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Champions Hockey League Full name Stena Line Belfast Giants Team colours Teal + Red + Black + Gold + White Town Belfast, GBR Founded 2000

2023-2024 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#34 Tyler Beskorowany (G) 33 1990 Sudbury, ON, CAN 6'4" 212 L 23/24
#35
Andrew Dickson (G) 35 1987 Ballymoney, GBR 6'0" 181 L 23/24
#1
Jackson Whistle (G) 28 1995 Kelowna, BC, CAN 6'1" 192 L 23/24
DEFENSEMEN
#6 Jeff Baum (D) 27 1996 Colleyville, TX, USA 5'11" 185 L 23/24
#21 Kell Beattie (D) 19 2004 Belfast, GBR 5'10" 181 R 2-way
#84 Travis Brown (D) 29 1994 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 6'2" 196 L 23/24
#3 Charlie Curti (D) 28 1995 Mound, MN, USA 6'0" 192 L 23/24
#2 Jacob Friend (D) 26 1997 Bowmanville, ON, CAN 6'1" 183 L 23/24
#7 Mark Garside (D/C)   “A” 34 1989 East Kilbride, GBR 5'9" 185 L 23/24
#15
Miles Gendron (D) 27 1996 Oakville, ON, CAN 6'2" 181 L 23/24
#13 David Phillips (D) 36 1987 Hull, GBR 6'3" 194 R 23/24
#77 Josh Roach (D/F) 31 1992 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 6'1" 190 R 23/24
FORWARDS
#90 Mason Alderson (F/D) 21 2001 London, GBR 6'3" 209 L 2-way
#96 Elijiah Barriga (LW)   27 1996 West Covina, CA, USA 6'0" 170 L 23/24
#26 Mark Cooper (RW)   “C” 31 1992 Toronto, ON, CAN 6'2" 190 R 23/24
#17 Oliver Cooper (C) 28 1995 Fredericton, NB, CAN 6'3" 205 L 23/24
#94
Johnny Curran (RW/C) 28 1995 Niagara Falls, ON, CAN 5'10" 174 R 23/24
#9
Ben Lake (LW/C)   “A” 33 1990 Calgary, AB, CAN 5'11" 170 L 23/24
#89 Ciaran Long (RW/D)   “A” 32 1991 Birmingham, GBR 6'3" 179 R 23/24
#70 Matt McLeod (C/RW) 26 1996 Mississauga, ON, CAN 6'1" 192 R 23/24
#22 Ara Nazarian (C/LW) 27 1996 Boxford, MA, USA 5'10" 185 L 23/24
#14
Sean Norris (F) 24 1999 Ascot, GBR 5'10" 165 R 23/24
#43 Quinn Preston (F) 25 1997 Trenton, MI, USA 5'11" 183 R 23/24
#48 Greg Printz (LW/RW) 25 1998 Fairfax, VA, USA 6'2" 218 L 23/24
#81 Kohei Sato (LW) 26 1996 Nishitokyo, JPN 6'1" 185 L 23/24
#86
Mack Stewart (RW/LW) 19 2004 Belfast, GBR 5'8" 165 L 2-way
#23
Daniel Tedesco (LW) 29 1993 Maple, ON, CAN 6'0" 192 L 23/24
Position: G: 3, D: 9, F: 15 | Av Age: 27.93 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 187 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 8 players
6 players
5 players
2 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player Experience Belfast Giants: 2 151 GP
WC: 55 GP
AHL: 383 GP
DEL: 67 GP Affiliated Team(s) Belfast Giants SNL (Not Active (U.K))
Belfast Giants U16 (Scotland U16)
Belfast Giants U19 (Scotland U19)
Team Captains
“C” Mark Cooper “A” Ben Lake
Ciaran Long
Mark Garside
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name SSE Arena Belfast Location Belfast Capacity 9 957 Construction Year 2001
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-10-10T18:00:00+0000 Belfast Giants EC Salzburg - Champions HL
2023-09-09T18:00:00+0000 Belfast Giants HC Bolzano 4 - 0 Champions HL
2023-09-07T17:30:00+0000 HC Innsbruck Belfast Giants 2 - 1 Champions HL
2023-09-02T14:00:00+0000 Tappara Belfast Giants 6 - 0 Champions HL
2023-09-01T15:30:00+0000 Lukko Belfast Giants 3 - 1 Champions HL
2023-04-16T17:00:00+0100 Belfast Giants Cardiff Devils 4 - 1 EIHL
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
09/21/2023
09/21/2023 Confirmed Joining Johnny Curran (F) Joining from Coventry Blaze
08/15/2023
08/15/2023 Confirmed Joining Charlie Curti (D) Joining from Toledo Walleye
07/27/2023
07/27/2023 Confirmed Joining Greg Printz (F) Joining from Springfield Thunderbirds
