2003 – Kelowna puts Giants on the brink The first two games of this series were polar opposites, Game 1 had the Rockets winning 10-0 then the next night it took two overtimes for them to win Game 2. Vancouver was a severe underdog in what was their first […]
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2019-20 WHL Season Previews: Vancouver Giants
2018-19 Season: Record: 48-15-3-2, 1st in Western Conference Story of the Season: The Vancouver Giants came into the 2018-19 regular season with fairly high expectations after a seven-game elimination at the hands of the Victoria Royals in the opening round of the 2018 playoffs. Naturally, at the very least, a […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Raiders Win Ed Chynoweth Cup
For the second consecutive season, the Ed Chynoweth Cup has been won by a Saskatchewan-based, Community-owned team as the Prince Albert Raiders defeated the Vancouver Giants 3-2 in Overtime thanks to a goal from mid-season acquisition and overage forward Dante Hannoun
Game Day Preview: WHL Championship Game 7
It all comes down to this. The winner nabs a ticket to the Memorial Cup in Halifax, the loser, goes home. Neither team will have reason to hang their head. The WHL playoffs are a marathon, not a sprint and as these players can attest it has been a grueling […]
Series Recap: Giants sweep Royals to advance to Conference Final
The Vancouver Giants are off to the Western Conference Final for the first time since 2010 with their second-round sweep of the Victoria Royals. The matchup was a rematch of last year’s first-round series which Victoria won despite the Giants leading the series three games to two at one point. […]
Deadline additions getting it done for Giants
When Vancouver Giants General Manager Barclay Parneta stayed away from a blockbuster type trade in January, some fans were left with doubts or questions. All of those “questions” or “doubts”, have been answered through just one playoff series. Instead of emptying cupboards and selling the farm, Parneta shipped away two […]
Size the not so secret ingredient for Giants Hines in Game 5
(Langley, B.C.) Before being traded to Vancouver this season, Dallas Hines had not played in a Western Hockey League playoff game. The overage defenseman had played over 200 regular season games with the Kootenay Ice, but had never set foot on post-season ice until 2019. Checking in at 6’3 and […]
Giants win an exciting Game 5, look to close out series Saturday
The Vancouver Giants are one win away from facing the winner of the Kamloops versus Victoria series in the second round, thanks to Friday’s 3-2 win over Seattle to take a 3-2 series lead. Dylan Plouffe and Jadon Joseph both scored their fourth goals of the series and Dallas Hines his second of the series […]
Giants hold off Thunderbirds to take a 2-1 series lead
(Kent, WA) The Vancouver Giants took a 2-1 series lead over Seattle with a 6-4 victory down in Kent, Washington in front of a crowd of 4425 at the Accesso ShoWare Center. The home team got off to a quick start in Game 3 with their regular season leading scorer […]
Giants take Game 1 against Thunderbirds 7-1
The Vancouver Giants took a 1-0 series lead with a 7-1 win over the Seattle Thunderbirds in their quarter-final match up. Both teams came to play early with their physicality, instantly giving the game a playoff atmosphere. 18-year-old forward Tristen Nielsen, in particular, was the Giants’ spark plug in the opening […]