Author: IHUK Press Release

Great Britain Women have named their leadership group ahead of the puck dropping this Thursday in Nottingham for the Olympic Qualification Group F tournament.

Saffron Allen is confirmed as Captain, with Jodie Bloom and Beth Hill serving as Assistant Captains.

The ticket sales for this week’s Olympic Qualifiers at the National Ice Centre already mean Great Britain will play in front of the biggest-ever crowd for a women’s ice hockey game in the UK – and you still have the chance to be part of a special bit of history.

We are excited to announce that if you can’t get to Nottingham this week, Great Britain Women’s matches at the Olympic Qualifiers at the National Ice Centre will be shown exclusively live on FreeSports.

The four-team tournament – being held at the National Ice Centre – involves GB, Iceland, Korea and Slovenia and takes place from 7th to 10th October 2021.

The prestigious Olympic Qualifying will return to the UK next month as Great Britain Women begin their bid to reach the 2022 Winter Olympics in China.

The National Ice Centre in Nottingham will be the venue for the women’s Olympic Pre-Qualification Round 2 after Korea decided to withdraw from hosting the event.

Great Britain Women have named their team for October’s Olympic Qualifiers in Korea.

There are five new faces in the GB squad with first full call-ups for netminder Ella Howard, Ellie Wakeling on defence and forwards Charlotte Harris, Chamonix Jackson and Isabell Whiteley.

Great Britain Women’s Casey Traill has created history by becoming the first UK player to be drafted to the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL).

The NWHL is one of the two top women’s professional league in North America – the equivalent to the NHL – and Traill was drafted in the fifth round – 25th overall – by Buffalo Beauts in last night’s 2021 Draft.