Great Britain missed out on a medal at the Women’s World Championship Division I Group B tournament in Riga after a 3-2 defeat by Latvia on the final day. GB and Latvia went into the game tied on seven points, each looking to eclipse Italy (nine points) and take a silver medal. Slovakia had earlier secured gold with four wins from their five games. Britain started well and Lizzie Saunders scored her first senior goal just over two minutes in with Casey Traill and Steph Towns getting the assists. Latvia equalised when Emilija Jakovleva scored on the power play as she poked home a rebound after ..read more

Great Britain secured their first win over Slovenia in almost a decade, today’s 2-1 win in Riga setting up a medal opportunity on Saturday’s final day. GB dominated the first period with a remarkable 30 shots on goal but Slovenia’s Pia Dukaric – who plays for Yale University in the top NCAA division – was equal to everything. At the other end, Nicole Jackson made ten saves while all GB lines threatened in wave after wave of attack. The middle period saw Slovenia open the scoring against the run of play. Arch nemesis Sara Confidenti and Pia Pren combined on a two-o- two breakout and Pren netted ..read more

Great Britain have named their team for the Under-16 Women’s Evolve Cup in the Netherlands next month. The tournament – which runs from 2nd to 4th May – will see GB face a number of European clubs including teams from Sweden and Czechia. Head Coach, Reg Wilcox, said: “We have had a series of excellent camps. All players have shown desire to perform at their best and to take-on the playing ethos we are trying to instil. “As a group all players they have pushed themselves and each other and raised standards across the squad as a whole. “I am looking forward to the tournament to see how we compar ..read more

Great Britain went down to a 7-1 defeat at the hands of top seeded Slovakia in Riga today but gave their opponents plenty of food for thought as Mike Clancy’s squad continue to find their feet back in Division 1 Group B. Nicole Jackson made a third straight start in net for GB who iced an unchanged lineup after yesterday’s recovery day. Slovakia opened the scoring inside two minutes, Iveta Klimasova netting with a wrist shot from the high slot. It was 2-0 at 8.15 when, despite Nicole Jackson making multiple saves, Simone Bednarik forced home the rebound. In the 12th minute GB had their first p ..read more

Great Britain suffered late heartache in Riga as Poland came from behind to win 3-2 after overtime in the Women’s World Championship Division 1 Group B. Building on Sunday’s opening win over Italy, GB were 2-0 ahead at the end of the first period against last year’s silver medalists. Abbie Sylvester’s bomb from the blueline opened the scoring and her own GB account in the fourth minute, assisted by Aimee Headland and Katherine Gale. Forward Laura Horwood – on her birthday – also bagged her first GB goal in just her second game, scoring from close range at 17:49 with the helper from captain Jod ..read more

Great Britain opened their World Championship campaign with a hard fought 1-0 victory over Italy this lunchtime in Riga. After a scoreless opening period, GB netted their opener on 37.55 when Jodie Alderson-Smoth slotted the puck past Martina Fedel in the Italy goal. The assists went to Kathryn Marsden and Laura Horwood. GB were outshot 2:1 in the final period (8 shots v 17 shots) but Nicole Jackson in the GB goal stood firm to collect a 44 shot shutout, and the Player of the Game Award, as GB took the 3 points. Next up for GB are Poland, tomorrow at 12:30 locl time/10:30 UK time. the free liv ..read more

Great Britain have made a change to their roster for the Women’s World Championhip Division 1 Group B tournament in Riga. Forward Chrissy Newman suffered a lower-limb injury in Thursday’s challenge game and has been ruled out of the tournament. The full extent of the injury will be determined on her return to the UK. The squad and everyone associated with GB Women wish Chrissy a full and fast recovery. Queen Bees forward Ellie Wallace has been called up from the reserve list and will arrive in Riga on Friday night. She will join the squad for their full practice on Saturday. The tournament sta ..read more

Great Britain have named a 26-man roster for training camp ahead of the World Championship in Czechia. The 22 players who helped GB win February’s Olympic Qualifying tournament in Cardiff have been rewarded with a place in the squad, alongside Ollie Betteridge and Josh Tetlow who return after injury. Josh Batch is recalled to the roster and netminder Lucas Brine gets his first full international call-up after making seven appearances for GB’s junior teams. The camp gets under way in Nottingham on Tuesday 23rd April with GB facing Poland in two matches the following weekend. The two sides go he ..read more

The Great Britain captaincy team has been named for the Women’s World Championship Division I Group B which gets under way this weekend in Riga. Jodie Alderson-Smith will captain GB with Beth Hill, Rachel Cartwright and Katherine Gale as Alternate Captains. GB face Italy this lunchtime in a challenge game with the team undergoing final preparations ahead of the tournament. The two sides also go head-to-head in the opening game of the tournament on Sunday. GB then go on to face Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Latvia. Women’s World Championship Division I Group A – Great Britain schedule Sunday 3 ..read more

Great Britain Under-16 Women have named their long-list roster as they prepare for an international tournament later this year. GB will take part in the Evolve Cup in the Netherlands between 2nd and 4th May. As well as facing the hosts, teams from Sweden and Czechia have also been confirmed so far. The squad will meet for a two-day camp next weekend ahead of naming the final roster to take part in the Evolve Cup. Head Coach, Reg Wilcox, said: “The squad we have at under-16 level is looking strong. We have a group of players who are working well together. “The decisions for the team to travel t ..read more