With the announcement that the WHL intends to play a 24-game schedule, many questions have arisen. As of right now, we know that the league is going to play a divisional only schedule with the hope of playoffs after to determine the WHL’s participant in the Memorial Cup. There […]
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Hockey to Heroin and Back: The Story of Brady Leavold
I think as hockey fans and people of the hockey industry, we can be guilty of at least one thing. Once a player comes through your program or league, unless they go on to an illustrious pro career, you kind of lose track of them or unfortunately in some cases, […]
Billets: The Unsung Heroes of the Giants Organization
Billet families are the unsung heroes that allow junior hockey teams to operate successfully. The Vancouver Giants have a fantastic network of billet families that have helped shape and develop players so they can have success in the future. Sarah Wiebe and Andrea DeWolff are two of these fantastic […]
Future Giants: Matty Edwards
Matty (Matthew) Edwards was drafted by the Giants in the fourth round of the 2020 Bantam Draft. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound power forward put up big numbers in 2019-20 with the Saskatoon Blazers U15 as an underaged player and has continued to develop at the U18 level this year. Edwards […]
Royals/Bruins franchise all-star team
With no current Royals information to speak of, I decided to look back at the organization as a whole, and create a Royals/Bruins franchise all-star team. In 2006, the Chilliwack Bruins were formed as an expansion franchise. Their first five years in Chilliwack resulted in less than stellar results. […]
Future Giants: Mazden Leslie
With the 10th overall selection in the 2020 Bantam draft, the Vancouver Giants selected defenseman Mazden Leslie. Leslie plays under head coach Kyle Tapp with the Lloydminster Bobcats. Tapp describes him as a “new age defenceman”. This refers to defenceman who can take over games offensively through their creative […]
Is Bowen Byram The Greatest Defenseman in Giants History?
Bowen Byram’s career with the Vancouver Giants may be over as he heads to Colorado for NHL training camp. Byram played 188 games for the Giants and was a staple on the blueline for parts of the past five seasons after being drafted third overall in the 2016 Bantam […]
Future Giants: Christian Kim
The Vancouver Giants selected Christian Kim in the seventh round of the 2020 Bantam Draft. The Torrance, California native is a highly skilled playmaker who can slow down the game to find open teammates. Although Kim is smaller sized at 5-foot-6, he uses his high hockey IQ to set […]
Rockets just rollin’ with the punches
Considering how many long days Western Hockey League general managers have spent trying to figure how to get their teams back on the ice, perhaps it’s ironic DUBNetwork spoke with Bruce Hamilton of the Kelowna Rockets on the shortest day of the year.
The Importance of Jack the Giant
Jack the Giant is a vital part of the fan experience at Vancouver Giants gamss. The mascots work in the arena, and out in the community is a major part of how the Giants connect with their fan base. From school visits to pumping up the crowd, Jack plays […]