First up to be announced on the Giants All Stars lineup, confirmed on Tuesday 28 March, is former Giant, Jonathan Boxill. Rob Stewart, Head Coach of the Junior Giants, said: The proceeds from the jersey raffle will be used to provide essential hockey equipment and ice time that will allow a new generation of players to join and continue playing ice hockey in Northern Ireland. Tesco provided the club with jerseys and socks for every player in the organization, funding for the club, as well as made 10 jobs available to club players working in its stores in Northern Ireland.[1]. An eleven year old member of the team recently discovered that his great grandfather had once been a champion ice skater at the King's Hall, Balmoral in the late 1930's. A, With an exciting year post-covid, what better way to finish the SNL hockey season than with a playoff weekend. "It's good to play in the same team as he did, but it's just unfortunate I couldn't get his number for it," Mack told UTV after the game, but when jokingly asked about the prospect of bringing the number 16 out of retirement, he grinned: "Nah, I'll just keep it there for now.". 1,086 followers. No credit agreement. "As a charity that provides youth services across Northern Ireland, this kind of message being put out is a great message. The Belfast Giants took back-to-back wins, at home against Glasgow Clan and then away to Guildford Flames, amid the Elite League's first ever . Todd Kelman, General Manager of the Belfast Giants helped the club find a main sponsor and allowed the club to use the Belfast Giants name but other than that the 2 teams are not related. They play their games in the 1,500 seat Dundonald Ice Bowl in Dundonald, Northern Ireland. Veteran Scottish defenceman, and current #7 on the Giants' lineup, Mark Garside is the latest addition to the Belfast Giants All Stars roster - as revealed on Official Belfast Giants podcast, A View From The Bridge. Fife did manage to get on the scoresheet inside the opening minute of the second period though, with a goal past Giants netminder Jackson Whistle from Jacob Benson. Saviano played an integral part in the Giants reaching the playoffs during both of his seasons in Belfast, before moving on to play for Weiwasser-based Lausitzer Fchse in the German DEL2, where he finished his career in 2019. The club's mantra says "In the land of the Giants, everyone is equal", and that will be on the front of the special 'You Can Play' jerseys, with 'Game For All, Game For Anyone' on the back. "The proceeds from the jersey raffle will be used to provide essential hockey equipment and ice time that will allow a new generation of players to join and continue playing ice hockey in Northern Ireland. The Belfast Giants will need additional funding from Sport NI to take part in next season's Elite League. Curtis Hamilton put the Giants in the lead early on, but Guildford didnt wait too long to cancel that goal out with one from Jamie Crooks. "The recent success of our Junior Belfast Giants players with junior national teams is testament to the hard work and dedication they have put into their sport.". The 25-year-old British defenceman is no stranger to success, having been awarded 'Young British Player of the Year' during the 2013/14 and winning the Elite League and Challenge Cup with the Giants in 2018/19. "Young LGBT kids don't see themselves represented much in the media or in sports, but when they see a whole team come out in support wearing those rainbow colours saying you can play, that will send a strong message to them. The Belfast Giants have always been praised for welcoming people from all walks of life at their games since they opened their doors 20 years ago. Having retired from professional ice hockey in 2021 to pursue a career with the police, Swindlehurst also represented fellow Elite League sides Dundee Stars, Nottingham Panthers, Manchester Storm, and Coventry Blaze during his 10-year career on the ice. Ice Hockey Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. It was 7 minutes into the period when the Giants made their first shoot and strike. Before his commitment to Providence, Baum hit the headlines in his home state of Texas, after he was invited to developmental camp with the NHLs Dallas Stars. However, fans had been keen to see them skate out at the SSE Arena Belfast and they didnt have to wait long to get their wish. But the visitors also got themselves on the scoreboard when Nolan LaPorte beat Shane Owen in the Belfast net to make it 3-1. Photograph from Derek Young Photography After a long stretch of time where ice hockey was at the back of everyones minds due to Covid-19, in September it was finally time to welcome back the SNL League. Kaitlyn Morrison and Ellie Patrick, who also play for the Junior Giants, have been named to age-grade GB squads, with Morrison recently playing at the Division 1B World Championships. As revealed on Friday 31 March, the Giants resident Texan Jeff Baum joins the All Stars roster. With just 8 games left in the league Essa are first in