Following another defeat on the road the Giants sit in a precarious Challenge Cup position. Ryan Donaldson considers what's gone wrong away from the SSE Arena. Another weekend, another road defeat for the Giants of Belfast. Losses are part and parcel of hockey. However the manner of the defeats is concerning at the least. The... Continue Reading →
Flames Bring The Heat, But Giants Hold On In Frantic 2-1 Battle
[AVFTB Post Game with Ben Lake, Liam Morgan and Adam Keefe below] The voices and drums of a standing section rang out through the SSE Arena as puck dropped for league action against the Guildford Flames. The standing section (named "Boomerang Corner" and in existence since 2015) presumably cobbled together at short notice to compete... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Blood Red Lines
Another Jekyll and Hyde weekend from the Belfast Giants as A View from he Bridge returns to look across all the weekends news regarding the Belfast Giants and EIHL. We have some special news regarding our #BleedTeal100 Blood drive and wonderful updates on Dylan and Blake. Giants split the games with Fife which Davy, Simon... Continue Reading →
Dupuy Opens Account As Flyers Shellacked In Belfast
The Belfast Giants and Fife Flyers sat with 2 points a piece, and 2 games in hand each heading into this weekend's Challenge Cup home and away series. Todd Dutiaume's Flyers have enjoyed an electric start to their league campaign, taking notable scalps including the Nottingham Panthers and sitting atop the standings. A team not... Continue Reading →
#BleedTeal100
Giving Blood Saves Lives. The blood you donate is a lifeline in an emergency and for people who need long-term treatments. But across the UK and most notably in Northern Ireland, there is a shortage of many different blood groups and an urgent need for more donors. This week on the A View from the... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Dicko
Belfast Giants had a mixed weekend at home in Cup and League competition, and this week’s A View From The Bridge looks across the defeat to the Stars and victory over the Panthers. But the star of this week’s show is undoubtably netminder Andrew Dickson who answers your questions on The Fan Agenda and gives... Continue Reading →
Owen Posts Shutout In League Win Over Panthers
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 →
Giants Come Up Short Despite Heavily Outshooting Stars
On AVFTB this week, I asked Omar Pacha what he thought about the common perception among the EIHL fan base that he is capable of assembling and coaching competitive teams on a comparatively smaller budget than most of the league. Where he had his reservations, and spoke of Dundee's growing spending power- one part rings... Continue Reading →
“The Chiclets Effect”
AVFTB Producer, Patrick Smyth, enthuses on the podcast boom in UK Hockey. There was a time when talking about sport was pretty limited. Your social interaction with any professional game revolved around watching the event, be it hockey, football or maybe rugby. Then you maybe sat with your mates in the pub and had a... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Pach-ion For The Game
Belfast Giants began their domestic season this weekend with mixed fortune. A View From The Bridge returns to look over the Challenge Cup and EIHL action against Glasgow and Manchester. Dundee Stars head coach Omar Pacha chats about this Saturdays game. Giants forward Jean Dupuy is our guest on The Fan Agenda. We catch up... Continue Reading →
