Ice Hockey: Rachel Hunter's son, Liam, set to represent Ice Blacks against Australia

Liam Stewart celebrating with his family after a win for Great Britain in 2017. Photo / Getty Images

Liam Stewart, the son of Kiwi model Rachel Hunter and British music icon Rod Stewart, will represent New Zealand in ice hockey.

Stewart has been called into the Ice Blacks squad for next month's defence of the Trans-Tasman Challenge series against Australia's Mighty Roos.

Liam Stewart is in the midst of an impressive first-year in the NZIHL, finishing the regular season as the top goal...

Posted by Puck Yeah on Thursday, 1 August 2019

The call comes as a result of his stellar first-year in the New Zealand ice hockey league with the Queenstown-based Stampede, in which he finished the regular season as the top goal scorer with 18.

Liam Stewart has represented Great Britain in ice hockey in the past. Photo / Getty Images

The forward joins a strong squad for the tilt in Queenstown in September, which is held as a part of the annual New Zealand Winter Games.

Here are your Ice Blacks for the 2019 Trans-Tasman Challenge series! We can't wait to take on the Australia Mighty Roos...

Posted by New Zealand Ice Blacks on Wednesday, 31 July 2019

It won't be Stewart's first international outing in the sport, having previously represented Great Britain on the world's stage. In 2017, he was part of the Great Britain team who won the Division 1B World Championships, earning promotion into the 1A competition.