A View From The Bridge : Belfast Giants Unofficial Podcast

On this weeks Podcast we look back at two trips to Ice Arena Wales & a home shut out win over the "Massive" Glasgow Clan.
We are joined by the "Easter Bunny" Jasmine Parker, the wonderful Laura Small, Belfast Giants very own #1 Jackson Whistle, a very special guest from the Nation of Texas, and whoever else knocks at the door while we are on the air!
This weekend sees the Sheffield Steelers in town, fresh off securing the number one seeding for the upcoming playoffs and two big crowds expected to round out the regular season, we chat with their Captain, Rob Dowd and have a very quick sneak peak at those games.
Player of The Month nominations will be revealed along with all the usual goings on.
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Following the tragic news of the death of Coventry Blaze assistant coach, Dayle Keen, the lads will be joined by 3 on 3 podcast member and Coventry Blaze Fan, Scott Findlay, to pay tribute to one of the true characters of the Elite Ice Hockey League.
Patrick, Davy and Simon will briefly look over the weekend's mixed results against Fife and Nottingham.
Kohei Sato is our guest following his Gordie Howe Hat-Trick on Cowboy Night!
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After a split "week-end" versus Manchester, we look back and review the action.
We'll be joined by a man that is no stranger to either locker room in brand new dad, Ciaran Long.
We'll preview the upcoming games as we welcome Fife to East Belfast before travelling to Lower Parliment Street on Sunday to take on those Panthers of Nottingham #NFNF.
Tune in at 9pm for all the news, views and special gusts that may drop in!
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A 4 point weekend for the Belfast Giants, something that should never be taken for granted.
Wins in Glasgow and a bruiser in Dundee brought a successful trip for Adam Keefe's men.
Patrick, Davy and Simon will consider the results and ramifications.
They are joined by Daniel Tedesco, Andrew Dickson and, Manchester Storm head coach, Matt Ginn
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A third win in three against the Nottingham Panthers, and a hard earned point in Coventry solidified 3 points for the Belfast Giants on the road.
Patrick, Davy and Simon look at the weekends action, and are joined by Jackson Whistle and Cameron Pound
And Coventry Blaze Head Coach, Danny Stewart, will pop by to discuss his own teams fortunes this season.
Plus we have a very special appearance from Dustin Johner!
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The visit of the Nottingham Panthers brought the Belfast Giants back to winning ways and 4 points on the board.
This week Patrick, Davy and Simon look at the wins and are joined by Greg Printz and Tyler Beskorowany. While Panthers Media Manager, Chris Ellis, chats with us about how Nottingham are progressing this season.
They'll also consider the road trip round the Midlands and announce congratulate the Player of the Month for December.
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Belfast Giants took 4 points from the Storm this weekend and face a tough 2nd leg of the Challenge Cup this Wednesday night.
The lads will look at all the action and are joined by Belfast Giants Bobby MacIntyre and Adam Keefe for the final podcast of the year!
Also Danny Kristo of the Coventry Blaze looks at the Cup Quarter Final with us
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Belfast Giants are hit by another blank in EIHL competition as they stumble at the hands of the Clan and the Steelers.
Patrick, Davy and Gareth Martin give their thoughts on what's causing this sporadic run of form for the Champions.
They are joined by George Awada, Assistant Coach of the Giants, and with the forthcoming trip to the Skydome, David Clements chats to us about his Coventry Blaze team.
And our friend Omar Pacha, CEO of the Nottingham Panthers, speaks with Davy prior to the visit to the SSE Arena.
November's Player of the Month candidates are also announced.
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Belfast Giants climbed back on the winning horse with a 4 point weekend!
Patrick, Davy and Simon will look over the games against the Clan and Panthers.
We hear from Petr Cech following his debut for the Belfast Giants, and newest name on the roster, Cameron Pound
Sunday's goalscorer, Matt McLeod, Former Giant Jonathan Boxill and Host of the 3 0n 3 Podcast, Dave Grant, join us too.
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The Belfast Giants draw another blank in two road games against the Steelers and Storm.
Patrick, Davy and Simon will try and figure out whats gone wrong of late and where the Giants go from here.
They are also joined by Giants Captain, Mark Cooper, Aaron Murphy of the Glasgow Clan and local comedian and Subway Cannon Expert, Ciaran Bartlett of the "No Blasters" podcast!
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A rare pointless weekend for the Belfast Giants as they fell foul of the Cardiff Devils and the Guildford Flames.
Patrick, Davy and Gareth Martin get together to dissect the weekends shortcomings.
Davy Phillips pops by for a chat before the Giants visit two of his former teams this weekend.
One of those being the Manchester Storm, and Matt Ginn, their head coach, will be our guest also.
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The EIHL and wider world of Ice Hockey remembers Adam Johnson following last weeks tragic events.
A View from the Bridge returns with Patrick, Davy and Simon looking over the 3 games of the Belfast Giants in that time.
Adam Keefe, Travis Brown and, Cardiff Head Coach, Pete Russell join us for a chat.
And we discuss the nominees for October's Player of the Month.
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In a Special Pre-Recorded edition of AVFTB, Patrick and Davy chat with Robert Fitzpatrick and Steve Thornton on the return of the Friendship Four and who is involved.
Joe Bertagna, formerly of Hockey East, joins us to discuss "Ring the Bell", a new book about the Friendship Four
Belfast Giants D-man, Jeff Baum, gives us an insight to what its like to be part of the weekend.
And we look back to 2014 when then Mayor of Boston, Marty Walsh, first suggested there might be a place for a tournament in Belfast
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Belfast Giants had another successful week on the ice with victories in the Champions Hockey League, the EIHL and the Challenge Cup.
Patrick, Davy and Simon look at all the action, the unfortunate exit from the CHL and the 100% record in the Challenge Cup.
Ciaran Long has scored 5 goals in the last 3 games, he joins us for a chat and with a double against the Dundee Stars this weekend we'll be joined by their Captain, Drydn Dow, to look ahead at the games.
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Belfast Giants open their league campaign with 4 points on the road before coming home to a breathtaking CHL win over Salzburg
Patrick, Davy and Simon will be joined on this weeks show by Daniel Tedesco and Fife Flyers Head Coach Tom Coolen.
We'll look back at the weekend and the CHL and all the DOPS assessments!
We dedicate this weeks show to Ida Fusco. RIP
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Full marks for Adam Keefe's side as they took 4 points from the Dundee Stars home and away. The Belfast Giants have started the Challenge Cup on the front foot.

