FC Hockey Media's Noel Gillespie is back with another deep dive into the Belfast Giants opponents for three games in four nights this week, spanning a Challenge Cup semi-final second leg and a crunch league home/away double header. Smarten up on everything from systems, style of play and projected lines ahead of a huge weekend... Continue Reading →
Champions Hockey League Beckons For Belfast Giants
The Belfast Giants have accepted an invitation to compete in next season's Champions Hockey League. The tournament, launched in 2014-15, features teams from the top tier of ice hockey across Europe. The news comes following Continental Cup Champions Arlan Kokshetau's ineligibility on the grounds of logistics for other travelling teams. The Giants narrowly missed out... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Murphy’s Law
Five points from six available for the Belfast Giants over the weekend and a cracking week ahead with 3 games against Glasgow and Stephen Murphy's Testimonial next Tuesday. So with that, A View From The Bridge chats to the man of the moment Stephen Murphy and of course there's a cameo from his partner in... Continue Reading →
Flames Extinguished 7-2 In Saturday Sequel
Despite the encouraging sight of Patrick Dwyer dressed for warmups, the Belfast Giants, were unchanged going into Saturday's sequel against the Guildford Flames. The visitors meanwhile opted for Travis Fullerton in goal over Chris Carozzi, and took to the ice in Belfast hoping to frustrate the home fans once more. An early Giants power play... Continue Reading →
Higgins Snipes OT Winner In Tight Flames Showdown
As the Guildford Flames arrived in town for a Fri/Sat Double Header, the points gap at the top of the Elite Ice Hockey League remained at 3 between the leading Cardiff Devils and the trailing Belfast Giants. It's the cut and paste statement at this time of the year, but as the Giants faced another... Continue Reading →
The Whiteboard: Guildford Flames
FC Hockey Media's Noel Gillespie brings you a deep dive into this weekend's Belfast Giants opposition, the Guildford Flames. Smarten up on everything from systems, style of play and projected lines ahead of game time! I tried out a couple of titles for this one, what with going mainstream and all. "Here's What I've Seen,... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Going For A Castlereagh Knight
Paddy might be away but as Freddy Mercury (not Black) said, "The Show Must Go On" Davy, Simon & Joel are joined by Jonathan Boxill & Andrew Dickson, plus there are interviews with Jonathan Ferland & AVFTB POTM Josh Roach. We dissect the previous weekends games v Coventry & Nottingham, have a very quick look... Continue Reading →
Hunter Bishop- MVP
by Davy McGimpsey When Hunter Bishop signed for the Belfast Giants back in August I was quick to mark him down as the Belfast Giants MVP for the coming season! 'The Bish' as he was fondly known by the Teal Army won many’s an admirer with his speed and lack of quit on a play.... Continue Reading →
Double Hat Trick Giants Seal 4 Point Weekend Over Panthers
As if a chaotic 6-5 win over the Coventry Blaze on Friday night wasn't enough drama heading into a huge Sunday showdown with the Nottingham Panthers- the news broke early morning that the Belfast Giants had signed 6'3" Forward Jordan Smotherman from Iserlohn in Germany's DEL. Well... he had technically been signed for a week;... Continue Reading →
Giants Narrow Gap On Devs With Wild Blaze Victory
The Belfast Giants were 2 and 0 on the series as the Coventry Blaze made their first trip across the Irish Sea- complete with new import goaltender and former NHLer Matt Hackett. Despite the Giants clean record thus far- the pressure remained firmly on as the men in Teal and Andrew Lord's Cardiff Devils continued... Continue Reading →