TSI World Bees Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, 100% Ice Hockey is a family friendly sport.  We welcome everyone with open arms, away fans included.

Ice Hockey has a different crowd to some sports, old, young, home or away fans, you are all welcome to watch.

While Ice hockey has a bit of a reputation for fighting (and that’s not to say there won’t be fights), these will be limited to on the ice.

• Block A is where you can find our Supporters Club along with 5 spaces for wheelchairs.
• Block B – D is where you’ll find majority of our Home Fans with Skate Hire behind block D where occasionally you can buy bottled drinks and hot food. Plus, between these blocks is our amazing drummers which can get loud.
• Block E is our Family Block for those that would like to chant, sing and cheer, however will ask fans not to use drums or horns within the seated area of this block.
• Block F is situated beside our Home Bench where you can see onto the bench, see the lines change etc. Note that there is a selection of ‘Restricted Viewing’ seats.
• Block G is the block for the travelling fans, situated beside our Away Bench. Note that there is a selection of ‘Restricted Viewing’ seats.
• Block H is split for both Away Fans & Home Fans.
• Note that there are structural pillars in blocks B, C, D & F. Grab your tickets early!

Standing Tickets are available –  these are available at either end of the pad in ‘Standing W’ and ‘Standing E’. Buy a standing tickets, and stand where there is space. Ensure to look out for Reserved Season Tickets Holders stickers – these places are reserved for the whole season.

All our seating in the stands is accessed via a couple of steps. We also have an area by the plexi in Block A on the raised platform, so you can sit and watch the match in your wheelchair.

Watching Ice Hockey can be cold so we recommend to always bring a suitable jacket however we are lucky with Everyone Active that the ice rink is not always cold. Always be prepared.

Tickets to watch Ice Hockey with the TSI World Bees is available online via our website – beesicehockey.com/tickets.

Tickets for the arena go on sale at the beginning of the season but the earlier you book your tickets, the better your chances are at getting the best seats in the house.

We also provide a Live Streaming service, powered by TSI World, of all our home games. Tickets are available from Monday of the week of the fixture. These are also available online via our website – beesicehockey.com/live-stream.

If you have bought your tickets via our website, these will be sent through to the email address you supplied. Please ensure to check your spam folder, as they can end up hiding in there.

If however you haven’t received your tickets, please contact our Ticketing Team via email who can assist – tickets@beesicehockey.com.

Everyone Active Slough Ice Arena has limited parking spaces outside the rink including 5 disabled spaces & 4 EV Charger spaces.

We also have additional spaces currently available at the old ‘Montem Leisure Car Park’ which is located next to the Arena. Please ensure to follow us on Social Media as our Overflow arrangements may change.

It will be loud! During any stoppage in play, the DJ will play some songs for the crowd to sing & make some noise along to.

The Bees Supporters Club run 4 competitions on Match Nights for you to get involved in. They are:

50/50 Draw

This is a cash prize draw where you can win 50% (half) of the money taken for this raffle, with the other half going to the team. It’s £1 per ticket. The draw takes place at the start of the 3rd period. Look out for the sellers around the arena who will be walking around waving tickets in the air for cash payments, or head to the BSC stand in Block A where you can buy them by card.

Chuck a Duck sponsored by HPS

Ducks are £1 each. The sellers are located at the entrance. Pay in cash and write your name against your duck number. In the second period break, when the DJ announces and the music plays, throw your duck onto the ice. Idea of the game is to throw your duck closest to the Centre Spot on the ice. If your duck is the closest, you win the prize.

Chuck a Puck sponsored by Windsor & Eton Brewery

Pucks are £1 each. These are also available from the same table as the ducks. Pay in cash and write your name against your puck number. In the second period break, after the duck when the DJ announces, throw your puck onto the ice. Same as the duck, idea of the game is to throw your puck closest to the Center Spot on the ice. If your puck is the closest, you win the prize.

Shirt Off The Back

This raffle is where you get the chance to win a shirt off the back of one of our players. It’s £1 per ticket. The draw takes place at the start of the 3rd period. Look out for the sellers around the arena who will be walking around waving tickets in the air for cash payments, or head to the BSC stand in Block A where you can buy them by card.

On Saturday, doors open at 5.30pm for a 6.30pm faceoff.

On Sunday, doors open at 4pm for a 5pm faceoff.

Arrive early to avoid the queues, and to find your seats

The Olympia (ice surfacing machine), will be out on the ice getting the Ice Pad ready for the match – some find this quite fascinating to watch!

20 minutes after the door opens, the players will come out onto the ice for Warm Up, ready for the game.

TSI World Bees will be warming up down the far end of the rink by blocks D, E, F & Standing W.

Warm up finished 20 minutes before the opening faceoff and the Olympia will appear again to get the ice ready for the game.

Ice Hockey is a fast sport! The puck can travel at around 100mph, and the skaters are fast!

The game is played in 3 lots of 20 minute periods with the ice resurfaced between periods.

The aim of the game is to score as many goals as you can – Ice Hockey doesn’t end with a draw. If the game is level at the end of 60 minutes, the match will go into overtime and then penalties shots.

When the match starts, there will be 1 netminder and 5 players for each time.

Puck drops and the game starts!

Players are generally on the ice for about 1-2 minutes before they will switch lines. 2 players may go off and will be replaced by 2 other players from their bench. This will continue throughout the match.

As we said, Ice Hockey is a fast sport and so this gives the players a chance to recover.

Should any players receive a penalty, which could be for elbowing, tripping, slashing or even too many men on the ice (seeing as we are only allowed 5 players & 1 netminder at any one time), the player who gets the penalty will go to the penalty box.

Majority of the penalties will be for 2 minutes, however there are some for 5 minutes (for example for fighting) and some for longer.

When this happens, the team with the person in the penalty box will be a player down, known as a ‘Playerplay’ to the other team.

The DJ will let you know everything that happens (player announcement’s, goals, penalties, etc) as the game goes along. Plus the scoreboard will also show who’s in the penalty box.

If you’ve bought your TSI World Bees tickets via our website, please contact us via email at tickets@beesicehockey.com.