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Had to be tempting to deal Kulak, but Bonner did best for WHL Giants by...

Brett Kulak has taken his game to another level this season with the Giants, and has 43 points, including 13 goals, going into Friday.(Vancouver Giants photo.) Scott Bonner’s best move at the WHL trade...

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New Giants winger Dominik Volek turns to former Vancouver star Michal Repik...

Giants coach Don Hay goes over schemes with new winger Dom Volek. (Vancouver Giants photo.) New left winger Dominik Volek says that he wants to play his 20-year-old season next year in the pro ranks,...

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Don Hay jumping from Giants to Blazers gives coach and both WHL clubs chance...

Don Hay will be manning the Blazers bench this coming WHL season. (Province Files.) Who would have thought that the Vancouver Giants would make a bigger news splash on bantam draft day than they did...

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Could former Tri-City boss Jim Hiller be in the running for the Giants...

Jim Hiller parted ways with the Tri-City Americans this week. Could he be in the running for Vancouver Giants head coach?(Photo by Marissa Baecker/Getty Images) Vancouver Giants owner Ron Toigo said...

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Former Giants winger who played for Troy Ward pegs new Vancouver coach as...

Troy Ward, who was head coach of the Abbotsford Heat for three seasons, will be named bench boss of the Vancouver Giants Thursday. (Province Files.) New Vancouver Giants coach Troy Ward has ties to...

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New WHL Giants coach Troy Ward proves funny and to have heavy hitter allies,...

New Giants coach Troy Ward speaks at Thursday’s press conference, as owner Ron Toigo and GM Scott Bonner look on. (Vancouver Giants photo.) Troy Ward has a preparation junkie reputation. For what it’s...

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Loads of questions about the Vancouver Giants: playing style, No. 1 centre,...

Will Joel Hamilton be the No. 1 centre? Will he QB the power play from the point? Those are among the key questions with the Giants going into training camp this week. (Getty Images.) Training camp...

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USA Hockey announces prospect game roster tomorrow; will shifty WHL Giants...

Alec Baer celebrates a goal for the Vancouver Giants. (Province Files.) The 42 players for the third annual CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game will be announced Wednesday. It’ll be interesting...

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WHL Giants forward Alec Baer named to USA Hockey’s prospects game Sept. 25 in...

Alec Baer, jumping for joy here after a goal last season for the Giants, has reason to celebrate today, after being named to the USA Hockey top prospects game. (Province Files.) Vancouver Giants...

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WHL Giants have special promo for home opener tonight, with school-aged kids...

Giants forward Dalton Sward and Royals defenceman Travis Brown come together in a game last season. (Getty Images.) The Vancouver Giants have a special promotion for tonight’s home opener versus the...

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Jackson Houck and Alec Baer both bag hat tricks as Vancouver trounces Prince...

Jackson Houck put up three goals and two assists against Prince George on Saturday. (Getty Images file.) Jackson Houck had three goals and two assists and Alec Baer had a hat trick as the Vancouver...

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WHL Giants notebook: Talking Brett Kulak, Greg Chase and Carter Popoff (with...

Brett Kulak, in the midst of trying to stick with Calgary, tries to sneak away from Coyotes veteran Shane Doan during exhibition play. Kulak, the Vancouver Giant product, has been assigned to the AHL...

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Happy times are here again for WHL Giants, outside of apparent Jackson Houck...

The Vancouver Giants have won four in a row. They’re feeling pretty good about themselves. We have video evidence. Carter Popoff, in the midst of talking about how well goaltender Payton Lee played in...

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On Ugly Christmas Sweater night, the Vancouver Giants were no joke, winning...

The Victoria Royals were missing two stars Saturday night. It looked like a lot more than that. The Vancouver Giants were missing one. And, with all due respect to Jackson Houck, you had trouble...

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Jackson Houck skates on WHL Giants top line at practice Friday, looks like...

It looks like Jackson Houck (lower body) will jump back into the Vancouver Giants’ line-up for their first game after the holiday break Saturday in Everett after sitting out their final three games...

