Belfast Giants Head Coach Adam Keefe has been shortlisted for 'Coach of the Year' by the Alliance of European Hockey Clubs (EHC), and the Teal Army are being called to vote en masse in order to land one more title for the club in a historic year. CLICK HERE TO VOTE It follows an incredible... Continue Reading →
Bout Ye: Ciaran Long
Following an outstanding scoring season with the Manchester Storm, the EIHL’s British Player of the Year, Ciaran Long, joins the Belfast Giants for the 2019/20 season. Long is a product of the Swindon hockey system having worked his way through to first play with the Wildcats in 2005/06 at EPIHL level before making more of... Continue Reading →
See Ya: Blair Riley
Following 3 seasons with the Belfast Giants, Blair Riley has taken the decision not to fulfil his 2 year contract and to move on from the organisation, with strong rumours of him remaining within the EIHL. Riley leaves the Giants having captained the team to the highest level of single season success achieved in the almost 20 years of the... Continue Reading →
See Ya: Colin Shields
And now the end is near, and so I face the final curtain………. the records show I took the blows, and did it my way. The words may belong to Sinatra, the sentiments belong to the greatest British player of the modern era, and this weekend marks the end of that era, the Colin Shields era,... Continue Reading →
A Little Raw
Reflecting on a night of heartbreak for the Belfast Giants, A View From The Bridge's Patrick Smyth discusses how he feels today. I wanted to write this while the pain was still a little raw. It would be all too easy to let it all subside, reflect on the glories and shrug your shoulders at... Continue Reading →
Giants’ Achievements Recognised By City Hall
Belfast City Hall was lit up in the Teal of the Belfast Giants last night as the team turned out to a Civic Reception held in their honour. Days after lifting the Elite League title, Adam Keefe's men were hosted by Lord Mayor Deidre Hargey in recognition of not only this years significant achievements but... Continue Reading →
Belfast Giants – Elite League Champions 2018-19
In a night of high drama the Belfast Giants have achieved their 5th league title following the Cardiff Devils 3-1 defeat at the hands of the Coventry Blaze. The Giants finish the season on level points with the Cardiff Devils but take the title on the tie breaker of most wins. Adding a 3rd trophy,... Continue Reading →
The Whiteboard: Find A Way
FC Hockey Media's Noel Gillespie breaks down a thrilling climax to the EIHL's regular season- which is going right to the wire at both ends of the table. It should have been over. The Belfast Giants and the Cardiff Devils both went into this past weekend knowing that any loss could hand the 2018/19 Elite... Continue Reading →
AVFTB LIVE – TONIGHT
A View From The Bridge LIVE returns to McCools at the SSE Arena this TONIGHT, following the Belfast Giants v Fife Flyers game, the one of the final games of the regular season. Patrick Smyth, Simon Kitchen and Joel Neill will be joined on stage by a number of special guests to reflect on what has been a successful... Continue Reading →
An Open Letter From Colin Shields
From the moment I first put on a pair of skates and picked up a hockey stick all I wanted to do was play ice hockey. I loved the game, the training, the practices, everything about skating on that ice. However, at some point it has to come to an end and for me that... Continue Reading →
