#joachim gustafsson

[sabagon]

Joachim Gustafsson

[idealrecordings]

iDEAL INNER CIRCLE 10 albums. Limited to 70 €150 First CD to arrive in February 2023. All ten albums will arrive during 2023. All design by Philip Marshall. Become part of our INNER CIRCLE. What this is: A subscription of TEN exclusive CD album releases only available for members of the iDEAL INNER CIRCLE with music by artists from the iDEAL INNER CIRCLE. They will hold an iDEAL catalogue number and will be official releases so to say, all packaged in numbered eco digi packs. The edition is 70 + 30 artist copies. This is a project to help pay iDEAL pressing debts caused by slow manufacturing, low sales and an overall strange situation. We want to solve it through something positive and creative. Thanks for your kind attention! / Joachim Nordwall, Dec 8th 2022. 1. JOHN DUNCAN 2. KEVIN DRUMM 3. SEWER ELECTION 4. ALTAR OF FLIES 5. ECTOPLASM GIRLS 6. SATURN AND THE SUN / LEIF ELGGREN / SMEGMA / WOLF EYES 7. MATS GUSTAFSSON 8. RUSSELL HASWELL / DUNGEON ACID / EVOL 9. NICK KLEIN / TOT ONYX / ISABELLA 10. CM VON HAUSSWOLFF PLUS ONE SECRET CD ALBUM ONLY AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS OF THE iDEAL INNER CIRCLE. PLEASE ORDER THROUGH THE iDEAL BANDCAMP! https://idealrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/ideal-inner-circle https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl81lDLK0Kj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[still-single]

HEATHEN DISCO ep. 331 (26 March 2023) available for listening

We did it, thanks to all who pledged support during the CHIRP Spring Fundraiser.

Show is up now with my compliments.

HOUR 1

Los Kowalski – Paprika 2

Lush – Light from a Dead Star

Amon Düül II – Eye-Shaking King

Major Stars – Blank Slate

Purling Hiss – Shining Gilded Boulevard

Lisel – Stalactite

Thee Headcoats – The Gun in My Father’s Hand

Mikey Dread – World War III (Extended Version)

Cheater Slicks – Coming Back to Me

Smirk – Polyrhythmic Tics

The Flesh Eaters – Eyes Without a Face

Son of Dribble – Shed

Annelies Monsere – August

Iceage – Burning Hand

HOUR 2

Nuovo Testamento – In My Dreams

Mr. Big Mouse – Duck the Mouse

Imagination – Just an Illusion (Dub)

OMD – VCL XI

The Party of Helicopters – Brutal Enigma

Henry Franklin – Tribal Dance

Lia Kohl – when glass is there, and water

Los Mundos – Luz Perversa (live)

Ashra – Don’t Trust the Kids/Blackouts

Moodymann – If I Gave U My Love

Stare Case – Lost Head

George Darko – Medo Menuamon (12” version)

HOUR 3

Dendö Marionette – Frozen Edge

The Pop Group – We Are Time (dub)

Rank/Xerox – Basement Furniture

Dorothy – Softness

Current Affairs – Buckle Up

Disintegration – Make a Wish

Borzoi – Frac Daddy

Boomgates – Cameo

Mats Gustafsson & Joachim Nordwall – THERE ARE SOME WORLDS IN WHICH ALL DREAMS DIE (en glad stund)

The Scrotum Poles – Pick the Cat’s Eyes Out

The Wedding Present – Sticky

East Coast – You Can’t Let it Get You Down

Liturgy – 93696

The Afghan Whigs – My Curse

Public Enemy – Brother’s Gonna Work it Out

[lesser-known-composers]

Niklas Sivelöv (b.1968) - Symphony No. 4 "Sinfonietta per archi": I. Allegro moderato

Conductor: Joachim Gustafsson Orchestra: Malmö Opera Orchestra

[tilde44]

Listen/purchase: Auris by Organ Of Corti

Dan Johansson (Sewer Election) / Mattias Gustafsson (Altar of Flies) / Joachim Nordwall (iDEAL,The Skull Defekts)

this disc is everything i hoped for when i saw these three names together!

