Great Britain men's national ice hockey team

Great Britain men's national ice hockey team
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Championship

Great Britain
Nickname(s)	Team GB
Association	Ice Hockey UK
General manager	Andy Buxton
Head coach	Peter Russell
Assistants	Adam Keefe; Corey Neilson
Captain	Jonathan Phillips
Most games	David Longstaff (100)
Most points	Tony Hand (100)
Team colors
IIHF code	GBR
Ranking
Current IIHF	22 2
Highest IIHF	21 (first in 2011)
Lowest IIHF	31 (2006)
First international
	Great Britain 3–0 Switzerland ; (Chamonix, France; 23 Januart 1909)
Biggest win
	Great Britain 26–0 New Zealand ; (Geel or Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium; 16 March 1989)
Biggest defeat
	Yugoslavia 21–1 Great Britain ; (Barcelona, Spain; 25 March 1979)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	52 (first in 1930)
Best result	Silver (1937, 1938)
European Championships
Appearances	3 (first in 1910)
Best result	Gold (1910)
Olympics
Appearances	4 (first in 1924)
Medals	Gold (1936); Bronze (1924)
International record (W–L–T)
	178–202–36

The British national ice hockey team (also known as Team GB) is the national men's ice hockey team of the United Kingdom. A founding member of the International Ice Hockey Federation in 1908, the team is controlled by Ice Hockey UK.^[1]

The team was a force on the international scene in the early 20th century, winning the first ever IIHF European Championship in 1910, finishing as bronze medalists at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, and becoming Olympic champions in 1936 in Germany.^[2] The gold-medal winning Olympic team was composed primarily of dual-national British-Canadians, many of whom having learned and played the game in Canada.^[3]^[4]

However, since then the national team has made little impact on the sport. Until they surprisingly qualified for the 2019 installment of the tournament, their last appearance in the top-level World Championship came in 1994. Great Britain last qualified for the Olympics in 1948.

The current head coach of the team is Peter Russell, who is also the head coach for the Braehead Clan of the EIHL.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

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The 1936 Winter Olympics gold medalists

Year	Result
1924	Bronze
1928	4th place
1936	Gold
1948	5th place
Totals
Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
4	1	0	1	2

Games	GP	W	OW	T	OL	L	GF	GA	Coach	Captain	Finish	Rank
1924 Chamonix	5	3	0	0	0	2	40	38	George Elliot Clarkson	?	Final Round
1928 St. Moritz	6	2	0	0	0	4	11	27	?	?	First Round	4th
1932 Lake Placid	Did not participate
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	7	5	0	2	0	0	17	3	Percy Nicklin	Carl Erhardt	Final Round
1948 St. Moritz	8	3	0	0	0	5	39	47	Carl Erhardt	?	Round-robin	5th

World Championships

1930 – Tied in 10th place
1931 – Finished in 8th place
1934 – Finished in 8th place
1935 – Won bronze medal
1937 – Won silver medal
1938 – Won silver medal
1939 – Finished in 8th place
1950 – Finished in 4th place
1951 – Finished in 5th place
1952 – Finished in 10th place (1st in the "B" pool)
1953 – Finished in 5th place (2nd in the "B" pool)
1961 – Finished in 10th place (2nd in the "B" pool, promoted)
1962 – Finished in 8th place (relegated)
1963 – Finished in 15th place (7th in the "B" pool)
1965 – Finished in 14th place (6th in the "B" pool)
1966 – Finished in 16th place (8th in the "B" pool, relegated)
1971 – Finished in 18th place (4th in the "C" pool)
1973 – Finished in 22nd place (8th in the "C" pool)
1976 – Finished in 21st place (5th in the "C" pool)
1977 – Finished in 24th place (7th in the "C" pool)
1979 – Finished in 23rd place (5th in the "C" pool)
1981 – Finished in 24th place (8th in the "C" pool, relegated)
1989 – Finished in 27th place (3rd in the "D" pool)
1990 – Finished in 26th place (1st in the "D" pool, promoted)
1991 – Finished in 21st place (5th in the "C" pool)
1992 – Finished in 21st place (1st in the "C" pool, promoted)
1993 – Finished in 13th place (1st in the "B" pool, promoted)
1994 – Finished in 12th place (relegated)
1995 – Finished in 19th place (7th in the "B" pool)
1996 – Finished in 16th place (4th in the "B" pool)
1997 – Finished in 18th place (6th in the "B" pool)
1998 – Finished in 22nd place (6th in the "B" pool)
1999 – Finished in 18th place (2nd in the "B" pool)
2000 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in the "B" pool)
2001 – Finished in 19th place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
2002 – Finished in 23rd place (4th in Division I, Group B)
2003 – Finished in 25th place (5th in Division I, Group B)
2004 – Finished in 25th place (5th in Division I, Group A)
2005 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Division I, Group A)
2006 – Finished in 26th place (5th in Division I, Group A)
2007 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Division I, Group B)
2008 – Finished in 23rd place (4th in Division I, Group A)
2009 – Finished in 22nd place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
2010 – Finished in 23rd place (4th in Division I, Group B)
2011 – Finished in 20th place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
2012 – Finished in 21st place (5th in Division I, Group A)
2013 – Finished in 22nd place (6th in Division I, Group A, relegated)
2014 – Finished in 26th place (4th in Division I, Group B)
2015 – Finished in 24th place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
2016 – Finished in 24th place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
2017 – Finished in 23rd place (1st in Division I, Group B, promoted)
2018 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division I, Group A, promoted)
2019 – To be determined

