The latest in our series of excellent articles by Giants fans, we are asked to consider our fellow fan. The author, who wishes to remain anonymous, highlights the positivity in the game but how sometimes we have internal divisions. Bleed Teal. Hockey family. Teal Army. All terms used by the fan base of our club.... Continue Reading →
‘Bout Ye : Hunter Bishop
The Belfast Giants today added the last piece to their 2018-19 Pre-Season recruitment puzzle with the addition of Alaska Native, Hunter Bishop. The 6’00” 185 lb versatile forward inks for your Giants after a four year stint on mainland Europe, his time split between Olimpija Ljubljana in Slovenia, a CHL stint with the Krefeld Pinguines... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Off Season Special – August 2018
It's the final Off Season Special of the summer and with hockey firmly on the near horizon the lads are getting excited. Steve Thornton, Colin Shields and Dustin Johner are the guests as Patrick, Davy, Simon and Joel contemplate, among other things, the new names on the roster, the fixtures, the TV deal and the... Continue Reading →
Giant Surprise For Young Fans!
It was practice with a twist at the SSE Arena this morning, as the Belfast Giants took some time out of their pre-season preparations to provide a special experience for another group of Teal warriors. Belfast Giants Merchandise Manager and the Queen of Kukri Laura 'Smallsy' Small had planned a big surprise for the young... Continue Reading →
Hockey Fans: The New Batch
Days before the first of two pre-season games for Belfast against the Manitoba Bisons, Giants fan Stephen Smeeth reflects on the excitement that builds ahead of a new EIHL season. Every single season without fail I catch a tweet or two “definitely buying a season ticket” or “first season ticket got!”. I won’t lie, it... Continue Reading →
From The Archive: Did You See What I Saw? – November 2012
Kingdom of the Giants, in its long history as a website, has been used for many opinion pieces concerning the events of the time and sometimes some wider hockey narrative. From time to time we'll hope to bring back some work from the site and revive it to see how it sits in modern context.... Continue Reading →
Calling The Teal Army
The excitement is building as the Belfast Giants prepare to return to action with 2 pre-season battles against Manitoba Bison. As part of the build up, David Welsh discusses his thoughts from the long off season and issues a rally cry to the returning fans. Can you feel it? I certainly can, after the long... Continue Reading →
Hockey On The Horizon
Little over a week before the Belfast Giants return to action, Paddy Sloan shares his thoughts from the off season and his anticipation for what's to come. Ok so lets forget Norn Irons annual dose of sun allocation and talk HOCKEY. The Belfast Giants of course. First things first. Let's acknowledge the selfless act of... Continue Reading →
‘Bout Ye: Matt Towe
Matt Towe has put to bed a summers worth of speculation as to his future in the game by signing a new contract with the Belfast Giants. The Coffee Baron of Bangor will return in teal for another season. However, his new job as a father will take centre stage in his life as Matt’s... Continue Reading →
‘Bout Ye: Andrew Dickson
Andrew Dickson, proud son of Ballymoney, once again adds his name to the roster of the Belfast Giants for the 2018/19 season. The one time Sheffield Steeler is to enjoy his 9th season in teal as Adam Keefe adds his name to create a strong netminding threesome with Beskorowany, Stephen Murphy. While Dicko’s appearances on... Continue Reading →
