With the 2019-20 WHL regular season officially over with six games remaining on the Giants’ schedule due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it is prematurely that time of year….. Player awards. I have picked through the list of the team’s awards that are performance-based and not pre-determined by statistics, here […]
Author: Stephen Hawco
This day in Giants history – March 22
2003 – first playoff game The Giants took on the eventual WHL champion Kelowna Rockets in their first playoff game in franchise history to open the 2003 playoffs. Kelowna had the best record in the WHL, finishing 48 points ahead of Vancouver while the Giants went into the playoffs without […]
Top 5: Vancouver Giants American players
The Vancouver Giants have had 20 American players suit up for the club in their 19 seasons of play. One of them is the best defenceman in franchise history and another scored possibly the most memorable Teddy Bear toss goal in Giants’ history. Before we get started, if you […]
Top 5: Vancouver Giants Imports
With the 2019-20 WHL season currently suspended (rightfully so) due to precautions of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a hole in many hockey fans’ lives. Here is the start of some content to help keep both Giants and WHL fans fulfilled until we learn more about the remainder of the […]
Giants “staying in the present” with playoff spot now secured
The Vancouver Giants clinched a playoff spot on February 26th and it wasn’t a direct result of anything they did that night. For a third straight season, the Vancouver Giants have clinched a berth in the @TheWHL playoffs! Details: https://t.co/hvywOgnNBq pic.twitter.com/VX9stBd4HG — x – Vancouver Giants (@WHLGiants) February 27, 2020 […]
Giants shutout Royals in opening game of mini-series
The Giants are back to their winning ways. After having their 11-game winning streak snapped last week, the Vancouver Giants didn’t take long to get back into the win column with a convincing 3-0 victory over the Royals. Friday’s win puts the Giants in second place in the BC Division […]
Giants book ticket to 2020 WHL Playoffs
No, the Vancouver Giants did not play tonight… But they clinched a playoff spot on Wednesday night thanks to the Prince George Cougars losing in regulation to the Kelowna Rockets. For a third straight season, the Vancouver Giants have clinched a berth in the @TheWHL playoffs! Details: https://t.co/hvywOgnNBq pic.twitter.com/VX9stBd4HG — […]
Hawco’s Giant Thoughts: the streak is over; clinching scenarios; rare three-in-three against Victoria
Hello everyone, I apologize for missing last week but we’re back and with things to talk about! THE STREAK… The Giants’ impressive winning streak came to an end at 11 games (tying a franchise record) at the hands of the Everett Silvertips this past Saturday. It’s never an easy feat […]
Vancouver continues winning ways with 3-2 win over Seattle
In a rare Monday afternoon game, thanks to the Family Day holiday, the Vancouver Giants extended their winning streak to ten games with a 3-2 hard-fought win over the Seattle Thunderbirds. The win marks the team’s longest win streak since 2009. Monday was the tail-end of a home-and-home that started […]
Hawco’s Giant Thoughts: Is the recent success sustainable?
Edition two of “Hawco’s Giant Thoughts” is here and the Vancouver Giants are still winning hockey games. More importantly, divisional games. If you missed the pilot edition of this column that I posted last week, you can read it here. Since last week’s “Thoughts”, the Giants won two games, both […]