It wasn’t their best game by any stretch, but the Vancouver Giants walked away with a 4-0 win over the Prince George Cougars to remain undefeated in regulation during the month of November. Vancouver saw goals from Milos Roman (2), Cole Shepard, and Tristen Nielsen who also added two helpers to earn himself first […]
Author: Stephen Hawco
A Giant First: Tanner Brown’s first WHL goal
Tanner Brown has had a rather unorthodox road to his first WHL goal scored during this past Friday’s 3-1 Giants victory over the Portland Winterhawks, the club’s first since the 2017-18 season. Originally drafted by Vancouver 24th overall in the second round of the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft as a hard-nosed […]
Vancouver starting to find themselves in win over Portland
This team is starting to find their groove. The Vancouver Giants defeated the Portland Winterhawks for the first time since February 14th, 2018 by a score of 3-1 and in turn earned themselves their third consecutive win. The opening period saw all of the Giants offence occur and was also […]
Brennan shines as Cougars steal a point from Vancouver
Something’s got to give. The Vancouver Giants managed to muster a point but were ultimately defeated 3-2 in overtime by the last place Prince George Cougars Sunday evening. The loss puts them on a three-game skid. Prince George had 16-year-old goaltender Tyler Brennan start in goal after Taylor Gauthier fell to injury the previous […]
Lots of positives from Giants, but drop a close one to Everett
Despite a great first period, the Vancouver Giants were on the wrong side of a tight game, dropping a 3-2 decision to the Everett Silvertips putting them at 7-8-0-0. The ice surface was tilted in the Giants’ favour during the opening 20 minutes with the home team dictating the majority […]
Shepard worth the wait for Vancouver
It took 17-year-old Cole Shepard longer than he would have liked to don the hometown Vancouver Giants sweater. But it was sure worth the wait. Shepard, a native of West Vancouver, made his anticipated WHL debut during Saturday night’s 4-3 shootout win over the Swift Current Broncos. “The surgeon said the recovery […]
Giants fall to Royals in weekend finale
Missed opportunities. They’ve been killing this Vancouver Giants team. The Giants dropped their second game of the weekend Sunday evening in a 3-1 loss to the Victoria Royals to bring them back down to .500 (7-7), and it wasn’t due to a lack of chances. “If we could bury our […]
Giants get past Broncos after lengthy shootout
The Vancouver Giants responded well on Saturday night after a disappointing 6-0 loss to Kamloops the night prior with a 4-3 shootout win over Swift Current. After going 3-3-0-0 on their East Division trip, the Giants were surely happy to be home at the Langley Events Centre to face a […]
Byram named to Team WHL
The Western Hockey League announced its Team WHL roster for the 2019 CIBC Canada Russia Series which is slated to take place on November 13th and 14th in Prince Albert and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan respectively. What should be to no one’s surprise, Vancouver Giants defenceman Bowen Byram was named to the squad for […]
Giants solve overage situation with a tough move
The Vancouver Giants have brought themselves down to the mandated three 20-year-old player limit by trading Owen Hardy to the Moose Jaw Warriors for a future sixth-round pick. The move marks the second overager Barclay Parneta has moved to the Warriors after also moving Jadon Joseph there last month. Hardy, a Nanaimo, BC, native, has […]