Great Britain men's national ice hockey team

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.

Tournament record Olympic Games

Games GP WOW TOL L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank 1924 Chamonix 5 3 0 0 0 2 40 38 Guy Clarkson Guy Clarkson Final Round 1928 St. Moritz 6 2 0 0 0 4 11 27 Victor Tait Victor Tait First round 4th place 1932 Lake Placiddid 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 Archie Stinchcombe Round-robin 5th place

Year Result 1924 1928 4th place 1936 1948 5th placeTotals Games Gold Silver Bronze Total 4 1 0 1 2

World Championships

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 1920did not participate 1924 Chamonix George Elliot Clarkson ? Top Division 1928 St. Moritz ? ? Top Division 4th place // 1930 Chamonix, Berlin, Vienna ? William Home Top Division tied 10th place 1931 Krynica-Zdrój Clarence Wedgewood John Magwood Top Division 8th place 1932did not participate 1933did not participate 1934 Milan John Magwood Carl Erhardt Top Division 8th place 1935 Davos Bunny Ahearne Carl Erhardt Top Division 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Percy Nicklin Carl Erhardt Top Division 1937 London Percy Nicklin Gordon Dailley Top Division 1938 Prague Percy Nicklin Gordon Dailley Top Division 1939 Zürich, Basel Percy Nicklin Gordon Dailley Top Division 8th place 1940–1946Competitions not held because of World War II 1947did not participate 1948 St. Moritz Carl Erhardt ? Top Division 5th place 1949did not participate 1950 London Lou Bates Ken Nicholson Top Division 4th place 1951 Paris James Mowat Ken Nicholson Top Division 5th place 1952 Liège Johnny Murray Johnny Murray Pool B 10th place (1st in the "B" pool) 1953 Zürich, Basel Johnny Murray Laurie Spence Pool B 5th place (2nd in the "B" pool) 1954did not participate 1955did not participate 1956did not participate 1957did not participate 1958did not participate 1959did not participate 1960did not participate 1961 Geneva, Lausanne Johnny Carlyle Johnny Murray Pool B 10th place (2nd in the "B" pool, promoted) 1962 Colorado Springs, Denver Johnny Murray Billy Brennan Top Division 8th place, relegated 1963 Stockholm Malcolm Beaton Bert Smith Pool B 15th place (7th in the "B" pool) 1964did not participate 1965 Turku, Rauma, Pori Billy Brennan Marshall Key Pool B 14th place (6th in the "B" pool) 1966 Zagreb Billy Brennan Billy Brennan Pool B 16th place (8th in the "B" pool, relegated) 1967did not participate 1968did not participate 1969did not participate 1970did not participate 1971 Nijmegen, Utrecht, Eindhoven, Tilburg, Rotterdam, Geleen,Den Bosch, Groningen, Heerenveen Johnny Carlyle Robert Stevenson Pool C 18th place (4th in the "C" pool) 1972did not participate 1973 Geleen, Rotterdam, Nijmegen, Utrecht, Tilburg, The Hague Ellis Firestone Terry Matthews Pool C 22nd place (8th in the "C" pool) 1974did not participate 1975did not participate 1976 Gdańsk George Beach ? Pool C 21st place (5th in the "C" pool) 1977 Copenhagen, Hørsholm Terry Matthews ? Pool C 24th place (7th in the "C" pool) 1978did not participate 1979 Barcelona Joe McIntosh Alastair Brennan Pool C 23rd place (5th in the "C" pool) 1981 Beijing Alex Dampier ? Pool C 24th place (8th in the "C" pool, relegated) 1982did not participate 1983did not participate 1985did not participate 1986did not participate 1987did not participate 1989 Geel, Heist-op-den-Berg Terry Matthews Stephen Cooper Pool D 27th place (3rd in the "D" pool) 1990 Cardiff Alex Dampier Chris Kelland Pool D 26th place (1st in the "D" pool, promoted) 1991 Brøndby Alex Dampier Chris Kelland Pool C 21st place (5th in the "C" pool) 1992 Kingston upon Hull Alex Dampier Chris Kelland Pool C 21st place (1st in the "C" pool, promoted) 1993 Eindhoven Alex Dampier Chris Kelland Pool B 13th place (1st in the "B" pool, promoted) 1994 Bolzano, Canazei, Milan Alex Dampier Chris Kelland Top Division 12th place, relegated 1995 Bratislava Jiří Petrnoušek Shannon Hope Pool B 19th place (7th in the "B" pool) 1996 Eindhoven Peter Woods Shannon Hope Pool B 16th place (4th in the "B" pool) 1997 Katowice, Sosnowiec Peter Woods Shannon Hope Pool B 18th place (6th in the "B" pool) 1998 Ljubljana, Jesenice Peter Woods Shannon Hope Pool B 22nd place (6th in the "B" pool) 1999 Odense, Rødovre Peter Woods Steve Moria Pool B 18th place (2nd in the "B" pool) 2000 Katowice, Kraków Peter Woods Steve Moria Pool B 19th place (3rd in the "B" pool) 2001 Ljubljana Chris McSorley David Longstaff Division I 19th place (2nd in Division I, Group B) 2002 Székesfehérvár, Dunaújváros Chris McSorley David Longstaff Division I 23rd place (4th in Division I, Group B) 2003 Zagreb Chris McSorley David Longstaff Division I 25th place (5th in Division I, Group B) 2004 Oslo Chris McSorley Steve Thornton Division I 25th place (5th in Division I, Group A) 2005 Debrecen Rick Strachan Ashley Tait Division I 24th place (4th in Division I, Group A) 2006 Amiens Rick Strachan Jonathan Weaver Division I 26th place (5th in Division I, Group A) 2007 Ljubljana Paul Thompson Jonathan Weaver Division I 24th place (4th in Division I, Group B) 2008 Innsbruck Paul Thompson Jonathan Weaver Division I 23rd place (4th in Division I, Group A) 2009 Toruń Paul Thompson Jonathan Weaver Division I 22nd place (3rd in Division I, Group B) 2010 Ljubljana Paul Thompson Jonathan Weaver Division I 23rd place (4th in Division I, Group B) 2011 Kyiv Paul Thompson Jonathan Weaver Division I 20th place (2nd in Division I, Group B) 2012 Ljubljana Tony Hand Jonathan Phillips Division I 21st place (5th in Division I, Group A) 2013 Budapest Tony Hand Jonathan Phillips Division I 22nd place (6th in Division I, Group A, relegated) 2014 Vilnius Doug Christiansen Jonathan Phillips Division I 26th place (4th in Division I, Group B) 2015 Eindhoven Peter Russell Jonathan Phillips Division I 24th place (2nd in Division I, Group B) 2016 Zagreb Peter Russell Jonathan Phillips Division I 24th place (2nd in Division I, Group B) 2017 Belfast Peter Russell Jonathan Phillips Division I 23rd place (1st in Division I, Group B, promoted) 2018 Budapest Peter Russell Jonathan Phillips Division I 17th place (1st in Division I, Group A, promoted) 2019 Bratislava, Košice Peter Russell Jonathan Phillips Top Division 13th place 2020 Zürich, LausanneCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Riga Corey Neilson Jonathan Phillips Top Division 14th place 2022 Tampere, Helsinki Peter Russell Jonathan Phillips Top Division 16th place, relegated 2023 Nottingham Peter Russell Jonathan Phillips Division I 17th place (1st in Division I, Group A, promoted) 2024 Prague, Ostrava Peter Russell Robert Dowd Top Division 15th place, relegated 2025 Sfântu Gheorghe Peter Russell Robert Dowd Division I 17th place (1st in Division I, Group A, promoted) 2026 Zurich, Fribourg Peter Russell Robert Dowd Top Division 16th place, relegated 2027 Tallinn Division I (Division I, Group A)

