Sean Easton has been named as the new head coach for Great Britain Under-18s, with Martin Cingel and Simon Leach confirmed as his assistants. Easton takes over from Martin Grubb who will take up a position with GB Under-20s, while Leach moves up from his role with the under-16s. Head of the GB Programme Board, David Hand,…
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Following Great Britain’s dramatic final-day victory over France in Slovakia in May, it means they will play in next year’s World Championship in Switzerland. GB will be in Group A in Lausanne – and will face Belarus, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Slovakia and Sweden from 8th to 24th May 2020. The Great Britain Supporters’…
Great Britain Supporters’ Club held their 25th anniversary gala dinner in Coventry last weekend, which was attended by a number of past and present GB staff and players. Great Britain head coach Peter Russell led the tributes with an after-dinner speech, while there was also a very special auction. Prizes included a signed GB shirt…
Great Britain Women’s player Jodie Bloom has become an official ambassador for McDonald’s in Nottingham. Nottingham franchisee Jerry Nicholls, a long-time sponsor of Great Britain and Ice Hockey UK, has a number of ambassadors from a variety of sports across the city. Jerry will also sponsor Jodie who was alternate captain in GB’s silver medal-winning…
Everyone connected with Great Britain and Ice Hockey UK would like to send their best wishes to general secretary Andy French who was admitted to hospital last weekend. The popular GB man suffered a heart attack and will undergo a triple bypass operation this week. Get well messages have already come from all around the…
Ice Hockey UK held the first of three camps at Bracknell Ice Rink today that will help choose the Great Britain Under-18s and Great Britain Under-20s goalies for the 2020 World Championship tournaments. In the past, goalies have been selected solely from the GB try-outs but Gary Brine, who is the Head of the GB…
The International Ice Hockey Federation has kicked off the 16th edition of the IIHF Hockey Development Camp, taking place in Vierumaki, Finland with representatives from the UK taking part Set in one of Europe’s premier sport institutes, the Hockey Development Camp (HDC) is an initiative developed by the IIHF Sport Department, the IIHF Committees and…
Great Britain Women’s netminder Ella Howard says the recent IIHF Goaltending Development Camp in Slovakia was an “unreal” experience. The netminders underwent on and off-ice education and training at the camp in the town of Hamuliakovo, with the focus on top goaltenders and goalie coaches from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. GB Women’s netminding…
From eiha.co.uk Over 30 teams at senior and U16 level will compete in the 2019/20 season in the newly branded Women’s National Ice Hockey League (WNIHL).Following the section meetings in Derbyshire the three tiers of the women’s leagues remain – Elite, Premier and Division 1 with the latter split into north and south sections.The Under 16…
Great Britain took part in the ISBHF World Junior Ball Hockey Cup in the Czech Republic at the weekend and despite some tough results, they had many reasons to hold their heads high. GB Women (under-18s) returned home with the bronze after finishing third in the three-team tournament. GB Men (under-16s) finished sixth in their…
Words by Martin Merk (IIHF website) The ice hockey season in most parts of the world has ended with the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Slovakia and the Stanley Cup win of the St. Louis Blue. But the ending is just the beginning of a new season as players, coaches and staff from around…