[burlveneer-music]

Anguish - “krautrock hip-hop” from RareNoise Records; members of Faust, Fire!, Dälek

The dark, impossibly intense dirges, industrial noise onslaughts and banshee-like free jazz wailing heard throughout Anguish could be an imposing soundtrack for a dystopian, post-apocalyptic future. This powerhouse, inter-generational offering and RareNoise Records debut brings together an unlikely gathering of members of the New Jersey-based experimental hip-hop group Dälek (rapper Will Brooks, guitarist-keyboardist Mike Mare), the Swedish free jazz group Fire! Orchestra (tenor saxophonist Mats Gustafsson, drummer Andreas Werliin) and the classic ‘70s German krautrock band Faust (keyboardist and 68-year-old founding member Hans Joachim Irmler).

Recorded in just three days during the summer of 2018 at Faust’s Scheer, located in a former factory perched on the banks of the Danube in Swabia, Germany near the Swiss border, Anguish stands as a hard-hitting manifesto for the next evolution in the hip-hop legacy.

Scheduled for a November release on RareNoise Records, Anguish promises to blow minds and provoke thoughts.

Will Brooks (dälek) - vocals, SAMPLR, Eventide/Elektron effect pedals, 1 note on MOOG rogue, 3 notes on grand piano Mats Gustafsson - tenor saxophone, live - electronics, 3 notes on grand piano Hans Joachim Irmler - synthesizers, vocals Mike Mare - guitar, electronics, synthesizer Andreas Werliin - drums, percussion

Design & Layout by Paul Romano Sculpture by Darla Jackson

[goalhofer]

Every Goal Of The 2022 IIHF World Championships: Day 2

Denmark Vs. Kazakhstan

#26 Patrick Bjorkstrand (1) Bau-Hansen (1), Larsen (1) 2:03 1st (Denmark 1-0 Kazakhstan)

#54 Felix Scheel (1) unassisted 3:59 1st (Denmark 2-0 Kazakhstan)

#86 Joachim Blichfeld (1)(PP) Ehlers (1), M. Holton-Lauriden (1) 4:51 1st (Denmark 3-0 Kazakhstan)

#9 Frederik Storm (1)(PP) Ehlers (2), Jensen-Aabo (1) 2:26 2nd (Denmark 4-0 Kazakhstan)

#33 Julian Jakobsen (1) Aagaard (1) 6:22 2nd (Denmark 5-0 Kazakhstan)

#86 Joachim Blichfeld (2)(PP) Ehlers (3), M. Holton-Lauridsen (2) 9:54 2nd (Denmark 6-0 Kazakhstan)

#47 Oliver Larsen (1)(PP) Bau-Hansen (2), M. Holton-Lauridsen (3) 19:36 2nd (Denmark 7-0 Kazakhstan)

#93 Peter Regin-Jensen (1) O. Holton-Lauridsen (1), Storm (1) 0:43 3rd (Denmark 8-0 Kazakhstan)

#86 Joachim Blichfeld (3)(PP)(HT) M. Holton-Lauridsen (4), Bau-Hansen (3) 10:03 3rd (Denmark 9-0 Kazakhstan)

#84 Kirill Savitski (1)(SH) Shestakov (1) 18:57 3rd (Denmark 9-1 Kazakhstan)

Switzerland Vs. Italy

#62 Denis Malgin (1) Simion (1), Siegenthaler (1) 0:49 1st (Switzerland 1-0 Italy)

#79 Calvin Thürkauf (1) Corvi (1), Siegenthaler (2) 17:05 1st (Switzerland 2-0 Italy)

#10 Andres Ambühl (1) Siegenthaler (3), Scherwey (1) 19:42 1st (Switzerland 3-0 Italy)

#79 Calvin Thürkauf (2) Kurashev (1), Scherwey (2) 6:20 2nd (Switzerland 4-0 Italy)

#21 Daniel Glira (1) Hannoun (1), McNally (1) 8:40 3rd (Switzerland 4-1 Italy)

#13 Nico Hischier (1) Meier (1), Bertschy (1) 18:20 3rd (Switzerland 5-1 Italy)

#82 Dante Hannoun (1)(PP) S. Kostner (1), Petan (1) 18:52 3rd (Switzerland 5-2 Italy)

Slovakia Vs. Germany

#22 Matthias Płachta (2) unassisted 1:34 2nd (Slovakia 0-1 Germany)

#83 Leonhard Pföderl (1) Noebels (1) 6:41 2nd (Slovakia 0-2 Germany)

#88 Kristián Pospíšil (1) Jánošík (1), Tamáši (1) 11:15 2nd (Slovakia 1-2 Germany)

Sweden Vs. Austria

#62 Joel Kellman (1) Bengtsson (1), Klingberg (1) 2:08 1st (Sweden 1-0 Austria)

#12 Max Friberg (1) Kellman (1) 16:37 1st (Sweden 2-0 Austria)

#3 Peter Schneider (1) Heinrich (1) 19:30 1st (Sweden 2-1 Austria)

#42 Joakim Nordström (1) Bromé (1), Gustafsson (1) 12:07 2nd (Sweden 3-1 Austria)

Czech Republic Vs. Great Britain

#95 Matěj Blümel (1) Krej��í (1), Červenka (1) 7:09 2nd (Czech Republic 1-0 Great Britain)

#19 Jakub Flek (1) Ščotka (1), Jordán (1) 12:23 2nd (Czech Republic 2-0 Great Britain)

#5 David Jiříček (1)(PP) Červenka (2), Smejkal (1) 1:11 3rd (Czech Republic 3-0 Great Britain)

#12 Jiří Černoch (1) Smejkal (2), Blümel (1) 6:43 3rd (Czech Republic 4-0 Great Britain)

#95 Matěj Blümel (2) Červenka (3), Krejčí (2) 8:48 3rd (Czech Republic 5-0 Great Britain)

#91 Ben Lake (1) Conway (1) 10:57 3rd (Czech Republic 5-1 Great Britain)

Latvia Vs. Finland

#12 Rūdolfs Balcers (1) Ķēniņš (1) 8:52 1st (Latvia 1-0 Finland)

#65 Sakari Manninen (1)(PP) Granlund (1), Lehtonen (1) 10:52 2nd (Latvia 1-1 Finland)

#64 Mikael Granlund (1)(PP) Lehtonen (2), Manninen (1) 17:08 2nd (Latvia 1-2 Finland)

[altarochkorset]

Hästen & Korset Discography

UPDATED 2023-06-07

001 altar of flies-‘how many times can we be born again?’ cd-r limited to 75 copies   002 altar of flies-‘as the years went on, that dream ended…’ cd-r limited to 76 copies 003 Fossils/altar of flies split cd-r First press 66 copies, second 34 copies 004 altar of flies-Trapped under water CS 20 copies 005 altar of flies-dead air, broken wings CS First press (red) 38 copies, second (blue) 25 copies, 3rd (green) 25 copies.   006 Afric Simone-Ramaya CS First press 40 copies, second 20 copies 007 Gitwars-Live at iDEAL fest (Stockholm/Fylkingen 06) onesided CS First press 64 copies, second 20 copies   008 Worms-melted CS 42 copies 009 Herrarnas-Best of nr.8 onesided CS 79 copies, cd-r 20 copies                                 010 f. Kr.-Gudförmörkelse onesided CS First press 17 copies, cd-r 50 copies 011 Johan Rohbau/altar of flies split C60 50 copies 012 altar of flies-Ljud från Mjölby… C24 55 copies, second press 40 copies 013 M. Frisk-En dag i väntan på livet C34 50 copies 014 altar of flies-Songs from tapes (compilation) cd-r 30 copies 015 altar of flies/WORMS split C60 limited to 23 copies (Made for the first altar of flies live show at Fylkingen 2007) 016 altar of flies & M. Frisk-Collaboration (Made for  the Fylkingen show 2007) cd-r limited to 40 copies 017altar of flies & Josh Lay/collaboration onesided C60 (USA edition on Husk) limited to 100 copies 018 altar of flies-'the creeping unknown’ + bonus 2xC60 limited to 8 copies, 'the creeping unknown’ C50 + Badge, second press 70 copies 019 altar of flies …hate this city/Stuck 7’ (daisy cutter records test copy) limited to 2 copies 020 altar of flies-Taste the blood cd-r 50 copies 021 Optic Nest/altar of flies split C20 55 copies, second 40 copies 022 Black River Error Band-Metal skeletons C19 40 copies 023 Optic Nest/Joachim Nordwall/Black River Error Band/Jean-Louis Huhta split 2xC20 BOX Special release for the Norberg Festival 2008, 30 copies 024 SNAKE WORSHIP series VOL.1 C20 Only sold at the Kolsyrefabriken show 2008. 5-6 copies? Side A. 8 Dec 2008, Side B. Black Tunnels part 1 (outtake with different ending). SNAKE WORSHIP (recorded to a comp on 88 m.m early 2007, unreleased until now). 025 V.A-Sink Or Swim C70 100 copies 026 Henrik Rylander-“Sluggish Detonations” C61 75 copies 027 Kraus-“Lamentations of an Ape” C25 75 copies 028 V.A-Kolsyrefabriken December 19, 2008. cd-r 20 copies (Lo-Fi live document with Jean-Louis Huhta, altar of flies, Time Deleters, Optic Nest, Audio Laboratory) 029 Time Deleters-“From The Night Zone” C20 60 copies 030 altar of flies-Kill the lights C30 (re-press of an cassette originally released as ESR 073 ) 40 copies 031 Mattias Gustafsson-“KÖTT” CS 16 copies for the Utmarken gig. 032 Agent Side Grinder-The Transatlantic Tape Project C35 80 copies 033 WORD WOOD SALAD/Mattias Gustafsson split C74 68 copies 034 altar of flies T-SHIRT (51 shirts made) 035 Black River Cranium Band-Temporal Fenestra C12 30 copies 036 Joachim Nordwall-THE SKULL TRANSMITTER C30 109 copies 037 “Magnetic Meltdown” (SPHYNXS/Altar Of Flies/Optic Nest/TIME DELETERS) C30  35 copies 038 altar of flies “TOUR TAPE MARS 2010” C30 35 copies, second 20 copies in box with bonus C10 039 Altar Of Flies-Cenotaphs 7" 105 copies

