The sixth World Championship ice hockey tournament to be held in Dumfries in just five years concluded at the Ice Bowl on Saturday evening. France took gold, Norway silver and Great Britain secured a bronze medal in the Women’s Under 18s World Championship, Division I Group B. In April (2nd-8th), another World Championship will take…
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Great Britain U20s began their Under-20s World Championship Division II Group A campaign with a 6-4 defeat by Lithuania U20s in Tallinn. GB outshot Lithuania 54-19 but came up against an inspired performance by netminder Laurynas Lubys. Britain were 4-0 at the end of the first session and despite a second and third-period fightback, they came…
Great Britain U20s begin their Under-20s World Championship Division II Group A campaign this evening as they face Lithuania U20s in Tallinn. GB will also face hosts Estonia, as well as Korea, Romania and Spain, in the six-team group at the Tondiraba Ice Hall. Lithuania were relegated from Division I Group B last season, while GB…
Belfast Giants came so close to becoming the second UK side to win the Continental Cup, but lost on sudden death penalty shots to Arlan Kokshetau at the SSE Arena. The Giants were 2-0 with 13 minutes remaining but tied the game at 2-2 and after no goals in overtime, Yevgeni Gasnikov scored the winning penalty shot….
Head coach Cheryl Smith has expressed her pride as Great Britain U18 Women secured the bronze medal at the Under-18 Women’s World Championship Division I Group B in Dumfries. GB secured a final-day 4-2 victory over Netherlands to secure third spot behind gold-medal winners France and silver medalists Norway. GB, who were the tournament’s fifth…
Great Britain Under-20s have unveiled their captaincy team for the upcoming World Championship Division II Group A tournament in Tallinn. Liam Kirk will captain the side while Jordan Kelsall and Chad Smith have been named as the alternate captains. GB meet hosts Estonia, as well as Korea, Lithuania, Romania and Spain, from 13th to 19th…
Great Britain U18 Women have won the bronze medal at the Under-18 Women’s World Championship Division I Group B after a final-day 4-2 victory over Netherlands U18 Women in Dumfries. Chloe Headland scored two third-period goals, while Sophie Campbell and Verity Lewis were also on target for GB. Netminder Ella Howard saved 22 of the…
France U18 Women have won gold at the Under-18 Women’s World Championship Division I Group B in Dumfries. Their penalty-shot defeat to Norway U18 Women on Saturday afternoon – after the game ended 1-1 – was enough to secure promotion to the Division I Group A. France had won their first four games, beating China…
Great Britain Under-20s’ matches at the World Championship Division II Group A in Tallinn are being shown on free-to-air television on FreeSports. After warm-up wins over Korea and Spain, GB get their World Championship campaign under way on Sunday against Lithuania U20s. Slava Koulikov’s side then meet Korea on Sunday, Estonia on 16th January, Romania on…
Great Britain Under-20s head coach Slava Koulikov says his side’s two warm-up games this week were vital in assessing line combinations and tactics ahead of the World Championship, which begins in Tallinn on Sunday. GB beat Korea U20s 8-1 at the Tondiraba Ice Hall on Wednesday, before following that up with last night’s 6-3 victory over…