Great Britain men's national ice hockey team

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Great Britain
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Team GB
AssociationIce Hockey UK
Head coachPeter Russell
AssistantsCorey Neilson
Chuck Weber
CaptainRobert Dowd
Most gamesJonathan Phillips (118)[1]
Top scorerColin Shields (42)
Most pointsTony Hand (108)
Team colors     
IIHF codeGBR
File:Great Britain national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 IHWC.png
Ranking
Current IIHF17 Increase 3 (27 May 2024)[2]
Highest IIHF16 (2021)
Lowest IIHF31 (2006)
First international
Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
(Chamonix, France; 23 January 1909)
Biggest win
Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 26–0 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
(Geel, Belgium; 16 March 1989)[3] [4]
Biggest defeat
Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 21–1 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
(Barcelona, Spain; 25 March 1979)
Olympics
Appearances4 (first in 1924)
MedalsGold Gold: (1936)
Bronze Bronze: (1924)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances57 (first in 1930)
Best resultGold Gold: (1936)
European Championships
Appearances3 (first in 1910)
Best resultGold Gold: (1910)
International record (W–L–T)
227–245–38
Great Britain men's national ice hockey team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1936 Germany Team
Bronze medal – third place 1924 France Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1936 Germany Team
Silver medal – second place 1937 Great Britain
Silver medal – second place 1938 Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal – third place 1924 France Team
Bronze medal – third place 1935 Switzerland
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1910 Switzerland