That action continues this weekend in Scotland as the Giants visit Glasgow and Kircaldy in the first of 4 away games over 2 weekends.

Patrick, Davy and Simon will look at the games gone by and to come, and welcome both Clan Head Coach, Jason Morgan, and the latest name on the Belfast roster Johnny Curran to the podcast.

It's Kohei Sato's Birthday... so we try to sing that for him...

We'll also hear from Adam Keefe and Quinn Preston in another jam packed show!

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The New EIHL Season finally kicks off with the Challenge Cup group stage.

The Belfast Giants will host the Dundee Stars on Friday night, following a back and forth pre-season encounter with the Glasgow Clan last weekend.

In a PACKED show, Patrick, Davy and Simon will be joined by, Giants captain, Mark Cooper.

Media and Communications Manager for the Elite League, Luke Fisher, will stop by to discuss the new statistics package being used by the league this season.

Simon will pop to training and catch up with some of the lads on the ice.

And ahead of Fridays game, the original 'Friend of the Show', Marc LeFebvre returns to talk about his Dundee Stars

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Belfast Giants collected their first points of this season's Champions Hockey League with a emphatic 4-0 victory over HC Bolzano. This came shortly after a tight affair in Austria where Innsbruck took the spoils.

Patrick, Davy and Simon return to talk over the games, they are joined by Shut Out Hero Tyler Beskorowany and look ahead to more Pre-Season action against the new look Glasgow Clan with Aaron Murphy

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The Belfast Giants had two very contrasting games in the Champions Hockey League, leaving Finland learning plenty about their own side and preparing for another trip to Austria before welcoming Bolzano back to the SSE Arena.

Patrick, Davy and Simon will discuss what took place over the weekend, before chatting to Miles Gendron & Ben Lake and looking ahead to the game in Innsbruck and back home on Saturday.

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The Belfast Giants returned to action with two feisty pre-season encounters against the Cardiff Devils as they prepare to travel to Finalnd for the CHL.

Patrick, Davy and Simon will be joined by Ara Nazarian and George Awada as they look ahead to a challenging weekend ahead!

We'll also drop by training to see how some of the other lads are doing.

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The Belfast Giants are BACK, and with a Pre-Season battle against the Cardiff Devils around the corner, A View From The Bridge enters it's 19th Season looking ahead to what will be a real challenge for Adam Keefe's reigning Grand Slam Champions.

Patrick, Davy and Simon will cast an eye over the new look roster, and are joined by Sean Norris, Matt McLeod and Steve Thornton.

We are also down at training chatting with Jeff Baum, Travis Brown, Ciaran Long and Jeff Mason.

All the usual chat on your favourite EIHL podcast!

