The day has finally come and gone. Bowen Byram’s draft day. Bowen Byram tied former Giant Evander Kane for the highest NHL draft pick in franchise history, as well as the fifth first-round pick in the Giants history, on Friday after the Colorado Avalanche made him the fourth overall selection in the […]
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Victoria Royals alumni update- Coleman Vollrath teaching future generations
Originally posted Jun 18, 2019. DUBNetwork recently caught up with former Victoria Royals goaltender Coleman Vollrath to reflect on his time in the WHL and discuss life after junior hockey. Playing his entire WHL career with Victoria, the native of Calgary, AB played in 165 games and recorded 84 wins, […]
Rockets expect success at 2019 NHL Draft
The Kelowna Rockets could see as many as seven players selected at the NHL Draft in Vancouver this coming weekend. Heading into the season, most prognosticators felt Nolan Foote would likely be the team’s top pick, a lock to go in the first round. It could still happen, but it […]
Cougars keep their den for six more seasons, silence talks of relocation
The Prince George Cougars signed a six-year lease agreement with the City of Prince George this week to keep the team playing in CN Centre, the largest hockey venue in Northern BC into 2025. A source told DUBNetwork it wasn’t always an easy road to getting the deal done with […]
Movin’ on up? Reports say Cougars GM drawing NHL attention
When the Prince George Cougars landed current General Manager Mark Lamb in June 2018, fans knew they were getting an established and proven member of the hockey community. Those kind of successful people are always in high demand, and now nearly a year after being signed to a four year contract […]
A successful transition to the WHL for Phillip Schultz
Originally posted June 4, 2019. Victoria Royals forward Phillips Schultz made an impact in his first season playing in North America. After standing out in international play for his home country, first as a 17-year-old at the 2018 world juniors in Buffalo, then as the captain and leading scorer for […]
Byram takes home CHL Top Prospect Award
The historic 2018-19 season from Bowen Byram of the Vancouver Giants continued on Saturday morning, as he took home the CHL Top Prospect Award at the CHL Awards held in Halifax, Nova Scotia. “It’s a huge honour. There’s so many great players in the league, so many good prospects. To be […]
Giants acquire local talent in first deal of off-season
The Vancouver Giants went local in their first step towards building next year’s squad. The team swung a deal to acquire 2000-born forward Jackson Shepard, a North Vancouver native, from the Lethbridge Hurricanes in exchange for a 2021 third round pick in the Bantam Draft. Shepard, originally drafted with the first […]
Off-season outlook: Vancouver Giants
This is an ongoing series as we start the long road to the 2019-20 WHL season. We will be going in the order that teams were eliminated from contention. Keep in mind that the roster guesses vary because of information made available to us. We did our very best to […]
Kaid Oliver’s tough end to a breakout year
Kaid Oliver had a tough end to a breakout year. The Victoria Royals forward caught many by surprise with a sudden surge of offense this past season. Along with his strong defensive game and strong face-off abilities, Oliver evolved into one of the Royals’ key players. Unfortunately for Victoria, Oliver […]