The Great Britain Programme Board are advertising for the two vacant positions in the GB Under-18 Women’s programme. Applications are now being accepted for the vacant two roles of GB U18 Women assistant coach to work under head coach James Ashton. Chairman of the GB Programme Board, David Hand, said: “We appointed Essi Aittasalo back…
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Darryl Morvan is to step back from his assistant coach role with Great Britain Under-18 Women. Morvan, who recently had a successful treatment of chemotherapy, is standing down because of other health issues. Everyone connected with GB and Ice Hockey UK would like to send our thoughts and best wishes to Darryl and we hope…
The IIHF have announced this morning they have initiated a series of World Championship cancellations for the 2020-21 season, which includes tournaments involving Great Britain Under-20s Men and GB Under-18 Women. GB U20s were set to travel to Romania in February 2021 for the Division II Group A tournament, while GB U18 Women were to…
There will be no Under-18 Women’s World Championship event in Dumfries this season after the Division II Group A tournament was one of 10 cancelled by the IIHF, but bosses from Ice Hockey UK and Dumfries and Galloway Council remain committed to international ice hockey returning in the future. Great Britain Under-18 Women were set…
By Andy Potts The abrupt curtailment of the 2019-20 hockey season has left players all over the world waiting impatiently for a chance to get back into meaningful action. Within the professional game, the hiatus brings challenges: clubs face financial problems, with some already reporting that they won’t be able to compete next season and…
Ice Hockey Australia has withdrawn two of its national teams that were entered to participate in the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship program during the upcoming months. This includes their under-18 women who were set to be involved in the Division II Group A tournament in Dumfries in January and their under-20s men who were…
James Ashton has been named as the new head coach of Great Britain Under-18 Women. Ashton comes across from his previous assistant coach role with GB Women and will be assisted by Essi Aittasalo and Darryl Morvan. Aittasalo, who is from Finland, was an assistant coach at the recent Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne…
Ice Hockey UK and the GB Programme Board have made three new off-ice appointments as Aimee Baldwin, Laura-Jo Bowler and Emma Sanders join the Great Britain Women’s set-up. Sanders will take up a Sports Rehabilitator role with Great Britain Women alongside Robyn Crebbin, while Bowler and Baldwin take-up the Sports Therapist role with GB Under-18 Women…
Ice Hockey UK have made four equipment manager appointments across the Great Britain junior set-up. Lee Panks will undertake the equipment manager role with Great Britain Under-16 Women. Panks is currently senior skate technician for Ice Locker and has also worked with Sheffield Steelkings para ice hockey team. Charles Humphreys has been named as equipment…
The dates have been officially unveiled for next season’s IIHF World Championship tournaments at all levels and age groups. The announcement comes on the back of the IIHF confirming last week that the World Championship – which GB Men will take part in for a second successive season – will run from 21st May to…
The host nations for the 2021 World Championship tournaments involving Great Britain have been fully confirmed following the IIHF annual Congress. Last month, it was announced that GB Men would face hosts Belarus, as well as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland, at the 2021 top-flight World Championship – and the date…
Ice Hockey UK and Dumfries and Galloway Council have won their bid to host the 2021 Under-18 Women’s World Championship in Scotland. The Division II Group A tournament will be held at the Dumfries Ice Bowl from 19th to 22nd January 2021. Great Britain Under-18 Women will be joined by Netherlands, Australia and Spain for…