1993

Goalie	John 'Bernie' McCrone	Fife Flyers
Goalie	Martin McKay	Murrayfied Racers
Goalie	Scott O'Connor	Norwich and Peterborough
Defence	*Andre Malo	Billingham Bombers
Defence	Stephen Cooper	Cardiff Devils	to read his bio in the Hall of Fame click here
Defence	*Shannon Hope	Cardiff Devils	to read his bio in the Hall of Fame click here
Defence	*Mike O'Connor	Durham Wasps
Defence	*Brian Mason	Milton Keynes Kings
Defence	*Chris Kelland (C)	Nottingham Panthers	to read his bio in the Hall of Fame click here
Defence	*Graham Waghorn	Nottingham Panthers
Forward	*Kevin Conway	Basingstoke Beavers	to read his bio in the Hall of Fame click here
Forward	*Rick Fera	Basingstoke Beavers
Forward	Ian Cooper	Cardiff Devils	to read his bio in the Hall of Fame clickhere
Forward	*Doug McEwen	Cardiff Devils
Forward	Damien Smith	Durham Wasps
Forward	Iain Robertson	Fife Flyers
Forward	Anthony Johnson	Humberside Seahawks
Forward	Stephen Johnson	Humberside Seahawks
Forward	Tony Hand	Murrayfield Racers
Forward	Scott Neil	Sheffield Steelers
Forward	John Iredale	Whitley Warriors
Forward	*Scott Morrison	Whitley Warriors
Forward	*Tim Cranston	Sheffield Steelers
Coach	Alex Dampier	Sheffield Steelers	to read his bio in the Hall of Fame click here
Manager	John Fisher	Swindon Wildcats

World Championships, Pool B – 1993 in Holland.

Venues – Eindhoven.

Eindhoven in ’93 will be remembered as the most impressive World Championship campaign undertaken by a Great Britain team since the return to the big stage in 1989.

Before the tournament started, hopes may have been high, but the only ones daring to contemplate promotion to Pool A were the GB squad themselves. Head coach Alex Dampier and his backroom staff engendered a team spirit rarely seen at international level and, combined with a tough series of challenge games through the season, it paid handsome dividends.

After catching the previous seasons’ Pool A relegated team, Poland, cold on the opening morning of the tournament, Great Britain swept all comers aside in registering their second consecutive 100% World Championship campaign. The 3-2 victory over the host nation Holland virtually ensured the gold medal and with it came the much-desired promotion to Pool A and the right to compete against the elite teams in international ice hockey.

Kevin Conway and new addition to the squad, Rick Fera, headed the Great Britain scorers with 8+11 and 6+13 respectively from the seven games whilst Scott Morrison and Tony Hand both tallied 14 points each.

Reflecting upon the enormity of the achievement, Alex Dampier remained realistic about the future commenting, “we’ve come a little too far too fast. The A Pool isn’t really what we had planned on and it’s going to be a little harder to prepare for with the domestic scene the way it is.” While Dampier was being honestly reflective, Scott Morrison was understandably somewhat more ebullient. When asked the burning question as to why this Great Britain squad had achieved such a remarkable feat, Morrison was quoted in the IHNR and The Guardian as saying, “This is a team of winners and I’ll tell you why. Of all the outfits here, we have more discipline, more heart, more balls!”

Tournament Results
March 25th	vs	Poland	W 4-3	(1-0, 2-1, 1-2)
March 27th	vs	Denmark	W 4-0	(2-0, 0-0, 2-0)
March 28th	vs	Japan	W 5-4	(2-0, 1-2, 2-2)
March 30th	vs	Bulgaria	W 10-0	(5-0, 2-0, 3-0)
March 31st	vs	Holland	W 3-2	(0-1, 1-1, 2-0)
April 3rd	vs	Romania	W 10-4	(2-3, 8-1, 0-0)
April 4th	vs	China	W 14-0	(4-0, 4-0, 6-0)

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