Head coach Pete Russell has stressed the importance of discipline from his side as Great Britain begin their World Championship Division I Group A campaign against Slovenia this lunchtime. GB and Slovenia meet for the first time since 2012 in the tournament’s opening game at the Papp László Sportaréna. Slovenia, who played in this year’s…
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Defenceman Stevie Lee says he’s excited to be back at the world ice hockey’s second tier as Great Britain prepare for this week’s World Championship Division I Group A in Budapest. GB get their tournament under way tomorrow when they take on Slovenia who took part in this year’s Winter Olympics in Korea. “Just walking…
Forward Liam Kirk says the start of his first World Championship trip with Great Britain has been an “amazing experience so far”. The 18-year-old was named in Pete Russell’s 23-man squad for the World Championship Division I Group A in Budapest after an impressive season with Sheffield Steelers. “It has been very special so far…
Great Britain netminder Ben Bowns says the squad have settled in well to their surroundings in Budapest ahead of their World Championship Division I Group A campaign getting under way tomorrow against Slovenia. GB come into the tournament on the back of last season’s promotion from Division I Group B in Belfast, while Slovenia were…
By Craig Anderson Great Britain defenceman Zach Sullivan admits he was shocked to be included in Pete Russell’s squad for this week’s World Championship – now he wants to impress. The Braehead Clan stalwart is set for his first crack at senior international level in Budapest for the Division 1 Group A campaign, which starts…
By Craig Anderson Great Britain forward Ben Davies says the camp is upbeat as they prepare to travel to Budapest for the World Championship. The Welsh forward is back in the national fold after missing the last two campaigns and featured in Sunday’s 7-2 loss to Lithuania. And he says he and the rest of…
Head coach Pete Russell has named his 23-man squad to represent Great Britain at next week’s World Championship in Budapest. GB will face hosts Hungary, as well as Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland and Slovenia, from 22nd to 28th April. The six-team Division I Group A tournament will take place at the Papp Laszlo Sportarena, as GB…
Lithuania completed a double over Great Britain with a 7-2 win at the Skydome in the second of two matches between the two sides this weekend. The visitors had already won game one on Saturday night when they came from 2-0 down to score three third-period goals to take a 3-2 victory in Milton Keynes….
Great Britain and Lithuania go head-to-head for a second time this weekend as they meet in Coventry’s Skydome this afternoon (5:15pm). Lithuania fought back from 2-0 down with three third-period goals to win 3-2 in Milton Keynes last night. Next week, GB will travel to Budapest for the Division I Group A tournament and will…
A three-goal third-period fightback saw Lithuania beat Great Britain 3-2 in Milton Keynes in the first of two international challenge matches between the two sides this weekend. GB made six scratches for the night from their 28-man training camp roster, with Thomas Murdy, Jeremy Lundin, Zach Sullivan, Ben Davies, Ciaran Long and Ross Venus missing out, while Lithuania included…