Since the inception of the NCAA Friendship Four, there has been a potential identified by the Belfast Giants for recruitment from the strong talent pool on display each Thanksgiving weekend in the SSE Arena. From the links to that talent pool we have seen the likes of Spiro Goulakos or the record breaking ability of... Continue Reading →
As A View from the Bridge plans for its 15th Season of podcasting, we decided to cherry pick a couple of the older editions to revisit. First up, "Product Placement" from October 2013. This was one of our final podcasts as an "unofficial" entity, and was released on the same day as the announcement of... Continue Reading →
The old adage of 'it's not what you know, it's who you know' often seems to pay dividends for the Belfast Giants. You'll often hear stories of players who have passed through our beloved city and club telling their friends in the game about just how much they loved their time here. In fact- as... Continue Reading →
The right man, looking for the right job, at the right time. That sums up how Brian Ward's first contact with the Belfast Giants came about. Having toiled his way through the ECHL and AHL the American centreman wanted a new opportunity and with friends coaxing him to try the European game, Adam Keefe and... Continue Reading →
Kevin Raine returns to Belfast for a 3rd stint in a Giants jersey and wants to win the Challenge Cup for a third year in a row. Speaking to Davy McGimpsey of A View from the Bridge, Raine highlighted that the pool of players that have the opportunity to win the "3peat" of Challenge Cups... Continue Reading →
The Belfast Giants have today announced the signing of Defenseman Matt Pelech from Austria's Villacher SV. The 31 year old Toronto native stands at 6 feet 4 inches and 236 lbs, further adding to the considerable physical presence of a D corps which already features Curtis Leonard and Paul Swindlehurst. In fact, 'considerable physical presence'... Continue Reading →
As the dust settles on Blair Riley's move to Cardiff, Gary Jackson reflects on the reaction from the fanbase. I’ve never been motivated to speak on the moving of an individual player, even last season when we had “Laddergate,” I just figured it is what it is. When the news officially broke last night I... Continue Reading →
Regular contributor Stephen Smeeth tries to focus on the season ahead with the perspective of what has gone before. Almost a year since Kingdom of the Giants kindly posted a little blog from me. To summarise that piece, it was just to get everyone excited, ready for the 2018/19 season and refresh some memories to... Continue Reading →
We struggle to recall a louder noise in the SSE Arena. The scene was one of nervous tension in the winner-takes-all final game of the 2019 IIHF Continental Cup. Visiting team Arlan Kokshetau had taken a 2-0 lead into the final period with the Giants facing a mountain to climb. Chris Higgins, returning to Belfast... Continue Reading →
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