Great Britain has named its squad for the 2026 World Championship in Switzerland.
GB will compete in Group A, with all games hosted at the 12,000-seater Swiss Life Arena in Zurich.
They will face Austria, the USA, Hungary, Switzerland, Finland, Latvia and Germany.
May 16: Austria
May 17: USA
May 19: Hungary
May 21: Switzerland
May 22: Finland
May 24: Latvia
May 25: Germany
The roster features six players set to make their World Championship debut. They are Goaltender Mat Robson, defencemen Travis Brown, Kris Inglis and Brad Jenion, plus young forwards Jack Hopkins and Sam Lyne.
The difference from two years ago, when Great Britain last competed at the top tier, is stark. Ten players from the 2024 roster are not included in this squad for varying reasons. It remains an older roster with only three players under 25 years of age included in the final 26.
GREAT BRITAIN 2026 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD
Goaltenders: Ben Bowns (Cardiff Devils), Mat Robson (Coventry Blaze), Jackson Whistle (Belfast Giants).
Defence: Travis Brown (Guildford Flames), David Clements (Coventry Blaze), Nathanael Halbert (Olimpija Ljubljana – ICEHL, Slovenia), Joe Hazeldine (Glasgow Clan), Kris Inglis (Dundee Stars), Brad Jenion (Manchester Storm), Mark Richardson (Cardiff Devils), Josh Tetlow (Nottingham Panthers).
Forwards: Ollie Betteridge (Nottingham Panthers), Johnny Curran (Dundee Stars), Ben Davies (Cardiff Devils), Robert Dowd (Sheffield Steelers), Jack Hopkins (Coventry Blaze), Liam Kirk (Eisbaren Berlin – DEL, Germany), Robert Lachowicz (Glasgow Clan), Sam Lyne (Cranbrook Bucks – BCHL, Canada), Cade Neilson (Glasgow Clan), Logan Neilson (Fife Flyers), Sean Norris (Milton Keynes Lightning), Brett Perlini (Cardiff Devils), Cole Shudra (Sheffield Steelers), Josh Waller (Guildford Flames).
Standby Reserves: Goaltender: Lucas Brine (Glasgow Clan). Defence: Liam Steele (Sheffield Steeldogs/Sheffield Steelers). Forwards: Sam Duggan (Cardiff Devils), Bayley Harewood (Cardiff Devils).
With Pete Russel at the helm for his fourth campaign at this level, Great Britain will be well-prepared for the task ahead of them. Part of the preparation will be a series of games against recent Olympic hosts, Italy.
GB will host Italy at Planet Ice Milton Keynes on Thursday, 30th April and the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on Saturday, 2nd May.
The four-game series switches to Varese, Italy, a week later. The teams will do battle on Sunday, 10th May and Tuesday, 12th May, before both nations head to Switzerland.
Check back for a pre-tournament preview and coverage closer to the event.
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