A goal at 62.21 sent Great Britain to a 4-3 overtime defeat to Sloveniain their opening game of the Division 1B U20 tournament in Budapest. In a see-saw game on the scoreboard, Britain were 1-0 and 2-1 down before netting two powerplay goals in the final frame to lead 3-2. Slovenia levelled with a powerplay…
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Great Britain U20 begin their World Championship Division 1B tournament in Budapest tonight (8pm local, 7pm UK) against Slovenia. Martin Grubb named his leadership group for the tournament last night after training. Luc Johnson is the team captain, Sam Duggan and Josh Grieveson are his assistants. Glenn Billing completes the leadership group as vice captain….
Great Britain’s U20 side have arrived in Budapest, Hungary, for their IIHF Division 1B World Championship which begins today. GB face off in the final game of the opening day against Slovenia (8pm local, 7pm UK) as they look to build on the bronze medal won in this division in Megeve 12 months ago. Martin Grubb…
Great Britain Under-20s have announced two changes to their roster for the World Championship (Division 1B) in Budapest, which gets under way on Sunday. Swindon Wildcats forward Jordan Kelsall and Bracknell Bees forward Josh Smith replace Matthew Headland and Kyle Smith in the squad. It’s a first call-up to a GB U20s World Championship squad for…
Martin Grubb will take on the role of head coach of Great Britain Under-20s at this month’s World Championship (Division 1B) as Tommy Watkins is unable to attend because of club commitments. Paul Heavey and Slava Koulikov will continue as assistant coaches. Kirkcaldy-born Grubb is coach of GB U18s and domestically is in charge of…
Last-second Antonov goal secures GB Under-20s a draw By Tom Carnduff A goal on 59:59 from Ivan Antonov ensured Great Britain Under-20s left the Hull Arena with a 3-3 draw on Wednesday evening. Hull held a 3-1 advantage going into the third period, but GB showed great determination to come back and get a share…
Great Britain Under-20s have named their squad for this week’s training camp, which includes Wednesday night’s match with Hull Pirates. GB begin a two-day training camp at Ice Sheffield tomorrow ahead of December’s World Championship (Division 1B) in Budapest. Tommy Watkins’ side will face hosts Hungary, as well as Slovenia, Poland, Italy and Ukraine, from…
Great Britain Under-20s will take on Hull Pirates next week as part of their preparations for December’s World Championship in Budapest. The GB youngsters and EPL side Hull will go head to head on Wednesday 16th November, with the game facing off at 7:30pm. GB begin a two-day camp on Tuesday 15th November and will…
Great Britain Under-20s completed their trip to Slovakia with a 4-1 victory over St Polten on Thursday evening. The week-long training camp is part of GB’s preparations for their World Championship (Division 1B) tournament in Budapest in December. The victory completed two wins out of two for Tommy Watkins’ side after Wednesday’s 3-1 success over…
Great Britain Under-20s beat Extraliga U20s side Hoba Bratislava 3-1 in Slovakia on Wednesday morning. After a goalless first period, GB scored twice in the second and once in the third session to put the seal on a very impressive performance. Coventry Blaze netminder Renny Marr put in a solid display, conceding only once and…