton Oilers 1st Round Pick, 22nd Overall 2003
– F Julien Sprunger – Minnesota Wild 4th Round Pick, 117th Overall 2004
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (2)
– G Ludovic Waeber – Born: 1996
– F Nathan Marchon – Born: 1997
Other North American Players (2)
– F John Fritsche – American born former NAHL, USHL player.
– F Ryan Gardner – Canadian born former OHL player.
Other interesting notes
– F Ryan Gardner is the son of former NHLer F Dave Gardner, Nephew of former NHLer F Paul Gardner, Grandson of former NHL F Cal Gardner.
– F John Fritsche is the younger brother of former NHL F Dan Fritsche who is a member of fellow Champions League team the ZSC Lions of the NLA (Switzlerland)
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Group L
Ocelari Trinec (Trinrc, Czech Republic) – Czech Extraliga (Czech Republic)
Former NHLers on Roster (4)
– D Rostislav Klesla – 654 Regular Season NHL GP, 23 Playoff NHL GP (Columbus Blue Jackets, Phoenix Coyotes)
– F Jakub Klepis – 66 NHL GP (Washington Capitals)
– F Kamil Kreps – 232 NHL GP (Florida Panthers)
– F Tomas Plihal – 89 Regular Season NHL GP, 4 Playoff NHL GP (San Jose Sharks)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (9)
– G Peter Hamerlik – Pittsburgh Penguins 3rd Round Pick, 84th Overalll 2000 / Boston Bruins 5th Round Pick, 153rd Overall
– D Josef Hrabal – Edmonton Oilers 8th Round Pick, 248th Overall 2003
– D Rostislav Klesla – Columbus Blue Jackets 1st Round Pick, 4th Overall 2000
– D Tomas Linhart – Montreal Canadiens 2nd Round Pick, 45th Overall 2002
– F Zbynek Irgl – Nashville Predators 6th Round Pick, 197th Overall 2000
– F Lukas Jasek – Vancouver Canucks 6th Round Pick, 174th Overall 2015
– F Jakub Klepis – Ottawa Senators 1st Round Pick, 16th OVerall 2002
– F Kamil Kreps – Florida Panthers 2nd Round Pick, 38th Overall 2003
– F Tomas Plihal – San Jose Sharks 5th Round Pick, 140th Overall 2001
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (2)
– D Marian Adamek – Born: 1997
– D Lukas Doudera – Born: 1998
Other North American Players (0)
– None
KalPa Kuopio (Kuopio, Finland) – SM-liiga (Finland)
Former NHLers on Roster (3)
– D Mikko Jokela – 1 NHL GP (Vancouver Canucks)
– D Jussi Timonen – 14 NHL GP (Philadelphia Flyers)
– F Patrick Davis – 9 NHL GP (New Jersey Devils)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (8)
– G Eero Kilpelaien – Dallas Stars 5th Round Pick, 144th Overall 2003
– G Samu Perhonen – Edmonton Oilers 3rd Round Pick, 62nd Overall 2011
– D Mikko Jokela – New Jersey Devils 4th Round Pick, 96th Overall 1998
– D Joonas Lyytinen – Nashville Predators 5th Round Pick, 132nd Overall 2014
– D Niko Mikkola – St. Louis Blues 5th Round Pick, 127th Overall 2015
– D Jussi Timonen – Philadelphia Flyers 5th Round Pick, 146th Overall 2001
– F Patrick Davis – New Jersey Devils 4th Round Pick, 99th Overall 2005
– F Jonne Tammela – Tampa Bay Lightning 4th Round Pick, 118th Overall 2015
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (3)
– D Otto Leskinen – Born: 1997
– F Topi Piipponen – Born: 1997
– F Miikka Pitkanen – Born: 1996
Other North American Players (0)
– None
Other interesting note
– D Jussi Timonen is the younger brother of NHL D Kimmo Timonen who recently retired after winning his first Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks this past season.
Stavanger Oilers (Stravanger, Norway) – GET-ligaen (Norway)
Former NHLers on Roster (0)
– None
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (2)
– D Andy Sertich – Pittsburgh Penguins 5th Round Pick, 136th Overall 2002
– F Rudolfs Balcers – San Jose Sharks 5th Round Pick, 142nd Overall 2015
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (1)
– D Johannes Johannesen – Born: 1997
Other North American Players (3)
– D Nick Bruneteau – American born former NCAA, ECHL player.
