Junior Belfast Giants
 | This article needs to be updated. (February 2020) |
| Tesco Belfast Giants | |
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| Founded | 2007 |
| Home ice | SSE Arena, Belfast |
| Based in | SSE Arena, Belfast |
| Colors | Red, Teal, White |
| League | Ice hockey in Scotland |
| Affiliate(s) | Tesco Belfast Giants U20 |
The Junior Belfast Giants is an ice hockey team who played in the Junior Scottish Ice Hockey League. They played their games in the SSE Arena, Belfast Northern Ireland. The club joined the IIHL for the 2008-2009 season before moving to the Scottish league where they also field a number of youth teams.
They use the same name and logo as the Belfast Giants who play in the UK-wide Elite Ice Hockey League.
History
[edit]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 funding for the club—they sponsored each player with jerseys and socks, and made 10 jobs available to club players working in its stores in Northern Ireland.[1]