Forward Lewis Hook says he is “super excited” to represent Great Britain at the World Championship in Latvia. GB are based in the Group A venue of the Olympic Sports Centre for the tournament and they start against Russia on Saturday, before facing Slovakia, Denmark, Belarus, Sweden, Czech Republic and Switzerland. Group B consists of…
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Sean Alderson has been named as assistant coach of Great Britain Women. The 46-year-old will link-up with new head coach Mike Clancy and fellow assistant Jeff Colton. Alderson spent seven seasons as head coach of GB U18 Women between 2008 and 2015 and twice led the side to a medal. He guided GB to a…
Great Britain will be led by co-coaches Adam Keefe and Corey Neilson at the World Championship in Latvia. GB head coach Pete Russell will remain in the UK with his family after only returning from Germany a couple of days ago. Russell led his DEL2 side Freiburg to the semi-final round of the playoffs, before…
Forward Ben Davies speaks with IHUK TV – in association with SMP Europe – ahead of the World Championship in Latvia, with Great Britain’s first game on Saturday against Russia. The GB players and staff are currently isolating in their hotel rooms in Latvia in line with the IIHF covid rules and will take to…
Great Britain leave for Latvia tomorrow for the World Championship but sadly our amazing fans cannot be there. We are going to miss you! Ice Hockey UK TV – in association with SMP Europe – speak with the Chairpersons of the Great Britain Supporters’ Club (GBSC), Annette and Allan Petrie. The dedicated duo have been…
Great Britain Goaltending Coach Euan King believes he will learn a lot from this month’s World Championship in Latvia. GB have one day of practice in Coventry left tomorrow before travelling to Riga on Sunday to continue their preparations. “I think it’s going to be massive,” said King. “I always think, as a coach, that…
Ryan Aldridge has been named as assistant coach of Great Britain Under-16s. The 42-year-old joins head coach Jamie Elson and fellow assistant Ian Turley on the U16s coaching staff. Aldridge began his coaching career with Bracknell Bees before a couple of seasons in charge of Basingstoke Bison in the Elite League. He moved on to…
Forward Sam Duggan says he is proud to be back in the Great Britain squad for the upcoming World Championship. The 22-year-old was named in Pete Russell’s 28-man squad for Latvia – his first senior international tournament call-up for four years. After scoring 29 points in 35 games as a junior for GB, Duggan made…
Doctor Matt Robbins has been confirmed as Ice Hockey UK’s Chief Medical Officer. After starting work in the Elite League with Coventry Blaze in the 2003-04 season, Robbins first linked-up with Great Britain Men in 2007. He now has responsibility across all of the GB programme – men and women – at all age groups,…
Mike Clancy has been appointed as the new Head Coach of Great Britain Women. The 46-year-old moves up from his previous role as Assistant Coach after first joining the GB programme as Head Coach of the men’s under-16s in 2019. Clancy has worked with England Under 16s/17s and U19s, as well as coaching The Midlands…
The Ice Rink Managers Association (IRMA), British Ice Skating (BIS) and the English Ice Hockey Association (EIHA) have announced that from 17th May, adults will be able to return to ice sports across England. In line with the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, both adult and children’s activities will – for the first time in…