Latvia, who will participate in a tournament in Esbjerg (Denmark), will count on Sandis Smons, Deniss Smirnovs (both Genève-Servette HC), Toms Andersons, Nauris Sējējs, Nils Sējējs (all HC La Chaux-de-Fonds), and Rihards Melnalksnis (EHC Kloten).
Austria, on the other hand, has invited Stefan Ulmer of HC La Chaux-de-Fonds and Bernd Wolf of HC Lugano for the four-nations tournament in Jesenice (Slovenia).
