Great Britain are excited to announce a restructure of their netminder programme with six new appointments. The restructure has been led by GB’s Head of Goaltending Development Programme, Euan King King, who is also GB Men’s Goaltending Coach, said: “These appointments will make our goaltending programme stronger and put us in great shape for the…
Great Britain have named their team for the men’s three-on-three ice hockey at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in South Korea. The format – first used at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Switzerland – sees cross-ice matches taking place simultaneously. GB will go head-to-head with Austria, China, Denmark, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Poland and…
Ice Hockey UK statement: Player Health, Safety and Wellbeing Review, and Action Plan In response to the tragic passing of Nottingham Panthers player #47 Adam Johnson after an on-ice incident, IHUK as an organisation and we all individually, send our sincerest and heartfelt condolences to Adam Johnson’s family, friends and team-mates. We also have deep…
Ice Hockey UK are currently developing a six-year strategy to cover the period 2024 to 2030 where unity plays a major part in our aspirations. Accordingly, as part of the planning process, we will be consulting GB fans as we shape plans for the future. It’s crucial that supporters have a platform to feedback and…
Ice Hockey UK (IHUK) are pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Partridge as the Head of Performance for the Great Britain national teams. Partridge, having previously held performance roles at Archery GB and Boccia England, will oversee the talent identification and engagement process for the men’s and women’s teams. He will also work closely…
Ice Hockey UK CEO Henry Staelens has been in his new job just over four months, so we sat down with him to find out how everything is going and hear some of IHUK’s plans for the future. How have your first few months been as Chief Executive Officer at Ice Hockey UK? It’s been…
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…
A combined men’s under-16s, under-18s and under-20s camp took place in Sheffield last week. Over 130 players, coaches and support staff attended the two-day camp at Ice Sheffield. It was an excellent opportunity to get the three junior teams together to work on their plans for the 2023-24 international season. GB Men’s Head Coach Pete…
Great Britain’s preparations are continuing for next year’s 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in South Korea. The men’s under-16s that will represent the country in January will be the first GB ice hockey team to enter the prestigious Youth Olympics. The format – first used at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Switzerland –…
Great Britain would like to confirm the additions of four members to the off-ice staff. Sam Kelvey has been appointed GB Programme Head of Specialist Sports Science & Medicine, as well as being Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach with GB Women. Pamela Ibarra has taken up the role of Lead Nutritionist with GB Women and…
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 second trial took place last weekend as part of the process to send an under-16 men’s team to the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in South Korea. Previously, only individual athletes have represented GB at the Games but with the men’s IIHF world ranking, it means Britain are sending a team to the prestigious…