This one feels a little different. There's more than a bit of "Auld Lang Syne" about the EIHL Playoffs most years. Beyond the action on the ice, friends get together from all over the place to reflect on the past season and look forward to the future with hope that their team wins again/rebounds/doesn't bring … Continue reading Raise a Glass: The 2024 EIHL Playoff Finals Weekend
FC Hockey Media can exclusively reveal that the EIHL are set to announce "Team Neutral" as their 11th team at the 2024 EIHL Playoffs. The EIHL board have listened to EIHL social media and have created a team for those who just want to watch a game of hockey without the need to care for … Continue reading FC Hockey Exclusive: EIHL To Announce “Team Neutral” as 11th Team
FC Hockey Media can exclusively reveal today that the Belfast Giants are releasing a GIANT range of torches and pitchforks as one of their Black Friday weekend offers. The new line of merchandise is being introduced following a precedented run of form that has left the Giants languishing in eighth place in the league, currently … Continue reading Black Friday Sale: Giants To Announce Torch and Pitchfork Range
HC Bolzano qualified for this season's Champions Hockey League by winning the ICEHL regular season, just falling short of completing a double in losing the Playoff final to EC Salzburg. They have had a busy pre-season, already playing six games with two further practice games scheduled at the time of writing. Their first two CHL … Continue reading Giants Go Beyond: HC Bolzano Foxes
Happy Sepp-tember. We here at FC Hockey Media would like to fully endorse GC Kuss for La Vuelta at this time. If you're not watching La Vuelta, Sepp Kuss is the super-domestique for Jumbo-Visma, largely sacrificing his own race ambitions to help his team leader win the overall race (General Classification, hence GC). Last Saturday … Continue reading Giants Go Beyond: Ain’t No Mountain Haie Enough
... Seriously though, La Vuelta a España 2023 may have had the most chaotic start to a Grand Tour ever. The organisers somehow forgot that the sun sets, with the first day's time trial stage ending in darkness. Top contender Remco Evenepoel was not amused. Torrential rain on day two led to the start-line being … Continue reading Giants Go Beyond: Tappara Mornin’ to Ya
What a race it was. The top teams going hammer and tongs against each other until all but one finally cracked. Mountains of fans watching stages that repeatedly hosted sporting theatre. All culminating with an undisputed champion. For now. Looking to the season ahead is even more mouth-watering. Tadej Pogačar. Jonas Vingegaard. Juan Ayuso? ...Mark … Continue reading Giants Go Beyond: Rauman Through Europe
The 400m hurdles. It's been a while since I ran one. You start full of nervous energy, out of the blocks on the "b of the bang" of the starter's gun. You attack the early obstacles, no signs of your trailing leg dropping at his point. That distance is more of a test of stamina … Continue reading Eight Point Weekend (Part 2)
"No, I don't know what's "retro" about our retro jerseys either... we're back on." In part one I looked at the Fife Flyers, so next we have the reigning and defending Challenge Cup champions, the Belfast Giants. ....Is it because the retro jerseys have laces? I would have rather seen a 2003 retro jersey, have … Continue reading The EIHL Challenge Cup Final 2023: The Belfast Giants
WE. SLAY... Umm... We... We catch and eat the wee flying puck thingys? The Fife Flyers... Buzz the Tower? Actually that might be quite apt considering Fife's potential third line and Tyler Beskorowany's height. The imagery may not be as visceral as Cardiff's infamous misstep in their introduction video to the 2018 final, but the … Continue reading The EIHL Challenge Cup Final 2023: The Fife Flyers
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