The Stena Line Belfast Giants are pleased to confirm the return of 33-year-old Ciaran Long for the 2024/25 season. First arriving in Belfast for the 2019/20 season, Long has recorded over 250 appearances for the Giants across four seasons, contributing over 100 total points in the process. Ahead of the 2023/24 season, Long was named […]
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The Stena Line Belfast Giants are pleased to announce the re-signing of 25-year-old defenceman Cameron Pound for the upcoming 2024/25 season. Pound, originally from Solihull, initially joined the Giants midway through the 2023/24 season, before which he spent three seasons playing for Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, icing more than 50 times for
The draw for the girls’ section of the 2024 SuperCupNI took place at the Theatre at the Mill in Antrim and Newtownabbey on Wednesday 22nd May 2024. The star attraction was the announcement that Women’s FA Cup winners Manchester United are sending their U16 Academy side to compete in the Premier section. The Old Trafford
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The Stena Line Belfast Giants are pleased to confirm the re-signing of 27-year-old defenceman Jeff Baum for the 2024/25 season. Colleyville-born Baum initially joined the Giants for the 2021/22 season, and has since iced over 190 times in all competitions across three seasons in Belfast. During the 2023/24 season, the treble-winning Texan was appointed one
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This summer the thrills and spills of the SuperCupNI Finals Day will make a historic return to its spiritual home at the Coleraine Showgrounds following a 14-year hiatus. This will see all three showpiece finals of the Boys’ Premier, Junior, and Minor sections of the prestigious youth football tournament return to the Ballycastle Road venue
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The Stena Line Belfast Giants are pleased to announce the re-signing of 34-year-old Ben Lake for the upcoming 2024/25 season. Calgary-born British dual-national Lake first arrived in Belfast for the 2019/20 season and has since tallied more than 250 appearances in all competitions across four seasons with the Giants. The experienced forward, who is best-known
The Stena Line Belfast Giants are pleased to announce that 31-year-old defenceman Josh Roach will rejoin the club for the 2024/25 season. From Saskatoon in Canada, Roach first joined the Giants ahead of the 2018/19 season, before going on to play with the Black Wings Linz in the Austrian ICE Hockey League and Kenaston Blizzards
A County Down-headquartered sports retailer has announced plans for a seven-figure investment to expand its warehouse capacity with the support of Ulster Bank. Total Hockey, established over two decades ago by brothers Alan and Steven McMurray, is one of the leading specialist hockey equipment retailers in the UK and Ireland. The investment in the company’s
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In an exciting start to the year for golf and Northern Ireland, up-and-coming homegrown superstar Tom McKibbin will present the NI Open hosted by Galgorm Castle in July 2024. The free-to-attend event promises to deliver some exceptional golf and will feature great players from all over the world! “We have a great summer of tournament golf
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The Stena Line Belfast Giants are pleased to announce the re-signing of captain Mark Cooper for the 2024/25 season. First arriving in Belfast for the 2021/22 season, the 31-year-old forward has registered over 180 appearances across three seasons for the Giants, cementing himself as one of the cornerstones of the team. Having played an integral
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The Stena Line Belfast Giants are pleased to announce that netminder Jackson Whistle will be rejoining the club for the 2024/25 season. First arriving in Belfast from Canadian side Kelowna Rockets in the 2016/17 season, Whistle has since played over 150 games in all competitions across five spells with the Giants. The 28-year-old has also
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Do you have a passion for sport? If you live and breathe all things sport-related, the chances are you would love to make it a much bigger part of your life. The way that sport can dominate your thoughts is something that only a true sports fan could ever understand. If you feel this way,
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 M&S Food has kicked off a summer of football by teaming up with sticker giant Panini to launch an exclusive sticker collection featuring the stars of Northern Ireland’s senior men’s and women’s international football teams. This summer the food retailer is giving local football fans the chance to start collecting limited edition stickers of their
