A 4pm puck drop on Sunday had barely given the respective fan bases of the Belfast Giants and Sheffield Steelers time to get over the rollercoaster ride of Saturday night. The Sheffield Steelers had switched goaltenders, scratching Brad Day and starting Matt Climie over Jackson Whistle, who dressed for the bench. The other notable omission... Continue Reading →
Sometimes, it's hard to remind yourself that games against the Sheffield Steelers count for the name number of points as the rest of them. An atmosphere worthy of a cup final filled the SSE Arena ahead of puck drop, as a packed crowd rose to acknowledge the 585th game of Belfast Giants all-time leading scorer... Continue Reading →
There are certain pairings that just define Christmas: turkey and ham, mistletoe and wine, Santa and Rudolph... …the Belfast Giants and the Glasgow Clan. The latest festive instalment of the Irish Sea rivalry began at the SSE Arena with with good Giants pressure on goaltender Joel Rumpel. An early Power Play (Craig Peacock, hooking, 1.31)... Continue Reading →
The Giants had entered the Christmas break sitting pretty at the top of the Elite Ice Hockey League. But tonight, as the Teal Army re-emerged from a turkey-haze and filed into the SSE Arena, they found themselves leapfrogged by the Cardiff Devils; who had been chipping away at their games in hand and finally drew... Continue Reading →
The Manchester Storm rolled into Belfast on Friday night for game one of a Christmas Double Header- and it was almost a cert that it was going to get physical. A huge roar went up for the returning Patrick Dwyer, who helped the Belfast Giants along to a dominant first period. Dominant everywhere, that is,... Continue Reading →
An action packed week in the EIHL.... so lets pack in that action with your normal Tuesday lunchtime collection from around the rinks. All Games EIHL Unless Otherwise Stated Tuesday 11th December 2018 Belfast Giants v Dundee Stars - Challenge Cup Quarter Final Click Here for Highlights, Report, Interviews and Game Pictures Nottingham Panthers v... Continue Reading →
A mixed weekend from the Belfast Giants who had a tough night in Braehead against the Glasgow Clan before bouncing back in Manchester where Darcy Murphy put four goals by the Storm in a 6-4 victory. The Clan took the spoils on Saturday night hot off an OT victory in Cardiff that knocked last season’s... Continue Reading →
On a night where the only nervous faces in the SSE Arena were people who had bet three figures on the over (I extend my sympathy, by the way) the defending Champion Belfast Giants ran out comfortable 4-2 winners over the Dundee Stars to advance to the Semi-Finals of the Challenge Cup once more. Adam... Continue Reading →
Tuesday Lunchtime... here's your regular round up of EIHL action from Week 14. Tuesday 4th December 2018 Manchester Storm v Nottingham Panthers Wednesday 5th December 2018 Dundee Stars v Belfast Giants Highlights Not Yet Available - Report and Interviews Here Cardiff Devils v Guildford Flames Glasgow Clan v Sheffield Steelers Highlights Not Yet Available Saturday... Continue Reading →
Following their shock defeat to the Dundee Stars mid-week, the Belfast Giants bounced back in league action to take a maximum 4 points from the weekend and retain their position at the top of the Elite Ice Hockey League. Saturday night witnessed the Giants make their third and final league visit to the Spectrum and... Continue Reading →
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