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Belfast Giants dispatched the Glasgow Clan in the Quarter Final of the Viaplay EIHL Playoffs and will face the Nottingham Panthers in the Semi Final this Saturday.

Patrick, Davy and Simon cast an eye over a tight affair in Belfast and Glasgow.

They also are joined by representatives of all four clubs competing this weekend at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham.

Scott Conway looks over the Belfast Giants season and chances of finally lifting the Playoff Title for the first time since 2010.

Chris Ellis, Media Manager of the Nottingham Panthers, will talk about the weekends surprise package.

Sheffield Steelers Captain, Jonathan Phillips chats to us ahead of his final weekend of domestic competition prior to retirement.

And Todd Kelman returns to AVFTB to give both a Cardiff Devils and EIHL perspective to an exciting weekend ahead!

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Belfast Giants are, once again, the Viaplay Elite Ice Hockey League Champions.

Patrick, Davy and Simon celebrate the 3rd consecutive league title for the Giants with a whole host of guests and interviews!

We reveal 2 names on the Belfast Giants Allstar team for the game for Ukraine!

We look at the Viaplay EIHL Playoff Quarter Final Match Ups, and ahead of our own tie against the Glasgow, their Captain and former Giants title winner himself, Craig Peacock gives us an insight to the season at the Clan.

A Show not to be missed!

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17 Goals Across 2 home games and a showdown against the Guildford Flames a few days away!

The Belfast Giants know what they need to do to once again retain the Viaplay Elite League Title, and it's going to be one hell of a week!

Patrick, Davy and Simon will be joined by Giant's David Gilbert, Viaplay's Aaron Murphy and CEO of the Odyssey Trust, Robert Fitzpatrick who will reveal one of the names on the Giants All Star roster for the forthcoming "Hockey Can't Stop" game against Dnipro Kherson!

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Belfast Giants took 3 points from a fraught weekend against the Cardiff Devils and hold a 4 point lead atop the Elite League with 4 games remaining.
Patrick, Davy and Simon return to discuss what went right and what went wrong at the SSE Arena.
Mark Cooper joins us to answer your questions on The Fan Agenda

Simon heads to training and talks with Ciaran Long, Kel Beattie, Mark Garside and Adam Keefe

We mark British Sign Language Week.
And with the final visit of the Manchester Storm to Belfast, Matt Ginn, Head Coach of the Storm, talks to us about his teams achievements this season.

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Two victories on the road for the Belfast Giants put them in the driving seat for regaining the EIHL Title... but there's a lot of hockey to played.

Patrick, Davy and Simon look at the 8 goals scored against Sheffield and Manchester plus other results that place Adam Keefe's side 5 points clear in the league.

George Awada returns to answer any questions you have on The Fan Agenda.

And with a vital double header at home to Cardiff this weekend, Assistant Coach and all round "Mr Cardiff Devils", Neil Francis joins us for a chat about his team's trials and tribulations this season.

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The Belfast Giants are once again Challenge Cup Champions, winning 4 out of the last 5 Cups.

Patrick, Davy and Simon return to celebrate the achievement and look back at a wonderful night in the SSE Arena.

It was mixed fortune in the League as Adam Keefe's side split the points with the Coventry Blaze, ahead of a road weekend in Sheffield and Manchester.

We are also joined this week by the newly crowned AVFTB Player of the Month for February, Gabe Bast... his joy unabounded at winning the biggest trophy in hockey!

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It's Challenge Cup Final week for the Belfast Giants.

Following another 4 point weekend, Adam Keefe's side sit atop of the EIHL still as we head into March.

Patrick, Davy and Simon discuss the two victories in Scotland these past few days.

Adam Keefe, Matt McLeod and Tyler Beskorowany all join us to look ahead to the final.

Fife Flyers head coach, Todd Dutiaume helps us preview this Wednesday night for his team.

And we debate just who should be awarded the AVFTB Player of the Month for February, sponsored by fonaCAB.

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The Belfast Giants gathers 8 points in 6 days, scored 22 goals, conceded 2 and moved to the TOP of the Elite League table.

Patrick, Davy and Simon return from a week's hiatus to consider what has gone right this last week!

We are joined by Jeff Baum for a chat, and we look ahead to the games this weekend, including a dress rehearsal for next Wednesday's Challenge Cup final against the Fife Flyers!

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The Belfast Giants have reduced the lead at the top of the EIHL table to 2pts following victories over Fife and, current league leaders, Guildford, at the SSE Arena.

Patrick, Davy and Joel discuss all the main issues from the weekend including *that* penalty against Gabe Bast.

Andrew Dickson, fresh off his starring role on Sunday, joins us to analyse his performance.

