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…
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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,…
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….
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…
Great Britain have secured the bronze medal at the U18 World Championship Division II Group A in Serbia following a final day which saw them lose 2-1 in overtime to Lithuania. Lithuania took gold and promotion to Division I Group B, while Croatia claimed silver with a second-place finish. Mykolas Skadauskas put Lithuania ahead with…
Great Britain beat Spain 3-2 to guarantee at least a bronze medal at the Under-18 World Championship Division II Group A in Serbia. It was GB’s third victory in four matches after wins over Romania and Serbia earlier in the tournament. Spain when ahead when Hugo Perez won the puck on the boards behind the…
Finley Bradon scored a hat-trick as Great Britain beat Serbia 6-2 in the Under-18 World Championship Division II Group A in Belgrade. It’s a second win in three matches and moves GB up to third in group with five points, behind second-placed Lithuania and leaders Croatia. Andreja Popovic set-up Minja Ivanovic from behind the net…
Great Britain were beaten 7-0 by Croatia in their second game of the Under-18 World Championship Division II Group A in Serbia. It means GB have a win and a defeat in the opening two matches after yesterday’s thrilling 4-3 penalty-shot victory over Romania. Tomorrow is a rest day in the tournament, but GB return…
Great Britain began their IIHF Under-18 World Championship Division II Group A campaign in Serbia with a 4-3 overtime victory against Romania. Josh Shaw scored the game-winner just over two minutes into overtime to secure GB two points in the opening game of the tournament. Konrad Lorincz put Romania ahead when he went five-hole on…
Great Britain Under-18s were beaten 4-1 by Romania in their final warm-up game in Slovakia ahead of their World Championship campaign. Jacob White-Sey scored GB’s only goal of the game in the second period. GB will depart for Belgrade tomorrow ahead of the IIHF Under-18s World Championship Division II Group which gets under way this…
Ice Hockey UK (IHUK), the national governing body for the sport in the United Kingdom, have announced that Henry Staelens will become their Chief Executive Officer. He’ll take up office in mid-April. Staelens’ most recent role was as Chief Executive of Forest Green Rovers, renowned as the “world’s greenest football club” according to FIFA and…
Great Britain Under-18s have departed for Slovakia today for their training camp ahead of the IIHF Ice Hockey Under-18 World Championship Division II Group A which gets under way in Belgrade on Sunday. The six-team group is made up of GB, Croatia, Lithuania, Romania, Serbia and Spain, with matches taking place in the Pionir Ice…