Franchise Playoff History: The Thunderbirds and Giants have only matched up in the playoffs once previous to this year. They met in the second round of the 2007 WHL Playoffs with Vancouver taking the series in five games en route to winning the Memorial Cup on home ice. 2018-19 Head-To-Head: […]
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Giants keep pace with, then overtake Rockets in 7-4 win
(Langley, B.C.) The Vancouver Giants (42-14-2-2) were chasing the Kelowna Rockets (26-30-4-1) for much of the first half of their wild, goal-filled hockey game Friday night. Despite the Rockets taking four different, one-goal leads, the Giants never went away and finally pulled up next to, then passed the Rockets for […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Blazers prospect breaks BCMML scoring record; former WHLer traded in NHL; former Blazer, Doan, gets number retired
Stankoven breaks record . @LoganStankoven just broke the BC Major Midget goal record. His 45th comes in the 3rd period today for @Blazers_MML vs South Island. He breaks the mark of 44 set by Tyson Jost. — Jon Keen (@JonKeenNLSports) February 24, 2019 Kamloops Blazers prospect Logan Stankoven rewrote the BC Major […]
Giants clinch playoff berth in win over Prince George
The Vancouver Giants are heading to the playoffs for the second straight year. With their win tonight, the Giants secured their spot in the postseason! pic.twitter.com/blKlkWHOsS — Vancouver Giants (@WHLGiants) February 11, 2019 The Giants (37-13-2-1) won their fifth straight game Sunday afternoon, defeating the Prince George Cougars (16-32-4-2) by […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Giants clinch playoff spot; Freadrich skates 250th game
Giants heading to the postseason With their win tonight, the Giants secured their spot in the postseason! pic.twitter.com/blKlkWHOsS — Vancouver Giants (@WHLGiants) February 11, 2019 The Vancouver Giants became the third team (Prince Albert and Everett) in the WHL to book their ticket to the playoffs after a 4-1 win […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Jokiharju and Rasmussen sent to AHL; WHL hands out Players of the Month; Rockets, Thunderbirds recall prospects; Hitmen make two moves; Koch hits 300 games
Blackhawks reassign Jokiharju The #Blackhawks assign defenseman Henri Jokiharju to the @goicehogs. The defenseman has 12 assists in 37 games with Chicago and helped Finland win a gold medal at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship.https://t.co/jap3kU6blq — Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) January 31, 2019 The Chicago Blackhawks reassigned former Portland Winterhawk […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Rebels without top defenceman; 15 WHLers crack mid-season draft rankings; Hitmen recall two; DUBNetwork expanding
Rebels lose Alexeyev Rebels will be without Alexander Alexeyev for about a month. He's officially listed as 'week-to-week' with an upper body injury #RDR #WHL — Troy Gillard (@Troy_Gillard) January 24, 2019 The Red Deer Rebels will be without defenceman Alexander Alexeyev for about a month with a lower-body injury. The 19-year-old […]
Giants go two-for-two on the weekend to extend streak
Since stumbling into the second half with a 2-4-0-0 road trip through the Central Division, the Vancouver Giants have done nothing but win. The Giants (29-12-2-0) have now won six in a row after going on a four game skid through Alberta. A big reason for the team’s recent success […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Dach gets a letter; two get their first WHL goals; Thrower moving up
Dach joins leadership group On the heels of being named captain of Team Orr for the CHL Top Prospects game, Kirby Dach has been named the Blades 3rd alternate captain for the remainder of the season. The 'A' was previously worn by Josh Paterson. https://t.co/Drqa5EO29S — Tyler Wawryk (@TylerWawryk) January […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Rockets forward retires; WHLers named captains at Top Prospects Game; pair of defenceman score first WHL goals; Chyzowski returns to lineup
Gardiner retires The @Kelowna_Rockets have announced Erik Gardiner has decided to retire for health and personal reasons. GM Bruce Hamilton says, ‘He supports Erik 100%’. A great shot blocker, the 19 year-old, from my accounts, was an excellent teammate. Wish him the best. — Regan Bartel (@Reganrant) January 16, 2019 […]