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 […]
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 […]
TWO-DAY CAMP FOR GB WOMEN’S PROGRAMME
Great Britain’s women’s teams underwent a two-day camp as part of their preparations for the 2023-24 international season. GB Women, as well as the under-18 and under-16 junior teams, met in Flintshire at the Deeside Ice Arena at the weekend. Each team took part in on-ice training and off-ice classroom-based sessions which included nutrition talks […]
GB AND IHUK LINK-UP WITH HER GAME TOO
Great Britain and Ice Hockey UK have linked-up with Her Game Too to be a catalyst for positive change for women within our fantastic sport on and off the ice. Her Game Too was founded by 12 passionate female football fans who wanted to foster an ethos in football in which women are welcomed and […]
FOUR GREAT BRITAIN OFF-ICE APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED
Great Britain would like to confirm the additions of four members to the off-ice staff. Sam Kelvey has been appointed GB Programme Head of Specialist Sports Science & Medicine, as well as being Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach with GB Women. Pamela Ibarra has taken up the role of Lead Nutritionist with GB Women and […]
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, […]
SUCCESSFUL GB WOMEN GOALIE DEVELOPMENT CAMP
A GB Women’s goalie camp took place at the weekend with some of the top prospects in the sport taking to the ice. The two-day camp was held at Deeside Leisure Centre and was overseen on the ice by GB Women’s Goaltending Coach, Dave Clancy. The first day focused on skating and tracking the puck, […]
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 […]
