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Winterhawks, Broncos become latest East-West rivals to have a donnybrook
Coach Mike Johnston's charges, the Portland Winterhawks, had a dust-up with the Swift Current Broncos. (Province files.) This is merely a feeling, but those one-off games that take place each WHL...
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Brendan Shinnimin among the big winners as the WHL hands out its year-end...
Brendan Gallagher of the Giants was runner-up for WHL humanitarian of the year. (Province files) The WHL handed out its year-end hardware on Wednesday. Here’s a recap. WHL Player of the Year, Four...
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Spokane Chiefs put goalie Mac Engel on block, Vancouver Giants get guest shot...
Goalie Mac Engel is awaiting a trade from Spokane. (www.spokanechiefs.com) Goaltending isn’t just a position of intrigue with the Vancouver Giants. The Spokane Chiefs, who came into this year with two...
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Silvertips star Ryan Murray named Team WHL captain for Russia game Wednesday
Ryan Murray is the Team WHL captain for Wednesday. (www.everettsilvertips.com.) FROM A WHL press release… TEAM WHL CAPTAINS ANNOUNCED FOR 2012 SUBWAY® SUPER SERIES CALGARY, AB – The Canadian Hockey...
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Perfect meshing of returnees and rookies has Drago’s hockey ‘Birds perched in...
VANCOUVER — It’s nothing more than mere coincidence, but in this season of re-birth for the UBC Thunderbirds’ men’s hockey team, you can’t help but think that synchronicity, that meaningful convergence...
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Vancouver Giants give up five straight in third period en route to sixth...
Joel Hamilton has joined the ranks of the injured Giants on this Eastern road trip. (Province Files.) The Vancouver Giants’ season is starting to feel a lot more than just one month old. The Giants...
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Vancouver Giants drop seventh straight, falling 5-4 in OT to the Regina Pats...
Vancouver Giants coach Don Hay saw his club lose its seventh straight Friday night. (Province files.) The Vancouver Giants dropped their seventh straight game Friday, falling 5-4 in overtime to the...
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Habs prospect Dalton Thrower remains one of the few bright spots for...
Dalton Thrower has six points in six games with the Giants. (Saskatoon Blades photo.) The Vancouver Giants went 0-for-the-Eastern-Conference. Vancouver gave up five straight goals and fell 5-2 to the...
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Giants GM says Dalton Thrower has “done everything to put us on his back and...
Dalton Thrower has been as good as advertised, according to Giants GM Scott Bonner. (Saskatoon Blades photo.) At the very least, Dalton Thrower knows how to speak like a captain. “Vancouver Giants fans...
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Jared Rathjen propels WHL Giants to victory against his hometown Cougars
Jared Rathjen led the Giants to victory on Wednesday. (Vancouver Giants photo.) Jared Rathjen made 34 stops against his hometown team and Dalton Thrower scored at 3:13 of overtime to steer the...
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Geertsen, Benson, Morrison, McKinstry, Roach among top performers in WHL...
Giants d-man Mason Geertsen clamps down on Portland’s Taylor Leier last February. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Getty Images) The Vancouver Giants went through some fitness testing on Friday and, when asked...
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With talk of carrying extra bodies to begin the year, WHL Giants getting...
Giants d-man Mason Geertsen is one of 10 rearguards on the roster currently. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Getty Images) With coach Troy Ward talking about carrying somewhere in the neighbourhood of 23 skaters...
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WHL Giants coach Troy Ward doesn’t want to take “lion,” out of possible “lion...
Tyle Benson firing away at a recent Vancouver Giants practice. (Richard Lam/PNG) Troy Ward doesn’t mince words. The Vancouver Giants coach told the Kelowna Daily Courier that he didn’t think noted...
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Does WHL Giants star rookie Tyler Benson deserve a one-game suspension for...
Tyler Benson firing away at a recent Vancouver Giants practice. (Richard Lam/PNG) Various reports have the WHL handing Vancouver Giants rookie left winger Tyler Benson a one-game suspension for the...
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WHL Giants coach Troy Ward: still too many guys in forest, rather than garden
Vancouver Giants coach Troy Ward liked how his team reacted Tuesday at practice to a day off Monday. That comes after he didn’t like how they reacted Friday to a day off Thursday. The Giants got home...
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Vancouver Giants teammates Tyler Benson, Ryely McKinstry among players named...
Tyler Benson, the Vancouver Giants captain, was part of the Central Scouting Services watch list announced on Tuesday. Benson, a forward, is currently sidelined after undergoing surgery to remove a...
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