Seen by some as a ‘warm-up’ to the playoffs weekend. Not in any hockey sense but in the sense of a few hundred Giants fans hitting one city for a long weekend of drinks and good times. I wouldn’t quite compare it with the playoffs weekend but it certainly has it’s place in the calender and has absolutely reached the level of being a tradition. Unfortunately the Capitals have never really been competitive enough for the annual pre-Christmas double header in Edinburgh to become a full fledged rivalry, but ever since the Giants inception in 2000 there has been the late November/December trip to Scotland for some hockey, shopping and drinks.

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Tonight’s game has last years champions, Coventry Blaze coming into town for a top of the table clash. There will be a lot on the line as each team look to get one over the other in the championship race. It won’t decide the league title but it will be a huge momentum booster for whoever comes out on top. MORE »

Giants fans have gone a while without a good home game of hockey. Especially if you consider the last game of hockey they seen couldn’t be classified as ‘good’ when they went down 6-3 to Hull. tonight Sheffield are in town followed by Edinburgh tomorrow night and coming off the back of two wins last week against Nottingham and Manchester, both good teams this year, confidence must be high. MORE »

I haven’t wrote to much lately but then again the Giants haven’t played much lately. Following their terrible defeat to Hull the Giants had two games last weekend re-scheduled due to international games and so have had to wait until this weekend to try and put things to rights. Tonight they are in Nottingham for the first time this season as they look to get back to winning ways. Whether the two week break will be a good or bad thing for the team remains to be seen but we’ve only a few hours to wait to find out.

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It isn’t a league game so it’ll be a welcomed break for the Giants but it is the Knockout cup and so over the next two games against the Steelers we’ll find out whether the Giants will progress forward in yet another bid for silverware. To be honest I’m not sure why they have this trophy but it exists and the Giants have a team this year capable of winning more than one piece of silverware so why not? MORE »

The Devils are in town tonight for a mid-week clash as the Giants look to keep their winning form going and stay top of the Elite League. Unfortunately because of the time difference out here I will be stuck in work and have to go by text updates only, unable to watch the live webcast. Oh well, if they win i’m sure i’ll be able to bare it. I can always take comfort in the fact that the N.H.L. gets properly underway tonight. MORE »

The service has been going for a year or two now but this is the first time I have ever tuned in to watch a Giants game live on the internet when the game is being played in the Odyssey. Worryingly as I type the service has just went off air but with 10-minutes or so until face-off here is hoping things come back again. Yes the Vipers are in town and the Giants are looking to win their first three games of a season for the first time in their history. Yes folks, a win tonight and the Giants will be off to their best ever start. Then we can really watch some people plan the parade route! MORE »

Yes it is that time of year again, the time of year when fans of 10 teams all have reason to be hopeful, when everyone starts from even and has a chance at Elite League glory for another season. Yes them hopes fade within about two weeks for at least half of them 10 teams fans but right now we’re at the optimistic point of the season. Everyone is making their predictions but in reality, nobody really knows what to expect with all the new players arriving at all the clubs. Everyone has their belief that Coventry, Sheffield and Belfast will be strong but this weekend could shatter some of them beliefs. Indeed, this is opening weekend of the Elite League, the 6th Elite League season and the 9th season of Giants hockey.

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It’s commeth the hour commeth the man time and all that kind of talk.  Yes this is the playoffs - the pinacle of a hockey season even if the British playoffs do only last 4 games.  This is where you want your big players and the guys who know how to play in this kind of situation.  It’s a two legged affair and the Giants with the first home game will be looking for a big result to carry into Newcastle the following night. MORE »

Make no mistake about it, this is the game of the season, the one we have all been waiting for.  This is a must win for the Giants and if they do indeed keep their winning streak going tonight they will move three points ahead of Coventry in the title race.  Yes the Blaze have four games in hand but the pressure will really be on.  Even going into tonights game the Giants have the mental edge knowing they are top of the league now and that the Blaze are coming off a two-game losing streak. MORE »

That title is the vibes I got from reading what the Blaze coach had to say about the game tomorrow night. By all accounts the only way to beat the Giants is to choke the life out of the game. Sit back and defend, put five men behind the puck and try steal a goal or two. Opening up and going toe-to-toe with the Giants is impossible. These are not my words, but the thoughts of the Hull Stingrays coach Rick Strachan. MORE »

. . . Looking for fourteen in a row. MORE »

The Giants bandwagon continues to roll on at an incredible rate, picking up two points after two points game in and game out.  With Manchester coming into town on Saturday night and with the current form the Giants are in you would expect 11 in a row to become 12, but before people scream SCUD at me writing that . . . I don’t believe this game can be taken as a foregone conclusions, not for one minute.  Not if form is anything to go by.  MORE »

Giants are in Sheffield tonight looking to tie a club record of nine straight wins in a row. Sheffield whose owner recently put all the players, management and staff on two-weeks notice for poor performances will be looking to respond with a strong showing so the Giants will have to be at their best to take the points.

Tonight is the last home game before Christmas and the league leading Blaze come into our barn for a tilt that last time out between the two teams in Coventry shockingly had the Giants winning AND shutting out their opponent. The Giants form has been inconsistent of late, I guess that goes for the season but they’ve slowly been climbing the standings and enter the festive season with the chance of closing the gap even more on the top teams.

It’s probably unrealistic to expect the Giants to win the league this year but they will make the playoff knockout stage and so have a season long run to prepare for it and to push for the final four and possibly the final trophy of the 07-08 season. Now that would cap off the season nicely. MORE »