The hours leading up to the puck dropping on a new season on Saturday almost felt longer than the Summer itself. All over Northern Ireland, Giants fans desperately searched for ways to spend their nervous energy, counting down the minutes until they took their seats at the SSE Arena once more. Waiting for them upon... Continue Reading →
Words: Joel Neill In what feels like the blink of an eye summer has passed and the familiar faces, sights and sounds of the SSE Arena filled the senses once again on Thursday night, as the Belfast Giants officially heralded in their 20th Anniversary season with an open practice session in front of an eager... Continue Reading →
It's the 29th May 2019. Adam Keefe is sitting on a stage in the SSE Arena, fresh off a remarkable World Championships campaign with Team GB. Amidst the hustle and bustle of off season fan night, one story cuts straight through the noise- the double departure of league MVP goalie Tyler Beskorowany, and league leading... 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 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 →
The King is dead. Long live the King. Well, not quite. But the departure of EIHL MVP Tyler Beskorowany from the Belfast Giants this Summer left perhaps the biggest pair of skates to fill in the entire league. As reported on this week's A View From The Bridge off season special- along with an exclusive... Continue Reading →
The only thing better than watching your League, Cup and Conference Champion Belfast Giants is watching them all season long. And imagine you could do that for just over the cost of a pint! Just a few tickets remain of the original 200 released by AVFTB panelist and Giants stat-man Davy McGimpsey, with all profits... Continue Reading →
By Joel Neill This coming season, the Teal Army will be swapping the glamour of Sheffield industrial estates, Chippy Lane in Cardiff, "a restaurant" in Nottingham, and literally all of Fife for the modest surrounds of Augsburg (Germany), Liberec (Czech Republic) and Lulea (Sweden) as the Belfast Giants venture back into Europe on their first... Continue Reading →
It's the 29th May and around the cities of the EIHL, hockey is perhaps not the first thing on everyone's mind. But that didn't stop the Teal Army from packing into the SSE Arena to hear from Head Coach Adam Keefe, fresh off a successful World Championships campaign as Assistant Coach to Pete Russell and... Continue Reading →
The Belfast Giants will travel to Germany, Czech Republic and Sweden in the forthcoming group stage of the Champions Hockey League. Today’s CHL draw, that took place at the IIHF World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, place the Giants in Group C with Augsburg Panthers of the DEL, HC Bílí Tygři Liberec of Czech Extraliga and... Continue Reading →
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