FOSTER OFFICIALLY INDUCTED INTO IIHF HALL OF FAME AT SPECIAL CEREMONY
Former Great Britain netminder Jimmy Foster has been officially inducted into the IIHF Hall Of Fame in Finland this morning. Members of his family and delegates from Ice Hockey UK attended a special ceremony in Tampere ahead of today’s medal games at the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Foster was one of the world’s […]
IIHF ANNOUNCE 2024 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS AND VENUES
The IIHF have confirmed the venues for next year’s World Championship tournaments. The schedule for 2024 was rubber-stamped at the annual Congress, taking place this year in Finland. Great Britain Women will travel to Riga for the World Championship Division I Group B from 31st March to 6th April 2024. They’ll face Italy, Poland and […]
EIHL ROSTER REGULATIONS CONFIRMED FOR 2023-24 SEASON
The Elite Ice Hockey League’s 10 member teams have agreed and confirmed the roster regulations for the 2023-24 season. The number of players on a gameday roster will remain at 20, comprised of 18 skaters and two netminders. A maximum of 15 non-homegrown players (imports) will be permitted on each team’s gameday roster in the […]
IHUK APPOINT NEW COMMERCIAL, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Ice Hockey UK have appointed Tom Manners to the role of Commercial, Marketing and Communications Director. Manners has worked in multiple senior commercial, marketing and communications positions across sport and leisure, including a number of years as Group Sales & Marketing Director at The Jockey Club, as well as various marketing and commercial director roles […]
TWO WEEKS ON FROM AN UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT!
It’s hard to believe but it’s already been two weeks since Great Britain beat Italy at a packed Motorpoint Arena to win promotion to the 2024 World Championship in Czechia. When you think of GB ice hockey’s biggest moments in recent years, Robert Farmer’s goal in Hungary in 2018 and Ben Davies’ overtime winner in […]
IHUK SEEKING TO APPOINT FOUR INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Ice Hockey UK (IHUK) is seeking to appoint four (4) Independent Non-Executive Directors (INED). IHUK is recognised both nationally and internationally as the national governing body responsible for developing elite ice hockey in the UK, with a clear focus on developing successful GB teams, supporting the Home Nations’ league structure, international relations and large scale-events. […]
DAVIDSON APPOINTED ICE HOCKEY UK REFEREE-IN-CHIEF
Colin Davidson has been appointed as Ice Hockey UK’s new Referee-in-Chief to replace the outgoing Simon Kirkham. Davidson has been involved in hockey for over 45 years from playing to officiating prior to taking up a management role with Scottish Ice Hockey and more recently the IHUK Referee Section. Kirkham has been part of the […]
GAME-WORN GOLD MEDAL-WINNING BLUE JERSEYS UP FOR AUCTION
CLICK HERE TO BID ON THE BLUE GAME-WORN JERSEYS The blue game-worn jerseys Great Britain wore during the gold medal-winning and promotion campaign in Nottingham last week are up for auction. You could own this piece of history as GB won promotion at the first time of asking to confirm a place at the 2024 […]
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ASSIGNMENT FOR REFEREE SEWELL
UK referee Liam Sewell will officiate at this year’s World Championship in Latvia and Finland. The 32-year-old is part of 32-strong officiating team for the top-level tournament which gets under way in Riga and Tampere this weekend. The 16 referees and 16 linesmen hail from 12 different nations and the nominations from the IIHF Officiating […]
TETLOW: BEST FEELING IN MY LIFE
Great Britain defenceman Josh Tetlow spoke with Ice Hockey UK TV – in association with SMP Europe – to reflect on the thrill of winning the gold medal on home ice at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham at the weekend. GB won five straight games culminating in the 5-3 victory over Italy on the final […]
