The Vancouver Giants are heading back to the Langley Events Centre with a series split after a 4-0 loss in Game 2. Vancouver only managed to muster 15 shots on Ian Scott in a game where, besides the odd spurt, was all Raiders from the opening faceoff. “We were on our heels […]
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Giants blank Royals to open series
The Vancouver Giants are up 1-0 in their second round series after beating Victoria 3-0 Friday night in Langley. Both teams came out of the gate with good pace to start the series between the division rivals with physicality and puck movement. The only goal of the opening period was […]
2019 Playoff Preview: 1BC) Vancouver Giants vs. 2BC) Victoria Royals
Article collaboration by Stephen Hawco (@stephenhawco7) and Ryan Sinclair (@RyanSinVic). 2017-18 Playoff Matchup Last year’s first round playoff battle between the Vancouver Giants and Victoria Royals was epic. The series featured star power the likes of Tyler Benson, Ty Ronning and Matthew Phillips. Victoria held off the Giants in an […]
Giants win an exciting Game 5, look to close out series Saturday
The Vancouver Giants are one win away from facing the winner of the Kamloops versus Victoria series in the second round, thanks to Friday’s 3-2 win over Seattle to take a 3-2 series lead. Dylan Plouffe and Jadon Joseph both scored their fourth goals of the series and Dallas Hines his second of the series […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Weekly awards handed out; Suspensions doled out
Weekly Awards Defenceman @jakec_9 of the @WHLsilvertips is your WHL On the Run Player of the Week! DETAILS ? | https://t.co/JPreHzSf76 pic.twitter.com/6UqK8TiX7M — The WHL (@TheWHL) March 25, 2019 Everett Silvertips defenceman Jake Christiansen was named WHL Player of the Week after recording five points (1G, 4A) in two games to lead […]
Thunderbirds take Game 2, even up the series
The Seattle Thunderbirds evened their series with the Vancouver Giants up with a 4-1 win on Saturday to make it a best-of-five. Now the teams head down the I-5 for Games 3 and 4. The Thunderbirds got off to a quick start, with overage forward Sean Richards giving Seattle their first lead […]
Byram ties franchise record in OT win over Blazers to sweep the weekend
(Langley, BC) The Vancouver Giants (44-14-2-2) took on the BC Division rival Kamloops Blazers (23-31-5-2) for the second of three straight meetings between the two clubs, with the final meeting being in Kamloops on Wednesday. The Giants grabbed a weekend sweep after victories over Kelowna and Kamloops in three days. Vancouver head […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Three teams punch their ticket to playoffs; Langan hits century mark; former Raiders GM/Coach
Three clinch spots Time to celebrate in Alberta's capital. The @EdmOilKings are headed to the 2019 #WHLPlayoffs! DETAILS ? | https://t.co/Obx1JxSadY pic.twitter.com/IOTd7NXfBC — The WHL (@TheWHL) March 3, 2019 The Edmonton Oil Kings clinched a spot in the postseason for the first time in three seasons with a big 7-1 […]
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 […]
Giants get back on track against Prince George
The Vancouver Giants (33-13-2-1) went into Saturday’s game against the Prince George Cougars (16-29-3-2) after being shutout down in Portland the night before. Vancouver leads the season series 5-1-0-0 but of those six games, four of them have been decided by only one goal, despite the gap in the BC […]
