Great Britain men's national ice hockey team

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
Ranking
Current IIHF17 Increase 3 (27 May 2024)[2]
Highest IIHF16 (2021)
Lowest IIHF31 (2006)
First international
Great Britain  3–0   Switzerland
(Chamonix, France; 23 January 1909)
Biggest win
Great Britain  26–0  New Zealand
(Geel, Belgium; 16 March 1989)[3] [4]
Biggest defeat
Yugoslavia  21–1  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]

  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.