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Thornton expects Belfast Giants to leap to title
Six wins in the last eight games have reinforced Steve Thornton’s belief that
the Belfast Giants can bring the Elite League title across the Irish Sea.
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Belfast Giants set to play at Dundonald
Wednesday, 7 January 2009
The Belfast Giants will play a competitive game at the Dundonald Ice Bowl for
the first time in the coming weeks.
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Morrison nets winner for Belfast Giants
Monday, 5 January 2009
Mark Morrison’s hero status among the Belfast Giants went up a notch last
night as he fired home one of the team’s most important goals of the season.
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We must hit the goal trail: Steve
Saturday, 3 January 2009
Steve Thornton is demanding that his Belfast Giants players turn their
domination of games into points - or risk seeing their Elite League title
aspirations disappear.
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Belfast Giants suffer title setback
Tuesday, 30 December 2008
The Belfast Giants’ hopes of winning the Elite League title suffered a heavy
blow last night as they were made to pay for their mistakes by leaders
Sheffield Steelers.
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Thornton puts Belfast Giants suspension behind him
Tuesday, 30 December 2008
Steve Thornton is going to do his talking on the ice as he prepares to return
to the Belfast Giants line-up.
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Deniset’s sting in the tail for Belfast Giants
Monday, 29 December 2008
The Belfast Giants needed an overtime strike from Paul Deniset to see off a
Hull Stingrays’ fightback last night.
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I’m happy to be hated, says Belfast Giants coach Thornton
Saturday, 27 December 2008
Steve Thornton last night laughed off suggestions that he is the most hated
man in the Elite League - but he wants to be.
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Giants need killer instinct
Tuesday, 23 December 2008
Steve Thornton has warned his Belfast Giants players that they risk seeing
their Elite League title ambitions evaporate in the New Year unless they
learn to close out games.
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Martin loss hits Giants’ title bid
Saturday, 20 December 2008
Just when the Belfast Giants got their league title tilt back on track Steve
Thornton’s side have been hit with another blow.
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Finally there’s a Sting in the tail for Giants
Friday, 19 December 2008
The Coors Belfast Giants finally got the monkey off their backs last night
after defeating basement outfit Hull Stingrays - a team who had beaten the
Giants in their last two encounters.
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Thornton has a sting in the tail
Thursday, 18 December 2008
Nathan Craze will face the Hull Stingrays tonight, but Belfast Giants
player-coach Steve Thornton insists that regular goaltender Stevie Lyle has
not been axed.
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Sting in Panthers tale for Belfast Giants
Monday, 15 December 2008
The Nottingham Panthers took full revenge on the Belfast Giants last night —
and then some.
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Nott in hot form for the Panthers
Monday, 8 December 2008
Steve Thornton last night admitted that the Belfast Giants are now on a losing
streak.
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Phoenix night is tough on Belfast Giants
Saturday, 6 December 2008
Steve Thornton blamed mental errors for costing his Belfast Giants team
victory at home to Manchester Phoenix last night.
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Thornton Hands a warning to Belfast Giants
Friday, 5 December 2008
Belfast Giants player-coach Steve Thornton last night pinpointed one of his
predecessors as the dangerman as his team look to get back to winning ways.
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Belfast Giants go to Hull and back
Monday, 1 December 2008
November ended as it began for the Belfast Giants.
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Belfast Giants' Awada fires Blaze taunt
Friday, 28 November 2008
George Awada stoked the flames ahead of tonight’s top-of-the-table clash
between the Belfast Giants and Coventry Blaze at the Odyssey Arena by
claiming ‘we’re the better team.’
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Belfast Giants face tough task
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
An injury crisis is threatening to derail the Belfast Giants’ effort to
overtake defending champions Coventry Blaze in the Elite League title race.
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Belfast Giants ready for Blaze
Monday, 24 November 2008
The Belfast Giants are on fire ahead of Friday night’s top of the table clash
with defending champions and current league leaders Coventry Blaze.
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Thornton sweet on six-point success for Belfast Giants
Friday, 21 November 2008
Steve Thornton has told his Belfast Giants players to home in on climbing back
up the Elite League table over the next week.
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