Great Britain netminder Jackson Whistle say playing against the top nations in the world at a World Championship is an “awesome” experience. The 25-year-old was part of the 2019 World Championship squad in Slovakia, which stayed up with the dramatic 4-3 overtime victory against France in their final game. This year, GB will face Russia,…
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Great Britain’s games at next month’s World Championship in Latvia will be shown on free-to-air television in the UK on FreeSports. The dedicated sports channel will cover 25 matches at the top-level competition, including the gold-medal game. The 16-team tournament runs from 21st May to 6th June and is split into two groups of eight…
Defenceman Josh Tetlow says telling his parents was one of the most special moments of his call-up to the Great Britain squad for next month’s World Championship in Latvia. The 23-year-old, who made 10 appearances for GB Under-20s between 2017 and 2018, was yesterday named in a full GB squad for the first time. GB…
Forward Ciaran Long says the 2021 Elite Series has been great preparation for Great Britain for next month’s World Championship in Latvia. Long, who is icing for Manchester Storm in the four-team tournament, made 17 appearances for GB’s junior sides and yesterday received his first call-up to represent the national side at a major championship….
Great Britain Head Coach Peter Russell has named his team for next month’s World Championship in Latvia. Countries can select a 28-player roster for this year’s tournament and Russell has announced an initial 27, with one player to be added in the coming days. Five players – David Clements, Jordan Hedley, Lewis Hook, Ciaran Long…
British forward Lewis Hook scored his second goal of the tournament as Nottingham Panthers came from behind three times to beat Manchester Storm 4-3 after overtime in the Elite Series. GB international Josh Batch got one of the assists on the opening goal of the night – scored by Scott Simmonds after only 89 seconds…
Nottingham Panthers Director of Hockey Gui Doucet says Great Britain Goaltending Coach Euan King is a huge asset to the club. King has linked-up with the Panthers for the Elite Series and is working with GB netminders Ben Bowns and Jackson Whistle, as well as Great Britain U20s netminder Will Kerlin. The tournament is forming…
Former Great Britain forward David Clarke and former national-team coach Troy Walkington are to be part of a live Zoom video this evening. The online event – hosted by Romford Junior Raiders – is open to everyone and will get under way at 7:30pm. Clarke won nearly 100 caps for GB between 2000 and 2017….
Great Britain netminder Ben Bowns and Goaltending Coach Euan King will be part of a live Zoom this Thursday (25th March). Romford Junior Raiders present ‘An Evening with the Goalies’ from 7pm. The pair will talk through their careers and will take part in a question and answer session. Link to Zoom: https://zoom.us Meeting ID:…
Great Britain forwards Sam Duggan and Liam Kirk are to appear on a Scottish Ice Hockey webinar this evening. The duo will take part in the Friday Night Live feature which gets under way at 8pm. Both players represented GB as a junior and have since gone on to become full internationals. SIH Head of…
The Draft for the 2021 Elite Series took place last night with Great Britain internationals dominating the selections over the course of the evening. The four-team tournament – which is all being held at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham – gets under way next month involving Coventry Blaze, Manchester Storm, Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield…
Great Britain head coach Pete Russell will be in the hot-seat for a Scottish ice hockey webinar this week. Russell will discuss the remarkable past few years for the national side as they went from the third tier to the top flight of world ice hockey. He’ll join Steven Lynch, Barry Carneige and Martyn King…