The Canada men's national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada internationally. The team is overseen by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. From 1920 until 1963, Canada's international representation was by senior amateur club teams. Canada's national men's team was founded in 1963 by Father David Bauer as a part of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, playing out of the University of British Columbia. The nickname "Team Canada" was first used for the 1972 Summit Series and has been frequently used to refer to both the Canadian national men's and women's teams ever since.
The Great Britain men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team that represents the United Kingdom. A founding member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 1908, the team is controlled by Ice Hockey UK. Great Britain is currently ranked 18th in the world by the IIHF as of March 2022 according to the IIHF World Ranking.
Ice Hockey UK (IHUK) is the national governing body of ice hockey in the United Kingdom. Affiliated to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), IHUK is the internationally recognised umbrella body in the United Kingdom. IHUK was created to replace the British Ice Hockey Association (BIHA). The organisation is responsible to the IIHF for the good order of the sport in the UK. The IHUK is charged with ensuring that all overseas players are properly cleared to play and that the rules and by-laws of the IIHF are upheld. Ice Hockey UK runs the national team, Great Britain men's national ice hockey team. Ice Hockey UK founded a youth development league in 2014, with the aim to grow future national team players.
The International Ice Hockey Federation is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 83 member countries.
Tyler Paul Myers is an American-Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round, 12th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. At the end of the 2009–10 season, Myers won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's best rookie. Standing at 6 feet 8 inches tall, he is the tallest active player in the NHL and was nicknamed "The Big Easy" or "Big Tex" when he started his NHL career because he was born in Houston, Texas. After moving to Vancouver, Myers earned the nickname "Chaos Giraffe" from fans.
Mark Richardson is a British professional ice hockey player currently signed to and captain of the Cardiff Devils of the UK's EIHL. Richardson also plays internationally for Great Britain, reaching 100 caps at the 2022 IIHF World Championship. He is the younger brother of Lee Richardson who also played ice hockey at a professional level.
Jonathan Phillips is a retired Welsh ice hockey forward who last played for and captained the Sheffield Steelers in the EIHL.
Ben Bowns is a professional British ice hockey goaltender for UK Elite Ice Hockey League side Cardiff Devils and the Great Britain national team.
The 2021 IIHF World Championship took place from 21 May to 6 June 2021. It was originally to be co-hosted by Minsk, Belarus and Riga, Latvia, as the IIHF announced on 19 May 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Their joint bid won by a very tight margin against the Finnish bid with the cities of Tampere and Helsinki. On 18 January 2021 the IIHF decided to remove Belarus as a co-host due to the rising political unrest there. On 2 February, the IIHF voted to confirm Latvia as the sole host for the 2021 IIHF World Championship.
Ben Davies is a Welsh ice hockey player for Cardiff Devils and the British national team.
Brett Perlini is a Canadian-born British ice hockey player for Herning Blue Fox of the Danish Metal Ligaen. His brother Brendan Perlini plays for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Robert Farmer is a British ice hockey player for Whitley Warriors in the UK NIHL 1 and the British national team. Farmer previously played for Nottingham Panthers.
Paul Swindlehurst is a retired British ice hockey player who last played for Elite Ice Hockey League side Coventry Blaze and the British national team.
Luke Ferrara is a British ice hockey player who currently plays for UK NIHL side Peterborough Phantoms. A member of the British national team, Ferrara previously played with the Cardiff Devils, Sheffield Steelers, Coventry Blaze and Nottingham Panthers.
Ben O'Connor is a British ice hockey player who currently plays for Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) side Guildford Flames.
Ollie Betteridge is a British ice hockey player for English Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) side Nottingham Panthers and the British national team. Betteridge previously iced with Hungarian Erste Liga side Ferencvárosi TC.
Ben Lake is a Canadian-born British ice hockey player for Belfast Giants and the British national team.
Samuel Duggan is an English ice hockey player for Cardiff Devils and the British national team.
Lewis Hook is an English ice hockey player for Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) side Guildford Flames and the British national team.
Sam Jones is an English ice hockey player for Sheffield Steelers and the British national team. His family, including elder brother Adam who also became a high-level hockey player, moved to Canada in the mid-2000s.
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