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Great Britain men's national ice hockey team
Men's national ice hockey team representing the UK
Men's national ice hockey team representing the UK
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Great Britain | |
| Badge | GreatBritainIceHockey.png | |
| Nickname | Team GB | |
| Association | Ice Hockey UK | |
| General Manager | Andy Buxton | |
| Coach | Peter Russell | |
| Asst Coach | Corey Neilson | |
| Chuck Weber | ||
| Captain | Robert Dowd | |
| Most games | Jonathan Phillips (118) | |
| Top scorer | Colin Shields (42) | |
| Most points | Tony Hand (108) | |
| IIHF code | GBR | |
| IIHF Rank | ||
| IIHF max | 16 | |
| IIHF max date | 2021 | |
| IIHF min | 31 | |
| IIHF min date | 2006 | |
| Team_Colors | ||
| Jerseys | [[File:Great Britain national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 IHWC.png | 173px]] |
| First game | 3–0 | |
| (Chamonix, France; 23 January 1909) | ||
| Largest win | 26–0 | |
| (Geel, Belgium; 16 March 1989) | ||
| Largest loss | 21–1 | |
| (Barcelona, Spain; 25 March 1979) | ||
| World champ apps | 58 | |
| World champ first | 1930 | |
| World champ best | *Gold:* (1936) | |
| Olympic apps | 4 | |
| Olympic first | 1924 | |
| Olympic medals | *Gold:* (1936) | |
| *Bronze:* (1924) | ||
| Regional name | European Championships | |
| Regional cup apps | 3 | |
| Regional cup first | 1910 | |
| Regional cup best | *Gold:* (1910) | |
| Record | 232–250–38 |
Chuck Weber (Chamonix, France; 23 January 1909) (Geel, Belgium; 16 March 1989) (Barcelona, Spain; 25 March 1979) Bronze: (1924) The Great Britain men's national ice hockey team (also known as Team GB) is the national ice hockey team that represents the United Kingdom. A founding member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 1908, the team is controlled by Ice Hockey UK.
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. 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. 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 Cardiff Devils.
Tournament record
Olympic Games
| Games | GP | W | OW | T | OL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA 1924 Chamonix | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 38 | Guy Clarkson | Guy Clarkson | Final Round | |
| SUI 1928 St. Moritz | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 27 | Victor Tait | Victor Tait | First round | 4th place |
| USA 1932 Lake Placid | *did not participate* | |||||||||||
| Nazi Germany 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | Percy Nicklin | Carl Erhardt | Final Round | |
| SUI 1948 St. Moritz | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 47 | Carl Erhardt | Archie Stinchcombe | Round-robin | 5th place |
| Year | Result | **Totals** | Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | |||||||
| 1928 | 4th place | ||||||
| 1936 | |||||||
| 1948 | 5th place | ||||||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
World Championships
Main article: List of IIHF World Championship medalists
:Note: Between 1920 and 1968, the Olympic ice hockey tournament was also considered the World Championship for that year. :Note: World War II forced cancellation of all tournaments from 1940 to 1946. :Note: In 1972, a separate tournament was held both for the World Championships and the Winter Olympics for the first time. :Note: No World Championships were held during the Olympic years 1980, 1984, and 1988. :Note: the 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Championship | Coach | Captain | Division | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | *did not participate* | |||
| FRA 1924 Chamonix | George Elliot Clarkson | ? | Top Division | |
| SUI 1928 St. Moritz | ? | ? | Top Division | 4th place |
| France/Germany/AUT [1930 Chamonix, Berlin, Vienna](1930-ice-hockey-world-championships) | ? | William Home | Top Division | tied 10th place |
| Poland [1931 Krynica-Zdrój](1931-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Clarence Wedgewood | John Magwood | Top Division | 8th place |
| 1932 | *did not participate* | |||
| [1933](1933-ice-hockey-world-championships) | *did not participate* | |||
| Italy [1934 Milan](1934-ice-hockey-world-championships) | John Magwood | Carl Erhardt | Top Division | 8th place |
