ANDREW PARTRIDGE APPOINTED HEAD OF PERFORMANCE
Ice Hockey UK (IHUK) are pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Partridge as the Head of Performance for the Great Britain national teams. Partridge, having previously held performance roles at Archery GB and Boccia England, will oversee the talent identification and engagement process for the men’s and women’s teams. He will also work closely […]
MIKE HAMMOND CELEBRATION OF LIFE
Hundreds of friends, family and team-mates gathered yesterday for a Celebration of Life service for Mike Hammond in Canada. They included Ice Hockey UK General Secretary Andy French and Great Britain General Manager Andy Buxton. At the special and moving service, a video was played encapsulating what Hammy meant to us here at Great Britain. […]
HOCKEY SCHOLARSHIPS IN MEMORY OF MIKE HAMMOND
A GoFundMe page has been set-up in memory of Mike Hammond to support children with the costs relating to ice hockey and ball hockey. Hammy sadly passed away in a car accident last month in Canada and his family, friends and team-mates will join together this weekend to celebrate and honour his life. Mike made […]
GB START 2024 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST CANADA
Great Britain will start their 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship campaign in Czechia against the world’s number one ranked side Canada. Canada beat Germany 5-2 in this year’s World Championship gold-medal game to secure their 28th title. GB, who are based in Prague in Group A and will play their matches at the 17,383-seater […]
CEO HENRY STAELENS ON HIS FIRST FOUR MONTHS IN THE ROLE
Ice Hockey UK CEO Henry Staelens has been in his new job just over four months, so we sat down with him to find out how everything is going and hear some of IHUK’s plans for the future. How have your first few months been as Chief Executive Officer at Ice Hockey UK? It’s been […]
FUNDING OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED BY UK SPORT
The funding for Ice Hockey UK and Great Britain ice hockey has been officially confirmed by UK Sport. IHUK will receive £900,000 of funding as part of UK Sport’s major investment being spread across Winter Olympic and Paralympic sports for the Milan-Cortina cycle ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. It’s the biggest-ever investment […]
MIKE HAMMOND – BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE
A Book of Remembrance has been opened to remember Great Britain international Mike Hammond. Hammy passed away in a car accident earlier this month in Canada and our thoughts remain with his family, friends and former team-mates. Mike made his debut in 2018 and helped GB win the gold medal at the World Championship Division […]
REST IN PEACE MIKE HAMMOND
Great Britain ice hockey are devastated to announce that forward Mike Hammond has passed away. Hammond died in a car accident in Shawnigan in Canada on Wednesday. Our thoughts and condolences are with Mike’s family, friends and team-mates at this very difficult time. Mike was a cherished GB team-mate, loved by so many, and very […]
SMP EUROPE ANNOUNCES £28,000 FUNDRAISING FOR CHARITY
Great Britain and Ice Hockey UK’s main team sponsor SMP Europe has announced it has raised an outstanding £28,000 for charity following a superb partnership between the two organisations. As principal sponsor of Ice Hockey UK and the GB teams, SMP Europe have changed their corporate colours on all GB-related clothing and merchandise to pink, […]
GB CONFIRMED IN PRAGUE FOR 2024 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
The IIHF have confirmed Great Britain will be in Group A in Prague for the 2024 World Championship. There has been a change to the eight-team group with the world’s number one ranked team Canada taking the place of the USA. GB will also come up against Finland who are second in the world rankings, […]
