What league does Belfast Giants play in?

Belfast Giants play in the EIHL.

When was Belfast Giants founded?

Belfast Giants was founded in 2000 in Belfast, GBR, Northern Ireland.

Where is Belfast Giants based?

Belfast Giants is based in Belfast, GBR.

Who is the head coach of Belfast Giants?

The head coach of Belfast Giants is Adam Keefe.

Who is the captain of Belfast Giants?

The captain of Belfast Giants is David Goodwin.

What arena does Belfast Giants play in?

Belfast Giants play their home games at SSE Arena Belfast in Belfast, GBR.

Who is the general manager of Belfast Giants?

The general manager of Belfast Giants is Steve Thornton.

What are the team colors of Belfast Giants?

The team colors of Belfast Giants are Teal + Red + Black + Gold + White.

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2022-2023 Season

Belfast Giants were 41-11-2 in the 2022-23 EIHL season with 84 points, 1st overall.

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2022-2023 Belfast Giants Player Stats

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Belfast Giants — 2022-2023 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
EIHL
1.		Scott Conway (C)	51	40	50	90	56	53	4	2	2	4	6	6
2.		David Goodwin (C/LW)	53	15	55	70	8	53	4	1	5	6	0	8
3.		Gabe Bast (D)	51	16	40	56	53	45	4	1	1	2	2	6
4.		Mark Cooper (RW)	50	21	33	54	46	33	4	2	2	4	2	2
5.		Steven Owre (C)	54	26	27	53	28	23	4	4	2	6	2	6
6.		Ben Lake (LW/C)	52	18	27	45	87	27	4	2	3	5	0	3
7.		Sam Ruopp (D)	46	6	29	35	45	48	4	0	3	3	2	5
8.		Will Cullen (D)	52	11	21	32	25	17	4	1	2	3	0	2
9.		Lewis Hook (LW/RW)	27	13	11	24	12	11
10.		Ciaran Long (RW/D)	46	9	14	23	52	13	4	0	2	2	7	-1
11.		Matt Foley (D)	53	6	16	22	24	26	4	0	2	2	2	2
12.		David Gilbert (C/LW)	51	8	11	19	6	11	4	0	1	1	0	1
13.		Josh Roach (D/F)	25	2	16	18	6	14
14.		Grant Cooper (LW)	19	4	9	13	38	12	2	0	0	0	0	-1
15.		Matt McLeod (C/RW)	13	6	6	12	2	7	4	0	0	0	0	0
16.		Darik Angeli (C/RW)	24	6	6	12	48	9
17.		Henrik Eriksson (C/W)	14	7	4	11	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
18.		Donovan Neuls (C)	19	2	9	11	4	7	4	1	0	1	4	1
19.		Colby McAuley (LW/C)	17	5	5	10	16	4
20.		Jeff Baum (D)	43	2	6	8	6	22	4	1	0	1	0	0
21.		Mark Garside (D/C)	46	1	6	7	10	15	4	0	2	2	0	0
22.		Sean Norris (F)	11	4	2	6	4	9	2	2	1	3	0	1
23.		Tyler Soy (C)	23	2	3	5	12	2
24.		Chad Butcher (C)	11	1	2	3	12	-4
25.		Kevin Raine (D)	2	0	1	1	0	1
26.		Kell Beattie (D)	13	0	0	0	0	-6
27.		Mack Stewart (RW/LW)	18	0	0	0	0	-6	2	0	0	0	0	0
Champions HL
1.		Scott Conway (C)	6	2	1	3	10	-1
2.		Steven Owre (C)	6	1	2	3	2	-2
3.		Mark Cooper (RW)	6	1	2	3	6	0
4.		Ciaran Long (RW/D)	6	1	1	2	0	-4
5.		Will Cullen (D)	6	1	1	2	4	-5
6.		Jeff Baum (D)	6	0	2	2	0	-2
7.		David Gilbert (C/LW)	6	1	0	1	0	-1
8.		Colby McAuley (LW/C)	6	1	0	1	4	-3
9.		Ben Lake (LW/C)	6	1	0	1	12	-4
10.		Sam Ruopp (D)	6	1	0	1	33	-3
11.		David Goodwin (C/LW)	6	0	1	1	0	1
12.		Tyler Soy (C)	6	0	1	1	0	-4
13.		Darik Angeli (C/RW)	6	0	1	1	6	-2
14.		Chad Butcher (C)	6	0	1	1	6	-5
15.		Gabe Bast (D)	6	0	1	1	12	-3
16.		Mack Stewart (RW/LW)	1	0	0	0	0	0
17.		Sean Norris (F)	2	0	0	0	0	-3
18.		Mark Garside (D/C)	3	0	0	0	2	0
19.		Matt Foley (D)	6	0	0	0	4	1
20.		Kevin Raine (D)	6	0	0	0	4	-3
EIHL Cup
1.		Scott Conway (C)	11	11	8	19	6	13
2.		David Goodwin (C/LW)	11	7	12	19	0	9
3.		Gabe Bast (D)	11	1	14	15	8	12
4.		Mark Cooper (RW)	11	5	6	11	4	3
5.		Steven Owre (C)	10	2	7	9	2	6
6.		Ben Lake (LW/C)	11	1	6	7	14	3
7.		David Gilbert (C/LW)	11	6	0	6	2	0
8.		Will Cullen (D)	11	1	5	6	8	5
9.		Sam Ruopp (D)	11	0	6	6	4	15
10.		Ciaran Long (RW/D)	10	4	0	4	6	3
11.		Chad Butcher (C)	5	3	1	4	4	3
12.		Darik Angeli (C/RW)	7	1	3	4	4	4
13.		Donovan Neuls (C)	2	1	2	3	2	3
14.		Kevin Raine (D)	6	0	3	3	7	8
15.		Mark Garside (D/C)	9	0	3	3	2	4
16.		Matt Foley (D)	10	0	3	3	9	-1
17.		Grant Cooper (LW)	3	1	1	2	2	2
18.		Lewis Hook (LW/RW)	4	1	1	2	4	0
19.		Matt McLeod (C/RW)	1	1	0	1	0	1
20.		Tyler Soy (C)	4	0	1	1	4	2
21.		Kell Beattie (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
22.		Sean Norris (F)	2	0	0	0	0	0
23.		Henrik Eriksson (C/W)	2	0	0	0	2	0
24.		Josh Roach (D/F)	4	0	0	0	4	0
25.		Colby McAuley (LW/C)	5	0	0	0	6	-2
26.		Mack Stewart (RW/LW)	7	0	0	0	0	0
27.		Jeff Baum (D)	11	0	0	0	2	0

