2005/2006 Draft Eligibles & Undrafteds

[leafaholix*]

Here are a list of players in the WJC tournament that are either eligible in 2005, 2006, or have gone undrafted in the years they were eligible. The rosters from Switzerland, Belarus, Slovakia, and Germany are off the WJC official website, cuts may have been made and players off those lists may not participate in the tournament.

This thread can be helpful for those fans that will be attending the games in North Dakota or watching some of the games on TSN. It may give them an idea of who's available.

Undrafted players are listed as "Undrafted" along with the year in which they were eligible to enter the NHL draft. Some players like Anton Belov of Russia and Linus Persson of Sweden opted not to register their names and make themselves eligible for personal reasons... other players were overlooked. European players must be drafted to come over to North America to play professional hockey (NHL, AHL), North American players do not have to be drafted.

United States of America
F T.J. Hensick - University of Michigan - 2005 Draft Eligible
F Phil Kessell - US National U18 - 2006 Draft Eligible

D Nate Hagemo - University of Minnesota - 2005 Draft Eligible
D Brian Lee - Moorhead High School - 2005 Draft Eligible
D Jeff Likens - University of Wisconsin - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)

Czech Republic

F Michael Frolik - Kladno - 2006 Draft Eligible
F Marek Kvapil - Saginaw - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Bedrich Kohler - Vitkovice - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Milan Hluchy - Kladno - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Michal Polak - Plzen - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Michal Borovansky - Slavia Praha - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Roman Cervenko - Slavia Praha - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)

D Michal Gulasi - Lethbridge - 2005 Draft Eligible
D Ondrej Smach - Znojmo - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)

G Vladislav Koutsky - Pardubicec - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)

Russia

F Sergey Shirokov - CSKA - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)
F Aleksander Galimov - Lokomotiv - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)

D Anton Belov - CSKA - 2005 Draft Eligible (Eligible 2004, did not opt in)
D Grigori Panin - Lada - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)
D Yakov Rylov - Dynamo - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
D Dmitriy Megalinskiy - Lokomotiv - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)

G Andrei Kuznetsov - Salavat Yulayev - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)

Canada

F Sidney Crosby - Rimouski - 2005 Draft Eligible

D Dan Syvret - London - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)

Switzerland

F Julian Walker - Bern - 2005 Draft Eligible
F Fabian Debrunner - Kloten - Undrafted (Eligible in ?)
F Gianni Ehrensperger - Kloten - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Yvan Benoit - Geneve - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Stefan Hurlimann - Rapperswil - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Victor Stancescu - Kloten - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Beat Schuler - Zug - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Fabian Schnyder - Zug - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)
F Matthias Bieber - Zurich - Undrafted (Eligible in ?)

D Daniel Schnyder - Zurich - Undrafted (Eligible in ?)
D Patrick Von Gunten - Biel - Undrafted (Eligible in ?)
D Rafael Diaz - Zug - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)
D Christian Haldimann - Fribourg - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
D Clarence Kparghai - Bern - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
D Alain Birbaum - Fribourg - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)

G Michael Tobler - Rapperswil - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
G Leonardo Genoni - Zurich - Undrafted (Eligible in ?)

Belarus

F Siarhei Kostitsyn - Gomel - 2005 Draft Eligible
F Raman Blokh - Gomel - 2005 Draft Eligible
F Vadim Karaga - Novopoltsk - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Viacheslav Husau - Minsk - Undrafted (Eligible in ?)
F Alexei Savin - Minsk - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)
F Pavel Asmalouski - Minsk - Undrafted (Eligible in ?)
F Alexei Efimenko - Minsk - Undrafted (Eligible in ?)
F Oleg Frolov - Belarus - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Alexey Ugarov - Minsk - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)
F Artsiom Volkau - Minsk - Undrafted (Eligible in ?)

D Andrey Karev - Minsk - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
D Dzmitry Yadeshka - Gomel - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
D Vadim Sushko - Minsk - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)
D Viachaslau Shypila - Gomel - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)
D Aliaksei Shahau - Metalurgs - Undrafted (Eligible in ?)

G Dzmitry Milchakou - Minsk - Undrafted (Eligible in ?)
G Stepan Goryachevskish - Minsk - Undrafted (Eligible in ?)

