After stumbling through the Central Division, the Vancouver Giants find themselves out of the CHL Top 10 for the first time in this ’18-’19 season. The Giants went 2-4-0-0 on the trip with matching 6-0 victories in the first and last games of the trip against Red Deer and Kootenay […]
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Giants Drop Two of Three After The Break
Going into the break, the Vancouver Giants have had their best start in years putting together a record of 22-8-2-0 and a convincing lead in the B.C. Division. 20-year-old forward Davis Koch led the team with 31 points in 32 games and 2019 NHL Draft prospect Bowen Byram being third on the team […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Beckman leads Chiefs to big win; Anderson-Dolan still with Canada
Anderson-Dolan might be healthy enough to play at World Juniors The most likely odd-man out candidate, if JAD and Vilardi can both play, is Alexis Lafreniere, the youngest player currently with the team. https://t.co/Yl88ZKlgYi — Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) December 16, 2018 Three stars of the night: Adam Beckman (Spokane) – […]
Giants get back in the win column going into the break
Featured picture courtesy of @Fedyck_Fotos The GIants (22-8-2-0) snapped their two-game losing skid in their last home game of 2018 by a score of 2-1 over the Prince George Cougars (11-19-1-2). The loss is the Cougars’ fifth in a row and leaves them sitting behind Kamloops by two points for […]
Giants make fans sweat on Teddy Bear Toss night
Vancouver Giants fans had to wait 58 minutes and 41 seconds to let the teddies fly at the Pacific Coliseum Saturday night, as the Giants (21-6-2-0) defeated the Royals (13-12-1-0) 2-1 in overtime. The Giants would have a slow start to the game being outshot 14-4 by the Royals after […]
Giants comeback effort proves to be enough to dull Blades 5-3
The first place Vancouver Giants (16-6-2-0) faced off against the ever so sharp Saskatoon Blades (15-8-2-0) in a mid-week inter-conference match up. The game had a quick start but saw improving defense as the game went on. It wasn’t the start that the Giants’ hoped to have going down 2-0 […]
Overreaction Monday: Vancouver’s goalie combo is the key behind their hot start
The Vancouver Giants were expected to be major contenders in the B.C. Division this year. They had a strong group of 19-year-olds coming in and were led on the back end by top NHL prospect Bowen Byram and older, experienced blueliners like Matt Barberis and Dylan Plouffe. While they are […]
CIBC Canada Russia Series – Team WHL Preview
The history between the hockey playing nations of Canada and Russia goes back decades. In the 1970’s there was the Summit Series, in the 80’s there was the Canada Cup and in the 90’s and 2000’s there was the multitude of epic World Junior Championships and Olympic meetings. While the […]
2019 NHL Draft Profiles: Bowen Byram
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 […]
DubNetwork’s 2018-19 WHL player award predictions
Next up in our predictions is the players. We took our shots at who will be the rookie of the year, goalie of the year and defenseman of the year in the entire WHL. Contributor Rookie of the year Goalie of the year D-man of the year Jesse Phillips Tyson […]
