From eliteleague.co.uk The Elite Ice Hockey League welcomes the proposed new national governing body to govern ice hockey in the UK and fully supports the unification process currently ongoing. Having a co-ordinated approach across the country can only be a good thing for the future of the sport, and the EIHL would look forward to…
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Sport England have given their support to the proposed new governing body for ice hockey in the UK, which is being voted on by EIHA members this coming Saturday. Tim Hollingsworth, chief executive of Sport England, said in a letter that he and his colleagues have read the documents around the proposal and are pleased…
This week, Team GB are are supporting the Rainbow Laces campaign – telling the stories of members of the LGBT+ community from the Olympic world, including their experiences within sport and the impact it’s had on their lives. Ice Hockey UK and Great Britain ice hockey are proud to be supporting the Rainbow Laces campaign…
An Ice Hockey UK EGM last night voted in favour of one new governing body for the sport of ice hockey in the UK. The resolutions put forward were unanimously passed by the IHUK membership ahead of the English Ice Hockey Association’s AGM this weekend. This outcome provides a firm and unequivocal commitment by both…
Four Great Britain coaches took part in the running of a Scottish ice hockey camp in Dundee today. National Development Head Coach Tony Hand was joined by under-20s head coach Martin Grubb, under-18s assistant coach Richard Hartmann and under-16s assistant coach Ian Turley to work with some of the next generation of Scottish ice hockey…
On Ice Hockey UK Radio, in association with SMP Europe, we speak with Great Britain and Ice Hockey UK doctor Matt Robbins. Doc, as he is known across the GB programme, has been selected to be one of the IIHF doctors at the upcoming World Junior Championship in Edmonton. He is currently in a bubble…
Ice rinks in tier three will be allowed to open for elite athletes, professional dancers and choreographers, people with a disability, supervised activities for children and for formal education or training purposes. This means that rinks in England will be able to open for all supervised under-18 training. Just over a week ago there was…
The English Ice Hockey Association have published their Return To Play document which comes into effect from 00.01 tomorrow (Wednesday 2nd December) as government restrictions in England revert to the three-tier structure. At time of writing, some two hours before the rules come into effect, the EIHA have not received formal clarification from DCMS and…
Representatives across ice hockey in the UK have been in more meetings with DCMS, in which the importance of keeping ice rinks open in tier three across England has been highlighted. In total, 54% of all rinks in England will have to close within the restrictions. This would have a significant impact on our sport…
Great Britain’s come-from-behind victory over France at the 2019 World Championship has been voted as the best-ever in an online poll. A total of 67.2% of voters picked last year’s dramatic final game at the World Championship in Kosice as their favourite – a match that saw GB avoid relegation and secure another season in…
The government announced last week that four million pounds from their Winter Survival Package would support ice hockey in the UK, with money being made available to the Elite League. The EIHL have today announced some more details about the DCMS funding, saying: “We have been advised that the funding allocated last week relates to…
The ice hockey community in the UK has the chance to learn more about the proposed new governing body on Saturday. The EIHA board are holding an online Q&A this Saturday (28th November) at 2pm. The directors of the association will field questions regarding their forthcoming AGM and the votes on a new governing body…