Slovakia

F Marek Zagrapan - Chicoutimi - 2005 Draft Eligible
F Tomas Bulik - Kosice - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Marek Hascak - Trencin - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Stanislav Lascek - Chicoutimi - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)
F Richard Jencik - Kosice - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Martin Segla - Presov - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Miroslav Pupak - Nitra - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)

D Milan Hruska - Topolcany - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
D Peter Mikus - Trencin - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
D Juraj Liska - Trencin - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)

G Marek Novotny - Trencin - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)

Germany

F Danny Albrecht - Bremerhaven - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Felix Schutz - Landshut - Undrafted (Eligible in ?)
F Ulrich Maurier - Nurnberg - Undrafted (Eligible in ?)
F Fabio Carciola - Adler - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Markus Kink - Adler - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Alexander Janzen - Bremerhaven - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Andre Reiss - Bremerhaven - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)
F Markus Schmidt - Bremerhaven - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Sachar Blank - Adler - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Andre Rankel - Berlin - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Florian Busch - Berlin - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Tomas Schenkel - Berlin - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)

D Raphael Kapzan - Landshut - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
D Marco Schutz - Heilbronner - Undrafted (Eligible in ?)
D Benedikt Schopper - Hannover - Undrafted (Eligible in ?)
D Moritz Muller - Kolner - Undrafted (Eligible in ?)
D Steffen Tolzer - Ausburger - Undrafted (Eligible in ?)
D Tobias Draxinger - Berlin - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
D Robert Dietrich - Crimmitschau - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)
D Jens Baxmann - Berlin - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)

G Youri Ziffzer - Berlin - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)

Sweden

F Niklas Bergfors - Sodertalje - 2005 Draft Eligible
F Sebastien Karlsson - Frolunda - 2005 Draft Eligible
F Mattias Hellstrom - MoDo - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)
F Linus Persson - Hammarby - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)
F Bjorn Svensson - Saskatoon - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)
F Daniel Ahsberg - Frolunda - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)

D Per Savilhati-Nagander - Pitea - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
D Anton Stralman - Skovde - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)
D Ola Svanberg - HV71 - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)

G David Rautio - Lulea - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)

Finland

F Jesse Joensuu - Assat - 2006 Draft Eligible
F Iivo Hokkanen - Jukurit - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Teemu Nurmi - Tappara - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Filip Riska - JYP - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Kim Nabb - Sport - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
F Janne Kolehmainen - SaiPa - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)
F Jussi Makkonen - TuTo - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)

D Teemu Laakso - HIFK - 2005 Draft Eligible
D Risto Korhonen - Karpat - 2005 Draft Eligible
D Anssi Tieranta - Ilves - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)
D Otto Honkaheimo - Lukko - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)
D Mikko Kuukka - Red Deer - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)
D Juuso Hietanen - HPK - Undrafted (Eligible in 2003)

G Tuuka Rask - Ilves - 2005 Draft Eligible
G Joonas Hallikainen - Jokerit - Undrafted (Eligible in 2004)

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[Fedz]

Remember all european prospects that go undrafted are still eligible for the next draft.

 

[montreal]

Nice job putting this list together.

 

[Nik]

Wow... how long did that take you?


Nice job.

 

[leafaholix*]

Wow... how long did that take you?


Nice job.

Thanks.

It took just about an hour.

 

[NWT Habs Fan]

Superb job, I actually came here looking for this very information.

Cheers!

 

[gretzky99]

Two thumbs up Leafaholix.

 

[Panopticon]

Ah, Finland sucks this year. I wouldn't even have the courage to watch the beatings, but I wan't to see Laakso play, so I probably will.

Looking forward to U18 already.

 

[romain_jaime]

Looking forward to U18 already.

Same here, would be nice to see what Crosby can do to under 18 teams.

 

[leafaholix*]

Having done this thread, it now leaves me with all these wierd European names in my head... I was watching the Canada/Switzerland game on Wednesday and was familiar with every single Swiss players name.

It's strange.

 

[romain_jaime]

Having done this thread, it now leaves me with all these wierd European names in my head... I was watching the Canada/Switzerland game on Wednesday and was familiar with every single Swiss players name.

It's strange.

It's not strange, it's called hockey knowledge

 

[Mess]

 

[CH Wizard]

You rocks Leafaholix.

 

[leafaholix*]

All the players that have been cut since the post have been removed.