Tuesday will see the end of not just the calendar year, but the decade as a whole. As their 2010 through 2019 record of 340-345-34-30 shows, the 2010s were very average for the Vancouver Giants. Ten years saw two BC Division titles, a Western Conference championship banner, a WHL Final […]
Author: Stephen Hawco
Cougars’ power play propels them past Giants
“We found a way to lose tonight.” That was Michael Dyck‘s opening sentiment to start his postgame scrum after his team fell to the Prince George Cougars by a score of 3-0 in the last home game before the Christmas break. “We just had too many passengers tonight, had too many […]
Horning transitioning well to life as a Giant
The Vancouver Giants added some championship pedigree to their lineup with the acquisition of 18-year-old defenceman Connor Horning. The six-foot-three, 187-pound rearguard was a part of the 2018 WHL Champion Swift Current Broncos as a 16-year-old, getting into 50 games on a rather older blue line. Championship experience is something invaluable […]
New faces shine as Giants impress in Teddy Bear game
For the first time in three seasons, someone not named Bowen Byram sent the teddys flying. The Vancouver Giants displayed a dominant performance in the franchise’s first ever game at Rogers Arena, leaving with a 4-1 victory while outshooting the Tri-City Americans 53-26 in the process. “I liked our depth. I […]
Vancouver, Medicine Hat team up for blockbuster trade
The two organizations that battled and fought each other in both the WHL and Memorial Cup Final in 2007, have teamed up almost 13 years later for possibly the biggest trade of the 2019/20 WHL season. Coming to Vancouver is overage forward Tyler Preziuso, 19-year-old defenceman Trevor Longo, a 2020 first-round pick […]
Nielsen continues to improve and pace the Giants offensively
With 24 games completed in the 68 game schedule, Tristen Nielsen leads the Vancouver Giants in both goals (12) and points (23). The speedy winger, who was brought over in a trade with Calgary during last season, has found his game and has improved as the season has gone on. “He’s been […]
Vancouver prevails in Saturday night overtime thriller
In a night that had an abundance of goals, penalties and even a penalty shot in the final seconds of regulation, the Vancouver Giants came out with a 5-4 victory in overtime. “It was a great first period and I’m really happy we found a way to win at the […]
Giants acquire Horning from Swift Current
For the second time this season, the Swift Current Broncos and the Vancouver Giants have swung a deal. Coming to Vancouver is ’01 defenceman Connor Horning while ’00 Kaleb Bulych heads the other way. Horning was originally drafted by the Broncos in the third round 61st overall in 2016 and was a part of […]
Grant Fuhr: Before the NHL
Many people in the hockey world know Grant Fuhr as a Hall of Fame goaltender who won a Vezina and five Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers, along with a host of other accolades. Before becoming a household name in the hockey world, the native of Spruce Grove, Alberta dominated the Western […]
Hurricanes 6 Giants 0: Vancouver gets shut out after doing the shutting out the night prior
After getting away with a poor performance the night prior, the Vancouver Giants weren’t so lucky on Sunday evening. The Lethbridge Hurricanes, featuring the likes of Dylan Cozens and Calen Addison, outplayed the home squad in just about every facet of the game en route to a 6-0 drubbing. “We expected what […]