Liam Stewart , the son of rock star Rod Stewart and former model Rachel Hunter , is poised to make his senior Great Britain ice hockey debut after being named in the World Championship squad . The 20-year-old , born in London , has been included in new head coach Pete Russell 's 23-man party for next month 's tournament in Holland . Stewart plays his hockey in America for Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League and has already represented Britain at Under 20 level . Liam Stewart , the son of rock star Rod Stewart and model Rachel Hunter , plays for the Spokane Chiefs . Stewart is set to make his senior Great Britain ice hockey debut at the World Championships . He is in his fourth and final season with the Washington-based Chiefs , being an assistant captain for the last two years , after previously impressing for the Los Angeles Junior Kings Under-16s . Stewart was recently named the Chiefs ' players ' player of the year after posting career highs in goals and points with 25 and 53 respectively from 71 games . Russell has also awarded debut caps to Josh Batch ( Cardiff Devils ) , Chris Blight ( Dundee Stars ) , Jonathan Boxill ( Nottingham Panthers ) , Matt Haywood ( Braehead Clan ) and Jack Prince ( University of Alabama-Huntsville ) . Rod Stewart performing at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games last July at Celtic Park . Rod Stewart with his second wife , Rachel Hunter , in Beverley Hills in 1996 . Experienced duo Russell Cowley ( Coventry Blaze ) and Mark Thomas ( Sheffield Steelers ) earn recalls , the latter a replacement for the injured Stevie Lee ( Nottingham Panthers ) while Belfast Giants goaltender Stephen Murphy , who has missed the majority of the season , will not be risked . The two notable absentees are Coventry Blaze captain Ashley Tait , who is the national team 's all-time appearance holder with 102 caps , and Belfast Giants ' Craig Peacock , who is named on the reserves list . Russell said : `` Since Christmas we have watched a lot of hockey and evaluated all our available options but , more importantly , searched for the right players who we believe fit into our playing philosophy and identity . `` When taking on the role of head coach I stated my goal to implement a new identity of play and to select players who fit into each role to make our group more balanced and complete as a unit . I believe we have done this and we have selected the right individuals for this period of the process . `` We have players returning with good international experience and we have some new blood coming into the fold as well , which is exciting . We have a good mix of speed , skill , power and grit . We also have the right mix of offensive-minded talent and more defensive-minded talent . For me , this is vital to us while pushing forward to reach our goals for not only this championship but for our future . '' After two warm-up matches against Poland , Britain head to Eindhoven for their Division 1B campaign where they will face Holland , Croatia , Estonia , Lithuania and South Korea between April 13-19 . Goaltenders : Ben Bowns ( Cardiff ) , Stevie Lyle ( Swindon ) , Tom Murdy ( Telford ) ; Defencemen : Josh Batch ( Cardiff ) , Russell Cowley ( Coventry ) , Ben O'Connor ( Sheffield ) , David Phillips ( Belfast ) , Mark Richardson ( Cardiff ) , Paul Swindlehurst ( Dundee ) , Mark Thomas ( Sheffield ) , Jonathan Weaver ( Telford ) ; Forwards : Chris Blight ( Dundee ) , Jonathan Boxill ( Nottingham ) , Robert Dowd ( Sheffield ) , Robert Farmer ( Nottingham ) , Mark Garside ( Belfast ) , Matt Haywood ( Braehead ) , Robert Lachowicz ( Nottingham ) , Matt Myers ( Cardiff ) , Jonathan Phillips ( Sheffield ) , Jack Prince ( University of Alabama-Huntsville ) , Colin Shields ( Belfast ) , Liam Stewart ( Spokane Chiefs ) . Reserves - Goaltender : Mike Will ( Cardiff ) ; Defencemen : James Griffin ( Coventry ) , Sam McCluskey ( Dundee ) , Sam Oakford ( Nottingham ) ; Forwards : Ben Davies ( Braehead ) , Joey Lewis ( Bad Tolz ) , Craig Peacock ( Belfast ) .
StewartLiam Stewart is in GB squad for World Championship in Holland . Liam Stewart is son of pop legend Rod Liam Stewart and model Rachel Hunter . StewartLiam Stewart plays ice hockey for Spokane Chiefs in Washington , USA . He is now poised to make his GB debut .