The Vancouver Giants’ kickstarted their three-in-three weekend off on a high note against the B.C. Division leaders, the Kamloops Blazers. Friday’s contest marked the 11th meeting of the season between the two foes with the Giants entering the game with a 2-8-0-0 record and 1-4 home record over Kamloops. […]
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A GIANT WEEK
The G-men earned their second win of the new year and first road victory of 2022 in a 4-2 victory over the Victoria Royals. It was Lysell who led the charge, scoring once and earning two helpers as the Swedish forward received a point on three of four Giants […]
2021 Vancouver Giants season review
The 2020-2021 season has officially concluded for the Giants. With a record of 12-10, they finished third in the division with 24 points. Now it’s time for a look back on some positives of the season, some things that need to be improved for next year, and how the […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Giants name leadership group, WHL first goals, injury announcements, and more
Vancouver Giants name leadership group The Vancouver Giants have announced their leadership group for the 2020-21 season. Alex Kannok Leipert is back for his second season as captain, while fellow over-agers Tristen Nielsen and Eric Florchuk will serve as alternates. Full Details ?: https://t.co/vzWo6sXVPH pic.twitter.com/Eh8eiF1nQV — Vancouver Giants (@WHLGiants) March […]
Is Justin Lies poised to break out this season
Heading into this shortened season, the Giants will be looking for depth guys that can produce offensively. Justin Lies could be the answer. The 2018 third-round pick comes into this season looking to build off a decent debut season with the Giants where he registered six points in 49 […]
Cole Shepard’s time to shine
Cole Shepard will be a key piece to the offense when the Giants hit the ice this year. The recently turned 19-year-old will look to impress this coming season as he has his sights set on the 2021 NHL draft. Today we will dive into what Shepard can do […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: You get a trade, You get a trade, You get a trade
The Victoria Royals moved out overage forward Kaid Oliver, a 2020 fourth-round pick and a 2023 conditional fourth-round pick to the Edmonton Oil Kings for defenseman Jacson Alexander, a 2020 third-round pick and a 2020 seventh-round pick.
Daily Dose of the Dub: NHL Central Scouting releases final rankings, Johnson signs with Moose and more
The NHL Central Scouting Bureau released their final rankings for the 2019-20 season on Wednesday featuring 52 WHLers
2019-20 Vancouver Giants regular season player awards: The writer’s picks
With the 2019-20 WHL regular season officially over with six games remaining on the Giants’ schedule due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it is prematurely that time of year….. Player awards. I have picked through the list of the team’s awards that are performance-based and not pre-determined by statistics, here […]
Vancouver Giants power to 6-2 win over depleted Victoria Royals
Saturday night saw the Vancouver Giants win their second game in as many nights against a depleted Victoria Royals team. Vancouver showed a balanced attack against the Royals, getting goals from five different skaters in a 6-2 victory. The under-manned Royals continued to be in tough coming into Saturday’s matchup. […]
