Thankfully, the itch for live junior hockey over the holiday season was scratched to some extent while observing a resoundingly entertaining IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship from the Edmonton bubble. But, while so many eyes were glued to the adventures of Team Canada, DUBNetwork was able to connect with […]
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Wheat Kings sign 2019 draft pick
Growing up in Wawanesa, MB Owen Harris spent many nights inside of Westoba Place cheering on the Brandon Wheat Kings. Some of his favourite memories were going to games with his minor hockey teams as well as watching Ryan Pulock and Ivan Provorov play, just to name a couple. […]
Calgary Hitmen, building for championships and nothing else.
If you take a look in Webster’s dictionary for the definition of the word “consistent” you will find this: “unchanging in nature, standard, or effect over time.” Looking at the past decade of Calgary Hitmen hockey you can certainly see how they fit the definition of consistent. From 2010 […]
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 […]
This week in Regina Pats’ history: Week 5
Last week we had a couple of interesting trades. A boat club playing hockey. A TSN televised game. And much more. In week five of the Pats history series: we have a five-goal game. A few hat-tricks and an SJHL record broken. As well as the boat club is […]
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 […]
Wheat Kings billet brother skates for the first time
The Wallin family from Brandon has been a billet family for the Brandon Wheat Kings for eight years. The past three seasons they welcomed Braden Schneider into their home and they’ve had the chance to watch their billet son become one of the top defensive players in the league. […]
This week in Regina Pats’ history: Week 4
Last week the Pats history series we a couple of seven-point games, a players’ 100th goal amongst other things. In week four of the Pats history series; we encounter a couple of trades. Do boat clubs play hockey? Well, yeah. A TSN televised game, some back-checking “fiends”, and a […]
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 […]