Mighty Roos' squad for 2020 IIHF World Championships announced

Australia has announced it's full squad for the 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship taking place in Zagreb, Croatia from the 19-25th April 2020.

The team:

Anthony Kimlin
Beau Taylor
Bert Malloy
Brian Funes
Cameron Todd
Casey Kubara
Charlie Smart
Hayden Dawes
Jamie Woodman
Joey Rezek
Kai Miettinen
Kale Costa
Kieren Webster
Lliam Webster
Lynden Lodge
Matt Armstrong
Michael Mc Mahon
Robert Haselhurst
Tommy Powell
Vadim Virjassov
Wehebe Darge
Zach Boyle

Matti Luoma - Head Coach
Michael Flaherty - Assistant Coach
Steve Ransome – Team Leader
Ian Webster - Team Manager

Kale Costa makes his men's senior team debut after playing the northern hemisphere season with HC Dynamo Pardubice in the Czech Republic. Costa's last Australian representation was in 2018 with the U/18 team.

Matti Luoma makes his debut as head coach of the Mighty Roos, taking over from Brad Vigon. Luoma was the assistant coach of the Roos' for the past several world championships and is a staple of the Australian hockey community.

Congratulations to all players selected in the senior team, who have already begun preparation for the 2020 Division 2A campaign. 

Australia hopes to go one better than their 2019 effort, which saw the Roos' miss out on promotion in the last round of the tournament, picking up bronze.

Full tournament details can be found here.