The Giants broke the May 13 playoff curse on Friday, two years after losing to the Prince Albert Raiders in the WHL Finals, and now get set for Game 6 against the Blazers. Vancouver avoided elimination on Friday with a 5-2 triumph over Kamloops earning the opportunity to return […]
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Giants are coming in hot over beaming Blazers
Round 2 is here, and the Vancouver Giants will get a taste of it tonight! Friday, May 6 marks the first game of a best of seven series against the B.C. Division leaders in the Kamloops Blazers (48-17-3-0, 99PTS). It will also be the first time Vancouver will have […]
Giants break hearts and records in six-game playoff triumph over Everett
The Vancouver Giants are moving on to the second round of the WHL playoffs thanks to a 6-3 triumph over the Everett Silvertips. Vancouver picked up victories in Games 1,4,5 and 6 to advance to the second round and beat the Silvertips in the playoffs for the second time in […]
History in the making for underestimated Giants
Six games are all it took for the 2019-2020 Vancouver Giants team to advance to the second round over the Seattle Thunderbirds and Vancouver has the chance to move on tonight too, but against the Everett Silvertips who finished first in the Western Conference with 100 points. Giants’ players […]
Giants Ink 2005-Born Forward Matthew Edwards
Tuesday, April 26 will be a memorable one for Matthew Edwards, a 2005-born forward from the prairies. Edward’s becomes the newest addition to the Vancouver Giants after signing a Western Hockey League Standard Player Agreement yesterday. Originally selected by the Giants in Round 4 (76th overall) in the 2020 WHL […]
Ten Giants’ Players Claim Team Awards
With playoff hockey set to begin on Friday for the Vancouver Giants and the chance at the Memorial Cup up for grabs, some Vancouver Giants players have already taken home some hardware from the regular season. Friday, April 15 was the final regular-season home game for the Giants […]
The Vancouver Giants are looking good against American teams
The Vancouver Giants are currently in an eight-game stretch of playing teams from across the border. Saturday, February 5, was the last time the Giants had played against an American team before this stretch. The G-men made the trek down to Seattle for a 7-2 beating from a former […]
Giants start game against Blazers off well, but lose in overtime
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. […]
Giants win consecutive games over Prince George on the weekend
Much has been said about Giants goaltender Jesper Vikman this season, especially this week as the Vegas Golden Knights prospect was named the CHL goaltender of the week. Selected eighth overall by the Vancouver Giants in the first round of the 2021 WHL Import Draft, Vikman stopped 58 of […]
DUB’s Daily Dose: Americans ink a goalie, the DUB Weekly Awards and more!
DUB News Ams ink netminder 2006-born goaltender Eric Kahl has signed a WHL Standard Player Agreement with the Americans.✍️ READ » https://t.co/kKTOlvfwbq pic.twitter.com/5R1saaPrel — Tri-City Americans (@TCAmericans) February 15, 2022 Eric Kahl has signed a Standard Player Agreement with the Tri-City Americans. the 2006-born goaltender was the 93rd overall […]