game by 7 goals to 2, and GB won their first international game in the final match of the tournament with a 1–0 win over the Ukraine. giving GB a 4th place finish out of five teams, with GB only missing a medal by one point. Record: 1–2–1 1995 GB went to Denmark for the IIHF European Women's Championships Pool B in March 1995, faced a tough group on paper and proved to be a tough group on ice. GB fell to their worst defeat in four years in the opening game with a 14–1 defeat to Denmark. Slovakia defeated GB 4–1 and in the final group game Holland put seven past the Brits, with only two coming back. The 7th/8th playoff game saw GB take on the Ukraine, the only side they had beaten in competitive hockey so far. Ukraine skated to a 2–0 victory which saw GB finish 8th out of eight teams. Record: 0–4–0 Team roster: Gill Barton – Guildford Julie Biles – Guildford Verity Boome – Guildford Laura Bugbee – Slough Sarah Burton – Swindon Rachael Cotton – Bracknell Lisa Davies – Bracknell Lynsey Emmerson – Sunderland Fiona Johnstone – Swindon Fiona King – Guildford Teresa Lewis – Sunderland Julie Lossnitzer – Slough Jane McLelland – Sunderland Jeanette Mountjoy – Bracknell Sarah Musgrove – Telford Kathy Nike – Bracknell Kim Strongman – Guildford Laura Urquhart – Slough Louise Wheeler – Slough Manager – Anne Sheppard. Head Coach – Mike Urquhart. Asst Coaches – Charlie Colon and Paul O'Higgins. 1996 A trip to Slovakia was in store for GB in Pool B in 1996. GB started positively with a much better account against Denmark who they had been routed against the previous year falling only to a 5–0 defeat. Any hopes of a great comeback were dashed in their second game against the Danes who GB had previously done well against, collapsing to a 7–1 defeat. That scoreline was repeated in the final group round game against the Dutch to leave GB adrift at the bottom of their group. The 7th/8th playoff saw GB take on Kazakhstan and for the first time in the tournament. Kazakhstan was just able to edge ahead and won by the odd goal in 9 leaving GB in 8th out of eight place and without a win in two years. Record: 0–4–0 Team roster: Gill Barton – Guildford Julie Biles – Guildford