BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, England | Great Britain head coach Pete Russell announced 31 players named to the national-team squad, and the University of Alabama in Huntsville hockey team's Jack Prince earned a slot with the team.
 
A Leicester, England native, Prince has played three seasons at UAH, where he has compiled 31 career points (14g-17a) and recently totaled 14 points (5g-9a) in his junior season. Prince finished tied for third on the roster in offensive points and was tied for fourth overall with five goals in 2014-15.
 
The initial 31 members of the team will be reduced to the final 23-man roster in two weeks. Russell and his team will move forward with two games against Poland next month, working towards the World Championships (Division 1B) in Eindhover, Netherlands.
 
Great Britain will take on Netherlands, Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania and Korea at the World Championships from April 13-19.