Schedule | Statistics | Standings

2000-2001 was the inagural season of the Belfast Giants.  With new coach Dave Whistle and his band of new players. The first half of the season was played on the road while the new Odyssey arena was built.  It was finally opened on 2nd December and hosted the teams first game against Ayr.  They lost the game but won the second game in the arena in a classic encounter against Bracknell.  The Giants form picked up dramatically in the second half of the season in front of sell-out crowds of 7000+.  The upturn in form was not enough to challenge for the league title but they did get all the way to the challenge cup semi-final were they eventually lost to grand-slam winners Sheffield.

Record: 27-20-9-0

Team Leaders (Regular Season)
Goals - Rod Stevens - 22
Assists - Kory Karlander - 36
Points - Kory Karlander - 55
PIM - Paxton Schulte - 177
PP Goals - Rod Stevens - 6
SH Goals - Kory Karlander - 2
Fights - Paxton Schulte - 9
Points/Game - Kory Karlander - 1.10
Goals/Game - Rod Stevens  - 0.51
Complete Statistics

Trophies
League - Sheffield Steelers
Playoff - Sheffield Steelers
Challenge Cup - Sheffield Steelers
Complete Standings

Awards
Fans MVP - Shane Johnson
Players Player - Kory Karlander
Coaches Player - Todd Kelman

New Arrivals
#2 Doug Searle (D), #3 Mark McCoy (D), #4 Shane Johnson (D), #7 Paul Ferone (LW), #10 Kory Karlander (C), #11 Colin Ward (RW), #14 Kevin Riehl (C), #16 Rob Stewart (D), #17 Shane Toporwoski (RW), #17 Steve Roberts (RW), #18 Jerry Keefe (C), #19 Jeff Hoad (C), #21 Todd Goodwin (C), #22 Jason Wright (D), #24 Rod Stevens (RW), #27 Paxton Schulte (LW), #28 Jason Bowen (D), #29 Derek Wilkinson (G), #37 Mark Cavallin (G), #44 Todd Kelman (D).

Departures
#3 Mark McCoy (D), #17 Shane Toporwoski (RW), #2 Doug Searle (D), #7 Paul Ferone (LW), #10 Kory Karlander (C), #17 Steve Roberts (RW), #18 Jerry Keefe (C), #21 Todd Goodwin (C), #22 Jason Wright (D), #29 Derek Wilkinson (G).