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Ice Hockey World Championship: Great Britain lose to Austria in opening game

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Great Britain’s opening game of the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championship ended in defeat as they were beaten 5-2 by Austria in Group A.

All seven goals came in a frantic first half in Switzerland including a double from Austria’s Peter Schneider.

Pete Russell’s side gave themselves a mountain to climb early on as they quickly fell 3-0 behind in what was a high-scoring opening period.

Goals from David Clements and Liam Kirk pulled the score back to 3-2 after just one quarter before Austria extended their lead to three again before half-time.

Mat Robson made two big late on the penalty-kill as the first of seven group games ended in defeat for Great Britain.

Elsewhere in the group, hosts Switzerland won their opening game 3-1 against the USA on Friday while Finland beat Germany by the same scoreline.

In Group B, the Czech Republic lead the way having beaten Denmark 4-1 in their opening game, while Canada are in second after a 5-3 victory over Sweden.


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