The biggest crowd of the season at the Langley Events Centre was rocking for the Giants’ 4-1 win over Spokane in Game 1 of the Western Conference Championship series. The sellout crowd of the 4917 was energetic and loud all night, creating a great junior hockey playoff atmosphere and giving […]
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2019 Playoff Preview: 1BC) Vancouver Giants vs. 2US) Spokane Chiefs
Franchise Playoff History: The Spokane Chiefs and Vancouver Giants have battled in the playoffs in three previous years with the Chiefs taking two of the series. 2008 first round: Spokane defeated Vancouver in six games en route to a Memorial Cup victory. 2009 second round: Vancouver eliminated the Chiefs in […]
Series Recap: Giants sweep Royals to advance to Conference Final
The Vancouver Giants are off to the Western Conference Final for the first time since 2010 with their second-round sweep of the Victoria Royals. The matchup was a rematch of last year’s first-round series which Victoria won despite the Giants leading the series three games to two at one point. […]
Victoria Royals say goodbye to Griffen Outhouse
The Victoria Royals are having to say goodbye to one of their best and most popular players. With the club’s elimination from the playoffs, Griffen Outhouse has played his last game in major junior hockey. Over his Western Hockey league career, Outhouse appeared in 196 regular season games for the […]
Blazers coaching carousel leads to instability
On Thursday, April 12 the Kamloops Blazers issued a press release, at the end of the workday that read “Blazers and Lajoie mutually part ways” signaling the end of Serge Lajoie’s one-season tenure behind the Blazers’ bench. Was Serge the right man for the job? Was he the right man […]
Nielsen plays hero in OT, Giants outlast Royals in Game 2
It took extra time but Tristen Nielsen and the Vancouver Giants outlasted the Royals in front of 4,586 at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday night. The Giants replayed the same defense as Friday night holding the Victoria Royals to just 10 shots on goal. Giants head coach Michael Dyck said […]
Giants blank Royals to open series
The Vancouver Giants are up 1-0 in their second round series after beating Victoria 3-0 Friday night in Langley. Both teams came out of the gate with good pace to start the series between the division rivals with physicality and puck movement. The only goal of the opening period was […]
2019 Playoff Preview: 1BC) Vancouver Giants vs. 2BC) Victoria Royals
Article collaboration by Stephen Hawco (@stephenhawco7) and Ryan Sinclair (@RyanSinVic). 2017-18 Playoff Matchup Last year’s first round playoff battle between the Vancouver Giants and Victoria Royals was epic. The series featured star power the likes of Tyler Benson, Ty Ronning and Matthew Phillips. Victoria held off the Giants in an […]
Series Recap: Giants eliminate Seattle in six games
The Vancouver Giants are off to the second round for the first time since 2009-10, making it to the Western Conference Final where they were eliminated in six games by Tri-City. Vancouver eliminated the Seattle Thunderbirds in six games in a hard fought series between two of the hottest teams […]
Royals shatter Blazers’ playoff dreams
Neither the Kamloops Blazers nor the glass that lines the rink at the Sandman Centre was ready for the pressure of Game 6. The Victoria Royals brought the Blazers three-week thrill ride to a screeching halt with a 4-1 decision Monday night, when they eliminated their divisional rival from the […]