GB Mens Head Coach Tony Hand has been forced to make changes to this team for the upcoming 2014 Olympic Pre-Qualification tournament in Japan next week.

Great Britain Under-18 Women missed out on a place in the next stage after losing 4-3 to Slovakia in their final World Championship Division One qualifier match in Dumfries.

GB found themselves 1-0 within the first minute when Patricia Gorecka put Slovakia ahead in a all or nothing game for both teams. Great Britains drew level 2 minutes later when Peterboroughs Kim Lane scored her 3rd goal of the tournament to make it a 1-1 game. 

The second period started with GB pushing forward and on 25.46 they were awarded a penalty shot after Barbora Lateckova led on the puck to kill a GB attack. GB Captain Beth Scoon took the resulting penalty shot, but could only watch in despair as her effort failed to find the back of the net. The penalty miss spurred on the visitors who then went on to find the back of the net 3 times to dominated the rest of the period. Iveta Klimasova gave Slovakia a 2-1 lead on 26.40, beforeNatalia Palova extended the lead to 3-1 after 31.34. The game seemed to be all over on 37.25 when GB found themselves 4-1 down thanks to Denisa Lalikova's powerplay goal.