Team GB: Initial 30 named...

Chris

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Great Britain ice hockey Head Coach, Paul Thompson has today announced his initial squad of 30 players for the forthcoming World Championships in Torun, Poland. The final team of 23 players will be selected from the 30 in a few weeks time.

The World Championships, which run from Saturday 11th to Friday 17th April, will see Great Britain face Ukraine, Italy, Holland, Romania and the hosts, Poland.

Netminders
Nathan Craze (Belfast)
Jody Lehman (Sheffield)
Stevie Lyle (Belfast)
Stephen Murphy (Manchester)

Defence
Kyle Horne (Edinburgh)
Leigh Jamieson (Coventry)
Shane Johnson (Belfast)
Danny Meyers (Nottingham)
Ben O’Connor (Coventry)
David Phillips (Belfast)
Mark Richardson (Nottingham)
Mark Thomas (Sheffield)
Graeme Walton (Belfast)
Jonathan Weaver (Coventry)

Forwards
Greg Chambers (Basingstoke)
David Clarke (Nottingham)
Russell Cowley (Coventry)
Robert Dowd (Sheffield)
Jason Hewitt (Sheffield)
Phil Hill (Cardiff)
Marc Levers (Nottingham)
David Longstaff (Newcastle)
Lee Mitchell (Hull)
Matt Myers (Nottingham)
Greg Owen (Briancon, France)
Jonathan Phillips (Sheffield)
Colin Shields (Belfast)
Ashley Tait (Sheffield)
Steve Thornton (Belfast)
Tom Watkins (Coventry)

Looks like Lehman has received his UK passport then. Is/was Shane Johnson from the Belfast Giants a UK passport holder suddenly as well?

Chris.
 
Koop11

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Phil has thoroughly deserved to make the short list this season. Good to see Thommo recognising Hill’s performances this year.
 
James

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I think Shane Johnson was in the process of getting his passport last year.

Great to see Phil Hill get shortlisted.
 
TheStub

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Great to see Phil in - he really deserves it after the performance this season.

Also, nice to see 4 Welsh players in the list :D

Isn't Aubry almost a British passport holder too? Now - that would be a goal tending pair - Lehman and Aubry.

Looks like it will be a tough group for us.
 
TheStub

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It is nice to see how British the team is. It is nice to do well, better to do well with British born players. :D

Although, I'm not going to complain if we have Lehman backstopping us. For everything that is said about him, he is one hell of a netminder.
 
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Soundwave1

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TheStub said:
Great to see Phil in - he really deserves it after the performance this season.

Also, nice to see 4 Welsh players in the list :D

Isn't Aubry almost a British passport holder too? Now - that would be a goal tending pair - Lehman and Aubry.

Looks like it will be a tough group for us.
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5 isn't it? Even better! :D
 
ASHIPP

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Well done Phil, thoroughly deserved to be selected. He's really developed this year and is playing the game of his life. Good Luck in Poland. :cool:
 
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oppps :p haha, will it be down to 2 or 3 Goalies once they have decided?
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Three. If Thommo's got any sense Lyle will be the odd one out and Craze will be the reserve.

It's also a shame that Luke Boothroyd has asked to be excused because of his final exams, as he's better than the vast majority of the other D on that list.
 
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