The Victoria Royals moved out overage forward Kaid Oliver, a 2020 fourth-round pick and a 2023 conditional fourth-round pick to the Edmonton Oil Kings for defenseman Jacson Alexander, a 2020 third-round pick and a 2020 seventh-round pick.
Tag: Tristen Nielsen
This day in Giants history – March 30
2005 – Rockets tie series in overtime The one-goal games continued in this series into Game 4 and Kelowna was looking to even the series up. Vancouver opened the scoring late into the opening period with a goal from Adam Courchaine for his third of the playoffs. Despite having […]
This day in Giants history – March 26
2003 – Kelowna puts Giants on the brink The first two games of this series were polar opposites, Game 1 had the Rockets winning 10-0 then the next night it took two overtimes for them to win Game 2. Vancouver was a severe underdog in what was their first […]
2019-20 Vancouver Giants regular season player awards: The writer’s picks
With the 2019-20 WHL regular season officially over with six games remaining on the Giants’ schedule due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it is prematurely that time of year….. Player awards. I have picked through the list of the team’s awards that are performance-based and not pre-determined by statistics, here […]
Vancouver Giants power to 6-2 win over depleted Victoria Royals
Saturday night saw the Vancouver Giants win their second game in as many nights against a depleted Victoria Royals team. Vancouver showed a balanced attack against the Royals, getting goals from five different skaters in a 6-2 victory. The under-manned Royals continued to be in tough coming into Saturday’s matchup. […]
Vancouver continues winning ways with 3-2 win over Seattle
In a rare Monday afternoon game, thanks to the Family Day holiday, the Vancouver Giants extended their winning streak to ten games with a 3-2 hard-fought win over the Seattle Thunderbirds. The win marks the team’s longest win streak since 2009. Monday was the tail-end of a home-and-home that started […]
Giants veterans too much for young Rebels
On the night of Red Deer Rebels Head Coach Brent Sutter’s 1,000th game coached, the Giants were in no mood to let him celebrate with a win. Vancouver used its monicker to have a ‘Giant’ third period against Red Deer, scoring four unanswered goals, sealing up the team’s seventh straight […]
Hawco’s Giant Thoughts: The Pilot
Welcome to the first edition of “Hawco’s Giant Thoughts“, my new weekly column surrounding the Vancouver Giants. (Real original name, I know.) This will be a place for opinions, stats, and just general news surrounding the Giants. Something a little bit more casual than game recaps and player features. I […]
Blazers lose 3-2 to Giants, Garand to injury
With the dust beginning to settle hours after the fact, the Blazers might best describe Saturday’s game as a series of unfortunate events. Perhaps that will depend on the severity of the injury to Blazers’ starting goaltender Dylan Garand which ultimately overshadowed a 3-2 loss on home ice to the […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Nielsen suspended for one-game, Lineup notes + Milestones
Vancouver Giants leading scorer Tristen Nielsen was suspended one game for this hit on Kelowna’s Mark Liwiski.
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