With the Stanley Cup still presumably on a non stop round-the-world party with Alex Ovechkin, and with the EIHL in the middle of a HOT Summer break closer to home; you have to dig just a little bit deeper to catch your hockey fix. But oh boy, it’s there! And for at least one Belfast... Continue Reading →
Interview: Steve Thornton Discusses Fixtures And The Season Ahead
“The quality of the EIHL is improving every year, Team GB have shown that”, so says Belfast Giants Head of Hockey Operations, Steve Thornton when he spoke today with A View From The Bridge. Chatting with Simon Kitchen, Steve reflected on the changes in the league and the dynamics of the new look Belfast Giants... Continue Reading →
2018/19 Belfast Giants Fixture List – Downloadable Calendar
The fixtures for the forthcoming 2018/19 season were released this morning on the new look EIHL Website and the individual club websites. The Belfast Giants schedule is once again punctuated by a long road stretch through November. The campaign will begin once again with the Challenge Cup, games on the road to Dundee and Fife... Continue Reading →
Blog: Nostalgia, It’s Just Not What It Used To Be
In the light of the Elite League commissioning a new league trophy, Gary Jackson discussed the reaction to the news and reflects on the history of our own website as it undertakes changes of its own. This month the powers that be at EIHL towers announced the dates and format for the Challenge Cup Final,... Continue Reading →
Interview: Aaron Murphy talks of EIHL’s return to TV
After almost 3 years away, regular live EIHL hockey is to return to our television screens for the forthcoming 2018-19 season. Free-to-Air channel, FreeSports, home to NHL, CHL, SHL, KHL and more, is to carry a live game every fortnight. As part of the package for the next two seasons, there will be a live game... Continue Reading →
Ch-Ch-Changes
Welcome to the new look Kingdom of the Giants website. We thought after nearly a decade of the site being various states of repair and dis-repair that we would spruce things up a little. The A View From The Bridge podcast had been the only regular update to a site that had once been a... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Off Season Special – July 2018
AVFTB Returns with another off season special and ANOTHER name added to the Belfast Giants roster. Joel chats with the new recruit, while we also hear Adam Keefe's assessment of the latest imports to join the team. Patrick, Davy, Simon and Joel cast an eye over the latest news including Liam Kirk's North American Adventure,... Continue Reading →
Interview: Boxill Returns for Belfast
The Stena Line Belfast Giants are pleased to announce the return of Jonathan Boxill for the 2018/19 Elite League season. Boxill, who iced for the Giants in 2015/16 and 2016/17, re-joins the Giants from the Milton Keynes Lightning with the announcement made on the latest episode of A View From The Bridge, the official podcast... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Off Season Special – June 2018
After a longer hiatus than usual, AVFTB is back and has brought the name of the latest signing on the Belfast Giants roster. Simon, Patrick and Davy are joined by AVFTB’s latest recruit, Joel Neil to discuss the merits of the newbie and cast their eye over the roster as it builds to the 2018/19... Continue Reading →
Podcast: All She Wrote
The Belfast Giants quest for silverware is now over and in the last podcast of the season it’s just Patrick, Simon and Davy talking over the quarterfinals against the Nottingham Panthers. They look ahead to potentials changes, who they think will win the Finals weekend and a lot lot more. You can listen to the... Continue Reading →
