Great Britain Under-16s coach Steven Lynch says there were “plenty of positives” from the first camp of the 2017-18 season which was held in Sheffield. The under-16 camp rounded off a three-day camp at Ice Sheffield, which also saw the GB U20s and GB U18s take to the ice. Lynch was joined by assistant coaches…
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Great Britain Under-20s head coach Slava Koulikov says he sees “lots of potential” in the squad following the first camp of the season. The U20s camp took place at Ice Sheffield yesterday, with the Under-18s being held today and Under-16s on Friday. It is a first chance for GB’s new coaches to look at the…
Great Britain Under-18s new head coach Jeff Hutchins says he was impressed by the “compete level” of his squad at their camp in Sheffield today. A three-day GB junior camp is currently being held in Ice Sheffield and today’s U18s on and off-ice sessions followed Wednesday’s camp for the under-20s. Great Britain Under-16s will take…
It’s day two of the Great Britain junior training camp in Sheffield and GB U18s will take to the ice today. The three-day camp began yesterday with GB Under-20s and will finish with GB Under-16s tomorrow. Led by new coach Jeff Hutchins – and assisted by Martin Cingel and Sean Easton – the under-18s will have on…
A three-day Great Britain junior camp gets under way in Sheffield today (Wednesday) as Ice Hockey UK’s new coaches get their first look at potential players for the upcoming season. Great Britain Under-20s have their camp starting this morning in Ice Sheffield, followed by GB U18s on Thursday and GB U16s on Friday. The U20s camp…
Ice Hockey UK have paid tribute to Stewart Roberts, the author of The Ice Hockey Annual, after he announced today that last season’s edition would be the final one produced. The annual has been a mainstay in British ice hockey for 40 years, packed full of reviews, features, photographs and statistics. Stewart’s labour of love…
Ice Hockey UK’s Great Britain Programme Board have confirmed the first Great Britain training camp of the season, which will take place in Sheffield next week. The three-day camp, which is being held in Ice Sheffield from Wednesday 19th to Friday 21st July, will be a first chance for the GB junior coaches to take…
Ice Hockey UK’s Great Britain Programme Board have appointed Natalie Aldridge, Simon Leach and Robert Wilkinson as the assistant coaches of Great Britain Under-16s. Aldridge has 40 Great Britain Women’s caps to her name, winning a gold medal, two silvers and a bronze. The 27-year-old, who had a two-year spell playing in Canada, is currently…
Ice Hockey UK’s Great Britain Programme Board have appointed Steven Lynch as the new head coach of Great Britain Under-16s. The 40-year-old began and ended his playing career with Fife Flyers and also had an eight-season spell with Edinburgh Capitals. The Kirkcaldy-born forward also played for Dumfries, Ayr and Paisley, while he also represented GB…
Easton and Cingel complete GB U18s coaching staff Ice Hockey UK’s Great Britain Programme Board have appointed Martin Cingel and Sean Easton as the assistant coaches of Great Britain Under-18s. Slovakian-born Cingel had a long playing career with Edinburgh Capitals, but also played for Manchester Phoenix, Dundee Stars and Solway Sharks, where he was assistant…
Hutchins takes up Under-18 head coach role Ice Hockey UK’s GB Programme Board have confirmed that Jeff Hutchins is the new head coach of Great Britain Under-18s. The 39-year-old appeared nine times for GB as a player and was part of the squad that won the silver medal in the World Championship Division 1 Group…
Head coach Mark Barrow gives his thoughts on Great Britain Inline’s recent World Championship Division 1 in Slovakia… There is a fine line between fourth and gold at this level. We were the only team to give Slovenia a good game in what was effectively a one-goal semi-final game until we pulled our goalie, which then…