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Tony Hand Names Assistant Coach |
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Written by Annette Petrie
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Friday, 06 January 2012 10:29 |
Great Britain head coach Tony Hand has named Doug Christiansen as his assistant coach for the senior team.
Christiansen, who first arrived in the UK as player-coach of Edinburgh Capitals in 2007, is now in his second season as coach of Belfast Giants.
The 33-year-old was born in Milwaukee, USA and had a playing career mostly in North America, with a short spell in Italy.
Christiansen said: “I am extremely honoured to join to the coaching staff of the Great Britain national team. I am excited to work for Tony and help him in any way necessary.
“Tony has been extremely helpful to me throughout my coaching career and we have built an excellent relationship. Our shared coaching experiences in Edinburgh and Belfast have given us a lot to talk about and I have learned from many of his experiences.
“Tony and I share a tremendous passion for the game and I expect that energy to be shown by the players throughout the tournament.
“I would like to thank Ice Hockey UK and Tony for this fantastic opportunity. I will do my best to continue to develop the British game and assist Tony in achieving his team goals.
“Paul Thompson and Rob Wilson have left big shoes to fill but we are going to do our best to build off their excellent foundation. I know our Pool is very difficult but we will make sure to assemble a team that can make the nation proud.”
Hand added: “Doug is a very thorough and experienced coach who has done a fantastic job in Belfast.
“I have no doubt he will do the same for GB and I look forward to working with him for the upcoming World Championship in Slovenia.” |
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Tony Hand Appointed GB Coach |
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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 31 December 2011 15:29 |
 Ice Hockey UK have appointed Tony Hand as the new head coach of the GB national team. Hand signed a four-year contract to replace Paul Thompson, who had been coaching the team for the last five years. The Edinburgh-born 44-year-old is currently the player-coach of English Premier League's Manchester Phoenix and will work in a dual role for club and national team. The Scotsman became the first British-raised player to be drafted by an NHL team when he was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in 1986. After the draft, he participated for two weeks in Edmonton’s pre-season camp with the likes of Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier and was offered a spot on a Canadian junior hockey roster. But his career in North America didn’t last long as he played just three games, with eight points (4+4), for the WHL’s Victoria Cougars. |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 12 December 2011 17:41 |
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 The Great Britain Under 20's took on Slovenia on Monday afternoon in the IIHF World Championships and came away on the wrong end of an 8-0 game.
The Slovenians started strong and were 1-0 up after just 1.34 thanks to Ziga Pesut. It was 2-0 on 3:31 when Gal Koren doubled their lead and Slovenia made it 3 on 4.31 when Pesut netted his second of the night. GB called a timeout after going 3-0 down in n attempt to re-focus. Slovenia had to wait until 13:20 to score their 4th of the night from Miha Stebih. NHLer Anze Kopitars younger brother, Gasper, scored Slobvenias 5th goal of the game on 16.22 before Peter Bizalj made it 6-0 going into the first break. The second period started with Slovenia changing Netminders and GB fighting forward in a hope of scoring a consolation goal. However, on 30:49 they were dealt a blow when Andrew Melachrino was handed a Game Misconduct penalty for Kneeing. From the rulsting Powerplay Ziga Pesut scored his hatrick goal on 33:35 |
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Thompson Steps Down as GB Head Coach |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 12 December 2011 17:52 |
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 Paul Thompson had stepped down from his role of head coach of the Great Britain national programme.
Thompson first led GB in the 2007 World Championship (Division 1) and turned the national team from relegation candidates to regularly challenging for promotion. GB narrowly missed out on promotion to the elite level last year but won a silver medal in Ukraine, as Kazakhstan took the gold. Thompson also led GB to a bronze medal behind Italy and Ukraine in 2009. Thompson, who is co-owner and coach of Coventry Blaze said: “Due to the financial situation here in Coventry, I do not feel at this time I can give my full commitment to the programme as I have to concentrate my efforts on the problems we have here. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 31 December 2011 15:53 |
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Written by Administrator
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Sunday, 11 December 2011 14:50 |
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The Great Britain Under 20's opened their World Championship campaign on Sunday morning when they took on the highly rated Norwegians in Gremany. The game was just over 5 minutes old when Joe Lewis, who plays his club hockey in Germany, slotted home the opener to give GB an early 1-0 lead. Four minutes later and GB doubled their lead when Aaron Connoly scored onthe Powerplay. The two early goals rattled Norway who began to push forward more. On 14.10 they scored theirfirst of the game through Ole Daniel Setsaas. They were level on 17.55 when Jonas Knutson fired the puck past Ruyan Declan in the GB goal. The second period saw both teams trading goal scoring attempts before Magnus Hoff gave the Norwegians a 3-2 lead on 37 minutes. |
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