LITHUANIA 6-1 GREAT BRITAIN

Great Britain face Lithuania in the 2025 Under-20 World Championship Division II Group A in Zagreb

Great Britain fell to a 6-1 defeat to Lithuania on the second day of the IIHF U20 Men’s World Championship Division II Group A in Zagreb.  It looked to be a positive start for Martin Grubb’s side with an early powerplay opportunity as Max Maslak was taken down after regaining possession of the puck near […]

GREAT BRITAIN 1-3 CROATIA

Great Britain began their IIHF Under-20 Men’s World Championship Division II Group A campaign with a 3-1 loss to hosts Croatia in Zagreb. It was a strong start to the game for GB with three successful penalty-kills and dangerous forechecking from Sam Lyne whilst short-handed to keep the hosts alert. GB looked threatening in the […]

GREAT BRITAIN TRIBUTE TO DAYLE KEEN

Great Britain players, coaches and staff have paid tribute to former under-20 men’s Assistant Coach Dayle Keen. Keen – who was part of the coaching staff for five tournaments between 2019-20 and 2023-24 – so sadly passed away in February last year. Keeno was a massive part of the under-20s staff and is missed by […]

BLAKELEY AND CRAWLEY CALLED INTO GB SQUAD

Great Britain have called-up netminder Alfie Blakeley and forward Josh Crawley into the squad for this week’s under-20 men’s World Championship in Zagreb. GB face hosts Croatia, along with China, Lithuania, Netherlands and Romania, in the six-team Division II Group A tournament. Matches are taking place at the 850-seater Admiral Ice Dome. Martin Grubb’s side […]

GB BEAT CHINA IN WARM-UP GAME

Great Britain beat China 6-0 in a warm-up game ahead of the men’s Under-20 World Championship Division II Group A which gets under way on Monday. GB scored three goals in 104 seconds to storm into a 3-0 lead through Torran Anderson (7:26), Ethan Hadden (8:18) and Josh Shaw (9:10). Seb Mohr made it four […]

MORAN FAMILY RECEIVE HALL OF FAME CERTIFICATE

Members of the Moran family received Gary Moran’s certificate to acknowledge his induction in the UK Ice Hockey Hall of Fame for 2024. Moran, who sadly passed away three years ago, was a huge character in British ice hockey for over 30 years, most notably with Nottingham Panthers who he helped transform from a rink […]

GARY MORAN INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME

Gary Moran has been inducted into the UK Ice Hockey Hall of Fame for 2024. Moran, who sadly passed away three years ago today, was a huge character in British ice hockey for over 30 years, most notably with the Nottingham Panthers. He worked tirelessly as GM of the Panthers for over three decades, helping […]

MIKE HAMMOND MEMORIAL TROPHY

The Mike Hammond Memorial Trophy takes place in Canada tomorrow (Saturday 28th December) at the Fuller Lake Arena in Chemainus, British Columbia. The much-loved GB player passed away in July last year and he is still so sadly missed by everyone. This event is more than hockey. This is about celebrating the legacy of Mike […]

SUCCESSFUL WOMEN’S OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS IN SHEFFIELD

The UK hosted a stage of the Olympic Qualifiers earlier this month with a successful four-team tournament in Sheffield. Great Britain, Latvia, Netherlands and Spain took part in the Qualification Round 3 Group E in iceSheffield. Six matches over three days took place at the Bauer Arena with crowds roaring on all four teams, including […]

REST IN PEACE HARRY CURRELL

Harry Currell

Ice Hockey UK and the Referee Section are deeply saddened to hear the news that one of our young prospects, Harry Currell, has passed away. Harry was diagnosed with cancer two-and-a-half years ago and his family have spoken of their pride that he carried on officiating even while undergoing treatment. All our thoughts are with […]