The Belfast Giants will travel to Germany,  Czech Republic and Sweden in the forthcoming group stage of the Champions Hockey League. Today’s CHL draw, that took place at the IIHF World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, place the Giants in Group C with Augsburg Panthers of the DEL, HC Bílí Tygři Liberec of Czech Extraliga and... Continue Reading →

(Full audio interview below) THE SMOTHERMAN ERA ROLLS ON. Your Belfast Giants have confirmed the return of one of last year’s most compelling stories, and most beloved players. It didn’t take Jordan Smotherman long to win the hearts and minds of the Teal army when he arrived on these shores back in February. Not only... Continue Reading →

The most casual elements of Northern Ireland’s hockey fandom could have been forgiven for thinking that GKS Katowice were EIHL newcomers in 2018/19, such was the regularity of their appearances at the SSE Arena. The Polish outfit, coached by enigmatic Canadian Tom Coolen played out some ferocious battles against Adam Keefe’s men in Continental Cup... Continue Reading →

Belfast Giants Head Coach Adam Keefe has been shortlisted for 'Coach of the Year' by the Alliance of European Hockey Clubs (EHC), and the Teal Army are being called to vote en masse in order to land one more title for the club in a historic year. CLICK HERE TO VOTE It follows an incredible... Continue Reading →

Following an outstanding scoring season with the Manchester Storm, the EIHL’s British Player of the Year, Ciaran Long, joins the Belfast Giants for the 2019/20 season. Long is a product of the Swindon hockey system having worked his way through to first play with the Wildcats in 2005/06 at EPIHL level before making more of... Continue Reading →

Following 3 seasons with the Belfast Giants, Blair Riley has taken the decision not to fulfil his 2 year contract and to move on from the organisation, with strong rumours of him remaining within the EIHL. Riley leaves the Giants having captained the team to the highest level of single season success achieved in the almost 20 years of the... Continue Reading →

And now the end is near, and so I face the final curtain………. the records show I took the blows, and did it my way. The words may belong to Sinatra, the sentiments belong to the greatest British player of the modern era, and this weekend marks the end of that era, the Colin Shields era,... Continue Reading →