– F Dan Kissel – American born former USHL, NCAA, ECHL, AHL player.
– F Josh Soares – Canadian born former OPJHL, NCAA, AHL, ECHL player.
Other interesting note
– D Nick Bruneteau is the grandson of former NHL F Eddie Bruneteau, the Great Nephew of former NHL F Modere “Mud” Bruneteau and also has three other hockey playing brothers with older brother D Matt Bruneteau playing for Strasbourg of Ligue Magnus (France) and older brother F Brett Bruneteau a former Washington Capitals draft pick.
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Group M
Sparta Praha (Prague, Czech Republic) – Czech Extraliga (Czech Republic)
Former NHLers on Roster (3)
– G Tomas Popperle – 2 NHL GP (Columbus Blue Jackets)
– D Michal Barinka – 34 NHL GP (Chicago Blackhawks)
– F Jaroslav Hlinka – 63 Regular Season NHL GP, 1 Playoff NHL GP (Colorado Avalanche)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (7)
– G Tomas Popperle – Columbus Blue Jackets 5th Round Pick, 131st Overall 2005
– D Michal Barinka – Chicago Blackhawks 2nd Round Pick, 59th Overall 2003
– D Ryan Glenn – Montreal Canadiens 5th Round Pick, 145th Overall 2000
– D Juraj Mikus – Toronto Maple Leafs 5th Round Pick, 134th Overall 2007
– D Adam Polasek – Vancouver Canucks 5th Round Pick, 145th OVerall 2010
– F Daniel Pribyl – Montreal Canadiens 6th Round Pick, 168th Overall 2011
– F Martin Reway – Montreal Canadiens 4th Round Pick, 116th Overall 2013
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (1)
– F Jiri Cernoch – Born: 1996
Other North American Players (0)
– None
Other interesting note
– F Jaroslav Hlinka is the Brother-In-Law of former NHL F David Vyborny.
Geneve-Servette (Gemeva, Switzerland) – NLA (Switzerland)
Former NHLers on Roster (7)
– G Robert Mayer – 0 NHL GP (Back up only Montreal Canadiens)
– D Goran Bezina – 3 NHL GP (Phoenix Coyotes)
– F Cody Almond – 25 NHL GP (Minnesota Wild)
– F Matt D’Agostini – 321 Regular Season NHL GP, 7 Playoff NHL GP (Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, New Jersey Devils, Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres)
– F Matthew Lombardi – 536 Regular Seasom NHL GP, 40 Playoff NHL GP (Calgary Flames, Phoenix Coyotes, Nashville Predators, Toronto Maple Leafs, Anaheim Ducks)
– F Alexandre Picard – 67 NHL GP (Columbus Blue Jackets)
– F Tom Pyatt – () – 245 Regular Season NHL GP, 26 Playoff NHL GP (Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lighting)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (9)
– D Goran Bezina – Phoenix Coyotes 8th Round Pick, 234th Overall 1999
– D Johan Fransson – Dallas Stars 2nd Round Pick, 34th Overall 2004
– F Cody Almond – Minnesota Wild 5th Round Pick, 140th Overall 2007
– F Matt D’Agostini – Montreal Canadiens 6th Round Pick, 190th Overall 2005
– F Matthew Lombardi – Edmonton Oilers 7th Round Pick 215th Overall / Calgary Flames 3rd Round Pick 90th Overall 2002
– F Alexandre Picard – Columbus Blue Jackets 1st Round Pick, 8th Overall 2004
– F Tom Pyatt – New York Rangers 4th Round Pick, 107th Overall 2005 *Son of former NHLer F Nelson Pyatt ( http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=35878), Younger Brother of former NHLer F Taylor Pyatt (http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=5372)
– F Noah Rod – San Jose Sharks 2nd Round Pick, 53rd OVerall 2014
– F Kevin Romy – Philadelphia Flyers 4th Round Pick, 108th Overall 2003
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (1)
– G Gauthier Descloux – Born: 1996
Other North American Players (2)
– D Daniel Vukovic – Canadian born former OPJHL, NCAA player.
