Great Britain begin their Final Olympic Qualifying campaign as they face hosts Denmark in Aalborg this evening (Thursday).
The two sides go head-to-head in the 5,000 capacity Sparekassen Danmark Isarena at 19:30 (18:30 BST).
GB reached this stage after three wins from three in the pre-qualification round in Cardiff in February as they beat China (10-1), Serbia (11-0) and Romania (7-4).
Team News
Head Coach Pete Russell will ice a full 22-man roster against Denmark this evening.
It’s a special day for defenceman Mark Richardson who equals Jonathan Phillips at the top of GB’s all-time appearances on 116 caps.
Last Time We Met
The two sides only met just over three months ago at the World Championship in Prague.
In a thrilling game in-front of a crowd of 16,277, GB more than matched the Danes who are ranked 11th in the world, outshooting them 31-28, but falling just short in a 4-3 defeat.
Liam Kirk, Cade Neilson and Nathanael Halbert scored for GB. Click here to read the match report.
GB’s last victory over the Danes came back in 2000 as they skated to a 5-4 success in Poland in the World Championship Group B.
Live on Premier Sports
All of GB’s games will be shown live on Premier Sports with commentary from Olympic commentator Aaron Murphy and former GB forward Paul Adey.
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