Around the Rinks – Thu 07 Feb 19

Good morning, hockey fans!

Quite a night for GB as they took on Dinamo Riga last night so there’s that and the headlines from Around the Rinks this morning.  Let’s get started…

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GB got themselves a big win over Dinamo Riga in the first of their warm-up games for the World Championships, winning 3-1 at the Skydome (Ice Hockey UK, British Ice Hockey, Yorkshire Post)

GB WIN!!! What a night at the Skydome. Great Britain 3-1 Riga. A truly memorable evening for the 3,000 sell-out Skydome crowd.

— Team GB Ice Hockey (@TeamGBicehockey) February 6, 2019

Sheffield Steelers are getting there in terms of their injury issues and there’s positive news regarding blue-liner Josh McFadden too (Sheffield Star)

It’s Cardiff Devils’ Pride Night this week when they take on Coventry Blaze and the jerseys for the event have been revealed (Cardiff Devils, Dai Sport)

Nottingham Panthers’ Tommy Hughes is looking forward to meeting up with Belfast Giants so soon after their previous meeting (Nottingham Panthers) while team-mate Jon Rheault talks to Panthers TV about the weekend to come (Nottingham Panthers)

Belfast Giants give us the Essential Guide to their home double header with Guildford Flames this weekend, starting on Friday night (Belfast Giants)

Peterborough Phantoms and Bracknell Bees set a date for their postponed NIHL South Cup Semi Final (Peterborough Phantoms)

In the SNL, Aberdeen Lynx have their sights on Paisley Pirates after taming Dundee Tigers (Aberdeen Evening Express)