The Vancouver Giants hosted the division-leading Kamloops Blazers for the first time of the 2019/20 season, with the visiting team earning a 4-0 decision. Both squads entered Sunday afternoon on the tail end of a three-in-three with two wins each. It was clear Vancouver’s previous two games, a home-and-home against […]
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Giants mount first period comeback but drop fifth straight game
A bad first five minutes, a good next fifteen minutes and an average everything else. The Vancouver Giants lost their fifth straight game Saturday night and second in consecutive nights to the Spokane Chiefs by a score of 6-3. After a sluggish start that saw them down 2-0 less than […]
Mr. 300: Tyler Preziuso
When asked to describe his five-year WHL career to this point, Tyler Preziuso kept it simple. “Probably fast,” he said with a grin. “It went by super quick, but I enjoyed the ride the whole time,” the Victoria, BC, native added. The Vancouver Giants kicked off 2020 with a 1-0 loss on […]
Cougars’ power play propels them past Giants
“We found a way to lose tonight.” That was Michael Dyck‘s opening sentiment to start his postgame scrum after his team fell to the Prince George Cougars by a score of 3-0 in the last home game before the Christmas break. “We just had too many passengers tonight, had too many […]
Horning transitioning well to life as a Giant
The Vancouver Giants added some championship pedigree to their lineup with the acquisition of 18-year-old defenceman Connor Horning. The six-foot-three, 187-pound rearguard was a part of the 2018 WHL Champion Swift Current Broncos as a 16-year-old, getting into 50 games on a rather older blue line. Championship experience is something invaluable […]
New faces shine as Giants impress in Teddy Bear game
For the first time in three seasons, someone not named Bowen Byram sent the teddys flying. The Vancouver Giants displayed a dominant performance in the franchise’s first ever game at Rogers Arena, leaving with a 4-1 victory while outshooting the Tri-City Americans 53-26 in the process. “I liked our depth. I […]
Nielsen continues to improve and pace the Giants offensively
With 24 games completed in the 68 game schedule, Tristen Nielsen leads the Vancouver Giants in both goals (12) and points (23). The speedy winger, who was brought over in a trade with Calgary during last season, has found his game and has improved as the season has gone on. “He’s been […]
Injury-riddled Winterhawks defeat Giants 3-1
Wednesday night in the Rose City was the final regular-season meeting between the Vancouver Giants (11-10-1-1) and Portland Winterhawks (13-5-1-2). For the third time this season, the Winterhawks emerged with the victory. Jake Gricius scored twice, and Joel Hofer saved 27-of-28 Vancouver shots for a 3-1 Portland win. Portland started […]
Hurricanes 6 Giants 0: Vancouver gets shut out after doing the shutting out the night prior
After getting away with a poor performance the night prior, the Vancouver Giants weren’t so lucky on Sunday evening. The Lethbridge Hurricanes, featuring the likes of Dylan Cozens and Calen Addison, outplayed the home squad in just about every facet of the game en route to a 6-0 drubbing. “We expected what […]
Tendeck stands tall in 4-0 win over Cougars
It wasn’t their best game by any stretch, but the Vancouver Giants walked away with a 4-0 win over the Prince George Cougars to remain undefeated in regulation during the month of November. Vancouver saw goals from Milos Roman (2), Cole Shepard, and Tristen Nielsen who also added two helpers to earn himself first […]
