Blaze 6, Giants 4

In their first road game of the season, the Giants fell to their first defeat of the season, Sunday night against rivals Coventry.  Against a team many suspect will be the Giants closest rivals for the title this season Belfast threw away a two goal lead when 2-0 ahead for the second time in two nights, but unlike Nottingham last night, Coventry went on to win the game…

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Giants 4, Panthers 3 (ASO) 

Oh how great it felt to be back in the Odyssey for a 7th season with so much promise and so much excitement.  That’s what I thought while having my pre match beer.  By the time I left the arena that promise and excitement had very much dulled.  Still, at least the shootout was fun and we got two points…

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Superb news Giants fans. It’s been fully confirmed that Jason Ruff is a Belfast Giant yet again! The 36 year old power forward has signed on for a 4th season with the Giants, though this will be the first time he has started back to back seasons with the team, even through he left mid-way through last year.

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Rumour coming out of Sheffield and Newcastle this weekend reports that Giants legend Jason Ruff could be set for a sensational 4th tour of duty to these shores. At least thats what ex-Giants coach and current Steelers coach Dave Whistle believes. The man who first brought Ruff to these shores claimed on the Steelers official site, “I get on well with Jason and we briefly discussed the possibility of him coming to Sheffield, however i think the deal is already done with Belfast” Read More»

Reports out of the Sheffield Star appear to be reporting that ex-Giants superstar Jason Ruff could be in the running for the Basingstoke Bison coaching job. Ruffles who played half a season with the Giants last term but returned home after a season ending injury to help coach his home town junior team looks like he could once again return to the UK but this time, and for the frist time as a non-Giant.

The star reports that Paul Adey is in the running for the job but, “Adey could face competition from ex-Belfast star Jason Ruff for the Bison job”.

Ruff has played 134 games for the Giants during the 2001-2002, 2003-2004 and 2005-2006 seasons, where he racked up 67 goals and 110 assists for 177 points, an average of 1.32 points per game. He sits 4th in the all-time scoring charts for the Giants.