Alright! Hi! We're back! The Belfast Giants returned from literally all over Europe this week- as a domestic break to allow for Team GB's Olympic Qualifiers provided an opportunity for some much needed R&R for Adam Keefe's men. Giants fans, too, had enjoyed a mini break of their own- shedding the stresses of a competitive... Continue Reading →
Morgan Fights Riley As Single Devils Goal Splits Weekend With Giants
Last night's single goal thriller between the Belfast Giants and Cardiff Devils was played on a knife edge. I'm pretty sure I could still feel the building reverberating from the thundering noise of the night before, as the Teal and Red Armies took their seats for Sunday's rematch. Elgin Pearce's power play goal was the... Continue Reading →
Giants Edge Devils In Single Goal Thriller
Instead of explaining it, let's just take a quick look at the brass tacks of why this weekend matters: But, as you well know, in this day and age Giants v Devils is never just about the points. We took their Challenge Cup. We took their League. They took our Playoffs. They took our Captain.... Continue Reading →
Struggling Clan Defeated As Belfast Celebrates EIHL Pride Weekend
A virtual sell out was on hand Saturday night as the Belfast Giants returned home to face the free falling Glasgow Clan. So sorry was their state of affairs that recently retired Head Coach Zack Fitzgerald found himself suited up and ready to take to the ice alongside his remaining players. Belfast, meanwhile, were dealing... Continue Reading →
Giants Topple League Leaders As Teal Army Remembers Stephen Clements
It's been a heavy week. As you will no doubt know by now, Northern Ireland suddenly and unexpectedly lost beloved BBC Radio Ulster DJ, and former Giants game night announcer, Stephen Clements this week. Moreover, in the years following his involvement with the club, Clements became a close friend of your Head Coach Adam Keefe.... Continue Reading →
Frustration As Blaze Reverse Saturday Scoreline On Giants
The Belfast Giants took to the ice on Sunday with the opportunity to take six points out of a possible eight since Monday, something that many in the arena would have bitten your hand off for at the conclusion of the week's first game of four- a home loss to the last placed Dundee Stars.... Continue Reading →
Raine Returns As Giants Dominate Blaze
The energy in the SSE Arena was cranked up to 11 with the surprise return of talisman Defender Kevin Raine to the starting lineup- his name and image on the big screens met with thundering cheers and applause from the Teal faithful. Let's be honest. We didn't have fun last time around. Losing to the... Continue Reading →
Stars Stun Giants As Curtain Falls On 2019
A Christmas four pointer over the struggling Glasgow Clan had the Teal Army in high spirits, as they arrived for the final Belfast Giants game of the decade Monday night. Standing in their way, for what felt like the 50th time this season, was Omar Pacha's Dundee Stars. Dundee themselves are a side struggling for... Continue Reading →
Hat Trick Palmberg Runs Riot In Glasgow Thrashing
Denying that a "rivalry" exists between two clubs is one of the easiest chirps in the EIHL. The dismissal of another team's hatred towards you has long been used to get one up over opposition fan bases. And to be fair, despite being unoriginal, it works. It riles people up. But set down your cold... Continue Reading →
Devils Spoil Christmas Party Despite Late Giants Rally
Despite the Christmas cheer on display, and despite the full-on brass band playing fans into the building- tonight's visit of the Cardiff Devils comes at the tail end of another turbulent week on and off-ice for the Belfast Giants. Following their shut out Challenge Cup exit against tonight's opponents last weekend, it emerged that well... Continue Reading →