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 →
Interview: Steve Thornton Chats CHL and Giants Start To Season
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 →
Podcast: Teal Shoots
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 →
Podcast: Glasgow Kiss
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 →
Podcast: Deal or No Deal
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 →
Looking Forward
Following another defeat on the road the Giants sit in a precarious Challenge Cup position. Ryan Donaldson considers what's gone wrong away from the SSE Arena. Another weekend, another road defeat for the Giants of Belfast. Losses are part and parcel of hockey. However the manner of the defeats is concerning at the least. The... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Blood Red Lines
Another Jekyll and Hyde weekend from the Belfast Giants as A View from he Bridge returns to look across all the weekends news regarding the Belfast Giants and EIHL. We have some special news regarding our #BleedTeal100 Blood drive and wonderful updates on Dylan and Blake. Giants split the games with Fife which Davy, Simon... Continue Reading →
#BleedTeal100
Giving Blood Saves Lives. The blood you donate is a lifeline in an emergency and for people who need long-term treatments. But across the UK and most notably in Northern Ireland, there is a shortage of many different blood groups and an urgent need for more donors. This week on the A View from the... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Dicko
Belfast Giants had a mixed weekend at home in Cup and League competition, and this week’s A View From The Bridge looks across the defeat to the Stars and victory over the Panthers. But the star of this week’s show is undoubtably netminder Andrew Dickson who answers your questions on The Fan Agenda and gives... Continue Reading →
“The Chiclets Effect”
AVFTB Producer, Patrick Smyth, enthuses on the podcast boom in UK Hockey. There was a time when talking about sport was pretty limited. Your social interaction with any professional game revolved around watching the event, be it hockey, football or maybe rugby. Then you maybe sat with your mates in the pub and had a... Continue Reading →