Great Britain men's national ice hockey team
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 (IIHF) in 1908, the team is controlled by Ice Hockey UK.[2] Great Britain is currently ranked 20th in the world by the IIHF as of the 2018 IIHF World Ranking,[3] their highest IIHF ranking ever.
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| 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 | Ashley Tait (110) |
| Most points | Tony Hand (107) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | GBR |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 19  |
| Highest IIHF | 19 (2020) |
| Lowest IIHF | 31 (2006) |
| First international | |
Great Britain   (Chamonix, France; 23 January 1909) | |
| Biggest win | |
Great Britain  (Geel or Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium; 16 March 1989) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
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| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 54 (first in 1930) |
| Best result |  |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1910) |
| Best result |  |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1924) |
| Medals |   |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 203–222–36 | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1936 Germany | Team |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1924 France | Team |
| World Championship | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1937 Great Britain | |
| 1938 Czechoslovakia | |
| 1935 Switzerland | |
History
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, France, and becoming Olympic champions in 1936 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.[4] 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.[5][6]
However, since then the national team has made little impact on the sport. Until they surprisingly qualified for the 2019 instalment 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 Glasgow Clan of the EIHL.
Tournament record
Olympic Games
The 1936 Winter Olympics gold medalists
| Year | Result | |||
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| 1924 |  | |||
| 1928 | 4th place | |||
| 1936 |  | |||
| 1948 | 5th place | |||
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Games | GP | W | OW | T | OL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank | |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 38 | George Elliot Clarkson | ? | Final Round | | |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 27 | ? | ? | First round | 4th | |
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7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | Percy Nicklin | Carl Erhardt | Final Round | | |
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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 – Finished in 13th place
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[7]
European Championships
| Games | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
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| 1915–1920 | No Championships (World War I). | |||||||||
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7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 19 | ? | ? | Third round | 4th |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | ? | ? | Consolation round | 7th |
Current roster
Roster for the 2020 Olympic Qualifiers.[8][9]
Head coach: Peter Russell
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Jackson Whistle | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 9 June 1995 | |
| 2 | D | Dallas Ehrhardt | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 31 July 1992 | |
| 3 | D | Travis Ehrhardt | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 12 March 1989 | |
| 5 | F | Ben Davies | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 18 January 1991 | |
| 7 | F | Robert Lachowicz | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 8 February 1990 | |
| 41 | D | Josh Batch | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 99 kg (218 lb) | 15 January 1991 | |
| 9 | F | Brett Perlini | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 14 June 1990 (aged 28) | |
| 10 | F | Robert Farmer | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 21 March 1991 | |
| 11 | F | Joseph Lewis | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 26 July 1992 | |
| 13 | D | David Phillips | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 14 August 1987 | |
| 14 | F | Liam Kirk | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 3 January 2000 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| 17 | D | Mark Richardson – A | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 3 October 1986 | |
| 59 | F | Ross Venus | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 28 April 1994 | |
| 20 | F | Jonathan Phillips – C | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 14 July 1982 | |
| 21 | F | Mike Hammond | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 21 February 1990 | |
| 23 | D | Paul Swindlehurst | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 25 March 1993 | |
| 26 | D | Evan Mosey | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 17 March 1989 | |
| 19 | F | Luke Ferrara | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 7 June 1993 | |
| 28 | D | Ben O'Connor | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 21 December 1988 | |
| 30 | G | Thomas Murdy | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 26 April 1991 | |
| 33 | G | Ben Bowns | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 21 January 1991 | |
| 54 | D | Tim Billingsley | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 17 January 1990 | |
| 74 | F | Ollie Betteridge | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 16 January 1996 | |
| 75 | F | Robert Dowd – A | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 26 May 1988 | |
| 91 | F | Ben Lake | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 31 May 1990 | |
See also
References
- "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. Books.google.co.uk. p. 123. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- "2018 Ranking (May)". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- "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.
- Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- "Russell names 25-man World Championship squad". icehockeyuk.co.uk. 22 April 2019.
- 2019 IIHF World Championship roster
External links
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