The Ed Chynoweth Cup is staying in Saskatchewan. The Prince Albert Raiders won their first WHL Championship since 1985 in dramatic fashion thanks to an overtime winner from overage forward Dante Hannoun with just 1:35 remaining in the first overtime period to defeat the Vancouver Giants in seven games. Prince Albert will […]
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Giants stay alive yet again to force a Game 7
The WHL Championship is going the distance for the first time in five years. The last final round to go seven games was the 2014 Championship series when the Edmonton Oil Kings beat the Portland Winterhawks 4-2 in Game 7 and eventually went on to win the Memorial Cup. This […]
Giants stay alive with Game 5 victory
There will be a Game 6. The Vancouver Giants staved off elimination with a tight 4-3 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders. The Giants knew for sure that it was their last game of the season at home regardless of the result, but were fighting to make sure it wasn’t […]
Giants bounce back but are unable to solve Ian Scott; series now 3-1
The Vancouver Giants have their backs against the wall going into their last home game on Friday until next season. The Prince Albert Raiders took a commanding 3-1 series lead after winning a tight Game 4 by a score of 1-0. The Giants came out a completely different team in […]
WHL Final Game 2: Raiders blank Giants to even the series
The Vancouver Giants are heading back to the Langley Events Centre with a series split after a 4-0 loss in Game 2. Vancouver only managed to muster 15 shots on Ian Scott in a game where, besides the odd spurt, was all Raiders from the opening faceoff. “We were on our heels […]
WHL Finals Game 1: Giants hang on to win high scoring opening game
Game 1 did not disappoint. The WHL championship series got underway Friday night at the Art Hauser Centre, where the Giants took a 1-0 series lead with an exciting and nerve wracking 5-4 victory over Prince Albert. The Giants took advantage of early penalty trouble from the Raiders, on a […]
2019 WHL Final Preview: 1E) Prince Albert Raiders vs. 1W) Vancouver Giants
Franchise Playoff History: The 2019 WHL Final will be the first postseason meeting ever between the two franchises, with just three Finals appearances between the two teams. The Raiders have been to one championship series since joining the WHL from the SJHL for the 1982-83 season when they won both […]