Great Britain Under-16s will battle for bronze after a 3-2 defeat by HC Junior Melnik on Saturday evening in the Czech Spring Hockey Cup. Kieran Brown put GB ahead after only 45 seconds before Pavel Dousa equalised at 18:27. Petr Hasek put Melnik in front at 32:43 while Mason Biddulph’s goal at 41:54 tied the…
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Great Britain Under-16s secured a second successive win at the Czech Spring Hockey Cup as they beat Ska IK 5-0 in Czech Republic. Kieran Brown gave GB a first-period lead when he netted at 15:18 and Louis Chabot made it 2-0 early in the second period (21:46). Joe Hazeldine (32:23) and Reed Sayers (39:26) extended…
Great Britain Under-16s began the U16 Czech Spring Hockey Cup with a 7-1 victory over Evu HT. Kieran Brown (15:18) and Callum Burnett (21:48) gave GB a two-goal lead, before Ryytty Mikko closed the gap at 25:51. Goals from Ethan Hehir (28:14), Mason Biddulph (33:31) and Daniel Hitchings (35:51) stretched GB’s lead to 5-1 at…
Great Britain Under-16s will take part in a tournament in Czech Republic next month following the cancellation of their trip to Barcelona. After Poland and Hungary advised the Spanish organisers that they would not be able to attend, the four-team competition was called off. Ice Hockey UK moved quickly to find a suitable alternative and…
Disappointment for GB as under-16s trip to Barcelona is called off Great Britain Under-16s’ trip to the international tournament in Barcelona has been called off. The tournament, which was set to involve GB, Spain, Poland and Hungary, was due to take place from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th April 2017. But Poland and Hungary advised…
Ice Hockey UK’s national talent identification officer Mark Beggs has been on a fact-finding mission in recent months as he looks to give Great Britain’s national teams the best possible chance of success in the coming years. Beggs visited Premiership rugby side Saracens, Harlequins Premiership Rugby Academy and the Hockey Canada Under-17 program. “The purpose of…
Under-16s name squad for four-team tournament in Barcelona Great Britain Under-16s have named their squad for the international tournament taking place in Spain in April. The four-team tournament, which is being held in Barcelona, takes place from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th April. GB and Spain are expected to be joined by Poland and Hungary,…
Highlights to be shown from four-team international tournament in Dumfries Highlights from the Under-16 international tournament in Dumfries last month will be shown on Premier Sports this week. GB U16s took on Belgium, Netherlands and Spain at Dumfries Ice Bowl from 27th to 29th December 2016. Britain won the four-team tournament with victories over Belgium (13-2),…
Great Britain have won the inaugural IHUK U16 International tournament after an 11-1 success over Spain on Friday morning. Rob Wilkinson’s side completed a clean sweep of victories against Belgium, Netherlands and Spain to claim the trophy at Dumfries Ice Bowl. Coming into the final game both sides had won two from two, with Spain…
The Dumfries Daily on IHUK Radio in association with McDonald’s is now online with Episode 2 which looks at the first day of games at the U16 international tournament. We hear from the GB U16 captaincy trio Reece Cochrane, Mason Biddulph and Cade Neilson as well as post-game reaction from head coach Rob Wilkinson. Click…
GB set up gold-medal decider against Spain Great Britain Under-16s came from 3-1 down to beat Netherlands U16s 10-5 in the international tournament in Dumfries Ice Bowl. Kieran Brown, who was named man of the match, scored four times as GB set up a winner-takes-all showdown with Spain U16s tomorrow. After early pressure from GB,…
Each day this week we’ll be bringing you the latest behind the scenes news and interviews from Dumfries Ice Bowl as Great Britain U16 host a four team tournament and the U18 hold their final selection camp. Today’s edition of the Dumfries Daily on IHUK Radio in association with McDonald’s we hear from U18 head…