Forward Mike Hammond says the potential to play for Great Britain in a World Championship on home ice is a very exciting prospect. The 32-year-old joined Elite League side Nottingham Panthers yesterday for the 2022-23 season. The UK will host the World Championship Division 1 Group A at Nottingham’s National Ice Centre from 29th April…
Great Britain Under-18 Women will face Guildford Lightning on Sunday afternoon at the National Ice Centre (16:45) as part of their preparations for the World Championship Division II in Turkey. The nine-team tournament – which will be split into three groups of three – takes place from 27th June to 5th July and will be…
The remaining men’s and women’s shirts worn by Great Britain this year are available to purchase. There’s game-worn GB shirts from from the gold medal-winning team at the Women’s World Championship Division II Group A in Jaca, Spain. Josh Batch’s official game-worn white Nike shirt from this year’s Men’s World Championship in Finland has been…
Great Britain Under-18 Women’s Head Coach Angela Taylor has selected her captaincy team for the upcoming World Championship in Turkey. The nine-team Division II tournament takes place on the dual ice pad at the Zeytinburnu Ice Rink in Istanbul from 27th June to 5th July. Chamonix Jackson has been named as captain with Ellie Wallace…
Great Britain face Norway in their second game at the IIHF World Championship in Finland. GB got their Group B campaign under way yesterday with a spirited performance against Czechia in a 5-1 defeat. Ben Lake scored Britain’s goal in the third period. Norway had a day off yesterday following their opening-night 5-0 defeat by…
Forward Matthew Myers feels Great Britain’s performance in their defeat by Czechia at the World Championship in Finland this afternoon shows they can complete with the big teams at the tournament. GB were beaten by 5-1 in Group B in Tampere but they made a bright start and had the better chances in the first…
Great Britain begin their World Championship campaign in Tampere this afternoon against Czechia, who are ranked seventh in the world (14:20 UK time face-off). It’s day two of the tournament and both sides play their first game in the impressive 13,500-seater Nokia Arena. Group B got under way yesterday afternoon as USA beat Latvia 4-1…
On Ice Hockey UK TV – in association with SMP Europe – Great Britain netminder Ben Bowns previews the World Championship in Finland, with GB getting under way tomorrow against Czechia.
CLICK HERE TO START BIDDING The blue Nike shirts being worn by Great Britain at this year’s World Championship are now available to bid on via an auction. GB get their campaign under way tomorrow against Czechia at the 13,500-seater Nokia Arena in Tampere. Pete Russell’s side will also face Norway, Sweden, USA, Finland, Latvia…
Forward Robert Dowd says the mood in the Great Britain camp is great ahead of this weekend’s opening game of the World Championship in Finland. GB arrived in Tampere on Wednesday and were straight on the ice for their first training session on Finnish ice. It’s their third successive top-level World Championship after appearing at…
The Great Britain media team have decided to do something a bit different to bring supporters a behind-the-scenes look at the tournament. GB Media Officer Chris Ellis and Official Photographer Dean Woolley will team up every few days for a podcast entitled ‘The Finnishing Line’ and today they’re joined by the FreeSports duo Aaron Murphy…
Retired forward Paul Adey was presented with two special Great Britain caps at the team’s hotel in Tampere this evening. Adey – along with Aaron Murphy – is a broadcaster at the World Championship for FreeSports, with GB beginning their tournament on Saturday against Czech Republic. He made his debut in 1995 and to commemorate…