In one of their feature weekends of the season, the Vancouver Giants will sport a 1946 limited edition White Spot jersey. The G-men will be out in style for two games they host, the Regina Pats on November 17th, and the Victoria Royals in a Sunday matinee on the 19th. […]
B.C. Division
Portland wins 4-2 over Kelowna for fifth straight win
The Kelowna Rockets (8-12-0-0) and Portland Winterhawks (12-6-0-1) completed their back-to-back games on Sunday night in the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Portland took game two 4-2, giving them their fifth straight win. Cody Glass and Joachim Blichfeld were once again on their game as the duo combined for five points and […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Hitmen rout the ICE, DiLaura earns first WHL Shutout
It was a quiet day for news around the Western Hockey League so we will get right into the Three Stars from last night’s action. Three Stars of the night: Carson Focht – The Calgary Hitmen forward opened the scoring with his fourth goal of the season. He went on […]
Farkas and Winterhawks shut out Rockets 3-0 for fourth straight win
The Portland Winterhawks (11-6-0-1) hosted the Kelowna Rockets (8-11-0-0) on Saturday night in the Moda Center. The Winterhawks were off all week after completing a sweep last weekend. Portland returned to the ice to face the Rockets who were on a four-game winning streak of their own. Something had to […]
Spokane Chiefs earn a split with a 7-2 win over the Victoria Royals
If you like goals, then the Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena in Victoria was the place to be this weekend. The Victoria Royals and Spokane Chiefs filled the score-sheet in a series that saw 21 goals over two games. Friday’s game saw both teams fire up the offense, the Victoria Royals coming […]
Silvertips douse Blazers for a second time; Ramsay shines in debut
When the Kamloops Blazers game planned for this game one would imagine they planned on having more than two shots in the first period. The Everett Silvertips have always been known as a defence first team with solid structure. When Dennis Williams took over the reins as head coach there […]
Lukas Svejkovsky not looking back after choosing Giants and the WHL
The Vancouver Giants have been high on 2001-born forward Lukas Svejkovsky for quite some time. It’s not hard to see why. The five-foot-nine, 159 pound play-maker was a solid point producer at the nearby Delta Hockey Academy and hails from a hockey family. His father Jaroslav Svejkovsky lit up the […]
B.C. Division Update
With the Western Hockey League taking a mini-break this week to play host to a pair of CIBC Canada/Russia Series contests against Team WHL, we update happenings in the B.C Division. Three of the five teams have arrived at the quarter-pole in this, the first season since the powers that […]
Overreaction Monday: Vancouver’s goalie combo is the key behind their hot start
The Vancouver Giants were expected to be major contenders in the B.C. Division this year. They had a strong group of 19-year-olds coming in and were led on the back end by top NHL prospect Bowen Byram and older, experienced blueliners like Matt Barberis and Dylan Plouffe. While they are […]
Winterhawks hold on 2-1 for win against Royals
Saturday night the Veterans Memorial Coliseum hosted the rematch of the Victoria Royals (9-5-0-0) and the Portland Winterhawks (9-6-0-1). The Winterhawks won the first contest on Friday, and were able to defeat the Royals 2-1 on Hawks Fight Cancer night. Prior to the game, the Winterhawks honored several cancer survivors […]