Great Britain have named their squad for the 2026 World Championship in Switzerland which is taking place from 15th to 31st May.
Three Genting Casino Coventry Blaze players have been selected. Goalie Mat Robson, defenceman David Clements and forward Jack Hopkins.
GB will face Austria, USA, Hungary, Switzerland, Finland, Latvia and Germany in the group stages at the 12,000-seater Swiss Life Arena in Zurich.
Group B – which is being held at the 9,000-seater BCF Arena in Fribourg, consists of Canada, Sweden, Czechia, Denmark, Slovakia, Norway, Slovenia and Italy.
Six players are set to make their World Championship debut including Blaze netminder Robson, and forward Hopkins plus Travis Brown, Kris Inglis and Brad Jenion and and Sam Lyne.
Great Britain to face Italy as part of World Championship build-up
GB will play four matches, including two in the UK, against Italy as part of World Championship preparations.
Pete Russell’s side go head-to-head with Italy at Planet Ice Milton Keynes on Thursday 30th April (19:30 face-off) and the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on Saturday 2nd May (19:00 face-off).
They will then finish the four-game series with two matches in Varese in Italy on Sunday 10th May and Tuesday 12th May. Ticket information for these games will be announced by the Italian Ice Hockey Federation soon.
