Franchise Playoff History: The Spokane Chiefs and Vancouver Giants have battled in the playoffs in three previous years with the Chiefs taking two of the series. 2008 first round: Spokane defeated Vancouver in six games en route to a Memorial Cup victory. 2009 second round: Vancouver eliminated the Chiefs in […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: Final Central Scouting Rankings released, Maier named to U-18 team
Final NHL Central Scouting Rankings Released 50 WHL Players have been identified on NHL Central Scouting's Final Rankings ahead of the 2019 #NHLDraft! DETAILS ? | https://t.co/3j6OENzR66 pic.twitter.com/vrHyu5kfAW — The WHL (@TheWHL) April 15, 2019 The final NHL Central Scouting Rankings were released ahead of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft […]
Raiders eliminate Blades, Conference Final Matchups
Raiders eliminate Blades in six-game series Dante Hannoun had a hat trick to lift the Raiders to a Game 6 and series win on Sunday in Saskatoon. ?Get the recap on the Raiders app, or online here: https://t.co/0RzC1RonlD ? @ApolloMedia11 #PAvsSAS #GoRaidersGo #WHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/VWopZ5mD1A — Prince Albert Raiders (@PARaidersHockey) April […]
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. […]
Chiefs advance to Western Conference Finals; WHL hands out two suspensions
Chiefs book spot in Western Conference Finals CHIEFS WIN AND ADVANCE!!!!!#GOCHIEFSGO — Spokane Chiefs (@spokanechiefs) April 14, 2019 The Spokane Chiefs have booked their spot in the WHL’s Western Conference Finals with a 2-1 victory over the Everett Silvertips in Game 5 of their semifinal series. The Chiefs will meet […]
Today’s Gameday Preview: Giants pushing for Round 3 @ Royals (Giants lead series 3-0)
DUBNetwork Feature game of the night: Vancouver Giants @ Victoria Royals (Giants lead series 3-0) 7:05 PM PDT Despite heroic performances by Griffen Outhouse, the Victoria Royals find themselves just one loss away from being eliminated from the 2019 WHL Playoffs by the Vancouver Giants. Sure you could say the […]
Today’s Gameday Preview: Giants @ Royals (2-0) and two other games
DUBNetwork Feature game of the night: Vancouver Giants @ Victoria Royals (2-0) 7:05 PM PDT After overtime in Game 2 at the Langley Events Centre, the Vancouver Giants find themselves up 2-0 against the Victoria Royals in the series heading into Game 3 in Victoria tonight. Nielsen plays hero in […]
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 […]
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 […]
2019 Playoff Preview: 1BC) Vancouver Giants vs. 2BC) Victoria Royals
Article collaboration by Stephen Hawco (@stephenhawco7) and Ryan Sinclair (@RyanSinVic). 2017-18 Playoff Matchup Last year’s first round playoff battle between the Vancouver Giants and Victoria Royals was epic. The series featured star power the likes of Tyler Benson, Ty Ronning and Matthew Phillips. Victoria held off the Giants in an […]
