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 →

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 →

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 →

Regular contributor Gary Jackson looks at which teams stand in the way of the Giants retention of silverware. Having won 4 from 4 in our preseason schedule, and looked strong in the Champions Hockey League, we may as well hand out the trophies now; Giants will win the clean sweep, a Grand Slam, this season... Continue Reading →

Chris Lovell shares an honest assessment of what ice hockey means to his own mental health, how interest in the game has helped him, and can help you! Many of you reading this may know me either directly or even as the mouthy one on Twitter! Some may not know me, either way who I... Continue Reading →

FC Hockey Media’s Noel Gillespie previews Group C of the Champions Hockey League as the Belfast Giants take their first steps in the competition. We're on our way again. How do we get there? Actually, happy to say I'm not sure this time around. I'm still working on it. We've had a fairly pleasant summer in... 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 →

On the eve of pre-season, Gary Jackson ponders on how nostalgia for those gone before should not cloud the excitement of what is potentially ahead. So the much rumoured Liam Reddox was finally announced as the final piece in the 2019/20, defending double Challenge Cup, defending Erhardt Conference, defending Elite League Champions, 20th anniversary Belfast... Continue Reading →