Great Britain Under-18s forward Liam Kirk says being captain for this week’s IIHF World Championship Division 2 Group A in Korea is an incredible feeling. Kirk was confirmed as captain by head coach Martin Grubb, with Jordan Kelsall and Cameron Pound named as assistants. GB are in Gangneung for the six-team tournament and will be…
KIRK: CAPTAINCY IS AN INCREDIBLE FEELING
Ice Hockey UK TV, in association with McDonald’s, caught up with GB Women as they were preparing for their first game at the World Championship Division 2 Group A in Korea. GB take on Netherlands with commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra at 8:30am UK time (4:30pm local time). IHUK TV caught up…
Great Britain Women have named their captaincy team for the World Championship Division 2 Group A, which gets under way in Gangneung tomorrow. Leanne Ganney will captain the side with the assistants being Saffron Allen, Lauren Summers and Katie Henry. “It’s a honour. It’s always very special to pull on a GB shirt, let alone…
Great Britain Women’s games at the World Championship Division 2 Group A will be broadcast live this week on BBC 5 Live Sports Extra and the BBC Sport website. The first four games, including Sunday’s opener against Netherlands will be on both 5 Live Sports Extra and the website, with Sunday’s final match against Australia…
Great Britain Women’s 2017 World Championship squad were presented with their caps in a special ceremony this evening at the team hotel. The 22-player squad were handed their cap with a number displayed in order of their appearance for GB. This included five debut caps at this year’s tournament; Beth Barwell, Ali Emery, Michelle Franklin,…
Tickets are now on sale for Ice Hockey UK Under-20s National Finals weekend. The two-day event, which is being held at the Dumfries Ice Bowl in Scotland, will take place on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th May 2017. The two top teams from the EIHA Under-20 leagues and the top two teams from Scottish Ice Hockey’s U20…
Great Britain Women have arrived in Gangneung ahead of the World Championship Division 2 Group A which gets under way on Sunday. After leaving Heathrow on Wednesday lunchtime, with the 10-hour flight and eight-hour time difference, GB landed in Seoul at 7:30am this morning (Thursday). A four-hour bus ride from Seoul to Gangneung was next…
Great Britain Women fly out from Heathrow this lunchtime (Wednesday) to Seoul ahead of the World Championship Division 2 Group A, which begins at the weekend. GB will face hosts Korea, as well as Australia, DPR Korea, Netherlands and Slovenia, in the six-team tournament from Sunday 2nd to Saturday 8th April. Meanwhile, GB Under-18s will…
Great Britain U18s completed their pre-tournament camp with a second successive game against the U18 Varsity team of Okanagan Europe. Wednesday’s game in Bratislava saw GB start with Angus Laing in net, with Lewis Davies getting ice for the third period – meaning all three travelling goalies have played game time before the tournament. GB…
Great Britain Under-18s have arrived at their training camp in Slovakia and Austria ahead of the World Championship Division 2 Group A, which starts at the weekend. GB will play two matches in two days, starting with tonight’s game against OHA Europe in St Polten, Austria before the two sides meet in Bratislava tomorrow. Britain…