| SUI [1935 Davos](1935-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Bunny Ahearne | Carl Erhardt | Top Division | |
| Nazi Germany 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Percy Nicklin | Carl Erhardt | Top Division | |
| GBR [1937 London](1937-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Percy Nicklin | Gordon Dailley | Top Division | |
| CSK [1938 Prague](1938-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Percy Nicklin | Gordon Dailley | Top Division | |
| SUI [1939 Zürich, Basel](1939-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Percy Nicklin | Gordon Dailley | Top Division | 8th place |
| 1940–1946 | *Competitions not held because of World War II* | |||
| [1947](1947-ice-hockey-world-championships) | *did not participate* | |||
| SUI 1948 St. Moritz | Carl Erhardt | ? | Top Division | 5th place |
| [1949](1949-ice-hockey-world-championships) | *did not participate* | |||
| GBR [1950 London](1950-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Lou Bates | Ken Nicholson | Top Division | 4th place |
| France [1951 Paris](1951-ice-hockey-world-championships) | James Mowat | Ken Nicholson | Top Division | 5th place |
| BEL 1952 Liège | Johnny Murray | Johnny Murray | Pool B | 10th place (1st in the "B" pool) |
| SUI [1953 Zürich, Basel](1953-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Johnny Murray | Laurie Spence | Pool B | 5th place (2nd in the "B" pool) |
| [1954](1954-ice-hockey-world-championships) | *did not participate* | |||
| [1955](1955-ice-hockey-world-championships) | *did not participate* | |||
| 1956 | *did not participate* | |||
| [1957](1957-ice-hockey-world-championships) | *did not participate* | |||
| [1958](1958-ice-hockey-world-championships) | *did not participate* | |||
| [1959](1959-ice-hockey-world-championships) | *did not participate* | |||
| 1960 | *did not participate* | |||
| SUI [1961 Geneva, Lausanne](1961-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Johnny Carlyle | Johnny Murray | Pool B | 10th place (2nd in the "B" pool, promoted) |
| USA [1962 Colorado Springs, Denver](1962-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Johnny Murray | Billy Brennan | Top Division | 8th place, relegated |
| SWE [1963 Stockholm](1963-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Malcolm Beaton | Bert Smith | Pool B | 15th place (7th in the "B" pool) |
| 1964 | *did not participate* | |||
| FIN [1965 Turku, Rauma, Pori](1965-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Billy Brennan | Marshall Key | Pool B | 14th place (6th in the "B" pool) |
| YUG [1966 Zagreb](1966-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Billy Brennan | Billy Brennan | Pool B | 16th place (8th in the "B" pool, relegated) |
| [1967](1967-ice-hockey-world-championships) | *did not participate* | |||
| 1968 | *did not participate* | |||
| [1969](1969-ice-hockey-world-championships) | *did not participate* | |||
| [1970](1970-ice-hockey-world-championships) | *did not participate* | |||
| NED [1971 Nijmegen, Utrecht, Eindhoven, Tilburg, Rotterdam, Geleen, | ||||
| Den Bosch, Groningen, Heerenveen](1971-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Johnny Carlyle | Robert Stevenson | Pool C | 18th place (4th in the "C" pool) |
| [1972](1972-ice-hockey-world-championships) | *did not participate* | |||
| NED [1973 Geleen, Rotterdam, Nijmegen, Utrecht, Tilburg, The Hague](1973-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Ellis Firestone | Terry Matthews | Pool C | 22nd place (8th in the "C" pool) |
| [1974](1974-ice-hockey-world-championships) | *did not participate* | |||
| [1975](1975-ice-hockey-world-championships) | *did not participate* | |||
| POL [1976 Gdańsk](1976-ice-hockey-world-championships) | George Beach | ? | Pool C | 21st place (5th in the "C" pool) |
| DEN [1977 Copenhagen, Hørsholm](1977-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Terry Matthews | ? | Pool C | 24th place (7th in the "C" pool) |
| [1978](1978-ice-hockey-world-championships) | *did not participate* | |||
| ESP [1979 Barcelona](1979-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Joe McIntosh | Alastair Brennan | Pool C | 23rd place (5th in the "C" pool) |
| CHN [1981 Beijing](1981-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Alex Dampier | ? | Pool C | 24th place (8th in the "C" pool, relegated) |
