A View From The Bridge LIVE returns to McCools at the SSE Arena this Saturday 12th January, following the Belfast Giants v GKS Katowice game, the second competitive game of the IIHF Continental Cup Final! Patrick Smyth, Davy McGimpsey, Simon Kitchen and Joel Neill will be joined on stage by a number of special guests to reflect on what... Continue Reading →
If there’s something Belfast does well, very well, it’s hospitality. If you look by all the nonsense of last weekend’s Sheffield double header, you’ll see a large number of the travelling support talk of how they love coming to Belfast and what a wonderful time they have had. This isn’t uncommon. The EIHL Double Headers... Continue Reading →
A MASSIVE WEEKEND lies ahead for the Belfast Giants as the final of the IIHF Continental Cup comes to the SSE Arena in Belfast. But before that we have time to reflect on a big 4 point weekend at home to the Sheffield Steelers. Curtis Leonard, Ryan Martinelli, Adam Keefe and Blair Riley are our... Continue Reading →
A 4pm puck drop on Sunday had barely given the respective fan bases of the Belfast Giants and Sheffield Steelers time to get over the rollercoaster ride of Saturday night. The Sheffield Steelers had switched goaltenders, scratching Brad Day and starting Matt Climie over Jackson Whistle, who dressed for the bench. The other notable omission... Continue Reading →
Saturday's 3-3 draw between the Clarkson Golden Knights and Northeastern Huskies definitely left hockey fans in Belfast with some loose ends untied- but it also set up a tantalising second encounter early on Sunday. Northeastern dominated both possession and offense in the first half of the opening period- having an early goal waved off before... Continue Reading →
Sometimes, it's hard to remind yourself that games against the Sheffield Steelers count for the name number of points as the rest of them. An atmosphere worthy of a cup final filled the SSE Arena ahead of puck drop, as a packed crowd rose to acknowledge the 585th game of Belfast Giants all-time leading scorer... Continue Reading →
By this point, Belfast is a city synonymous with ice hockey firsts in this part of the world. But even with that said, today feels special. For the first time ever, the NCAA's women bring Division 1 ice hockey overseas for a two game series between the defending champion Clarkson Golden Knights and Northeastern Huskies.... Continue Reading →
Upon his return to the Belfast Giants line up this weekend Colin Shields will break Graeme Walton's long-held appearance record when he ices in Teal White and Red for the 585th time. #Shields585 He's back? This weekend - Colin Shields returns from a long injury layoff to play Giants game #585 and overtake Graeme Walton... Continue Reading →
Belfast Giants welcomed Chris Higgins back to the SSE Arena as he arrived at training earlier this morning. Speaking to A View From The Bridge's Simon Kitchen ahead of the weekend against the Sheffield Steelers, Higgins was quick to iterate how pleased he was to be part of the organisation again. "I'm exited to get... Continue Reading →
Four points from Six for the Belfast Giants as they took on Milton Keynes, Glasgow and Dundee over the weekend in the EIHL. And with the Sheffield Steelers in town this weekend, A View From The Bridge catches up with Colin Shields. Davy, Simon and Joel chat through last weekends games, look at the potential... Continue Reading →
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