The Glasgow Clan carried a full strength lineup into Belfast on Valentine's Day, in addition to their 1-2 aggregate lead. Once again, it's do or die time, a semi final second leg with a place in the Challenge Cup final at stake. The anticipation in the air, and on social media, had been palpable all... Continue Reading →
Despite the encouraging sight of Patrick Dwyer dressed for warmups, the Belfast Giants, were unchanged going into Saturday's sequel against the Guildford Flames. The visitors meanwhile opted for Travis Fullerton in goal over Chris Carozzi, and took to the ice in Belfast hoping to frustrate the home fans once more. An early Giants power play... Continue Reading →
As the Guildford Flames arrived in town for a Fri/Sat Double Header, the points gap at the top of the Elite Ice Hockey League remained at 3 between the leading Cardiff Devils and the trailing Belfast Giants. It's the cut and paste statement at this time of the year, but as the Giants faced another... Continue Reading →
As if a chaotic 6-5 win over the Coventry Blaze on Friday night wasn't enough drama heading into a huge Sunday showdown with the Nottingham Panthers- the news broke early morning that the Belfast Giants had signed 6'3" Forward Jordan Smotherman from Iserlohn in Germany's DEL. Well... he had technically been signed for a week;... Continue Reading →
The Belfast Giants, thankfully unaffected by the overnight storm, had arrived safely in Milton Keynes for their third in three. Waiting for them was a fresh Lightning squad, playing their first of the weekend and backstopped by a gifted goaltender in Patrick Killeen despite his league high GAA of 3.42. Meanwhile, Adam Keefe favoured Stephen... Continue Reading →
The sequel to Friday night's 6-3 victory over the Fife Flyers was to take place under a yellow weather warning- with an approaching storm already wreaking havoc with the travel plans of both the Fife flyers fans and team. Inside the confines of a packed SSE Arena however, it was business as usual. Hunter Bishop... Continue Reading →
After two weeks of heartbreak, the unspoken truth around the SSE Arena on Friday evening was that it was do or die time for the Belfast Giants. An agonising Continental Cup final loss on sudden death penalty shots had given way to a 0 point weekend in Cardiff. The reigning Champion Devils now held a... Continue Reading →
Arlan Kokshetau are the 2019 IIHF Continental Cup Champions after an astounding game at the SSE Arena over the Belfast Giants. In a game in whcih both sides held their own over periods of the game it was the Kazakstan team who ultimately triumphed on the 6th round of penalty shots. The Giants had the... Continue Reading →
Belfast Giants went into the game against GKS Katowice looking revenge for defeat in the Semi Final, but also in the knowledge that a victory would set up a "Winner Takes All" final game against Arlan Kokshetu on Sunday night. A fernetic opening 10 minutes was punctuated by an unbelivable save on the penalty kill... Continue Reading →
Belfast Giants took to the SSE Arena ice for the first of their games in the IIHF Continental Cup Final against Belarus side HK Gomel. Gomel qualified having finished 3rd in their league with Champions Grodno and runners up Minsk moving into the CHL. Giants gave a 3rd debut to Chris Higgins, returning for his... Continue Reading →
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