[AVFTB Post Game with Ben Lake, Liam Morgan and Adam Keefe below] The voices and drums of a standing section rang out through the SSE Arena as puck dropped for league action against the Guildford Flames. The standing section (named "Boomerang Corner" and in existence since 2015) presumably cobbled together at short notice to compete... Continue Reading →
The Belfast Giants and Fife Flyers sat with 2 points a piece, and 2 games in hand each heading into this weekend's Challenge Cup home and away series. Todd Dutiaume's Flyers have enjoyed an electric start to their league campaign, taking notable scalps including the Nottingham Panthers and sitting atop the standings. A team not... Continue Reading →
Adam Keefe had mentioned he was going "back to the drawing board" following last night's cup defeat at the hands of Dundee, in search of an offensive formula able to convert more of the Giants staggering 68 shots on goal in a frustrating Saturday night at the SSE. Still in search of his first goal,... Continue Reading →
On AVFTB this week, I asked Omar Pacha what he thought about the common perception among the EIHL fan base that he is capable of assembling and coaching competitive teams on a comparatively smaller budget than most of the league. Where he had his reservations, and spoke of Dundee's growing spending power- one part rings... Continue Reading →
Less than 24 hours following their domestic opener and Challenge Cup group win over Glasgow, the puck dropped on the Belfast Giants League Campaign in Manchester. Adam Keefe's men were still without Liam Reddox, Jesse Forsberg and Patrick Mullen for the fairly tall task of going into Altrincham's notoriously small ice pad and coming away... Continue Reading →
After a whirlwind start to the season in Europe, it was back to porridge for the Belfast Giants as Zack Fitzgerald's new look Glasgow Clan arrived in town, looking to even up a 1-2 start to their domestic season. Ahead of faceoff, the Giants 18/19 League Championship banner was unveiled to a huge ovation. That... Continue Reading →
Adam Keefe's Belfast Giants tasted their first defeat of a landmark 20th season in the Czech Republic on Thursday night, falling 6-1 to a game Liberec side who had been humbled just a week earlier in Belfast. The Czech Champions had perhaps underestimated the Giants in their first meeting, losing 5-4 in a famous night... Continue Reading →
FIRST PERIOD Shane Owen got the start in goal ahead of the final of four pre-season games for the 20th Anniversary Belfast Giants, and he was needed almost immediately. It was Kevin Raine who provided the early entertainment, almost going bar-down from the right side of the blue line with a thunderous one timer inside... Continue Reading →
The Belfast Giants rode into week two of pre-season on a high following their opening weekend double over Swedish Mora IK. But as CHL action against Europe's best rapidly approached, there was little time to rest on their laurels. This week, it was the turn of Danish outfit Herning Blue Fox to test Adam Keefe's... Continue Reading →
FIRST PERIOD Not content with opening their season with an electric 3-1 win on Saturday night, the Belfast Giants came out of the traps with venom on an early Sunday faceoff- their second meeting of the weekend with Swedish Mora IK in pre-season exhibition action. The majority of the action in the first ten minutes... Continue Reading →
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Baskerville 2 by Anders Noren.