07/26/2023
07/26/2023 Confirmed Leaving Henrik Eriksson (F) Leaving for Vålerenga
07/24/2023
07/24/2023 Extension Andrew Dickson (G)
07/13/2023
07/13/2023 Confirmed Joining Quinn Preston (F) Joining from Wichita Thunder
07/06/2023
07/06/2023 Extension Mark Cooper (F)
07/06/2023 Confirmed Leaving Lewis Hook (F) Leaving for Guildford Flames
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2000-2001 BISL 48 17 - 16 6 9 158 159 72 1.50 6 Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002 BISL 48 31 8 9 - - 177 119 70 1.46 Qualification
2002-2003 BISL 32 17 6 8 - 1 111 78 41 1.28 2 Champion
2003-2004 EIHL 56 27 7 21 - 1 218 185 62 1.11 4 Qualification
2004-2005 EIHL 50 31 7 10 - 2 170 104 71 1.42 2 Qualification
2005-2006 EIHL 42 28 4 9 - 1 166 100 61 1.45 Semifinal loss
2006-2007 EIHL 54 34 - 17 - 3 192 153 71 1.31 2 Semifinal loss
2007-2008 EIHL 54 33 - 19 - 2 184 150 68 1.26 4 Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009 EIHL 54 35 - 15 - 4 216 170 74 1.37 4 Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010 EIHL 56 35 - 16 - 5 212 137 75 1.34 2 Champion
2010-2011 EIHL 54 41 - 9 - 4 239 130 86 1.59 3 Semifinal loss
2011-2012 EIHL 54 46 - 5 - 3 237 102 95 1.76 Semifinal loss
2012-2013 EIHL 52 37 - 10 - 5 191 132 79 1.52 2 Final loss
2013-2014 EIHL 52 43 - 6 - 3 210 127 89 1.71 Final loss
2014-2015 EIHL 52 27 - 19 - 6 177 148 60 1.15 5 Semifinal loss
2015-2016 EIHL 52 31 - 17 - 4 184 148 66 1.27 4 Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017 EIHL 52 35 - 13 - 4 195 145 74 1.42 2 Semifinal loss
2017-2018 EIHL 56 34 - 20 - 2 227 200 70 1.25 5 Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019 EIHL 60 45 - 13 - 2 238 147 92 1.53 Final loss
2019-2020 EIHL 48 28 - 16 - 4 149 125 60 1.25 4 Playoffs Cancelled
2020-2021 EIHL 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - Season Cancelled
2021-2022 EIHL 54 37 - 9 6 2 224 108 88 1.63 Final loss
2022-2023 EIHL 54 37 - 11 4 2 231 120 84 1.56 Champion
2023-2024 EIHL - - - - - - - - - - - -
Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2002-2003 Continental Cup 3 3 0 0 - - 16 3 6 2.00 1 Promoted
Continental Cup 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 - Quarterfinal loss
BISL Cup 6 2 1 2 - 1 13 14 6 1.00 3 Semifinal loss
2003-2004 EIHL Cup 14 9 3 2 - 0 58 40 21 1.50 1 Semifinal loss
2004-2005 EIHL Cup 6 3 0 3 - 0 14 15 6 1.00 3 Did not make playoffs
Crossover Cup 14 12 1 1 - 1 67 27 26 1.86 No playoffs held
2006-2007 EIHL Cup 2 0 1 1 - - 3 5 1 0.50 2 Semifinal loss
2007-2008 EIHL Cup 4 0 1 3 - - 9 17 1 0.25 5 Did not make playoffs
2008-2009 EIHL Cup 4 4 0 0 - - 18 8 8 2.00 1 Champion
2009-2010 EIHL Cup 6 4 1 1 - - 30 17 9 1.50 1 Semifinal loss
2010-2011 EIHL Cup 8 5 2 1 - - 31 20 12 1.50 1 Final loss
2011-2012 EIHL Cup 8 6 1 1 - - 46 15 13 1.63 1 Final loss
2012-2013 Continental Cup 3 2 - 1 0 0 16 8 6 2.00 2 -
EIHL Cup 8 7 - 1 - 0 33 12 14 1.75 1 Semifinal loss
2013-2014 EIHL Cup 8 7 - 1 - 0 35 18 14 1.75 1 Champion
2014-2015 Continental Cup 3 2 - 1 0 0 12 7 6 2.00 2 Promoted
Continental Cup 3 2 - 1 0 0 7 5 6 2.00 3 -
EIHL Cup 8 5 - 1 - 1 31 21 12 1.50 3 Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016 EIHL Cup 8 6 - 1 - 1 32 18 13 1.63 1 Semifinal loss
2016-2017 EIHL Cup 8 6 - 1 - 1 34 23 13 1.63 1 Semifinal loss
2017-2018 EIHL Cup 6 4 - 1 - 1 28 20 9 1.50 1 Champion
2018-2019 Continental Cup 3 2 - 1 0 0 12 6 6 2.00 1 Promoted
Continental Cup 3 2 - 0 0 1 11 5 7 2.33 2 Final group
EIHL Cup 6 5 - 1 - 0 23 15 10 1.67 1 Champion
