World Championships Pool (B)
*Known to be Canadian born players
| 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 |
| Defence | *Shannon Hope | Cardiff Devils |
| Defence | *Mike O'Connor | Durham Wasps |
| Defence | *Brian Mason | Milton Keynes Kings |
| Defence | *Chris Kelland (C) | Nottingham Panthers |
| Defence | *Graham Waghorn | Nottingham Panthers |
| Forward | *Kevin Conway | Basingstoke Beavers |
| Forward | *Rick Fera | Basingstoke Beavers |
| Forward | Ian Cooper | Cardiff Devils |
| 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 |
| 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