040 Black River Pregnant Band-ULTRALJUD C32 92 copies

041 Jean-Louis Huhta/MUSIQUE DÓRDINATEUR C34 80 copies

042 M.G.-STALKER ELEKTRONIKS C30 135 copies

043 Darksmith/Altar Of Flies split 7" 100 copies, clear vinyl

044 Tour tape II C30 36 copies (made for the “Swedish Energies” festival in Brooklyn, NYC 2011.)

045 altar of flies-“Let new life rise in the face of death” CD digipack 300 copies

046 Tapeworks Volume I C30 145 copies

047 V.A Tapeworks VOLUME II C40 192 copies

048 Henrik Rylander-The Horror C30 93 copies

049 Tapeworks Volume III C30 133 copies

050 Preggy Peggy & The Lazy Babymakers-A dead man has freedom & all he can do is shit in his coffin C46 70 copies

051 V.A Tapeworks Volume IV C36 156 copies

052 Ornaments-Fall C60 71 copies

053 Altar Of Flies-Auditory Hallucinations C30 163 copies

054 V.A Tapeworks Volume VI C62 149 copies

055 Altar Of Flies/Mirrors Are Black split LP 2 copies (H&K test press edition)  

056 Altar Of Flies “Svartåns mörka vatten rinner genom mina vener” t-shirt 51 copies

057 TAPEWORKS VOLUME V CS 155 copies

058 Cryme Cryme – It’s All Cold 7″ Hästen & Korset 100 copies

059 TAPEWORKS VOLUME VII (Landmusik) CS 128 copies

060 Altar Of Flies-Rabbit Hole CS 119 copies &  LP (H&K test press edition 1 copy)

061 TAPEWORKS VOLUME VIII 118 copies

062 Piano & Tapeworks 2017-2020 Boxset tape/cd-r/artworks 59 copies

062  Piano & Tapeworks 2017-2020 CS (regular tape edition) 75 copies

063 Artworks 2010-2020 (Book, C20 + cd-r) 7 copies

064 altar of flies-inblick C40/onesided edition 56 C40 light blue, 20 C90, 10 C40 dark blue

