The Vancouver Giants responded well on Saturday night after a disappointing 6-0 loss to Kamloops the night prior with a 4-3 shootout win over Swift Current. After going 3-3-0-0 on their East Division trip, the Giants were surely happy to be home at the Langley Events Centre to face a […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: Byram and Cozens return to WHL, Broncos acquire Pelletier and more
The Vancouver Giants won’t have to wait and wonder if Bowen Byram will come back to the team this season as the Colorado Avalanche announced they’ve sent him back to the WHL.
Kannok Leipert excited to get things going as Giants captain
Jonathan Blum, Lance Bouma, Craig Cunningham, Brendan Gallagher, Tyler Benson Today the Vancouver Giants announced that Alex Kannok Leipert would join the likes of the aforementioned players as the 17th captain in franchise history. The Thailand-born and Regina raised defenceman is in his third full season with the Giants, skating in 137 […]
Svejkovsky looking to build off rookie campaign
Lukas Svejkovsky is entering his second WHL season with the Vancouver Giants after a rookie season that saw him improve as the months went on. “He played a lot better down the stretch for us (last season)”, said Giants Head Coach Michael Dyck. He continued by saying, “He got a lot more […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: McGrew back to Spokane, Newkirk back to Portland, WHL teams make final cuts before opening day
The Washington Capitals have assigned Aliaksei Protas (Prince Albert Raiders), Eric Florchuk (Saskatoon Blades) and Alex Kannok-Leipert (Vancouver Giants) back to the WHL.
2019-20 WHL Season Previews: Vancouver Giants
2018-19 Season: Record: 48-15-3-2, 1st in Western Conference Story of the Season: The Vancouver Giants came into the 2018-19 regular season with fairly high expectations after a seven-game elimination at the hands of the Victoria Royals in the opening round of the 2018 playoffs. Naturally, at the very least, a […]
11 WHL players unsigned from 2018 NHL draft
With a little less than a year but a full season of hockey to play, it is time to look at the unsigned WHL players from the 2018 NHL Draft. The players listed here are at risk of re-entering the draft in 2020. The teams that hold their rights are […]
WHL Championship Series: Game 4 Takeaways
A few thoughts from an ink-stained, dog-eared notebook after witnessing an exciting evening at the Langley Events Centre. With its 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Giants, the Prince Albert Raiders are one victory away from claiming its first league title since 1985. Supporters of the Vancouver Giants proved they can […]
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. […]
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 […]
