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 […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: Silvertips acquire Minulin; Giants and Hitmen swap talented forwards
Broncos ship Minulin west NEWS // Tips acquire the rights to D-man Artyom Minulin + an 8th round selection in the 2021 WHL Draft from Swift Current for D Alex Moar#SilvertipCountry Read: https://t.co/D8sDHBgENX pic.twitter.com/SS0z8NGqHX — Everett Silvertips (@WHLsilvertips) October 31, 2018 The defending-champion Swift Current Broncos continued building for their […]
De Jong’s winner gives Portland four points against Vancouver
The Portland WInterhawks (7-3-0-1) traveled to Langley, British Columbia to conclude their back-to-back games with the Vancouver Giants (9-2-2-0). Coming off a thrilling 5-3 win last night in the Rose City, the Winterhawks looked to take four points on the weekend against the Western Conference leading Giants. Reece Newkirk continued […]
Victoria Royals ready for giant matchup
The Victoria Royals welcome the Vancouver Giants for a pair of highly anticipated games this weekend. Both clubs are off to hot starts, Vancouver predictably so while Victoria has caught many by surprise. The Royals are the league’s last undefeated team at 6-0, while the Giants earned a lengthy shootout […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: 35 from WHL on Players to Watch list; Malm nets a hat trick
35 Whl’ers named to NHL Central Scouting’s Players to Watch list. The initial list of players to watch was released by NHL Central Scouting and the WHL dominated the top of the list with seven of 11 of the “A” rated prospects from the CHL. Player WHL Team Position Rank […]
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 […]
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 […]
2017-18 Playoff Previews: Vancouver Giants vs Victoria Royals
Vancouver Giants (3rd in B.C. Division) vs Victoria Royals (2nd in B.C. Division) Season Series: Vancouver 3-4-1-2 Victoria 7-3-0-0 Leading Scorers: Vancouver Ty Ronning 84 pts Victoria Matthew Phillips 112 pts Goaltending: Vancouver David Tendeck- 25wins; ; 0.912 SV%; 3.02 GAA; 1576 SA Victoria Griffen Outhouse- […]
Americans take down Giants for second time in three nights
Kennewick, Wa. It’s been a tale of two different weekends for the Tri-City Americans (35-24-8-1, 79 pts.) Last weekend, the team was in the midst of a nasty losing streak that included two shutouts to Portland, giving up a lead to Spokane only to lose in overtime, and falling behind […]
WHL in NHL Draft Rankings
There are many, many NHL Draft Rankings that are available for hockey fans to view and it’s always interesting to see where WHL players rank. There are roughly a dozen rankings that are reliable and updated on a regular basis. Here are a few of those rankings that have been […]