Ten times now the Giants players have been getting themselves ready for another hockey season. Ten times now the fans have been revving themselves up for professional hockey in Belfast with all the hopes and dreams that come with it …

When you say it like that …

It’s hard to believe where the years have gone on first glance at the words ‘Ten’ and ‘Years’, but the longer you sit and think about it the more the memories of a decade come flooding back into the conscience and the more you remember what has made this team a special one, if even only in the eyes of the faithful who follow it. But there have been so many good times, and plenty of bad that given a bit of time are all special to look back on and there is no reason to believe that the teams tenth season out on the ice won’t create more of the same.

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Below are a couple of articles on the story below regarding the changes to the EIHL over the off-season. Read More»

There is a debate on going on the Kingdom of the Giants website right now following an article on their front page on whether the Giants are cursed or not by the Black Jersey. That story gives the background to the jersey but it all harks back to the 5-0 thashing the Giants took at the hands of the Ayr Scottish Eagles in the 2002 Challenge Cup Final. The Giants had been invincible all season until that fateful day having been leading the Super League since way back on 18th October.

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People often ask me what my favourite Giants moment of all-time is. Now the Giants have been going for Eight seasons now so it is difficult to give a straight answer of one particular moment without some serious thought. But usually I just give one of many moments I have enjoyed watching the Giants over the years and that one of many moments changes each time I answer the question depending on what moment springs to mind first. But with my impending move to live in Canada only three days away and the fact that I am going to miss the start, middle and likely the end of the Giants season for the first time in their history I have been starting to think of the good times myself and wondering what some of my favourite moments ever have been between 2000 and 2008? The next lot of days are likely to be busy ones for me but if I have the time and if I can over the coming days or possibly weeks, I will count down my own personal favourite 10 moment as a Giants fan starting at 10.

Anyone with half a brain is surely not in favor of the current concept of the British playoff system. I haven’t had the chance to talk to any players about this though I hope that over the playoff weekend that maybe that chance will arise. Ok not the Giants players but there are four other teams there. It would be interesting to see what they thought but as for the fans, I have talked to them and almost the absolute majority does not like what they see.

For anyone not totally aware the British playoffs work in the following way: Read More»