From the Elite League website Elite League bosses have agreed the final part of the jigsaw to formally close off the 2019/20 season. As the season did not reach its conclusion, it has been decided that no league trophy will be awarded and no national champion will be declared for 2019/20. However, It was agreed…
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Ice Hockey UK have received confirmation that the under-16 tournament – due to take place in Latvia later this month – will now be held in 2021. Great Britain Under-16s were set to go head-to-head with teams from Belarus, Finland, Latvia, Russia, Sweden and Ukraine in the True Riga Hockey Cup from 17th to 19th…
From the EIHA website A unique Mother’s Day gift has turned into a potentially life-saving item for countless NHS heroes on the front line against COVID-19. Elliot Dervish, who plays in NIHL South 1 with Chelmsford, has his own 3D Printing business and used this to produce a bespoke gift for his mum who works…
The Bauer Skate Company was established in Kitchener in the Canadian province of Ontario in 1927, and has been at the forefront of hockey equipment technology ever since. It has undergone a few ownership changes in its nearly century-old history, but today it’s not the name that matters so much as the equipment they’re producing….
EHC Freiburg was one of headline grabbers in this year’s DEL2. A team that typically battled against relegation stormed up the table to finish third in the regular season – its best placing since the franchise’s solitary top-flight campaign in 2003/04. And much of that success was credited to Pete Russell as the Team GB…
The Organizing Committee for the World Championship have published further information about ticketing and refunds for the cancelled World Championship in Switzerland. The full details are below and an update is promised within the next 14 days… Dear Customers, The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced on Saturday, March 21, 2020, that the 2020 IIHF Ice…
Great Britain’s games against Canada and Kazakhstan have been cancelled because of the worldwide situation with the coronavirus. GB were set to face Kazakhstan in Milton Keynes on Sunday 3rd May, followed by the sold-out match with Canada at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena on Tuesday 5th May. Ice Hockey UK general secretary, Andy French, said: “It…
Following Saturday’s announcement of the cancellation of the 2020 IIHF World Championship, IIHF President René Fasel wrote to the IIHF’s Member National Associations addressing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the international hockey season. Dear ice hockey family, Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the IIHF Council, in accordance with the IIHF’s insurance partner,…
May’s World Championship in Switzerland has been cancelled because of the coronavirus situation. GB were meant to take part in the top flight for the second successive season. Press release from the IIHF… The 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship has been cancelled, it has been confirmed today by the IIHF Council. The decision was…
The IIHF has distributed a status report letter to its Member National Associations and other stakeholders, outlining the latest updates related to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Dear ice hockey family, The spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has a global impact. Many of you have personally experienced the impact of the virus on daily life as countries…
Great Britain’s two matches with Hungary have been cancelled because of the worldwide situation with the coronavirus. GB and Hungary were set to meet in Coventry on Tuesday 21st April and Nottingham on Wednesday 22nd April. Ice Hockey UK general secretary, Andy French, said: “We’d like to apologise to all supporters who had bought tickets…
As the effects of COVID-19 coronavirus continue to spread around not only sport but the whole of UK life, two UK ice hockey venues have announced a temporary closure. The National Ice Centre in Nottingham is now closed until 30th April while Sheffield City Trust, who run Ice Sheffield, have announced their venues will be…