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Kirk Makes Media All-Star Team

June 6, 2021 IIHF Press Release 0
Andrew Mangiapane was named as the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship MVP after his arrival sparked Canada’s golden run.

The other seven-goal forward in Latvia was Great Britain’s Liam Kirk. The 21-year-old, the first English born and developed player to be selected in an NHL draft, led the way for his country. His two goals against Belarus set up GB’s first regulation time victory at this level since 1962 and helped to earn him a place alongside Mangiapane in the media’s All-Star select. The third forward to make that team was Conor Garland, whose 13 (6+7) points for team USA placed him second in overall scoring and helped to secure a bronze for the Americans.

Liam Kirk Finishes As Joint Top Goalscorer At Worlds

June 6, 2021 IHUK Press Release 0
Great Britain forward Liam Kirk has finished as joint-leading goalscorer at this year’s World Championship in Latvia.

The 21-year-old scored seven goals in seven matches, which was the same tally as Andrew Mangiapane who was part of Canada’s gold medal-winning side as the Canadians beat Finland 3-2 in overtime in the final.

Kirk Leads GB Awards

June 1, 2021 IHUK Press Release 0
Liam Kirk, Mark Richardson and Ben Bowns were named as Great Britain’s official players of the World Championship..
The trio were awarded special cufflinks after GB’s final game in Group A against Switzerland.

Switzerland 6-3 Great Britain

June 1, 2021 IHUK Press Release 0
Liam Kirk scored twice to become the 2021 World Championship’s stand-alone leading goalscorer, as Great Britain were beaten 6-3 by Switzerland in their final game in Group A in Latvia.

Kirk scored his sixth and seventh goals of the group stage to go one ahead of Gregory Hofmann who was on target for the Swiss.

Czech Republic 6-1 Great Britain

May 29, 2021 Ian.Offers 0
The Czech Republic recorded its third straight victory with a 6-1 victory over Great Britain in Saturday’s opening Group A game in Riga.
For GB, playing its sixth game in nine days, this felt like a challenge too far. Despite another brave goaltending performance, this time from understudy Jackson Whistle, the Czechs dominated much of the play and finished with 46 shots on goal against 19 from the Brits.

Betteridge: Our expectations are higher this year

May 28, 2021 IHUK Press Release 0
Great Britain forward Ollie Betteridge says the team’s expectations are even higher at this year’s World Championship compared to their heroics in 2019.
Two years ago, GB stunned the hockey world by coming from 3-0 down to beat France 4-3 in overtime to secure their status in the world’s elite.
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