It is often hard for even the most talented defenseman to work their way into the WHL at a young age. The trust a coach has to have in his blue liners, is something that is hard won. For Vancouver Giants defenseman Bowen Byram, the opportunities came early and they […]
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2018-19 WHL Season Previews: Vancouver Giants
It’s that time of year again! We at the DubNetwork always try to come up with a new order for previews each year and this season we are going with least recent to most recent Ed Chynoweth Cups for our order of previews. They will run 2-to-3 a day until […]
Vancouver Giants hire Michael Dyck as new Head Coach
The Vancouver Giants held a media conference Thursday to introduce new Head Coach Michael Dyck. “I am very honored to once again to join the Vancouver Giants organization,” said Michael Dyck in a team release. “The Giants have always been a model franchise in the Western Hockey League and I […]
Missed opportunities for Royals as Giants win Game 5
Successful teams in the playoffs make the most out opportunities. The Royals were in the favourable spot of having four power plays to Vancouver’s zero in the first period but could not cash in. Instead the Giants struck first and then rode a Victoria collapse in the second period for […]
2018 DubNetwork Awards: MVP, Rookie of the Year and Goalie and Defensemen of the Year
The 2017-18 WHL regular season was a fun one for us here at DubNetwork. We expanded our staff and brought in beat writers for many of our teams. Thus when awards voting rolled around, we got a lot more diverse voting team this year. We announced our first, second and […]
WHL recap: Colina and Bethune lead Cougars over Wheat Kings; Everett, Victoria and Vancouver also victorious
Prince George 3 @Brandon 2 Even with the Regina Pats loading up at the trade deadline, the huge lead the Brandon Wheat Kings (28-18-3-2) had for third in the East Division seemed insurmountable. That lead is getting more surmountable everyday. The Prince George Cougars (19-26-4-4) came in Westman Place Friday night nursing […]
Giants beat the Oil Kings in the shootout
The Vancouver Giants (21-14-3-2) made their way out East to face the Edmonton Oil Kings (10-22-4-2). The Giants entered the game just four points out of top spot in the BC division, while the Edmonton Oil Kings look out of playoff spots and continue to rebuild. Goalie Josh Dechaine made […]
At the halfway mark: B.C. Division
Western Hockey League teams pretty much all arrived at the 36-game mark as the Christmas break in the schedule arrived. Regular season play starts up again tonight with 11 games on the slate. When we last collaborated about the B.C. Division, at the quarter pole in early November, the Victoria […]
The Giants win all three games on the weekend, running their win streak to six
The Vancouver Giants came into this past weekend with a three-game win streak, with a most recent win against Kootenay on December 9th showing why they are such an improved team this year. This year’s team came in the final weekend of the first half of the year, hungry and […]
At the Quarter Pole: B.C. Division
Western Hockey League teams have pretty much all arrived at the 18-game mark, the “Quarter Pole” if you will. The current five-day break in the schedule for the annual CIBC Canada/Russia Series comes as a very welcome respite for all. Regular season play starts up again this weekend with at […]