Great Britain Under-18s forward Liam Kirk says being captain for this week’s IIHF World Championship Division 2 Group A in Korea is an incredible feeling. Kirk was confirmed as captain by head coach Martin Grubb, with Jordan Kelsall and Cameron Pound named as assistants. GB are in Gangneung for the six-team tournament and will be…
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Great Britain Women fly out from Heathrow this lunchtime (Wednesday) to Seoul ahead of the World Championship Division 2 Group A, which begins at the weekend. GB will face hosts Korea, as well as Australia, DPR Korea, Netherlands and Slovenia, in the six-team tournament from Sunday 2nd to Saturday 8th April. Meanwhile, GB Under-18s will…
Great Britain U18s completed their pre-tournament camp with a second successive game against the U18 Varsity team of Okanagan Europe. Wednesday’s game in Bratislava saw GB start with Angus Laing in net, with Lewis Davies getting ice for the third period – meaning all three travelling goalies have played game time before the tournament. GB…
Great Britain Under-18s have arrived at their training camp in Slovakia and Austria ahead of the World Championship Division 2 Group A, which starts at the weekend. GB will play two matches in two days, starting with tonight’s game against OHA Europe in St Polten, Austria before the two sides meet in Bratislava tomorrow. Britain…
Great Britain Under-18s were beaten 5-4 by OHA Europe in St Polten, Austria in the first of two games as part of their World Championship preparations. GB are currently in the middle of a training camp ahead of the World Championship Division 2 Group A, which starts in Korea this weekend. Finlay Ulrick, Mac Howlett,…
Roster change for GB Under-18s Great Britain Under-18s have had to make a second roster change to their squad for April’s World Championship in Gangneung. Defenceman Liam Redwood is unable to travel to the tournament, so will be replaced by d-man Luke Jackson on the 23-man roster. GB face hosts Korea, along with Croatia, Estonia,…
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…
Robertson replaces Krogh in GB U18s squad Great Britain Under-18s have made a roster change to their squad for April’s World Championship in Gangneung. Richard Krogh has had to withdraw from the squad because of education commitments and he will be replaced by Caly Robertson (Fife). GB face hosts Korea, along with Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania…
This is a busy week for the Great Britain programme as two of our teams are in action at Dumfries Ice Bowl. The U18 squad have been holding a training camp today (Tuesday) and tomorrow, before the U16 international tournament gets underway on Wednesday afternoon featuring Netherlands, Belgium and Spain as well as Great Britain….
Great Britain Women and Great Britain Under-18s will both travel to Korea next year for their respective World Championship tournaments. Korea put in a bid to host both competitions in Gangneung as a taster event ahead of hosting the 2018 Olympics. This decision was deferred by the IIHF at Congress in Moscow earlier this year, but…
Great Britain Under-18s head coach Martin Grubb says early assessment of players is vital as the coaching staff begin the process of selecting a squad for their 2017 World Championship. GB U18s seem set to travel to Korea next April for the Division 2A World Championship tournament, with the decision expected to be ratified at…
The venues for the 2017 World Championship tournaments have been revealed at the annual IIHF Congress, which is taking place this year in Moscow, Russia. All the world’s federations meet and vote in their group – along with the IIHF Council members – on where the tournaments will be played. Ice Hockey UK, in conjunction…