RICHARDSON: TEAM SPIRIT WILL BE KEY
Defenceman Mark Richardson says team spirit will be key as Great Britain prepare for the World Championship which begins on Saturday against Canada in Czechia. GB arrived in Prague on Wednesday and had their first training session on Thursday in the impressive 17,383-seater 02 Arena. The team skate again on Friday morning as part of […]
GB ARRIVE IN PRAGUE
Great Britain have arrived in Prague ahead of their World Championship opener in Canada on Saturday. GB left their pre-tournament training camp base this morning in Slany for the short trip to Prague and got their first look at the impressive 17,383-seater 02 Arena. The building is the third-largest ice hockey rink in Europe and […]
WARM-UP GAME: GREAT BRITAIN 2-5 KAZAKHSTAN
Great Britain were beaten 5-2 by Kazakhstan in Slany this afternoon in their final game ahead of the World Championship which gets under way this weekend. Jackson Whistle made the start in goal as part of GB’s 22-man roster and Pete Russell’s side went ahead when Liam Kirk neatly finished on his backhand inside the […]
GB FACE KAZAKHSTAN IN SLANY TODAY (TUESDAY)
Great Britain undergo their final warm-up game ahead of the World Championship as they go head-to-head with Kazakhstan in the Herberk Arena in Slany today. The game faces-off at 5pm (4pm UK time) and admission is just 80 Czech Koruna which works out at around £2.75. It’s GB men’s first meeting with Kazakhstan since the […]
FIRST TRAINING SESSION IN SLANY FOR GB
Great Britain took to the ice in Slany today for their first practice session as preparations continue for the World Championship which gets under way at the weekend. GB face Kazakhstan tomorrow at the Herberk Arena in Slany at 5pm (4pm UK time). Admission to the game is just 80 Czech Koruna which works out […]
GB ARRIVE AT TRAINING CAMP BASE IN SLANY
Great Britain have arrived at their training camp base in Slany in Czechia ahead of the World Championship which gets under way next weekend. As part of the camp, GB will face Kazakhstan on Tuesday in the Herberk Arena in Slany at 5pm (4pm UK time). Admission to the game is just 80 Czech Koruna […]
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE SHOWN LIVE ON PREMIER SPORTS
This year’s World Championship in Czechia is being shown live on Premier Sports including all seven of Great Britain’s group games. GB are in Group A in Prague and will face number one seeds Canada and number two seeds Finland, as well as Austria, Czechia, Denmark, Norway and Switzerland. Matches will take place in the […]
GB CONFIRM TEAM FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Great Britain have confirmed their 25-player team for the World Championship in Czechia which gets under way next weekend. After playing in February’s Olympic Qualifiers, Sean Norris and Cole Shudra are named in a World Championship squad for the first time. Netminder Lucas Brine also receives his first full international call-up after icing as back-up […]
GB MEET HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLCHILDREN THIS WEEK
It’s been a busy week for Great Britain on the ice this week with two training sessions a day, but it’s also been an exciting time off the ice too. Hundreds of schoolchildren came to watch the practices on Tuesday and Thursday and afterwards were able to ask their own questions to the players. On […]
LAURA-JO BOWLER: HONOUR TO ATTEND NHL MEDICAL SUMMIT
Great Britain Lead Sports Therapist Laura-Jo Bowler has taken-up the offer to attend this year’s NHL Medical Summit. Laura-Jo, who is currently part of GB’s training camp ahead of the departure for the World Championship at the weekend, sat down with Ice Hockey UK explain how it all came about. She discussed how important it […]
