BRADFORD BULLDOGS’ Abigail Culshaw lines up for Great Britain to face Iceland in tonight’s Olympic Qualifiers aware of the role the club has played in helping her get there. It will be the 11th senior international appearance by the 23-year-old when she takes to the ice at Nottingham’s National Ice Centre in a game that…
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Bulldogs’ head coach Andy Brown on recent GB training camps at Ice Sheffield
by Bulldogs Media •
BULLDOGS’ head coach Andy Brown believes there is an abundance of young talent coming through in GB hockey – something made clear at a three-day camp held at Ice Sheffield last week. Andy was down there in his role as assistant coach for the GB under-18s, one of several national age-group teams taking part, with…
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Weekend Review – Planet Ice Cup wins for Under-111s and 15s
by Bulldogs Media •
IT TURNED out to be a great afternoon for our youngsters on Sunday, with our Under-11s and Under-15s both recording handsome wins over Widnes in the Planet Ice Cup. The 11s came home from Cheshire with a terrific 11-4 win, with Will Durgan (4+2), Kieran Smith (3+2), Anrijs Mikelsons (2), Charlie Barker and Kyle Bower…
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Bulldogs’ head coach Andy Brown moves on up to GB Under-18s
by Bulldogs Media •
BULLDOGS’ head coach Andy Brown says he is delighted to move up to the position of assistant coach for Great Britain Under-18s.
The 42-year-old is one of two appointments to the team, with Richard Hartmann also being named as an assistant to head coach Sean Easton.
Bradford Bulldogs head coach, Andy Brown
Andy admitted he was saddened to move up from his role with the GB Under-16 team, while at the same time excited about the new challenges that now lie ahead of him in an environment he feels he will fit into well.
“I’m delighted to be asked to move up and assist with the Under-18s,” he said. “I know Sean well and feel our coaching styles complimented each other well when we worked together in the England programme.
“I’m obviously sad to leave the Under-16s as I feel we had a strong coaching unit, but I know the structure we put in place will hugely benefit the next crop of young players to come through.”
David Hand, chairman of the GB Programme Board, said: “We believe Sean, Richard and Andy will make a great coaching trio for the under-18s.
“Both Richard and Andy are already in the GB set-up and by moving them across to the Under-18s to work with Sean, we think we have a very strong trio of coaches.
“We have some fantastic talented youngsters and these three coaches are the right choice to take the programme forward.”
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GB vs Poland: Offer for Junior Players
by Jonathan Lutwyche •
Junior ice hockey players are being offered a fantastic discount via their clubs to watch Great Britain’s international challenge games with Poland in April. The two sides meet at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham on Friday 14th April (7.30pm) and then again in Coventry’s Skydome the next day, Saturday 15th April (1.00pm). Ice Hockey…