– RW Jeremy Wick – Canadian born former OPJHL, OJHL, OJAHL, NCAA player.
Storhamar Hamar (Hamar, Norway) – GET-ligaen (Norway)
Former NHLers on Roster (0)
– None
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (1)
– F Christian Larrivee – Montreal Canadiens 4th Round pick 114th Overall 2000
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (3)
– D Christian Bull – Born: 1996
– F Vetle Lindstad – Born: 1996
– F Martin Ronnild – Born: 1996
Other North American Players (1)
– D Scott Hotham – Canadian born former OPJHL, OHL, UHL, CIS, ECHL, AHL player. Son of former NHL D Greg Hotham
Other interesting note
– D Erik De La Rose is the older brother of Montreal Canadiens F Jacob De La Rose
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Group N
Frolunda Gothenburg (Gothenburg, Sweden) – SHL (Sweden)
Former NHLers on Roster (5)
– G Johan Gustafsson – 0 NHL GP (Backup only Minnesota Wild)
– D Oliver Lauridsen – 16 NHL GP (Philadelphia Flyers)
– F Spencer Abbott – 1 NHL GP (Toronto Maple Leafs)
– F Joel Lundqvist – 134 Regular Season NHL GP, 25 Playoff NHL GP (Dallas Stars)
– F Johan Sundstrom – 11 NHL GP (New York Islanders)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (13)
– G Johan Gustafsson – Minnesota Wild 6th Round Pick, 159th Overall 2010
– D Jacob Larsson – Anaheim Ducks 1st Round Pick, 27th Overall 2015
– D Oliver Lauridsen – Philadelphia Flyers 7th Round Pick, 196th Overall 2009
– D Henrik Tommernes – Vancouver Canucks 7th Round Pick, 210th Overall 2011
– F Anton Axelsson – Detroit Red Wings 6th Round Pick, 192nd Overall 2004
– F Robin Figren – New York Islanders 3rd Round Pick, 70th Overall 2006
– F Mattias Janmark – Detroit Red Wings 3rd Round Pick, 79th Overall 2013
– F Andreas Johnson – Toronto Maple Leafs 7th Round Pick, 202nd Overall 2013
– F Anton Karlsson – Arizona Coyotes 3rd Round Pick, 87th Overall 2014
– F Nicklas Lasu – Atlanta Thrashers 5th Round Pick, 124th Overall 2008
– F Artturi Lehkonen – Montreal Canadiens 2nd Round Pick, 55th Overall 2013
– F Joel Lundqvist – Dallas Stars 3rd Round Pick, 68th Overall 2000
– F Johan Sundstrom – New York Islanders 2nd Round Pick, 50th Overall 2011
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (0)
– None
Other North American Players (1)
– F Ryan Lasch – American born former CJHL, NCAA, AHL, ECHL player.
Other interesting notes
– F Sebastian Stalberg is the younger brother of New York Rangers F Viktor Stalberg.
– F Joel Lundqvist is the twin brother of New York Rangers G Henrik Lundqvist.
– F Anton Axelsson is the younger brother of former NHL F P.J Axelsson
JYP Jyvaskyla (Jyvaskyla, Finland) – SM-liiga (Finland)
Former NHLers on Roster (6)
– D Mikko Luoma – 3 NHL GP (Edmonton Oilers)
– D Nolan Yonkman – 76 NHL GP (Washington Capitals, Phoenix Coyotes, Florida Panthers, Anaheim Ducks)
– F Darryl Boyce – 84 NHL GP (Toronto Maple Leafs, Columbus Blue Jackets)
– F Petr Hubacek – 6 NHL GP (Philadelphia Flyers)
– F Joonas Nattinen – 1 NHL GP (Montreal Canadiens)
– F Tuomas Pihlman – 15 NHL GP (New Jersey Devils)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (9)
– D Mikko Kalteva – Colorado Avalanche 4th Round Pick, 107th Overall 2002
– D Mikko Luoma – Edmonton Oilers 6th Round Pick, 181st Overall 2002
– D Sami Niku – Winnipeg Jets 7th Round Pick, 198th Overall 2015
– D Nolan Yonkman – Washington Capitals 2nd Round Pick, 37th Overall 1999
– F Petr Hubacek – Philadelphia Flyers 8th Round Pick, 243rd Overall 1998
– F Janne Kolehmainen – Ottawa Senators 4th Round Pick, 115th Overall 2005
– F Joonas Nattinen – Montreal Canadiens 3rd Round Pick, 65th Overall 2009
– F Julius Nattinen – Anaheim Ducks 2nd Round Pick, 59th Overall 2015
– F Tuomas Pihlman – New Jersey Devils 2nd Round Pick, 48th Overall 2001
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (1)
– G Veini Vehvilainen – Born: 1997
Other North American Players (0)
– None
Other interesting notes
– G Tuomas Tarkki is the older brother of G Iiro Tarkii who has one NHL game with the Anaheim Ducks and is on the roster of Karpat which is also competing in the Champions League.