| [1982](1982-ice-hockey-world-championships) | *did not participate* | |||
| [1983](1983-ice-hockey-world-championships) | *did not participate* | |||
| [1985](1985-ice-hockey-world-championships) | *did not participate* | |||
| [1986](1986-ice-hockey-world-championships) | *did not participate* | |||
| [1987](1987-ice-hockey-world-championships) | *did not participate* | |||
| BEL [1989 Geel, Heist-op-den-Berg](1989-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Terry Matthews | Stephen Cooper | Pool D | 27th place (3rd in the "D" pool) |
| GBR [1990 Cardiff](1990-men-s-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Alex Dampier | Chris Kelland | Pool D | 26th place (1st in the "D" pool, promoted) |
| DEN [1991 Brøndby](1991-men-s-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Alex Dampier | Chris Kelland | Pool C | 21st place (5th in the "C" pool) |
| GBR [1992 Kingston upon Hull](1992-men-s-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Alex Dampier | Chris Kelland | Pool C | 21st place (1st in the "C" pool, promoted) |
| NED [1993 Eindhoven](1993-men-s-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Alex Dampier | Chris Kelland | Pool B | 13th place (1st in the "B" pool, promoted) |
| ITA [1994 Bolzano, Canazei, Milan](1994-men-s-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Alex Dampier | Chris Kelland | Top Division | 12th place, relegated |
| SVK [1995 Bratislava](1995-men-s-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Jiří Petrnoušek | Shannon Hope | Pool B | 19th place (7th in the "B" pool) |
| NED [1996 Eindhoven](1996-men-s-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Peter Woods | Shannon Hope | Pool B | 16th place (4th in the "B" pool) |
| POL [1997 Katowice, Sosnowiec](1997-men-s-ice-hockey-world-championships) | Peter Woods | Shannon Hope | Pool B | 18th place (6th in the "B" pool) |
| SVN [1998 Ljubljana, Jesenice](1998-men-s-ice-hockey-world-championships-world-championship-group-b-slovenia) | Peter Woods | Shannon Hope | Pool B | 22nd place (6th in the "B" pool) |
| DEN [1999 Odense, Rødovre](1999-men-s-ice-hockey-world-championships-world-championship-group-b) | Peter Woods | Steve Moria | Pool B | 18th place (2nd in the "B" pool) |
| POL [2000 Katowice, Kraków](2000-men-s-ice-hockey-world-championships-world-championship-group-b-poland) | Peter Woods | Steve Moria | Pool B | 19th place (3rd in the "B" pool) |
| SLO [2001 Ljubljana](2001-men-s-world-ice-hockey-championships-division-i) | Chris McSorley | David Longstaff | Division I | 19th place (2nd in Division I, Group B) |
| HUN [2002 Székesfehérvár, Dunaújváros](2002-men-s-world-ice-hockey-championships-division-i) | Chris McSorley | David Longstaff | Division I | 23rd place (4th in Division I, Group B) |
| CRO [2003 Zagreb](2003-men-s-world-ice-hockey-championships-division-i) | Chris McSorley | David Longstaff | Division I | 25th place (5th in Division I, Group B) |
| NOR [2004 Oslo](2004-men-s-world-ice-hockey-championships-division-i) | Chris McSorley | Steve Thornton | Division I | 25th place (5th in Division I, Group A) |
| HUN [2005 Debrecen](2005-iihf-world-championship-division-i) | Rick Strachan | Ashley Tait | Division I | 24th place (4th in Division I, Group A) |
| FRA [2006 Amiens](2006-iihf-world-championship-division-i) | Rick Strachan | Jonathan Weaver | Division I | 26th place (5th in Division I, Group A) |
| SLO [2007 Ljubljana](2007-iihf-world-championship-division-i) | Paul Thompson | Jonathan Weaver | Division I | 24th place (4th in Division I, Group B) |
| AUT [2008 Innsbruck](2008-iihf-world-championship-division-i) | Paul Thompson | Jonathan Weaver | Division I | 23rd place (4th in Division I, Group A) |
| POL [2009 Toruń](2009-iihf-world-championship-division-i) | Paul Thompson | Jonathan Weaver | Division I | 22nd place (3rd in Division I, Group B) |
| SLO [2010 Ljubljana](2010-iihf-world-championship-division-i-world-championship-group-b-slovenia) | Paul Thompson | Jonathan Weaver | Division I | 23rd place (4th in Division I, Group B) |
| UKR [2011 Kyiv](2011-iihf-world-championship-division-i-world-championship-group-a-ukraine) | Paul Thompson | Jonathan Weaver | Division I | 20th place (2nd in Division I, Group B) |
