Ice Hockey World Championships: Four Devils called up to GB squad

Cardiff Devils netminder Ben Bowns was part of Team GB's last Division 1 squad in 2013

Elite League champions Cardiff Devils have four players in Team GB's Ice Hockey World Championship squad.

Netminders Ben Bowns and Thomas Murdy, defender Mark Richardson and forward Matthew Myers are in Pete Russell's 23-man squad for the Budapest event.

Great Britain face the hosts Hungary as well as Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland and Slovenia from 22 April to 28 April.

Team GB are competing in Division 1 for the first time in five years after winning promotion in October 2017.

Elite League champions Cardiff Devils also won the play-off final for the first time since 1999.

'Tough games ahead'

Devils netminder Ben Bowns said: "We will face five very tough games this week but it is something we are all looking forward to doing

"For example, Slovenia played in the Olympics earlier this year and were in the top flight last season.

"The squad has settled in well and we have had a couple of great training sessions since arriving in Budapest.

"This is a different roster from the one which won promotion in Belfast last year.

"But there are loads of guys with experience and the new guys are already very much part of the squad."