With the Memorial Cup and WHL Playoffs comfortably in the rearview mirror, attention has now turned to the 2019-20 season with the WHL officially releasing the pre-season schedule on Wednesday.
Tag: Vancouver Giants
Flaming Hot Takes – June 10, 2019
At the start of the 2018-19 season I offered up “22 Teams, 22 Questions” as my version of a preview for the coming WHL campaign. My twist on it was to take one aspect from each of the league’s 22 teams and spotlight what I was watching for over the […]
11 WHL players unsigned from 2018 NHL draft
With a little less than a year but a full season of hockey to play, it is time to look at the unsigned WHL players from the 2018 NHL Draft. The players listed here are at risk of re-entering the draft in 2020. The teams that hold their rights are […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Dyck named Head Coach for Hlinka Gretzky Cup, Kakkonen heads back to Finland
Vancouver Giants head coach Michael Dyck has been named head coach of Team Canada for the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup taking place from August 5-10th in the Czech Republic.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Warriors sign Mateychuk, Chiefs sign Thornton, Tigers sign Brook
The Moose Jaw Warriors have signed defenseman Denton Mateychuk from the WBAAA’s Eastman Selects.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Blades sign three prospects, Pats sign Feist
The Saskatoon Blades have signed forwards Brandon Lisowsky, Hayden Smith and goaltender Ethan Chadwick from their 2019 Bantam Draft Class.
Daily Dose of the Dub: 3 WHL coaches join Hockey Canada U-17 teams, Tigers sign Boehm
Dyck, Marsh, O’Rourke join coaching staffs for World-U17 Hockey Challenge Three WHL coaches have been named to @HC_Men's 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge coaching staffs! DETAILS ? | https://t.co/Byq0evREsj pic.twitter.com/VXNc75pPKb — The WHL (@TheWHL) May 27, 2019 Hockey Canada has announced the coaching staffs for the annual World U-17 Challenge […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Five WHL players win CHL awards, Upgrades coming to Americans home rink
The CHL handed out its annual awards on Saturday as part of the Memorial Cup festivities in Halifax. A total of 10 awards were handed out, five of which went to WHL players.
Byram takes home CHL Top Prospect Award
The historic 2018-19 season from Bowen Byram of the Vancouver Giants continued on Saturday morning, as he took home the CHL Top Prospect Award at the CHL Awards held in Halifax, Nova Scotia. “It’s a huge honour. There’s so many great players in the league, so many good prospects. To be […]
Giants acquire local talent in first deal of off-season
The Vancouver Giants went local in their first step towards building next year’s squad. The team swung a deal to acquire 2000-born forward Jackson Shepard, a North Vancouver native, from the Lethbridge Hurricanes in exchange for a 2021 third round pick in the Bantam Draft. Shepard, originally drafted with the first […]