The Australian Under 20 Team leaves shortly for the World Championships and yet again Victoria is well represented – both on and off the ice.
The team has 8 Victorians:
- Troy Robertson (Captain)
- Andrew Fitzgerald (Alternate)
- Adrian Nash
- Jack Mc Coy (Blackhawks)
- Alan Moss
- Andrew Crowther
- Michael James
Brendan McDowell was also selected but due to illness will now be unable to travel and has withdrawn from the team. Bad luck Brendan but we know we will see you back in Australian colours soon.
Coaches :
- Simon Holmes - Rangers/Tange
- Steve Laforet - Braves/Brown, Goodall
The boys will be leaving Boxing Day for an extensive training camp in Toronto before embarking to Istanbul Turkey for the Div III World Championships. During their stay in Canada they will be playing exhibition games as follows:
- Sun Dec 27th at 19:30 against the Stayner Siskins Jnr C,
- Mon Dec 28th at 9:30 against Scarbrough AA,
- Tues Dec 29th at 19:30 against the Erin Shamrocks Jnr C
- Thurs Dec 30th at 9:30 against the Brampton AAA.
All game times and days are 16hrs behind Australian time. For the Shamrocks game, Listeners can go to www.erinradio.ca and click on the "listen live" button and get the audio play-by-play.
The World championships start on the 4th of Jan. Go to www.iihf.com to follow tournament schedule and results.
The Blackhawks wish the team well for the tournament, especially Jack and hopefully a medal will be in his bag when he returns.
