The Senior Irish National Team has been announced prior to leaving this Tuesday for Dunedin, New Zealand. While in New Zealand the squad will participate in the IIHF World Championship Division III competing against Greece, Luxembourg, Mongolia and Turkey before taking on hosts New Zealand in the final game. The tournament commences Friday 10th April and runs until Thursday 16th April. The team’s progress can be followed here on www.iiha.org and also on www.iihf.com.
The Senior Irish National Team:
Goalkeepers
Scott Bickerstaff (Belfast Giants)
Adam Pepper (Dundalk Bulls)
Defensemen
David Gibson (Belfast Giants)
Dean Kelly (Flyers I.H.C.)
Robert Leckey (Belfast Junior Giants)
Patrick McCabe (Flyers I.H.C.)
Timothy Ross O’Driscoll (Dublin Rams)
Forwards
Christopher Adams (Dublin Wolves)
Stephen Adams (Hawks)
Steven Balmer (Hawks)
Ross Bickerstaff (Belfast Junior Giants)
Stephen Cooper (Flyers I.H.C.)
Philip Darcy (Flyers I.H.C.)
Andrew Guest (Hawks)
Barry Higgins (Flyers I.H.C.)
Adam Jackson-Wyatt
Adam McCaul-Coxner
Mark Morrison (Belfast Giants)
Mark Reynolds (Belfast Junior Giants)
Gareth Roberts (Belfast Junior Giants)