| SLO [2012 Ljubljana](2012-iihf-world-championship-division-i-world-championship-group-a-slovenia) | Tony Hand | Jonathan Phillips | Division I | 21st place (5th in Division I, Group A) |
| HUN [2013 Budapest](2013-iihf-world-championship-division-i-world-championship-group-a-hungary) | Tony Hand | Jonathan Phillips | Division I | 22nd place (6th in Division I, Group A, relegated) |
| LTU [2014 Vilnius](2014-iihf-world-championship-division-i-world-championship-group-b-lithuania) | Doug Christiansen | Jonathan Phillips | Division I | 26th place (4th in Division I, Group B) |
| NED [2015 Eindhoven](2015-iihf-world-championship-division-i-world-championship-group-b-netherlands) | Peter Russell | Jonathan Phillips | Division I | 24th place (2nd in Division I, Group B) |
| CRO [2016 Zagreb](2016-iihf-world-championship-division-i-world-championship-group-b-croatia) | Peter Russell | Jonathan Phillips | Division I | 24th place (2nd in Division I, Group B) |
| GBR [2017 Belfast](2017-iihf-world-championship-division-i-world-championship-group-b-united-kingdom) | Peter Russell | Jonathan Phillips | Division I | 23rd place (1st in Division I, Group B, promoted) |
| HUN [2018 Budapest](2018-iihf-world-championship-division-i-world-championship-group-a-hungary) | Peter Russell | Jonathan Phillips | Division I | 17th place (1st in Division I, Group A, promoted) |
| SVK [2019 Bratislava, Košice](2019-iihf-world-championship) | Peter Russell | Jonathan Phillips | Top Division | 13th place |
| SUI [2020 Zürich, Lausanne](2020-iihf-world-championship) | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| LAT [2021 Riga](2021-iihf-world-championship) | Corey Neilson | Jonathan Phillips | Top Division | 14th place |
| FIN [2022 Tampere, Helsinki](2022-iihf-world-championship) | Peter Russell | Jonathan Phillips | Top Division | 16th place, relegated |
| GBR [2023 Nottingham](2023-iihf-world-championship-division-i-world-championship-group-a) | Peter Russell | Jonathan Phillips | Division I | 17th place (1st in Division I, Group A, promoted) |
| CZE [2024 Prague, Ostrava](2024-iihf-world-championship) | Peter Russell | Robert Dowd | Top Division | 15th place, relegated |
| ROU [2025 Sfântu Gheorghe](2025-iihf-world-championship-division-i) | Peter Russell | Robert Dowd | Division I | 17th place (1st in Division I, Group A, promoted) |
| SUI [2026 Zurich, Fribourg](2026-iihf-world-championship) | Top Division |
European Championships
Standalone tournaments
| Games | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUI 1910 Les Avants | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ? | ? | Round-robin | |
| German Empire 1911 Berlin | *did not participate* | |||||||||
| Austria-Hungary 1912 Prague* | *did not participate* | |||||||||
| German Empire 1913 Munich | *did not participate* | |||||||||
| German Empire 1914 Berlin | *did not participate* | |||||||||
| 1915–1920 | *No Championships (World War I).* | |||||||||
| SWE 1921 Stockholm | *did not participate* | |||||||||
| SUI 1922 St. Moritz | *did not participate* | |||||||||
| BEL 1923 Antwerp | *did not participate* | |||||||||
| ITA 1924 Milan | *did not participate* | |||||||||
| TCH 1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec | *did not participate* | |||||||||
| SUI 1926 Davos | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 19 | ? | ? | Third round | 4th place |
| AUT 1927 Wien | *did not participate* | |||||||||
| HUN 1929 Budapest | *did not participate* | |||||||||
| GER 1932 Berlin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | ? | ? | Consolation round | 7th place |
European Championship results from combined events
| Year | Coach | Captain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | ? | ? | |
| 1930 | ? | William Home | tied 8th place |
| 1931 | Clarence Wedgewood | John Magwood | 7th place |
| 1934 | John Magwood | Carl Erhardt | 6th place |
| 1935 | Bunny Ahearne | Carl Erhardt | |
| 1936 | Percy Nicklin | Carl Erhardt | |
| 1937 | Percy Nicklin | Gordon Dailley | |
| 1938 | Percy Nicklin | Gordon Dailley | |
| 1939 | Percy Nicklin | Gordon Dailley | 6th place |
| 1948 | Carl Erhardt | ? | 4th place |
| 1950 | Lou Bates | Ken Nicholson | |
| 1951 | James Mowat | Ken Nicholson | 4th place |
| 1962 | Johnny Murray | Billy Brennan | 6th place |
Current roster
Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship.
