The number 700 represents the number of Western Hockey League games that Dan O’Connor had called by March 4, 2022. That number would become so much more than that and so would the broadcaster to one particular Giants fan. Dan O’Connor joined the Vancouver Giants on August 17, 2017, […]
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Jamison Derksen: Creating a Masterpiece
If you take a look around the arena at a Vancouver Giants game you are most likely to see the two most recently created Giants jerseys. Hoping to freshen up the team’s alternate jerseys for the Giants’ 20th anniversary, VP Peter Toigo put the Manager of Marketing and Operations, […]
End of an era
There is a difference between quitting and knowing when your time has come. This is how I feel about my decision to resign from DUBNetwork effective December 1, 2021. Over the last five-plus years, I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to attend hockey games in several cities, received access […]
Giants Media Availability 2021: News, Notes and Quotes
On Wednesday, The Vancouver Giants held their first in-person media event of the season. During the event, the team revealed the new alternate jerseys, the leadership team for the season, and the themed games for the upcoming season. Here is a rundown of the event, along with some quotes […]
Five years of first rounders for the Kamloops Blazers
The WHL Draft Lottery was held last Thursday. The Kamloops Blazers will pick 21st in the 2021 WHL Entry Draft. There will be a lot of speculation and discussion on who the Blazers will pick on Thursday, December 9, 2021. For now, here is a look at how the […]
15 WHL players and prospects selected in USHL Entry Draft
The United States Hockey League held its USHL Entry Draft (also known as Phase II). A total of 272 players over 22 rounds (of 23 possible rounds) were selected. Of the 272 players selected by the 15 participating USHL teams, 15 were players previously chosen in the WHL Bantam Draft. […]
DUBNetwork names 2020-21 All-Star Teams
Winnipeg Ice forward Peyton Krebs, who was named most valuable player in the 2021 DUBNetwork awards, headlines the list of players voted to the 2020-21 DUBNetwork First All-Star Team. Flanking Krebs as First Team forwards are DUBNetwork rookie of the year winner and Regina Pats star Connor Bedard, as […]
The importance of digital branding.
There’s an old saying that “A picture is worth a thousand words”. Now that saying may include a Facebook post, a Tweet, or even Tik Tok. We live in an era that most of our lives are lived online. Pictures of our kids are online. Pictures of our […]
Legend in Prince Albert Raiders history
Originally Published April 22,2021 50 Years of Prince Albert Raiders Hockey Player Profile Dan Hodgson Born: August 29, 1965 Fort Vermilion, Ab, Canada Height: 5’ 10″ Weight: 175 lbs Position: Centre Shot: Right Getting things Started Hodgson had played the 1980-1981 season in BCHL with Cowichan Valley Capitals and played […]
Warriors’ Alarie stock on the way up
Originally posted March 30, 2021 ‘Know what gets you paid’ There are all sorts of adages along those lines in the hockey world, but essentially it means that to be successful, a player needs to know what they are good at it, and stick to those elements consistently. So far […]
