CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE A GB GAME-WORN SHIRT The shirts worn by Russ Cowley are two of the last remaining game-worn shirts available to purchase from Great Britain’s two international games with Poland last month. Cowley retired from ice hockey after GB’s victory over Japan at the weekend, which clinched promotion to Division 1 Group…
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On Saturday night in amongst the celebrations for Great Britain’s 4-0 win over Japan, gold medals and promotion to Division 1A, there were individual awards for three of the players who contributed to the success. In the post-tournament ceremony GB’s Ben O’Connor was named ‘Defenceman of the Tournament’ by the IIHF Directorate. Goalscoring record-breaker Colin…
Great Britain forward Russ Cowley clutched the World Championship Division 1B trophy on the ice at Belfast and said: “This is an amazing way to end my hockey career.” The former Coventry Blaze and Cardiff Devils player, who announced last month that this would be his final season as a professional player, signed off as…
Forward Robert Dowd says winning the gold medal in Belfast is the best trophy success of his career as Great Britain gained promotion to the World Championship Division 1 Group A. Dowd started off the goalscoring before Brendan Brooks and two from Matthew Myers saw GB beat Japan 4-0 in Belfast’s SSE Arena. “What can…
Forward David Clarke says a close team bond was one of the reasons behind Great Britain’s promotion to the World Championship Division 1 Group A. GB produced a final-day 4-0 victory over Japan at Belfast’s SSE Arena to earn their first promotion since 1993. “The Great Britain team spirit is always fantastic, but this year…
Great Britain secured promotion to the World Championship Division 1 Group A with a 4-0 victory over Japan in the SSE Arena in Belfast. Matthew Myers scored twice as GB, who will play in the second tier of the World Championship structure next year, secured their first promotion since 1993. Netminder Ben Bowns had a…
Netherlands have been relegated to Division 2 Group A of the World Championship following a 4-3 defeat by Estonia in Belfast’s SSE Arena. Forward Robert Rooba scored a hat-trick to secure Estonia fourth place in the tournament. Needing to win by a three-goal margin to avoid relegation, Netherlands gave themselves a massive chance with two…
Lithuania won the bronze medal in the World Championship Division 1 Group B as they beat Croatia 3-1 in the SSE Arena. It means a fourth successive third-placed finish for Lithuania after bronze medals in 2014 on home ice, 2015 in Netherlands and 2016 in Croatia. Croatia took the lead when Luka Mikulic scored on the…