Great Britain Roster

1991

World Championships Pool (C) 5th place finish

*Known to be Canadian born players

Goalie John 'Bernie' McCrone Ayr Raiders  
Goalie Moray Hanson Murrayfield Racers  
Goalie David Graham Nottingham Panthers  
Defence Alastair Reid Ayr Raiders  
Defence Paul Hand Fife Flyers  
Defence *Chris Kelland (C) Murrayfield Racers to read his bio in the Hall of Fame click here
Defence *Brian Mason Slough Jets  
Defence *Graham Waghorn Nottingham Panthers  
Forward Iain Robertson Fife Flyers  
Forward *Jamie Crapper Bracknell Bees  
Forward Ian Cooper Durham Wasps to read his bio in the Hall of Fame click here
Forward *John Lawless Cardiff Devils to read his bio in the Hall of Fame click here
Forward Anthony Johnson Durham Wasps  
Forward Stephen Johnson Humberside Seahawks  
Forward Scott Neil Murrayfield Racers    
Forward Tony Hand Murrayfield Racers  
Forward Dean Edmiston Peterborough Pirates    
Forward *Gary Stefan Slough Jets to read his bio in the Hall of Fame click here
Forward Bobby Haig Fife Flyers  
Forward Peter Smith Cardiff Devils  
Forward *Kevin MacNaught Medway Bears  
Coach Alex Dampier Nottingham Panthers to read his bio in the Hall of Fame click here
Managers Tony Johnson Nottingham Panthers     
Jack Wharry    to read his bio in the Hall of Fame click here
     

World Championships, Pool C – 1991 in Denmark.

Venues – Copenhagen.

It had been ten years since Great Britain had last competed at this level in the World Championships, and with a team regarded as the strongest in a generation, hopes were again high for promotion.

Unfortunately, Great Britain’s campaign proved to be frustrating with surprise results, both good and bad. Together with a rash of penalties that didn’t help the cause, overall Great Britain found the going to be much tougher than they had expected. The eventual fifth place finish in the nine-team group was all the more agonising as the top four teams were all promoted, leaving coach Alex Dampier to reflect, “we were so close this time, the team did everything I could have asked for – except for getting promotion. With four teams getting to move up, this year was a one-off chance. Now we have to do it the hard way, being the only one… to get the chance to move up next time.”

In the scoring stakes, it was Tony Hand again who led the way with 9+12 from the 8 games played, with the next best being Kevin McNaught (3+7) and Scott Neil (7+1).

Tournament Results
March 23rd  vs China L     5-6 (2-3, 0-1, 3-2)
March 24th  vs North Korea W   7-2 (2-0, 3-1, 2-1)
March 26th   vs Denmark  L    2-3 (0-0, 0-1, 2-2)
March 27th vs Belgium W  11-0 (3-0, 3-0, 5-0)
March 29th vs Hungary T     3-3 (1-1, 1-1, 1-1)
March 30th vs Bulgaria L     4-5 (3-2, 1-2, 0-1)
April 1st  vs South Korea W   7-1 (2-1, 3-0, 2-0)
April 2nd  vs Romania W   6-5  (2-2, 3-0, 1-3)
 

Compiled by Anthony Beer, using material reported at the time in the Ice Hockey News Review.

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