European Championships

Games	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Coach	Captain	Finish	Rank
1910 Les Avants	3	2	1	0	7	2	?	?	Round-robin
1911 Berlin	Did not participate
1912 Prague*	Did not participate
1913 Munich	Did not participate
1914 Berlin	Did not participate
1915–1920	No Championships (World War I).
1921 Stockholm	Did not participate
1922 St. Moritz	Did not participate
1923 Antwerp	Did not participate
1924 Milan	Did not participate
1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec	Did not participate
1926 Davos	7	3	0	4	26	19	?	?	Third round	4th
1927 Wien	Did not participate
1929 Budapest	Did not participate
1932 Berlin	4	2	1	1	10	9	?	?	Consolation round	7th

Roster

Roster for the 2018 IIHF World Championship.^[5]

Goaltenders
#	Player	Catches	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Jackson Whistle	L	185 cm	87 kg	(1995-06-09) 9 June 1995 (age 28)	Belfast Giants
30	Ben Bowns	L	183 cm	81 kg	(1991-01-21) 21 January 1991 (age 33)	Cardiff Devils
Defencemen
#	Player	Shoots	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
2	Dallas Ehrhardt	L	193 cm	102 kg	(1992-07-31) 31 July 1992 (age 31)	Manchester Storm
4	Stephen Lee	R	183 cm	90 kg	(1990-10-01) 1 October 1990 (age 33)	Nottingham Panthers
6	Zach Sullivan	R	175 cm	82 kg	(1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 (age 29)	Braehead Clan
13	Dave Phillips	R	191 cm	85 kg	(1987-08-14) 14 August 1987 (age 36)	Sheffield Steelers
17	Mark Richardson	R	183 cm	88 kg	(1986-10-03) 3 October 1986 (age 37)	Cardiff Devils
23	Paul Swindlehurst	L	193 cm	90 kg	(1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 (age 30)	Manchester Storm
28	Ben O'Connor	R	185 cm	85 kg	(1988-12-21) 21 December 1988 (age 35)	Sheffield Steelers
Forwards
#	Player	Shoots	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
5	Ben Davis	R	172 cm	75 kg	(1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 33)	Guildford Flames
7	Robert Lachowicz	L	178 cm	76 kg	(1990-02-08) 8 February 1990 (age 34)	Nottingham Panthers
8	Matthew Myers	R	189 cm	93 kg	(1984-11-06) 6 November 1984 (age 39)	Cardiff Devils
9	Brett Perlini	L	188 cm	91 kg	(1990-06-14) 14 June 1990 (age 33)	Nottingham Panthers
10	Robert Farmer	L	190 cm	94 kg	(1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 (age 33)	Nottingham Panthers
12	Robert Dowd	R	178 cm	80 kg	(1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 35)	Sheffield Steelers
14	Liam Kirk	L	182 cm	72 kg	(2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 24)	Sheffield Steelers
18	Oliver Betteridge	R	180 cm	80 kg	(1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 28)	Nottingham Panthers
19	Colin Shields	R	180 cm	82 kg	(1980-01-27) 27 January 1980 (age 44)	Belfast Giants
20	Jonathan Phillips	R	175 cm	81 kg	(1982-07-14) 14 July 1982 (age 41)	Sheffield Steelers
21	Mike Hammond	R	178 cm	82 kg	(1990-02-21) 21 February 1990 (age 34)	Manchester Storm
24	Brendon Brooks	L	175 cm	84 kg	(1978-11-26) 26 November 1978 (age 45)	Braehead Clan
27	Luke Ferrara	R	180 cm	89 kg	(1993-06-07) 7 June 1993 (age 30)	Coventry Blaze

References

^ Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. p. 123. Retrieved 30 October 2016. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ "Jeux Olympiques de Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 - Hockey sur glace". Hockeyarchives.info. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
^ Steve Pinder. "Ice Hockey: Britain complete 58-year circle: Today the British ice hockey team face Russia in their first appearance in a world championship since the 1936 Olympics. Steve Pinder reports". The Independent. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
^ "Team Great Britain made up of traitorous Canadians stole 1936 Olympic gold in ho". Calgarysun.com. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
^ "2018 World Championships Division 1A Team GB Roster. (Men)". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

External links

[1] Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. p. 123. Retrieved 30 October 2016. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[Passionhockey-2] "Jeux Olympiques de Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 - Hockey sur glace". Hockeyarchives.info. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

[3] Steve Pinder. "Ice Hockey: Britain complete 58-year circle: Today the British ice hockey team face Russia in their first appearance in a world championship since the 1936 Olympics. Steve Pinder reports". The Independent. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

[4] "Team Great Britain made up of traitorous Canadians stole 1936 Olympic gold in ho". Calgarysun.com. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

[5] "2018 World Championships Division 1A Team GB Roster. (Men)". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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