2,070 Kilometres. That’s the distance the Vancouver Giants have traveled since they left for their East Division trip on Monday morning after taking on the Kelowna Rockets at the Langley Events Centre the night prior. The first stop on the six-game road trip is Brandon, Manitoba, to take on the […]
Author: Stephen Hawco
Giants end weekend on a positive note in physical affair
The Vancouver Giants ended their three-in-three weekend on a high note with a 4-0 victory over the division rival Kelowna Rockets in a spirited bout at the Langley Events Centre. Vancouver had lost two straight games heading into Sunday afternoon’s game: 4-2 to Portland on Friday and 6-2 to Kamloops […]
Kannok Leipert excited to get things going as Giants captain
Jonathan Blum, Lance Bouma, Craig Cunningham, Brendan Gallagher, Tyler Benson Today the Vancouver Giants announced that Alex Kannok Leipert would join the likes of the aforementioned players as the 17th captain in franchise history. The Thailand-born and Regina raised defenceman is in his third full season with the Giants, skating in 137 […]
Giants ship Watts to defending champions
The Vancouver Giants made another tough, yet necessary, move on Tuesday. The club traded overage forward Brayden Watts to their 2019 WHL Final counterpart, the Prince Albert Raiders, in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2021. “Brayden has been a first-class teammate, leader, and ambassador for the Vancouver Giants,” said General Manager […]
Giants hold off Cougars to win season opener
For the second consecutive year, the Vancouver Giants start their season 1-0. The 2019-20 season got off to a fast-paced start for both the Cougars and Giants. The Cougars, who were clearly motivated and buzzing during their home opener, held sustained pressure for the first few minutes while the Giants […]
Svejkovsky looking to build off rookie campaign
Lukas Svejkovsky is entering his second WHL season with the Vancouver Giants after a rookie season that saw him improve as the months went on. “He played a lot better down the stretch for us (last season)”, said Giants Head Coach Michael Dyck. He continued by saying, “He got a lot more […]
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 […]
Giants drop final preseason game to undefeated Blazers; Coach Dyck’s thoughts on preseason
The Vancouver Giants (4-2-0-0) ended their 2019 preseason with a 5-1 loss at the hands of the Kamloops Blazers (5-0-0-0) to cap off three games in three nights for this weekend’s six team preseason tournament. 2018 first-round pick Zack Ostapchuk had the only goal for the Giants, snapping a well-placed wrist […]
Nielsen pots three as Giants beat Royals
Tristen Nielsen: 3 Victoria Royals: 2 The Vancouver Giants were coming into this weekend’s exhibition tournament — which includes the Giants, Royals, Blazers, Rockets, Cougars, and Silvertips — sporting a 2-1 preseason record after three games. Friday’s game against the Victoria Royals marked the first game of Giants hockey played […]
Giants’ Hardy looking to pick up where he left off for final junior season
If you followed along with my articles during the Vancouver Giants’ run to the WHL Final last season, you would be familiar with ‘The Hardy Boys’. The line of Dawson Holt–Jared Dmytriw–Owen Hardy was easily the team’s best trio through the four rounds, combining for 49 points in 22 games. Coming into […]
