Ben Davies (ice hockey)

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Ben Davies
Born (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 33)
Cardiff, Wales
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
EIHL team
Former teams
Cardiff Devils
Cardiff Dragons
Basingstoke Bison
Braehead Clan
Norfolk Admirals
Coventry Blaze
Melbourne Mustangs
Guildford Flames
Swindon Wildcats
Manchester Storm
National teamFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007present

Ben Davies (born 18 January 1991) is a Welsh ice hockey player for Cardiff Devils and the British national team. [1]

He represented Great Britain at the 2019 IIHF World Championship, [2] where he scored the overtime goal against France to avoid Britain's relegation to Division I, and again at the 2021 IIHF World Championship, 2022 IIHF World Championship and 2024 IIHF World Championship. [3] [ circular reference ] [4] [5]

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References

  1. "They're coming home!".
  2. "Russell names 25-man World Championship squad". icehockeyuk.co.uk. 22 April 2019. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. 2021 IIHF World Championship rosters#Great Britain
  4. "Two Changes to Gb Squad for Worlds in Finland – Ihuk".
  5. "GB CONFIRM TEAM FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – IHUK" . Retrieved 24 May 2024.