Great Britain Women have announced their roster for April’s World Championship in Dumfries. GB will host the six-team Division II Group A tournament on home ice at the Dumfries Ice Bowl from 2nd to 8th April. Britain will come up against Australia, DPR Korea, Mexico, Slovenia and Spain, with the group winners being promoted to Division I….
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Great Britain were on the ice today ahead of tomorrow’s prestigious encounter with KHL side Riga. The match, which takes place at the Skydome tomorrow, is a sell-out as GB welcome a KHL side to the UK for the first time. GB had a session in Coventry yesterday and skated twice today ahead of tomorrow’s…
Ice Hockey UK are thrilled to announce that McDonald’s have renewed and expanded their sponsorship deal with the IHUK media team. The tie-up with McDonald’s, through franchisee Jerry Nicholls and his restaurants in Nottingham, covers the sponsorship of IHUK’s media output, including IHUK TV, IHUK Radio and online. The famous Golden Arches logo will also appear…
Great Britain Women’s Beth Scoon says fitness is vital as the squad continues to prepare for April’s World Championship at the Dumfries Ice Bowl. GB played their latest game in the EIHA Under-20s Cup this afternoon as they faced Sutton Sting in Ice Sheffield. Scoon said: “It was a good game. We worked hard and…
The Sky Sports cameras are in Ice Sheffield today as they film a feature involving Saffron Allen and the GB Women’s team. GB are taking on Sutton Sting Under-20s in their latest game in the EIHA U20s Cup as part of their preparations for the World Championship in Dumfries in April. The feature, called Train…
Ice Hockey UK official James Ions says his first international tournament was an “amazing experience”. Ions was a linesman at the recent Under-20 World Championship Division III in Iceland. The tournament, which took place in Reykjavik last month, was won by China who were promoted to Division II Australia took home the silver medal with…
Ice Tech UK, the country’s leading supplier of new ice hockey rinks and the market leader for the refurbishment of existing ice rinks, have signed an agreement with Ice Hockey UK as a major kit sponsor of Great Britain at the World Championship in Slovakia. The event, taking place in May, sees GB join 15 of…
Ice Hockey UK are delighted to announce TriplePs as a new sponsor for the IHUK media team’s photography. TriplePs will have their brand associated with the photography and images produced by the media team at the World Championship in Slovakia this year. Managing director, Mark Frudd, said: “TriplePs are proud to be associated with Ice…
Experienced former UK referee Simon Kirkham was recently one of the IIHF officiating coaches at the Under-18 Women’s World Championship in Japan. The eight-team top-flight tournament involved Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Japan, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland and USA The venue was Obihiro, 120 miles west of Sapporo where the Winter Olympics were held in 1972. Canada…
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THE WEBCAST Great Britain’s sold-out international challenge match against Riga at the Skydome next month will be shown live on a webcast. The match, which takes place on Wednesday 6th February (7:30pm), is part of GB’s preparation for the World Championship in Slovakia. Commentary will come from Ed Kimberley and former…
Following the last update from the Steering Group in October 2018, there have been various meetings of not only the Steering Group itself but also the Development and Sports Administration Working Groups to consider further detail for the proposals to create a new UK wide ice hockey organisation as agreed by all stakeholders in the…
Great Britain Women’s defenceman Jodie Bloom says “playing against speed” in the EIHA U20s Cup is really helping the side get ready for the upcoming World Championship GB continued their preparations for April’s Division II Group A tournament in Dumfries with their latest game in the cup competition at the weekend. Britain faced the men’s…