Belfast Giants — 2022-2023 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
EIHL
1.		Tyler Beskorowany (G)	18	1.45	.940	15	3	0	4	1075:00	435	4	2.50	.908
2.		Jackson Whistle (G)	26	2.24	.918	17	7	-	3	1418:00	643
3.		Peyton Jones (G)	14	2.31	.902	9	2	0	2	700:00	276
4.		Andrew Dickson (G)	2	12.56	.571	0	1	-	0	43:00	21
Champions HL
1.		Peyton Jones (G)	6	3.31	.889	1	4	0	0	-	152
2.		Jackson Whistle (G)	1	12.00	.714	0	1	-	0	-	10
EIHL Cup
1.		Jackson Whistle (G)	6	1.50	.928	5	1	-	1	360:00	125
2.		Peyton Jones (G)	3	1.99	.893	3	0	0	1	181:00	56
3.		Tyler Beskorowany (G)	2	3.00	.867	1	1	0	0	120:00	45

2022-2023 Belfast Giants Staff

Head CoachAdam Keefe
Asst. CoachGeorge Awada
Asst. CoachRob Stewart
General ManagerSteve Thornton
Team ManagerJames Glover
AnalystDavy McGimpsey
Dir. of Hockey OperationsSteve Thornton
Equipment ManagerJason Ellery
Massage TherapistBarbara Reynolds

Team Staff History

2022-2023 Belfast Giants Captains

"C"

David Goodwin

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2022-2023 Belfast Giants Demographics

Belfast Giants Facts

Plays in: Motorpoint Elite Ice Hockey League
Team Colors: Teal + Red + Black + Gold + White
Town: Belfast, GBR Map
Founded: 2000

2022-2023 Belfast Giants Roster Facts

Nationalities

15 players
6 players
5 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Belfast Giants: 2 617 GP
WC: 52 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 69 GP
Liiga: 136 GP
Czechia: 31 GP
AHL: 401 GP
DEL: 67 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

