It took 17-year-old Cole Shepard longer than he would have liked to don the hometown Vancouver Giants sweater. But it was sure worth the wait. Shepard, a native of West Vancouver, made his anticipated WHL debut during Saturday night’s 4-3 shootout win over the Swift Current Broncos. “The surgeon said the recovery […]
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Giants get past Broncos after lengthy shootout
The Vancouver Giants responded well on Saturday night after a disappointing 6-0 loss to Kamloops the night prior with a 4-3 shootout win over Swift Current. After going 3-3-0-0 on their East Division trip, the Giants were surely happy to be home at the Langley Events Centre to face a […]
WHL Gameday Preview: Sunday, October 20th
DUBNetwork Feature Game of the Night: October 20, 2019, Victoria Royals 3-4-1-0 @ Vancouver Giants 7-6-0-0 6:00 PM (PDT) It’s a battle of B.C. as Brandon Cutler and the Victoria Royals make the short trip to the Langley Events Centre to face-off against Tristen Nielsen and the Vancouver Giants. Over […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: ICE acquire Leppard, Pats’ Struch dealing with appendicitis and more
The Winnipeg ICE pulled off a significant trade on Saturday acquiring 2000-born forward Jackson Leppard from the Prince George Cougars
Daily Dose of the Dub: Wheat Kings acquire Schmiemann, 44 WHL players named to “Players to Watch List” and more
The Brandon Wheat Kings have acquired 1999-born defenseman Dominic Schmiemann from the Tri-City Americans for a fifth-round pick in the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft and a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2022 WHL Bantam Draft.
ICE produce shots but no goals in defeat
After a weekend of points in Saskatchewan, the Winnipeg ICE have now dropped two straight games, both on home ice. The club has also been shut out twice in a row as the Vancouver Giants scored two first period goals, beating Winnipeg 4-0 at the Wayne Fleming Arena on Saturday […]
Giants end weekend on a positive note in physical affair
The Vancouver Giants ended their three-in-three weekend on a high note with a 4-0 victory over the division rival Kelowna Rockets in a spirited bout at the Langley Events Centre. Vancouver had lost two straight games heading into Sunday afternoon’s game: 4-2 to Portland on Friday and 6-2 to Kamloops […]
Giants hold off Cougars to win season opener
For the second consecutive year, the Vancouver Giants start their season 1-0. The 2019-20 season got off to a fast-paced start for both the Cougars and Giants. The Cougars, who were clearly motivated and buzzing during their home opener, held sustained pressure for the first few minutes while the Giants […]
2019-20 Draft Eligible players to watch
Brandon Wheat Kings: Ridly Greig Forward 5-foot-11, 159 pounds Greig has already had a four-point game against the Moose Jaw Warriors in the preseason. This past summer, he played for Team Canada at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, and next summer, he’s projected as the 58th pick in the NHL Entry […]
Giants drop final preseason game to undefeated Blazers; Coach Dyck’s thoughts on preseason
The Vancouver Giants (4-2-0-0) ended their 2019 preseason with a 5-1 loss at the hands of the Kamloops Blazers (5-0-0-0) to cap off three games in three nights for this weekend’s six team preseason tournament. 2018 first-round pick Zack Ostapchuk had the only goal for the Giants, snapping a well-placed wrist […]