Forward Jonathan Boxill says Great Britain’s players will make personal sacrifices in their bid to win a gold medal at the World Championship in Zagreb. GB’s Division 1B campaign begins on Sunday with a game against hosts Croatia. Britain will then come up against Estonia, Lithuania and Romania, before ending the six-team group by facing…
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Forward David Clarke says there is no room for error as Great Britain get ready to embark on their latest World Championship campaign. Pete Russell’s side arrived in Zagreb yesterday and will now have two on-ice training sessions today and another on Saturday. GB begin their Division 1B tournament on Sunday when they come up…
Great Britain forward Ashley Tait says his hunger to succeed is as big as ever as he prepares to play in his 17th World Championship. GB arrived in Zagreb yesterday (Thursday) and have two on-ice training sessions today as they continue their build-up to Sunday’s opener against hosts Croatia. Britain will also come up against…
Manchester Storm defenceman David Phillips says two training sessions a day is really helping Great Britain prepare for the World Championship in Zagreb. GB begin the Division 1B tournament with a game against hosts Croatia on Sunday evening. They then face Estonia, Lithuania and Romania before a final-day game against Ukraine, who suffered relegation from…
There’s another busy day in store for Great Britain today (Saturday) ahead of their first game at the World Championship (Division 1B) in Zagreb. GB have been in Croatia since Thursday evening and had two fast-paced training sessions yesterday. This afternoon they will have their official team photo, followed by a training session with their…
Poland won the gold medal, Romania the silver and Lithuania the bronze. Croatia defeated Netherlands in the day’s middle game to send the Dutch down to Division 2B. Britain’s chance of a medal depended on winning the game by at least two goals – however they were caught early by Romania when the hosts opened…
Great Britain head coach Pete Russell has named his 23-man squad for next week’s World Championship in Zagreb. GB will face hosts Croatia, as well as Estonia, Lithuania, Romania and Ukraine from 17th to 23rd April in the six-team Division 1B tournament. Nottingham Panthers forward Evan Mosey will play in his first World Championship tournament….
Ice Hockey UK chairman Richard Grieveson says Great Britain’s games against Poland at the weekend were two fantastic sporting events. Nearly 7,000 people watched the two matches, including a sell out crowd in the Skydome in Coventry. Poland won Saturday night’s match at the National Ice Centre 4-3 with a winner 11 seconds from the…
It’s the final day of Great Britain U18s tournament in Brasov, Romania, and a match this evening against the host nation. Martin Grubb’s side have won two and lost two of their games so far and head into the last game knowing exactly what they need to do to clinch a silver medal. After the…
Ben O’Connor’s overtime goal secured Great Britain a 3-2 victory over Poland at the Skydome. It was the second of two international matches between the two sides this weekend. Poland had taken the honours on Saturday night with a winner 11 seconds from the end of overtime at the National Ice Centre. GB took the…