The 2015 IIHF Women’s World Championship Division II Group B tournament starts today in Jaca, Spain. Australia will face Belgium, Iceland, Mexico, Slovenia and Spain in the round-robin tournament which runs until 13 March. Prior to heading to Spain the Australian team have been on a training camp in Litomerice, Czech Republic. The team competed in three exhibition games during the camp, taking on the Czech Republic Women’s under-16 team in two games and Litvinov in the third. Australia lost both games against the Czech Republic under-16 team, losing 1-5 and 2-8. The result for the Litvinov game was not announced.
A live stream is available at Passionmc.com (see the IIHF page for game times)
For more information see the tournament page at IIHF.com or follow the team on their Facebook page.
Team Roster for Australia:
| Player | Pos | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Natalie Ayris | D | Adelaide Adrenaline |
| Taylor Botterill | F | Adelaide Adrenaline |
| Georgia Carson | D | Melbourne Ice |
| Christine Cockerell | D | Melbourne Ice |
| Michelle Coonan | G | Melbourne Ice |
| Sharnita Crompton – A | F | Sydney Sirens |
| Georgia Giblin | F | Brisbane Goannas |
| Shona Green – C | F | Melbourne Ice |
| Kelly Harris | F | Adelaide Adrenaline |
| Remi Harvey | D | Sydney Sirens |
| Andrea Lim | F | Sydney Sirens |
| Katherine McOnie | F | Sydney Sirens |
| Tracy Hocutt | F | Brisbane Goannas |
| Georgia Moore – A | F | Calgary Hurricanes |
| Stephanie Newmark | D | Assabet Valley |
| Brittany Parkyn | F | Brisbane Goannas |
| Joanne Phillis | G | Adelaide Adrenaline |
| Courtney Poole | F | Brisbane Goannas |
| Tess Reynolds | F | Adelaide Adrenaline |
| Kate Tihema | F | Adelaide Adrenaline |
| Tiffany Venning | F | Brisbane Goannas |
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