Liam Kirk
FILE - In this Wednesday, May 26, 2021 file photo, Liam Kirk of Britain celebrates a goal during their Ice Hockey World Championship match against Denmark at the Olympic Sports Center in Riga, Latvia. The Arizona Coyotes and British forward Liam Kirk have agreed to terms on an entry-level contract three years after he became the first player born and trained in England to be drafted. Ice Hockey UK says that the 21-year-old Kirk has agreed to a three-year deal. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov, file)
Britain's Kirk scores Coyotes contract, chases NHL dream

By Ken Maguire Jun. 25, 2021 04:46 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 26, 2021 file photo, Liam Kirk of Britain celebrates a goal during their Ice Hockey World Championship match against Denmark at the Olympic Sports Center in Riga, Latvia. The Arizona Coyotes and British forward Liam Kirk have agreed to terms on an entry-level contract three years after he became the first player born and trained in England to be drafted. Ice Hockey UK says that the 21-year-old Kirk has agreed to a three-year deal. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov, file)
UK Hockey: British player gets entry-level deal with Coyotes

Jun. 18, 2021 01:23 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, May 12, 2019 file photo, Canada's Mark Stone, left, challenges Great Britain's Robert Dowd during the Ice Hockey World Championships group A match between Great Britain and Canada at the Steel Arena in Kosice, Slovakia. Ice hockey in Britain had been on a roll before the coronavirus. The Elite Ice Hockey League attendance was up. The national team broke into the top level of the world championship alongside the likes of Sweden, Russia and Canada. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
British hockey fears virus could put sport on thin ice

By Ken Maguire Dec. 25, 2020 10:40 AM EST