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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]
Ice hockey has been played in the United Kingdom since the beginning of the twentieth century, and it was a game between English Army veterans played in Canada that is the first recorded use of a sawed-off ball, which led to the use of the puck in hockey. [2] The Great Britain men's national ice hockey team enjoyed worldwide success through the ...
Great Britain qualified a team of thirteen ice hockey players (eleven skaters and two goaltenders) for the men's 3-on-3 ice hockey tournament. [10] [11] Squad. Daniel Meyers served as head coach and Matthew Lock was assistant coach. [12] [13] On the eve of the Games, goaltender Sam Ellis withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Harry Thomas. [14]
Ice Hockey UK runs the national team, Great Britain men's national ice hockey team. [8] Ice Hockey UK founded a youth development league in 2014, with the aim to grow future national team players. [ 9 ] [ 10 ]
The British national ice hockey team pulled off a major upset when they won the gold medal, marking a number of firsts in international ice hockey competition. Great Britain made history as the first team ever to win an Olympic, World, and European (its second) Championships and the first to win all three in the same year. [2]
In the United Kingdom, a five team league was established in 1903, while Great Britain was one of the founding members of the International Ice Hockey Federation five years later. The game was first administered by the British Ice Hockey Association, from 1914 until 1999, when Ice Hockey UK took over.
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Great Britain men's national ice hockey team This page was last edited on 24 May 2024, at 15:53 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...