Great Britain men's national ice hockey team

Great Britain
Nickname(s) Team GB
Association Ice Hockey UK
General Manager Andy Buxton
Head coach Peter Russell
Assistants Chuck Weber
Tommy Watkins
Captain Jonathan Phillips
Most games David Longstaff (100)
Most points Tony Hand (100)
IIHF code GBR
IIHF ranking 24 Decrease2
Highest IIHF ranking 21 (first in 2011)
Lowest IIHF ranking 31 (2006)
Team colors               
First international
 Great Britain 3–0 Switzerland  
(Chamonix, France; 23 January 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 43 (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
Great Britain men's national ice hockey team
Medal record
Olympic Games
1936 Germany Team
1924 France Team
World Championship
1937 Great Britain
1938 Czechoslovakia
1935 Switzerland

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

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.[1] 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.

However, since then the national team has made little impact on the sport. 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 Milton Keynes Lightning of the EPIHL.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

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

World Championships

European Championships

Roster

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Height Weight Date of birth Club
1 Ben Bowns L 183 cm 81 kg 21 January 1991 United Kingdom Cardiff Devils
30 Stevie Lyle L 178 cm 79 kg 4 December 1979 United Kingdom Swindon Wildcats
Defencemen
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
22 Josh Batch L 193 cm 100 kg 15 January 1991 United Kingdom Cardiff Devils
26 Russell Cowley L 180 cm 78 kg 12 August 1983 United Kingdom Coventry Blaze
28 Ben O'Connor R 185 cm 85 kg 21 December 1988 United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers
13 Dave Phillips R 179 cm 89 kg 14 August 1987 United Kingdom Manchester Storm
17 Mark Richardson R 183 cm 88 kg 3 October 1986 United Kingdom Cardiff Devils
23 Paul Swindlehurst L 193 cm 90 kg 25 May 1993 United Kingdom Manchester Storm
4 Mark Thomas R 188 cm 86 kg 23 July 1983 United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers
14 Jonathan Weaver L 190 cm 83 kg 20 January 1977 United Kingdom Telford Tigers
Forwards
# Player Shoots Height Weight Date of birth Club
16 Chris Blight R 183 cm 86 kg 14 October 1982 United Kingdom Dundee Stars
18 Jonathan Boxill R 175 cm 82 kg 25 April 1989 United Kingdom Nottingham Panthers
12 Robert Dowd R 178 cm 82 kg 26 May 1988 United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers
10 Robert Farmer L 191 cm 94 kg 21 May 1991 United Kingdom Nottingham Panthers
11 Mark Garside L 175 cm 84 kg 21 March 1989 United Kingdom Belfast Giants
2 Matt Haywood L 178 cm 75 kg 27 December 1990 United Kingdom Braehead Clan
7 Robert Lachowicz L 178 cm 76 kg 8 February 1990 United Kingdom Nottingham Panthers
8 Matthew Myers R 189 cm 93 kg 6 November 1984 United Kingdom Nottingham Panthers
9 Craig Peacock L 180 cm 80 kg 8 August 1988 United Kingdom Belfast Giants
20 Jonathan Phillips R 175 cm 82 kg 14 July 1982 United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers
27 Jack Prince L 191 cm 93 kg 14 February 1991 United States Alabama–Huntsville Chargers
19 Colin Shields R 181 cm 82 kg 27 January 1980 United Kingdom Belfast Giants
Source: [2]

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