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Database: 644 202 players

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Scoring Leaders

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Josh Lawrence	2	4	2	6
2.	Olivier Garneau	2	2	3	5
3.	Dmitri Zavgorodny	2	2	3	5
4.	Alexis Lafrenière	2	1	4	5
5.	Maxime Trépanier	2	3	1	4

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Team Facts

Plays in Elite Ice Hockey League
Full name Stena Line Belfast Giants
Team colours Teal + Red + White
Town Belfast, GBR
Founded 2000

2018-2019 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
	#34	Tyler Beskorowany (G)	28	1990	Sudbury, ON, CAN	6'4"	212	L	18/19
	#35	Andrew Dickson (G)	30	1987	Ballymoney, GBR	6'0"	181	L	18/19
	#31	Stephen Murphy (G)	36	1981	Dundee, GBR	5'9"	168	L	18/19
DEFENSEMEN
	#7	Mark Garside (D/C)	29	1989	East Kilbride, GBR	5'10"	185	L	18/19
	#5	Guillaume Gélinas (D)	25	1993	Québec, QC, CAN	5'10"	196	L	18/19
	#10	Curtis Leonard (D)	26	1992	Napanee, ON, CAN	6'3"	201	L	18/19
	#27	Kendall McFaull (D)	26	1992	Rosetown, SK, CAN	6'3"	209	R	18/19
	#23	Paul Swindlehurst (D)	25	1993	Blackrod, GBR	6'4"	207	L	18/19
	#9	Jim Vandermeer (D)	38	1980	Caroline, AB, CAN	6'1"	212	L	18/19
FORWARDS
	#12	Kyle Baun (RW)	26	1992	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'2"	209	R	18/19
	#21	Francis Beauvillier (C/LW)	24	1993	Sorel, QC, CAN	6'1"	181	L	18/19
	#61	Hunter Bishop (LW)	31	1987	Fairbanks, AK, USA	6'0"	185	L	18/19
	#89	Jonathan Boxill (C)	29	1989	Ascot, GBR	5'10"	181	R	18/19
	#39	Patrick Dwyer (RW)	35	1983	Spokane, WA, USA	5'11"	174	R	18/19
	#24	Jonathan Ferland (RW)	35	1983	Ste-Marie-de-Beauce, QC, CAN	6'2"	207	R	18/19
	#8	Lewis Hook (LW)	22	1996	Peterborough, GBR	6'0"	176	L	u23
	#83	Dustin Johner (C/RW)	35	1983	Estevan, SK, CAN	5'11"	179	R	18/19
	#15	Darcy Murphy (LW)	26	1992	Marysville, ON, CAN	5'10"	185	L	18/19
	#25	Blair Riley (RW/LW)	32	1985	Kamloops, BC, CAN	6'0"	216	R	18/19
	#77	Josh Roach (F/D)	26	1992	Saskatoon, SK, CAN	6'1"	190	R	18/19
	#91	David Rutherford (RW)	31	1987	Ladner, BC, CAN	5'9"	179	R	18/19
	#19	Colin Shields (C/RW)	38	1980	Glasgow, GBR	5'11"	181	R	18/19
	#74	Matt Towe (F)	30	1988	Sheffield, GBR	5'10"	170	R	18/19
Position: G:3 D:6 F:14 \| Av Age: 29.7 years \| Av Ht: 6'0" \| Av Wt 191 lbs \| Compare with other teams

Registered

Team Staff

Head Coach Adam Keefe
Asst. Coach Rob Stewart
General Manager Steve Thornton
Player-Asst. Coach Jim Vandermeer
Dir. of Hockey Operations Steve Thornton
Equipment Manager Jason Ellery

Team Facts

Nationalities 13 players
4 players
3 players
2 players
1 player
Experience Belfast Giants: 2 388 GP
NHL: 889 GP
WC: 8 GP
SHL: 33 GP
Allsvenskan: 275 GP
Liiga: 2 GP
AHL: 1 826 GP
DEL: 67 GP
Affiliated Team(s) Belfast Giants U16 (Scotland U16)
Belfast Giants U20 (Scotland U20)

Team Captains

Team captaincy history

Arena Information

Arena Name SSE Arena Belfast
Location Belfast
Capacity 9 957
Construction Year 2001

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Latest Transactions

DATE	STATUS		PLAYER		TEAM
08/24/2018
08/24/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	Adam Robinson (F)	Leaving for	Solway Sharks
08/23/2018
08/23/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	Jeff Mason (D)	Leaving for	Retired
08/23/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Hunter Bishop (F)	Joining from	HC Innsbruck
08/20/2018
08/20/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	Steve Saviano (F)	Leaving for	Lausitzer Füchse
08/12/2018
08/12/2018	Extension		Andrew Dickson (G)
08/12/2018	Extension		Matt Towe (F)
08/09/2018
08/09/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Guillaume Gélinas (D)	Joining from	HC Banska Bystrica
08/01/2018
08/01/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Kyle Baun (F)	Joining from	Toronto Marlies

