Great Britain arrived in Latvia today ahead of this weekend’s Under-16 Men’s Riga Hockey Cup. The prestigious European tournament sees 14 teams split into two groups. Group games take place on Friday and Saturday before placement matches on Sunday. GB’s fixtures are as follows… Friday NEXT Hockey v Great Britain – 11:30 (09:30 UK) Great Britain v Pelicans – 16:30 (14:30 UK) Saturday Great Britain v Jelgavas LSS – 09:15 (07:15 UK) Team EESTI v Great Britain – 11:45 (09:45 UK) Great Britain v Baltu Vilki – 15:30 (13:30 UK) HS Falcons v Great Britain – 19:15 (17:15 UK) Click here for full tournam ..read more

Great Britain came from behind to beat Croatia 4-2 in their second game at the men’s Under-18s World Championship Division II Group A in Sosnowiec, Poland. GB went ahead thanks to strong work from Bailey Yates behind the net who fed Josh Crawley to beat Niksa Slade from close-range (9:19). Croatia equalised just 20 seconds later as Lovro Kurjakovic forced a turnover and scored on a breakaway (9:39), while Patrik Marojevic did the same and broke clear to put his side ahead at the first intermission (17:5o). GB levelled on the powerplay as Yates used his body to stop a puck leaving the zone and ..read more

Great Britain were beaten 6-4 by top seeds Poland in a thrilling opening game at the men’s Under-18s World Championship Division II Group A in Sosnowiec. GB, who were 3-0 down at the end of the first period, tied the game at 3-3 and 4-4 before two late Poland goals, including an empty-netter, secured the hosts the points. Tymoteusz Petrazycki’s close-range finish put the Poland ahead (4:13) before Adam Sawicki fed Olaf Zachariasz to make it 2-0 on the powerplay (7:54). Petrazycki netted from the right-circle (19:57) – also on the man advantage – to leave Poland in total control at the first in ..read more

The captaincy team has been named for Great Britain’s campaign at the men’s Under-18 World Championship Division II Group A in Poland. Archie Salisbury will captain the side with assistants Sebastian Mohr and Owen Bruton appointed as alternate captains. GB get their campaign under way this afternoon against hosts Poland before facing Croatia, Serbia, Romania and the Netherlands in the six-team competition. The winners will be promoted to Division I of the World Championship. U18 Men’s World Championship Division II Group A: Great Britain schedule Wednesday 17th April: Great Britain v Pola ..read more

Sunday will go down in history as the UK held the world’s first professional IIHF three-on-three tournament. The four-team competition, which included professional players, took place at The Ozone in Bracknell in association with Intermotor. The IIHF chose the UK for the event and the three-on-three format is one they hope to take to the Winter Olympics. It’s already been played at the past two Youth Olympics with GB taking part earlier this year in Gangwon, Korea and the IIHF’s long-term plan is to bring three-on-three hockey to the 2030 Winter Olympics in France. IIHF Council Member, Ra ..read more

Great Britain are busy preparing for next week’s men’s Under-18 World Championship Division II Group A in Poland. The team arrived at their base in Sosnowiec on Thursday and have been having two practices a day ahead of Wednesday’s opening game of the tournament against hosts Poland. GB also face Croatia, Serbia, Romania and the Netherlands in the six-team competition, with the winners promoted to Division I of the World Championship. See below for the full schedule and click here for the tournament website.     ..read more

FOLLOW THE GAMES LIVE ON THE IIHF YOUTUBE CHANNEL CLICK HERE FOR FULL GAME SCHEDULE  The UK leads the way this weekend with the first professional three-on-three one-day tournament which will test and evaluate the potential of this innovative format for the future. The IIHF chose the UK to spearhead this format which will take place at The Ozone in Bracknell on Sunday (14th April). The four-team Intermotor Ozone 3×3 Test Event includes players from the EIHL and NIHL as the IIHF looks to build on the success of the U16 competitions at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne and the recent ..read more

Great Britain have made a roster change for the Men’s Under-18s World Championship Division II Group A which takes place in Sosnowiec later this month. Hull Seahawks forward Rhys Edwards replaces Gregor Mills in the squad who has taken-up a career opportunity that means he will be missing for the duration of the tournament. Head Coach, Sean Easton, said: “It’s disappointing to lose Gregor but we understand and respect his decision. “This has opened the door for Rhys and we’re excited to add him to the roster. “Rhys is a quality player and was unlucky to miss-out in the first place and we have ..read more

The curtain came down on the 2024 Women’s World Championship Division 1 Group B on Saturday night, Great Britain were edged out 3-2 by Latvia in the final game. Ice Hockey UK TV presented in association with Intermotor has the goals from the game as well as reaction from coach Mike Clancy and players Ellie Patrick, Aimee Headland and Beth Hill. The squad are travelling home on Sunday and work will soon begin on the 2024/25 season with an Olympic Qualification campaign, Four Nations and another shot at the teams in Division 1 Group B of the World Championship. Women’s World Championship Divisi ..read more

Great Britain missed out on a medal at the Division 1 Group B tournament in Riga, going down 3-2 to the host nation in a thrilling encounter. GB and Latvia went into the game tied on 7 points, each looking to eclipse Italy (9 points) and take a silver medal. Slovakia had earlier taken gold with four wins from their five games. Britain started well and Lizzie Saunders scored her first senior goal just over two minutes in, Casey Traill and Steph Towns getting the assists. Katie Marsden’s interference penalty broke up a Latvia counter attack, but on the resulting powerplay just two seconds were r ..read more