On a night where the only nervous faces in the SSE Arena were people who had bet three figures on the over (I extend my sympathy, by the way) the defending Champion Belfast Giants ran out comfortable 4-2 winners over the Dundee Stars to advance to the Semi-Finals of the Challenge Cup once more. Adam... Continue Reading →
Highlights: Around The League – Week 14
Tuesday Lunchtime... here's your regular round up of EIHL action from Week 14. Tuesday 4th December 2018 Manchester Storm v Nottingham Panthers Wednesday 5th December 2018 Dundee Stars v Belfast Giants Highlights Not Yet Available - Report and Interviews Here Cardiff Devils v Guildford Flames Glasgow Clan v Sheffield Steelers Highlights Not Yet Available Saturday... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Home At Last
17 consecutive EIHL games on the road have come to an end and the Belfast Giants have returned to action at the SSE Arena. A View From The Bridge looks across the weeks games from the defeat in Dundee to the victory over Cardiff and all besides. Hunter Bishop hops on the show to talk... Continue Reading →
Besko Goes Back-To-Back as Player of the Month for November
Tyler Beskorowany has been chosen by YOU as the A View from the Bridge Player of the Month for November, Sponsored by fonaCAB, making him the first Belfast Giants player to lift the trophy in back-to-back months, having narrowly defeated Blair Riley to the title for October. The Belfast Giants netminder had a magnificent month... Continue Reading →
Giants Bounce Back From Stars Stumble With Winning Weekend
Following their shock defeat to the Dundee Stars mid-week, the Belfast Giants bounced back in league action to take a maximum 4 points from the weekend and retain their position at the top of the Elite Ice Hockey League. Saturday night witnessed the Giants make their third and final league visit to the Spectrum and... Continue Reading →
Welcome Home Belfast Giants!
Gary Jackson is pleased to see the Giants come back to the SSE Arena in such fine form, but there is still a lot of work to do. By the time you read this, the Belfast Giants will have completed one of the most grueling road trips in the EIHL. Sunday 14th October Giants bested... Continue Reading →
A Tiny Dose Of Reality Isn’t A Bad Thing!
“Boink!” I’m pretty sure that’s the sound, one that you hear, or feel, as you are brought a little bit back down to earth. I thought it could be a “thud”, or a “boosh”, but they seemed too harsh considering. So “Boink!” is what I decided on. As the final buzzer went last night and... Continue Reading →
Revenge For Stars As Giants Are Beaten In Dundee
The in-form Dundee Stars took a 6-4 victory that condemns the Belfast Giants to 2 defeats in a row following their loss on Sunday to Sheffield. It's revenge for Omar Pacha's men who take the valuable 2 league points after going down 8-0 on the same ice just one week ago. Giants opened the scoring... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Captain, Coach, Century
On the eve of his 100th game behind the bench for the Belfast Giants, Adam Keefe joins A View from the Bridge to answer your questions and reflect on a week where the Giants put one foot in the Challenge Cup semi-finals and split the weekend with the Sheffield Steelers. Simon, Davy and Patrick are... Continue Reading →
Highlights: Around The League – Week 13
Tuesday Lunchtime! Get This EIHL Action into yer Eye Holes! All games EIHL unless otherwise stated. Wednesday 28th November 2018 Dundee Stars v Belfast Giants - Challenge Cup Quarter Final Glasgow Clan v Cardiff Devils - Challenge Cup Quarter Final Nottingham Panthers v MK Lightning Friday 30th November 2018 Glasgow Clan v Coventry Blaze Saturday... Continue Reading →