On Ice Hockey UK TV – in association with SMP Europe – Great Britain Under-20s head coach Martin Grubb previews this month’s U20 World Championship Division II Group A in Brasov. GB will come up against hosts Romania, along with Italy, Korea, Lithuania and Spain in the six-team tournament. The competition runs from 13th to…
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The full schedule has been confirmed for next month’s IIHF Under-20 World Championship in Brasov. Great Britain U20s will face hosts Romania, along with Italy, Korea, Lithuania and Spain, in the six-team Division II Group A tournament. The action runs from 13th to 19th December as the under-20s will take part in their first international…
Liam Kirk created a massive buzz for UK ice hockey in 2018 when Arizona Coyotes picked him in the seventh round of the NHL Draft – and now another Liam could be set to follow in his footsteps. One of GB’s brightest young prospects is 17-year-old Cobham-born defenceman Liam Steele, who last month was named…
A Great Britain goalie camp took place at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham last week. The GB goalie programme has identified 21 young goalies from across the UK to take part in a series of camps prior to invitations being sent for next year’s GB trials. Head of the GB Goaltending Development Programme, Gary…
Great Britain Under-20s head coach Martin Grubb has named his squad for December’s IIHF Under-20 World Championship in Romania. GB will travel to Brasov for the six-team Division II Group A competition from 13th to 19th December. They will face hosts Romania, as well as Italy, Korea, Lithuania and Spain for their first tournament since…
Great Britain Under-20s Head Coach Martin Grubb has confirmed the players who will go forward to trial for this season’s World Championship squad. A total of 44 players attended the identification camps in Sheffield and Dundee – and the first selection camp will take place later this month. There will be further camps in September…
Former Great Britain netminder Gary Brine is leading a trio of former goalies who are currently identifying the best young talent in the UK. The 57-year-old, who iced for Streatham Redskins, Slough Jets, Medway Bears and Bracknell Bees in a 15-year domestic playing career, was appointed Head of the GB Goaltending Development Programme in 2018….
Ice Hockey UK National Development Head Coach Tony Hand MBE says the recent Great Britain junior camps have been “invaluable for coaches and players” ahead of the upcoming international season. GB Under-20s, Under-18s and Under-16s underwent a two-day identification camp at Dundee Ice Arena at the weekend, coming on the back of their camp in…
A successful Great Britain junior camp came to a conclusion yesterday in Sheffield with over 200 youngsters – male and female – attending over the three days. The camp began on Thursday with two on-ice practices each for GB U18s Women and GB U16s Women at Ice Sheffield, as well as off-ice activities including strength…
Day two of the three-day Great Britain junior camp saw three teams take to the ice in Sheffield, as GB forward Liam Kirk was the star guest. GB U20s Men, U18s Men and U16s Men all had two on-ice training sessions as preparations got under way for the upcoming international season. There were also off-ice…
Over 200 players will be part of a three-day Great Britain junior camp in Sheffield later this week. The camp will get under way with the under-18 and under-16 women taking to the ice on Thursday in Ice Sheffield. This will be followed by a men’s camp for the under-20s, under-18s and under-16s on Friday…
The host nations for the 2022 World Championship tournaments involving Great Britain’s teams have been confirmed at the IIHF’s annual Congress today. GB men’s team already know they will be off to Finland for the World Championship next year as the Finns were confirmed as hosts back in 2017. The two venues will be Helsinki…