Junior Belfast Giants

The Junior Belfast Giants are ice hockey team that plays in the Irish Ice Hockey League. They play their games in the 1,500 seat Dundonald Ice Bowl in Dundonald, Northern Ireland. The club joined the IIHL for the 2008-2009 season and they also field a U20 team in the IIHL's Developmental Division.

Tesco Belfast Giants
Founded2007
Home iceDundonald Ice Bowl (1,500)
Based inDundonald, Northern Ireland
ColorsRed, Teal, White
LeagueIrish Ice Hockey League
Affiliate(s)Tesco Belfast Giants U20 (IIHL Developmental Division)

History

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. 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.

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]

Roster

Roster as of February 2, 2009[2]

Goaltenders
Player D.O.B. Place of Birth
Andrew Dickson Nov. 2, 1987 Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
Defensemen
Player D.O.B. Place of Birth
Stephen Cairns Jun. 18, 1987 Newtownards, Northern Ireland
Trevor Clark Feb. 21, 1985 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Stanislav Eschner May. 8, 1989 Czech Republic
James Glover Aug. 28, 1983 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Thomas Hunsdale Jan. 17, 1985 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Trevor Kennedy May 8, 1979 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Robert Leckey Sep. 29, 1979 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Chrissy McConnell Sep. 2, 1988 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Forwards
Player D.O.B. Place of Birth
Ross Bickerstaff Sep. 1, 1989 Bangor, Northern Ireland
Arnaud Dos Santos Jul. 20, 1989 France
David Gibson Dec. 11, 1981 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mindaugas Gutauskas May 20, 1986 Lithuania
Peter McCarter Mar. 26, 1986 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mark Reynolds Mar. 27, 1988 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Gareth Roberts Jan. 10, 1986 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Ian Walker Jun. 09, 1984 Belfast, Northern Ireland

Notes

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