The Friendship Four is special. It just is. There are just no other words to describe it. Okay, there are. Exciting, exhilarating, dramatic, positive, feel-good, unifying... and for some, the highlight of the hockey calendar in Belfast. Mayor of Boston Marty Walsh was in town to drop the puck on game one (and I am... Continue Reading →

A capacity crowd was on hand at the SSE Arena for the Belfast Giant's fourth tilt of the season with Omar Pacha's Dundee Stars, the first since Belfast's 7-2 Destruction of the Scottish side in October. When I say capacity- I mean capacity. The East Tier had been rolled out and face off was awarded... Continue Reading →

The SSE Arena crew had an impressive turnaround overnight, going from a sensational sold out, beer soaked, Gerry Cinnamon gig Friday to a clean sheet of ice and tonight's clash between your Belfast Giants and the Coventry Blaze. In fact, they had done such a good clean up job that the only remnant of Gerry... Continue Reading →

It was a welcome return to #HockeyWeather on Friday night at the SSE Arena, as fans filed in out of a cold, wet and dark Belfast night for the Belfast Giants annual Halloween game. True to form, the home crowd was littered with witches hats, devil horns, skeletons, sombreros, batman, a corpse bride, a baby... Continue Reading →

The big news ahead of Sunday's rematch between the Belfast Giants and Manchester Storm was that Stephen Murphy had been given the nod in goal for the home side, ahead of usual starter Shane Owen. To his credit, the veteran Murphy had put in a good showing after coming off the bench in the second... Continue Reading →

The Belfast Giants returned home from the conclusion of their CHL campaign in Sweden with an opportunity to renew their focus. Not only was the CHL in the books, but they had squeaked into the knockout stages of the Challenge Cup- in what was otherwise a Glasgow weekender to forget. What mattered now, especially in... Continue Reading →

Things the Swedish are good at: Flat-pack furniture Meatballs Disco Things the Swedish are EXTREMELY good at: Ice Hockey Let me illustrate the point by taking a quick look at the winners of the Champions Hockey League to date: 2014-15: Lulea [SWEDEN] 2015-16: Frolunda [SWEDEN] 2016-17: Frolunda [SWEDEN] 2017-18: JYP [FINLAND... quite close to SWEDEN]... Continue Reading →

[AVFTB Post Game with Ben Lake, Liam Morgan and Adam Keefe below] The voices and drums of a standing section rang out through the SSE Arena as puck dropped for league action against the Guildford Flames. The standing section (named "Boomerang Corner" and in existence since 2015) presumably cobbled together at short notice to compete... Continue Reading →

The Belfast Giants and Fife Flyers sat with 2 points a piece, and 2 games in hand each heading into this weekend's Challenge Cup home and away series. Todd Dutiaume's Flyers have enjoyed an electric start to their league campaign, taking notable scalps including the Nottingham Panthers and sitting atop the standings. A team not... Continue Reading →