Saturday's 3-3 draw between the Clarkson Golden Knights and Northeastern Huskies definitely left hockey fans in Belfast with some loose ends untied- but it also set up a tantalising second encounter early on Sunday. Northeastern dominated both possession and offense in the first half of the opening period- having an early goal waved off before... Continue Reading →
Sometimes, it's hard to remind yourself that games against the Sheffield Steelers count for the name number of points as the rest of them. An atmosphere worthy of a cup final filled the SSE Arena ahead of puck drop, as a packed crowd rose to acknowledge the 585th game of Belfast Giants all-time leading scorer... Continue Reading →
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 →
Upon his return to the Belfast Giants line up this weekend Colin Shields will break Graeme Walton's long-held appearance record when he ices in Teal White and Red for the 585th time. #Shields585 He's back? This weekend - Colin Shields returns from a long injury layoff to play Giants game #585 and overtake Graeme Walton... Continue Reading →
Belfast Giants welcomed Chris Higgins back to the SSE Arena as he arrived at training earlier this morning. Speaking to A View From The Bridge's Simon Kitchen ahead of the weekend against the Sheffield Steelers, Higgins was quick to iterate how pleased he was to be part of the organisation again. "I'm exited to get... Continue Reading →
Four points from Six for the Belfast Giants as they took on Milton Keynes, Glasgow and Dundee over the weekend in the EIHL. And with the Sheffield Steelers in town this weekend, A View From The Bridge catches up with Colin Shields. Davy, Simon and Joel chat through last weekends games, look at the potential... Continue Reading →
Following up on his fantastic 4 article series last November previewing the 2018 Friendship Four, Aaron Coulter returns to mark your card for the arrival of the Womens NCAA game in Belfast this forthcoming weekend. The Friendship Series between Clarkson and Northeastern will take place before both Belfast Giants v Sheffield Steelers games on Saturday... Continue Reading →
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 →
There are certain pairings that just define Christmas: turkey and ham, mistletoe and wine, Santa and Rudolph... …the Belfast Giants and the Glasgow Clan. The latest festive instalment of the Irish Sea rivalry began at the SSE Arena with with good Giants pressure on goaltender Joel Rumpel. An early Power Play (Craig Peacock, hooking, 1.31)... Continue Reading →
The Giants had entered the Christmas break sitting pretty at the top of the Elite Ice Hockey League. But tonight, as the Teal Army re-emerged from a turkey-haze and filed into the SSE Arena, they found themselves leapfrogged by the Cardiff Devils; who had been chipping away at their games in hand and finally drew... Continue Reading →
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