Brady Smith was drafted in the sixth round of the 2020 Bantam Draft. The 6-foot-3, 161-pound defenceman currently plays for the Swift Current Legionnaires U-18 under head coach Chris Keleher. Smith is only 15 years old, so he has at least a year to go before making the Giants […]
Prospects
Future Giants: Wyatt Cook
Wyatt Cook was a sixth-round Bantam Draft pick by the Vancouver Giants back in 2018. The 6-foot-2, 209-pound forward could bring size and skill to the Giants lineup this coming year. Currently playing with the Cold Lake Ice, Cook is looking to build off a year that saw him […]
Future Giants: Ty Halaburda
Ty Halaburda was drafted by the Giants 32nd overall in the 2020 bantam draft. Although the 5-foot-11 forward is still developing, there is a chance he could get some games with the Giants this season. The playmaker from Victoria put up big numbers for the Pacific Coast Hockey Academy […]
Wheat Kings prospect sparkles ahead of main camp
Matthew Savoie was the first overall selection at the 2019 Western Hockey League U-15 Draft. As he waits for training camp with the Winnipeg ICE, Savoie has joined the Sherwood Park Crusaders of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The Crusaders is the same team where his brother, Carter played […]
Future Giants: Drew Sim
In the 2018 Bantam Draft, the Vancouver Giants selected Drew Sim with the 46th overall pick. Since then, Sim has developed into a top-end goaltender who is ready to make the jump to the WHL. The 6-foot-2, 201-pound goaltender comes into this season as a potential back-up. With a […]
Future Giants: Damian Palmieri
At the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft, the Vancouver Giants selected a 6-foot, 177-pound defenseman in the fourth round out of the Delta Hockey Academy. Damian Palmieri is a 16-year-old, two-way defender with high offensive skill. In Palmieri, the Giants could have that solid top-4 defenseman that is both a […]
Cougars prospect won’t be far from home when time comes for WHL debut
From Fort St. John to Delta and eventually to Prince George. Forward Caden Brown was the second selection second by the Cougars at 17th overall in this year’s WHL Bantam Draft. Brown was selected from the Delta Hockey Academy’s (DHA) Bantam Prep Green team, where he served as captain, […]
Prince Albert (Buffalo) Sabres sort of has a nice ring to it.
With the 2020 NHL Entry Draft now scheduled to start round one on October 6th and rounds two through seven to take place the following day, I thought it would be a good time to take a peek at which NHL club has a history of selecting Prince Albert […]
Zimmer pushes hard for 2020-2021 success
The Western Hockey League has announced that the 2020-2021 season will begin on Friday, December 4. The novel coronavirus has caused a delay of more than two full months. In Manitoba, the Brandon Wheat Kings have yet to set a day when training camp will begin. When they do, […]
WHL Prospects Review: Central Division
As the summer rolls on, so does our WHL prospects review series. In our first post, we took a look at the seven players selected by NHL teams in the Pacific Division in 2018 and 2019. Today, we’ll dive into the prospects in the Central Division. Chicago Blackhawks In […]