Great Britain junior forward Alex Graham has been selected by OHL side Niagara IceDogs – 105th overall – in the 2021 CHL Import Draft. The 18-year-old Sheffield-born forward made five appearances for GB U18s, scoring two goals and contributing five assists for seven points. The pandemic meant he has been unable to make any more…
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Ice Hockey UK are looking to appoint a team doctor to support the GB Women’s team at their upcoming Olympic Qualification tournament in South Korea in October. You would need to be available to travel with the team from 2nd to 11th October 2021. Please contact the IHUK Chief Medical Officer Dr Matt Robbins for…
Great Britain Under-18 Women are set to take part in the Four Nations Cup in Iceland later this year as part of their 2022 World Championship preparations. GB will come up against hosts Iceland, along with Poland and Spain between 11th and 13th November 2021. It will be the sixth time that the tournament has…
Great Britain forward Liam Kirk is the talk of the ice hockey world once again as his NHL entry-level contract with Arizona Coyotes hit the headlines around the globe. The 21-year-old spoke with Sky Sports reporter Matt Ford and the story also featured on the BBC Sport website. Experienced ice hockey journalist Bob Westerdale covered the…
A successful Great Britain junior camp came to a conclusion yesterday in Sheffield with over 200 youngsters – male and female – attending over the three days. The camp began on Thursday with two on-ice practices each for GB U18s Women and GB U16s Women at Ice Sheffield, as well as off-ice activities including strength…
Great Britain forward Liam Kirk has agreed a three-year entry-level contract with NHL side Arizona Coyotes. Kirk, who was selected in the seventh round of the NHL Draft back in 2018, made a spectacular impact at this year’s World Championship in Latvia. The 21-year-old scored seven goals in seven games at the tournament in Riga…
Day two of the three-day Great Britain junior camp saw three teams take to the ice in Sheffield, as GB forward Liam Kirk was the star guest. GB U20s Men, U18s Men and U16s Men all had two on-ice training sessions as preparations got under way for the upcoming international season. There were also off-ice…
A three-day Great Britain camp in Sheffield began today with on and off-ice sessions for the under-18 and under-16 women. The teams had two on-ice practices each at Ice Sheffield and also off-ice fitness activities, including strength and conditioning. GB captain Saffron Allen, who is part of the under-16 women’s coaching staff, gave a talk…
The Swedish Ice Hockey Association announced today that it has selected Stockholm to serve as host city and main venue for the 2025 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, set to be co-hosted by Sweden and Denmark. Stockholm will be joined by Herning which will serve as the Danish co-host venue for the tournament. Sweden’s capital…
Over 200 players will be part of a three-day Great Britain junior camp in Sheffield later this week. The camp will get under way with the under-18 and under-16 women taking to the ice on Thursday in Ice Sheffield. This will be followed by a men’s camp for the under-20s, under-18s and under-16s on Friday…
The winner of the prize medal design competition for the 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Tampere and Helsinki has been announced. The winning design for the medal is designed by Pauli Maronen, who incorporated a theme with Tampere’s new Deck Arena and a hockey player behind the medal. The design competition for the…
Great Britain have moved up to 16th in the IIHF world rankings. It’s a jump of three places from their 2020 position of 19 and it’s their highest ranking since they were introduced by the IIHF in 2003. The annual ranking is based on the results in World Championship tournaments and Olympic Winter Games –…