Josh Waller scored a hat-trick as Great Britain staged a superb comeback to beat Italy 5-3 in Varese in their final game ahead of the World Championship which gets under way in Switzerland this weekend.
With just a week to go until Great Britain start their 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship campaign in Zurich, Head Coach Pete Russell has been forced into making a number of changes to his squad.
Great Britain shared a 10-goal thriller with Italy at Planet Ice Milton Keynes but were on the wrong end of a 6-4 scoreline.
Brad Jenion and Travis Brown made their first Great Britain appearances, while Ben Bowns started between the pipes with Lucas Brine as back-up.