This is the question most Giants fans are asking going into tonight’s contest with the Cardiff Devils with only 3 games left to play in the playoffs and such a big points difference to the top 2 teams… We take a look at just what the Giants MUST do to keep their Nottingham hopes alive. Read More»

As it says… This one is dedicated to those who love their old time, rock ‘em sock ‘em old time hockey and Mel provides just that. From start to finish this DVD is loaded with some fantastic fights put together by the work of Mel’s fists and his brother Elwood’s computer skills.

It includes some great knockout punches including one in which Mel puts his opponent down for a good 3 minutes in one punch. Also in there is the classic bouts against Darcy Hordichuck that some fans regard as the best ever – Two men standing toe to toe and throwin’ ‘em. Read More»

It’s been one of them better years for the Giants organisation in terms of injuries throughout the season although veteran Giant Todd Kelman may disagree as he sat out two long periods of time with injuries in the first half of the season missing 12 games of the teams total 23 games lost to injury this year.

In all the Giants had a full squid for 27 of the 50 games played this year, comfortably over 50% in all and this has been a rarity for the Giants in previous seasons, especially last year when it seemed a star player was falling to injury just as the other came back.

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Coventry done what they had to do and beat the London Racers tonight to take the Elite League championship and leave the Giants superb 6-3 win over last seasons Champions Sheffield a fore gone conclusion.

The Giants done everything they could and had to hope London took the win but it wasn’t to be as the Blaze ran out comfortable 5-1 winners.

A goal and assist from on form Mel Angelstad and a penalty shot goal from Awada where just a few of the highlight moments of a 6 goal victory for the Giants as they found themselves disappointed in victory when the news of the Coventry win sank in.

The Giants had to battle for their win however and Sheffield kept the pressure on, taking an early lead and then tying the game at 2-2 before the Giants raced ahead for the win in the third period. Giants goals came from Kelman and Hand on the Power play and then from Levers, Nasval, Awada with a penalty shot and then Mel Angelstad.

Although the league is now gone for the Giants their will be much pride to be taken from next weekends double header with the new Champions along with a rhythm to be built going into the playoffs and also to send a message to the Blaze that the Giants will be no push over come playoff time in only a few weeks.

Sheffield Steelers 3-6 Belfast Giants

SCORING SUMMARY
G Per  Time   Team  Goal Scorer       Assist        Assist
1  1   08:09  SHE   J. CHRISTIAN      D. COUSINEAU  E. ANDERSON  (PP)
2  1   12:19  BEL   T. KELMAN (9)     T. HAND       C. HUPPE     (PP)
3  1   16:56  BEL   T. HAND (18)      C. HUPPE      C. BOWEN     (PP)
4  2   37:29  SHE   E. ANDERSON       D. ANDREWS    M. PERON
5  3   42:29  BEL   M. LEVERS (8)     T. KELMAN
6  3   47:29  BEL   F. NASVAL (23)    M. ANGELSTAD  D. KELLY
7  3   53:29  SHE   E. ANDERSON       D. DARLING    M. PERON
8  3   54:55  BEL   G. AWADA (30)                                (PS)
9  3   55:28  BEL   M. ANGELSTAD (3)  C. BOWEN      F. NASVAL

SHOTS ON GOAL                            POWERPLAY SUMMARY
              1   2   3   T
Sheffield     8   8   6  22              SHE   1-8
Belfast       9   8   9  26              BEL   2-6

NETMINDER SUMMARY                        MAN OF THE MATCH
Team   Netminder       GA   MIN   SH     SHE   E. ANDERSON
SHE    - -              6  60:00  26     BEL   T. HAND
BEL    M KLEMPA         3  60:00  22

PLAYER SUMMARY
No. PLAYER              POS   G   A  PTS  PIM  PP  SH
 6  Leigh Jamieson       D    0   0    0    2   0   0
 9  Tony Hand            C    1   1    2    2   1   0
14  Fredrik Nasval       RW   1   1    2    4   0   0
16  Marc Levers          LW   1   0    1    0   0   0
17  Roman Gavallier      D    0   0    0    2   0   0
20  Mark Morrison        LW   0   0    0    0   0   0
21  Graeme Walton        D    0   0    0    0   0   0
22  Curtis Bowen         C    0   2    2    2   0   0
23  Dairmuid Kelly       C    0   1    1    2   0   0
24  Mel Angelstad        D    1   1    2    2   0   0
25  Curtis Huppe         LW   0   2    2    0   0   0
28  Jason Bowen          D    0   0    0    2   0   0
41  George Awada         RW   1   0    1    0   0   0
44  Todd Kelman          D    1   1    2    0   1   0
 1  Chris McGimpsey      G    0   0    0    0   0   0
 2  Martin Klempa        G    0   0    0    0   0   0

Lines:
Johnson – Hand – Awada
Huppe – C.Bowen – Nasval
Kelly – Levers – Morrison

Kelman – Gavalier
Angelstad – J.Bowen
Jamieson – Walton

You love your fights? You’ll love this.. Mel Angelstad has just released his 50 greatest fights on DVD..

Mel Angelstad is regarded as the greatest minor league fighter of all time and leads the minor leagues in all time penalty minutes. With over 400 pro fights to his name it’s no wonder he has the ability to release a DVD, and that’s exactly what he has done.

Round 1 (which means their is a round 2 to follow), is out this weekend with big Mel signing copies after the game on Saturday night. It involves some of his finest fights including the two against Darcy Hordichuk which many regard as the best fights ever. It also includes his epic brawl against his hero – Bob Probert.

To reserve your copy visit Pruckuk and enjoy some superb fights by Belfast Giants very own Mel Angelstad.

After a mid ice collision by ex-Giant Dave Matsos, Giants captain Shane Johnson limped off injured and didn’t return to Thursday nights win against Cardiff. Early reports look like it is damage to the knee but the team have not confirmed anything.

Going into Friday nights game against Cardiff again Giants general manager John Elliot said that Shane would sit out the game and be re-evaluated in the morning.

How many games Shane will miss at this very curtail time of the season is still to be known…