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 →

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 →