their division and second overall in the league. They play their games in the 1,500 seat Dundonald Ice Bowl in Dundonald, Northern Ireland. In recognition of his outstanding service to the club, Garside was deservedly awarded a testimonial game in 2020. "The Junior Belfast Giants are open to all young players regardless of ability, race, ethnicity, religion, gender and/or sexuality.". McLeod, who hails from Mississauga in Ontario, made 124 appearances for Canisius College in the NCAA, totalling 25 points (eight goals and 17 assists), before turning professional ahead of the 2019/20 season.Since arriving in Belfast, McLeod, who is the older brother of New Jersey Devils Michael McLeod and Edmonton Oilers Ryan McLeod, has made an impressive start in teal, racking up 12 points (seven goals and five assists) in just 14 League and Challenge Cup games. Giants' Assistant Coach George Awada is the latest name to be confirmed on the lineup. The Junior Belfast Giants were officially formed in June 2007 when the Belfast City Flyers and the Northern Ireland Ice Hockey club combined forces because they felt the best way to further the sport in the area was to form one strong club. Follow. Junior Giants fun day is happening! Cook also had a stint with Danish side Totempo HVIK during the 2008/09 season. The club joined the IIHL for the 2008-2009 season and they also field a U20 team in the IIHL's Developmental Division. Prior to joining the Giants, Cooper featured in 45 AHL games - North Americas second tier to the NHL, for the Chicago Wolves, Tuscon Roadrunners, San Antonio Rampage, and Charlotte Checkers. 2022 - 20238 . The opening period of action saw the Giants forge ahead with goals from Scott Conway and Griffin Reinhart, the latter short-handed and just before the buzzer. between the dailer and the core collection system. A live feed of player news for the Belfast Giants All Stars line-up on Wednesday 19 April at The SSE Arena, Belfast vs Dnipro Kherson. 70 first regular month. A product of the Junior Belfast Giants setup, Beattie progressed through the Belfast U16 and U20 ranks, before making a move into the British lower leagues to further his development with ice time. Hockey Can't Stop Tour - Watch From Home! For those within the Giants, they know this is nothing new for the team, who have been all for equality since the day they opened the doors. "The recent success of our Junior Belfast Giants players with junior national teams is testament to the hard work and dedication they have put into their sport. Subscribe for store updates and discounts. New York, NY 10001, Hours The following week on 24th March, the team, along with some under-18s, travelled to Scotland . "When I'm called upon, I'll be ready to play," Beattie said. The Belfast Giants took back-to-back wins, at home against Glasgow Clan and then away to Guildford Flames, amid the Elite Leagues first ever Pride weekend. The third period saw a Matt Haywood goal for the Clan close the gap to just one goal, but the Giants forged ahead again when Elgin Peace grabbed his second of the game. Joining the Belfast Giants All Stars today - Monday 3 April, is Canadian forward Darryl Lloyd.Lloyd, who spent five seasons in Belfast, racked up over 200 appearances for the Giants between 2011 and 2016, netting more than 50 times in the process. Icing well over 100 times for the Giants, Long is a product of the English youth system, going on to make his name in the EPIHL - most notably with the Swindon Wildcats. Athlete. A fourth-round draft pick for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2014, Piccinich registered 42 goals and 55 assists in 64 appearances for the Giants, before signing for Norwegian side Stjernen Hockey in 2022. It's a great campaign to get behind.". "You Can Play is proud to be a part of the Elite Ice Hockey Leagues ongoing work to promote inclusion in and around the sport of hockey," said Ryan Pettingill, executive director of You Can Play. Announced on Wednesday 29 March, current captain of the Stena Line Belfast Giants - David Goodwin - joins the All Stars roster lineup. Giants taking 4 penalties over the first 10 minutes but the penalty kill working, A win and a loss on the road for the Belfast Giants SNL ice hockey team last weekend as they continued their fixtures in the Scottish ice hockey league. Within this Mack finished second . The collars will have rainbow trim, while the players' names and numbers on the back of the jerseys will also be in rainbow. Cook arrived in Belfast in the 2009/10 season, icing over 80 times across his two seasons as a Giant. With a delayed start to the weekend, due to storm Malik, the team made their way tothe Galleon Leisure Centre to face Kilmarnock Thunder in the, Design a site like this with WordPress.com, Under 14s grind out a draw against the Lightning, SNL Giants season ends in the playoff semi-final, The Belfast boys making the trip to Tallinn, SNL Giants fall at home to Kestrels positivity, SNL Giants need to Regroup, go, and not hold anything back ahead of Kestrels