British National Team

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Great Britain
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Team GB
Association Ice Hockey UK
Most games David Longstaff (100)
Most points Tony Hand (100)
IIHF code GBR
IIHF ranking 24
Highest IIHF ranking 21 (first in 2011)
Lowest IIHF ranking 31 (2006)
Team colors               
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
Appearances 43 (first in 1930)
Best result Silver medal icon.png Silver (1937, 1938)
European Championships
Appearances 3 (first in 1910)
Best result Gold medal icon.png Gold (1910)
Olympics
Appearances 4 (first in 1924)
Medals Gold medal icon.png Gold (1936)
Bronze medal icon.png Bronze (1924)
International record (W–L–T)
174–201–36

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Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1936 Germany Team
Bronze medal – third place 1924 France Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1937 Great Britain Team
Silver medal – second place 1938 Czechoslovakia Team
Bronze medal – third place 1935 Switzerland Team

The British men's national ice hockey team (also known as Team GB) is the name of the national ice hockey Team for the United Kingdom. A founding member of the International Ice Hockey Federation in 1908, the team is controlled by Ice Hockey UK.

The team was a force on the international scene in the early 20th century, winning the first ever European Championship in 1910, finishing as bronze medalists at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, and becoming Olympic champions in 1936 in Germany.[1] 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. 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

The 1936 Winter Olympics gold medalists
Year Result
1924 Bronze medal icon.png
1928 4th place
1936 Gold medal icon.png
1948 5th place
Totals
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
4 1 0 1 2

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)
  • 1962 – Finished in 8th place
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 1989 – Finished in 27th place (3rd in the "D" pool)
  • 1990 – Finished in 26th place (1st in the "D" pool)
  • 1991 – Finished in 21st place (5th in the "C" pool)
  • 1992 – Finished in 21st place (1st in the "C" pool)
  • 1993 – Finished in 13th place (1st in the "B" pool)
  • 1994 – Finished in 12th place
  • 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)
  • 2014 – Finished in 26th place (4th in Division I, Group B)
  • 2015 – Finished in 24th place (2nd in Division I, Group B)

European Championships

The 1910 gold-medal winning squad.
  • 1910 – Won gold medal
  • 1926 – Finished in 4th place
  • 1932 – Finished in 7th place

References

External links


Ice hockey in Great Britain
Elite Ice Hockey League (2003-present)

Belfast Giants - Braehead Clan - Cardiff Devils - Coventry Blaze - Dundee Stars - Edinburgh Capitals - Fife Flyers - Manchester Storm - Nottingham Panthers - Sheffield Steelers

English Premier Ice Hockey League (1998-present)

Basingstoke Bison - Bracknell Bees - Guildford Flames - Hull Pirates - Manchester Phoenix - Milton Keynes Lightning - Peterborough Phantoms - Sheffield Steeldogs - Swindon Wildcats - Telford Tigers

National Ice Hockey League (1997-present)

Altrincham Aces - Basingstoke Buffalo - Billingham Stars - Blackburn Eagles - Blackburn Hawks - Bracknell Hornets - Bradford Bulldogs - Bristol Pitbulls - Cardiff Devils 1 - Cardiff Devils 2 - Chelmsford Chieftains - Chelmsford Warriors - Coventry Blaze - Deeside Dragons - Fylde Flyers - Haringey Racers - Hull Jets - Invicta Dynamos - Invicta Mustangs - Lee Valley Lions - London Raiders - Milton Keynes Thunder - Nottingham Lions - Oxford City Stars - Peterborough Islanders - Sheffield Senators - Sheffield Spartans - Slough Jets (NIHL) - Solent Devils - Solihull Barons - Solway Sharks - Streatham Redskins - Swindon Wildcats - Sutton Sting - Telford Tigers (NIHL) - Whitley Warriors - Widnes Wild - Wightlink Raiders - Wightlink Tigers

Scottish National League (2000-present)

Aberdeen Lynx - Belfast Giants (SNL) - Dundee Comets - Dundee Tigers - Edinburgh Capitals (SNL) - Kilmarnock Storm - Kirkcaldy Kestrels - Moray Typhoons - North Ayr Wild - Paisley Pirates - Solway Sharks

Other current competitions

League Championship - Playoff Championship - Challenge Cup - British Universities Ice Hockey Association - Ice Hockey Varsity Match - Women's Premier Ice Hockey League - Scottish Cup - English Premier Ice Hockey Cup

Defunct competitions

Airlie Trophy - Ahearne Cup - Anderson Trophy - Autumn Cup - Association Cup - Bairns Trophy - British Hockey League - British Home Tournaments - British National League (1954–1960) - British National League (1996–2005) - Christmas Cup - Coronation Cup - Coronation Gold Cup - English Club Championship - English League - English League North - English National League - Findus Challenge Cup - Ice Hockey Superleague - Inter-City League - London Cup - Millenium Cup - Mitchell Trophy Northern League (1966-1982) - Northern League (2005–2011) - Planet Ice Challenge League - President's Pucks - Scottish Canada Cup - Scottish Cup (1930s-1950s) - Scottish League Flag Trophy - Scottish National League (1929–1954) - Scottish National League (1981-1982) - Scottish Premier Hockey League - Southern League - Winter Cup

Defunct teams

Amateur Skating Club - Argyll Ice Hockey Club - Ayr Bruins - Ayr Scottish Eagles - Blackpool Seagulls - Brighton Ambassadors - Brighton Ice Hockey Club - Brighton Tigers - Dundee Rockets - Durham Wasps - Earls Court Rangers - Harringay Greyhounds - Harringay Racers - Hull Stingrays - Hull Thunder - Humberside Seahawks - London Canadians - London Lions - London Knights - London Racers - Manchester Rapids - Manchester Storm - Medway Bears - Milton Keynes Kings - Murrayfield Racers - Newcastle Jesters - Newcastle Vipers - Newcastle ENL Vipers - Niagara Ice Hockey Club - Oxford Canadians - Peterborough Pirates - Princes Ice Hockey Club - Richmond Flyers - Richmond Hawks - Royal Engineers Ice Hockey Club - Scottish Eagles - Sheffield Lancers - Sheffield Scimitars - Slough Jets - Southampton Vikings - Sunderland Chiefs - Wembley Lions - Wembley Monarchs

Governing bodies

English Ice Hockey Association - Ice Hockey UK - Scottish Ice Hockey - British Ice Hockey Association (defunct) - National Ice Skating Association (defunct)

Other

British National Team - Women's British National Team - British Junior National Team - British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame - Ice Hockey Journalists UK


Men's National teams
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