What a career the Steelers Skipper has had with out National side.
Great Britain forward Robert Dowd has announced he will retire from international ice hockey at the end of the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Switzerland.
Dowd will continue to play domestically for Sheffield Steelers, but Monday’s game against Germany at the Swiss Life Arena in Zurich will be his final game for GB.
The forward made his World Championship debut in the 2009 Division I Group B tournament in Torun, Poland and scored in just his second game – a 5-2 defeat by Italy.
GB went on to win the bronze medal that year with wins over Romania, Netherlands and Poland.
He has since won four gold medals and two slivers, as well a playing at the top level of the World Championship five times.
Dowd was Great Britain’s Alternate Captain from 2015 and took over as captain in 2024 following the retirement of Jonathan Phillips.
In 107 games so far at Olympic Qualifiers and World Championship tournaments, Dowd has scored 36 goals and added 37 assists for 73 points.
Click HERE to watch Dowd reflect on his Great Britain career in an interview on Ice Hockey UK TV
