Great Britain Under-18 Women have made a change to their roster ahead of this week’s Four Nations challenge in Iceland. Netminder Mali Easton will replace Kayla Poole who has had to withdraw because of injury. The four-team tournament – involving GB, Poland, Spain and hosts Iceland – runs from Thursday 11th until Saturday 13th November. It’s…
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Liam Kirk created a massive buzz for UK ice hockey in 2018 when Arizona Coyotes picked him in the seventh round of the NHL Draft – and now another Liam could be set to follow in his footsteps. One of GB’s brightest young prospects is 17-year-old Cobham-born defenceman Liam Steele, who last month was named…
A Great Britain goalie camp took place at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham last week. The GB goalie programme has identified 21 young goalies from across the UK to take part in a series of camps prior to invitations being sent for next year’s GB trials. Head of the GB Goaltending Development Programme, Gary…
The English Ice Hockey Association and the Women’s National Ice Hockey League (WNIHL) have announced that Ice Hockey UK General Secretary Andy French will join the WNIHL programme as IHUK Partnership Lead. French recently completed the delivery alongside the IHUK events team of the Women’s Olympic Qualifying tournament in Nottingham with just five weeks’ lead…
BUY YOUR SPECIAL GB SMP EUROPE PINK CANCER CHARITY JERSEY It’s your last chance to buy the special limited-edition Great Britain pink warm-up jersey. Ice Hockey UK linked up with our amazing sponsors SMP Europe for the jerseys worn by the women’s team during the Olympic Qualifying in Nottingham earlier this month. SMP have changed…
Ice Hockey UK would like to send their thoughts and condolences to the family and friends of Johan Bollue who passed away yesterday. He was Vice-President and Director of Sports Development at the Royal Belgium Ice Hockey Federation, as well as a Development Manager for the IIHF. IHUK General Secretary, Andy French, said: “I am…
Great Britain Under-20s head coach Martin Grubb has named his squad for December’s IIHF Under-20 World Championship in Romania. GB will travel to Brasov for the six-team Division II Group A competition from 13th to 19th December. They will face hosts Romania, as well as Italy, Korea, Lithuania and Spain for their first tournament since…
Joint statement by Ice Hockey UK and Scottish Ice Hockey A constructive meeting was held yesterday between representatives of IHUK, SIH and other parties involved in the sport in Scotland around the restarting of senior and junior ice hockey in Scotland. The meeting was productive and it was agreed that competitive junior ice hockey should…
Great Britain Under-18 Women have appointed Alfie Martin as their Sport Rehabilitator. Martin, who is the lead Strength and Conditioning coach with Coventry Blaze in the Elite League, replaces Laura-Jo Bowler who had to stand down because of work commitments. Ice Hockey UK Chief Medical Officer, Matt Robbins, said: “I would like to thank Laura-Jo…
Team Manager Russell Huxted says the squad’s current depth will make reducing the roster size very difficult for the coaching staff as Great Britain Under-18s continue their preparations for next year’s World Championship. The under-18s met for an intensive on-ice camp in Ice Sheffield yesterday and will gather again before Christmas, ahead of the coaches…
Great Britain Under-18 Women have made a change to their roster for the upcoming Four Nations challenge in Iceland, with Katy Dadd replacing Mirren Foy who has had to pull out because of university commitments. GB will compete against Poland, Spain and hosts Iceland from 11th until 13th November. It will be the sixth time…
BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW As part of the IIHF’s World Girls’ Ice Hockey Weekend, a very special event will be taking place at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham this Friday (22nd October) from 7pm until 9pm. Last week, GB Women inspired the nation with their performances at the Olympic Qualifiers and now, who knows,…