REGISTER FOR 2024 GLOBAL GIRLS’ GAME
The 2024 IIHF Global Girls’ Game takes place on the weekend of Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th February. From New Zealand to Asia, Europe and the Americas, this festival of girls’ hockey sees Team Blue and Team White battle it out in a weekend-long game across the world. This year, the UK will host an […]
IHUK AND ENGLAND ICE HOCKEY JOIN FORCES FOR IMPORTANT CAMPS
Ice Hockey UK and England Ice Hockey are excited to announce a joint-partnership, which saw Great Britain Under-16 Women share ice yesterday with the England National Team Programme (ENTP) under-13s boys and under-13 girls at Lee Valley. GB U16 Women are undergoing their final preparations for the Evolve Tournament in Amsterdam in May, while England […]
WILCOX APPOINTED NEW GB U16 WOMEN HEAD COACH
Reg Wilcox has been appointed as Head Coach of Great Britain Under-16 Women. Wilcox spent 11 seasons with Great Britain Women, including eight as Head Coach, winning a gold medal (2008), three silvers (2001, 2005 and 2007) and one bronze (2009). Domestically, the 67-year-old has had stints in charge of Coventry Blaze’s men’s ENL and […]
REST IN PEACE MIKE URQUHART
Great Britain ice hockey and Ice Hockey UK would like to send our thoughts and condolences to the family and friends of Mike Urquhart who passed away this weekend after a short illness. Mike, who was inducted into the UK Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007, mentored hundreds of players during his time on the […]
GB ANNOUNCE GOALTENDING PROGRAMME RESTRUCTURE
Great Britain are excited to announce a restructure of their netminder programme with six new appointments. The restructure has been led by GB’s Head of Goaltending Development Programme, Euan King King, who is also GB Men’s Goaltending Coach, said: “These appointments will make our goaltending programme stronger and put us in great shape for the […]
PLAYER HEALTH, SAFETY & WELLBEING REVIEW AND ACTION PLAN
Ice Hockey UK statement: Player Health, Safety and Wellbeing Review, and Action Plan In response to the tragic passing of Nottingham Panthers player #47 Adam Johnson after an on-ice incident, IHUK as an organisation and we all individually, send our sincerest and heartfelt condolences to Adam Johnson’s family, friends and team-mates. We also have deep […]
NATIONAL ICE CENTRE HOSTS WGIHW 2023 EVENT
The National Ice Centre in Nottingham was the venue for a special World Girls Ice Hockey Weekend event on Saturday. The Nottingham Vipers hosted the day – in partnership with Ice Hockey UK – where around 25 girls took to the ice ranging from six to 41 years old. Participants arrived at the rink, collected […]
IHUK LOOKING FOR GB FAN FEEDBACK
Ice Hockey UK are currently developing a six-year strategy to cover the period 2024 to 2030 where unity plays a major part in our aspirations. Accordingly, as part of the planning process, we will be consulting GB fans as we shape plans for the future. It’s crucial that supporters have a platform to feedback and […]
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 […]
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 […]