Aaron Murphy, of Viaplay, gives us his take on the season so far and what to expect in the coming weeks from the TV coverage of the EIHL.

We draw the winner of the Giants Shirt in aid of #DaithisLaw and celebrate the Player of the Month

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The Belfast Giants have reached ANOTHER Challenge Cup Final, dispatching the league leaders to host the event in March.

A possible opponent, the Sheffield Steelers, were beaten over two nights at the SSE Arena last weekend.

Patrick, Davy and Neil “The Coach” Russell will look over all the events of the last week.

Adam Keefe is our guest, and we’ll discuss some of the key results and news events in the EIHL.

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The Belfast Giants carry a commanding lead into the second leg of the Challenge Cup Semi Final against the Guildford Flames.

Yet it was defeat in Cardiff, and a fight for a victory in Nottingham in the league.

Join Patrick, Davy and Simon as they look over the details.

And fresh from his selection to Team GB, Sam Ruopp joins us for a chat.

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The Belfast Giants took 3 points from the 4 on offer as they hosted the Nottingham Panthers at the SSE Arena last weekend.

Patrick, Davy and Joel return to cast an eye over what went right and what went wrong.

Grant Cooper is the latest name on the Giants roster and he joined the lads for a chat.

Gareth Martin was the first local lad to score a goal for the Belfast Giants back in the 2003-4 season, he now regularly joins our friend Simon Kitchen on Giants TV, and he recounts some great memories from his time in Teal with us on the show.

And with the Semi Final of the Challenge Cup against the Guildford Flames, Paul Dixon, Head Coach of the Flames, joins Davy to look at his teams successes and what to expect in the Semi Final.

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In the final show prior to Christmas, Patrick, Davy, Simon and Joel celebrate the return of the Four Point Weekend!

Wins over Manchester and Coventry were a welcome end to the week, with the Giants only having a 1 goal defecit to overcome against Nottingham after the first leg of the Challenge Cup Quarter final

Sam Ruopp is our guest. And The Big Man makes an appearance!

Merry Christmas!

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Two Points from Four on the Road for the Belfast Giants as Guildford continue to stifle Adam Keefe's side.

Meanwhile at home, the 2022 Friendship Four was a roaring success on and off the ice as Quinnipiaic University took the spoils in dramatic fashion.

Patrick, Davy and Joel will cast an eye over the weekend for the Giants and the Friendship Four.

And we reveal the nominees for the November Player of the Month sponsored by fonaCAB

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Following a Split Weekend in Sheffield, A View From The Bridge casts an eye over two physical encounters in South Yorkshire.

We preview the 2022 NCAA Friendship Four by speaking with caoches and players from the competing colleges.

And Lewis Hook is back! He's our guest on The Fan Agenda as he returns to the teal of the Belfast Giants.

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Belfast Giants took two points in Manchester before falling short in Nottingham despite a spirited final period. Theres a big week ahead in Sheffield with the Giants hoping to regain some key personnel.

Matt Foley is our guest, he talks about his days in College, experiences in the Friendship Four and what life is like battling from the ECHL to the AHL

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The Belfast Giants bagged 13 goals over the weekend, more than half of these came in a single period of action, as they celebrated a 4 point weekend in Viaplay Elite League action.

Steve Owre is our guest after his 4 goal haul on Sunday.
And ahead of the first trip of the season to Altrincham, Head Coach of the Storm, Matt Ginn joins for a chat.

And Belfast Giants Head Coach, Adam Keefe, drops by ahead of a long road swing for his side.

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After a 4 point weekend against the Coventry Blaze, including fighting back from 4-1 down on Sunday, we look back at what went right foe Adam Keefe's side.

Colby McAuley joins us for The Fan Agenda

And Todd Kelman is our guest, ahead of the Premier Sports Game of the Week, where the Giants travel for their first EIHL encounter against Cardiff Devils.

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Broadcast LIVE on Wednesday night, Patrick, Davy and Joel look back at an eventful 7 days for the Belfast Giants with table topping Challenge Cup victories over Glasgow and a fanstastic if unfortunately fruitless performance in the Champions Hockey League.

Will Cullen joins the show to answer YOUR questions in The Fan Agenda.

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Two battling performances from the Belfast Giants but ultimately two defeats in the opening weekend of the Champions Hockey League.

Patrick, Davy and Joel look back at the action and what lessons have been learned.

George Awada is back in the Belfast Giants fold as an Assistant Coach, he joins the lads to tell his story and share a few memories.

And Kevin Raine discusses preparation for this weekend and we reflect on his recent blog about the injury he sustained late last season.

