Jacob Boucher, one of the newest Giants, was born on March 21, 2003, in Legal, Alberta. Boucher is one of four Alberta-born players currently on the Giants roster. Mazden Leslie (Lloydminster, AB), Zack Ostapchuk (St. Albert, AB), and Adam Hall (Edmonton, AB) fill out the Alberta pride. Boucher was drafted […]
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Jamison Derksen: Creating a Masterpiece
If you take a look around the arena at a Vancouver Giants game you are most likely to see the two most recently created Giants jerseys. Hoping to freshen up the team’s alternate jerseys for the Giants’ 20th anniversary, VP Peter Toigo put the Manager of Marketing and Operations, […]
Toporowski, Englot shine in Blazers debut weekend. Garand Goalie of The Week in the WHL
After a bit of a stumble in December, the Kamloops Blazers may be getting back on track. HIGHLIGHTS from PG!🔥Quite the debut for the new guys! https://t.co/hf43N2hTQ6 — Kamloops Blazers (@blazerhockey) January 22, 2022 On Friday, Luke Toporowski made his debut for the Blazers. He scored two goals and […]
A GIANT WEEK
The G-men earned their second win of the new year and first road victory of 2022 in a 4-2 victory over the Victoria Royals. It was Lysell who led the charge, scoring once and earning two helpers as the Swedish forward received a point on three of four Giants […]
Giants trade captain Sourdif and defenceman Brown at the WHL trade deadline
The Vancouver Giants entered the 2021-2022 WHL season and their 21st season of existence with optimism and belief that the team would be one of the best in the league. The Giants won the first two games of the season, a 5-0 victory in Victoria and a 6-4 victory […]
GIANTS: Five key players
We are more than one week into January and the Vancouver Giants have only been able to play one game in the new year. The team skated into 2022 with a record of 14-16-1-0 for a total of twenty-nine points in thirty-one games played. Without being with star players […]
Rockets Get One In. Lose To Winterhawks
Jake Poole put us on the board 31 seconds into the game, but the Winterhawks pushed back with three straight goals. Highlights and reaction are available in the recap ⬇️ — Kelowna Rockets (@Kelowna_Rockets) January 9, 2022 The Kelowna Rockets may have had some games postponed. But they were able […]
Rockets Have Three Games Postponed Due to Covid Protocols
The WHL announced on Friday that as a result of multiple players and staff being added to the Cover protocol list, that 15 teams have paused team activities. The League also announced they postponed eight games. Those included three Kelowna Rockets games. -Friday, January 7 vs Vancouver Giants -Tuesday, […]
In A Time of Frustration, Rockets Give Their Fans Something to Celebrate
In a week of bad news, the Rockets gave their fans and their community something to celebrate on Saturday. Andrew Cristall turns Kelowna into Teddy Town!@Kelowna_Rockets pic.twitter.com/lYETL5DNMt — The WHL (@TheWHL) December 19, 2021 First, Steel Quiring set up Andrew Cristall to score at 9:48 of the first period. […]
Giants Draft Recap: 10 Players to Keep an Eye On
The Vancouver Giants selected eight players in the WHL Bantam Draft along with two in the US Prospects Draft to help deepen their prospect pool. The team took three defencemen, six forwards and one goaltender with their ten selections. Here is a breakdown of their picks. Colton Roberts Colton Roberts […]