Deeside Dragons have announced that head coach Mike Clancy will be staying at the club for the 2023/24 season. As well as coaching the Dragons for the second successive season, Clancy is the head coach for the GB Women’s National team and has almost a decade of coaching experience to draw on. He will also be joined by assistant Matt Compton, who has been a mainstay in Deeside since 1999. Marc Lovell returns as a player-coach for his 17th season in the Den, while Dave Clancy, goaltending coach for the Dragons and GB Women’s National team, has also committed himself to the club. On staying at t ..read more

Raiders Ice Hockey have announced the signing of forward Zack Milton from Basingstoke Bison. The 21-year-old has played the last two seasons at Basingstoke, where he made 120 appearances and bagged 53 goals and 81 assists. The 2022/23 campaign proved to be one to remember for Milton, who was the highest-scoring Brit in the league last season with 64 points in 56 games. He also made eight appearances for Guildford Flames in the EIHL, as part of a two-way contract. Milton played the majority of his junior career at Slough before moving to Bracknell aged 16. He was selected to represent Great Br ..read more

It’s time to round off the WNIHL season with a massive Finals Weekend at Ice Sheffield, which will take place from Saturday 27 May to Monday 29 May. The showcase event will see the UK’s top women’s sides lock horns to claim their respective championship titles. There will be 13 games in total across four divisions: Elite, Division 1, Division 2 and Under 16s. All senior games will be 3×20-minute periods, whilst the Under 16 games will be 3×15-minute periods. Supporters can attend Finals Weekend in person or online by buying a weekend pass for just £5. Saturday 27 May 9:00am – WNIHL Semi-fina ..read more

Telford Tigers netminder Brad Day has signed a two-year contract extension. Day has won two national league titles and a national cup in his three years at the club so far, and he remains one of the top netminders in the league. He will continue to wear his trademark number 30 shirt until at least the end of the 2024/25 season. “Since I have arrived in Telford I have had nothing but good things to say about the club,” Day said. “The success we have had and the way all the players are treated on and off the ice is second to none, so as soon as Tom spoke to me it was an easy decision to agree t ..read more

Wednesday, 24 May 2023 We are recruiting: The EIHA are delighted to announce that we are looking to appoint an Independent Chair ahead of the 2023-2024 season. As the formal leader of the Board of the English Ice Hockey Association, the Independent Chair will provide leadership to the organisation to enable it to fulfil all responsibilities for the overall governance, strategic direction and delivery of the sport. Independence of the Chair requires that the person appointed has held no involvement at Club level with any ice hockey club or administration and should have no financial inter ..read more

Tuesday 23 May, 2023 The English Ice Hockey Association (EIHA) has joined forces with Hockey is Diversity to establish an all-encompassing hockey environment that embraces individuals from all backgrounds. The momentous occasion was marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Wez Spurrett, Hockey is Diversity representative in the UK, and Barrie Archer, currently serving as the interim Chair of the English Ice Hockey Association. Hockey is Diversity is a non-profit organization that actively works against racism, discrimination and fosters an inclusive hockey ..read more

Slough Jets have confirmed the arrival of Jack Goodchild ahead of the 2023/24 season. Goodchild bagged 19 goals and nine assists for the club during the previous campaign, having also enjoyed stints at Bees Ice Hockey and Swindon Wildcats. The young winger, who has featured for Great Britain at U20s level, will remain with Lukas Smital’s squad ahead of the upcoming NIHL Division 1 South season. “It’s great to be back in Slough for another season,” he said. “Lukas has done amazing things with the club in the past few years and it’s really exciting to be apart of it again for this season. “We h ..read more

Bees Ice Hockey have snapped up Liam Morris ahead of the 2023/2024 NIHL National season. The versatile two way player joins the Bees after having spent the past four seasons at Basingstoke Bison, who will not compete in the forthcoming season as their rink undergoes an upgrade programme. Morris spent a number of years of his junior development in Canada as part of the Ontario Hockey Academy before moving onto Toronto Attack of the GMHL in 2014. In 2017, he would go on to feature in the FHL for the Northern Federals before making the move to Hampshire and the Bison for the 2018/19 season. Duri ..read more

Leeds Knights have announced the signing of Jordan Griffin ahead of the 2023/24 season. Griffin, 21, returns to the Castle for his third spell as a Knight, where he has made 91 appearances, picking up 27 points and over 150 penalty minutes. The young defenceman played a vital role in Leeds Knights’ league and playoff championship victories last season, and Head Coach Ryan Aldridge was keen to bring him back into the fold. “Bringing Jordan back was a no-brainer for me, he had an incredible season and was a big part of the team playing some big minutes towards the end,” Aldridge said. “He’s alw ..read more

Tuesday 16 May, 2023 The English Ice Hockey Association (EIHA) Board are pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to the Board who have been co-opted with immediate effect. Duncan Hough and Bruce Douglas join as Independent Non-Executive Directors with Cornelia Raubal appointed as a Non-Executive Director. All three bring a wealth of experience from both business and sporting backgrounds. Duncan Hough has served on the Board for the National Governing Body for Triathlon for 12 years, as well as sitting on numerous International Sporting Committees where he has specialised in Go ..read more