Ice Hockey UK linesman Andy Dalton says it was a huge honour to officiate at the recent Olympic Final Qualifying tournament in Riga. Germany booked their place at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018 by topping the four-team group, which also included Japan and hosts Latvia. Dalton was linesman for Germany’s 5-0 win over Japan and…
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Plans for Ice Hockey UK’s new Great Britain Under-12s and Under-14s are moving forward at pace, with the next step to be the appointment of staff for the four squads. The U12s and U14s will be split into north and south – and these elite development squads will begin for the 2017-18 season. IHUK chairman Richard…
Great Britain Women and Great Britain Under-18s will both travel to Korea next year for their respective World Championship tournaments. Korea put in a bid to host both competitions in Gangneung as a taster event ahead of hosting the 2018 Olympics. This decision was deferred by the IIHF at Congress in Moscow earlier this year, but…
Ice Hockey UK chairman Richard Grieveson believes a united governing body for the sport in the UK is closer than ever before. The IHUK chief is to attend the English Ice Hockey Association’s Annual General Meeting a week on Saturday, where he will put forward proposals for one governing body in the UK. In the…
Great Britain Under-18 Women will take part in an international tournament in Budapest in October. GB will face Hungary U18 Women, as well as Poland U18 Women and Spain Women, from Tuesday 4th to Thursday 6th October 2016. The tournament is taking place for a second successive year following the inaugural event in Ice Sheffield…
UK official Andy Dalton is currently officiating at the Olympic final qualifying tournament in Riga. Hosts Latvia are in a group with Austria, Germany and Japan, with the group winners progressing to the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in 2018. Dalton was a linesman for today’s match between Germany and Japan, which saw Germany skating to a…
Ice Hockey UK are excited to announce a three-year sponsorship deal with Bauer, who will be the chosen kit and apparel supplier to all GB teams. Bauer are one of the leading manufacturers of ice hockey equipment, fitness and recreational skates and apparel in the UK. They will now provide kit and apparel to GB…
On Ice Hockey UK Radio, in association with McDonald’s, chairman Richard Grieveson speaks about the appointments of Tony Hand and Mark Beggs into new development roles within the national structure. Click here to find out more about their appointments. He also discusses the positive meetings he has had with the EIHA, EIHL, EPL and SIHA-UK.
Ice Hockey UK have appointed Tony Hand MBE as their first national development head coach. The 49-year-old Edinburgh-born former GB player and coach scored over 4,250 points in an illustrious 34-year playing career. He became the first British-raised player to be drafted by an NHL side when he was picked up by Edmonton Oilers in…
Ice Hockey UK official Andy Dalton has just returned from a prestigious IIHF high-performance camp. The camp, which took place in Magglingen in Switzerland, was designed for the high-performing IIIHF officials and Dalton was one of 30 invited to attend. Dalton has an A-Licence from the IIHF – the only UK linesman to be ranked…
Great Britain Under-18s head coach Martin Grubb says early assessment of players is vital as the coaching staff begin the process of selecting a squad for their 2017 World Championship. GB U18s seem set to travel to Korea next April for the Division 2A World Championship tournament, with the decision expected to be ratified at…