2019-2020 Champions HL 6 1 - 5 0 1 12 26 4 0.67 4 Did not make playoffs
EIHL Cup 6 2 - 3 - 1 23 19 5 0.83 3 Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022 EIHL Cup 8 6 - 1 1 0 31 14 14 1.75 1 Champion
2022-2023 Champions HL 6 0 - 5 1 0 10 25 2 0.33 4 Did not make playoffs
EIHL Cup 6 4 - 0 2 0 24 10 12 2.00 1 Champion
2023-2024 Champions HL 4 1 - 3 0 0 6 11 3 0.75 19 -
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Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Patryk Wronka (F) 2023-2024 Podhale Nowy Targ Poland 5 4 2 6 0
2. David Goodwin (F) 2023-2024 C.H. Jaca Continental Cup 1 1 3 4 0
3. Scott Conway (F) 2023-2024 HK Dukla Trencin Slovakia 2 1 2 3 0
4. Will Cullen (D) 2023-2024 HK Olimpija Ljubljana ICEHL 3 1 2 3 0
5. Sébastien Sylvestre (F) 2023-2024 Gyergyói HK Romania 4 1 2 3 6
6. Henrik Eriksson (F) 2023-2024 Vålerenga Norway 2 1 1 2 2
7. Steven Owre (F) 2023-2024 Pioneers Vorarlberg ICEHL 3 1 1 2 0
8. J.J. Piccinich (F) 2023-2024 Stjernen Hockey Norway 2 0 2 2 0
9. Sam Ruopp (D) 2023-2024 Lausitzer Füchse DEL2 3 0 1 1 2
10. Chad Langlais (D) 2023-2024 Gap Ligue Magnus 5 0 0 0 0
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Colin Shields (F) 490 196 324 520
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
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Colin Shields (F) 490 196 324 520
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
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Colin Shields (F) 490 196 324 520
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. Mark Garside (D) 538 48 146 194
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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
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Mark Garside (D) 538 48 146 194
2. Colin Shields (F) 490 196 324 520
3. Graeme Walton (D) 480 11 58 69
4. Shane Johnson (D) 361 34 111 145
5. Craig Peacock (F) 357 141 168 309
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Theo Fleury (F) 34 22 74 2.18
2. Peter Campbell (F) 43 34 78 1.81
3. Brock McBride (F) 15 12 26 1.73
4. Scott Conway (F) 104 73 168 1.62
5. Patrick Dwyer (F) 38 25 61 1.61
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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. Scott Conway (F) 2022-2023 EIHL 51 40 50 90 1.76 56
3. Jason Ruff (F) 2003-2004 EIHL 52 35 50 85 1.63 134
4. J.J. Piccinich (F) 2021-2022 EIHL 52 35 45 80 1.54 22
5. Ed Courtenay (F) 2007-2008 EIHL 51 23 57 80 1.57 27
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Scott Conway (F) 2022-2023 EIHL 51 40 50 90 1.76 56
2. Darcy Murphy (F) 2018-2019 EIHL 58 39 40 79 1.36 20
3. Jeff Hutchins (F) 2006-2007 EIHL 54 36 33 69 1.28 174
4. Jeffrey Szwez (F) 2009-2010 EIHL 41 36 22 58 1.41 145
5. Jason Ruff (F) 2003-2004 EIHL 52 35 50 85 1.63 134
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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. David Goodwin (F) 2022-2023 EIHL 53 15 55 70 1.32 8
4. Theo Fleury (F) 2005-2006 EIHL 34 22 52 74 2.18 270
5. Scott Conway (F) 2022-2023 EIHL 51 40 50 90 1.76 56
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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
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2023-2024 View roster 6'0" 187 lbs 27.93
2022-2023 View roster 6'0" 187 lbs 28.41
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 189 lbs 27.95
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 194 lbs 29.07
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