The Kamloops Blazers handed out their team awards on Friday morning:
Tag: Vancouver Giants
This day in Giants history – March 27
2003 – Rockets sweep Giants After keeping things close in the past two games since the 10-0 blowout in Game 1, the Giants were hoping to avoid getting swept on home ice. The powerful Rockets had other ideas, giving themselves a 4-0 lead after 40 minutes. Vancouver finally found […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Blades sign Bocharov, Silvertips sign Hemmerling
The Saskatoon Blades signed defenseman Pasha Bocharov to a WHL Education Contract.
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 […]
This day in Giants history – March 25
2005 – Playoffs kick off The 2004-05 WHL season saw an abundance of next level skill due to the NHL going through a season-long lockout. Vancouver came into the playoffs as the third seed in the division with 76 points and were matched up against a Kelowna Rockets team that […]
Vancouver Giants U.S. Prospects Draft Recap
The inaugural WHL U.S. Prospects Draft took place online Wednesday, giving each team two selections to pick the best available 2005-born American players in the WHL catchment regions. Vancouver held the seventh and 38th overall picks and used them to pick a defenceman and a centre. Up first was […]
DUBNetwork Awards: Western Conference first, second and third teams
The 2019-20 WHL season came to an unexpected end with the outbreak of Covid-19 across North America and the world. That meant us at DUBNetwork had to scramble and put together our fourth annual awards. I reached out to our beat writers and those associated with the site and […]
This day in Giants history – March 24
2004 – Giants take 3-1 series lead After a close win in Game 3 the night prior, the Giants were looking for the 3-1 stranglehold on the series. Vancouver had a very strong start, jumping out to a 3-0 lead thanks to a natural hat-trick from overage forward Darren Lynch. […]
This day in Giants history – March 23
2003 – Double overtime thriller The day after being blown out 10-0 in Game 1 by Kelowna, the Giants bounced back the next night. Vancouver led Game 2 on two separate occasions, including leading 3-2 in the third period. Kelowna opened the scoring late in the first period with a […]
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 […]