MESSAGE FROM IHUK INTERIM CEO TIM BRATTON AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF TOWN HALLS

Dear all,

I wanted to send an early season message to all of you involved in ice hockey across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales – whether as a player, coach, official, other volunteer role or as a parent/guardian driving our junior players up and down the country all season.

This is my first message which has focused specifically on clubs and officials rather than the broader hockey environment and I don’t mind acknowledging that it has come later than it should have done. That’s not been intentional and we’ve had a lot of different priorities to focus on in recent months, but I appreciate the importance of frequent and transparent communication.

I am therefore going to use this message to answer some Frequently Asked Questions which I’ve started to hear from our members, as well as announce two IHUK Town Halls.

The first Town Hall will be for our English and Welsh membership and will take place on the evening of Monday 19th October at 7pm via this Teams link. I will be joined by Duncan Hough from the IHUK Board.

The second Town Hall will be for our Scottish and Northern Irish membership and will take place on the evening of Monday 26th October at 7pm via this Teams link. For this Town Hall, I’ll be joined by John Colley from the IHUK Board.

At the Town Hall we’ll provide updates on what we’re up to at IHUK and will also take questions from attendees. In the meantime, I hope you find the FAQs helpful.

Before I wrap up, I’d like to mention Martin Peters who most of you will know has represented clubs on the EIH Board of Directors for many years, as well as carrying out GM and countless other volunteer roles.  

Martin has decided to step back from his responsibilities this season. I would like to thank Martin on behalf of IHUK (and the old EIH) for everything he has done for ice hockey in the UK over a very long period of time. We wish Martin well as he continues to support ice hockey from rink side.

I wish you all the best as we get ready for another season, which I am well aware creates a very heavy lift for many of you. Thank you for everything that you do, I am in no doubt that without your work and support there would be no ice hockey at all in the UK!

Best wishes,

Tim