A difficult 7 days for the Belfast Giants. A home win over Guildford was followed by another defeat on the road, this time in Dundee, that leaves the Giants in a “Must Win” scenario against an in-form Glasgow Clan this Saturday if they have any aspirations of retaining the Challenge Cup once again. Meanwhile SHL... Continue Reading →
Things the Swedish are good at: Flat-pack furniture Meatballs Disco Things the Swedish are EXTREMELY good at: Ice Hockey Let me illustrate the point by taking a quick look at the winners of the Champions Hockey League to date: 2014-15: Lulea [SWEDEN] 2015-16: Frolunda [SWEDEN] 2016-17: Frolunda [SWEDEN] 2017-18: JYP [FINLAND... quite close to SWEDEN]... Continue Reading →
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 →
[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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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