Great Britain ice hockey Head Coach, Paul Thompson has today announced his 33 man squad for February’s Euro Challenge Tournament in France.
 The team will fly out from the UK on Monday 4th February and will play three international fixtures before returning to the UK on Friday 8th February.
The team will play:
- Lithuania in Morzine on Tuesday 5th
- Norway in Courchevel on Wednesday 6th
- France in Meribel on Thursday 7th February
Each of the players in the squad will play in two of the three games with the Belfast Giants and Sheffield Steelers players missing the last game to enable them to return to the UK a day early for their domestic fixture on Friday 8th February.
Squad in Full
| Netminders |
Stevie Lyle |
Belfast Giants |
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Stephen Murphy |
Stjernen, Norway |
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Joe Watkins |
Guildford Flames |
| Defencemen |
Luke Boothroyd |
Hull Stingrays |
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Paul Dixon |
Guildford Flames |
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Leigh Jamieson |
Belfast Giants |
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Jez Lundin |
Newcastle Vipers |
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Paul Moran |
Belfast Giants |
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James Morgan |
Peterborough Phantoms |
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Ben Morgan |
Sheffield Scimitars |
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Ben O’Connor |
Edinburgh Capitals |
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James Pease |
Coventry Blaze |
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Mark Thomas |
Sheffield Steelers |
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Graeme Walton |
Belfast Giants |
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Jonathan Weaver |
Coventry Blaze |
| Forwards |
Greg Chambers |
Basingstoke Bison |
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David Clarke |
HC Alleghe, Italy |
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Gary Clarke |
Milton Keynes Lightning |
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Russell Cowley |
Coventry Blaze |
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Mark Garside |
Edinburgh Capitals |
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Jason Hewitt |
Sheffield Steelers |
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Marc Levers |
Nottingham Panthers |
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David Longstaff |
Newcastle Vipers |
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Greg Owen |
Basingstoke Bison |
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Jonathan Phillips |
Sheffield Steelers |
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Nathan Rempel |
Peterborough Phantoms |
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Mark Richardson |
Nottingham Panthers |
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Colin Shields |
Newcastle Vipers |
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Ashley Tait |
Sheffield Steelers |
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Warren Tait |
Sheffield Steelers |
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Matt Towe |
Cardiff Devils |
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Adam Walker |
Manchester Phoenix |
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Tom Watkins |
Coventry Blaze |
A number of Great Britain regular players were not available for selection for this tournament but will be available for consideration for the World Championships in Austria in April. These include Hull pair of David Phillips and Lee Mitchell, Nottingham duo of Danny Meyers and Matt Myers, Cardiff’s Paul Sample, Edinburgh’s Kyle Horne and Newcastle’s Shaun Johnson.
Andy Buxton, Team GB General Manager, commented 'Paul Thompson and I would like to thank all the clubs for their tremendous support for the national team programme through the release of their players and admin support. Hopefully it will prove to be a
successful tournament for us.'
Phantoms Team Manager Paul Bignell added 'Peterborough Phantoms are highly delighted and proud to announce the selection of Nathan Rempel and James Morgan for the Great Britain Ice Hockey Team to compete at the Euro Challenge. Their selection is testament to the calibre of player that the Phantoms can attract to it's roster and the increase in standards that the EPL has to offer. The club wishes Nathan, James and the rest of the GB team the very best of luck.' |