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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7][8] 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.[9] 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
France 1924 Chamonix 5 3 0 0 0 2 40 38 Guy Clarkson Guy Clarkson Final Round File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Switzerland 1928 St. Moritz 6 2 0 0 0 4 11 27 Victor Tait Victor Tait First round 4th place
United States 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 File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Switzerland 1948 St. Moritz 8 3 0 0 0 5 39 47 Carl Erhardt Archie Stinchcombe Round-robin 5th place
Year Result
1924 File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
1928 4th place
1936 File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold
1948 5th place
Totals
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
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.[10]
Championship Coach Captain Division Rank
1920 did not participate
France 1924 Chamonix George Elliot Clarkson ? Top Division File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Switzerland 1928 St. Moritz ? ? Top Division 4th place
France/Germany/Austria 1930 Chamonix, Berlin, Vienna ? William Home Top Division tied 10th place
Poland 1931 Krynica-Zdrój Clarence Wedgewood John Magwood Top Division 8th place
1932 did not participate
1933 did not participate
Italy 1934 Milan John Magwood Carl Erhardt Top Division 8th place
Switzerland 1935 Davos Bunny Ahearne Carl Erhardt Top Division File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Nazi Germany 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Percy Nicklin Carl Erhardt Top Division File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold
United Kingdom 1937 London Percy Nicklin Gordon Dailley Top Division File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Czechoslovakia 1938 Prague Percy Nicklin Gordon Dailley Top Division File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Switzerland 1939 Zürich, Basel Percy Nicklin Gordon Dailley Top Division 8th place
1940–1946 Competitions not held because of World War II
1947 did not participate
Switzerland 1948 St. Moritz Carl Erhardt ? Top Division 5th place
1949 did not participate
United Kingdom 1950 London Lou Bates Ken Nicholson Top Division 4th place
France 1951 Paris James Mowat Ken Nicholson Top Division 5th place
Belgium 1952 Liège Johnny Murray Johnny Murray Pool B 10th place (1st in the "B" pool)
Switzerland 1953 Zürich, Basel Johnny Murray Laurie Spence Pool B 5th place (2nd in the "B" pool)
1954 did not participate
1955 did not participate
1956 did not participate
1957 did not participate
1958 did not participate
1959 did not participate
1960 did not participate
Switzerland 1961 Geneva, Lausanne Johnny Carlyle Johnny Murray Pool B 10th place (2nd in the "B" pool, promoted)
United States 1962 Colorado Springs, Denver Johnny Murray Billy Brennan Top Division 8th place, relegated
Sweden 1963 Stockholm Malcolm Beaton Bert Smith Pool B 15th place (7th in the "B" pool)
1964 did not participate
Finland 1965 Turku, Rauma, Pori Billy Brennan Marshall Key Pool B 14th place (6th in the "B" pool)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1966 Zagreb Billy Brennan Billy Brennan Pool B 16th place (8th in the "B" pool, relegated)
1967 did not participate
1968 did not participate
1969 did not participate
1970 did not participate
Netherlands 1971 Nijmegen, Utrecht, Eindhoven, Tilburg, Rotterdam, Geleen,
Den Bosch, Groningen, Heerenveen 		Johnny Carlyle Robert Stevenson Pool C 18th place (4th in the "C" pool)
1972 did not participate
Netherlands 1973 Geleen, Rotterdam, Nijmegen, Utrecht, Tilburg, The Hague Ellis Firestone Terry Matthews Pool C 22nd place (8th in the "C" pool)
1974 did not participate
1975 did not participate
Poland 1976 Gdańsk George Beach ? Pool C 21st place (5th in the "C" pool)
Denmark 1977 Copenhagen, Hørsholm Terry Matthews ? Pool C 24th place (7th in the "C" pool)
1978 did not participate
