Originally posted on Jan 28, 2021. Good mental health is an important part of any hockey player’s success on and off the ice. Mental health has always been an issue in the hockey world; however, it is only fairly recently that there has been a bigger focus on this issue […]
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Billets: The Unsung Heroes of the Giants Organization
Billet families are the unsung heroes that allow junior hockey teams to operate successfully. The Vancouver Giants have a fantastic network of billet families that have helped shape and develop players so they can have success in the future. Sarah Wiebe and Andrea DeWolff are two of these fantastic […]
WILL HE STAY OR WILL HE GO: A Look at Key Players the Giants May be Losing This Season
Before the 2019-2020 season was cut short due to COVID-19, the Vancouver Giants were on their way to a playoff birth, and a chance to replicate their 2018-19 run to the WHL final. Unfortunately, we never had the opportunity to see what this team was capable of. This season, […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: You get a trade, You get a trade, You get a trade
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.
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 […]
