Two highly promising prospects from Newton Aycliffe have been selected to represent England in Ice Hockey.

Finley Bradon and Gregor Mills were selected for the Under 13 team after taking part in a demanding trial process which featured over 50 players from all over the country.

Finley plays his club ice hockey for Billingham Stars and Gregor plays for Bradford Bulldogs.

As pictured, Finley and Gregor are already teammates for the Northern Conference, which selects the best players from throughout Northern England to play competitive games against other regions in the UK.

The duo will make their England debuts when they travel to Bratislava, Slovakia in April, taking part in a highly intensive development camp with competitive games against teams from Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia.