GB PARA INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE
Something very special is coming to Lee Valley Ice Rink this August. The GB Invitational Exhibition Tournament 2026 will see Great Britain take on Ukraine in an international showcase of para ice hockey, bringing together some of the very best talent from both nations. But this tournament is about more than just the games, we […]
PHILLIPS NAMED NATIONAL TEAMS PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
A GB LEGEND IS COMING HOME: JONATHAN PHILLIPS NAMED NATIONAL TEAMS PROGRAMME DIRECTOR Ice Hockey UK is thrilled to announce a landmark appointment as Jonathan Phillips returns to take up the role of the first-ever National Teams Programme Director. As the first appointment since Ice Hockey UK’s historic merger was completed, Phillips joins on a […]
GB FUTURES CONTINUE PREPARATIONS FOR TALLINN
GB Futures – a partnership between Ice Hockey UK and the UK Ice Hockey Foundation – continued their preparations for this month’s Under-16s Boys Four Nations tournament in Tallinn with a training camp in Bradford at the weekend. The GB youngsters will face hosts Estonia, as well as Hungary and HS Riga, in the four-team […]
IHUK SECURE UK SPORT FUNDING FOR 2030
UK Sport has today announced a record investment of more than £33 million into the UK’s Olympic and Paralympic winter sport athletes, supporting their preparations for Alpes 2030. The record investment, made possible thanks to sustained investment by The National Lottery and the UK Government, is accompanied by bold reform to the UK’s winter sport […]
SUCCESSFUL 2026 RECFEST IN SHEFFIELD
The EIH Recreational Section’s annual festival of hockey took place over the opening weekend of August at Ice Sheffield. Known as Recfest, this tournament is open to every recreational team in England. Such is the attraction of Recfest that it was over-subscribed within five hours of being announced with all 15 teams signed up with […]
FOUNDATION HOSTS GIRLS’ DEVELOPMENT EVENT
The UK Ice Hockey Foundation hosted a dedicated Girls Event at Planet Ice Blackburn Arena, bringing together young female athletes from across the region for an empowering series of off-ice and on-ice activities. The event brought together girls ranging from 12 to 17 years old, providing participants of all skill levels with confidence-building exercises, off-ice […]
THE BACKGROUND ON GB FUTURES
Ice Hockey UK Interim CEO Tim Bratton explains the background to the GB Futures Programme… Last week, we announced the GB Futures squad who will represent Great Britain next month in Estonia. We are often asked what GB Futures is and how it works and I thought I’d take the opportunity to explain this. GB […]
GB FUTURES SQUAD NAMED FOR TRIP TO TALLINN
GB Futures have named their squad for next month’s Under-16s Boys Four Nations in Tallinn. The GB youngsters will face hosts Estonia, as well as Hungary and HS Riga, in the four-team tournament from 27th to 29th August. Matches will take place at the Tondiraba Ice Hall which was opened back in 2014. GB Futures: […]
LETTER FROM TIM BRATTON
Following the announcement of the completion of the merger between Ice Hockey UK, England Ice Hockey and Scottish Ice Hockey, IHUK’s Interim CEO Tim Bratton has written to all members. This is a defining moment for ice hockey in the UK – the first Olympic sport in Britain to fully unify governance across all home […]
HISTORIC MERGER: UK ICE HOCKEY IS TOGETHER AS ONE
Single unified governing body for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales ratified at board meeting Ice Hockey UK (IHUK) has today announced the completion of an historic merger that unifies England Ice Hockey, Scottish Ice Hockey and Ice Hockey UK into a single, governing body for the sport – making ice hockey the United Kingdom’s […]