Great Britain Under-18s head coach Martin Grubb says early assessment of players is vital as the coaching staff begin the process of selecting a squad for their 2017 World Championship. GB U18s seem set to travel to Korea next April for the Division 2A World Championship tournament, with the decision expected to be ratified at…
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The UK’s representative in this season’s Champions Hockey League, Sheffield Steelers, were beaten 8-1 by Salzburg in their second game in this season’s competition. Christoffer Bjorklund scored Sheffield’s only goal on the powerplay in the second period. Two days earlier, the Steelers had run SHL side HV71 so close and were tied at 3-3, before…
The UK’s representative in the Champions Hockey League Sheffield Steelers came so close to pulling off their finest-ever result as they ran SHL side HV71 so close. Robert Dowd’s third-period goal tied the game 3-3 and hopes were high of a thrilling conclusion. In the end, three powerplay goals and a delayed-penalty goal frown the…
Ice Hockey UK referee-in-chief Simon Kirkham says the amount of interest in last weekend’s referee’s seminar bodes well for the future. A two-day camp at the Dundee Ice Arena was attended by 35 people, with a mixture of experienced officials and those interest in officiating for the first time. Kirkham ran the camp alongside Paul…
Great Britain Under-16s coach Robert Wilkinson says he was impressed by the standard of players at the recent camp in Nottingham. Trials for this year’s U16 squad were held at the National Ice Centre and there were on-ice and off-ice sessions over the two days for the 41 players in attendance. Wilkinson said: “The standard…
Great Britain Under-16s continue their selection process with trials during a two-day camp in Nottingham this weekend. The camp will consist of on and off-ice sessions, led by the coaching staff and physios. More than 40 players were named in the Under-16 prospects squad back in May and the upcoming trials will decide the squad…
Coach Cheryl Smith says she is excited by the talent currently in the Great Britain Women set-up. An under-16s camp was held at Ice Sheffield last weekend as GB continue their preparation for the 2016-17 international season. GB Women start their Olympic qualifying campaign in Kazakhstan in November and their 2017 World Championship (Division 2A)…
The second season of the EIHA Under-20 league will see two divisions of seven teams taking part. League chiefs have confirmed the structure for 2016-17, which will end with a North v South playoff at EPL Finals weekend, as well as the respective league winners representing England at the Ice Hockey UK U20 Finals against…
Great Britain Women were beaten 5-1 by Slovakia Women in the second of their two-game series this weekend. The game was part of GB’s preparations for the upcoming Olympic pre-qualifiers in Kazakhstan in November. Slovakia, who won the first meeting yesterday 3-1, took the lead at 3:47 through Miriam Mikeskova. Radka Trebulova made it 2-0…
Great Britain Women produced an impressive performance but were beaten 3-1 by Slovakia Women in the first of a two-game series this weekend. Slovakia are ranked seven places higher than Britain in the IIHF world rankings, but GB were competitive throughout the game. Lenka Curmova put the hosts ahead within the first three minutes (2:56)…
Great Britain Women have named their captaincy team for this week’s trip to Slovakia. GB left the UK yesterday for their training camp which will include two matches against Slovakia, who are ranked 14th in the world. Georgina Farman will wear the captain’s armband, with Saffron Allen and Lauren Summers as her assistants. GB coach,…
The annual Referee’s Rumble event takes place this Saturday and is being held in Milton Keynes. UK officials from the north will go head-to-head with officials from the south. The annual game raises money for charity and this year they will be donating to Age UK. The game takes at Planet Ice Milton Keynes and…