Top-flight ice hockey has returned with the Elite League’s mini-series completing day one of the five-week tournament. Four teams – Coventry Blaze, Manchester Storm, Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers – are competing in the 2021 Elite Series at the National Ice Centre. The tournament will help Great Britain prepare for the upcoming World Championship in…
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Eric Morton has been named as Vice-Chair and Senior Independent Director of Ice Hockey UK. Morton, who was already part of the IHUK board, has worked for many years in the NHS as Chief Executive at a number of hospitals across the East and West Midlands. He is currently Chair of the board at Nottingham…
Former Great Britain forward David Clarke and former national-team coach Troy Walkington are to be part of a live Zoom video this evening. The online event – hosted by Romford Junior Raiders – is open to everyone and will get under way at 7:30pm. Clarke won nearly 100 caps for GB between 2000 and 2017….
Nicola Lazarczuk (Bicknell) and Jenny Hehir have been appointed as assistant coaches of Great Britain Under-18 Women. Lazarczuk won 43 caps for GB between 1999 and 2008, winning a gold medal and named Best GB Player by Great Britain Supporters’ Club in her final year with the team. Domestically, she continues to play for Bracknell…
Applications are now open for the vacant position of Head Coach of the GB Women’s programme. Ice Hockey UK is seeking a strong communicator and high-level thinker to lead the senior women’s coaching staff. The person will be an ambassador for the sport and the women’s game, responsible for the strategic direction and delivery of…
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…
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…