You know the drill by now... it's Playoff hockey every single night until the end of the season. However, as the Manchester Storm arrived at the SSE Arena on Sunday; last night's defeat at the hands of the Sheffield Steelers in Yorkshire, and the Cardiff Devils' road win in Coventry had loosened the points gap... Continue Reading →
With the EIHL title race being tighter than its been in many a year, the Giants arrived in South Yorkshire to take on the Steelers knowing there was little to no room for error. Sheffield had taken the last battle between the sides in the Fly DSA Arena before Christmas, the Giants holding firm at... Continue Reading →
The SSE Arena was virtually full to capacity as the puck dropped on round 2 of a high stakes weekend between the Belfast Giants and Cardiff Devils. Despite a few (thousand) hangovers; Friday night's incredible air of excitement, tension and emotion was virtually unchanged- the entire building fully aware of the importance of the game... Continue Reading →
The Belfast Giants sit three points behind the game-in-hand Cardiff Devils heading into this weekend's double header in Belfast- and with the potential differential being 5, the allocation of the points on offer this weekend could very likely make or break one side's season. Belfast iced without ace Patrick Dwyer in addition to Guillaume Gelinas.... Continue Reading →
To get three wins from the same opposition in four nights was always going to be a challenge for the Belfast Giants. And so it proved. Despite two convincing wins over the Glasgow Clan at the SSE Arena, one confirming the Giants return to the Challenge Cup Final, the Clan were able to regroup and... Continue Reading →
The Glasgow Clan's mini break in Belfast continued tonight, as the sides met again at the SSE Arena- this time in League action. The Clan, keen to overturn Thursday's Challenge Cup exit at the hands of Belfast, were without former Giant Craig Peacock. Adam Keefe's side meanwhile were once again without Jonathan Ferland. The roof... Continue Reading →
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 →
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