• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

2023 IIHF World Championship

Ice Hockey Game

  • IIHF World Juniors
  • Schedule

STAELENS APPOINTED AS IHUK CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Ice Hockey UK (IHUK), the national governing body for the sport in the United Kingdom, have announced that Henry Staelens will become their Chief Executive Officer. He’ll take up office in mid-April.

Watch every match of the World Juniors Live & On-Demand. Get your 7-day free trial & start streaming instantly

Staelens’ most recent role was as Chief Executive of Forest Green Rovers, renowned as the “world’s greenest football club” according to FIFA and United Nations, where he oversaw record commercial growth as well as two play-off-campaigns and a title-winning season in 2021-2022. His intention to step down was announced in January.

As part of leading IHUK, he’ll be responsible for overseeing all performance aspects of the organisation, as well as growth, governance and compliance.

A large part of the role includes the ongoing progression of the GB Programme and its representative teams, as well as key relationships with the International Ice Hockey Federation, the Home Nation Associations consisting of the English Ice Hockey Association and Scottish Ice Hockey, the Elite Ice Hockey League and organisations such UK Sport, British Olympic Association, the Home Nation Sports Councils and UK Anti-Doping.

Staelens said: “I’m really pleased to accept the position as IHUK has the ingredients for a very successful future both on and off the ice.

“It’s a brilliant sport with so many passionate fans in the UK and around the world – and we’ll be looking to bring even more eyes to the ice.

“I’m looking forward to getting started and moving the organisation forward to be a world-leader in ice hockey and indeed winter sports as a whole There is a lot of potential to be uncovered and harnessed.”

Chairman of the Board at IHUK, Clifton Wrottesley, said: “I’m really excited about the appointment of Henry Staelens as CEO.

“It’s a new role for Ice Hockey UK and I strongly believe that Henry has the vision, ambition and creativity to lead IHUK through what will be a period of significant evolution, as the organisation looks to professionalise its operations and performance structures, building on governance and GB Programme reviews that were carried out recently.

“Henry will also lead on forming an overarching strategy for the sport and IHUK, as well as be the main conduit in our relationships with our key stakeholders.

“Delivery is going to be key, as is being able to reach out to our existing loyal fanbase who follow our teams passionately, but also hopefully to a new, expanding audience, as we build our ambitious commercial, marketing, comms and events strategy.

“I’d like to welcome Henry to IHUK and indeed the ice hockey family in the UK and am really looking forward to working with him to build on the work that’s been done recently to improve our governance and operations.”

 

Primary Sidebar

U20 Ice Hockey

STAELENS APPOINTED AS IHUK CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Ice Hockey UK (IHUK), the national governing body for the sport in the United Kingdom, have announced that Henry Staelens will become their Chief Executive Officer. He’ll take up office in mid-April. Staelens’ most recent role was as Chief Executive of Forest Green Rovers, renowned as the “world’s greenest football club” according to FIFA and […]

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TICKET OFFER FOR U16 EIHA-REGISTERED PLAYERS

Ice Hockey UK, English Ice Hockey Association and Scottish Ice Hockey are thrilled to announce a special promotion for all EIHA and SIH-registered players under the age of 16 who can claim a free ticket – when purchased with a paying adult – to watch the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group […]

GB U18S DEPART FOR TRAINING CAMP AHEAD OF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Great Britain Under-18s have departed for Slovakia today for their training camp ahead of the IIHF Ice Hockey Under-18 World Championship Division II Group A which gets under way in Belgrade on Sunday. The six-team group is made up of GB, Croatia, Lithuania, Romania, Serbia and Spain, with matches taking place in the Pionir Ice […]

TICKETS FOR GB INTERNATIONAL GAMES NOW ON SALE

Tickets are now on sale for Great Britain’s international games in April which forms part of their World Championship preparations. GB will face Latvia at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham on Saturday 22nd April (7pm), with the two sides going head-to-head again in Coventry the following day, Sunday 23rd April (5:30pm). Britain face Hungary in […]

INSPIRE THE NEXT TASTER SESSION TAKES PLACE IN NOTTINGHAM

#INSPIRETHENEXT An ice hockey taster session took place today at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham as part of the IIHF’s #InspireTheNext campaign. Women and girls were given the chance to take to the ice and be involved in the session no matter their experience of our fantastic sport. Great Britain Captain Jodie Alderson-Smith, as […]

KING APPOINTED HEAD OF GB GOALTENDING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Euan King has been appointed as the new Head of the Great Britain Goaltending Development Programme. King, who is also Goaltending Coach for Great Britain Men and Elite League side Cardiff Devils, takes over from the departing Gary Brine. Ice Hockey UK Chair, Clifton Wrottesley, said: “I’d like to thank Gary for his work with […]

Go to mobile version