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

Belfast Giants Games

Belfast Giants — 2022-2023 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/22/2026 05:00 PM GMT	Belfast Giants	Nottingham Panthers	-	EIHL
11/21/2026 07:00 PM GMT	Belfast Giants	Nottingham Panthers	-	EIHL
11/08/2026 05:00 PM GMT	Belfast Giants	Guildford Flames	4 - 2	EIHL
11/07/2026 07:00 PM GMT	Belfast Giants	Guildford Flames	5 - 3	EIHL
11/01/2026 05:00 PM GMT	Fife Flyers	Belfast Giants	3 - 2 (SO)	EIHL Cup

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Latest Transactions

Belfast Giants — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/29/2026	Confirmed	joining	Jason Fram (D)	Glasgow Clan	Details
08/12/2026	Confirmed	joining	Harvey Wooldridge (F)	Bristol Pitbulls	Details
07/22/2026	Confirmed	joining	Morten Jensen (D)	Rungsted Seier Capital	Details
07/20/2026	Confirmed	joining	Mason Klee (D)	Odense Bulldogs	Details
07/14/2026	Confirmed	joining	Mack Stewart (F)	Coventry Blaze	Details
07/14/2026	Extension		Carter Hamill (F)		Details
07/14/2026	Extension		Kell Beattie (D)		Details
07/13/2026	Confirmed	joining	Jaeden Martin (D)	Odense Bulldogs	Details

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Belfast Giants History and Standings

Belfast Giants — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	EIHL	8	6	1	-	0	1	14	28	16	1.75	2	-
2025-2026	EIHL	54	35	5	-	4	10	84	207	122	1.56	1	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	EIHL	54	31	6	-	6	11	80	208	132	1.48	1	Semifinal loss
2023-2024	EIHL	54	28	4	-	7	15	71	182	147	1.31	3	Final loss
2022-2023	EIHL	54	37	4	-	2	11	84	231	120	1.56	1	Champion
2021-2022	EIHL	54	37	6	-	2	9	88	224	108	1.63	1	Final loss
2020-2021	EIHL	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	EIHL	48	28	-	-	4	16	60	149	125	1.25	4	Season Cancelled
2018-2019	EIHL	60	45	-	-	2	13	92	238	147	1.53	1	Final loss
2017-2018	EIHL	56	34	-	-	2	20	70	227	200	1.25	5	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	EIHL	52	35	-	-	4	13	74	195	145	1.42	2	Semifinal loss
2015-2016	EIHL	52	31	-	-	4	17	66	184	148	1.27	4	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	EIHL	52	27	-	-	6	19	60	177	148	1.15	5	Semifinal loss
2013-2014	EIHL	52	43	-	-	3	6	89	210	127	1.71	1	Final loss
2012-2013	EIHL	52	37	-	-	5	10	79	191	132	1.52	2	Final loss
2011-2012	EIHL	54	46	-	-	3	5	95	237	102	1.76	1	Semifinal loss
2010-2011	EIHL	54	41	-	-	4	9	86	239	130	1.59	3	Semifinal loss
2009-2010	EIHL	56	35	-	-	5	16	75	212	137	1.34	2	Champion
2008-2009	EIHL	54	35	-	-	4	15	74	216	170	1.37	4	Quarterfinal loss
2007-2008	EIHL	54	33	-	-	2	19	68	184	150	1.26	4	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	EIHL	54	34	-	-	3	17	71	192	153	1.31	2	Semifinal loss
2005-2006	EIHL	42	28	-	4	1	9	61	166	100	1.45	1	Semifinal loss
2004-2005	EIHL	50	31	-	7	2	10	71	170	104	1.42	2	Qualification
2003-2004	EIHL	56	27	-	7	1	21	62	218	185	1.11	4	Qualification
2002-2003	BISL	32	17	-	6	1	8	41	111	78	1.28	2	Champion
2001-2002	BISL	48	31	-	8	-	9	70	177	119	1.46	1	Qualification
2000-2001	BISL	48	17	6	-	9	16	72	158	159	1.5	6	Quarterfinal loss

