The Vancouver Giants (20-6-2-0) and the Victoria Royals (13-11-0-0) will meet for the fifth time this season on Saturday night back at the Pacific Coliseum for potentially the last time. The Giants have gotten the best of the rivalry thus far with a (2-1-1-0) record against the Royals (2-2-0-0). Coming into the match up, Vancouver is first place in what is a bizarre looking BC division. The G-Men have a 14 point lead on the second place Kelowna Rockets who have two games in hand on the Giants while the incoming Royals sit two points behind Kelowna with the Royals having a whopping six games in hand on the Giants. The Giants are 10-2-1-0 against the BC Division this season, it will be interesting to see how the division starts to shape up once all the games played are evened out.
Saturday’s game is the Giants’ annual Teddy Bear Toss game, this event is one that is always fun for fans and is for a good cause. All the proceeds from the night and the bears themselves will be donated to various children’s charities to help put smiles on kids’ faces from all over. The Giants will also be sporting a festive look on Saturday as they will be wearing these unique “Buddy the Elf” jerseys that fans can bid on with proceeds going to the CKNW Kids’ Fund. Take a look:
GIANTS REVEAL 2018 CHEVROLET TEDDY BEAR TOSS JERSEYS
When the Giants host the @victoriaroyals Saturday at the Pacific Coliseum they'll do so in Buddy the Elf Jerseys!
More ?: https://t.co/vRolFaow2j
Tickets ?️: https://t.co/1KyiUYJAQ4
Bid on Jerseys ?: https://t.co/h01SHow24O pic.twitter.com/MkeEvQg1H1— Vancouver Giants (@WHLGiants) December 3, 2018
Listed below are all the Giants that have scored the Teddy Bear Toss goal going back to 2004:
- 2004 – Gilbert Brule vs. Everett
- 2005 – Mitch Bartley vs. Swift Current
- 2006 – Tim Kraus vs. Everett
- 2007 – James Henry vs. Chilliwack (Victoria)
- 2008 – Adam Basford vs. Saskatoon
- 2009 – Craig Cunningham vs. Edmonton
- 2010 – Michael Burns vs. Spokane
- 2011 – Brett Kulak vs. Portland
- 2012 – Trevor Cheek vs. Prince George
- 2013 – Trent Lofthouse vs. Everett
- 2014 – Jackson Houck vs. Saskatoon
- 2015 – Ty Ronning vs. Everett
- 2016 – James Malm vs. Portland
- 2017 – Bowen Byram vs. Prince George
Giants Current Streaks
- Davis Koch – nine game point streak (6G, 10A)
- Dylan Plouffe – eight game point streak (3G, 7A)
- Milos Roman – six game goal streak
- Bowen Byram – six game point streak (2G, 7A)
