The Belfast Giants registered their first road win of the season and four point weekend, but not without issues. A thumping win over Dundee was followed by a 6-5 shootout win over the Storm that saw the Giants drop a 4 goal lead. This week A View From The Bridge is joined by Adam Keefe,... Continue Reading →
Steve Thornton, Head of Hockey Operations for the Belfast Giants, joined Simon Kitchen on Belfast Giants TV to discuss the opening to the season at the SSE Arena. Speaking in the first period break of the home victory over Dundee last Saturday Thornton spoke about recruitment, the CHL and the effects of the new EIHL roster... Continue Reading →
It was a welcome return to #HockeyWeather on Friday night at the SSE Arena, as fans filed in out of a cold, wet and dark Belfast night for the Belfast Giants annual Halloween game. True to form, the home crowd was littered with witches hats, devil horns, skeletons, sombreros, batman, a corpse bride, a baby... Continue Reading →
Belfast Giants recovered from a shoot out loss on Saturday to take the win and three points form the weekend on Sunday against the Manchester Storm. On this weeks A View From The Bridge we are joined by Adam Keefe and Ben lake to discuss the Giants attempts to restore that winning form. Davy, Joel... Continue Reading →
The big news ahead of Sunday's rematch between the Belfast Giants and Manchester Storm was that Stephen Murphy had been given the nod in goal for the home side, ahead of usual starter Shane Owen. To his credit, the veteran Murphy had put in a good showing after coming off the bench in the second... Continue Reading →
The Belfast Giants returned home from the conclusion of their CHL campaign in Sweden with an opportunity to renew their focus. Not only was the CHL in the books, but they had squeaked into the knockout stages of the Challenge Cup- in what was otherwise a Glasgow weekender to forget. What mattered now, especially in... Continue Reading →
Cineworld and Hollywood Bowl named as first two anchor tenants Work to last 17 months, completion expected Spring 2021 New main entrance to Arena Some closures expected, but arena remains unaffected £4.5M transformation of W5 among plans The UK’s largest cinema operator, Cineworld, and the UK’s largest bowl operator, Hollywood Bowl, are the first anchor... Continue Reading →
Despite a tough week for the Belfast Giants, Adam Keefe’s men did qualify for the knockout stages of the Challenge Cup. Three defeats in a week and still no wins on the road mean that there is a lot to deal with for the Giants coaching staff. This week Davy, Simon and Patrick look at... Continue Reading →
A difficult 7 days for the Belfast Giants. A home win over Guildford was followed by another defeat on the road, this time in Dundee, that leaves the Giants in a “Must Win” scenario against an in-form Glasgow Clan this Saturday if they have any aspirations of retaining the Challenge Cup once again. Meanwhile SHL... Continue Reading →
Things the Swedish are good at: Flat-pack furniture Meatballs Disco Things the Swedish are EXTREMELY good at: Ice Hockey Let me illustrate the point by taking a quick look at the winners of the Champions Hockey League to date: 2014-15: Lulea [SWEDEN] 2015-16: Frolunda [SWEDEN] 2016-17: Frolunda [SWEDEN] 2017-18: JYP [FINLAND... quite close to SWEDEN]... Continue Reading →
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