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WHL Giants finally get back on winning track, outlasting Lethbridge on road

Carter Popoff (middle), celebrating a goal earlier this season, had the winner against Lethbridge on Friday. (Getty Images files.) Zane Jones scored against his former team and Carter Popoff bagged the...

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Rebels knock down Ronning and then he makes sure Giants take Rebels down for...

Ty Ronning got his revenge. Red Deer Rebels defenceman Austin Strand nailed Ronning, the second-year Vancouver Giants winger, with a questionable knee-on-knee check at the Red Deer blueline with just...

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Vancouver Giants land rare road win versus Tri-City Americans Saturday

Claude Noel’s Vancouver Giants are back into a playoff position. (Province Files.) They’re a funny team, these Vancouver Giants. We’re talking yesterday morning about how they’re struggling on the...

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Ty Ronning climbing up Vancouver Giants line-up with Kelowna Rockets in town...

Former Giants goalie Jackson Whistle is Kelowna’s starter, but hasn’t played since Feb. 6 due to an appendectomy. (Getty Images File.) It looks like Ty Ronning will get power-play time against the...

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PP goal in OT pushes Noel to angry mood, knocks Giants out of WHL playoff hunt

It was bound to end messy for the Vancouver Giants, wasn’t it? Zane Jones picked up a rare overtime penalty, getting dinged for a checking to the head infraction 55 seconds into the extra session, and...

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Vancouver Giants, led by Tyler Benson, open training camp next Wednesday in...

The Vancouver Giants, featuring potential 2016 NHL first rounder Tyler Benson, open training camp next Wednesday at the Ladner Leisure Centre, the team announced Wednesday. The team announced their...

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Jackson Houck says he’s primed to get back to former form and Scott Bonner...

Jackson Houck is saying the things Vancouver Giants fans would want him to say. And Scott Bonner is saying the things that Houck would certainly hope for. Bonner, the Giants general manager, is pegging...

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Ty Ronning bags pair to lead Vancouver Giants to victory over Seattle in home...

Ty Ronning’s second goal of the night, on a power play with 2:42 remaining, gave the Vancouver Giants  a 3-2 win over the Seattle Thunderbirds Friday night in their WHL opener. Ronning darted into the...

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Vancouver Giants get chance to rebound from defeat in Brandon right away,...

The Brandon Wheat Kings handed the visiting Vancouver Giants their first regulation-time loss of the season on Tuesday night, scoring three unanswered goals in the third period to run away with an 8-3...

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Vancouver Giants follow up pair of big trades with a listless effort versus...

Dreary. That’s probably the first word that comes to mind with the Vancouver Giants’ lacklustre effort on Wednesday night. It led to a 5-2 loss to the Lethbridge Hurricanes at the Pacific Coliseum....

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Lots of pluses from Vancouver Giants in their 6-0 romp over Medicine Hat, led...

Goaltender Ryan Kubic of the Vancouver Giants watches the puck while Max Gerlach of the Medicine Hat Tigers and and Ben Thomas of the Giants collide during the third period of their WHL game at the...

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Alec Baer continues scoring streak for Vancouver Giants; two-goal night gives...

Alec Baer scored a pair of goals to lead the Vancouver Giants to a 4-1 win over the Victoria Royals on Friday night at the Pacific Coliseum. Baer’s goals at 15:03 and 17:36 of the third period, pushed...

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Thomas Foster closing in on return with Giants, but will sit until after...

Centre Thomas Foster is nearly ready to return to action with the Vancouver Giants, but general manager Scott Bonner explained via text message Monday morning that the team is going to keep Foster out...

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Vancouver Giants can’t capitalize on late power play, fall 3-2 to Everett...

Everett Silvertips forward Dario Winkler was whistled at 18:06 of the third period for tripping Vancouver Giants defenceman Tyler Brown, but the Giants couldn’t capitalize on the late power play and...

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Weird Vancouver Giants season takes another odd turn, as Lorne Molleken...

The good spin out of the Vancouver Giants’ firing coach Lorne Molleken with two games left in the WHL season is that owner Ron Toigo is as frustrated as he’s ever been, and the frustration will spark...

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