Head coach: Peter Russell
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Jackson Whistle | 1.85 m | 87 kg | NIR Belfast Giants | |
| 2 | D | Sam Ruopp | 1.93 m | 95 kg | GER Lausitzer Füchse | |
| 5 | F | Ben Davies | 1.73 m | 81 kg | WAL Cardiff Devils | |
| 7 | F | Robert Lachowicz | 1.78 m | 80 kg | SCO Glasgow Clan | |
| 9 | F | Brett Perlini | 1.88 m | 91 kg | WAL Cardiff Devils | |
| 11 | F | Cam Critchlow | 1.75 m | 86 kg | ENG Manchester Storm | |
| 13 | D | David Phillips | 1.91 m | 88 kg | NIR Belfast Giants | |
| 14 | F | Liam Kirk – **A** | 1.82 m | 72 kg | GER Eisbären Berlin | |
| 16 | F | Sam Duggan | 1.85 m | 90 kg | WAL Cardiff Devils | |
| 17 | D | Mark Richardson – **A** | 1.83 m | 88 kg | WAL Cardiff Devils | |
| 23 | F | Sean Norris | 1.78 m | 75 kg | NIR Belfast Giants | |
| 24 | D | Josh Tetlow | 1.98 m | 103 kg | ENG Nottingham Panthers | |
| 26 | D | Evan Mosey | 1.80 m | 84 kg | WAL Cardiff Devils | |
| 27 | F | Cole Shudra | 1.88 m | 95 kg | ENG Sheffield Steelers | |
| 28 | D | Ben O'Connor | 1.85 m | 85 kg | ENG Swindon Wildcats | |
| 33 | G | Ben Bowns | 1.83 m | 81 kg | WAL Cardiff Devils | |
| 35 | G | Lucas Brine | 1.85 m | 77 kg | SCO Glasgow Clan | |
| 41 | D | Josh Batch | 1.93 m | 100 kg | WAL Cardiff Devils | |
| 44 | D | Sam Jones | 1.88 m | 86 kg | ENG Sheffield Steelers | |
| 48 | F | Johnny Curran | 1.78 m | 79 kg | ENG Nottingham Panthers | |
| 74 | F | Ollie Betteridge | 1.80 m | 80 kg | ENG Nottingham Panthers | |
| 75 | F | Robert Dowd – **C** | 1.78 m | 80 kg | ENG Sheffield Steelers | |
| 79 | D | Nathanael Halbert | 1.83 m | 88 kg | AUT HC Innsbruck | |
| 91 | F | Ben Lake | 1.80 m | 77 kg | NIR Belfast Giants | |
| 94 | F | Cade Neilson | 1.83 m | 88 kg | USA Michigan Tech Huskies |
Uniform evolution
File:Great Britain national ice hockey team jerseys 2019 IHWC.png|2019–2021 File:Great Britain national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 IHWC.png|2022–
All-time record
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