From belfastgiants.com The Stena Line Belfast Giants made history on Thursday night in Belfast as they produced a momentous performance to defeat the 2017 Semi-Finalists 5-4 in the Champions Hockey League opening game. The atmosphere was electric with the Belfast crowd as goals from Brian Ward (x2), Bobby Farnham, Patryk Wronka and Curtis Hamilton ensured…
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Team GB, Ice Hockey UK and the National Ice Centre (NIC) in Nottingham teamed up on Saturday to offer the chance to spend a session playing the greatest sport on the planet. Inspired by the achievements of Team GB athletes and the amazing efforts of local community heroes, I Am Team GB created the Nation’s…
Jeff Colton has been named as a new assistant coach for Great Britain Women. He joins head coach Cheryl Smith and fellow assistant coach James Ashton in the GB Women’s programme. Colton has been involved in coaching for the past 16 years at all levels from under-8s to the EPL. He has also coached at…
CLICK HERE FOR THE GB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SHIRT AUCTION The shirts that Great Britain wore in this year’s memorable World Championship in Slovakia will go to auction on Friday at 9am. The blue Nike shirts will be on sale from GB’s first top-flight World Championship for 25 years, where they secured another season at the…
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…
Claire Rowbotham has been named as the new manager of Great Britain Under-18 Women. Rowbotham has previous management experience with Sheffield Steeldogs and is the current chair of Sheffield Shadows. She is also a manager at Sheffield Academy, as well as being part of the England management team. Rowbotham said: “It’s a privilege and a…
The Ice Hockey UK board of directors met on Monday 19th August to consider the outcome of the EIHA EGM and specifically discussed how to move forward. The IHUK board directors present were… Rich Grieveson – independent chair Ken Taggart – EIHA Charles Dacres – EIHA Paul Hayes – EIHA David Hand – SIHA Alex…
Great Britain Women will take part in the EIHA Under-20s Cup for the second successive year. GB played in the tournament last season to assist their preparations before the World Championship in Dumfries, where they won the silver medal. This season, GB Women will face Coventry Blaze, Kingston, Nottingham, Sheffield Scimitars and Sutton Sting ahead…
There’s less than a week until the Nation’s Biggest Sports Day takes place across the UK and you have the chance to play ice hockey for free. Team GB, Ice Hockey UK and the National Ice Centre (NIC) in Nottingham are teaming up to offer the chance to spend a session playing the greatest sport on…
The third annual conference for Ice Hockey UK Referee Section took place in Nottingham recently, with almost 250 officials from all levels of the game and from all parts of the UK coming together for a two-day event. From newly-qualified Level 1 officials up to Level 7 Elite League officials the UK’s #TeamStripes enjoyed several…
Russell Huxted has been named as the new manager of Great Britain Under-18s. He will work alongside under-20s manager Ian Turner this season in the under-18 role before taking up the position solo in 2020-21. Huxted has management experience in the Invicta Dynamos junior programme and the Chelmsford Ice Hockey Academy. He has recently been…
Mike Clancy has been named as the new head coach of Great Britain Under-16s, with his assistants confirmed as Ian Turley and Andy Brown. Clancy, who as a player iced for Altrincham and Flintshire, will combine the role with his position as head coach of Widnes Wild. Head of the GB Programme Board, David Hand,…