Ice Hockey UK’s IIHF supervisors travelled to a seminar – organised by the sport’s governing body – in Frankfurt, Germany last weekend. Simon Kirkham and Joy Johnston were two of 49 delegates from 42 countries to attend the summit. It was operated by the IIHF Office and the IIHF Officiating Committee and the summit was part of a strategic…
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Great Britain Women’s head coach Cheryl Smith says next week’s trip to Slovakia will be of massive benefit ahead of November’s Olympic qualification tournament. GB begin their bid to reach the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang with a tournament in Kazakhstan from Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th November 2016. As well as facing the hosts,…
Nottingham Panthers, the UK’s representative in the IIHF Continental Cup, will begin their campaign in Spain at the second-round stage. Panthers will come up against hosts CH Jaca, along with Latvian side Liepaja and a group winner from the first round. The tournament will take place from 21st to 23rd October, with the winners of…
Five clubs from the UK have joined the Alliance of European Hockey Clubs (EHC). Elite League clubs Braehead Clan, Coventry Blaze, Cardiff Devils, Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers were confirmed at a meeting in Berlin, Germany on Monday. In addition, Clan and Panthers owner Neil Black will be on the EHC board for the first…
Ice Hockey UK officials held their first meeting in Belfast ahead of next year’s World Championship (Division 1B) tournament, which is being held at The SSE Arena. Chairman Richard Grieveson and general secretary Andy French met with representatives from the arena, Belfast Giants and Belfast City Council. They were welcomed to the city by the…
Richard Grieveson provides his latest ‘Chairman’s Update’ to IHUK Radio, in association with McDonald’s. In his latest update he talks about the awarding of the World Championship (Division 1B) to IHUK and Belfast’s SSE Arena. He also discusses the appointment of Corey Neilson as assistant coach of GB and the advertisement of the full-time performance…
Following the inaugural meeting of the newly established GB Programme Board, Ice Hockey UK are excited to announce plans to launch Great Britain Under-12 and Under-14 elite development squads. Both squads will be split into North and South and will run from the 2017-18 season. The new Performance and Technical Director (PTD) – a role…
Corey Neilson says he had no hesitation in returning to the Great Britain set-up as assistant coach. The 39-year-old Nottingham Panthers coach has been appointed as assistant to head coach Pete Russell and joins a coaching team which also includes Tommy Watkins. Neilson made 10 appearances as a player for GB, scoring six points, and…
Great Britain have appointed Corey Neilson as an assistant coach to replace Chuck Weber. The 39-year-old Canadian now joins the staff of coach Pete Russell and assistant coach Tommy Watkins. Weber was assistant coach for last season’s World Championship in Croatia, but his new domestic coaching job in North America means he will be unable…
The dates for the 2017 World Championship (Division 1B) at The SSE Arena in Belfast have been confirmed and it will take place from Sunday 23rd April to Saturday 29th April 2017. Team Great Britain & Northern Ireland will host Croatia, Estonia and Lithuania, as well as Japan who were relegated from Division 1A and…
A Level 1 and a Level 2 coaching course will be held at Murrayfield Ice Rink on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th of August 2016. Both courses will run simultaneously and start at 9am each day. The on-ice session will be on the Saturday afternoon at 4:30pm. For more information and an application form, click here.