065 Altar Of flies-Överblick C40, Art edtiion 32 copies, 20 regular. 

066 Altar Of Flies-Bortom Reven test press edition LP/CS/reel-to-reel loop/Cassette loop/artworks/box 5 copies 

066 Altar Of Flies-Bortom Reven (Epilog) CS 49 copies

067 Altar Of Flies-Female CS 92 copies

068 TAPEWORKS VOLUME IX 104 copies

069 Mattias Gustafsson-Piano & Tapeworks volume II CS box 70 copies, 45 copies second edition. 

070 TAPEWORKS VOLUME X C90 153 copies

071 Barstool Mountain - I (closing time) CS 112 copies

072 Barstool Mountain II - (Memory Eraser) CS box 111 copies

073 Mattias Gustafsson-Seven Movements 2 x CS box 60 copies

074 Mattias Gustafsson-”Nedbrytningen” CS box 52 copies

075 nya metoder CS box 15 copies

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

April 15, 2017: a new episode of The Anatomy Lesson at 11pm EST on CFRC 101.9 FM. Music by Thé Déluge, Mats Gustafsson & Joachim Nordwall, Burnt Friedman, J Ryan Halpenny, Caterina Barbieri, Sarah Davachi, Runes Order + more. Check out the whole setlist below, tune in at 101.9 on your FM dial, stream at http://audio.cfrc.ca:8000/listen.pls or download the finished show at cfrc.ca or on mixcloud right here. Mats Gustafsson & Joachim Nordwall - “Approaching. Blood Gushing.” A Map of Guilt (2017) J Ryan Halpenny - “Graveyard Tuning” Future Used (2016) Alberich & Lussuria - “Voice of the Dagger” Borgia (2017) Balaam Galang - “Guerrier Du Vide” Les Envahisseurs (1995) Caterina Barbieri - “Pneuma” Vertical (2014) Early Tongue - “Dull Maze” Capacity (2015) Runes Order - “Gods Time” The Age of Corruption and Gold (1993) Sarah Davachi - “For Voice” All My Circles Run (2017) Burnt Friedman - “Sorcier” The Pestle (2016) Thé Déluge - “It Degrades” Forest Structures (2017)

[cr0ss0veronlymusic]

Anguish - Vibrations

ANGUISH is the gathering of members of the New Jersey-based experimental hip-hop group Dälek (electronic musician and vocalist Will Brooks with guitarist-keyboardist Mike Mare), the Swedish free jazz group Fire! Orchestra (tenor saxophonist Mats Gustafsson, drummer Andreas Werliin) and the classic ‘70s German krautrock band Faust (keyboardist and 68-year-old founding member Hans Joachim Irmler).

[idealrecordings]

Joachim Nordwall (b. 1975) has a long background in the Swedish experimental music scene, starting out with recordings with the psych-drone duo Alvars Orkester as a teenager in 1988. His early interest in psychic tension created by sound is now ever-present in his music. His ”Soul Music” albums for Entr’acte shows his deep interest in circular rhythms, analog synth loops, and mind-expanding experiments. Nordwall has also released his music on Ash International and Hospital Productions labels. From 1999-2005 he was sweating with the Avant punk rock trio Kid Commando and when that stopped he created the ritual drone rock group The Skull Defekts, co-founder of Börft Records, also runs iDEAL Recordings since 1998 and has been collaborating with artists like Aaron Dilloway, Mika Vainio, Mats Gustafsson, Leif Elggren, Gabi Losoncy, Mark Wastell and, Christine Abdelour, and he is a busy organizer of festivals and concert nights in Sweden and abroad. iDEAL MIX FOR MUNDO URBANO 01. La Monte Young & Marian Zazeela ”The Tamburas of Pandit Prahn Nath” excerpt 02. Anders Enge ”BOONSONG” 03. Jabir ”Vuelo Por Las Alturas De Xauen” 04. M.TAKARA & CARLA BOREGAS ”ELIPSE” 05. Jesper Eklow ”A Last Few Wolves” 06. Jackson Mac Low ”Milarepa Gatha” 07. Finis Africae ”Hombres Lluvia” 08. O Yuki Conjugate ”Unfolding” 09. Bomb The Daynursery ”The Infernal Countrysongs” 10. Egil Kalman 11. Joachim Nordwall ”untitled” 12. Jackson Mac Low ”Free Gatha 1 and Free Gatha” 13. MoL Quartetto ”Zurufe” excerpt 14. Coil ”Here To Here” Selected by Joachim Nordwall/iDEAL for Mundo Urbano in February 2022. https://mundourbano.blogspot.com/2022/02/mu-podcast-121-joachim-norwall-february.html?m=1#more https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ8nxcEszZP/?utm_medium=tumblr

[black-canvas]

Mats Gustafsson / Joachim Nordwall -  A Map of Guilt (2017, Bocian Records)

[lesser-known-composers]

Franz Berwald (1796-1868) - Konzertstück for Bassoon and Orchestra op. 2 Orquesta Filharmonica de Bogota Joachim Gustafsson Conductor Sebastian Stevensson Bassoon

[freethejazzblog]

Free The Jazz #12 [for Don Van Vliet]

1 - Angles 9 - Equality & Death (Mothers, Fathers, Where Are Ye?) (from “Disappeared Behind the Sun”, 2017 Clean Feed)

2 - Archie Shepp - Syeeda’s Song Flute (from “Four for Trane”, 1964 Impulse!)

