Less than 24 hours following their domestic opener and Challenge Cup group win over Glasgow, the puck dropped on the Belfast Giants League Campaign in Manchester. Adam Keefe's men were still without Liam Reddox, Jesse Forsberg and Patrick Mullen for the fairly tall task of going into Altrincham's notoriously small ice pad and coming away... Continue Reading →
Giants Open Domestic Campaign With Clan Cup Thrashing
After a whirlwind start to the season in Europe, it was back to porridge for the Belfast Giants as Zack Fitzgerald's new look Glasgow Clan arrived in town, looking to even up a 1-2 start to their domestic season. Ahead of faceoff, the Giants 18/19 League Championship banner was unveiled to a huge ovation. That... Continue Reading →
Who Can Stop The Giants Now?
Regular contributor Gary Jackson looks at which teams stand in the way of the Giants retention of silverware. Having won 4 from 4 in our preseason schedule, and looked strong in the Champions Hockey League, we may as well hand out the trophies now; Giants will win the clean sweep, a Grand Slam, this season... Continue Reading →
Podcast: PROST!
A jam packed edition of the Belfast Giants Official Podcast, A View From The Bridge see the lads joined by Belfast and Team GB Equipment Manager, Jason “Taff” Ellery to look back at a very entertaining weekend of Giants hockey on the continent. Patrick, Simon, Davy and Taff look across the games in the CHL,... Continue Reading →
Teal Army Takes: Giants Fans Report on Liberec Defeat & CHL So Far
Adam Keefe's Belfast Giants tasted their first defeat of a landmark 20th season in the Czech Republic on Thursday night, falling 6-1 to a game Liberec side who had been humbled just a week earlier in Belfast. The Czech Champions had perhaps underestimated the Giants in their first meeting, losing 5-4 in a famous night... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Puttin’ On The Foil
The Belfast Giants began their Champions Hockey League adventure with aplomb last weekend and A View From The Bridge will consider all the action over the 2 games. Simon, Patrick and Davy look back over the victory against Liberec, the OT loss to Augsburg and consider what's in store on the continent this forthcoming weekend.... Continue Reading →
Hockey Helps
Chris Lovell shares an honest assessment of what ice hockey means to his own mental health, how interest in the game has helped him, and can help you! Many of you reading this may know me either directly or even as the mouthy one on Twitter! Some may not know me, either way who I... Continue Reading →
OT Heart Break For Giants Against Augsburg
The Belfast Giants faced their first defeat as Augsburger Panther took an Overtime victory in the second game of Group C. the result leave Belfast level with Lulea and Augsburg on 4 points in Group C prior to an adventure into Europe this forthcoming week. In a 5 goal thriller at the SSE Arena, Matt... Continue Reading →
Giants Top Group With Opening CHL Victory
The Belfast Giants sit on top of Group C of the Champions Hockey League as they opened their account with a 5-4 victory over Czech Extraliga Regular Season winners, Bílí Tygři Liberec. In a game fraught with physicality the Giants upset the odds and took all 3 points on offer. Bobby Farnham opened the scoring,... Continue Reading →
The Whiteboard – CHL Special: This Time We’re Going On A European Tour
FC Hockey Media’s Noel Gillespie previews Group C of the Champions Hockey League as the Belfast Giants take their first steps in the competition. We're on our way again. How do we get there? Actually, happy to say I'm not sure this time around. I'm still working on it. We've had a fairly pleasant summer in... Continue Reading →
