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…
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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…
The closing date for coaches, managers and physios who have aspirations to be involved in the GB programme is this week. Ice Hockey UK and Great Britain head of development, Tony Hand, said: “I am very pleased with the standard, performance and commitment from the current GB staff and recently reported this position to the…
Talented young Great Britain Women’s netminder Ella Howard is attending this week’s IIHF Goaltending Development Camp in Slovakia. The camp, which is run by the IIHF, takes place in the town of Hamuliakovo. Sixteen-year-old Howard was part of the bronze medal-winning GB Under-18s squad at this year’s U18 Women’s World Championship Division I Group B…
Elite League side Nottingham Panthers will start their Continental Cup campaign at the the third-round stage in Denmark. The Panthers won the competition back in 2017 and this season will come up against hosts Vojens, Amiens and a qualifier from the previous stage. The four-team tournament runs from 15th to 17th November and the group winners…
Great Britain have been taking part in the Ball Hockey World Championship at the Steel Arena in Kosice – the same venue for GB Men’s memorable campaign in the World Championship last month. GB Women may have lost all four matches but produced spirited performances against the USA, Czech Republic, Canada and hosts Slovakia in…
Supporters can get their hands on a special piece of memorabilia as two further sets of Great Britain shirts are now on sale. The game-worn shirts from the match against KHL side Torpedo in Sheffield and against Slovakia in the warm-up game in Poprad can be purchased for £125 on a first come, first served…