– Teammates F Joonas Nattinen and F Julius Nattinen are brother, while teammate F Topi Nattinen is their cousin.
Sheffield Steelers (Sheffield, England) – EIHL (Great Britain)
Former NHLers on Roster (3)
– G Tyler Plante – 0 NHL GP (As Backup only Florida Panthers)
– D Zack Fitzgerald – 1 NHL GP (Vancouver Canucks)
– F Mike Duco – 18 NHL GP (Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (6)
– G Tyler Plante – Florida Panthers 2nd Round Pick, 32nd Overall 2005
– D Zack Fitzgerald – St. Louis Blues 3rd Round Pick, 88th Overall 2003
– D Darrell Hay – Vancouver Canucks 9th Round Pick, 271st Overall 1999
– D Rod Sarich – Florida Panthers 4th Round Pick, 109th Overall 1999
– F Colton Fretter – Atlanta Thrashers 8th Round Pick, 230th Overall 2002
– F Levi Nelson – Boston Bruins 6th Round Pick, 158th overall 2006
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (0)
– None
Other North American Players (7)
– D Jace Coyle – Canadian born former BCHL, WHL, AHL, ECHL player.
– D Cullen Eddy – American born former NCAA, ECHL, AHL player.
– D Russ Moyer – Canadian born former OHL, CIS, IHL, AHL, CHL player.
– D Ben O’Connor – British born player with Canadian Citizenship as father D Mike O’Connor played hockey in Great Britain. Ben played in OPJHL and OHL.
– F Jeff Legue – Canadian born former CJHL, NCAA, ECHL player.
– F Tyler Mosienko – Canadian born former WHL, ECHL, AHL player.
– F Mathieu Roy Canadian born former QMJHL, ECHL, AHL player.
Other interesting notes
– G Tyler Plante is the son of D Cam Plante who played 2 NHL games and the older brother of D Alex Plante who played in 10 NHL games.
– D Zack Fitzgerald is the younger brother of Rusty Fitzgerald who appeared in 25 Regular Season NHL games and 5 Playoff NHL games.
– D Darrell Hay is also the teams assistant coach and is the son of former NHL coach and current WHL Kamloops Blazers coach Don Hay.
– D Rod Sarich is the younger brother of retired NHL D Cory Sarich and Brother-In-Law of NHL D Nick Schultz.
– F Tyler Mosienko is the Grandson of NHL Hall of Famer Bill Mosienko who holds the record for the quickest NHL Hat Trick which he scored in 21 seconds in 1952.
