Trust the week that I’m away for the Giants to have their most news-active week of the season. Latest rumours/news suggest that struggling Giants forward Ryan Smith has left the team for the lower-German leagues were he originally came from. Read More»

It’s quite the heading but the rumours were true. The Giants indeed did snap up Stevie Lyle and Campbell upon their leaving of the Basingstoke Bison. The good news of depth to the squad was hampered with the news that top goal scorer, Scott Cameron has a broken foot and will be out for a number of weeks.

Theres a saying that when your luck is out, it’s really out and that is the case with the bottom of the league Giants. Three major injuries to import players in three weeks will mean the Giants will continue to play short benched even with these three signings. Campbell and Lyle will add some much needed depth to the team. Read More»

One of the original Giants is coming home. After two years away from Belfast after six seasons with the team Shane Johnson is back as a Giants player. I will write more about it in a day or two but right now I sit in the airport waiting to board a flight to Canada for four days.

In other quick news, the Bison have released goalie Stevie Lyle and forward Peter Campbell. Rumours suggest both are coming our way . . . Watch this space.

Phoenix 6, Giants 1

So the hope of starting a winning streak by getting back-to-back wins for the first time this season have been dashed in a big way with the Phoenix beating the Giants 6-1. As noted in the title, at least we ended the weekend +1 in the scoring charts! Eitherway the Giants are still a long way from being back on the right track and if we foolishly thought 24 hours ago that the two-week notice’s handed out earlier in the week were possibly going to be withdrawn, we can be reassured that surely they are still in place.

More to follow . . .

George Awada’s latest article in the Sunday Life has raised a few eyebrows. The well written piece has George Awada talking about the future of the Giants and where their hockey might be played. Read More»