The hockey season is well and truly underway, with games coming thick and fast. For Belfast Giants this has meant a lot of games against their usual trio of Scottish opponents in the Challenge Cup, but in recent weeks their variety of opposition has improved as they dive into cup action. With a little over […]
Summer can be a barren time for hockey fans. Empty ice pads and a loss of weekly routine lead to trying to find other avenues for entertainment. Chief among them is scouring the internet for news of the latest signings and new contracts. For EIHL fans this often means new and unknown players joining from […]
It’s a pleasant spring morning as my phone rings. The voice at the other end tells me it’s much the same where they are. With a bank holiday weekend approaching, and having just finished a coaching session with the under 9s at her local club, you can hear the grin on Courtney Keight’s face. Clearly, […]
With one double-header weekend against a top four opponent behind them, and another about to begin, Belfast Giants are sat firmly atop the EIHL table and fighting to keep their place. I caught up with defenceman Garrett McFadden to find out the mood in the locker room. Last weekend Cardiff Devils were in town, they […]
A four-point weekend, with an aggregate score of 12-2 in favour of the home team, and a move up to first place in the league table. A good weekend by any standard and one that Belfast Giants fans are rightly celebrating. From the heady heights of the press box on Friday evening, it felt like […]
It’s been a rollercoaster introduction to the EIHL for Belfast Giants goaltender Alexis Gravel. From starting the team’s opening game in the Champions Hockey League to a run of games backing up Jackson Whistle before re-establishing himself in recent weeks with a string of strong performances in net. That resurgence started in mid-November as the […]
As the clocks go back, the nights draw in and the weather turns cold and miserable, things are heating up in the EIHL. For the Belfast Giants it means weeks of facing the same few Scottish teams evolve into regular trips further south and hosting new faces. We caught up with Patrick Grasso to find […]
Tonight, the Belfast Giants start their season in earnest as they host Kalpa Kuopio in the Champions Hockey League. After a pair of positive performances in pre-season against Stavanger Oilers, we caught up with Bo Hanson for his thoughts on the fixture, and the season ahead. “We’re trying to prepare as best as we can […]
With Adam Keefe’s testimonial and their HospICE Hockey fundraising game in the rear-view mirror, it’s time for Belfast Giants to set their sights on the season ahead and their first announcement, late last week, was a belter as they confirmed Keefe would return for another season as head coach. In addition to Keefe’s return the […]
With player announcements in full flow, CHL fixtures next month and the Elite League season hot on its heels what better time to get back to chatting with players on what they are up to and their thoughts on the season ahead. Fresh off announcing his return to the Belfast Giants we caught up with Josh […]