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The Champions Hockey League is upon us following 4 wins in Pre-Season over Cardiff and Dundee.

Patrick, Davy and Joel are joined on this weekes show by Adam McKendry of the Belfast Telegraph to lok at Pre-Season and what we learned about the new look Giants

Colin Shields drops by to talk about his new role with Aaron Murphy on Premier Sports.

And Adam Keefe, Head Coach of the Belfast Giants, builds up to this weekend's trip to the Czech Republic.

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The curtain comes down on an outstanding Belfast Giants season. And while the final game was not what they wanted, history will record one of the great seasons for the club.

A View From The Bridge wraps the term by interviewing Steve Thornton, Robert Fitzpatrick and Adam Keefe.

We look back at the weekend and the season.

We also congratulate the KotG MVP, and discuss how we are no longer friends with Omar Pacha.

Thank you to EVERYONE who have watched, listened, tweeted, said hello in the bar and more.

We have had a fun season.

CHL is around the corner!

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The Regular Seaon concluded with two tight victories for the Belfast Giants at home and the hanging of the Challenge Cup banner at the SSE Arena.

With the Playoffs on the horizon, A View From The Bridge returns to preview the games against the Coventry Blaze.

We hear from Mack Stewart and his dad, Rob.

Adam Keefe and Tyler Beskorowany chat to Simon at training.

And Scott Conway joins us to discuss THAT celebration and answer your questions.

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Recorded LIVE after the Belfast Giants 7-1 victory over the Glasgow Clan, Patrick, Davy, Simon and Joel give instant reaction to the win.

They look back at the weekend against the Panthers

It's Colin Shields #19 Retirement Night on Friday, we are joined by James Glover who lets us know what to expect.

And are JJ , Goody and Cons the greatest top line in Giants History?

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Your Challenge Cup Champion Belfast Giants followed up a triumphant Wednesday final with a 4 point weekend against Dundee and Manchester.

Joel is joined by Davy and Simon to look back at one entertaining and nail biting week of action.

Ciaran Long answers your questions and we look ahead to the final visit of the season of the Nottingham Panthers.

And theres Tart Chat!

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A Split weekend against the Sheffield Steelers is closely followed by a Cup Final against the Devils in one of the most challenging weeks of the season.

A View from the Bridge returns to fill you in on the action, the lads chat to Todd Kelman and Adam Keefe, look ahead to Wednesday night and the weekend ahead.

And there's the small matter of a return for AVFTB LIVE!

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The Belfast Giants sit top of the EIHL table for the first time this season ahead of a massive weekend against the Sheffield Steelers

On this weeks A View from the Bridge: Davy, Simon and Joel are joined by Graeme Walton, Darcy Murphy, Kevin Raine and Adam Keefe as they reflect on the weekend gone by and the top of the table clash at the SSE Arena.

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A rip roaring weekend for the Belfast Giants where 4 points were taken from the Flyers and the Panthers.

Patrick, Simon and Joel dig into the excitement of a dominant win over Fife and a Snatch and Grab from the NIC.

Simon chats to Scott Conway, Andrew Dickson, Mark Cooper and Jeff Mason at training.

Griffin Reinhart answers your questions on The Fan Agenda

And we look ahead to the Challenge Cup SemiFinal on Wedensday night against the Nottingham Panthers.

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An arduous road schedule led the Belfast Giants to 7 points out of the 8 on offer. Only an OT defeat in Dundee blotting the record in what was a tough week for the Giants.

A View from the Bridge returns to discuss all the key points from the weeks battles.

Patrick, Davy, Simon and Joel look at all 4 games and consider the key talking points from the weeks EIHL.

David Goodwin and Jordan Boucher chat with Simon and the panel tackle your Twitter questions.

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3 Points from the 5 handed out over the weekend marks a successful outing for Adam Keefes side as they took on the Cardiff Devils.

Patrick, Davy and Simon consider the main points of action and look ahead to a hectic week ahead with 4 games in 5 days as the league starts to hit the business end of the season.

We hand out January's Player of the Month, Simon chats to Adam Keefe at training and we are joined by D-Man Sam Ruopp

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The Giants were on fire against the Blaze this weekend, scoring 9 and conceding only once. Adam Keefe's side have set up well for the coming weekend's visit of the Cardiff Devils.

Patrick, Davy, Simon and Joel look back over the weekend and consider just why they were so dominant over this Coventry side.

Tyler Beskorowany is our guest answering your questions on The Fan Agenda.

It's Player of the Month nomination time.

Simon pops to training to chat with some of the lads, and we also look over the latest news, not least the announcement on the extension of the season by one week.

