The Ice Rink Managers Association (IRMA), British Ice Skating (BIS) and the English Ice Hockey Association (EIHA) have announced that from 17th May, adults will be able to return to ice sports across England. In line with the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, both adult and children’s activities will – for the first time in…
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With the final overseas players having successfully completed their pre-departure covid-19 PCR tests, the Elite League has confirmed that there were no confirmed cases of the virus over the course of the 2021 Elite Series. In an announcement at the weekend, the EIHL’s Head of Hockey Operations thanked Ice Hockey UK’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr…
Defenceman Mark Richardson has replaced Evan Mosey in the Great Britain squad for the World Championship in Latvia later this month. Richardson has won 87 caps for his country since making his debut back in 2005, with the 34-year-old scoring six goals and contributing 17 assists for 23 points. GB are based in the Group…
Ice Hockey UK Chair Clifton Wrottesley says he is really looking forward to working with his newly-appointed counterpart at the English Ice Hockey Association, Mohammed Ashraff. Ashraff has extensive experience in ice hockey and is a former chair of IHUK, spending nearly two years in the role after being appointed back in 2013. Wrottesley said:…
David Clements says the first two days of Great Britain’s pre-World Championship training camp has been full of energy. The team have already undergone three training sessions since meeting in Coventry on Wednesday and now complete their first week of camp with another session today. The 26-year-old has been named in a full World Championship…
Great Britain’s players have undergone their first training session in Coventry ahead of the World Championship in Latvia. The team were put through their paces at the Skydome this evening and will have two sessions tomorrow and one on Friday to round-off the first week of camp. Most of the team iced in the recent…
Forward Jonathan Phillips has underlined how important the Elite Series has been in getting Great Britain prepared for this month’s World Championship in Latvia. GB will face Russia, Slovakia, Denmark, Belarus, Sweden, Czech Republic and Switzerland between 22nd May and 1st June at the Group A venue of the Olympic Sports Centre in Riga. A…
Great Britain forward Lewis Hook scored the game-winning goal as Nottingham Panthers beat Sheffield Steelers 5-2 in the second game of Elite Series playoff final to take the series two-nil and win the tournament. A fantastic dive to keep the puck in the zone by Owen Griffiths sent Austin Cangelosi clear to score his 10th…
Great Britain internationals Josh Tetlow and Ollie Betteridge were on target as Nottingham Panthers beat Sheffield Steelers 5-3 in the first game of the three-match Elite Series playoff final. Robert Dowd put the Steelers ahead when he went short-side on the powerplay with 10 seconds remaining in the first period (19:50), but Nottingham hit back…
On behalf of the sport in the UK, Ice Hockey UK and Great Britain ice hockey will stand with other sporting bodies and clubs this Bank Holiday weekend by supporting the boycott of social media. There will be no activity on the Ice Hockey UK and all Great Britain ice hockey social media platforms from…
Defenceman Paul Swindlehurst has been named in the Great Britain team for the World Championship next month. The 27-year-old, who has recovered from injury and played in both of Coventry Blaze’s Elite Series playoff games this week, completes GB’s 28-man roster for the tournament in Riga. Swindlehurst has been capped 30 times for his country…
British youngsters Alex Graham and Josh Waller were on target as Sheffield Steelers booked their place in the Elite Series playoff finals with an 8-3 victory over Manchester Storm in the second leg. It secured a 13-7 aggregate success for the Steelers and they will now meet Nottingham Panthers in the best-of-three final, which gets…