Four games in five days is a challenge for the Belfast Giants, but with 3 wins in 3 they set up the Semi Final with the Glasgow Clan the right way. AVFTB looks back at the weekend's result and the achievement by Colin Shields to become the leagues leading points scorer. We are also joined... Continue Reading →
The Belfast Giants, thankfully unaffected by the overnight storm, had arrived safely in Milton Keynes for their third in three. Waiting for them was a fresh Lightning squad, playing their first of the weekend and backstopped by a gifted goaltender in Patrick Killeen despite his league high GAA of 3.42. Meanwhile, Adam Keefe favoured Stephen... Continue Reading →
The sequel to Friday night's 6-3 victory over the Fife Flyers was to take place under a yellow weather warning- with an approaching storm already wreaking havoc with the travel plans of both the Fife flyers fans and team. Inside the confines of a packed SSE Arena however, it was business as usual. Hunter Bishop... Continue Reading →
After two weeks of heartbreak, the unspoken truth around the SSE Arena on Friday evening was that it was do or die time for the Belfast Giants. An agonising Continental Cup final loss on sudden death penalty shots had given way to a 0 point weekend in Cardiff. The reigning Champion Devils now held a... Continue Reading →
A tough weekend for the Giants as they travelled to the home of the reigning champions and returned empty-handed. A rarity this season for Adam Keefe's men but an added challenge in the race for the EIHL title. This week we look back at that weekend against Cardiff and chat to Dustin Johner, Todd Dutiaume and... Continue Reading →
A scintillating weekend of European ice hockey at the SSE Arena concluded in a pulsating battle between the Belfast Giants and Arlan Kokshetau culminating in the Kazakstan team lifing the IIHF Continental Cup title. In a special A View From The Bridge we look back at the tournament with audio taken from the weekend. We chat... Continue Reading →
Arlan Kokshetau are the 2019 IIHF Continental Cup Champions after an astounding game at the SSE Arena over the Belfast Giants. In a game in whcih both sides held their own over periods of the game it was the Kazakstan team who ultimately triumphed on the 6th round of penalty shots. The Giants had the... Continue Reading →
Belfast Giants went into the game against GKS Katowice looking revenge for defeat in the Semi Final, but also in the knowledge that a victory would set up a "Winner Takes All" final game against Arlan Kokshetu on Sunday night. A fernetic opening 10 minutes was punctuated by an unbelivable save on the penalty kill... Continue Reading →
Belfast Giants took to the SSE Arena ice for the first of their games in the IIHF Continental Cup Final against Belarus side HK Gomel. Gomel qualified having finished 3rd in their league with Champions Grodno and runners up Minsk moving into the CHL. Giants gave a 3rd debut to Chris Higgins, returning for his... Continue Reading →
I have to preface any coverage this weekend by saying that Noel Gillespie's weekend preview of the three teams visiting Belfast for the final of the 2019 Continental Cup is about as in depth and comprehensive as you'll find. Essential reading. Check it out here. Kazakhstan side Arlan Kokshetau, in the Continental Cup by merit... Continue Reading →
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