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…
GB WOMEN & GB U18S CONTINUE PREPARATION
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…
BUY TICKETS FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION 1 GROUP B IN BELFAST HERE The first men’s World Championship in the UK for 25 years is just around the corner, with the showpiece event starting in Belfast on Sunday 23rd April. The Division 1 Group B tournament in Belfast is being played the same weeks as…
Great Britain Under-18s were beaten 5-4 by OHA Europe in St Polten, Austria in the first of two games as part of their World Championship preparations. GB are currently in the middle of a training camp ahead of the World Championship Division 2 Group A, which starts in Korea this weekend. Finlay Ulrick, Mac Howlett,…
Great Britain Women warmed up for their World Championship (Division 2 Group A) in Korea with a 9-3 victory over a Whitley Bay Under-20s side in a practice game in Sheffield. The game was part of a camp at Ice Sheffield ahead of GB departing for Korea on Wednesday. Leanne Ganney, Chrissie Newman and Casey…
A 26-year-old man has been jailed for five years and four months following a hearing at Sheffield Crown Court today (Friday 24 March). Thomas Squires pleaded guilty to four counts of inciting sexual activity with a child and one count of sexual activity with a child at a Sheffield Crown Court hearing earlier this year….
Great Britain head coach Pete Russell has had to make a change in his 28-man squad following an injury to Belfast Giants netminder Jackson Whistle. Whistle will be replaced by Cardiff Devils netminder Thomas Murdy for the upcoming training camp and two matches against Poland. GB will face Poland at the National Ice Centre on…
CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN BELFAST Ice Hockey UK are excited to announce that Premier Sports will once again cover Great Britain in this year’s World Championship. The six-team tournament, being hosted in the UK at Belfast’s SSE Arena, runs from Sunday 23rd to Saturday 29th April 2017. GB will…
Great Britain Under-16s will take part in a tournament in Czech Republic next month following the cancellation of their trip to Barcelona. After Poland and Hungary advised the Spanish organisers that they would not be able to attend, the four-team competition was called off. Ice Hockey UK moved quickly to find a suitable alternative and…
Roster change for GB Under-18s Great Britain Under-18s have had to make a second roster change to their squad for April’s World Championship in Gangneung. Defenceman Liam Redwood is unable to travel to the tournament, so will be replaced by d-man Luke Jackson on the 23-man roster. GB face hosts Korea, along with Croatia, Estonia,…
Press release from Coventry Blaze Genting Casino Coventry Blaze forward Russell Cowley has confirmed his intention to retire from the game following the current 2016/17 Elite League season. The 33-year-old, will hang up his skates following a career which began in Swindon before signing a two-way deal with the British National League Blaze back in…