It’s been 3 long years since that amazing evening back in 2019 when the Royal Navy Destroyers and the British Army Blades treated us to the most thrilling Inter-Service Championship Final and it felt so good to be back at Ice Sheffield for the 2022 UK Armed Forces Ice Hockey Tournament. The 2022 Tournament marks my 7th year as Tournament […]
It’s been a busy six months for Royal Navy Ice Hockey with four training camps and an Inter-Service Championship Final. Prior to their camp in July, it had been over 2 years since the team had stepped on to the ice. One of the Association’s rising talents shared their ice hockey journey in a recent interview.
Last weekend, I travelled to Telford to photograph my first event of the year for the Royal Air Force Ice Hockey Association. The Sportsman Weekend brings together members of the Association to recognise achievement over the past year.
At the end of last year, the RAF Ice Hockey Association held its most comprehensive development camp to date. Head Coach, Matt Cryer, and Programme Manager, Flt Lt Daz are clear about the direction they want the Saints to take. They shared their vision for the future of ice hockey development within the Association in a recent interview.
At the end of last year, the RAF Ice Hockey Association held its most comprehensive development camp to date. Two of the Association’s rising talents shared their ice hockey journey in a recent interview.
At the beginning of the summer, the Vulcans appointed Joe Mann as their new head player coach, Joe brings with him a wealth of hockey expertise and shared his vision for the club in a recent interview.
As the summer holidays draw to a close, I made the long trek north of the border to photograph my second ice hockey tournament of the year. I absolutely love the buzz of photographing ice hockey, it is a real passion of mine and tournaments have such a fantastic atmosphere. The RAF Championships is one of the great highlights of […]
‘If Carlsberg did ice hockey tournaments…’ The first week in June brings the ‘most wonderful time of the year’ – the UK Armed Forces Ice Hockey Tournament! 2019 marks my sixth time as tournament photographer; I consider it a real privilege to be a part of this prestigious military competition, which just gets better every year. Teams from across the […]
At the end of March, I made my second visit of the year to Telford with the Royal Air Force Ice Hockey Association. This time to photograph the annual Sportsman Day, which brings together members of the Association to recognise achievement over the past year.
Four years ago, Hockey Tutorial introduced the first outdoor ice hockey tournament in the UK, giving players the chance to experience pond hockey. I really love to photograph ice hockey and it’s always great to get the opportunity to photograph the sport outdoors. This year’s Winter Classic was held in Mansfield.
As the summer holidays draw to a close, it’s that time of year again for my annual trip north of the border for the RAF Ice Hockey Championships; always one of the great highlights of being the RAF Ice Hockey Association photographer.
At the beginning of June, I travelled to Sheffield to photograph the annual UK Armed Forces Ice Hockey Tournament. This was my fifth year as tournament photographer; I consider it a privilege to be a part of this prestigious military competition, which seems to get bigger and better every year. Teams from across the three Services compete against each other […]
The UEA Avalanche All Star game has become quite a tradition. Now in its fifth year, it was once again my pleasure to provide photographic coverage of the event.
Last weekend, with my camera bag packed, I headed off to the midlands to photograph my first event of 2018. The Royal Air Force Ice Hockey Association’s annual Sportsman Weekend brings together members of the Association to recognise achievement over the past year.
Anyone who follows my work will know how much I love to photograph ice hockey; a real photographic challenge filled with high speed action! It’s always a real treat to photograph an outdoor pond hockey tournament – different rules to a usual ice hockey game and always the hope that the sun may shine and there will be a bright […]
One of the great highlights of being the RAF Ice Hockey Association photographer is the annual RAF Championships which takes place at the end of summer each year in Dundee. RAF teams based across England and Scotland come together to compete for the highly coveted RAF Champions trophy. So with my kit bag all packed and lots of layers to […]
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