Great Britain Women have named their squad for April’s World Championship tournament in Bled.

GB, who have won silver medals in the last two years, will play in the Ledena Dvorana ice rink in the Divison 2A group from 2nd to 8th April 2016.

As well as facing hosts Slovenia in the six-team tournament, GB will come up against Croatia, South Korea, Poland and North Korea.

Great Britain Women Head Coach, Cheryl Smith, said: “I think we’ve picked an exciting squad. There really is a great mix of youth and experience on our roster for Bled.

“We had two warm-up games against Netherland, which gave us the opportunities to try a few ideas. We feel the team selected will give us the right mix of skill, work rate and experience.

“The coaching staff are also excited by the young players in the squad and some who did so well at the recent U18 Women’s World Championship in Austria.”

Netminders

Samantha Bolwell – Sheffield
Nicole Jackson – Bradford Bulldogs
Holly Steeples – Nottingham U20 (reserve netminder)

Defence

Louise Adams – Bracknell
Holly Cornford – Kingston
Shannon Douglas – OHA
Lauren Halliwell – Sheffield
Bethany Hill – Chelmsford
Sarah Hutchinson – Widnes
Beth Scoon – Kingston
Lauren Summers – Bracknell

Forwards

Saffron Allen – Sheffield
CJ Ashton – Kingston
Jodie-Leigh Bloom – Sheffield
Amy Campbell – Whitley Bay
Georgina Farman – Linkoping, Sweden
Leanne Ganney – Bracknell
Katie Henry – Solihull
Sophie Herbert – Brock University
Kim Lane – Bracknell
Louisa Lippiatt-Durnell – Elmira College
Katie Marsden – OHA
Chrissy Newman – Bracknell

Reserves

Beth Barwell – Kingston
Helen Emerson – Kingston
Katerina Lossnitzer – Slough
Kate Rigby – Solihull

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