Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (
forwards and
defencemen) and two
goaltenders, and at most 25 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 21 May 2021.''
Group A
Belarus
A 27-player roster was announced on 11 May 2021. On 18 May, the final squad was revealed.
Head coach:
Mikhail Zakharov
Mikhail Nikolayevich Zakharov () (5 November 1912 – 19 February 1978) was an officer of the Soviet Navy. He saw action in the Second World War and rose to the rank of admiral.
Born in St Petersburg, in the Russian Empire in 1912, Zakha ...
Czech Republic
A 29-player roster was announced on 7 May 2021.
Head coach:
Filip Pešán
Filip Pešán (born January 4, 1978) is a former Czech ice hockey player who played as a striker. He gained fame as a coach. Since 2020, he has been the head coach of the Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
The Czech Republic men's na ...
Denmark
The roster was announced on 7 May 2021.
Head coach:
Heinz Ehlers
Heinz Ehlers (born January 25, 1966) is a Danish professional ice hockey coach and former ice hockey player. He was most recently the head coach of the SCL Tigers in the National League A (NLA) and the Denmark national hockey team.
Ehlers was se ...
Great Britain
The roster was announced on 8 May 2021.
Head coach:
Peter Russell
ROC
The roster was announced on 15 May 2021.
Head coach:
Valeri Bragin
Valeri Nikolayevich Bragin (russian: Валерий Николаевич Брагин) (born May 31, 1956) is the current assistant coach of SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He is also a retired ice hockey forward. He ...
Slovakia
The roster was announced on 15 May 2021.
Head coach:
Craig Ramsay
Craig Edward Ramsay (born March 17, 1951) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He played in the NHL from 1971 to 1985 for the Buffalo Sabres before beginning an NHL coaching career, serving as the final head coach of the ...
Sweden
The roster was announced on 16 May 2021.
Head coach:
Johan Garpenlöv
Johan Kjell Garpenlöv (born 21 March 1968) is a Swedish former ice hockey left winger and ice hockey coach. He also starred for several years in his native Sweden. He was drafted in the fifth round, 85th overall, by the Detroit Red Wings in the ...
Switzerland
The roster was announced on 16 May 2021.
Head coach:
Patrick Fischer
Patrick Fischer (born September 6, 1975) is a Swiss ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey forward who played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Arizona Coyotes. He predominantly played in his native country in the ...
Group B
Canada
The roster was announced on 14 May 2021.
Head coach:
Gerard Gallant
Finland
The roster was announced on 15 May 2021.
Head coach:
Jukka Jalonen
Germany
A 26-player roster was announced on 3 May 2021. It was 28 players on 10 May. On 15 May, the final squad was revealed.
Head coach:
Toni Söderholm
Italy
The roster was announced on 15 May 2021.
Head coach:
Greg Ireland
Kazakhstan
A 28-player roster was announced on 9 May 2021.
Head coach:
Yuri Mikhailis
Latvia
The roster was announced on 15 May 2021.
Head coach:
Bob Hartley
Robert "Bob" Hartley (born September 7, 1960) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach. He most recently served as the head coach of Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has additionally coached the Latvia men's natio ...
Norway
The roster was announced on 14 May 2021.
Head coach:
Petter Thoresen
United States
A 26-player roster was announced on 13 May 2021.
Head coach:
Jack Capuano
References
{{2020–21 in men's ice hockey
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IIHF World Championship rosters