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 […]
Off-season outlook: Vancouver Giants
This is an ongoing series as we start the long road to the 2019-20 WHL season. We will be going in the order that teams were eliminated from contention. Keep in mind that the roster guesses vary because of information made available to us. We did our very best to […]
Series Recap: Giants sweep Royals to advance to Conference Final
The Vancouver Giants are off to the Western Conference Final for the first time since 2010 with their second-round sweep of the Victoria Royals. The matchup was a rematch of last year’s first-round series which Victoria won despite the Giants leading the series three games to two at one point. […]
Nielsen plays hero in OT, Giants outlast Royals in Game 2
It took extra time but Tristen Nielsen and the Vancouver Giants outlasted the Royals in front of 4,586 at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday night. The Giants replayed the same defense as Friday night holding the Victoria Royals to just 10 shots on goal. Giants head coach Michael Dyck said […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Draisaitl hits 50; Addison signs with Penguins; Neighbours and Nielsen score OT winners
Draisaitl nets 50 goals: #L50N is the first Rocket alumni to score 50 goals in the NHL in a season! ? Marissa Baecker pic.twitter.com/yrh4wCmaor — Kelowna Rockets (@Kelowna_Rockets) April 7, 2019 Former Kelowna Rockets and Prince Albert Raiders center Leon Draisaitl scored his 50th goal in the last day of […]
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 […]
Deadline additions getting it done for Giants
When Vancouver Giants General Manager Barclay Parneta stayed away from a blockbuster type trade in January, some fans were left with doubts or questions. All of those “questions” or “doubts”, have been answered through just one playoff series. Instead of emptying cupboards and selling the farm, Parneta shipped away two […]
Giants hold off Thunderbirds to take a 2-1 series lead
(Kent, WA) The Vancouver Giants took a 2-1 series lead over Seattle with a 6-4 victory down in Kent, Washington in front of a crowd of 4425 at the Accesso ShoWare Center. The home team got off to a quick start in Game 3 with their regular season leading scorer […]
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 […]