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The winning streak couldn't get through a second month as the Clan's victory over the Belfast Giants brought it to a halt. With only 2 points from the 6 on offer it was a rare weekend of underperformance for Adam Keefe's side.

A View from the Bridge cast their eye over what went wrong in Glasgow and Cardiff and how the Giants recovered in Surrey.

Head Coach Adam Keefe answers your questions in The Fan Agenda.

We get all the news and look ahead to the weekend visit of the Coventry Blaze.

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The schedule is tightening but the Belfast Giants are free flowing with 3 wins in the week and become the first team to book a Semi Final slot in the Challenge Cup.

Patrick, Davy, Simon and Joel look back at all the event so the week, from supposed controversy to coast to coast joy.

Ben Lake is the Fan Agenda guest and Simon speaks to Lewis Hook, Sam Ruopp and Adam Keefe at training.

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A successful weekend gone and tough week ahead for the Belfast Giants who have Challenge Cup and League action to undertake.

Patrick, Davy and Simon look back at the weekends 4 points over the Fife Flyers

Simon pops down to training to chat with Mark Cooper, Ciaran Long and Adam Keefe

Premier Sports TV's Aaron Murphy previews the Giants double TV appearance this week

We look over the news, the winner of the Player of the Month for December and chat to Chris Lovell about EIHL Pride Week.

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After a (part-enforced, part-voluntary) Christmas break, A View From The Bridge returns and lo and behold, there is a 5 goal victory over the Nottingham Panthers to talk about, again.

Patrick, Davy, Simon and Joel talk covid, postponements and pay tribute to Gray Moran.

They look back at the 4 games that did take place for the Giants, and Simon chats to Jonathan Boxill on his return to teal!

Tyler Soy is our guest on The Fan Agenda, we look at the Player of the Month nominations for December and catch up on the key pieces of news from around the EIHL.

Happy New Year!

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A tight Challenge Cup fixture and two thumping EIHL victories for the Belfast Giants as Adam Keefe's team prepare for the visit of the league leading Sheffield Steelers this weekend.

Patrick, Davy, Simon and Joel return to cast an eye over the games and take on the main talking points.

Jordan Boucher joins the craic to answer your questions in The Fan Agenda.

Simon chats with Odyssey Trust CEO Robert Fitzpatrick about the 2022 Friendship Four.

We look at DOPS, news around the league and whats to come this weekend against Sheffield.

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A victorious road trip of Scotland for the Belfast Giants as they took 2 shut out victories over the Flyers and the Clan. Adam Keefe's side remain unbeaten on Premier Sports and climb to 4th in the league table.

In a packed A View From The Bridge, Patrick, Davy, Simon and Joel breakdown exactly what went right north of Hadrian's Wall.

Simon pops to training as we hear from Tyler Beskorowany, Scott Conway and Jeff Mason.

You'll find out the nominees for November's Player of the Month.

Slater Doggett answers YOUR questions in The Fan Agenda.

Coventry Blaze Head Coach, Danny Stewart, previews Wednesday Nights Cup Quarter Final.

And Laura Small gives us the lowdown on this weekend's charity drives at the SSE Arena!

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After a tough weekend for the Belfast Giants, A View from the Bridge returns to assess what happened in Cardiff and against Dundee.

Patrick, Davy and Simon look at the games and how the Giants performances varied.

Jeff Baum and Adam Keefe chat to Simon at training.
Mark Cooper answers your questions in The Fan Agenda.
We look at the news in the EIHL and Simon takes us through how training went for the lads on Tuesday.

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Only one game for the Giants this weekend, a 4-1 victory in Dundee.

A View from the Bridge returns to cast an eye over the ill-tempered affair.

Patrick, Davy, Simon and Joel are also joined by Colin Shields on his induction to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, and JJ Piccinich.

There's DOPS, Signings, Haas and more.

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Inconsistency is rife in the EIHL and the Belfast Giants do not escape that. A heavy defeat in Sheffield was followed by a narrow victory over the Clan in Belfast.

Patrick and Davy are joined on the panel by their old friend Neil "Coach" Russell to look back at the weekend's action.

We hear who picked up the Player of the Month for October.

Giants Head Coach Adam Keefe answers your questions in the Fan Agenda and Dundee Stars Head Coach, Omar Pacha gives an insight to his team so far this season.

There DOPS, News, we hear Solway Shark's Martin Grubb talk of the Belfast youth system and there's some talk of "the old days".

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A successful weekend for the Giants witnessed a 5-0 thumping of the Nottingham Panthers and a 4-1 home victory over Fife to finish the Challenge Cup Group on top.

