The funding for Ice Hockey UK and Great Britain ice hockey has been officially confirmed by UK Sport. IHUK will receive £900,000 of funding as part of UK Sport’s major investment being spread across Winter Olympic and Paralympic sports for the Milan-Cortina cycle ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. It’s the biggest-ever investment…
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A Book of Remembrance has been opened to remember Great Britain international Mike Hammond. Hammy passed away in a car accident earlier this month in Canada and our thoughts remain with his family, friends and former team-mates. Mike made his debut in 2018 and helped GB win the gold medal at the World Championship Division…
Great Britain ice hockey are devastated to announce that forward Mike Hammond has passed away. Hammond died in a car accident in Shawnigan in Canada on Wednesday. Our thoughts and condolences are with Mike’s family, friends and team-mates at this very difficult time. Mike was a cherished GB team-mate, loved by so many, and very…
Great Britain and Ice Hockey UK’s main team sponsor SMP Europe has announced it has raised an outstanding £28,000 for charity following a superb partnership between the two organisations. As principal sponsor of Ice Hockey UK and the GB teams, SMP Europe have changed their corporate colours on all GB-related clothing and merchandise to pink,…
The IIHF have confirmed Great Britain will be in Group A in Prague for the 2024 World Championship. There has been a change to the eight-team group with the world’s number one ranked team Canada taking the place of the USA. GB will also come up against Finland who are second in the world rankings,…
Great Britain and Ice Hockey UK would like to send our condolences to the family and friends of Alex Graham who passed away at the weekend. Alex played for both Great Britain Under-18s and Under-20s and the news has come as a huge shock to everyone in UK ice hockey, including all of his team-mates….
Congratulations to former Great Britain international Colin Shields who has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List for his services to ice hockey. Shields scored 42 goals for a modern-era record, as well as contributing 40 assists for 82 points in 95 caps for GB. The six-footer with a right-hand shot won…
Great Britain are set to be based in Prague in Group B for the 2024 World Championship following the announcement of the tentative groups by the IIHF. Pete Russell’s side will come up against the world’s number two ranked side Finland, as well as USA, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Denmark, Norway and Austria. Matches will take…
Former Great Britain netminder Jimmy Foster has been officially inducted into the IIHF Hall Of Fame in Finland this morning. Members of his family and delegates from Ice Hockey UK attended a special ceremony in Tampere ahead of today’s medal games at the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Foster was one of the world’s…
The IIHF have confirmed the venues for next year’s World Championship tournaments. The schedule for 2024 was rubber-stamped at the annual Congress, taking place this year in Finland. Great Britain Women will travel to Riga for the World Championship Division I Group B from 31st March to 6th April 2024. They’ll face Italy, Poland and…
It’s hard to believe but it’s already been two weeks since Great Britain beat Italy at a packed Motorpoint Arena to win promotion to the 2024 World Championship in Czechia. When you think of GB ice hockey’s biggest moments in recent years, Robert Farmer’s goal in Hungary in 2018 and Ben Davies’ overtime winner in…
CLICK HERE TO BID ON THE BLUE GAME-WORN JERSEYS The blue game-worn jerseys Great Britain wore during the gold medal-winning and promotion campaign in Nottingham last week are up for auction. You could own this piece of history as GB won promotion at the first time of asking to confirm a place at the 2024…