The U18 Irish National Team has been announced prior to leaving this Friday for Erzurum, Turkey. While in Turkey they will participate in the IIHF World U18 Championship Division III B. The tournament commences Monday 9th March and runs throughout the week until Sunday 15th March. The team’s progress can be followed here on www.iiha.org and also on www.iihf.com.
The U18 Irish National Team:
Goalkeepers
Scott Bickerstaff (Belfast Giants)
Adam Pepper (Dundalk Bulls)
Defensemen
Dale Campbell (Belfast City Bruins)
James McCulloch (Belfast Giants)
Stephen McEntee (Dundalk Bulls)
Niall McEvoy (Flyers I.H.C.)
Aidan Morris (Dundalk Bulls)
Ciaran Mundow (Dundalk Bulls)
Jack Murphie (Belfast Giants)
Adam Patience (Belfast Giants)
Forwards
Gregor Balmer (Belfast Giants)
Stephen Balmer (Hawks)
Philip Catherwood (Belfast Giants)
Craig Fay (Kilkenny City Storm)
Mark Goodall (Dundalk Bulls)
Colin Grimason (Belfast Giants)
Matthew Large (Belfast Giants)
Rian Larkin (Dundalk Bulls)
Jason McCrainor (Belfast Giants)
Jonathan Stewardson (Belfast Giants)
U18 Irish National Team Staff:
Michael Cummins (General Manager)
Sean Dooley (Head Coach)
Kenneth Redmond (Assistant Coach)
John Crawley (Equipment Manager)