Following a four-day training camp, Sweden announced its roster for the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup on Friday.

“We have had a very good camp in Katrineholm,” said coach Johan Rosén. “Many players have shown their mettle, making it a tough job to select this squad, because many have shown that they really want to be involved.”

The roster doesn’t include two projected top-10 picks in next year’s NHL Entry Draft – Igor Stenberg is a late-2007 birth and therefore ineligible, while 2008-born Viggo Björck was instead part of Sweden’s U-20 team at the World Junior Summer Showcase. Björck will likely play for Sweden at both the IIHF World Junior Championship in the winter and the U-18 World Championship in the spring.

This Swedish roster does include potential 2026 first-round picks Elton Hermansson, Marcus Nordmark and Oscar Holmertz. All players were born in 2008 and all play domestically in Sweden's top U-18 and U-20 leagues. 

On Friday afternoon, the team will travel to Slovakia. The Swedes will play a pre-tournament game against Finland in Piešťany on Saturday at 11:00 CEST and then begin the group stage on Monday in Trenčín – 50 km to the north – against Germany.

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Venues, Schedule For 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup The Czech Ice Hockey Association and Hockey Slovakia jointly announced this week the <a href="https://hlinkagretzkycup.cz/eng/zapasy.asp">schedule for the 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup</a> – an annual summer tournament for players entering their final U18 season.

Sweden hasn’t won this summer U-18 tournament since 2007 – before any of the current players were born – but has lost to Canada in the final four times since then. 

“We’re traveling with a team that we believe has the opportunity to win the tournament,” Rosén added. “At the same time, it is early in the season and we see it as part of our development journey leading up to the U-18 World Championship (which is also in Slovakia) next spring.”

Goaltenders: Douglas Nilsson, Färjestad, Milo Tjärnlund, Rögle

Defensemen: Hjalmar Cilthe, Frölunda, Axel Elofsson, Örebro, Malte Gustafsson, HV71, Theodor Knights, Modo, Vilgot Lidén, Leksand, Henry Nicolaysen, AIK, Ola Palme, Växjö.

Forwards: Adam Andersson, Leksand, Ludvig Andersson, Örebro, Nils Bartholdsson, Rögle, Elton Hermansson, Modo, Oscar Holmertz, Linköping, Isak Holtet, Färjestad, Max Isaksson, Växjö, Måns Josbrant, Luleå, Olle Karlsson, Växjö, Mikael Kim, Rögle, Bosse Meijer, Frölunda, Marcus Nordmark, Djurgården, Hampus Zirath, Djurgården.

Other team rosters announced so far:

Canada’s 25-Man Roster For 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup The perennial powerhouse of the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, Canada will once again bring a formidable roster to the 2025 edition of the annual U-18 summer tournament, which runs Aug. 11 to 16 in Brno, Czechia and Trenčín, Slovakia.

Czechs Reveal 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup Roster The Czech Ice Hockey Association announced on Monday its roster for this year’s Hlinka Gretzky Cup, which runs Aug. 9 to 14 in Brno, Czechia and Trenčín, Slovakia. The Czechs have lost in the final to Canada in each of the past two years.

Finland’s Roster For 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup Finland’s roster for this summer’s Hlinka Gretzky Cup does not feature any returnees from last year’s team but two defensemen played at the IIHF U-18 World Championships: Juho Piiparinen and Samu Alalauri. As well, Max Laatikainen played some games with the U-18 national team last season.

Switzerland Announces 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup Roster Switzerland announced its roster for the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup on Tuesday.

USA Announces 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup Roster On Saturday, the USA announced the 23-man roster that it will take to the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, which runs this year from Aug. 11 to 16 in Brno, Czechia and Trenčín, Slovakia.