You know as well as we do that hockey and beer are the perfect pair. And what's the only thing better than beer? FREE BEER As a way of saying thanks for being a part of our team, and with the help of our friends at Beer52 you can enjoy a case of craft cold ones... Continue Reading →
Interview: Steve Thornton Discusses Fixtures And The Season Ahead
“The quality of the EIHL is improving every year, Team GB have shown that”, so says Belfast Giants Head of Hockey Operations, Steve Thornton when he spoke today with A View From The Bridge. Chatting with Simon Kitchen, Steve reflected on the changes in the league and the dynamics of the new look Belfast Giants... Continue Reading →
2018/19 Belfast Giants Fixture List – Downloadable Calendar
The fixtures for the forthcoming 2018/19 season were released this morning on the new look EIHL Website and the individual club websites. The Belfast Giants schedule is once again punctuated by a long road stretch through November. The campaign will begin once again with the Challenge Cup, games on the road to Dundee and Fife... Continue Reading →
Blog: Nostalgia, It’s Just Not What It Used To Be
In the light of the Elite League commissioning a new league trophy, Gary Jackson discussed the reaction to the news and reflects on the history of our own website as it undertakes changes of its own. This month the powers that be at EIHL towers announced the dates and format for the Challenge Cup Final,... Continue Reading →
Interview: Aaron Murphy talks of EIHL’s return to TV
After almost 3 years away, regular live EIHL hockey is to return to our television screens for the forthcoming 2018-19 season. Free-to-Air channel, FreeSports, home to NHL, CHL, SHL, KHL and more, is to carry a live game every fortnight. As part of the package for the next two seasons, there will be a live game... Continue Reading →
Ch-Ch-Changes
Welcome to the new look Kingdom of the Giants website. We thought after nearly a decade of the site being various states of repair and dis-repair that we would spruce things up a little. The A View From The Bridge podcast had been the only regular update to a site that had once been a... Continue Reading →
Podcast: All She Wrote
The Belfast Giants quest for silverware is now over and in the last podcast of the season it’s just Patrick, Simon and Davy talking over the quarterfinals against the Nottingham Panthers. They look ahead to potentials changes, who they think will win the Finals weekend and a lot lot more. You can listen to the... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Final Days
With Cardiff picking up the League and Conference Title on Belfast ice last Saturday, A View from the Bridge assesses the Giants performances and looks ahead to the build up to playoffs. Mark Garside is our guest and we also hear from Adam Keefe and Jim Vandermeer ahead of his return to the side. ... Continue Reading →
