With Walker and Storry's retirement, it looks like the future is now for Maddie Hinch and Kirsty McKay, who featured in recent international action in the Investeq Challenge cup and the GB training sessions that have begun with the Investeq World League coming to London over the summer. Hinch I think has been pushing for a place for longer, impressing in the premier league with Leicester after her days at Loughborough. McKay who plays for Bowdon Hightown recently got her first full international cup in that tournament and was England U21's about five years ago I think.Both can be seen in this GB training session (Maddie in Obo and McKay in Mercian and the helmet/cage combo set-up).
I'm not sure who the third goalkeeper is but I think it's Gemma Ible (Lee Ible, ex-Brooklands MU, Welsh international for the men's) sister, who played for GB U21's in the Junior World Cup four years or so ago. She also was the reserve in some internationals before the build up to the Olympics and seems to be wearing the same Obo helmet as before, so guess it's her!
Another goalkeeper who is a prospective member of the GB team eventually, is Scotland's Amy Gibson who is building up a reputation for herself with her shot stopping talents.
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