GB Ice Hockey’s World Championship long-list squad announced

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Great Britain head coach Tony Hand has named a 40-man long-list preliminary squad ahead of next month’s World Championship (Division 1A) in Budapest.

GB will aim for a place in the world’s top flight as they take on hosts Hungary, as well as Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan and Korea from 14th to 20th April 2013.

The squad will be cut down to a final 22-man roster ahead of GB’s departure for the tournament.

Hand said: “There are a lot of new faces in this preliminary squad and it obviously gives me plenty of options.

“This is reward for the guys who have had a great season with their clubs.

“We have terrific talent in the UK, not just in the Elite League but in the EPL as well, and that shows in the strength of the squad.

“The final 22 will be a tough call, but I am lucky to be in this position with great talent at my disposal.”

GB PRELIMINARY SQUAD

  • Luke Boothroyd
  • Ben Bowns
  • Ben Campbell
  • Adam Carr
  • David Clarke
  • Russ Cowley
  • Ben Davies
  • Matthew Davies
  • Robert Dowd
  • Tom Duggan
  • Robert Farmer
  • Mark  Garside
  • Joe Greener
  • James Griffin
  • Matthew Haywood
  • Jason Hewitt
  • Phil Hill
  • Leigh Jamieson
  • Robert Lachowicz
  • Stevie Lee
  • Steven Lyle
  • Danny Meyers
  • Ben Morgan
  • Stephen Murphy
  • Matthew Myers
  • Aaron Nell
  • Ben O’Connor
  • Gregory Owen
  • Craig Peacock
  • David Phillips
  • Jonathan Phillips
  • Kevin Phillips
  • Mark  Richardson
  • Colin Shields
  • Ashley Tait
  • Mark  Thomas
  • Matthew Towe
  • Jonathan Weaver
  • Gregory Wood
  • Geoff  Woolhouse