Great Britain start their IIHF World Championship campaign today with their opening fixture against Austria at the Swiss Life Arena.
With Austria and Hungary in the group, staying up is a real possibility for Pete Russell’s side, who won last season’s Division 1A group in Romania. They will face Hungary in their third game in Switzerland.
GB won their final warm-up game in Italy, making it two wins from four against the Italians in preparation for this event.
Pete Russell has a fully fit squad to choose from, and the full line-up will be announced ahead of faceoff. Liam Kirk linked up with the team on Wednesday after winning the DEL2 playoffs in Germany. As many as seven players could make their World Championship debuts, with netminder Mat Robson, defenceman Travis Brown, Bradley Jenion and Liam Steele, as well as forwards Bayley Harewood, Jack Hopkins and Sam Lyne all available to be part of the 22-man gameday roster from the squad of 25.
Photo: Dean Woolley
All games are live on IIHF TV.