3 - Pauline Oliveros / Roscoe Mitchell / John Tilbury / Wadada Leo Smith - Part III (from “Nessuno”, 2016 Angelica)

4 - Max Roach - Driva’ Man (from “We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite”, 1961 Candid)

5 - John Butcher / Thomas Lehn / Matthew Shipp - Cluster I (from “Tangle”, 2016 Fataka)

6 - Chris Abrahams - Scale Upon the Land (from “Fluid to the Influence”, 2016 Room40)

7 - Sun Ra and His Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra - Have You Heard the Latest News from Neptune (from “Marshall Allen presents Sun Ra and His Arkestra: In the Orbit of Ra”, 2014 Strut)

8 - Joachim Badenhorst & LAMA - The Elephant’s Journey (from “The Elephant’s Journey”, 2015 Clean Feed)

9 - Fire! - Exit! Part Two (from “MG 50 - Peace & Fire”, 2016 Trost)

Listen to a new show each week on 8K, and find previous shows over at Mixcloud.

[junker-town]

2018 World Juniors rosters and key players to watch

The tournament begins Tuesday in Buffalo.

If you needed a warmup to get into international hockey before the 2018 Winter Olympics, the best young players in the world will have you covered at the 2018 World Junior Championship tournament. The United States will be looking to defend its title on home ice in Buffalo after a thrilling victory in Montreal a year ago.

The World Juniors is an annual under-20 tournament featuring junior national teams full of top prospects. It’s a great chance to watch some extremely gifted players in an intense competition as they represent their countries. Even if it’s not quite star-studded like an NHL-backed Olympic tournament would be, the talent level will be high.

And for NHL fans, the tournament is always a stellar opportunity to keep up with the future of the game. Many of the players in Buffalo will go on to become NHL stars. If you want to get a leg up on your friends when discussing the 2018 draft, then following the World Juniors is a good place to start.

With that in mind, here’s a quick look at every team competing in the 2018 World Juniors, along with a key player to watch on each roster. NHL rights are included in parenthesis.

United States

Roster

Forwards: Ryan Poehling (MTL), Brady Tkachuk, Josh Norris (SJS), Casey Mittelstadt (BUF), Joey Anderson (NJD), Kailer Yamamoto (EDM), Patrick Harper (NSH), Logan Brown (OTT), Kieffer Bellows (NYI), Riley Tufte (DAL), Trent Frederic (BOS), Max Jones (ANA)

Defensemen: Ryan Lindgren (BOS), Quinn Hughes, Adam Fox (CGY), Dylan Samberg (WPG), Scott Perunovich, Andrew Peeke (CBJ), Mikey Anderson (LAK)

Goaltenders: Jake Oettinger (DAL), Joseph Woll (TOR), Jeremy Swayman (BOS)

Key player to watch: Quinn Hughes

There are a lot of must-see talents on Team USA, including Mittelstadt, Norris, and Yamamoto, but Hughes stands out because you’ve probably never seen him before. The University of Michigan star is a top prospect for the 2018 NHL Draft, and projects as a possible top-five pick. He’s undersized but makes up for it with amazing skating and puck handling. This will be the first chance for a lot of fans to see him up close, which should be exciting.

Canada

Roster

Forwards: Dillon Dube (CGY), Jonah Gadjovich (VAN), Boris Katchouk (TBL), Maxime Comtois (ANA), Taylor Raddysh (TBL), Tyler Steenbergen (ARI), Drake Batherson (OTT), Michael McLeod (NJD), Brett Howden (TBL), Sam Steel (ANA), Alex Formenton (OTT), Jordan Kyrou (STL), Robert Thomas (STL)

Defensemen: Jake Bean (CAR), Conor Timmins (COL), Cal Foote (TBL), Cale Makar (COL), Dante Fabbro (NSH), Kale Clague (LAK), Victor Mete (MTL)

Goaltenders: Carter Hart (PHI), Colton Point (DAL)

Key player to watch: Robert Thomas

Team Canada lacks the usual star power you’d expect from the world’s biggest hockey powerhouse, but it’s still a solid roster full of top prospects. Thomas, the No. 20 overall pick in the 2017 draft, stands out given his scorching start in the OHL. The versatile center has 46 points in 27 games for the London Knights after averaging a point per game last season.

