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 →
Giants Narrow Gap On Devs With Wild Blaze Victory
The Belfast Giants were 2 and 0 on the series as the Coventry Blaze made their first trip across the Irish Sea- complete with new import goaltender and former NHLer Matt Hackett. Despite the Giants clean record thus far- the pressure remained firmly on as the men in Teal and Andrew Lord's Cardiff Devils continued... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Norn Arlan
A scintillating weekend of European ice hockey at the SSE Arena concluded in a pulsating battle between the Belfast Giants and Arlan Kokshetau culminating in the Kazakstan team lifing the IIHF Continental Cup title. In a special A View From The Bridge we look back at the tournament with audio taken from the weekend. We chat... Continue Reading →
3-3 Draw In Belfast Marks First Overseas NCAA Womens Game
By this point, Belfast is a city synonymous with ice hockey firsts in this part of the world. But even with that said, today feels special. For the first time ever, the NCAA's women bring Division 1 ice hockey overseas for a two game series between the defending champion Clarkson Golden Knights and Northeastern Huskies.... Continue Reading →
Stars Take The Win In Sunday Showdown
On the day that the Belfast Giants 2017/18 Challenge Cup win over the Cardiff Devils was named Northern Ireland's Top Sporting Moment of 2018 by readers of the Belfast Telegraph, the Dundee Stars rolled into town to continue an interesting series against the men in Teal. Going into tonight, the sides are 2-2 against each... Continue Reading →
Giants Blank Storm 4-0 To Bag 3 Points On The Weekend
The leadup to Belfast v Manchester Round 2 came with the news from the EIHL's Department of Player Safety that the Storm would be without #9 Luke Moffatt- suspended for two games following his encounter with Patrick Dwyer on Friday night. More specifically- his swinging helmet's encounter with Patrick Dwyer's head. The puck dropped with... Continue Reading →
LIVE BLOG: IIHF Continental Cup Day 3
17:05- That's going to do it for game 1 of the day, Zagreb just too much for the young Italians. 3-1 the final score. The stage is now set for a huge showdown between Poland's Katowice and your Belfast Giants. Faceoff at 7pm. 16:53- We are in the final minutes of a game which Zagreb... Continue Reading →
LIVE BLOG: IIHF Continental Cup Day 2
This page does not auto-refresh. You'll just have to do that yourself like. 22:03- GIANTS WIN. 6-2 the final score over Ritten. Post game reaction from Adam Keefe and Patrick Dwyer right here: 20:14 - 20:04- Yeah. I think you know how this night is going. 19:17- Yeah. So it was going really well when... Continue Reading →
INTERVIEWS: Giants Win OT Battle in Manchester
FINAL SCORE: Manchester 3-4 Belfast (OT) _______________________________________________________ Audio: Patrick Smyth / AVFTB Image: Manchester Storm
Ferland Winner Gives Giants Eight Points In A Week
Belfast Giants 3, Guildford Flames 2 - Elite LeagueThe Belfast Giants embarked into tonight's game against the Guildford Flames with the desire to make it 8 points in a week in league competition. Jim Vandermeer and Colin Shields still out of the Giants line up through injury, while Brett Ferguson still hadn't received his visa... Continue Reading →