It’s day two of the Great Britain junior training camp in Sheffield and GB U18s will take to the ice today. The three-day camp began yesterday with GB Under-20s and will finish with GB Under-16s tomorrow. Led by new coach Jeff Hutchins – and assisted by Martin Cingel and Sean Easton – the under-18s will have on…
UNDER-18 CAMP GETS UNDER WAY AT ICE SHEFFIELD
A three-day Great Britain junior camp gets under way in Sheffield today (Wednesday) as Ice Hockey UK’s new coaches get their first look at potential players for the upcoming season. Great Britain Under-20s have their camp starting this morning in Ice Sheffield, followed by GB U18s on Thursday and GB U16s on Friday. The U20s camp…
Ice Hockey UK have paid tribute to Stewart Roberts, the author of The Ice Hockey Annual, after he announced today that last season’s edition would be the final one produced. The annual has been a mainstay in British ice hockey for 40 years, packed full of reviews, features, photographs and statistics. Stewart’s labour of love…
Ice Hockey UK’s Great Britain Programme Board have confirmed the first Great Britain training camp of the season, which will take place in Sheffield next week. The three-day camp, which is being held in Ice Sheffield from Wednesday 19th to Friday 21st July, will be a first chance for the GB junior coaches to take…
Ice Hockey UK’s Great Britain Programme Board have appointed Natalie Aldridge, Simon Leach and Robert Wilkinson as the assistant coaches of Great Britain Under-16s. Aldridge has 40 Great Britain Women’s caps to her name, winning a gold medal, two silvers and a bronze. The 27-year-old, who had a two-year spell playing in Canada, is currently…
Ice Hockey UK’s Great Britain Programme Board have appointed Steven Lynch as the new head coach of Great Britain Under-16s. The 40-year-old began and ended his playing career with Fife Flyers and also had an eight-season spell with Edinburgh Capitals. The Kirkcaldy-born forward also played for Dumfries, Ayr and Paisley, while he also represented GB…
Easton and Cingel complete GB U18s coaching staff Ice Hockey UK’s Great Britain Programme Board have appointed Martin Cingel and Sean Easton as the assistant coaches of Great Britain Under-18s. Slovakian-born Cingel had a long playing career with Edinburgh Capitals, but also played for Manchester Phoenix, Dundee Stars and Solway Sharks, where he was assistant…
Hutchins takes up Under-18 head coach role Ice Hockey UK’s GB Programme Board have confirmed that Jeff Hutchins is the new head coach of Great Britain Under-18s. The 39-year-old appeared nine times for GB as a player and was part of the squad that won the silver medal in the World Championship Division 1 Group…
Head coach Mark Barrow gives his thoughts on Great Britain Inline’s recent World Championship Division 1 in Slovakia… There is a fine line between fourth and gold at this level. We were the only team to give Slovenia a good game in what was effectively a one-goal semi-final game until we pulled our goalie, which then…
Grubb and Nell complete GB Under-20s coaching team Ice Hockey UK’s Great Britain Programme Board are pleased to announce Martin Grubb and Aaron Nell as the new assistant coaches of Great Britain Under-20s. Grubb and Nell will work alongside Slava Koulikov who was confirmed as the new head coach of the U20s on Wednesday. Kirkcaldy-born…
U20S ASSISTANT COACH STEPS UP TO HEAD COACH ROLE Ice Hockey UK’s Great Britain Programme Board would like to announce that Slava Koulikov has been appointed as the new head coach of GB Under-20s. The 38-year-old Peterborough Phantoms coach steps up from his role as assistant of the U20s and has been part of the…
Bronze: Great Britain vs. Australia 3-7 (2-3, 0-1, 1-2, 0-1) Highlights After silver last year Australia won the Division I bronze medals in Bratislava after beating Great Britain 7-3 for third place. The British came back to tie the game at two but when Australia got the lead again the team from Down Under didn’t…