Defenceman Mark Richardson says Great Britain “never cease to amaze” after a stunning third-period comeback secured a point against Norway in the IIHF World Championship in Tampere.
A stunning late third-period fightback secured Great Britain a point before they were beaten by Norway on penalty shots in their second game at the 2022 IIHF World Championship in Tampere, Finland.
Great Britain face Norway in their second game at the IIHF World Championship in Finland.
GB got their Group B campaign under way yesterday with a spirited performance against Czech Republic in a 5-1 defeat. Ben Lake scored Britain’s goal in the third period.
Forward Matthew Myers feels Great Britain’s performance in their defeat by Czech Republic at the World Championship in Finland this afternoon shows they can complete with the big teams at the tournament.
Great Britain produced a spirited performance in their opening game at the 2022 IIHF World Championship in Tampere, but were beaten 5-1 by the Czech Republic who are ranked seventh in the world.
Cade Neilson and Josh Waller will make their Great Britain debuts this afternoon as they face Czechia in their opening game at the IIHF World Championship in Tampere, Finland.
It’s the country’s longest unbroken spell at this level since before World War II and, despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, the Brits have done it on merit. In 2019, they beat France in a relegation decider in Kosice to finish seventh in their group then, in 2021, victory over Belarus in Riga brought another seventh place.
Great Britain begin their World Championship campaign in Tampere this afternoon against the Czech Republic, who are ranked seventh in the world (16:20 TAMPERE / 14:20 UK time face-off).
Great Britain were beaten 3-0 by Italy at the Skydome in their final game ahead of the World Championship which gets under way in Finland this weekend.