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| Felicity Gregory and Mark Colquitt in action for the Mayhem (Photo by @haganovaphoto) |
Four players from the Widnes–based Mayhem sledge team have been selected to play for the Great Britain national side at the 2024 World Para Ice Hockey Championships in Norway.
Mark Colquitt, Karl Nicholson, Dean Lahan and Felicity Gregory will be part of the 18-strong squad that will compete in Pool B of the championships in Skien, Norway from the 15th-20th April.
Great Britain will go up against Norway and Germany, who were relegated from the A-Pool last year, as well as Sweden, Kazakhstan, and France in the six-team tournament.
Team GB Head Coach Peggy Assinck – who is also a Mayhem player – said:
“I am looking forward to working with this skilled group of athletes this year as we prepare for the Pool B world championship. We have a nice mixture of four rookies making their GB team debut and several experienced veterans to round out the team. We’ve been working hard since last October’s tournament in Astana, and I’m looking forward to leading the team in Skien in April as we look to cement our B-Pool Team status.”
Mayhem team manager Peter Hagan said of the player call ups:
“Everyone at the Mayhem is so proud of those selected to GB for World Championships, especially looking at the GB squad. Mark & Karl are senior players with the national programme with Dean & Felicity building up their international experience which can only help both the mens & women’s teams. We all wish the team good luck & will be following them over in Norway.”
The Full GB squad is:
Netminders:
Bryan Hackworth – Sheffield Steelkings
Jodi Hill – Cardiff Huskies
Defence:
Damien Barker – Sheffield Steelkings
Shannon Couch – Cardiff Huskies
Mark Colquitt – Manchester Mayhem,
Jonathon Le Galloudec – Cardiff Huskies
Paul Brown – Sheffield Steelkings
Felicity Gregory – Manchester Mayhem
Gary Farmer – Peterborough Phantoms
Forwards:
Callum Shakespeare – Peterborough Phantoms
Tyler Christopher – Cardiff Huskies
Karl Nicholson – Manchester Mayhem
Dani Czernuszka-Watts – Cardiff Huskies
Dean Lahan – Manchester Mayhem
Stacey Quirk – Peterborough Phantoms
John Mellor – Cape Breton Sledgehammers
Josh Davies – Cardiff Huskies
Ben O’Brien – Sheffield Steelkings
Reserves:
Netminder: Susi Rogers-Hartley (Peterborough Phantoms)
Defence: Leanne Emmerson (Cardiff Huskies), Jade Williams (Sheffield Steelkings), Gaz Lawton (Sheffield Steelkings)
Forwards: Dan May (Cardiff Huskies), Emily McLean (GB Women)
Team Staff:
Peggy Assinck – head coach
Patrick Assinck – assistant coach
Breanna Wagner – assistant coach / equipment
Lauren Bolger – sports therapist
Shirley Packwood – team manager / medic
