Great Britain face Italy this evening at the Skydome in Coventry (7:30pm) in the first of four games in the UK as part of their preparations for next month’s World Championship in Slovakia. It’s the first meeting between the two sides since last April’s famous game in Hungary in the World Championship Division I Group…
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Great Britain Men’s authentic Nike jersey – being worn at the upcoming IIHF World Championship in Slovakia in May – will be available to purchase from Puck Stop in Sheffield from Saturday onwards. It’s a very special limited-edition shirt for GB’s first return to the top flight since 1994 and they are on sale at…
Three Great Britain teams are in action on a busy Friday to kickstart a fantastic weekend of ice hockey. Great Britain Under-18s face Austria Under-18s in the Division I Group B of the World Championship in Hungary (11:30am UK time). GB Men face Italy in an international challenge game at the Skydome in Coventry (7:30pm)…
Italy face Hungary this evening in an international challenge game in the Skydome in Coventry (7pm). It’s part of a three-game series that concludes tomorrow afternoon as Great Britain face Hungary in Milton Keynes (2pm). Last night, Italy skated to a 5-2 victory over GB in the Skydome. Tonight’s match is the first meeting of…
Forward Colin Shields says he is “honoured to be here one last time” as he takes part in Great Britain’s training camp ahead of next month’s World Championship in Slovakia. The 39-year-old is retiring at the end of the season after a glittering domestic and international career. GB’s 30-man training camp squad met on Tuesday…
Great Britain’s matches against Italy on Friday and Hungary on Sunday will be shown live on a webcast. In addition, the clash between Italy and Hungary on Saturday will also be broadcast via a webcast. GB meet Italy at the Skydome on Friday (7:30pm) before Italy and Hungary go head to head on Saturday, also…
Ice Hockey UK official Ilya Kisil has been reflecting on his “amazing” World Championship adventure after officiating in Bulgaria last month. Kisil, who also was on the line for the Elite League playoff final between Belfast and Cardiff at the weekend, has recently returned from Sofia after working the Under-18 Division III Group A tournament. “The…
Defenceman Josh Tetlow says he is honoured to be attending Great Britain’s training camp ahead of the World Championship in Slovakia next month. The 21-year-old, who has 10 under-20s caps to his name, received his first full GB call-up on Monday and took part in last night’s first training session at the Skydome. “It is…
Kieran Brown scored a hat-trick, including the game-winner with under two minutes remaining, as Great Britain Under-18s beat Hungary Under-18s 5-4 in the U18 World Championship Division I Group B in Szekesfehervar. After defeats by Slovenia U18s and Japan U18s in their opening two games, GB roared back with three powerplay goals and one short-handed for…
Great Britain’s most important training camp for a generation gets under way today as the players report to the Skydome in Coventry. GB will take to the ice this evening for their first session together as they begin preparations for the World Championship in Slovakia next month. Sam Duggan and Paul Swindlehurst were added to…
Forward Luke Ferrara says he is excited at the opportunity of playing for Great Britain at the Skydome again. GB began their training camp this evening ahead of next month’s World Championship in Slovakia. The 25-year-old scored in February’s 3-1 victory over KHL side Riga in-front of a sold-out and passionate crowd in Coventry (pictured…
Great Britain head coach Pete Russell has made additions to his squad ahead of the pre-World Championship training camp that gets under way this week. With a few injuries in the camp, Sam Duggan and Paul Swindlehurst have been added to the squad while there are first GB call-ups for Joey Lewis and Josh Tetlow….