Great Britain forward Ben Davies makes an appearance on the independent Hockey from Across the Pond podcast. Davies, who scored the overtime game-winning goal in last year’s dramatic 4-3 victory over France to secure GB’s top-flight World Championship status, chats hockey with presenters Mark Rackham and Caitlin Berry. FreeSports presenter Aaron Murphy is also a…
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The qualification tournaments have all been completed, and the 2020 IIHF Esports Fan Championship is about to enter the knockout phase starting with the round of 16. Each of the 16 nations qualified for the World Championship will be represented by one Xbox and one PS4 national champion. The first four games in the global…
On IHUK TV, in association with SMP Europe, we hear from Great Britain goalie coach Euan King and former GB forward David Clarke, who are combining to help the players of the future. Both already run successful hockey schools but are now working together to help hockey players “take control of their development” and they’re…
The following is a statement on behalf of Ice Rink Managers Association, Scottish Ice Rink Association, British Ice Skating, Ice Hockey UK, English Ice Hockey Association, Scottish Ice Hockey Association & Scottish Curling, on the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. First, and most importantly, to the front-line and essential workers who have gone above and beyond…
Great Britain and Ice Hockey UK have been supporting UKAD’s Clean Sport Week. GB stars Ben O’Connor, Katie Marsden, Ben Bowns and Shannon Douglas produced their own videos, which you can see below. Lockdown doesn’t mean anti-doping stops – in fact it means quite the opposite. Now is the perfect time for athletes and coaches…
During a video conference call this week, the IIHF council has established a set of key proposals that will impact of the upcoming 2020-2021 international ice hockey season. These proposals will be brought up for vote by the IIHF Member National Associations (MNAs) at the 2020 IIHF Extra-Ordinary Congress, which is intended to take place…
On Ice Hockey UK TV, in association with SMP Europe, we showcase ‘One Incredible Night – Great Britain v France’. The two-hour programme takes a fascinating look back through the eyes of those who were there on the famous night in Slovakia last May. Great Britain secured their top-flight World Championship status with a stunning…
From the esports.iihf.com website With two champions emerging out of the Great Britain national qualifiers on Wednesday, the Brits are ready to roll into the playoff round of the 2020 IIHF Esports Fan Championship. Connor ‘MartindalexC’ Martindale and Sean ‘Sean’ McIntosh earned the right to rep the Union Jack on the virtual ice. ‘MartindalexC’ took…
ONE INCREDIBLE NIGHT: GB v FRANCE – FREESPORTS TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY) 8PM ‘One Incredible Night – Great Britain v France’ takes a fascinating look back through the eyes of those who were there on the famous night in Slovakia. Great Britain secured their top-flight World Championship status with a stunning come-from-behind 4-3 overtime victory against France…
Great Britain will be in a group with hosts Belarus, as well as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland at next year’s IIHF World Championship. GB will be in Group A in Minsk and matches will take place at the 15,086-seater Minsk Arena, which will also host two quarter-final games, both semi-finals…
When players take to the ice in the elite pool at the IIHF World Championship, not many of them have a day job away from the rink. But, for Great Britain defenceman Dallas Ehrhardt, the past two years have brought a combination of patrolling the blueline with Manchester Storm of the Elite League and working…