“From my perspective, the CryoSpa and CoreTx are making a huge difference for us in both our recovery and game day scenarios.”
Stephen Key, Strength and Conditioning Coach
In a major upgrade to their performance and recovery setup, the Belfast Giants have chosen CET’s CryoSpa Pro and CoreTx systems to support players before, during, and after competition. This collaboration represents a significant step in integrating leading recovery technologies into the team’s recovery routines.
Elevating Recovery Across Training & Match Demands
In elite ice hockey, the demands of training, travel, and competition require recovery measures that are responsive, frequent, and reliably effective. The Belfast Giants sought to enhance their performance by adding tools that allow for both high-intensity recovery after games and ongoing regeneration days. The chosen CET systems enable consistent cold immersion, rapid response post-match, and integration into existing wellness and sports-science practices.
Challenges and Solutions
- Managing Multiple Recovery Demands – With players often competing again within 24 hours, the Belfast Giants required recovery systems capable of supporting rapid post-match regeneration and daily training recovery alike. CET’s CryoSpa unit supports cold immersion regularly, with players using it most heavily after matches and on recovery-focused days, sometimes in conjunction with heat or sauna contrast routines.
- Maintaining Performance & Hygiene Under Frequent Use – Daily usage and recovery days require consistent cooling, clean water, and reliable equipment. The CryoSpa’s design, combined with the CoreTx device for adjunct cooling, meets these demands. The system is used intensively and is regarded by the Giants’ Strength & Conditioning staff as making a “huge difference” in recovery and game-day scenarios.
- Integration into Existing Recovery Protocols – Ensuring the new tools match and enhance current practices (e.g. contrast therapy, sauna, rehab) without disruption. The CryoSpa forms a key part of post-match and recovery-day routines, while the CoreTx palm device supports in-game cooling between periods. Together with the sauna, these tools enable the Giants to implement comprehensive contrast therapy protocols.
Player Benefits: Performance, Resilience, and Recovery
With these systems in place, Belfast Giants players now benefit from reduced muscle soreness, more rapid recovery after games (especially tight match-turnarounds), and improved ability to maintain training intensity. The routine use of cold immersion helps control inflammation, support circulation, and lower fatigue. Furthermore, the reliability and flexibility of the system mean recovery is better rooted in daily practice, not just used occasionally.
Feedback & Best-in-Class Recovery Protocols
Since introducing the CryoSpa and CoreTx system, feedback from the Belfast Giants’ performance and conditioning staff has been excellent, emphasising how the recovery tools have improved post-match recovery and assisted with tighter scheduling. Player’s report using the CryoSpa regularly, particularly after games and during recovery days, shows measurable improvement in soreness reduction and readiness for subsequent training or fixtures. The partnership reinforces CET’s role as a recovery technology leader in elite sport.
