2016 IIHF World Championship rosters
No Pos Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 G Vitali Koval 1.88 m ( 6 ft 2 in ) 97 kg ( 214 lb ) ( 1980-03-31 ) March 31 , 1980 ( aged 36 ) VIK Västerås
2 D Kirill Gotovets 1.83 m ( 6 ft 0 in ) 84 kg ( 185 lb ) ( 1991-06-25 ) June 25 , 1991 ( aged 24 ) Rockford IceHogs
8 D Ilya Shinkevich 1.89 m ( 6 ft 2 in ) 86 kg ( 190 lb ) ( 1989-09-01 ) September 1 , 1989 ( aged 26 ) Dinamo Minsk
9 D Roman Dyukov 1.87 m ( 6 ft 2 in ) 92 kg ( 203 lb ) ( 1995-09-29 ) September 29 , 1995 ( aged 20 ) Yunost Minsk
13 F Sergei Drozd 1.81 m ( 5 ft 11 in ) 77 kg ( 170 lb ) ( 1990-04-14 ) April 14 , 1990 ( aged 26 ) Dinamo Minsk
14 D Yevgeni Lisovets 1.83 m ( 6 ft 0 in ) 90 kg ( 200 lb ) ( 1994-11-12 ) November 12 , 1994 ( aged 21 ) Dinamo Minsk
15 F Artyom Demkov 1.78 m ( 5 ft 10 in ) 78 kg ( 172 lb ) ( 1989-09-26 ) September 26 , 1989 ( aged 26 ) Shakhtyor Soligorsk
16 F Geoff Platt 1.76 m ( 5 ft 9 in ) 82 kg ( 181 lb ) ( 1985-07-10 ) July 10 , 1985 ( aged 30 ) CSKA Moscow
17 F Alexei Kalyuzhny - C 1.77 m ( 5 ft 10 in ) 86 kg ( 190 lb ) ( 1977-06-13 ) June 13 , 1977 ( aged 38 ) Dinamo Minsk
18 D Kristian Khenkel 1.82 m ( 6 ft 0 in ) 85 kg ( 187 lb ) ( 1995-11-07 ) November 7 , 1995 ( aged 20 ) Yunost Minsk
19 F Nikita Komarov 1.87 m ( 6 ft 2 in ) 90 kg ( 200 lb ) ( 1988-06-28 ) June 28 , 1988 ( aged 27 ) Dinamo Minsk
23 F Andrei Stas 1.89 m ( 6 ft 2 in ) 88 kg ( 194 lb ) ( 1988-10-18 ) October 18 , 1988 ( aged 27 ) Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
25 D Oleg Yevenko 2.01 m ( 6 ft 7 in ) 104 kg ( 229 lb ) ( 1991-01-21 ) January 21 , 1991 ( aged 25 ) Lake Erie Monsters
26 D Nikita Ustinenko 1.86 m ( 6 ft 1 in ) 78 kg ( 172 lb ) ( 1995-04-22 ) April 22 , 1995 ( aged 21 ) Dinamo Minsk
35 G Kevin Lalande 1.82 m ( 6 ft 0 in ) 83 kg ( 183 lb ) ( 1987-02-19 ) February 19 , 1987 ( aged 29 ) Dinamo Minsk
40 G Dmitry Milchakov 1.83 m ( 6 ft 0 in ) 78 kg ( 172 lb ) ( 1986-03-02 ) March 2 , 1986 ( aged 30 ) Dinamo Minsk
46 F Andrei Kostitsyn - A 1.83 m ( 6 ft 0 in ) 103 kg ( 227 lb ) ( 1985-02-03 ) February 3 , 1985 ( aged 31 ) HC Sochi
61 F Andrei Stepanov 1.78 m ( 5 ft 10 in ) 91 kg ( 201 lb ) ( 1986-04-14 ) April 14 , 1986 ( aged 30 ) Dinamo Minsk
70 F Charles Linglet 1.88 m ( 6 ft 2 in ) 92 kg ( 203 lb ) ( 1982-06-22 ) June 22 , 1982 ( aged 33 ) Dinamo Minsk
71 F Alexander Pavlovich 1.84 m ( 6 ft 0 in ) 86 kg ( 190 lb ) ( 1988-07-12 ) July 12 , 1988 ( aged 27 ) Dinamo Minsk
Group B -- Belarus
A 29-man roster was announced on 13 April 2016 . [ 29 ] Head coach : Dave Lewis [ 30 ]
Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards and defencemen) and two goaltenders, 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 6 May 2016.