James Ashton has been named as the new head coach of Great Britain Under-18 Women. Ashton comes across from his previous assistant coach role with GB Women and will be assisted by Essi Aittasalo and Darryl Morvan. Aittasalo, who is from Finland, was an assistant coach at the recent Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne…
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The EIHA have this evening confirmed that Phase 2 of their Return to Play protocols will begin tomorrow (Saturday) following the government’s announcement last night that ice rinks in England are able to reopen. Phase 2 allows groups of up to 20 players to train at once, although there are still restrictions on different groups…
Ice Hockey UK and the GB Programme Board have made three new off-ice appointments as Aimee Baldwin, Laura-Jo Bowler and Emma Sanders join the Great Britain Women’s set-up. Sanders will take up a Sports Rehabilitator role with Great Britain Women alongside Robyn Crebbin, while Bowler and Baldwin take-up the Sports Therapist role with GB Under-18 Women…
By William Douglas An all-minority team coached by former NHL players Mike Grier and Bryce Salvador won the Beantown Summer Classic on Tuesday, with the help of a British import. Great Britain forward Mason Alderson’s goal with less than three minutes to play in the third period snapped a 2-2 tie and led the NextGen…
The government has given the green light for ice rinks to reopen in England from this Saturday 15th August 2020. Rinks were closed in mid-March closed when the country went into lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic. But in a news release this evening, the government announced: “The plan set out in the roadmap to…
Ice Hockey UK have made four equipment manager appointments across the Great Britain junior set-up. Lee Panks will undertake the equipment manager role with Great Britain Under-16 Women. Panks is currently senior skate technician for Ice Locker and has also worked with Sheffield Steelkings para ice hockey team. Charles Humphreys has been named as equipment…
Scottish Ice Hockey has finalised its revised road map for a potential return to action. This is based on the latest advice from the Scottish government which stated that indoor venues can open on 14th September. SIH is currently in the second phase of its Return to Play plan and has now issued a revamped…
Yesterday, a joint-statement was released concerning the government’s decision to delay the re-opening of ice rinks following an increase in transmission of covid-19. The EIHA have outlined what this means for the Return to Play plan… While we appreciate the need for safety to be the number one priority, the EIHA are extremely disappointed at…
Scottish Ice Hockey is delighted with the developments regarding the potential reopening of indoor venues in Scotland on 14th September. SIH continues to liaise with partners from across the UK with a view to getting our sport up-and-running again when it is safe to do so. Click here to read the SIH statement.
Ice Rink Managers Association statement Today’s announcement by the Prime Minister has disappointed all our facility operators and the users of our facilities. It has been announced that the reopening of ice rinks has been postponed from 1st August to 15th August at the earliest. As an industry, we have been in contact with the…
FROM THE EIHA: PHASE 2 OF RETURN TO PLAY COMMENCES 1ST AUGUST The board of English Ice Hockey Association are delighted to announce that ice hockey under their control will move to Phase 2 of Return to Play with effect from Saturday 1st August 2020. Phase 2 allows groups of up to 20 players to…
The 1962 Ice Hockey World Championship was placed under threat before it even began because of severe political unrest. When action finally got under way, Great Britain and Australia both created national history and Sweden fashioned their own piece of iconic hockey history. The performance of GB in the 2019 IIHF World Championship will go…