Great Britain

Easy win for Slovakia over Great Britain

The newcomer of the World Championship, Great Britain, played the host Slovakia in Poprad in a pre-tournament game. Slovakia had no problem to win 6-1.

Kazakhstan promoted

Kazakhstan beat Great Britain 2-0 in Dumfries Ice Bowl to win World Women's Championship Div. 2A.

British juniors promoted

Great Britain won the U20 World Championship Division IIA in Tallinn, Estonia to promote to Division IB. The British team that was lead by the top line Bobby Chamberlain-Lewis Hook-Jordan Cownie won all five games.

Christiansen resigns

Great Britain men's national team head coach Doug Christiansen has resigned.

Changes in Austria and Great Britain rosters

Austria makes a cut in the roster for Olympic Qualification after the game against Kazakhstan: forwards Philipp Pinter, Daniel Woger and Michael Schiechl (all Vienna Capitals) and defenseman Johannes Reichel (Kac Klagenfurt) have been cut from the roster.

Also Great Britain has to make changes in the roster, all due to injuries: Basingstoke Bison netminder Stevie Lyle will replace Stephen Murphy while Nottingham Panthers defenceman Steve Lee will replace team-mate Jonathan Weaver

Andre Payette to lead Great Britain U20

Andre Payette has been appointed as the Great Britain Under-20s coach and will lead the youngsters at the 2013 World Championship next December.
The 36-year-old has been in charge of English Premier League side Sheffield Steeldogs since mid-way through the 2010-11 season.

Payette said: "I am very excited and honoured to be named head coach for the Great Britain Under-20s national team. Great Britain has been my adoptive country for the last nine years and I am thrilled to be able to give something back to British ice hockey, which has given me so much.