Peterborough Phantoms teenager wins a silver medal with GB, plus an extra import allowed in National League next season
Peterborough Phantoms’ teenager Louie Kynaston has returned home from GB Under 18 duty with a silver medal.
The local lad was part of the GB squad who contested Division Two of the IIHF U18 World Championship in Asiago, Italy.
He contributed an assist in a 3-0 win over Croatia and another in a 3-0 win over Romania. GB also beat Netherlands 1-0 and China 3-0 to set up a winner-takes-all clash with the host nation.
Sadly that game was lost 4-2 despite another assist from Kynaston so GB finished runners-up.
Kynaston has been a regular in Phantoms’ National League squad this season, but missed the play-off finals at the weekend because of his GB call-up.
National League teams can field four import players from the start of next season. They can only currently employ three ‘non-British trained players.’
A league spokesman said “The Planet Ice NIHL National League is always striving to become bigger and better. We believe increasing the number of import players will not only raise the quality of play on the ice, but also enhance the experience for fans, players, and clubs alike.”