The IIHF has confirmed the new dates for the qualifying rounds for women’s ice hockey for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after they were postponed because of the pandemic. The Olympic Pre-Qualification Round 2 takes place in Gangneung from Thursday 7th to Sunday 10th October this year. It will be Great Britain Women’s second trip…
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Today is International Women’s Day. We are very proud of our women athletes and can’t wait to see them back on the ice very soon. Take a look at some photos below from the past few years, thanks to our photographers Karl Denham and Dean Woolley. #LionessRoar #InternationalWomensDay We are very proud of our women…
Ice Hockey UK and the GB Programme Board are thrilled to announce a new three-year deal with Bauer Hockey. It means Bauer will continue to supply Great Britain’s national teams – men and women at all levels – with off-ice clothing and equipment. Great Britain Programme Board chairman, David Hand, said: “We have a long-standing…
Great Britain Women’s netminder Ella Howard has secured an international scholarship at the University of Calgary. The teenager is the first British goalie to enter university sport and her scholarship will begin in autumn next year. During her time in Canada, Howard will ice for the Calgary Dinos who are led by two-time Olympic gold…
The 2021 World Championship tournaments for Great Britain Women and Great Britain Under-18 Men have been cancelled following recommendations by the IIHF’s Covid-19 Expert Group. It follows the announcement in September of World Championship cancellations for Great Britain Under-20 Men and Great Britain Under-18 Women. GB Women were set to take part in the Division…
Great Britain Women’s Olympic Qualifying campaign will now get under way in October 2021 because of the worldwide impact of the coronavirus pandemic. GB were scheduled to begin their bid to qualify for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in February 2021, but this has now been put back eight months. The tournament is still set…
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…
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…
Jamie Elson has been named as the new head coach of Great Britain Under-16s. The 41-year-old, who spent two years as part of GB U18s coaching staff between 2013 and 2015, replaces Mike Clancy who moves to take up the position of assistant coach with Great Britain Women. Elson also had a five-year stint as…
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…