clash, Kestrels fight for the first leg win over SNL Giants, SNL Giants Disrupt Paisleys Title Chances with Shoot-out Win, Two Games and Two points for SNL in Scottish Double Header. An accomplished penalty killer, Boxill also took pride in the defensive side of the game and was known to stick up for his teammates when the situation arose. Congratulations to Stephen Eccles on his 7 point weekend with the Essa Stallions. Young Stewart was at the centre of drama late in that middle period, colliding with Fifes netminder Shane Owen and resulting in Ciaran Long leaping to his defence when the Flyers objected. "The Junior Belfast Giants are thrilled to have the support of their Belfast Giants heroes in getting more young players involved in ice hockey in Northern Ireland," said Junior Giants head coach . The Giants will also wear special 'You Can Play' jerseys, which are black with rainbow trim. engaged in the collection of global debts in Europe. 26 following. Prior to becoming a Giant, Eriksson played for several teams in his native Sweden, as well as Austria, Norway, Denmark and Italy, before landing in Belfast midway through the 2022/23 season. On the 25th May 2014, the History of Ice Hockey in Northern Ireland Facebook group sponsored a Challenge Cup between the Junior Belfast Giants Under 20 team and the local NI Tridents at Dundonald Ice Bowl, keeping the sport alive in Ireland, 4 years after the Irish Ice Hockey League had shut down die to the closure of the Dundalk Ice Dome. Arriving just, Graphic from David Strover The SNL Belfast Giants took on the Paisley Pirates at home on Saturday in the first home game since the covid break. Currently the Belfast Giants only Scandinavian representative, Henrik Eriksson joins the All Star roster. Adam Murray, community development manager with Cara-Friend, added: "It's a sterling initiative, one that will send out a message to LGBTQ+ people right across Northern Ireland. Eight teams entered the league and in November the first games took place. Belfast Giants Defenceman of the Year Gabe Bast is the latest player to join the All Stars roster. During his time in the land of the Giants, Cook was a playoff champion during the 2009/10 season, netting a goal on the Giants' road to the final. . The SNL Belfast Giants first faced, The Junior Belfast Giants under 14s took on the Lanarkshire Lightning in Dundonald Ice Bowl. Giants defenceman Paul Swindlehurst made it 5-2 when he roofed a one-timer past Glasgows netminder Jordan McLaughlin. The 2022/23 Belfast Giants' MVP and 2022/23 Viaplay Elite League top points scorer Scott Conway joins the All Stars roster. https://www.facebook.com/icehockeyhistorynorthernireland/photos/a.482416651875006/568138073302863/?type=3, Irish Ice Hockey Association | Pat Quinn Cup 2015-16, International Ice Hockey Friendlies (Irish Clubs), Scottish Ice Hockey League Division 1 (1988-1993), eirball.tennis Badminton & Racquet Sports, eirball.international International Rules. The ever-reliable Mark Cooper will take to the ice as a Belfast Giants All Star against Dnipro Kherson. Other Sports . He also received an NCAA Sportsmanship Award. At just seventeen years old, the pair actually clocked ice time for the senior side for the first time on the road in Fridays 2-0 Challenge Cup win for the Giants against the Fife Flyers. Buy your official 2022/23 Belfast Giants merchandise online. This afternoon was the u12s last home game of the season against North Ayr. There I also gained experience in preparing documentation for testing. We need your consent to load this Social Media content. We played a match a few weeks back, a semi-final in the Junior Shield against Beann Mhadaghain, and we didn't turn up at all, that was a major disappointment . "Its fantastic to have initiatives like Elite Ice Hockeys You Can Play weekend to tackle the issue of LGBT inclusion in the sport," said Robbie de Santos, Stonewall's director of sport. Tickets are still available for Saturday night's 'You Can Play' game against the Glasgow Clan, which can either be purchased online at Ticketmaster or by calling the SSE Arena box office. The Junior Belfast Giants are ice hockey team that plays in the Irish Ice Hockey League. For Stewart, it is also a chance to follow in his fathers footsteps Rob Stewarts retired jersey number hangs from the rafters of the SSE and he now serves on the bench as the Giants' assistant coach. Tim Cook returns to Belfast as an All Star! Having watched the under 12's play their game, and win just minutes before they faced off, the under 14's could feel the pressure but were ready to go and take on the challenge of what would be a tough game Junior Belfast Giants is a professional ice hockey team which also trains and builds individuals in the ice hockey field. Head Coach - Rob Stewart / Mark Morrison General Manager - Paul Robinson Belfast Junior Giants (Scotland U18) Belfast Giants (EIHL) Belfast SNL Giants on Facebook Belfast SNL Giants . See more of Junior Belfast Giants on Facebook. I can also add one freelance project to the