Todd Kelman, GM of the Giants, has spoke for the first time since news broke this weekend of an indictment from the United States out against team enforcer Sean McMorrow for trafficking drugs across the Canadian/US border between 2005 and not surprisingly the Giants are backing their player.

“We’re backing him 100 per cent until we find out otherwise,” said Kelman, who had yet to speak directly to McMorrow as of Sunday afternoon.

“He’s innocent until proven guilty in my eyes, and until I hear differently then I’ll back Sean. I know him well enough to know he’s an outstanding guy and has been great for us in the community.

“He’s been an outstanding individual and a great part of the team. I’m sure it’s been a shock to him as well, it came out of nowhere from our end.”

— Todd Kelman talking to Sky Sports

I’m glad to hear this and I hope McMorrow is able to clear his name sooner than later and get back to playing though at this late stage in the season, who knows if he’ll make it back in time for the playoffs or not?

Whether McMorrow has flown back to the States already or whether he is in communication with his lawyer from Northern Ireland is not known though Kelman did seem to hit that McMorrow was talking to his lawyer from Belfast.

As per the Belfast Giants:

The unfortunate abandonment of Saturday’s game against Edinburgh requires the game to be replayed in full. Despite a very congested fixture schedule, the Capitals have agreed to play on Sunday 14th of March with a 5pm face off.

Tickets from the original game on Saturday 27th February will be valid for the replay match on Sunday 14th March. If people did not hold onto the tickets, they should contact the point of purchase to obtain a duplicate ticket.

Odyssey Box Office (028) 9073 9074
Belfast Giants Office (028) 9046 0044

“We would like to apologize to everyone that was in attendance on Saturday Night,” said General Manager Todd Kelman. “Due to problems with the ice, the game could not continue, and although Odyssey Arena staff did all they could, the situation could not be rectified in time. I hope everyone will come along to the rearranged game.”

Re-scheduled Date:
LBM Belfast Giants v Edinburgh Capitals
Sunday 14th March at 5pm (doors open at 4pm)

The Edinburgh Capitals are looking to re-schedule their game on Monday 15th March against the Cardiff Devils. An official announcement from the Capitals will be made later this week

In an interview with SkySports.com Todd Kelman has talked about the year that Theo Fleury came to play in Belfast, how he acted like an obcessed fan rather than a regular team-mate and how Theo would tell them all stories and get them going in games. This is the first part in a two part interview and is well worth the read.

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