World Championships Pool (B) 6th place finish overall
Known to be Canadian born players
| Goalie | Bill Morrison | Paisley Pirates |
| Goalie | Stephen Foster | Newcastle Cobras |
| Goalie | Stevie Lyle | Kindersley |
| Defence | Rick Strachan | Basingstoke Bison |
| Defence | Jason Stone | Cardiff Devils |
| Defence | Shannon Hope (C) | Cardiff Devils |
| Defence | Paul Dixon | Newcastle Cobras |
| Defence | Paul Thompson | Guildford Flames |
| Defence | Mike Bishop | Nottingham Panthers |
| Defence | Rob Wilson | Sheffield Steelers |
| Defence | Darren 'Doc' Durdle | Eisbaren Berlin |
| Forward | Kevin Conway | Basingstoke Bison |
| Forward | Ian Cooper | Cardiff Devils |
| Forward | Doug McEwen | Cardiff Devils |
| Forward | Steve Moria | Cardiff Devils |
| Forward | Ashley Tait | Kingston Hawks |
| Forward | Rick Brebrant | Manchester Storm |
| Forward | Jonathon Weaver | Newcastle Cobras |
| Forward | Paul Adey | Nottingham Panthers |
| Forward | Neil Morgan | Nottingham Panthers |
| Forward | Randall Weber | Nottingham Panthers |
| Forward | Nicky Chinn | Sheffield Steelers |
| Forward | David Longstaff | Sheffield Steelers |
| Coach | Peter Woods | Basingstoke Bison |
| Asst Coach | Paul Heavey | Cardiff Devils |
| Manager | Andy French | Cardiff Devils |
World Championships, Pool B – 1998 in Slovenia.
Venues – Ljubljana and Jesenice.
Frustrating, not for the first time, would be the most appropriate word to describe the ’98 World Championship campaign.
Given the continued progression of former Soviet republics into Pool B, it was proving a tough environment in which to compete – a fact clearly illustrated as the top three teams, Ukraine, Slovenia and Estonia had finished in exactly the same order the year before in being promoted from Pool C.
Despite increasing their points total on the previous campaign in Poland, Great Britain again had to settle for a sixth place finish in an eight team pool. Such was the tightness of the section, had Great Britain have achieved a tie against Estonia instead of the single goal defeat, the bronze medal place would have been secured and with it a shot at qualification to the ’99 Pool A tournament.
Not surprisingly, the old chestnut of preparation and the difference that good preparation can make was raised and coach Peter Woods, commenting in the Ice Hockey News Review stated, “Great Britain, I think, has the potential to win a medal every time we come to these tournaments. What has hurt us has been our lack of preparation. Every team in this tournament has had preparation games throughout the year, which allowed them to do team building and expose players to the type of system they want to be playing. We haven’t enjoyed these opportunities and I think it’s a factor.”
Neil Morgan emerges as the surprise leading points scorer, netting 6+3 from the seven games played with Paul Adey and Rick Brebant picking up 4+4 and 3+5 respectively.
| Tournament Results | ||||
| April 15th | vs | Ukraine | L 1-6 | (0-2, 0-1, 1-3) |
| April 16th | vs | Denmark | W 7-1 | (3-0, 2-1, 2-0) |
| April 18th | vs | Estonia | L 4-5 | (2-3, 2-2, 0-0) |
| April 19th | vs | Slovenia | L 3-5 | (2-2, 0-2, 1-1) |
| April 21st | vs | Poland | W 4-3 | (4-0, 0-2, 0-1) |
| April 22nd | vs | Norway | L 3-4 | (1-1, 2-2, 0-1) |
| April 24th | vs | Holland | W 10-3 | (1-1, 2-2, 7-0) |
Compiled by Anthony Beer, using material reported at the time in the Ice Hockey News Review.