Spain 1979 Barcelona Joe McIntosh Alastair Brennan Pool C 23rd place (5th in the "C" pool)
China 1981 Beijing Alex Dampier ? Pool C 24th place (8th in the "C" pool, relegated)
1982 did not participate
1983 did not participate
1985 did not participate
1986 did not participate
1987 did not participate
Belgium 1989 Geel, Heist-op-den-Berg Terry Matthews Stephen Cooper Pool D 27th place (3rd in the "D" pool)
United Kingdom 1990 Cardiff Alex Dampier Chris Kelland Pool D 26th place (1st in the "D" pool, promoted)
Denmark 1991 Brøndby Alex Dampier Chris Kelland Pool C 21st place (5th in the "C" pool)
United Kingdom 1992 Kingston upon Hull Alex Dampier Chris Kelland Pool C 21st place (1st in the "C" pool, promoted)
Netherlands 1993 Eindhoven Alex Dampier Chris Kelland Pool B 13th place (1st in the "B" pool, promoted)
Italy 1994 Bolzano, Canazei, Milan Alex Dampier Chris Kelland Top Division 12th place, relegated
Slovakia 1995 Bratislava Jiří Petrnoušek Shannon Hope Pool B 19th place (7th in the "B" pool)
Netherlands 1996 Eindhoven Peter Woods Shannon Hope Pool B 16th place (4th in the "B" pool)
Poland 1997 Katowice, Sosnowiec Peter Woods Shannon Hope Pool B 18th place (6th in the "B" pool)
Slovenia 1998 Ljubljana, Jesenice Peter Woods Shannon Hope Pool B 22nd place (6th in the "B" pool)
Denmark 1999 Odense, Rødovre Peter Woods Steve Moria Pool B 18th place (2nd in the "B" pool)
Poland 2000 Katowice, Kraków Peter Woods Steve Moria Pool B 19th place (3rd in the "B" pool)
Slovenia 2001 Ljubljana Chris McSorley David Longstaff Division I 19th place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
Hungary 2002 Székesfehérvár, Dunaújváros Chris McSorley David Longstaff Division I 23rd place (4th in Division I, Group B)
Croatia 2003 Zagreb Chris McSorley David Longstaff Division I 25th place (5th in Division I, Group B)
Norway 2004 Oslo Chris McSorley Steve Thornton Division I 25th place (5th in Division I, Group A)
Hungary 2005 Debrecen Rick Strachan Ashley Tait Division I 24th place (4th in Division I, Group A)
France 2006 Amiens Rick Strachan Jonathan Weaver Division I 26th place (5th in Division I, Group A)
Slovenia 2007 Ljubljana Paul Thompson Jonathan Weaver Division I 24th place (4th in Division I, Group B)
Austria 2008 Innsbruck Paul Thompson Jonathan Weaver Division I 23rd place (4th in Division I, Group A)
Poland 2009 Toruń Paul Thompson Jonathan Weaver Division I 22nd place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
Slovenia 2010 Ljubljana Paul Thompson Jonathan Weaver Division I 23rd place (4th in Division I, Group B)
Ukraine 2011 Kyiv Paul Thompson Jonathan Weaver Division I 20th place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
Slovenia 2012 Ljubljana Tony Hand Jonathan Phillips Division I 21st place (5th in Division I, Group A)
Hungary 2013 Budapest Tony Hand Jonathan Phillips Division I 22nd place (6th in Division I, Group A, relegated)
Lithuania 2014 Vilnius Doug Christiansen Jonathan Phillips Division I 26th place (4th in Division I, Group B)
Netherlands 2015 Eindhoven Peter Russell Jonathan Phillips Division I 24th place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
Croatia 2016 Zagreb Peter Russell Jonathan Phillips Division I 24th place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
United Kingdom 2017 Belfast Peter Russell Jonathan Phillips Division I 23rd place (1st in Division I, Group B, promoted)
Hungary 2018 Budapest Peter Russell Jonathan Phillips Division I 17th place (1st in Division I, Group A, promoted)
Slovakia 2019 Bratislava, Košice Peter Russell Jonathan Phillips Top Division 13th place
Switzerland 2020 Zürich, Lausanne Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[11]
Latvia 2021 Riga Corey Neilson Jonathan Phillips Top Division 14th place
Finland 2022 Tampere, Helsinki Peter Russell Jonathan Phillips Top Division 16th place, relegated
United Kingdom 2023 Nottingham Peter Russell Jonathan Phillips Division I 17th place (1st in Division I, Group A, promoted)
Czech Republic 2024 Prague, Ostrava Peter Russell Robert Dowd Top Division 15th place, relegated
Romania 2025 Sfântu Gheorghe Division I

