GB announce 32-player long-list squad ahead of World Championship

Squad will be cut to 22 ahead of IIHF Worlds 1A

Team Great Britain Head Coach Pete Russell has announced his 32-player 'long list' for training camp ahead of the 2023 IIHF World Championships in Nottingham. 

Ahead of the tournament beginning on 29 April, Russell will cut his squad to 22 plus an emergency goalie.

"We feel we have selected a quality group of players for training camp," said Russell. "Cutting players from this roster is going to be tough for the coaching staff, but that's a great position to be in."

The squad is as follows:

Netminders
Ben Bowns 
Jordan Hedley
Jackson Whistle

Defence
Josh Batch
David Clements
Nathanael Halbert
Evan Mosey
Ben O’Connor
Sam Jones
David Phillips
Mark Richardson
Sam Ruopp
Josh Tetlow

Forwards
Ollie Betteridge
Kieran Brown
Cam Critchlow
Johnny Curran
Ben Davies
Robert Dowd
Sam Duggan
Mike Hammond
Robert Lachowicz
Ben Lake
Liam Kirk
Matthew Myers
Cade Neilson
Sean Norris
Brett Perlini
Jonathan Phillips
Ross Venus
Josh Waller
Brandon Whistle