Forward David Clarke says there were contributions all over the ice as Great Britain beat hosts Croatia 4-1 in their opening game at the World Championship (Division 1B) in Zagreb. Robert Dowd, Jonathan Weaver, Craig Peacock and Colin Shields were all on target as Pete Russell’s side made an excellent start to the tournament. Clarke…
GOOD TEAM PERFORMANCE – CLARKE
Captain Jonathan Phillips says the Great Britain supporters were “fantastic” in their opening-day win over Croatia in the World Championship. Backed by over 200 fans, GB stormed to a 4-1 victory over the hosts in their first game at the Division 1B tournament in Zagreb. Robert Dowd, Jonathan Weaver, Craig Peacock and Colin Shields scored…
Sheffield Steelers forward Jonathan Phillips says there will be no drop in intensity now Great Britain have arrived in Zagreb for the World Championship (Division 1B). Pete Russell’s side completed a week-long training camp in Coventry, where they had two on-ice sessions per day. GB also had back-to-back matches against Poland and both games went…
Great Britain forward Robert Dowd says everyone is focused with the start of the World Championship in Zagreb only one day away. GB arrived in Croatia on Thursday and had two on-ice training sessions yesterday and will return to the ice at lunchtime today (Saturday). Hosts Croatia are GB’s first opponents tomorrow, when the two sides…
Defenceman Mark Richardson says Great Britain will need to be strong defensively if they are to be successful at the World Championship in Zagreb this week. GB begin their Division 1B six-team tournament with a game against hosts Croatia tomorrow (Sunday). Britain will play five games in seven days, also coming up against Estonia, Lithuania,…
UK official Andy Dalton and Ice Hockey UK referee-in-chief Simon Kirkham are off to the Under-18 World Championship in Grand Forks. The top-level junior tournament contains the best sides in the world, including hosts USA and also Canada, Sweden Finland and Czech Republic. The tournament runs from 14th to 24th April. Kirkham will be an IIHF…
Premier Sports will have coverage of all five of Great Britain’s games at the World Championship (Division 1B) in Zagreb, which gets under way on Sunday. GB begin with a game against hosts Croatia before coming up against Estonia, Lithuania, Romania and Ukraine. Aaron Murphy will be joined by former GB forward Paul Adey for…
With the last tournaments of the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship program over, the IIHF has released the 2016 IIHF Women’s World Ranking. Great Britain’s position remains unchanged at 21. On the heels of a successful title defence at the Women’s Worlds, the United States move onto the top of the ranking at…
Great Britain head coach Pete Russell says he can see fire and determination in the squad as they continued their training camp ahead of the World Championship (Division 1B). The 23-man squad had Monday off following the two games against Poland at the weekend, but have had two practices today back at their base in…
Defenceman Ben O’Connor says Great Britain have a team full of leaders and this will help them in the upcoming World Championship (Division 1B) in Zagreb. GB completed their training camp in Coventry today and will now fly to Croatia tomorrow (Thursday) ahead of their first game against the hosts on Sunday. Pete Russell’s side…
Great Britain netminder Ben Bowns says he is spurred on by the hurt of missing out on promotion at last year’s World Championship in Netherlands. GB won their first four matches at last season’s Division 1B tournament and only needed a point in their final game against Lithuania. But Britain slipped to a 3-2 defeat…