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.

Great Britain
Nickname(s)Team GB
AssociationIce Hockey UK
General ManagerAndy Buxton
Head coachPeter Russell
AssistantsAdam Keefe
Corey Neilson
CaptainJonathan Phillips
Most gamesAshley Tait (110)
Most pointsTony Hand (107)
Team colors              
IIHF codeGBR
Ranking
Current IIHF19 1 (24 April 2020)[1]
Highest IIHF19 (2020)
Lowest IIHF31 (2006)
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
Appearances54 (first in 1930)
Best result Silver (1937, 1938)
European Championships
Appearances3 (first in 1910)
Best result Gold (1910)
Olympics
Appearances4 (first in 1924)
Medals Gold (1936)
Bronze (1924)
International record (W–L–T)
203–222–36
Great Britain men's national ice hockey team
Medal record
Olympic Games
1936 GermanyTeam
1924 FranceTeam
World Championship
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 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 EHC Freiburg of the DEL2.

Tournament record

Olympic Games
The 1936 Winter Olympics gold medalists
YearResult
1924 Bronze
19284th place
1936 Gold
19485th place
Totals
GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
41012
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 – 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
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
1915–1920No 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

Current roster

Roster for the 2020 Olympic Qualifiers.[8][9]

Head coach: Peter Russell

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1GJackson Whistle1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)87 kg (192 lb) (1995-06-09) 9 June 1995 Nottingham Panthers
2DDallas Ehrhardt1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)102 kg (225 lb) (1992-07-31) 31 July 1992 Manchester Storm
3DTravis Ehrhardt1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)93 kg (205 lb) (1989-03-12) 12 March 1989 Glasgow Clan
5FBen Davies1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)75 kg (165 lb) (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 Guildford Flames
7FRobert Lachowicz1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)76 kg (168 lb) (1990-02-08) 8 February 1990 Nottingham Panthers
41DJosh Batch193 cm (6 ft 4 in)99 kg (218 lb) (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 Cardiff Devils
9FBrett Perlini1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)91 kg (201 lb) (1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 28) Nottingham Panthers
10FRobert Farmer1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)94 kg (207 lb) (1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 Lausitzer Füchse
11FJoseph Lewis1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1992-07-26) 26 July 1992 ESV Kaufbeuren
13DDavid Phillips1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1987-08-14) 14 August 1987 Sheffield Steelers
14FLiam Kirk1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)72 kg (159 lb) (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 Peterborough Petes
17DMark Richardson – A1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1986-10-03) 3 October 1986 Cardiff Devils
59FRoss Venus182 cm (6 ft 0 in)74 kg (163 lb) (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 Coventry blaze
20FJonathan Phillips – C1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)81 kg (179 lb) (1982-07-14) 14 July 1982 Sheffield Steelers
21FMike Hammond1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1990-02-21) 21 February 1990 Lausitzer Füchse
23DPaul Swindlehurst1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 Belfast Giants
26DEvan Mosey1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)84 kg (185 lb) (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 Cardiff Devils
19FLuke Ferrara1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)89 kg (196 lb) (1993-06-07) 7 June 1993 Coventry Blaze
28DBen O'Connor1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1988-12-21) 21 December 1988 Sheffield Steelers
30GThomas Murdy1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)71 kg (157 lb) (1991-04-26) 26 April 1991 Cardiff Devils
33GBen Bowns1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)81 kg (179 lb) (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991 Cardiff Devils
54DTim Billingsley1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)91 kg (201 lb) (1990-01-17) 17 January 1990 Nottingham Panthers
74FOllie Betteridge1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 Nottingham Panthers
75FRobert Dowd – A1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 Sheffield Steelers
91FBen Lake1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)77 kg (170 lb) (1990-05-31) 31 May 1990 Belfast Giants
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See also

References
  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. Books.google.co.uk. p. 123. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. "2018 Ranking (May)". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. "Jeux Olympiques de Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 – Hockey sur glace". Hockeyarchives.info. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  5. 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.
  6. "Team Great Britain made up of traitorous Canadians stole 1936 Olympic gold in ho". Calgarysun.com. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  7. Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  8. "Russell names 25-man World Championship squad". icehockeyuk.co.uk. 22 April 2019.
  9. 2019 IIHF World Championship roster
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