If you've just joined us... it's worth repeating: The Friendship Four is special. It just is. There are just no other words to describe it. Okay, there are. Exciting, exhilarating, dramatic, positive, feel-good, unifying… and for some, the highlight of the hockey calendar in Belfast. Mayor of Boston Marty Walsh was in town to drop... Continue Reading →
The Friendship Four is special. It just is. There are just no other words to describe it. Okay, there are. Exciting, exhilarating, dramatic, positive, feel-good, unifying... and for some, the highlight of the hockey calendar in Belfast. Mayor of Boston Marty Walsh was in town to drop the puck on game one (and I am... Continue Reading →
Following another weekend to forget for the Belfast Giants, the club has moved quickly to secure the services of 27 year old centreman David Goodwin from recent Swedish visitors to Belfast, Mora IK. Goodwin has tasted Championship success both at junior level with the Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL, and in College where he... Continue Reading →
A capacity crowd was on hand at the SSE Arena for the Belfast Giant's fourth tilt of the season with Omar Pacha's Dundee Stars, the first since Belfast's 7-2 Destruction of the Scottish side in October. When I say capacity- I mean capacity. The East Tier had been rolled out and face off was awarded... Continue Reading →
The SSE Arena crew had an impressive turnaround overnight, going from a sensational sold out, beer soaked, Gerry Cinnamon gig Friday to a clean sheet of ice and tonight's clash between your Belfast Giants and the Coventry Blaze. In fact, they had done such a good clean up job that the only remnant of Gerry... Continue Reading →
It was a welcome return to #HockeyWeather on Friday night at the SSE Arena, as fans filed in out of a cold, wet and dark Belfast night for the Belfast Giants annual Halloween game. True to form, the home crowd was littered with witches hats, devil horns, skeletons, sombreros, batman, a corpse bride, a baby... Continue Reading →
The big news ahead of Sunday's rematch between the Belfast Giants and Manchester Storm was that Stephen Murphy had been given the nod in goal for the home side, ahead of usual starter Shane Owen. To his credit, the veteran Murphy had put in a good showing after coming off the bench in the second... Continue Reading →
The Belfast Giants returned home from the conclusion of their CHL campaign in Sweden with an opportunity to renew their focus. Not only was the CHL in the books, but they had squeaked into the knockout stages of the Challenge Cup- in what was otherwise a Glasgow weekender to forget. What mattered now, especially in... Continue Reading →
Cineworld and Hollywood Bowl named as first two anchor tenants Work to last 17 months, completion expected Spring 2021 New main entrance to Arena Some closures expected, but arena remains unaffected £4.5M transformation of W5 among plans The UK’s largest cinema operator, Cineworld, and the UK’s largest bowl operator, Hollywood Bowl, are the first anchor... 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 →
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