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Great Britain Rosters
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
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
Forward *John Lawless Cardiff Devils
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
Forward Bobby Haig Fife Flyers
Forward Peter Smith Cardiff Devils
Forward *Kevin MacNaught Medway Bears
Coach Alex Dampier Nottingham Panthers
Managers Tony Johnson Nottingham Panthers 
Jack Wharry   

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