Ice Hockey UK’s National Development Head Coach Tony Hand MBE says the door is still open to players even if they are not selected for the upcoming Great Britain junior camps. GB’s youngsters will make a welcome return to the ice with a three-day camp at Ice Sheffield for all age groups in June. The…
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Great Britain netminder Ben Bowns and Goaltending Coach Euan King will be part of a live Zoom this Thursday (25th March). Romford Junior Raiders present ‘An Evening with the Goalies’ from 7pm. The pair will talk through their careers and will take part in a question and answer session. Link to Zoom: https://zoom.us Meeting ID:…
Cheryl Smith has stood down as head coach of the Great Britain Women’s programme. Smith, who represented GB as a player from 1995 to 2001, initially took up the role of assistant coach in 2014. She took interim charge as head coach the following year before officially being appointed to the role in May 2015….
The government has confirmed this evening that ice hockey in England will receive £2.7 million of government funding in the latest round of the Sport Winter Survival Package. The support will be formed of £2.3 million in loans and grants provided to four English clubs within the Elite League – Coventry Blaze, Manchester Storm, Nottingham…
Jim Paterson has been named as General Manager for the Great Britain junior and women’s programme. He will oversee the team managers in the GB men’s junior set-up (U20s, U18s and U16s), as well as the managers of GB Women, GB U18 Women and GB U16 Women. Paterson has been part of the SIH board…
Joy Johnston has stood down from her role as Referee-in-Chief of Ice Hockey UK. Johnston was appointed to the role in 2017 with the creation of the new Ice Hockey UK Referee Section. Under her guidance, a leadership team was created and the new management structure saw managers appointed to oversee the various officiating levels…
Great Britain forwards Sam Duggan and Liam Kirk are to appear on a Scottish Ice Hockey webinar this evening. The duo will take part in the Friday Night Live feature which gets under way at 8pm. Both players represented GB as a junior and have since gone on to become full internationals. SIH Head of…
There was a superb response to the Great Britain Women’s live online video Q&A last night, hosted by the Romford Junior Raiders. Saffron Allen, Jodie Bloom, Kim Lane and Ellie Wakeling all took part in the Zoom chat as they discussed their careers in ice hockey. The quartet talked about their achievements, including their journey…
Four Great Britain Women’s players are taking part in an online Q&A session this evening at 7pm. Saffron Allen, Jodie Bloom, Kim Lane and Ellie Wakeling will be the special guests for an ‘Evening with GB Ladies’, as part of a Romford Junior Raiders live Zoom chat. The Zoom call is on a first-come, first-entered…
The IIHF has confirmed the new dates for the qualifying rounds for women’s ice hockey for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after they were postponed because of the pandemic. The Olympic Pre-Qualification Round 2 takes place in Gangneung from Thursday 7th to Sunday 10th October this year. It will be Great Britain Women’s second trip…
The Draft for the 2021 Elite Series took place last night with Great Britain internationals dominating the selections over the course of the evening. The four-team tournament – which is all being held at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham – gets under way next month involving Coventry Blaze, Manchester Storm, Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield…
Today is International Women’s Day. We are very proud of our women athletes and can’t wait to see them back on the ice very soon. Take a look at some photos below from the past few years, thanks to our photographers Karl Denham and Dean Woolley. #LionessRoar #InternationalWomensDay We are very proud of our women…