Telford Tigers defenceman Jonathan Weaver says the current Great Britain squad is in the best shape for a number of years. GB have arrived in Zagreb ahead of their World Championship (Division 1B) tournament, which begins for Pete Russell’s side on Sunday with a game against hosts Croatia. Britain then face Estonia, Lithuania and Romania…
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Forward Robert Dowd says the final two days of preparation in Zagreb are crucial ahead of the World Championship, which gets under way on Sunday. GB will begin the six-team Division 1B tournament with a game against hosts Croatia, before facing Estonia, Lithuania, Romania and Ukraine. Pete Russell’s side have just completed over a week…
Forward Jonathan Boxill says Great Britain’s players will make personal sacrifices in their bid to win a gold medal at the World Championship in Zagreb. GB’s Division 1B campaign begins on Sunday with a game against hosts Croatia. Britain will then come up against Estonia, Lithuania and Romania, before ending the six-team group by facing…
Forward David Clarke says there is no room for error as Great Britain get ready to embark on their latest World Championship campaign. Pete Russell’s side arrived in Zagreb yesterday and will now have two on-ice training sessions today and another on Saturday. GB begin their Division 1B tournament on Sunday when they come up…
Manchester Storm defenceman David Phillips says two training sessions a day is really helping Great Britain prepare for the World Championship in Zagreb. GB begin the Division 1B tournament with a game against hosts Croatia on Sunday evening. They then face Estonia, Lithuania and Romania before a final-day game against Ukraine, who suffered relegation from…
There’s another busy day in store for Great Britain today (Saturday) ahead of their first game at the World Championship (Division 1B) in Zagreb. GB have been in Croatia since Thursday evening and had two fast-paced training sessions yesterday. This afternoon they will have their official team photo, followed by a training session with their…
Poland won the gold medal, Romania the silver and Lithuania the bronze. Croatia defeated Netherlands in the day’s middle game to send the Dutch down to Division 2B. Britain’s chance of a medal depended on winning the game by at least two goals – however they were caught early by Romania when the hosts opened…
Great Britain head coach Pete Russell has named his 23-man squad for next week’s World Championship in Zagreb. GB will face hosts Croatia, as well as Estonia, Lithuania, Romania and Ukraine from 17th to 23rd April in the six-team Division 1B tournament. Nottingham Panthers forward Evan Mosey will play in his first World Championship tournament….
Ice Hockey UK chairman Richard Grieveson says Great Britain’s games against Poland at the weekend were two fantastic sporting events. Nearly 7,000 people watched the two matches, including a sell out crowd in the Skydome in Coventry. Poland won Saturday night’s match at the National Ice Centre 4-3 with a winner 11 seconds from the…
It’s the final day of Great Britain U18s tournament in Brasov, Romania, and a match this evening against the host nation. Martin Grubb’s side have won two and lost two of their games so far and head into the last game knowing exactly what they need to do to clinch a silver medal. After the…