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1999

World Championships Pool (B) Silver medalists

World Championships Pool (A) Qualifying Tournament

*Known to be Canadian born players Pool (B) Roster

Goalie Bill Morrison Rodovre Mighty Bulls-Denmark
Goalie Stephen Foster Newcastle Riverkings
Goalie Stevie Lyle Cardiff Devils
Defence Vince Boe Ayr Scottish Eagles
Defence Rick Strachan Basingstoke Bison
Defence Matt Cote Bracknell Bees
Defence Paul Dixon Newcastle Cobras
Defence Stephen Cooper Newcastle Cobras
Defence Rob Wilson Sheffield Steelers
Defence Andre Malo Sheffield Steelers
Defence Darren 'Doc' Durdle Eisbaren Berlin
Forward Jeff Johnstone Bracknell Bees
Forward Nicky Chinn Cardiff Devils
Forward Steve Moria (C) Cardiff Devils
Forward Merv Priest Cardiff Devils
Forward Steve Thornton Cardiff Devils
Forward Ian Cooper London Knights
Forward Darren Hurley Manchester Storm
Forward Jonathon Weaver Manchester Storm
Forward Kevin Conway Newcastle Riverkings
Forward Paul Adey Nottingham Panthers
Forward Graham Garden Nottingham Panthers
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 – 1999 in Denmark.

Venues – Odense and Rodovre.

Great Britain’s best World Championship performance since the ’93 spectacular in Eindhoven.

Only the point ‘dropped’ in the final game against the hosts, Denmark, prevented Great Britain from securing automatic promotion, however, the silver medal display in the eight team pool earned entry into the Pool A qualification tournament.

The pick of the results was arguably the win over Kazakhstan, not only because they had been labelled as the most talented team in Denmark, but also because the result demonstrated Great Britain’s growing comfort at this level and their increasing ability to adapt to the requirements of high class international ice hockey.

The disappointment over missing out on a gold medal by so narrow a margin nonetheless gave way to a realistic appreciation of what had been achieved. National team coach Peter Woods commented, “Over the past few years we have played well, but in tournaments you have not only got to win games, but win the right games. You need a number of things to be successful… fortunately, this time around things seemed to go in our direction. Getting some early results helped us plus we had a very solid team, arguably the best we have had as in the total package, and although we had already achieved a medal going into the final game, you always want more so I guess at the time there was some bitterness and disappointment. However, looking back to before the tournament, had anyone said, ‘here, take a silver medal and go home’ I guess everyone would have accepted that.”

Graham Garden top scored for Great Britain with 2+5 from the seven games played whilst Jeff Johnstone and Paul Adey were just a point behind. Johnstone was the top goalscorer with 4+2, Adey splitting his six points, 3+3.

Tournament Results
April 8th vs Slovenia W 2-1 (0-0, 1-1, 1-0)
April 9th vs Kazakhstan W 1-0 (0-0, 0-0, 1-0)
April 11th vs Germany L 2-3 (2-1, 0-1, 0-1)
April 12th vs Estonia W 6-2 (3-1, 0-0, 3-1)
April 14th vs Poland W 4-3 (1-3, 2-0, 1-0)
April 15th vs Hungary L 4-2 (3-0, 1-2, 0-0)
April 17th vs Denmark T 5-5 (1-1, 3-3, 1-1)

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

Pool (A) Roster

Goalie Wayne Cowley Dayton Vipers-ECHL
Goalie Joe Watkins Basingstoke Bison
Goalie Stevie Lyle Cardiff Devils
Defence Vince Boe Ayr Scottish Eagles
Defence Scott Young Ayr Scottish Eagles
Defence Rick Strachan Baingstoke Bison
Defence Matt Cote Bracknell Bees
Defence Paul Dixon Guildford Flames
Defence Stephen Cooper Nottingham Panthers
Defence Andre Malo Sheffield Steelers
Defence Darren 'Doc' Durdle Cardiff Devils
Forward Tony Hand Ayr Scottish Eagles
Forward Steve Moria (C) Cardiff Devils
Forward Merv Priest Cardiff Devils
Forward Steve Thornton Cardiff Devils
Forward Darren Hurley Manchester Storm
Forward Jonathon Weaver Manchester Storm
Forward Rick Brebrant Manchester Storm
Forward Mike Harding Manchester Storm
Forward Jeff Johnstone Manchester Storm
Forward Paul Adey Nottingham Panthers
Forward Brent Bobyck Nottingham Panthers
Forward Ashley Tait Nottingham Panthers
Coach Peter Woods Basingstoke Bison
Asst Coach Dave Whistle Bracknell Bees
Manager Andy French Cardiff Devils
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