Russell Huxted has been named as the new manager of Great Britain Under-18s. He will work alongside under-20s manager Ian Turner this season in the under-18 role before taking up the position solo in 2020-21. Huxted has management experience in the Invicta Dynamos junior programme and the Chelmsford Ice Hockey Academy. He has recently been…
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Sean Easton has been named as the new head coach for Great Britain Under-18s, with Martin Cingel and Simon Leach confirmed as his assistants. Easton takes over from Martin Grubb who will take up a position with GB Under-20s, while Leach moves up from his role with the under-16s. Head of the GB Programme Board, David Hand,…
Ice Hockey UK held the first of three camps at Bracknell Ice Rink today that will help choose the Great Britain Under-18s and Great Britain Under-20s goalies for the 2020 World Championship tournaments. In the past, goalies have been selected solely from the GB try-outs but Gary Brine, who is the Head of the GB…
Great Britain’s ice hockey teams now know the venue and dates for next year’s World Championship tournaments. GB Men secured their top-flight status for a second year on Monday with a dramatic 4-3 overtime victory against France. Next year’s World Championship will take place in Switzerland from 8th to 24th May 2020 and the groups…
Great Britain Under-18s have been relegated from Division I Group B of the World Championship as Hungary Under-18s beat Japan Under-18s 5-3 in the tournament’s final game. GB lost 3-1 to Italy Under-18s earlier in the day and such was the closeness of the group, victory would’ve meant a bronze medal for Martin Grubb’s side….
Great Britain Under-18s were beaten 3-1 by Italy Under-18s in their final game at the U18 World Championship Division I Group B in Hungary. Victory would have set up a chance for a bronze medal but they now need Japan to beat Hungary to avoid being relegated back to Division II. Kieran Brown hit the…
Great Britain Under-18s picked up a priceless point with a 3-2 overtime defeat by Austria Under-18s in the U18 World Championship Division I Group B in Hungary. Captain Mason Alderson scored twice, including an equaliser with 84 seconds remaining, as GB stayed in the hunt for a medal. Alderson put GB ahead in the first…
Three Great Britain teams are in action on a busy Friday to kickstart a fantastic weekend of ice hockey. Great Britain Under-18s face Austria Under-18s in the Division I Group B of the World Championship in Hungary (11:30am UK time). GB Men face Italy in an international challenge game at the Skydome in Coventry (7:30pm)…
Kieran Brown scored a hat-trick, including the game-winner with under two minutes remaining, as Great Britain Under-18s beat Hungary Under-18s 5-4 in the U18 World Championship Division I Group B in Szekesfehervar. After defeats by Slovenia U18s and Japan U18s in their opening two games, GB roared back with three powerplay goals and one short-handed for…
Great Britain Under-18s were beaten 5-3 by Japan Under-18s in their second game at the U18 World Championship Division I Group B in Hungary. Despite a third-period comeback, GB were left to rue penalty trouble in the opening two sessions with three of Japan’s five goals coming on the powerplay. Japan take two-goal lead Japan…
Great Britain Under-18s produced a performance to be proud of but they were narrowly beaten 3-2 by Slovenia Under-18s in their opening game at the U18 World Championship Division I Group B in Hungary. GB outshot the number-one seeds 30-17 and came so close to causing an upset against a side who were relegated from…
Great Britain Under-18s have confirmed their captaincy team for the World Championship Division I Group B in Hungary. Mason Alderson has been named as captain with Joe Hazeldine and Kieran Brown appointed alternate captains. GB U18s head coach, Martin Grubb, said: “The coaching staff are very happy with our captaincy team for the tournament. “All…