The Vancouver Giants took a 1-0 series lead with a 7-1 win over the Seattle Thunderbirds in their quarter-final match up. Both teams came to play early with their physicality, instantly giving the game a playoff atmosphere. 18-year-old forward Tristen Nielsen, in particular, was the Giants’ spark plug in the opening […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: Winnipeg wins draft lottery; WHL hands out yearly awards
Winnipeg picking first The @WHLWpgICE will select first overall at the 2019 #WHLBantamDraft after winning the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft lottery earlier today. DETAILS ? | https://t.co/i1acQOCZps pic.twitter.com/Vo55NLtgWo — The WHL (@TheWHL) March 20, 2019 The newly named Winnipeg ICE will be selecting first overall on May 2nd at the […]
2019 DUBNetwork Awards: Coach of the year and Executive of the year for both conferences
For the first time in our annual effort to name who our beat writers and contributors think were the best in each conference, we are naming who we believe had the best seasons for coaches and executives. First we took a look out east and named the coach of the […]
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 […]
Western Conference Awards odds
As the season winds down, who will win each award starts to get more defined. DUBNetwork thought it would be fun to take a look at the Vegas odds on who will win each award. Keep in mind, that there is no actual gambling on these awards nor is DUBNetwork […]
2019 NHL Draft Profiles: Bowen Byram
It is often hard for even the most talented defenseman to work their way into the WHL at a young age. The trust a coach has to have in his blue liners, is something that is hard won. For Vancouver Giants defenseman Bowen Byram, the opportunities came early and they […]
2018-19 WHL Season Previews: Vancouver Giants
It’s that time of year again! We at the DubNetwork always try to come up with a new order for previews each year and this season we are going with least recent to most recent Ed Chynoweth Cups for our order of previews. They will run 2-to-3 a day until […]
Vancouver Giants hire Michael Dyck as new Head Coach
The Vancouver Giants held a media conference Thursday to introduce new Head Coach Michael Dyck. “I am very honored to once again to join the Vancouver Giants organization,” said Michael Dyck in a team release. “The Giants have always been a model franchise in the Western Hockey League and I […]
