Great Britain have named their captaincy team for the World Under-18 Championship fixtures.

GB, whose team includes Cardiff Fire’s Lewis Davies, are playing in Division Two group A against hosts Estonia, Australia, Korea, Lithuania and Poland.

Sheffield Steelers forward Liam Kirk will captain the team with Jordan Buesa (Solway/Braehead) and Ben Solder (OHA, Canada) assistants.

Head coach, Tony Hand, said: “This is a good leadership team. They have respect in the dressing room and they lead by example on the ice.

“Having the right captaincy team is important and I think this is the perfect trio for the championship.”

GB are already in Estonia as part of the pre-championship camp and they face Poland in a warm-up game this evening.

The six-team World Championship tournament runs from Sunday, April 1 to Saturday, April 7

Lewis, from Barry, is a former Ysgol Bro Morgannwg pupil who has been in outstanding form for National League Fire this season and earned his selection with a series of big performances.

Fellow Fire netminder Jordan Lawday, aged 19, started for Britain in the World Under-20 Championships earlier this season.

GB Under-18 squad: 

Netminders: Lewis Davies (Cardiff Fire), Will Kerlin (OHA, Canada).

Defence: Ed Bradley (CIHA), Callum Burnett (Chelmsford/London Raiders), Reece Cochrane (Fife Flyers), Joe Hazeldine (Swindon Wildcats/Nottingham Panthers), Josh Hodgkinson (Belfast), Jordan Griffin (Bradford), Sam Russell (OHA, Canada), Ben Solder (OHA, Canada).

Forwards: Mason Biddulph (Guildford), Kieran Brown (Blackburn/Sheffield Steelers), Jordan Buesa (Solway/Braehead Clan), Lewis English (Nynasham, Sweden), Liam Kirk (Sheffield Steelers), Richard Krogh (Guilford Flames), Patrick Larkin (CIHA), Austin Mitchell-King (Coventry Blaze), Cade Neilson (OHA, Canada), Caly Robertson (Edinburgh Capitals), Aidan Strangeway (Notre Dame, Canada), Finlay Ulrick (Northwood School, USA).