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Team History and Standings

Season	League	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	Rank	Postseason
2000-2001	BISL	48	17	-	16	6	9	158	159	72	6	Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002	BISL	48	31	8	9	-	-	177	119	70		Qualification
2002-2003	BISL	32	17	6	8	-	1	111	78	41	2	Champion
2003-2004	EIHL	56	27	7	21	-	1	218	185	62	4	Qualification
2004-2005	EIHL	50	31	7	10	-	2	170	104	71	2	Qualification
2005-2006	EIHL	42	28	4	9	-	1	166	100	61		Semifinal loss
2006-2007	EIHL	54	34	-	17	-	3	192	153	71	2	Semifinal loss
2007-2008	EIHL	54	33	-	19	-	2	184	150	68	4	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	EIHL	54	35	-	15	-	4	216	170	74	4	Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010	EIHL	56	35	-	16	-	5	212	137	75	2	Champion
2010-2011	EIHL	54	41	-	9	-	4	239	130	86	3	Semifinal loss
2011-2012	EIHL	54	46	-	5	-	3	237	102	95		Semifinal loss
2012-2013	EIHL	52	37	-	10	-	5	191	132	79	2	Final loss
2013-2014	EIHL	52	43	-	6	-	3	210	127	89		Final loss
2014-2015	EIHL	52	27	-	19	-	6	177	148	60	5	Semifinal loss
2015-2016	EIHL	52	31	-	17	-	4	184	148	66	4	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	EIHL	52	35	-	13	-	4	195	145	74	2	Semifinal loss
2017-2018	EIHL	56	34	-	20	-	2	227	200	70	5	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	EIHL	2	0	-	2	-	0	5	10	0	11	-

Tournament Statistics

Season	Tournament	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	Rank	Postseason
2000-2001	BISL Cup	16	9	-	4	1	2	58	49	31	1	Semifinal loss
2001-2002	BISL Cup	12	10	0	2	-	-	49	29	20	1	Final loss
2002-2003	Continental Cup	3	3	0	0	-	-	16	3	6	1	Promoted
	Continental Cup	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	-	Quarterfinal loss
	BISL Cup	6	2	1	2	-	1	13	14	6	3	Semifinal loss
2003-2004	EIHL Cup	14	9	3	2	-	0	58	40	21	1	Semifinal loss
2004-2005	EIHL Cup	6	3	0	3	-	0	14	15	6	3	Did not make playoffs
	Crossover Cup	14	12	1	1	-	1	67	27	26		No playoffs held
2006-2007	EIHL Cup	2	0	1	1	-	-	3	5	1	2	Semifinal loss
2007-2008	EIHL Cup	4	0	1	3	-	-	9	17	1	5	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	EIHL Cup	4	4	0	0	-	-	18	8	8	1	Champion
2009-2010	EIHL Cup	6	4	1	1	-	-	30	17	9	1	Semifinal loss
2010-2011	EIHL Cup	8	5	2	1	-	-	31	20	12	1	Final loss
2011-2012	EIHL Cup	8	6	1	1	-	-	46	15	13	1	Final loss
2012-2013	Continental Cup	3	2	-	1	0	0	16	8	6	2	-
	EIHL Cup	8	7	-	1	-	0	33	12	14	1	Semifinal loss
2013-2014	EIHL Cup	8	6	-	1	1	0	35	18	14	1	Champion
2014-2015	Continental Cup	3	2	-	1	0	0	12	7	6	2	Promoted
	Continental Cup	3	2	-	1	0	0	7	5	6	3	-
	EIHL Cup	8	4	-	1	2	1	31	21	12	3	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	EIHL Cup	8	4	-	1	2	1	25	18	13	1	Semifinal loss
2018-2019	Continental Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?