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Group O
Vaxjo Lakers HC (Vaxjo, Sweden) – SHL (Sweden)
Former NHLers on Roster (6)
– G Cristopher Nihlstorp – 6 NHL GP (Dallas Stars)
– D Ilkka Heikkinen – 7 NHL GP (New York Rangers)
– D Teemu Laakso – 17 NHL GP (Nashville Predators)
– D Cory Murphy – 91 NHL GP (Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, New Jersey Devils)
– F Josh Hennesssy – 23 NHL GP (Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins)
– F Liam Reddox – 100 NHL GP (Edmonton Oilers)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (3)
– D Teemu Laakso – Nashville Predators 3rd Round Pick, 78th Overall 2005
– F Josh Hennesssy – San Jose Sharks 2nd Round Pick, 43rd Overall 2003
– F Liam Reddox – Edmonton Oilers 4th Round Pick, 112th Overall 2004
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (0)
– None
Other North American Players (0)
– None
ERC Ingolstadt (Ingolstadt, Germany) – DEL (Germany)
Former NHLers on Roster (6)
– G Timo Pielmeier – 1 NHL GP (Anaheim Ducks)
– D Brian Salcido – 2 NHL GP (Anaheim Ducks)
– F Danny Irmen – 2 NHL GP (Minnesota Wild)
– F Tomas Kubalik – 12 NHL GP (Columbus Blue Jackets)
– F Jared Ross – 13 NHL Regular Season GP, 9 NHL Playoff GP (Philadelphia Flyers)
– F Peter Taticek – 3 NHL GP (Florida Panthers)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (8)
– G Timo Pielmeier – San Jose Sharks 3rd Round Pick, 83rd Overall 2007
– D Patrick McNeill – Washington Capitals 4th Round Pick, 118th Overall 2005
– D Brian Salcido – Anaheim Ducks 5th Round Pick, 141st Overall 2005
– F David Elsner – Nashville Predators 7th Round Pick, 194th Overall 2010
– F Danny Irmen – Minnesota Wild’s 3rd Round Pick, 78th Overall 2003
– F Tomas Kubalik – Columbus Blue Jackets 5th Round Pick, 135th Overall 2008
– F John Laliberte – Vancouver Canucks 4th Round Pick, 114th Overall 2002
– F Peter Taticek – Florida Panthers 1st Round Pick, 9th Overall 2002
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (1)
– D Simon Schutz – Born: 1997
Other North American Players (3)
– D Dustin Friesen – Canadian born former WHL, CIS, ECHL, AHL player.
– F Brandon Buck – Canadian born former MWJHL, OHL, AHL, ECHL player.
– F Brian Lebler – Austrian born, Canadian raised former BCHL, NCAA, AHL, ECHL player. Father Edward Lebler played pro hockey in Austria.
Other interesting note
– Teammates G Timo Pielmeier and F Thomas Pielmeier are brothers.
Braehead Clan (Renfrew, Scotland) – EIHL (Great Britain)
Former NHLers on Roster (6)
– G Chris Holt – 2 NHL GP (New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues)
– D Jamie Fritsch – 1 NHL GP (Philadelpha Flyers)
– D Ric Jackman – 231 NHL Regular Season GP and 7 NHL Playoff GP (Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Florida Panthers, Anaheim Ducks)
– D Nathan McIver – 36 NHL GP (Vancouver Canucks, Anaheim Ducks)
– F Matt Keith – 27 NHL GP (Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders)
– F Stefan Meyer – 20 NHL GP (Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (5)
– G Chris Holt – New York Rangers 6th Round Pick, 180th Overall 2003
– D Ric Jackman – Dallas Stars 1st Round Pick, 5th Overall 1996
– D Nathan McIver – Vancouver Canucks 8th Round Pick, 254th Overall 2003
– F Matt Keith – Chicago Blackhawks 2nd Round Pick, 59th Overall 2001
– F Stefan Meyer – Florida Panthers 2nd Round Pick, 55th Overall 2003
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (0)
– None
Other North American Players (6)
– D Scott Aarssen – Canadian born OHL, CIS player.
– F Brendan Brooks – Canadian born OHL, ECHL, UHL, AHL player.
– F Chris Bruton – Canadian born former WHL, CIS, AHL, ECHL player.
– F Alex Leavitt – Canadian born former SJHL, NCAA, WHL, ECHL, AHL, CHL player.
– F Thomas Nesbitt – Canadian born former OHL, CIS, ECHL player.
– F Scott Pitt – Canadian born former CJHL, NCAA, ECHL, AHL player.
