Great Britain Under-20s have made a change to their 22-man roster for next month’s World Championship tournament in Vilnius. Bracknell Bees forward Caly Robertson replaces Kieran Brown who has pulled out of the squad because of injury. Britain will face hosts Lithuania, along with Japan, Romania, Serbia and Spain, in the Division II Group A…
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Great Britain Under-20s head coach Martin Grubb has named his 22-man squad for January’s IIHF World Championship Division II Group A in Vilnius. GB will come up against hosts Lithuania, along with Japan, Romania, Serbia and Spain, from the 6th to 12th January 2020 at the Pramogu Arena. Grubb said: “We had a tremendous camp…
The schedule for the 2020 Under-20s World Championship Division II Group A in Lithuania has been confirmed. The six-team IIHF tournament – involving Great Britain, Lithuania, Japan, Romania, Serbia and Spain – runs from 6th to 12th January 2020 at the Pramogu Arena. GB are involved in the tournament’s opening game as they play Japan…
Head coach Martin Grubb says he was impressed by a “very good” Great Britain Under-20s camp at Ice Sheffield yesterday. Ahead of January’s IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament in Lithuania, the GB youngsters will have a series of camps in preparation. The squad had two on-ice sessions and also a game-situation scrimmage….
Great Britain Under-20s and Under-18s held camps at the Bauer Arena in Ice Sheffield this week. Both groups had two on-ice sessions, as well as testing in the gym. The camps form part of their respective preparations for their 2020 World Championship tournaments. It was the first chance for the new-look coaching staff to look…
New Great Britain Under-20s assistant coach Dayle Keen says he is “extremely proud” to be taking up a role within the national team programme. The 28-year-old will combine his new GB position with his role as assistant coach at Elite League side Coventry Blaze. Keen joins fellow assistant Richard Hartmann and head coach Martin Grubb…
Martin Grubb has been appointed as the new head coach of Great Britain Under-20s. Grubb steps up from his position as coach of GB U18s, while Richard Hartmann will continue as under-20s assistant and Dayle Keen has been named as a new assistant coach. National Development Head Coach, Tony Hand, said: “I would like to…
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…
Ice Hockey UK are proud to announce that Standard Motor Products Europe’s (SMPE) Lucas brand is the new main sponsor of all Great Britain teams for 2019. As part of the sponsorship agreement, Lucas branding will appear on all GB jerseys including those worn by the men at the IIHF World Championship and the women…
Great Britain U20s have won the bronze medal at the Under-20s World Championship Division II Group A in Tallinn. Hosts Estonia U20s, who had already won gold before the final day, were 9-1 winners over Romania U20s, who had to settle for fourth place. Lithuania take home the silver medal after a 7-1 victory over…