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James Desmarais hogged the headlines last weekend with five goals in two games as the Belfast Giants kept up their chase of the Cardiff Devils at the top of the Elite League.
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James Desmarais hogged the headlines last weekend with five goals in two games as the Belfast Giants kept up their chase of the Cardiff Devils at the top of the Elite League.
James Desmarais' thoughts have immediately turned to a massive double header, away to Sheffield Steelers next Saturday and Sunday, after enjoying a five-star weekend.
The Belfast Giants have cut the Cardiff Devils' lead at the top of the Elite League to just a single point - but they had to stave off a determined fightback from the Nottingham Panthers to do so.
The Stena Line Belfast Giants defeated the Nottingham Panthers 5-4 on Friday night in Belfast thanks to a hat-trick from James Desmarais in a man of the match display by the forward.
The Belfast Giants are aiming for top spot in the Elite League table because player-coach Derrick Walser got the response he wanted after a performance he branded as "unacceptable".
A storming comeback saw the Belfast Giants cut the Cardiff Devils lead at the top of the Elite League table to three points.
The Stena Line Belfast Giants produced an impressive comeback to win after overtime away against the Cardiff Devils on Saturday.
Derrick Walser is refusing to contemplate the impact of what defeat to the Cardiff Devils tonight would have on the Belfast Giants' Elite League title tilt.
The Belfast Giants suffered their heaviest defeat in 16 games as the Sheffield Steelers gained a small measure of revenge on their Elite League title rivals.
The Stena Line Belfast Giants fell to a 4-1 defeat against the Sheffield Steelers in Belfast on Sunday.
Belfast Giants claimed a well-earned two points with a 4-1 win over the Coventry Blaze in Belfast on Monday.
The Belfast Giants have more ground to make up on Elite League leaders Cardiff Devils after the Welsh side extended their advantage at the top of the standings to six points by beating the Dundee Stars 4-1 in Scotland last night.
Belfast Giants closed the gap at the top of the Elite League after a hard-fought 5-3 win over Braehead Clan at the SSE Arena.
The Stena Line Belfast Giants defeated the Braehead Clan 5-3 in Belfast on Friday to close in on the first placed Cardiff Devils.
Derrick Walser gave his leg-weary players a day off yesterday to prepare for tonight's Elite League clash with Braehead Clan at the SSE Arena (7pm) when the Belfast Giants will be hoping to get back to winning ways.
Manchester Storm ended the Belfast Giants' eight-game Elite League winning streak with a 2-1 victory at the SSE Arena last night. The result leaves the Giants six points adrift of leaders Cardiff Devils, although they do have a game in hand.
Belfast Giants fell to their first defeat in eleven games with a 2-1 loss against the Manchester Storm at the SSE Arena on Wednesday .
Derrick Walser has admitted losing sleep as he strives to make the Belfast Giants successful. That might seem like a lot of individual pressure, particularly when you consider that Walser is less than 18 months into his coaching career and add in the fact that he is continuing to play as well, but the 38-year-old won't judge success by counting the number of trophies lifted at the end of the season.
Belfast Giants won on Boxing Day in Glasgow with a 5-1 victory over the Braehead Clan.
Derrick Walser has praised the attitude of his Belfast Giants team as they start to cling even tighter to the Cardiff Devils' tail at the summit of the Elite League table.
The Belfast Giants served up a real pre-Christmas cracker as they cut the Cardiff Devils' lead at the top of the Elite League table to just four points.
Two goals from Colin Shields helped the Belfast Giants to a 3-0 victory over the Edinburgh Capitals that moved them to within six points of the Cardiff Devils at the top of the Elite League table.
Belfast Giants reduced the gap on the first placed Cardiff Devils to six points, having played one less game, with a 3-0 home win over the Edinburgh Capitals on Thursday.
Derrick Walser has put the Belfast Giants' current winning streak down to mentality as much as quality. Five successive Elite League wins and a seven-match unbeaten run in all competitions has taken the Giants to second place in the table, eight points behind the Cardiff Devils with two matches in hand, and secured a semi-final berth in the Challenge Cup.
Alex Foster struck with just eight seconds of overtime remaining at the SSE Arena to send the Belfast Giants into the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup. The dramatic late winner mirrored the previous 64 minutes, with Manchester taking a two-goal lead and then going 3-1 in front only...
Belfast Giants produced an impressive comeback over the Manchester Storm on Tuesday night to advance to the Challenge Cup semi-finals.
Derrick Walser has warned his Belfast Giants players that their current winning streak means nothing ahead of tonight's Challenge Cup quarter-final second leg against Manchester Storm (7pm).
Stephen Murphy fully justified Derrick Walser's decision to rest him for Saturday night's clash with the Nottingham Panthers by shutting out Coventry Blaze and helping the Belfast Giants record a fifth successive Elite League win.
The Stena Line Belfast won their opening game of the weekend, 7-4 against the Nottingham Panthers to move into second place in the Elite League.
Derrick Walser has promised his Belfast Giants players days off, less practice and time to spend with their families during a hectic Christmas period.
Chris Higgins inflicted more pain on Manchester Storm by preventing them from coming to Belfast for next week's Challenge Cup quarter-final second-leg tie with a lead. Just three days after being thrown out of an Elite League game in Manchester after a clash with Adam Harding,...
Belfast Giants fought back from a two-goal deficit to earn a 3-3 draw away against Manchester Storm in the first leg of the Challenge Cup quarter final.
Derrick Walser has the perfect plan as he attempts to take the Belfast Giants a step closer to their first silverware in three seasons.
The Belfast Giants hit the Edinburgh Capitals for six in last night, but only after surviving a late scare that almost brought the Scots level in the closing stages of the game.
Belfast will once again host the Friendship Four Belpot next year - and in 2018 too after an agreement to extend the American University competition was reached between the Odyssey Trust and NCAA.
Belfast Giants player-coach Derrick Walser has vowed to make his players accountable after suffering two 5-1 defeats in three games.
The Belfast Giants took a point from a dramatic game against the Nottingham Panthers, but missed out on another after losing a penalty shoot-out at the National Ice Centre.
Belfast Giants coach Derrick Walser has praised his team's defensive determination as they try to make their mark in the Elite League title race.
The Belfast Giants' five-match unbeaten run came to a shuddering halt as they were beaten 5-1 by fellow title challengers the Sheffield Steelers.
The Stena Line Belfast Giants defeated the Dundee Stars 4-3 following a shootout in Dundee Ice Arena on Saturday.
Derrick Walser has credited Mark Garside for playing a key part in improving the Belfast Giants' defensive set-up.
The Belfast Giants have secured top spot in their Challenge Cup group after hitting the Edinburgh Capitals for six in their final round-robin game.
The Stena Line Belfast Giants began the weekend with a comprehensive 4-0 home win over the Fife Flyers on Friday.
Derrick Walser is planning a new approach in order to take the pressure off his Belfast Giants players in the Elite League title race.
The Belfast Giants produced the perfect response to losing back-to-back games for the first time this season by securing victory in Nottingham for the second time in three weeks.
The Belfast Giants missed the chance to cut the Cardiff Devils' lead at the top of the Elite League as they went down 5-2 in the Welsh capital.
The Belfast Giants will attempt to put the Halloween frighteners on Elite League leaders the Cardiff Devils this weekend. Derrick Walser's team will travel to Wales tomorrow night and if they can beat Braehead Clan at the SSE Arena this evening (7pm) they will go to Cardiff...
Derrick Walser claimed the difference between the Belfast Giants' two performances in their double header against the Coventry Blaze was the mindset of his players.
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