Great Britain face Latvia this afternoon in their opening game at the women’s Olympic Qualifiers at the Bauer Arena in iceSheffield.
It’s a huge day for GB as their begin their quest to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
It’s the second of two games today with Netherlands against Spain facing-off at 12:30.
Team News
GB expect to ice a fully-fit 22-player roster which will include three debutants.
Emma Nichols, Madison Wright and Robin Mullen are all set to win their debut cap.
Forward Katherine Gale is poised to win her 50th cap.
Recent Meetings
GB and Latvia have met twice in the past three years.
Latvia won 2-1 in last year’s World Championship in Riga with Lizzie Saunders and Katie Marsden on target for GB.
GB beat Latvia 4-0 to secure gold in the 2022 World Championship Division II Group A in Jaca, Spain.
Katie Henry, Katherine Gale, Emily Harris and Louise Adams were all on target, with Nicole Jackson securing a 22-shot shutout.
Tickets
Tickets are available on the door at iceSheffield all weekend.
Admission is via Day Tickets which covers two matches a day and costs just £15 (plus fees) for adults.
Concession tickets (over-65s and under-16s) are on sale for only £8 (plus fees).
Webcast
All six matches at the women’s Olympic Qualifiers in Sheffield are being shown live on a webcast.
Individual webcasts cost £4 each or you can buy a tournament pass for £10 to give access to all six games.
Click here to buy the webcast.
Schedule
Thursday 12th December
Netherlands v Spain (12:30)
Great Britain v Latvia (16:00)
Saturday 14th December
Latvia v Netherlands (12:30)
Great Britain v Spain (16:00)
Sunday 15th December
Spain v Latvia (12:30)
Netherlands v Great Britain (16:00)