Belfast Giants Tournament Statistics

Belfast Giants — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	EIHL Cup	12	7	2	-	1	2	19	44	19	1.58	1	-
	Cont Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	EIHL Cup	12	7	0	-	3	2	17	48	31	1.42	1	-
	Champions HL	6	1	0	-	1	4	4	14	31	0.67	23	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	EIHL Cup	12	8	2	-	1	1	21	49	24	1.75	1	Champion
2023-2024	EIHL Cup	6	6	0	0	0	0	12	27	11	2	1	Quarterfinal loss
	Champions HL	6	2	1	-	0	3	8	10	13	1.33	17	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	EIHL Cup	6	4	2	-	0	0	12	24	10	2	1	Champion
	Champions HL	6	0	1	-	0	5	2	10	25	0.33	4	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	EIHL Cup	8	6	1	-	0	1	14	31	14	1.75	1	Champion
2019-2020	EIHL Cup	6	2	-	-	1	3	5	23	19	0.83	3	Quarterfinal loss
	Champions HL	6	1	0	-	1	5	4	12	26	0.67	4	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	EIHL Cup	6	5	-	-	0	1	10	23	15	1.67	1	Champion
	Cont Cup	3	2	0	-	1	0	7	11	5	2.33	2	Final group
	Cont Cup	3	2	0	-	0	1	6	12	6	2	1	Promoted
2017-2018	EIHL Cup	6	4	-	-	1	1	9	28	20	1.5	1	Champion
2016-2017	EIHL Cup	8	6	-	-	1	1	13	34	23	1.63	1	Semifinal loss
2015-2016	EIHL Cup	8	6	-	-	1	1	13	32	18	1.63	1	Semifinal loss
2014-2015	EIHL Cup	8	5	-	-	1	1	12	31	21	1.5	3	Quarterfinal loss
	Cont Cup	3	2	0	-	0	1	6	7	5	2	3	-
	Cont Cup	3	2	0	-	0	1	6	12	7	2	2	Promoted
2013-2014	EIHL Cup	8	7	-	-	0	1	14	35	18	1.75	1	Champion
2012-2013	EIHL Cup	8	7	-	-	0	1	14	33	12	1.75	1	Semifinal loss
	Cont Cup	3	2	0	-	0	1	6	16	8	2	2	-
2011-2012	EIHL Cup	8	6	-	1	-	1	13	46	15	1.63	1	Final loss
2010-2011	EIHL Cup	8	5	-	2	-	1	12	31	20	1.5	1	Final loss
2009-2010	EIHL Cup	6	4	-	1	-	1	9	30	17	1.5	1	Semifinal loss
2008-2009	EIHL Cup	4	4	-	0	-	0	8	18	8	2	1	Champion
2007-2008	EIHL Cup	4	0	-	1	-	3	1	9	17	0.25	5	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	EIHL Cup	2	0	-	1	-	1	1	3	5	0.5	2	Semifinal loss

Belfast Giants Retired Numbers

Belfast Giants Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Belfast Giants — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Patryk Wronka (F)	2026-2027	GKS Katowice	PHL	17	3	18	21	6
2.	Sean Norris (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	16	10	8	18	0
3.	Ryan Smith (F)	2026-2027	Hannover Scorpions	Oberliga	14	8	10	18	0
4.	Matt Bissonnette (F)	2026-2027	Leeds Knights	NIHL	17	6	10	16	14
5.	Colby McAuley (F)	2026-2027	CSM Corona Brasov	Erste Liga	12	9	6	15	2
6.	Rhodes Mitchell-King (D)	2026-2027	Telford Tigers	NIHL	16	4	10	14	0
7.	Brandon Whistle (F)	2026-2027	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL	10	5	7	12	2
8.	Steven Owre (F)	2026-2027	HC Innsbruck	ICEHL	18	7	4	11	8
9.	Johnny Curran (F)	2026-2027	St. Catharines Saints	ACH	4	4	5	9	0
10.	Kohei Sato (F)	2026-2027	Briançon	Ligue Magnus	14	2	7	9	28

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Belfast Giants — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	28.44
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	29.63
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	29.65
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	29.34
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	28.03

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Belfast Giants — 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.	Scott Conway (F)	218	133	148	281
4.	George Awada (F)	300	120	159	279
5.	David Goodwin (F)	246	83	184	267

Franchise All-Time Goals

Belfast Giants — 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.	Scott Conway (F)	218	133	148	281
4.	George Awada (F)	300	120	159	279
5.	Jason Ruff (F)	173	92	133	225

Franchise All-Time Assists

Belfast Giants — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Colin Shields (F)	490	196	324	520
2.	David Goodwin (F)	246	83	184	267
3.	Craig Peacock (F)	357	141	168	309
4.	George Awada (F)	300	120	159	279
5.	Evan Cheverie (F)	209	75	158	233

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Belfast Giants — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	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

Belfast Giants — 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

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Belfast Giants — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
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.	Patrick Dwyer (F)	38	25	61	1.61
5.	Ed Courtenay (F)	105	55	168	1.60

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Belfast Giants — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	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

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Belfast Giants — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	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

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Belfast Giants — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	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

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Belfast Giants — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	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