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 […]
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Nielsen pots three as Giants beat Royals
Tristen Nielsen: 3 Victoria Royals: 2 The Vancouver Giants were coming into this weekend’s exhibition tournament — which includes the Giants, Royals, Blazers, Rockets, Cougars, and Silvertips — sporting a 2-1 preseason record after three games. Friday’s game against the Victoria Royals marked the first game of Giants hockey played […]
Giants’ Hardy looking to pick up where he left off for final junior season
If you followed along with my articles during the Vancouver Giants’ run to the WHL Final last season, you would be familiar with ‘The Hardy Boys’. The line of Dawson Holt–Jared Dmytriw–Owen Hardy was easily the team’s best trio through the four rounds, combining for 49 points in 22 games. Coming into […]
Sourdif poised for big draft year after Hlinka experience
2020 NHL Draft prospect Justin Sourdif had an experience to remember this past summer. He got the knock on the hotel room door that Team Canada hopefuls all want to hear when participating in selection camps. He made the squad. The Surrey, BC native impressed the Canadian coaching staff, which included Giants […]
Seattle comes back against Vancouver to take first preseason game 4-2
(Everett, WA) The Seattle Thunderbirds’ special teams and 2003-born goaltender, Thomas Milic, carried them to a 4-2 win in their first preseason outing of the year. “It was amazing. The fans that were out here, my family is also here to support me, it was pretty amazing,” said Milic of […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Dyck named Head Coach for Hlinka Gretzky Cup, Kakkonen heads back to Finland
Vancouver Giants head coach Michael Dyck has been named head coach of Team Canada for the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup taking place from August 5-10th in the Czech Republic.
Daily Dose of the Dub: 3 WHL coaches join Hockey Canada U-17 teams, Tigers sign Boehm
Dyck, Marsh, O’Rourke join coaching staffs for World-U17 Hockey Challenge Three WHL coaches have been named to @HC_Men's 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge coaching staffs! DETAILS ? | https://t.co/Byq0evREsj pic.twitter.com/VXNc75pPKb — The WHL (@TheWHL) May 27, 2019 Hockey Canada has announced the coaching staffs for the annual World U-17 Challenge […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]