20 Years to the day when the Belfast Giants first took to the ice at the then Odyssey Arena, and despite the game being suspended through the pandemic, Patrick, Day, Simon and Joel return to discuss the legacy that team left behind them. https://soundcloud.com/avftb/avftb-still-game We also look at the current scenario on the table, the... Continue Reading →
On the 15th Anniversary of the podcast's debut, long time host Patrick Smyth looks back at how the show has endured this long When Aaron Kernohan approached me in 2005 with the idea of starting a podcast, I only had a vague idea what one was. The technology was in its infancy. You could only... Continue Reading →
Back to work for A View From The Bridge after an extended Christmas break, and 7 games to consider as the Giants battled to strong victories over Glasgow, Fife and Dundee. However they were also eliminated from the Challenge Cup by Cardiff and suffered a humiliating home defeat to Omar Pacha’s Stars. Plenty for Davy,... Continue Reading →
Despite the Christmas cheer on display, and despite the full-on brass band playing fans into the building- tonight's visit of the Cardiff Devils comes at the tail end of another turbulent week on and off-ice for the Belfast Giants. Following their shut out Challenge Cup exit against tonight's opponents last weekend, it emerged that well... Continue Reading →
After failing to find a goal in two successive home games, the Belfast Giants finally clawed their way back into form on Friday night on the road to Omar Pacha's Dundee Stars, claiming two points in a 4-2 victory before high tailing it back home across the Irish Sea before Saturday's forecasted storms rolled in.... Continue Reading →
Long time Giants fan Aaron Kernohan uses the 20th season to reflect on the great players to pull on the teal. Twenty years since the Belfast Giants took to Odyssey Arena ice. Twenty different rosters have been constructed. As the 20th anniversary of that very first game in the Odyssey Arena passes I have decided... Continue Reading →
The Giants crusade for a Challenge Cup 3-peat kicked back into gear Wednesday night, as the Cardiff Devils rolled into Belfast for the first tilt in a two game aggregate series. Ahead of face off, former Giant Matt Towe was recognised by the OSC as part of his surprise Fan Appreciation Night, and received a... Continue Reading →
If you've just joined us... it's worth repeating: 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... Continue Reading →
Adam Keefe had mentioned he was going "back to the drawing board" following last night's cup defeat at the hands of Dundee, in search of an offensive formula able to convert more of the Giants staggering 68 shots on goal in a frustrating Saturday night at the SSE. Still in search of his first goal,... Continue Reading →
This evening the Belfast Giants have named D Man, Matt Pelech as the 10th player in the clubs history to wear the C as Captain. Pelech was named by Adam Keefe ahead of tomorrows Champions Hockey League openeing game against Bili Tygri Liberec of the Czech Republic. Pelech has made quite the impression since donning... Continue Reading →
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