Belfast Giants took to the SSE Arena ice for the first of their games in the IIHF Continental Cup Final against Belarus side HK Gomel. Gomel qualified having finished 3rd in their league with Champions Grodno and runners up Minsk moving into the CHL. Giants gave a 3rd debut to Chris Higgins, returning for his... Continue Reading →
A MASSIVE WEEKEND lies ahead for the Belfast Giants as the final of the IIHF Continental Cup comes to the SSE Arena in Belfast. But before that we have time to reflect on a big 4 point weekend at home to the Sheffield Steelers. Curtis Leonard, Ryan Martinelli, Adam Keefe and Blair Riley are our... Continue Reading →
A 4pm puck drop on Sunday had barely given the respective fan bases of the Belfast Giants and Sheffield Steelers time to get over the rollercoaster ride of Saturday night. The Sheffield Steelers had switched goaltenders, scratching Brad Day and starting Matt Climie over Jackson Whistle, who dressed for the bench. The other notable omission... 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 →
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 →
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 →
A festive A View From The Bridge looks back at the weekends games against the Manchester Storm. We hear from Adam Keefe and Kendall McFaull, and discuss sprouts! Patrick, Simon and Joel discuss the departure of Francis Beauvillier and the return of Chris Higgins. The Storm games and suspensions are HIGH on the agenda and... Continue Reading →
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