This week on AVFTB: Davy, Simon and Joel run through the key points behind the winning brace.

Simon catched up with JJ Piccinich, Slater Doggett and Lewis Hook at training (with a happy birthday to Andrew Dickson thrown in for good measure)

It's time to pick your October Player of the Month!

DOPS are back on the agenda with their latest determinations. Jeff Mason answers YOUR questions on The Fan Agenda.

And Clan coach Malcolm Cameron chats to Patrick ahead of their season opener at the SSE Arena

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Another AVFTB and another anniversary, this time of that famous night at the Odyssey Arena against the Nottingham Panthers.

And on the eve of another match up against the Custard and Blacks, the lads look back 19 years and recall their own thoughts and feelings of that night.

Patrick, Davy, Simon and Joel then turn to more recent matters with the shut out loss in Manchester and the Shoot Out win over Dundee.

Lewis Hook, Kevin Raine and Sam Ruopp chat to Simon at the arena, and Ciaran Long answers your questions on The Fan Agenda.

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A View From The Bridge turns 16, and to "celebrate" we do what we always do.. talk about the Belfast Giants. Who this past weekend picked up 2 points on the road.

A good performance in Cardiff was ultimately fruitless, but redemption came in the Skydome with a nip and tuck victory over the Blaze.

Patrick, Davy and Simon look back over the games, they are joined by the new captain of the Giants, David Goodwin and we also hear from Slater Doggett and Jordan Boucher at training.

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Premier Sports Challenge Cup Quarter Finals, as Adam Keefe's side score 8 goals by the Fife Flyers and give debuts to two 17 year old local lads.

Patrick, Davy and Joel discuss the debuts of Kel Beattie and Mack Stewart, the wins over Fife and news right around the league.

Simon chats with Ciaran Long, JJ Piccinich, Griffin Reinhart and Jeff Mason.

Mark Garside answers your questions on The Fan Agenda and Premier Sports own Aaron Murphy previews a big weekend for the Belfast Giants as they make their first TV appearance against Coventry this Sunday night.

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It was a triumphant home coming for the Belfast Giants in a mixed weekend of action against the Dundee Stars.

A shut-out victory at the SSE was followed by a Challenge Cup defeat on Tayside as Adam Keefe's team maintain their place on top of challenge Cup Group A.

Patrick, Davy, Simon and Joel look at all the action and news from the Belfast Giants and across the EIHL, and are joined by Robert Fitzpatrick, Lewis Hook, Adam Keefe, Jeff Baum and Tyler Beskorowany.

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18 long months finally come to an end this Friday night when the Belfast Giants return to the SSE Arena to take on the Dundee Stars following a 4 point weekend on the road.

Patrick, Davy, Simon and Joel are reunited to look at the victories in Scotland.

We hear from Jordan Boucher, Ciaran Long and Jeff Mason at training.

We look ahead to the games against Dundee this weekend

And we are joined for a big chat with one of our all time favourite Giants... Andrew Dickson!

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The 2021-22 EIHL Season is days away for the Belfast Giants, with a new look team, new look logo and a fresh looking arena.

Patrick, Davy and Simon return to be joined by a wealth of guests as they cover everything from the rebrand to the TV deal.

Steve Thornton and Sinead Doyle chat to the show about the new look logo.

Premier Sports' Aaron Murphy returns to AVFTB to give us the lowdown on the TV Deal and Sponsorship of the league itself.

Scott Conway tells us what the atmosphere is like in the room as the lads come out of training and onto the first competitive game of the season.

And Adam Keefe shares his excitement as his team start in their quest to retain the Elite League title.

All this and Simon deals with a spider... its non-stop!

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In a special addition of A View From The Bridge, Patrick and Davy are joined by a panel of special guests to discuss the issue of development and employment for British players within the Elite League.

Our panel consists of:

Neil "The Coach" Russell - Former Storm GM and Regular AVFTB Panelist

Seth Bennett - BBC Sport and Leeds Junior Knights Chairman

Colin Shields - Former Belfast Giants and GB International Forward

Chris Ellis - BBC Nottingham and IHUK Media Officer The panel discuss EIHL

Chairman Tony Smith's comment to the Sheffield Star and highlight what the EIHL could do to improve their relationship with British player development.

Big thanks to all for joining us.

And the debate doesnt stop here, @AVFTB on twitter or find us on Facebook and tell us what you think.

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A View From The Bridge returns to introduce the two latest names on the Belfast Giants Roster.

Patrick, Davy, Simon and Joel get together to talk about the newest names already recruited by Adam Keefe, and share with you two more.

We hear from those two players and also cast an eye on the plight of the Glasgow Clan.