Sweden

Roster

Forwards: Marcus Davidsson (BUF), Tim Soderlund (CHI), Glenn Gustafsson, Elias Pettersson (VAN), Linus Lindstrom (CGY), Fredrik Karlstrom (DAL), Alexander Nylander (BUF), Isac Lundestrom, Jesper Boqvist (NJD), Axel Jonsson Fjallby (WAS), Lias Andersson (NYR), Fabian Zetterlund (NJD), Oskar Steen (BOS)

Defensemen: Rasmus Dahlin, Erik Brannstrom (VGK), Timothy Liljegren (TOR), Linus Hogberg (PHI), Gustav Lindstrom (DET), Jesper Sellgren, Jacob Moverare (LAK)

Goaltenders: Filip Gustavsson (PIT), Filip Larsson (DET), Olle Eriksson Ek (ANA)

Key player to watch: Rasmus Dahlin

Get ready to hear his name over and over. Rasmus Dahlin. It’s a great name for a prospect so talented he’s like the Connor McDavid of defensemen. Dahlin already has a treasure trove of ridiculous highlights on YouTube and he doesn’t turn 18 until April. The consensus projected No. 1 overall pick for the 2018 NHL Draft is a special prospect, and he’ll be a leader for Sweden despite being one of the youngest players on the team. Expect this to be a fun precursor to his leading role in Pyeongchang before he makes his NHL debut next fall.

Russia

Roster

Forwards: Vitali Abramov (CBJ), Andrei Altybarmakan (CHI), Georgi Ivanov, Artur Kayumov (CHI), Klim Kostin (STL), Mikhail Maltsev (NJD), Artyom Manukyan, Alexei Polodyan, German Rubtsov (PHI), Marsel Sholokhov, Dmitri Sokolov (MIN), Andrei Svechnikov

Defensemen: Nikolai Knyzhov, Nikita Makeyev, Artyom Minulin, Dmitri Samorukov (EDM), Alexander Shepelev, Vladislav Syomin, Anatoli Yelizarov, Yegor Zaitev (NJD)

Goaltenders: Vladislav Sukhachyov, Mikhail Berdin (WPG), Alexei Melnichuk

Key player to watch: Andrei Svechnikov

There’s little doubt who will be the star player for Russia in Buffalo. Svechnikov is widely expected to be the first forward selected in the 2018 NHL Draft. The 18-year-old has 14 goals in 16 games with the OHL’s Barrie Colts this season, and could be a prime contender to lead the tournament in scoring if Russia can make a deep run. Between Dahlin, Svechnikov, and Hughes, you’ll potentially be able to see the top three draft picks for next year.

Finland

Roster

Forwards: Juha Jaaska, Janne Kuokkanen (CAR), Otto Koivula (NYI), Kristian Vesalainen (WPG), Joona Koppanen (BOS), Eetu Tuulola (CGY), Eeli Tolvanen (NSH), Markus Nurmi (OTT), Aapeli Rasanen (EDM), Joni Ikonen (MTL), Aleksi Heponiemi (FLA), Jere Innala, Rasmus Kupari

Defensemen: Miro Heiskanen (DAL), Robin Salo (NYI), Eemeli Rasanen (TOR), Juuso Valimaki (CGY), Olli Juolevi (VAN), Urho Vaakanainen (BOS), Henri Jokiharju (CHI), Kasper Kotkansalo (DET)

Goaltenders: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF), Lassi Lehtinen, Niilo Halonen

Key player to watch: Miro Heiskanen

The Heiskanen hype train rolls into Buffalo this week. The Stars’ 2017 first-round pick is already playing a starring role in Finland’s top league at age 18 and will likely be the country’s top defenseman for the 2018 Winter Olympics in February. Heiskanen has elite-level NHL upside, and this will be his first chance to put it all on display for a North American audience.

Czech Republic

Roster

Forwards: Filip Chytil (NYR), Filip Helt (STL), Martin Kaut, Krystof Hrabik, Petr Kodytek, Daniel Kurovsky, Jakub Lauko, Albert Michnac, Martin Necas (CAR), Radovan Pavlik, Kristian Reichel, Ostap Safin (EDM), Marek Zachar, Filip Zadina

Defensemen: Vojtech Budik (BUF), Jakub Galvas (CHI), Libor Hajek (TBL), Filip Kral, Radim Salda, Ondrej Vala (DAL)

Goaltenders: Milan Kloucek, Josef Korenar (SJS), Jakub Skarek

Key player to watch: Filip Zadina

The Czech Republic boasts a pair of 2017 first-round picks in Chytil and Necas, but its best player may be Zadina, the 2018 draft-eligible prospect who projects as a potential top-five pick. He’s been adjusting to the North American game this season with 46 points in 32 games in the QMJHL, and NHL.com gives him a (likely unreasonable) comparison to Patrick Kane. This could be a breakout opportunity for the 18-year-old.

