Successful teams in the playoffs make the most out opportunities. The Royals were in the favourable spot of having four power plays to Vancouver’s zero in the first period but could not cash in. Instead the Giants struck first and then rode a Victoria collapse in the second period for […]
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Game 5 preview: Vancouver Giants vs Victoria Royals
With Game 5 back to Vancouver Island with the series tied 2-2, The Vancouver Giants will battle the Victoria Royals again Saturday night at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena in Victoria. Here is a DUBNetwork preview and some items to look out for. Momentum shifts– If you are a fan of […]
Victoria Royals offense returns in Game 4 win over the Vancouver Giants
The Royals saw their offense return in Game 4 as they defeated the Giants 7-3 on Thursday. Not surprising, the victory coincided with the return of Tyler Soy, the team’s number one centre and all-time franchise leader for most goals. Soy’s return to the top line for Victoria helped propel the […]
Tendeck returns in playoff form as Vancouver Giants topple Victoria Royals in Game 3
David Tendeck returned to the Giants lineup for Game 3 and looked like he hadn’t missed a beat. Away with an injury since March 11th, the 18-year-old Tendeck returned and shut the door on the Victoria Royals Tuesday night, making 35 saves and back-stopping his team to a 5-1 victory. […]
Victoria Royals hold on to earn a split against the Vancouver Giants in game 2
Goaltender Griffen Outhouse proved his value once again and made the big saves with the game on the line. Victoria went into the third period with a one goal lead and we able to hold off the surging Giants, primarily due to Outhouse and the defense in front of him. […]
Vancouver Giants stand their ground and strike first against Victoria Royals
The Vancouver Giants were led by their young goaltender Friday night and claimed victory in the first game of the best of seven series against the Victoria Royals. While that may not be surprising in itself given the outstanding play of David Tendeck this season, even more interesting is that […]
2017-18 Playoff Previews: Vancouver Giants vs Victoria Royals
Vancouver Giants (3rd in B.C. Division) vs Victoria Royals (2nd in B.C. Division) Season Series: Vancouver 3-4-1-2 Victoria 7-3-0-0 Leading Scorers: Vancouver Ty Ronning 84 pts Victoria Matthew Phillips 112 pts Goaltending: Vancouver David Tendeck- 25wins; ; 0.912 SV%; 3.02 GAA; 1576 SA Victoria Griffen Outhouse- […]
Playoff History: Victoria Royals vs. Vancouver Giants
First ever playoff meeting, Going back to the original franchise, the Chilliwack Bruins, there is some playoff history there. 2008 Vancouver won 4-0 1st Round, the Giants would claim a 41 point lead on the Bruins during the regular season. All four games would be settled by a single point. […]
2018 DubNetwork Awards: Western Conference First, Second and Third Teams
It’s that time of year again folks. The 2017-18 regular season has concluded and our team at DubNetwork.ca has watched a ton of games. I reached out to our beat writers and those associated with the site and had them votes on a variety of categories, just like we did […]
No luck for Victoria Royals as Everett Silvertips win 8-1
If there was any luck to be had in a game on St.Patrick’s Day, it definitely favoured the team in green. The Everett Silvertips (47-20-2-3), dressed in their head-to-toe green uniforms, controlled the play Saturday night en route to a 8-1 victory over the Victoria Royals (39-27-4-2). Sniper Patrick Bajkov […]