GB Women Name Leadership Team
Saffron Allen is confirmed as Captain, with Jodie Bloom and Beth Hill serving as Assistant Captains.
Saffron Allen is confirmed as Captain, with Jodie Bloom and Beth Hill serving as Assistant Captains.
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 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.
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.
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.
Kirk, who was selected in the seventh round of the NHL Draft back in 2018, made a spectacular impact at this year’s World Championship in Latvia.
The groups for Tampere and Helsinki are based on the World Ranking taking into consideration organizational wishes by the 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Organizing Committee.