European Championships

Standalone tournaments Games GP W T L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank 1910 Les Avants 3 2 1 0 7 2 ? ? Round-robin 1911 Berlindid not participate 1912 Prague*did not participate 1913 Munichdid not participate 1914 Berlindid not participate1915–1920 No Championships (World War I). 1921 Stockholmdid not participate 1922 St. Moritzdid not participate 1923 Antwerpdid not participate 1924 Milandid not participate 1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovecdid not participate 1926 Davos 7 3 0 4 26 19 ? ? Third round 4th place 1927 Wiendid not participate 1929 Budapestdid not participate 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 2026 IIHF World Championship.

Head coach: Peter Russell

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam 3 D Liam Steele Sheffield Steeldogs 5 F Ben Davies Cardiff Devils 7 F Robert Lachowicz Glasgow Clan 8 D Bradley Jenion Manchester Storm 9 F Brett Perlini Cardiff Devils 14 F Liam Kirk – A Eisbären Berlin 15 F Jack Hopkins Coventry Blaze 17 D Mark Richardson – A Cardiff Devils 18 F Sam Lyne Cranbrook Bucks 20 G Mat Robson Coventry Blaze 24 D Josh Tetlow Nottingham Panthers 27 F Cole Shudra Sheffield Steelers 33 G Ben Bowns Cardiff Devils 35 G Lucas Brine Glasgow Clan 48 F Johnny Curran Dundee Stars 58 D David Clements Coventry Blaze 61 F Logan Neilson Fife Flyers 73 D Joseph Hazeldine Glasgow Clan 74 F Ollie Betteridge Nottingham Panthers 75 F Robert Dowd – C Sheffield Steelers 77 F Bayley Harewood Cardiff Devils 79 D Nathanael Halbert HK Olimpija 84 D Travis Brown Guildford Flames 92 F Joshua Waller Guildford Flames 94 F Cade Neilson Glasgow Clan

Uniform evolution

All-time record . Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD 4 4 0 0 42 8 +34 22 6 2 14 63 108 -45 6 2 0 4 17 32 -15 23 19 1 3 188 54 +134 8 1 1 6 36 47 -11 20 3 0 17 25 161 -136 8 5 0 3 62 30 +32 9 8 0 1 42 13 +29 3 0 0 3 3 15 -12 11 5 0 6 27 31 -4 30 9 4 17 93 139 -46 10 7 0 3 49 25 +24 6 2 0 4 13 31 -18 33 15 3 15 130 117 +13 16 3 1 12 29 71 -42 35 15 1 19 96 118 -22 1 1 0 0 12 0 +12 21 7 2 12 70 99 -29 16 8 1 7 44 45 -1 10 3 1 7 23 33 -12 12 4 1 7 39 50 -11 10 5 0 5 35 25 +10 30 22 1 7 155 99 +56 1 1 0 0 26 0 +26 3 2 0 1 24 9 +15 23 4 1 18 59 124 -65 39 26 2 11 136 116 +20 27 22 1 4 140 66 +76 2 0 0 2 4 19 -15 2 2 0 0 17 2 +15 5 0 0 5 7 29 -22 15 4 3 8 37 49 -12 9 6 0 3 46 23 +23 5 4 0 1 46 17 +29 15 4 2 9 27 65 -38 23 3 4 16 55 107 -52 10 4 1 5 22 38 -16 14 3 3 8 38 59 -21 4 0 2 2 11 33 -22Total 520 232 38 250 1 926 2 020 -94

See also England men's national ice hockey team Great Britain men's national junior ice hockey team Great Britain men's national under-18 ice hockey team Great Britain women's national ice hockey team Scotland national ice hockey team

References

External links

IIHF profile National Teams of Ice Hockey