It's just that I've never come across a British hockey player. Like in the NHL, you got your Canadians, Americans, East Europeans, Scandinavians/Nordic and the occasional German, Swiss or Austrian. But never have I seen a British player.
I used to play myself too when I was younger. Good times. Haven't been on the ice for years now. I miss it though.
Our local team is quite big: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Düsseldorfer_EG
When I was in the hospital as a one year old baby, they visited me. Got autographs, a scarf and a hat. Still have that hat somewhere around here.