A scintillating weekend of European ice hockey at the SSE Arena concluded in a pulsating battle between the Belfast Giants and Arlan Kokshetau culminating in the Kazakstan team lifing the IIHF Continental Cup title. In a special A View From The Bridge we look back at the tournament with audio taken from the weekend. We chat... Continue Reading →
Arlan Kokshetau are the 2019 IIHF Continental Cup Champions after an astounding game at the SSE Arena over the Belfast Giants. In a game in whcih both sides held their own over periods of the game it was the Kazakstan team who ultimately triumphed on the 6th round of penalty shots. The Giants had the... Continue Reading →
Belfast Giants went into the game against GKS Katowice looking revenge for defeat in the Semi Final, but also in the knowledge that a victory would set up a "Winner Takes All" final game against Arlan Kokshetu on Sunday night. A fernetic opening 10 minutes was punctuated by an unbelivable save on the penalty kill... Continue Reading →
Belfast Giants took to the SSE Arena ice for the first of their games in the IIHF Continental Cup Final against Belarus side HK Gomel. Gomel qualified having finished 3rd in their league with Champions Grodno and runners up Minsk moving into the CHL. Giants gave a 3rd debut to Chris Higgins, returning for his... Continue Reading →
A View From The Bridge LIVE returns to McCools at the SSE Arena this Saturday 12th January, following the Belfast Giants v GKS Katowice game, the second competitive game of the IIHF Continental Cup Final! Patrick Smyth, Davy McGimpsey, Simon Kitchen and Joel Neill will be joined on stage by a number of special guests to reflect on what... Continue Reading →
If there’s something Belfast does well, very well, it’s hospitality. If you look by all the nonsense of last weekend’s Sheffield double header, you’ll see a large number of the travelling support talk of how they love coming to Belfast and what a wonderful time they have had. This isn’t uncommon. The EIHL Double Headers... Continue Reading →
A MASSIVE WEEKEND lies ahead for the Belfast Giants as the final of the IIHF Continental Cup comes to the SSE Arena in Belfast. But before that we have time to reflect on a big 4 point weekend at home to the Sheffield Steelers. Curtis Leonard, Ryan Martinelli, Adam Keefe and Blair Riley are our... Continue Reading →
Upon his return to the Belfast Giants line up this weekend Colin Shields will break Graeme Walton's long-held appearance record when he ices in Teal White and Red for the 585th time. #Shields585 He's back? This weekend - Colin Shields returns from a long injury layoff to play Giants game #585 and overtake Graeme Walton... Continue Reading →
Belfast Giants welcomed Chris Higgins back to the SSE Arena as he arrived at training earlier this morning. Speaking to A View From The Bridge's Simon Kitchen ahead of the weekend against the Sheffield Steelers, Higgins was quick to iterate how pleased he was to be part of the organisation again. "I'm exited to get... Continue Reading →
Four points from Six for the Belfast Giants as they took on Milton Keynes, Glasgow and Dundee over the weekend in the EIHL. And with the Sheffield Steelers in town this weekend, A View From The Bridge catches up with Colin Shields. Davy, Simon and Joel chat through last weekends games, look at the potential... Continue Reading →
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