The number 700 represents the number of Western Hockey League games that Dan O’Connor had called by March 4, 2022. That number would become so much more than that and so would the broadcaster to one particular Giants fan. Dan O’Connor joined the Vancouver Giants on August 17, 2017, […]
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Giants get ‘prime’ delivery with selection of Chloe Primerano
The Vancouver Giants made history in the playoffs becoming the first eighth-seeded team to take down the first-seeded team in round 1 of the post-season and with the selection of Chloe Primerano it appears that the Giants plan to continue making history won’t be coming to an end anytime soon. […]
Adversity and the Vancouver Giants won’t go away as the Giants get set for Game 6
The Giants broke the May 13 playoff curse on Friday, two years after losing to the Prince Albert Raiders in the WHL Finals, and now get set for Game 6 against the Blazers. Vancouver avoided elimination on Friday with a 5-2 triumph over Kamloops earning the opportunity to return […]
Vancouver’s second round series according to #11
Vikman made 34 saves for Vancouver and Garand stopped 29 shots with this marquee battle of WJC goaltenders selections playing a great game of puck in Game 3. It was the silky swede, Fabian Lysell, who outdueled the crafty Canadian, Logan Stankhoven, in the first home game of round […]
Vancouver is in need of a Giant victory entering Game 3 down 2-0
Tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the Langley Events Centre the Vancouver Giants are looking for their first victory in the second round as the G-men are currently down 2-0 over the Kamloops Blazers. A win for Vancouver cuts the deficit in half and extends their home playoff win streak […]
Giants are coming in hot over beaming Blazers
Round 2 is here, and the Vancouver Giants will get a taste of it tonight! Friday, May 6 marks the first game of a best of seven series against the B.C. Division leaders in the Kamloops Blazers (48-17-3-0, 99PTS). It will also be the first time Vancouver will have […]
Giants break hearts and records in six-game playoff triumph over Everett
The Vancouver Giants are moving on to the second round of the WHL playoffs thanks to a 6-3 triumph over the Everett Silvertips. Vancouver picked up victories in Games 1,4,5 and 6 to advance to the second round and beat the Silvertips in the playoffs for the second time in […]
History in the making for underestimated Giants
Six games are all it took for the 2019-2020 Vancouver Giants team to advance to the second round over the Seattle Thunderbirds and Vancouver has the chance to move on tonight too, but against the Everett Silvertips who finished first in the Western Conference with 100 points. Giants’ players […]
Colton Roberts hopes to add playoff success to an already impressive campaign
Late last year the Giants announced that they drafted Colton Roberts a 2006-born defenceman from Maple Ridge, B.C. Roberts was drafted 11th overall by his hometown team, the Vancouver Giants, and the selection of Colton Roberts marked the second consecutive year that Vancouver selected a defenceman in the first […]
Giants Ink 2005-Born Forward Matthew Edwards
Tuesday, April 26 will be a memorable one for Matthew Edwards, a 2005-born forward from the prairies. Edward’s becomes the newest addition to the Vancouver Giants after signing a Western Hockey League Standard Player Agreement yesterday. Originally selected by the Giants in Round 4 (76th overall) in the 2020 WHL […]