#	Player	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Brendan Connolly (F)	2018-2019	Glasgow Clan	EIHL Cup	3	1	3	4	6
2.	Jérôme Leduc (D)	2018-2019	Dornbirner EC	EBEL	4	0	4	4	0
3.	Steve Saviano (F)	2018-2019	Lausitzer Füchse	DEL2	4	1	2	3	2
4.	Brendan Connolly (F)	2018-2019	Glasgow Clan	EIHL	3	2	0	2	0
5.	Bari McKenzie (F)	2018-2019	Fife Flyers	EIHL	3	1	1	2	2
6.	Craig Peacock (F)	2018-2019	Glasgow Clan	EIHL	3	0	2	2	0
7.	Matt Bissonnette (F)	2018-2019	Dundee Stars	EIHL Cup	5	0	2	2	0
8.	David Phillips (D)	2018-2019	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL Cup	2	0	1	1	25
9.	Sébastien Sylvestre (F)	2018-2019	Medvescak Zagreb	EBEL	4	0	1	1	4
10.	Ryan Martinelli (D)	2018-2019	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL	5	0	1	1	8

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Colin Shields (F)	460	191	318	509
2.	Craig Peacock (F)	357	141	168	309
3.	George Awada (F)	300	120	159	279
4.	Evan Cheverie (F)	209	75	158	233
5.	Jason Ruff (F)	173	92	133	225

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Colin Shields (F)	460	191	318	509
2.	Craig Peacock (F)	357	141	168	309
3.	George Awada (F)	300	120	159	279
4.	Jason Ruff (F)	173	92	133	225
5.	Evan Cheverie (F)	209	75	158	233

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Colin Shields (F)	460	191	318	509
2.	Craig Peacock (F)	357	141	168	309
3.	George Awada (F)	300	120	159	279
4.	Evan Cheverie (F)	209	75	158	233
5.	Jeff Mason (D)	335	52	142	194

Franchise All-Time PIM

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Adam Keefe (F)	300	51	121	1039
2.	Paxton Schulte (F)	174	71	146	755
3.	Shane Johnson (D)	361	34	145	541
4.	Jason Bowen (F)	198	24	63	533
5.	George Awada (F)	300	120	279	508

Franchise All-Time Games played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Graeme Walton (D)	480	11	58	69
2.	Colin Shields (F)	460	191	318	509
3.	Shane Johnson (D)	361	34	111	145
4.	Craig Peacock (F)	357	141	168	309
5.	Mark Garside (D)	341	42	110	152

Franchise All-Time Points per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Theo Fleury (F)	34	22	74	2.176
2.	Peter Campbell (F)	43	34	78	1.814
3.	Brock McBride (F)	15	12	26	1.733
4.	Ed Courtenay (F)	105	55	168	1.600
5.	Kyle Baun (F)	2	0	3	1.500

Franchise All-Time Points per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Colin Shields (F)	2009-2010	EIHL	56	34	63	97	1.73	65
2.	Jason Ruff (F)	2003-2004	EIHL	52	35	50	85	1.63	134
3.	Ed Courtenay (F)	2007-2008	EIHL	51	23	57	80	1.57	27
4.	Peter Campbell (F)	2007-2008	EIHL	43	34	44	78	1.81	56
5.	Theo Fleury (F)	2005-2006	EIHL	34	22	52	74	2.18	270

Franchise All-Time Goals per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jeff Hutchins (F)	2006-2007	EIHL	54	36	33	69	1.28	174
2.	Jeffrey Szwez (F)	2009-2010	EIHL	41	36	22	58	1.41	145
3.	Jason Ruff (F)	2003-2004	EIHL	52	35	50	85	1.63	134
4.	Colin Shields (F)	2009-2010	EIHL	56	34	63	97	1.73	65
5.	Peter Campbell (F)	2007-2008	EIHL	43	34	44	78	1.81	56

Franchise All-Time Assists per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Colin Shields (F)	2009-2010	EIHL	56	34	63	97	1.73	65
2.	Ed Courtenay (F)	2007-2008	EIHL	51	23	57	80	1.57	27
3.	Theo Fleury (F)	2005-2006	EIHL	34	22	52	74	2.18	270
4.	Jason Ruff (F)	2003-2004	EIHL	52	35	50	85	1.63	134
5.	Craig Peacock (F)	2011-2012	EIHL	54	24	49	73	1.35	58

Franchise All-Time PIM per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Paxton Schulte (F)	2003-2004	EIHL	54	21	31	52	0.96	352
2.	Sean McMorrow (F)	2009-2010	EIHL	48	2	4	6	0.13	310
3.	Theo Fleury (F)	2005-2006	EIHL	34	22	52	74	2.18	270
4.	Shawn Skiehar (F)	2006-2007	EIHL	51	4	14	18	0.35	254
5.	Adam Keefe (F)	2012-2013	EIHL	52	11	11	22	0.42	233

Average Height, Weight, Age per Season

Season	Roster	Avg Height	Avg Weight	Avg Age
2018-2019	View roster	6'0"	191 lbs	29.70
2017-2018	View roster	6'0"	192 lbs	30.90
2016-2017	View roster	5'11"	190 lbs	32.36
2015-2016	View roster	5'11"	190 lbs	31.85
2014-2015	View roster	6'0"	190 lbs	31.45

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