Great Britain fell to a 5-2 defeat at the hands of the KHL’s Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in their penultimate warm-up game before the IIHF World Championships in Slovakia.
Great Britain captain Jonathan Phillips says the two matches against KHL side Torpedo will be the perfect way to end preparations in the UK for next month’s World Championship in Slovakia.
Great Britain forward Robert Dowd says he can feel the anticipation building in the camp as next month’s World Championship in Slovakia draws ever closer.
Great Britain head coach Pete Russell says cutting five of his squad ahead of the World Championship in Slovakia was one of the most difficult decisions the coaching staff have ever had to make.
Great Britain’s two matches with KHL side Torpedo this weekend will be shown live on FreeSports.
GB meet Torpedo at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on Saturday 27th April (7pm) and at the Fly DSA Arena Sheffield on Sunday 28th April (4pm).
Forward Robert Farmer says he is excited to play on his home ice in Nottingham this weekend as Great Britain undergo their final preparations for next month’s World Championship in Slovakia
Head coach Pete Russell has named his 25-man squad that will represent Great Britain at next month’s World Championship in Slovakia.
There are first World Championship call-ups for Tim Billingsley, Ben Lake and Joey Lewis, while 21 of the squad that won promotion from Division I Group A in Hungary last year are included.
Great Britain beat Hungary 3-1 in a feisty and entertaining international challenge game in Milton Keynes.
Paul Swindlehurst, Ben Lake and Brett Perlini were all on target as GB continued their preparations for next month’s World Championship in Slovakia in fine style.