Wed 25 Mar 2026 - 10:15AM

BETTERIDGE AND TETLOW NAMED IN GB SQUAD

🎟️ Thursday 30th April (19:30) GB v Italy at Planet Ice Milton Keynes: BUY TICKETS HERE
🎟️ Saturday 2nd May (19:00) GB v Italy at Motorpoint Arena Nottingham: BUY TICKETS HERE

Ollie Betteridge and Josh Tetlow have been named in the Great Britain squad for the 2026 World Championship which is taking place from 15th to 31st May in Switzerland.

GB will face Austria, USA, Hungary, Switzerland, Finland, Latvia and Germany in the group stages at the 12,000-seater Swiss Life Arena in Zurich.

Group B – which is being held at the 9,000-seater BCF Arena in Fribourg, consists of Canada, Sweden, Czechia, Denmark, Slovakia, Norway, Slovenia and Italy.

Six players are set to make their World Championship debut - netminder Mat Robson, defencemen Travis Brown, Kris Inglis and Brad Jenion and forwards Jack Hopkins and Sam Lyne.

Click here for full details on the Ice Hockey UK website.

Great Britain to face Italy as part of World Championship build-up
GB will play four matches, including two in the UK, against Italy as part of World Championship preparations.

Pete Russell's side go head-to-head with Italy at Planet Ice Milton Keynes on Thursday 30th April (19:30 face-off) and the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on Saturday 2nd May (19:00 face-off).

Click here to buy tickets for the games in Nottingham and Milton Keynes.

They will then finish the four-game series with two matches in Varese in Italy on Sunday 10th May and Tuesday 12th May. Ticket information for these games will be announced by the Italian Ice Hockey Federation soon.