Five members of the 亚洲天堂 Lake women鈥檚 Vortex hockey team are gearing up for the ' and will be traveling to Iceland next month.

The women have been selected to travel as ambassadors of hockey with the Canadian Moose World Travelling Ice Hockey Club.

Locals, Jen McPhail, Rose Unruh, Janette Derksen, Janine Dougall and Cherie McEntire say they are eagerly anticipating the once in a lifetime opportunity to proudly represent 亚洲天堂 Lake and Canada.

According to McPhail, the Canadian Moose team, which is based out of Newmarket, Ontario, has previously been featured on CBC鈥檚 Hockey Night in Canada and has also been recognized by the Hockey Hall of Fame for its worldwide efforts in developing the game of hockey.

Since its formation in 1989, the Canadian Moose team has travelled to Europe and the South Pacific, including countries such as the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand, to introduce the sport to many new enthusiasts in regions where ice hockey is still in the early stages of development.

Derksen said the intent behind the Iceland tour is to introduce the sport to that country.

Through tournaments with developing teams and clinics, as well as visits to local schools, the Canadian Moose team are able to share hockey skills and raise awareness and enthusiasm for the game.

"None of us have been to Iceland before, so we are really excited about it," Derksen said.

The 2012 tour is scheduled for May 9 to 14 and will stop in the Iceland cities of Reykjavik for two games and Akureyri for two games.

The team will also play an exhibition game in Toronto before heading to Iceland.

"Not only will the tour provide an opportunity to share our great Canadian game, but it will engage team members in many cultural exchanges with the local Icelandic people," McPhail said.

Selection to the team was on a first come first serve basis and the women said they had been thinking about joining the team for a number of years.

"Jen started the ball rolling for this about three or four years ago," Derksen said.

While the 'just for fun' games will be the highlight of the tour, the women say they are also looking forward to some sightseeing while they are there.

The team's itinerary has scheduled stops at the , which is a 32 metre high, two tiered waterfall, as well as an excursion to Lake Myvatn, Godafoss Waterfall and the Blue Lagoon Geothermal Spa.

"We are really looking forward to visiting the geothermal spa," McEntire added.