testing experience. Both players lined out for the return visit of Fife to Belfast for another Cup clash on Sunday evening, with both proving they were more than capable of getting stuck in. Across three previous seasons in Belfast, Boxill helped the Giants to two Challenge Cups and an EIHL League title, quickly becoming a fan favourite due to his on-ice tenacity and total commitment to the cause. Home-grown young hockey talents Mack Stewart and Kell Beattie have made their home debuts for the Belfast Giants after coming . You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. For the SNL Belfast Giants, it was against them. We are committed to ensuring equality, respect and safety for all athletes, fans, staff and volunteers without regard to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. The former London Knights, Orlando Solar Bears, Toronto Marlies, Newfoundland Growlers, San Antonio Rampage, and Tulsa Oilers forward was instrumental in the Giants 2021/22 Elite League and Challenge Cup successes, with the New Jersey-born Piccinich also being voted Forward of the Season by Giants supporters last season (2021/22). Eriksson is no stranger to success, having won the Italian Supercup in 2018/19 and the Elite League and Challenge Cup in the 2022/23 season. Cooper has made a fantastic start to his Giants career, scoring 15 points (five goals and 10 assists) in 22 Elite League and Challenge Cup games. The SNL Giants took on, Four ice hockey players from Belfast are making the trip over to Estonia to compete in the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships competition as part of the Great Britain team. Sports Event. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The Junior Belfast Giants (a.k.a. "This is a sport that everyone can come and support and everyone does get behind. Presently there are four members of the Junior Belfast Giants residing in the Lisburn area and other members with family connections in the city. Wednesday 19th April, 6:50pm, Every team across the league will host a 'You Can Play' night on the weekend of the 24-26 January as part of the Elite League's initiative to promote inclusivity in ice hockey. The Junior Belfast Giants (a.k.a. The company's main activity was. Since retiring from the ice in 2020, Lloyd took up the role of head coach at Toronto-based North York Renegades in 2021, with the team currently sitting top of the Greater Metro A Hockey Leagues South Division. Arriving in Belfast at the start of the 2022/23 season from Finnish side Kalevan Pallo, Bast has quickly established himself as a key member of the Giants lineup this season, having made 68 appearances in all competitions - tallying 71 total points. Todd Kelman, General Manager of the Coors Belfast Giants helped the club find a main sponsor and allowed the club to use the Belfast Giants name but other than that the 2 teams are not related. Baums first experience of Belfast was during the 2017/18 season, when he arrived at The SSE Arena, Belfast for the Friendship Four NCAA tournament with the Providence College Friars. Stewart, who also has experience icing for Leeds Knights, Milton Keynes Lightning and Solway Sharks, has represented Great Britain at U18 and U20 level, scoring an impressive 14 points in 10 games. Belfast Ice Foxes. The Junior Belfast Giants are open to all young players regardless of ability, race, ethnicity, religion, gender and/or sexuality.. Finn McCool. History Saturday & Sunday: 11:00AM3:00PM. Visit Ice Locker in the Odyssey Pavillion to shop your favourite merch in-store. Junior Belfast Giants is an unincorporated association (officially formed in 2007) which offers the only developmental programme for Ice Hockey in Northern Ireland. The four boys are Mack Stewart, Kell Beattie, and twins, Cameron and Carter Hamill, who have all made their way through the junior programme, Photos from Derek Young Photography The second leg of the SNL Giants clash with the Kirkcaldy Kestrels took place on Saturday evening and both teams were eager to capitalise on the points to push them further up the league table. The jerseys will be auctioned off after the game in the Giants' usual 'Shirt Off The Back' promotion, with the money raised being donated to the Junior Belfast Giants. "Events like this can go a long way in inspiring young LGBT people by letting them know they are not alone and they have a place in sport.". The Great Britain international exceeded his last season's points tally in fine fashion during the 2022/23 campaign, with a staggering 115 points in 68 games in all competitions. On the ice, with the crowd firmly behind both youngsters, the occasion certainly didnt seem to overwhelm them as they took their shifts alongside their more experienced teammates. The Belfast Giants will need additional funding from Sport NI to take part in next season's Elite League. There is a Go Fund Me page so he can play for Ireland in Spain. Read more: Belfast Giants return to home ice for first time in 18 months. 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