All this and a bit of Olympics chat as well. Sort of.

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We are BACK! With fewer than 100 days until the start of the 2021/2022 Elite League Season, A View From The Bridge returns to cast an eye over what is in store.

Patrick, Davy, Simon and Joel are back together again to discuss the signings of Darcy Murphy, Tyler Beskorowany and Kevin Raine.

And in an exclusive to AVFTB, we will be announcing ,and are joined by, the latest names on the roster for the Belfast Giants, and will also be joined by Head Coach Adam Keefe to look at his squad so far!

We are excited to return! Hockey isn't far away!

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20 Years to the day when the Belfast Giants first took to the ice at the then Odyssey Arena, and despite the game being suspended through the pandemic, Patrick, Davy, Simon and Joel return to discuss the legacy that team left behind them.

We also look at the current scenario on the EIHL table, the potental £4m pounds from DCMS for English hockey, and is Neil Black flying a kite? Or is a 6 team tournament actually practical?

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Picking up an EIHL Title in 2012, Nick Kuiper gained a reputation not only as a gritty hard-nosed D-man, but as one of the real characters of the Belfast Giants locker room.

He goes One on One with Joel Neill to discuss a career that spanned NCAA, a heavily NHL laden AHL, Sweden, Finland, Austria and of course our own fair shores.

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Next Tuesday marks 15 years since the first edition of A View from the Bridge. To mark this, we are delving into the archives to find some of the episodes that made the podcast what it is today.

We begin with the first ever “Live Recording” of AVFTB which took place on Saturday 7th April 2007 outside the Bunkers Hill in Nottingham.

Having finished 4 points adrift of newly crowned EIHL and Challenge Cup Champions, Coventry, the Giants were going into a semi-final against Nottingham hoping to make right the failure 12 months previous which had witnessed the Newcastle Vipers unceremoniously dump Ed Courtenay’s then EIHL Champion Giants (including Theo Fleury) out of the playoffs at the Semi Final Stage.

Now standing in the way of the Giant’s first final since 2003, were the Nottingham Panthers. Mike Ellis’ team had finished 5th in the league run but were bouyant having weathered a fight back from their nearest and dearest, the Sheffield Steelers, in the Quarter Final 2nd leg to hold on and progress 6-5 on aggregate.

The decision was made, 2 years into AVFTB to purchase some cheap equipment to plug into the Apple iBook and try and capture the pre-playoffs buzz outside of Bunkers.

Patrick Smyth and Aaron Kernohan sat outside on the Saturday Lunchtime with a few beers, a few mates and a few opposition fans to discuss what was to happen that weekend.

They discuss Cardiff v Coventry in the first semi final, Belfast v Nottingham in the second and are joined by fans of all team colours.

The language can be a bit “industrial”, yet it remains a fond memory for all of us. Something we tried, and something we enjoyed.

Nottingham would defeat Belfast in the Semi Final on Penalty Shots and subsequently see David Clark lift the trophy in the same manner over the Cardiff Devils on the Sunday.

Crazy for us to think this was 13 years ago.

We hope you enjoy it.

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The 2020-21 Elite League Season has been suspended. This came as little surprise to most given the uncertain times we live in, yet it still came as a massie disappointment to those of us so used to following the Belfast Giants across the Autumn and Winter months.

A View from the Bridge reflects on the decision of the EIHL to halt preparations for the new term.

Patrick, Simon, Davy and Joel are joined by Belfast Giants Coach, Adam Keefe and Head of Hockey Ops, Steve Thornton to look at what has happened, and what we can do to ensure the Giants prevail into 2021.

The lads chat about the Giants, the league, #BleedTeal100 and how we should look out for one another.

We also hear of how Patrick should have joined Genesis on Tour.

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Title Winning Coach Doug Christiansen is the latest to take on AVFTB, One on One.

In a wide ranging interview Doug discusses his move to the Giants, picking up the title, the turbulence of the ownership changes, Landshut, his current role in the game, the Green Bay Packers and much much more.

We greatly appreciate his time, especially having become a new dad very recently.

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One on One with AVFTB this time is former #44 for the Belfast Giants, Todd Kelman.

In this first part Todd looks at his beginnings in Alberta and how an injury in Junior hockey almost ended his career before it began.

How did the opportunity to play in Europe come about and why didn't Dave Whistle call him when building the Belfast Giants?

Todd reflects on the early seasons, the uncertainty of the league and his own career at the demise of the ISL, and just what was Theo Fleury like in the locker room?

Not to be missed as Todd brings out some outstanding stories from his career in the UK.

Part 2 - Thursday

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