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Group P
ZSC Lions Zurich (Zurich, Switzerland) – NLA (Switzerland)
Former NHLers on Roster (6)
– D Marc-Andre Bergeron – 490 Regular Season NHL GP, 57 Playoff NHL GP (Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders, Anaheim Ducks, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning, Carolina Hurricanes)
– F Dan Fritsche – 256 NHL GP (Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Rangers, Minnesota Wild)
– F Ryan Keller – 6 NHL GP (Ottawa Senators)
– F Robert Nilsson – 252 NHL GP (New York Islanders, Edmonton Oilers)
– F Ryan Shannon – 305 NHL Regular Season GP, 12 NHL Playoff GP (Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver Canucks, Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning)
– F Roman Wick – 7 NHL GP (Ottawa Senators)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (7)
– D Severin Blindenbacher – Phoenix Coyotes 9th Round Pick, 273rd Overall 2001
– D Jonas Siegenthaler – Washington Capitals 2nd Round Pick, 57th Overall 2015
– F Patrick Bartschi – Pittsburgh Penguins 7th Round Pick, 202nd Overall 2002
– F Luca Cunti – Tampa Bay Lightning 3rd Round Pick, 7th Overall 2007
– F Dan Fritsche – Columbus Blue Jackets 2nd Round Pick, 46th Overall 2003
– F Fabrice Herzog Toronto Maple Leafs 5th Round Pick, 152nd Overall 2013
– F Denis Malgin – Florida Panthers 4th Round Pick, 102nd Overall 2015
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (1)
– F Auston Matthews – #1 Ranked Prospect for 2016 NHL Draft
Other North American Players (0)
– None
Eisbaren Berlin (Berlin, Germany) – DEL (Germany)
Former NHLers on Roster (6)
– G Kevin Nastiuk – 0 NHL GP (As Backup only Carolina Hurricanes)
– D Micki Dupont – 23 NHL GP (Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, St. Louis Blues)
– D Bruno Gervais – 418 Regular Season NHL GP, 5 Playoff NHL GP (New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers)
– F Mark Bell – 450 Regular Season NHL GP, 9 Playoff NHL GP (Chicago Blackhawks, San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Anaheim Ducks)
– F Spencer Machacek – 25 NHL GP (Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets)
– F Barry Tallackson – 11 NHL GP (New Jersey Devils)
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (10)
– G Kevin Nastiuk – Carolina Hurricanes 4th Round Pick, 126th Overall 2003
– D/F Constantin Braun – Los Angeles Kings 6th Round Pick, 164th OVerall 2006
– D Micki Dupont – Calgary Flames 9th Round Pick, 270th Overall 2000
– D Bruno Gervais – New York Islanders 6th Round Pick, 182nd Overall 2003
– F Mark Bell – Chicago Blackhawks 1st Round Pick, 8th Overall 1998
– F Spencer Machacek – Atlanta Thrashers 3rd Round Pick, 67th Overall 2007
– F Marcel Noebels – Philadelphia Flyers 4th Round Pick, 118th Overall 2011
– F Darin Olver – New York Rangers 2nd Round Pick, 36th Overall 2004
– F Petr Pohl – Columbus Blue Jackets 5th Round Pick, 133rd Overall 2004
– F Barry Tallackson – New Jersey Devils 2nd Round Pick, 53rd Overall 2002
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (1)
– D Kai Wissmann – Born: 1996
Other North American Players (2)
– F TJ Mulock – Canadian Born former WHL, BCHL player.
– F Julian Talbot – Canadian Born former WOHL, OHL, ECHL, AHL player.
Other interesting notes
– Teammates D/F Constantin Braun and F Laurin Braun are brothers.
– F TJ Mulock who was born in Canada has played internationaly for Germany. His older brother F Tyson Mulock also plays in the DEL, but for Grizzlys Wolfburg.
Gap Rapaces (Gap, Huates-Alpes, France) – Ligue Magnus (France)
Former NHLers on Roster (0)
– None
NHL Draft Picks on Roster (1)
– F Marc-Andre Bernier – Vancouver Canucks 2nd Round Pick, 60th Overall 2003
2016 Draft Eligible Prospects on Roster Born 1996 or younger (2)
– D Loic Chapelier – Born: 1996
– D Louis Seignez – Born: 1996
Other North American Players (5)
– D Chad Langlais – American born former USHL, NCAA, CHL, ECHL player.
– D Matthew Maher – American born former EJHL, BCHL, NCAA player.
– D Patrick McEachen – Canadian born former OPHJL, OJHL, CCHL, OHL, CIS, ECHL player.
– F Matt Carter – Canadian born former OPJHL, OHL, ECHL, CIS player.
– F Patrick Doherty – American born former EJHL, NCAA player.