Jeff Hutchins has stood down from his position as Great Britain Under-18s head coach because of work commitments. His position will be taken in the interim period by Ice Hockey UK’s national development head coach, Tony Hand. Hand spent two years in charge of Great Britain Men and led them to the final qualifying stages…
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UK official Deana Cuglietta was given the honour of officiating at the gold-medal game in last week’s U18 Women’s World Championship held in Dmitrov, close to Moscow. The eight best teams in the under-18 women’s World Championship structure – Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Russia, Switzerland, Sweden and USA – went head-to-head over eight days….
Great Britain Under-18s have named their squad for the upcoming World Championship in Tallinn, Estonia. GB are competing in Division 2 Group A and the six-team tournament runs from 1st April to 7th April 2018. Britain will come up against hosts Estonia, along with Australia, Korea, Lithuania and Poland. GB have named an initial 21-man…
Great Britain U18 Women narrowly missed out on a bronze medal following a final-day 2-0 defeat by Poland U18 Women in the Under-18 World Championship Division 1 Group B in Katowice. A regulation-time victory would’ve secured GB the bronze, but Poland claimed third place on home ice with goals in the first and third periods….
Great Britain U18 Women were beaten 4-1 by China U18 Women in their fourth game at the Under-18 Women’s World Championship Division 1 Group B in Katowice, Poland. Britain paid the price for missed chances in the second period as China scored three third-period goals to secure their first victory of the tournament. China had…
Great Britain U18 Women beat Australia U18 Women 5-1 to secure their first victory at the 2018 Under-18 World Championship Division 1 Group B in Katowice, Poland. Emily Harris scored a goal and contributed two assists, Kaitlyn Morrison was named as GB’s player of the game and netminder Maisie Gilbert turned away 18 of the…
UK official Leigh Hetherington is a lineswoman at this week’s Women’s U18 World Championship Division 1 Group A in Asiago. The IHUK official is one of seven lineswomen at the IIHF tournament which involves teams from Austria, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Norway and Slovakia. The tournament is the second tier in the under-18 women’s World Championship structure,…
Great Britain Under-18 Women produced a fantastic performance against the tournament’s top seeds, but were narrowly beaten 2-0 by France U18 Women in the U18 Women’s World Championship Division 1 Group B in Katowice, Poland. Two third-period goals were the difference between the two sides as France, who were relegated last season from Division 1…
Great Britain Under-18 Women lost their opening game at the IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship Division 1 Group B in Katowice as they went down 6-1 to Denmark U18s. Emily Harris scored GB’s goal in the third period while Lizzie Saunders was named as Britain’s player of the game. Denmark took the lead on the powerplay…