Time for the third edition of Aaron Coulters excellent team by team preview of this years NCAA Friendship Four Union College Dutchmen The NCAA champions from 2013/2104, hailing from the wonderfully named Schenectady in New York State, come to Belfast on the back of finishing second in the ECAC division and one place ahead of... Continue Reading →
F4 Preview: University of Connecticut
Aaron Coulter continues in his preview of this years Friendship Four by looking at the Connecticut Huskies. University of Connecticut Huskies The alma mater of ex-Belfast Giants favourite Mike Hoffman, UConn arrive at the Friendship Four as one of the less established NCAA hockey programs. However, with Mike Cavanaugh behind the bench the Huskies have... Continue Reading →
F4 Preview: Boston University
The Friendship Four returns for a fourth year, with 4 new NCAA teams looking to emulate UMass-Lowell, Vermont and Clarkson by winning the Belpot trophy in the 2-day tournament. This is one of the best weekends of hockey in Belfast - with the speed and skill of college hockey on display - as well as... Continue Reading →
IIHF Continental Cup – Day 1
This Page Does Not Auto-Refresh. You'll just have to do that yourself like. 21:56- Post game reaction from Adam Keefe and Tyler Beskorowany 21:30- That's all for Day 1. Your Belfast Giants win 4-0! Post game reaction from Adam Keefe and Tyler Beskorowany to follow... 20:52- GOOOAAAALL. It's 3! Dustin Johner makes it 3-0 without... Continue Reading →
Giants Aim to Remain In Europe Into 2019
The Belfast Giants return home to the SSE Arena on Thursday evening after 32 days, 10 games, 42 goals scored, 16 goals conceded and 9 victories on the road right across Scotland, England and Wales. Visiting 8 of the other 10 arenas and fighting their way to the TOP of the Elite Ice Hockey League.... Continue Reading →
AVFTB LIVE – Saturday 17th November
A View From The Bridge LIVE returns to McCools at the SSE Arena this Saturday 17th November, following the Belfast Giants v GKS Katowice game, the final competitive game of Group E in the IIHF Continental Cup! Patrick Smyth, Simon Kitchen and Joel Neill will be joined on stage by a number of special guests to reflect on what... Continue Reading →
Keefe Says Giants “Need To Be Ready” As Panthers And Devils Lie In Wait.
The Giants face one more weekend on the road before they finally return to the SSE Arena in Continental Cup Action next Thursday. Before that they face one of the more testing weekends of the season with visits to Nottingham and Cardiff. With 4 wins in their last 10 game, the Nottingham Panthers form can... Continue Reading →
To Enforce Or Not?
With the rise in the number of instigator penalties this season, Chris Lovell examines the effect on the game. I have followed hockey for years, but I really bought into the sport when the Giants were formed in 2000 and the main thing on my mind? Fighting. As I’ve become more educated on the sport... Continue Reading →
3 in 3 a Tough Prospect for Short Benched Giants
How do you follow an October where the Belfast Giants picked up 20 of the 22 points available across all competitions? Shall we include the fact that those 20 points included 4 being taken from the Nottingham Panthers home and away, or that 12 of those points came on the road? What about the added... Continue Reading →
A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery inside an Enigma
With the advent of the FreeSport TV Deal, and the giants recent appearance on the channel, David Welsh ponders on why the Giants dont get a wider remit on local media. Did you say to yourself, that's a strange title? Although I doubt Churchill ever thought his words describing the state of Russia would ever... Continue Reading →
