Ice Hockey UK chairman Richard Grieveson has thanked everyone involved in the bid – and the support back in the UK – after the announcement that The SSE Arena in Belfast would be the venue for the World Championship (Division 1B). IHUK, along with Belfast Giants and The SSE Arena, went head-to-head with Estonia to…
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The 2017 World Championship (Division 1B) will be held in the UK at Belfast’s SSE Arena. Ice Hockey UK, in conjunction with The SSE Arena, Belfast and the Belfast Giants, won the vote which took place at the IIHF Congress in Russia this morning. They beat Estonia 18-7 for the right to host in a…
The venues for the 2017 World Championship tournaments have been revealed at the annual IIHF Congress, which is taking place this year in Moscow, Russia. All the world’s federations meet and vote in their group – along with the IIHF Council members – on where the tournaments will be played. Ice Hockey UK, in conjunction…
It will be Decision Day tomorrow (Friday) when the hosts for the 2017 World Championship tournaments will be revealed at the IIHF Congress in Moscow. Ice Hockey UK chairman Richard Grieveson, general secretary Andy French and events manager Geoff Hemmerman are in Russia as part of the bid process. Members of the new IIHF Council are…
Ice Hockey UK officials have headed to the IIHF annual Congress today in Russia, ahead of the announcement of where the 2017 World Championship tournaments will be held. Congress is being held during the top-level World Championship in Moscow. IHUK, along with Belfast Giants and The SSE Arena, are bidding to host the Men’s World…
Ice Hockey UK, in conjunction with The SSE Arena, Belfast and the Belfast Giants, have submitted a bid to host the 2017 World Championship (Division 1B). The six-team group will consist of Team Great Britain & Northern Ireland, Croatia, Estonia and Lithuania, as well as Japan who were relegated from Division 1A and Netherlands who…
Ice Hockey UK, in conjunction with the Dumfries Ice Bowl and Dumfries and Galloway Council, have submitted a bid to host the Men’s Under-20 (Division 1B) and Men’s Under 18 (Division 2A) World Championship tournaments next season. The Dumfries Ice Bowl has already successfully hosted three international tournaments, including the Under-20s and Under-18s in the…
After the U20s had centre stage last week, the younger age groups get their turn in the spotlight this weekend as the EIHA National Junior Finals take place at Ice Sheffield (14/15 May) Teams from across the country battle it out with the top four sides from u11, u13 and u15 playing Saturday and Sunday….
Scotland Under-11 West took the bragging rights at Dumfries Ice Bowl with a 16-6 victory over Scotland Under-11 East. The game – which is preceding this afternoon’s U20s National Final between Fife and Sheffield, had three 15-minute periods. Scotland West took a two-goal lead with Dylan Murray (1:33) and Jack Black (3:45) on target. The East…
Cole Shudra’s overtime winner secured Sheffield Scimitars the inaugural Ice Hockey UK U20s National Finals trophy with a 4-3 victory over Fife Falcons at Dumfries Ice Bowl. Liam Kirk scored a hat-trick in regulation time as the English champions edged a thrilling final. Sheffield went ahead at 2:25 as Kirk slotted the puck low into an…
The top two teams in England and Scotland will battle it out this weekend at the inaugural Ice Hockey UK Under-20s National Finals at Dumfries Ice Bowl. Fife Falcons and Billingham Stars go head-to-head at 2:30pm this afternoon in the first semi-final, followed by Sheffield Scimitars v Solway Sharks (7pm). Click here for a preview of Fife v…