IHUK Chairman Richard Grieveson admits that the relegation of Great Britain U20 is a massive disappointment but says that the current UK system is letting the players down and not giving them the best possible chance to succeed at international level. Speaking to Ice Hockey UK Radio moments after the final hooter on Saturday in…
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Great Britain U20 lost their final game of the Division 1B tournament in Budapest on Saturday night, going down 3-1 to Ukraine. The result means GB finish bottom of the standings and are relegated to Division 2A for next season. Starting with Renny Marr for the fifth straight game, a nervous looking GB only had…
Italy defeated Great Britain U20 4-1 in Budapest on Thursday night, a result which leaves GB bottom of the standings on goal difference. Their final game of the tournament is against Ukraine on Saturday and the equation is simple – winner stays in this division, the loser is relegated to Division 2A. After the stellar…
Great Britain’s U20 team face their fourth opponent of the week tonight as they go against Italy at Jegpalota, Budapest. GB have two points from their three games, just ahead of Italy who have a single point from an OT loss to Ukraine. The Italians came from from Division 1A last year and are top…
Great Britain U20s battled for more than 65 minutes against second seeds Poland in Budapest on Wednesday night, finally going down in a penalty shoot out after regulation and overtime ended 2-2. It means Martin Grubb’s men take a valuable point in the standings ahead of their crunch fixture with Italy on Thursday night. The…
The action resumes in Budapest today for Great Britain U20 with an evening game against Poland (8pm local, 7pm UK). GB have lost their opening two games and have just one point in the standings. After today’s game they face Italy and Ukraine to complete the tournament. On Tuesday’s rest day the squad were able…
Great Britain U20s played host nation Hungary on Monday afternoon at Jegapalota in Budapest, IHUK TV in association with McDonald’s has the highlights. Tuesday is a rest day, with GB training for just under an hour this afternoon and having official team pictures taken. Otherwise it’s been a day of rest and recovery for the…
Great Britain head into Tuesday’s rest day with just a single point from their opening two games after a 5-1 defeat at the hands of host nation Hungary this afternoon. Martin Grubb’s men endured a nightmare spell in the first period, conceding three goals in 61 seconds to be down 3-0. The team matched Hungary…