Great Britain netminder Jackson Whistle say playing against the top nations in the world at a World Championship is an “awesome” experience. The 25-year-old was part of the 2019 World Championship squad in Slovakia, which stayed up with the dramatic 4-3 overtime victory against France in their final game. This year, GB will face Russia,…
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Great Britain’s games at next month’s World Championship in Latvia will be shown on free-to-air television in the UK on FreeSports. The dedicated sports channel will cover 25 matches at the top-level competition, including the gold-medal game. The 16-team tournament runs from 21st May to 6th June and is split into two groups of eight…
Great Britain netminder Jackson Whistle secured a 30-shot shutout as Nottingham Panthers beat Coventry Blaze 2-0 in the first leg of the playoffs, while GB new-boy Sam Jones was on target as Sheffield Steelers were 5-4 winners over Manchester Storm. Whistle’s shutout was the first by any netminder in the 25th game of the 2021…
British players scored four of Sheffield Steelers’ five goals in their 5-3 victory over Manchester Storm in the Elite Series. The two-legged semi-finals, which get under way from Tuesday, will see Sheffield face Manchester and Coventry play Nottingham. Liam Kirk got one of the assists as Kevin Schulze gave the Steelers the perfect start after…
Great Britain forward Liam Kirk had a four-point night but was on the losing side as Nottingham Panthers beat Sheffield Steelers 5-4 after overtime in the Elite Series. Kirk assisted on both of Tanner Eberle’s opening-period goals – the first coming after only 12 seconds which was followed by his second at 7:11. Kirk then…
Defenceman Josh Tetlow says telling his parents was one of the most special moments of his call-up to the Great Britain squad for next month’s World Championship in Latvia. The 23-year-old, who made 10 appearances for GB Under-20s between 2017 and 2018, was yesterday named in a full GB squad for the first time. GB…
Forward Ciaran Long says the 2021 Elite Series has been great preparation for Great Britain for next month’s World Championship in Latvia. Long, who is icing for Manchester Storm in the four-team tournament, made 17 appearances for GB’s junior sides and yesterday received his first call-up to represent the national side at a major championship….
Sheffield Steelers have thanked local politicians for being one of the major driving forces in getting the 2021 Elite Series off the ground. The EIHL tournament appeared to be a non-starter a few months ago, but behind-the-scenes lobbying from Richard Caborn and Sheffield MP Clive Betts played a pivotal role in securing government approval for…
Great Britain Head Coach Peter Russell has named his team for next month’s World Championship in Latvia. Countries can select a 28-player roster for this year’s tournament and Russell has announced an initial 27, with one player to be added in the coming days. Five players – David Clements, Jordan Hedley, Lewis Hook, Ciaran Long…
British players contributed eight of the 12 goals as Sheffield Steelers edged Coventry Blaze 7-5 in an Elite Series thriller at the National Ice Centre. There was little sign of things to come as Brendan Connolly scored the only goal of the first period at 14:16 to put the Steelers ahead and Tanner Eberle made…
Great Britain international Brett Perlini’s brace proved in vain as Nottingham Panthers were beaten 4-2 by Manchester Storm in the Elite Series. Storm went ahead at 1:49 as British forward Ben Lake tipped in Martin Gran’s blueline shot, with Ben Solder getting the other assist. Brett Perlini broke clear to equalise for the Panthers (12:10)…
Great Britain forward Brendan Connolly scored twice – and had a four-point night – as Sheffield Steelers beat Coventry Blaze 5-3 in the Elite Series at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham. British international Mike Hammond assisted on Tristan Keck’s powerplay goal at 2:12 as Coventry took an early lead, before GB team-mate Connolly’s deflected…