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The Stena Line Belfast Giants are pleased to announce the re-signing of 27-year-old defenceman Gabe Bast for the 2024/25 season. Alberta-born Bast first joined the Belfast Giants ahead of the 2022/23 season, during which he recorded 74 total points in 72 games in all competitions, playing an integral role in the Giants’ treble-winning campaign. Prior
The Stena Line Belfast Giants are pleased to announce the re-signing of 29-year-old forward Scott Conway for the 2024/25 season. Â Conway first joined the Belfast Giants ahead of the 2021/22 season, during which he scored an astonishing 101 total points in 69 games in all competitions, helping the Giants claim the Elite Ice Hockey League
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The Stena Line Belfast Giants are pleased to announce that 27-year-old forward J.J. Piccinich will rejoin the club for the 2024/25 season. Prior to initially joining the Giants in the 2021/22 season, the New Jersey native iced for several teams in North America, including Boston University, London Knights, Orlando Solar Bears, Newfoundland Growlers, and Tulsa
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The Stena Line Belfast Giants are proud to announce the return of Stena Line as the club’s title sponsor for the 2024/25 season. Stena Line is the largest ferry operator on the Irish Sea, with the biggest fleet providing up to 248 weekly sailings, offering the widest choice of routes, including combined passenger and freight
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The Stena Line Belfast Giants are pleased to confirm the return of Adam Keefe as Head Coach for the 2024/25 season. Over the past 13 years, as a player between 2011 and 2017, and Head Coach between 2017 and 2024, Adam Keefe has played a key role in the Giants’ success, both on and off
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Lidl Northern Ireland is giving 11 lucky local children aged between six and 10 a once-in-a-life-time chance to score a ticket to this year’s UEFA EURO 2024 football championship in Germany this June, taking pride of place on the pitch as an official player escort. Lidl is an official partner of UEFA EURO 2024 which
The Stena Line Belfast Giants secured their place at the 2023/24 Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) Playoff Finals Weekend in Nottingham after a 1-1 draw with the Coventry Blaze saw Adam Keefe’s side finish 3-2 aggregate winners over the two quarter-final games. FIRST PERIOD A frantic start to the game saw both sides create early
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Goals from Oliver Cooper and Ben Lake have given the Stena Line Belfast Giants a one-goal lead heading to the second leg of their Elite League Playoff Quarter-Final against the Coventry Blaze after a 2-1 win in the first leg at The SSE Arena, Belfast. The forwards both struck in the second period which, alongside
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Northern Ireland’s sporting heroes today revealed the list of 24 secondary schools to successfully secure a place on Lidl Northern Ireland’s award-winning Sport for Good programme for the 2023/2024 academic year. More than 1,000 pupils across the region are set to benefit from the programme which will see students participate in a series of dedicated
Jackson Whistle turned away all 33 shots he faced for his third shut-out of the season and Bobby MacIntyre grabbed a double as the Stena Line Belfast Giants secured a 5-0 win over the Glasgow Clan in their Elite League clash at the SSE Arena. Backed by the unbeatable netminder, MacIntyre led the way at
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The Odyssey Trust is pleased to announce that weekend pass tickets are now available to purchase for the highly anticipated seventh iteration of the Friendship Four men’s college ice hockey tournament, which is set to return to The SSE Arena, Belfast over Thanksgiving weekend in November 2024. Held annually at The SSE Arena, Belfast since
RunThrough, the UK’s largest and Europe’s fastest growing running events company, is pleased to reveal the return of the Hillsborough Castle and Gardens Running Festival on Sunday, July 28 2024. This highly anticipated event, set against the scenic backdrop of Hillsborough, offers a variety of distances, ensuring there is something for every runner. With the
Flogas, official energy partner of Team Ireland for Paris 2024 Olympic Games, has unveiled its multifaceted campaign, ‘Energy Behind the Athletes’, designed to amplify support for Team Ireland athletes while spotlighting the vital role of community support. As part of the campaign, a four-part monthly docuseries hosted on the Flogas website and YouTube channel is offering
