Ice Hockey Australia have released the final roster for the Australian men’s national under-18 team for the upcoming 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division II Group A tournament. The competition will take place from 1 April to 7 April in Tallinn, Estonia with Australia competing against Estonia, Great Britain, Lithuania, Poland and South Korea.
Ethan Hawes and Thomas Kiliwnik have both been added, having previously not been announced on the extended roster. Players cut for the final roster include Andrew Chen, Thomas Moncrieff and Gabriel Veyt.
Goaltenders
- Jakob Doornbos (Sydney Wolf Pack)
- James Downie (Meijer AAA Hockey 18U)
- Jeremy Friederich (Adelaide Generals)
Defence
- Declan Bronte (Ontario Hockey Academy U17)
- Ethan Hawes
- Joey Gunner (Sydney Wolf Pack)
- Anthony Njirich
- Kalin Njirich (Perth Sharks)
- Arthur Wang (Richmond Hill Coyotes Mn Mgt AAA)
Forwards
- James Barton (Sydney Sabres)
- Kale Costa (HC Slovan Usti nad Labem U16)
- Zachery Gumm (A21 Academy)
- Thomas Kiliwnik
- Calvin Kwan (Sydney Sabres)
- Connor Lee (Iowa Wild AAA U16)
- Yannic Lodge (Richmond Generals)
- Liam McAuley
- Max Miller
- Damon Parolin (Melbourne Glaciers)
- Jack Ransome (Sydney Wolf Pack)
- Jake Riley (A21 Academy)
- Connor Schultz
Reserves
- Ben Handberg
- Christian Pansino (Melbourne Glaciers)
Staff
- Head Coach: Steve Laforet
- Brent Laver
- Paul Kelly
- Miranda Ransome
- Johan Steenberg
- Cherine Weiland
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