Denmark

Roster

Forwards: Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup, Valdemar Ahlberg, Christian Mathiasen-Wejse, Jonas Rondbjerg (VGK), Lucas Andersen, Nikolaj Krag (STL), Joachim Blichfeld (SJS), Daniel Nielsen, Andreas Grundtvig, David Madsen, Magnus Molge, Phillip Schultz, Christoffer Gath

Defensemen: Oliver Larsen, Malte Setkov (DET), Christian Larsen, Jakob Jessen, Jeppe Mogensen, Rasmus Heine, Lasse Mortensen

Goaltenders: Emil Gransoe, Mads Soegaard, Kasper Krog

Key player to watch: Jonas Rondbjerg

One of just two Golden Knights prospects in the tournament, Rondbjerg will also likely be Denmark’s best player. The 2017 third-round pick is already playing a steady role with the Vaxjo Lakers in the SHL, Sweden’s top league, as an 18-year-old. He has seven points in 25 games this season.

Slovakia

Roster

Forwards: Erik Smolka, Samuel Bucek, Viliam Cacho, Filip Krivosik, Milos Kelemen, Adam Liska, Marian Studenic (NJD), Peter Kundrik, Adam Ruzicka (CGY), Samuel Solensky, Alex Tamasi, Milos Roman

Defensemen: Tomas Hedera, Martin Bodak, Martin Fehervary, Marek Korencik, David Matejovic, Michal Ivan, Vojtech Zelenak, Samuel Fereta

Goaltenders: David Hrenak, Jakub Kostelny, Roman Durny

Key player to watch: Adam Ruzicka

Part of the dying breed of big-bodied power forwards, Ruzicka might’ve gone higher than No. 109 overall in the 2017 draft if he had been playing this well a year ago. The 6’4, 203-pound winger has a team-leading 20 goals and 142 shots on goal in 34 games for the OHL’s Sarnia Sting. He’ll be leaned on heavily on the power play for a team looking to improve upon last year’s eighth-place finish.

Belarus

Roster

Forwards: Viktor Bovbel, Vladislav Ryadchenko, Alexander Lukashevich, Igor Martynov, Arseni Astashevich, Sergei Pishuk, Yegor Sharangovich, Ivan Drozdov, Vladislav Mikhalchuk, Maxim Sushko (PHI), Artyom Anisimov, Ilya Litvinov, Dmitri Grinkevich

Defensemen: Andrei Gostev, Vladislav Sokolovski, Dmitri Deryabin, Vladislav Martynyuk, Vladislav Yeryomenko, Dmitri Burovtsev, Vladislav Gabrus

Goaltenders: Dmitri Rodik, Andrei Grishenko, Vikita Tolopilo

Key player to watch: Maxim Sushko

Belarus only has one player whose rights are held by an NHL team, so it’s not difficult to pick which player to focus on. Sushko, the Flyers’ 2017 fourth-round pick, is a talented winger with 16 goals in 28 games for the OHL’s Owen Sound Attack this season. He’s not going to get much help in Buffalo, but he’s worth keeping an eye on.

Switzerland

Roster

Forwards: Nicolas Muller, Guillaume Maillard, Marco Miranda, Justin Sigrist, Ken Jager, Valentin Nussbaumer, Axel Simic, Sven Leuenberger, Nando Eggenberger, Philipp Kurashev, Andre Heim, Marco Cavalleri, Dario Rohrbach

Defensemen: Simon le Coultre, Davyd Barandun, Tobias Geisser, Nico Gross, Elia Riva, Tim Berni, Dominik Egli

Goaltenders: Matteo Ritz, Akira Schmid, Philip Wuthrich

Key player to watch: Tobias Geisser

Switzerland is a candidate for relegation by the end of this tournament, and its lack of potential NHL talent is a bit reason why. Nico Hischier is no longer around to carry this group, which finished seventh a year ago. The one guy who stands out is Geisser, a 2017 fourth-round pick by the Capitals who brings a ton of size (6’4, 201 pounds) and a big shot to the table.