It’s gameday four at the World Championship Division 1 Group B in Belfast and there are three more games at the SSE Arena. Today’s schedule… Lithuania v Japan (12:30pm) Croatia v Estonia (4pm) GB v Netherlands (7:30pm) Japan and Great Britain lead the table after three games with nine points from three matches. Click here to see the…
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Great Britain blueliner Ben O’Connor hailed his side’s first period performance against Lithuania, saying the four goal blast won them the game. O’Connor, who has inked a new contract with Sheffield Steelers, picked up a goal and two assists in the 5-2 success which gave GB three wins from three in the Belfast tournament. “We…
Colin Shields moved on to 38 international goals on Wednesday night, within touching distance of Tony Hand’s all-time record of 40. However the Belfast Giants forward says he’s not interested in personal records this week – only the success of the team on the ice at SSE Arena. A first period powerplay goal for Shields…
Great Britain made it three wins from three as they beat Lithuania 5-2 to move level on nine points with Japan at the top of the World Championship Division 1 Group B table. Colin Shields moved to within two goals of Tony Hand’s modern-era total of 40, while Evan Mosey netted his third goal of…
Croatia recorded their first victory of the World Championship Division 1 Group B in Belfast by beating Netherlands 6-2 in the SSE Arena. After defeats to GB and Japan, Borna Rendulic scored twice for the Netherlands to help secure their first points of the tournament. Ivan Jankovic slotted Croatia into the lead inside the first two…
Japan beat Estonia 6-2 to continue their unbeaten start to the World Championship Division 1 Group B in Belfast. Tuesday afternoon’s victory means Japan have now won three games out of three to sit at the top of the table on nine points. Japan went ahead late in the first period through Daisuke Obara’s shot…
Matthew Myers says Great Britain have made a great start to their Division 1 Group B tournament, but need to play a full sixty minute game against Lithuania tonight (7.30pm). “We’ve won two games which is what you want to be in with a chance of winning the tournament,” said the Cardiff Devils centreman. “We…
It’s the midway point of the tournament today and there are three more games in the World Championship Division 1 Group B in Belfast’s SSE Arena. Today’s schedule… Japan v Estonia (12:30pm) Netherlands v Croatia (4pm) GB v Lithuania (7:30pm) Japan, Lithuania and Great Britain all have six points from two matches, with Lithuania top…
Forward Liam Stewart say the bond in the Great Britain dressing room is very special as they reach the first rest day of the World Championship Division 1 Group B in Belfast with a 100% record. Stewart scored his first international goal in last night’s 5-1 victory over Estonia, as GB made it two wins…
Stephen Murphy made 21 saves for Great Britain on Monday night as they maintained their winning start to the tournament in Belfast. Icing between the pipes in an arena he knows very well, Murphy came up with the big saves at the right time including a huge glove save on Estonian dangerman Robert Rooba high…