European Championships

Standalone tournaments

Games GP W T L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
Switzerland 1910 Les Avants 3 2 1 0 7 2 ? ? Round-robin File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold
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).
Sweden 1921 Stockholm did not participate
Switzerland 1922 St. Moritz did not participate
Belgium 1923 Antwerp did not participate
Italy 1924 Milan did not participate
Czechoslovakia 1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec did not participate
Switzerland 1926 Davos 7 3 0 4 26 19 ? ? Third round 4th place
Austria 1927 Wien did not participate
Hungary 1929 Budapest did not participate
Germany 1932 Berlin 4 2 1 1 10 9 ? ? Consolation round 7th place

European Championship results from combined events

Year Coach Captain Rank
1928 ? ? File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
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 File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver
1936 Percy Nicklin Carl Erhardt File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold
1937 Percy Nicklin Gordon Dailley File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold
1938 Percy Nicklin Gordon Dailley File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold
1939 Percy Nicklin Gordon Dailley 6th place
1948 Carl Erhardt ? 4th place
1950 Lou Bates Ken Nicholson File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver
1951 James Mowat Ken Nicholson 4th place
1962 Johnny Murray Billy Brennan 6th place

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship.[12][13] 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) (1995-06-09) 9 June 1995 (age 29) Northern Ireland Belfast Giants
2 D Sam Ruopp 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1996-06-03) 3 June 1996 (age 28) Germany Lausitzer Füchse
5 F Ben Davies 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 33) Wales Cardiff Devils
7 F Robert Lachowicz 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1990-02-08) 8 February 1990 (age 34) Scotland Glasgow Clan
9 F Brett Perlini 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (1990-06-14) 14 June 1990 (age 34) Wales Cardiff Devils
11 F Cam Critchlow 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1991-12-18) 18 December 1991 (age 33) England Manchester Storm
13 D David Phillips 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1987-08-14) 14 August 1987 (age 37) Northern Ireland Belfast Giants
14 F Liam Kirk – A 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 72 kg (159 lb) (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 25) Germany Eisbären Berlin
16 F Sam Duggan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 (age 26) Wales Cardiff Devils
17 D Mark Richardson – A 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1986-10-03) 3 October 1986 (age 38) Wales Cardiff Devils
23 F Sean Norris 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1999-09-14) 14 September 1999 (age 25) Northern Ireland Belfast Giants
24 D Josh Tetlow 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 103 kg (227 lb) (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 26) England Nottingham Panthers
26 D Evan Mosey 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 35) Wales Cardiff Devils
27 F Cole Shudra 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26) England Sheffield Steelers
28 D Ben O'Connor 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1988-12-21) 21 December 1988 (age 36) Scotland Dundee Stars
33 G Ben Bowns 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991 (age 33) Wales Cardiff Devils
35 G Lucas Brine 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 22) Scotland Glasgow Clan
41 D Josh Batch 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 (age 33) Wales Cardiff Devils
44 D Sam Jones 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1997-11-11) 11 November 1997 (age 27) England Sheffield Steelers
48 F Johnny Curran 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 79 kg (174 lb) (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995 (age 29) England Coventry Blaze
74 F Ollie Betteridge 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 28) England Nottingham Panthers
75 F Robert Dowd – C 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 36) England Sheffield Steelers
79 D Nathanael Halbert 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1995-09-30) 30 September 1995 (age 29) Austria HC Innsbruck
91 F Ben Lake 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (1990-05-31) 31 May 1990 (age 34) Northern Ireland Belfast Giants
94 F Cade Neilson 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (2001-05-15) 15 May 2001 (age 23) United States Michigan Tech Huskies

Uniform evolution

All-time record

As of 21 May 2024.[14]
Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 4 4 0 0 42 8 +34
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 21 6 2 13 61 103 -42
File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 6 2 0 4 17 32 -15
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 23 19 1 3 188 54 +134
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 8 1 1 6 36 47 -11
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 20 3 0 17 25 161 -136
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 8 5 0 3 62 30 +32
File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 9 8 0 1 42 13 +29
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 3 0 0 3 3 15 -12
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 11 5 0 6 27 31 -4
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 29 9 4 16 92 136 -44
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 10 7 0 3 49 25 +24
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 5 2 0 3 13 27 -14
File:Flag of France.svg France 33 15 3 15 130 117 +13
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 15 3 1 11 26 65 -39
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 34 15 1 18 96 113 -17
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 1 1 0 0 12 0 +12
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 19 6 2 11 61 93 -32
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 14 6 1 7 36 39 -3
File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 10 3 1 7 23 33 -12
File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 11 4 1 6 39 44 -5
File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 10 5 0 5 35 25 +10
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 30 22 1 7 155 99 +56
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 1 1 0 0 26 0 +26
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 3 2 0 1 24 9 +15
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 22 4 1 17 57 118 -61
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 36 24 2 10 128 111 +17
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 26 21 1 4 138 63 +75
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 2 0 0 2 4 19 -15
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 2 2 0 0 17 2 +15
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 5 0 0 5 7 29 -22
File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 13 4 3 6 34 40 -6
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 9 6 0 3 46 23 +23
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 5 4 0 1 46 17 +29
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 15 4 2 9 27 65 -38
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 22 3 4 15 54 103 -49
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 8 2 1 5 15 33 -18
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 13 3 3 7 37 54 -17
File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 4 0 2 2 11 33 -22
Total 510 227 38 245 1 899 1 991 -92

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jonathan Phillips Set to Become Most-Capped Player in Gb History – Ihuk".
  2. ↑ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Boost for Britain". Sunderland Daily Echo. 15 March 1989.
  4. ↑ "Scott Strikes for Brits". Edinburgh Evening News. 15 March 1989.
  5. ↑ Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. p. 123. ISBN 9781598843002. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Jeux Olympiques de Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 – Hockey sur glace". Hockeyarchives.info. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Team Great Britain made up of traitorous Canadians stole 1936 Olympic gold in ho". Calgarysun.com. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Winter Olympics 2020: Great Britain miss out on ice hockey qualification".
  10. ↑ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. 17 March 2019.
  12. ↑ "GB confirm team for World Championship". icehockeyuk.co.uk. 3 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "Team roster: Great Britain" (PDF). iihf.com. 10 May 2024.
  14. ↑ "Great Britain - National Teams of Ice Hockey". nationalteamsoficehockey.com. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

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