The Vancouver Giants have released their roster for the 2021 bubble season. The roster is solid and should allow the Giants to compete for the BC Division crown this season. Here are five storylines to watch out for as the Giants get set to open the season on March […]
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Is Justin Lies poised to break out this season
Heading into this shortened season, the Giants will be looking for depth guys that can produce offensively. Justin Lies could be the answer. The 2018 third-round pick comes into this season looking to build off a decent debut season with the Giants where he registered six points in 49 […]
Vancouver Giants ride dominant second period for 6-2 victory over the Victoria Royals
The second period was one to forget for the Victoria Royals, allowing four goals and being outshot by a whopping 23 to 3 by the Vancouver Giants. Royals starting goalie Adam Evanoff faced an onslaught, with Vancouver goals coming from Tyler Preziuso, Zack Ostapchuk, Eric Florchuk and Justin Sourdif. The […]
Giants mount first period comeback but drop fifth straight game
A bad first five minutes, a good next fifteen minutes and an average everything else. The Vancouver Giants lost their fifth straight game Saturday night and second in consecutive nights to the Spokane Chiefs by a score of 6-3. After a sluggish start that saw them down 2-0 less than […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Dach in Rockford on conditioning stint, Broncos sign Ostir and more
Kirby Dach has been assigned to the Rockford IceHogs on a conditioning stint after being injured in the Chicago Blackhawks training camp.
Giants outlast disciplined Pats on Saturday night
“Best game of the year,” said Pats head coach Dave Struch after the game Saturday night. “They did a fantastic job, start to finish.” It wasn’t enough to take down the Vancouver Giants though. “They are a good team with lots of skill,” said Struch about the Giants. The Pats […]
Giants hold off Cougars to win season opener
For the second consecutive year, the Vancouver Giants start their season 1-0. The 2019-20 season got off to a fast-paced start for both the Cougars and Giants. The Cougars, who were clearly motivated and buzzing during their home opener, held sustained pressure for the first few minutes while the Giants […]
Giants drop final preseason game to undefeated Blazers; Coach Dyck’s thoughts on preseason
The Vancouver Giants (4-2-0-0) ended their 2019 preseason with a 5-1 loss at the hands of the Kamloops Blazers (5-0-0-0) to cap off three games in three nights for this weekend’s six team preseason tournament. 2018 first-round pick Zack Ostapchuk had the only goal for the Giants, snapping a well-placed wrist […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Chiefs make trade with ICE, extend Deadmarsh and more
The Spokane Chiefs have acquired defenseman Jordan Chudley and a fifth-round pick in the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft from the Winnipeg ICE for defenseman Mike Ladyman and a fifth-round pick in the 2021 WHL Bantam Draft.
Giants win an exciting Game 5, look to close out series Saturday
The Vancouver Giants are one win away from facing the winner of the Kamloops versus Victoria series in the second round, thanks to Friday’s 3-2 win over Seattle to take a 3-2 series lead. Dylan Plouffe and Jadon Joseph both scored their fourth goals of the series and Dallas Hines his second of the series […]