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The Stena Line Belfast Giants overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat the Dundee Stars in overtime, with a goal from the returning Greg Printz and a brace from Ara Nazarian giving Adam Keefe’s side the win at The SSE Arena, Belfast. FIRST PERIOD A fast start from both sides saw the in-form Jackson Whistle and
Local sporting heroes have been honoured at the Belfast Sports Awards 2024. Guests at the awards ceremony in City Hall last night (Friday 22 March) included athletes, volunteers and coaches of all ages and abilities from across Belfast. As well as a host of awards, three athletes were inducted into Belfast City Council’s Sporting Hall
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A first hat-trick of the season for Daniel Tedesco and a stellar performance in nets from Tyler Beskorowany led the Stena Line Belfast Giants to a four-point Elite League weekend in Scotland as they sunk the Dundee Stars 3-2 at the Dundee Ice Arena on Sunday evening. The Italian international winger rapped in three goals
The Stena Line Belfast Giants can confirm that Petr Čech has re-joined the club on a short-term loan as temporary emergency cover from NIHL1 side, Oxford City Stars. Čech’s return to Belfast marks the netminder’s second spell with the Giants this season, following an initial loan period in November 2023. During this, Čech made his
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David Goodwin and Ciaran Long both grabbed doubles as the Stena Line Belfast Giants emerged victorious in a high-scoring affair at the Braehead Arena as they took an 8-5 win from their Elite League clash with the Glasgow Clan on Saturday night. Henrik Eriksson, Matt McLeod, Ara Nazarian and Daniel Tedesco – back from international
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The Stena Line Belfast Giants couldn’t hold onto their second intermission lead as the Cardiff Devils secured a four-point weekend at The SSE Arena as they edged a 4-3 scoreline on Sunday afternoon’s Elite League clash in Belfast. Despite three powerplay goals from Oliver Cooper, Daniel Tedesco and Ara Nazarian, the Giants were beaten by
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The Cardiff Devils took the first game of their weekend Elite League double-header at The SSE Arena, Belfast claiming a 6-3 victory on Saturday night. Despite goals from Oliver Cooper, Ben Lake and Josh Roach, the Giants were beaten by the Welsh side in the first two periods and couldn’t mount enough of a comeback
The Stena Line Belfast Giants can confirm the signing of 27-year-old forward Blake Speers for the remainder of the 2023/24 season. Ontario-born Speers began his major junior career with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, before he was drafted in the 3rd round, 67th overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. In 2016,
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The Stena Line Belfast Giants couldn’t secure a four-point weekend at the Spectrum Centre as they were beaten 5-2 by the Guildford Flames in an Elite League clash on Sunday evening. Goals from Ben Lake and Jeff Baum had twice pegged back the home side, but Ryan Tait’s third period goal proved the game winner
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Daniel Tedesco grabbed two goals and an assist in the third period as the Stena Line Belfast Giants skated to a 5-2 win over the Coventry Blaze at The SSE Arena, Belfast in their Elite League clash on Saturday night. The winger scored the final two goals in the win on home ice as Ben
The Odyssey Trust is celebrating the successful return of the Friendship Series for the first time since 2020, which saw Princeton University crowned champions after defeating Providence College at The SSE Arena, Belfast. The Friendship Series is the first and only NCAA Division One women’s ice hockey tournament to be held outside of the United
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Hughes Insurance and Mary Peters Trust have announced three young athletes recognised by the Trust’s bursary programme. Sailor Zoe Whitford, golfer Adam Buchanon and motorsport racer Peter Willis were each awarded £500 as part of the annual partnership which aims to help talented young athletes on their sporting journeys. All three athletes are already gaining
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Princeton University has been crowned 2024 Friendship Series champions after defeating Providence College in a two-game series in Belfast. Thousands of fanatical spectators packed out The SSE Arena, Belfast for two days of NCAA women’s ice hockey action, as Princeton University emulated the successes of Northeastern University in 2019 and Quinnipiac University in 2020 to
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