The schedule for the men’s 2018 World Championship Division 1 Group A in Budapest has been confirmed. Great Britain won promotion from Division 1 Group B by winning gold in Belfast in April to reach the second tier for the first time since 2013. The six-team IIHF tournament will be hosted in the Papp Laszlo…
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Great Britain will take on Lithuania next year as part of their preparations for the World Championship Division 1 Group A in Budapest. GB and Lithuania will meet in the MK Arena in Milton Keynes on Saturday 14th April 2018 (7pm) and the following day on Sunday 15th April (5:15pm) in Coventry’s Skydome Arena. The…
CLICK HERE TO WATCH A PREVIEW OF THE FOOTAGE Blue Peter came to Nottingham’s National Ice Centre when Great Britain took on Poland in an international match as part of the World Championship preparations in April. The filming by the CBBC children’s television show will be shown on Thursday. The feature revolved around their two presenters Lindsey…
GB’s Jonathan Phillips to perform puck drop The biggest event in the English Ice Hockey Association (EIHA) calendar takes place this coming weekend in Sheffield – the Junior Conference Tournament. Over 400 players aged 10 to 17 will play 44 games in three days representing five regions, or Conferences, from across Great Britain. In addition…
CLICK HERE TO BID FOR A SHIRT Here’s a unique chance to own a piece of Great Britain history as the game-worn blue shirts GB wore in the gold-medal campaign in Belfast are being auctioned. GB beat Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, Netherlands and Japan to win promotion to Division 1 Group A of the World Championship…
AUCTION BEGINS ON MONDAY EVENING Here’s a unique chance to own a piece of Great Britain history as the game-worn blue shirts GB wore in the gold-medal campaign in Belfast are being auctioned. GB beat Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, Netherlands and Japan to win promotion to Division 1 Group A of the World Championship structure. It was…
The venues have been decided for the 2018 World Championship tournaments at the IIHF’s annual Congress, which this year is being held in Cologne, Germany. After promotion in Belfast this season, Great Britain Men are off to Budapest, Hungary for the World Championship Division 1 Group A tournament from 22nd to 28th April 2018. GB…
Great Britain’s opponents for next year’s World Championship Division 1 Group A have been confirmed. Slovenia and Italy have been relegated from the IIHF’s top flight this week and will take their place in tier two of the World Championship structure next season. The other three teams in the group will be Hungary, Kazakhstan and…
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE A GB GAME-WORN SHIRT The shirts worn by Russ Cowley are two of the last remaining game-worn shirts available to purchase from Great Britain’s two international games with Poland last month. Cowley retired from ice hockey after GB’s victory over Japan at the weekend, which clinched promotion to Division 1 Group…
On Saturday night in amongst the celebrations for Great Britain’s 4-0 win over Japan, gold medals and promotion to Division 1A, there were individual awards for three of the players who contributed to the success. In the post-tournament ceremony GB’s Ben O’Connor was named ‘Defenceman of the Tournament’ by the IIHF Directorate. Goalscoring record-breaker Colin…