Abbotsford’s Tochkin hoping to rebuild after “disastrous” year
PENTICTON – Kellan Tochkin is only 20, and a baby-faced 20 at that, but he can tell you about the ups and downs of the hockey world better than most. The Abbotsford native was a high pick in the bantam...
View ArticleFormer Giant Hunt still up to his old tricks
Garet Hunt is still playing the physical game that made him a Vancouver Giants fan favourite. (Province file.) Nothing changes with Garet Hunt. The former Vancouver Giants pest is onto his fourth year...
View ArticleEx-Giants pest Hunt takes on yet another gigantic opponent in ECHL scrap
Garet Hunt's rough and tumble style worked with the Vancouver Giants and still wins over ECHL fans. (Province files.) Garet Hunt’s detractors, and that list during his time in the WHL included fans...
View ArticleWes Vannieuwenhuizen may finish season with ECHL team but still set on...
Wes Vannieuwenhuizen plans on playing CIS hockey next season. (Getty Images.) Vancouver Giants captain Wes Vannieuwenhuizen could end up finishing the hockey season with the ECHL’s Las Vegas Wranglers....
View ArticleStockton Thunder reunites former Vancouver Giants sparkplugs Garet Hunt and...
James Henry was at his best with the Giants going hard for the net. (Province files.) James Henry is following his leader once again. The former Vancouver Giants captain, who looked at Garet Hunt as...
View ArticleMarek Tvrdon isn’t playing much in AHL, but Detroit isn’t ready yet to send...
Marek Tvrdon is still eligible to play in the WHL. (Province files.) Detroit Red Wings assistant general manager Ryan Martin stated via email Sunday night that his club has no plans currently on...
View ArticleRed Wings re-assign Tvrdon from AHL, but send him to ECHL instead of to the...
Marek Tvrdon was sent to the ECHL by the Red Wings, rather than back to the Giants. (Province Files.) The Detroit Red Wings sent left winger Marek Tvrdon from the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins to the...
View ArticleNever a dull moment with your Vancouver Giants; what’s up with Marek Tvrdon?
Could Marek Tvrdon be pulling on a Giants jersey ever again? (Province Files.) I was the guy who was adamant that if Marek Tvrdon was shipped back to junior by the Detroit Red Wings this season he’d...
View ArticleUgly hockey Christmas sweater, ver 1.5: Reading Royals
Missed these beauties from last Sunday’s Reading Royals vs the Elmira Jackals on December 15. Like other Ugly Sweater nights, the Royals did it all for charity. They also wrapped it into a teddy bear...
View ArticleWHL Giants and Rockets both go against their standard beliefs with Marek...
Marek Tvrdon became a former Giant on Wednesday with his trade to the Rockets. (Province Files.) Vancouver Giants general manager Scott Bonner has always been leery about traded players coming back to...
View ArticleJersey Patrol: Spider-Man hits the ice (or the Las Vegas Wranglers’ new duds)
Yes, Las Vegas has a hockey team. No, that’s not a joke. They’re the Wranglers. They play at the Orleans Arena, on the grounds of the off-Strip Orleans Hotel and Casino. On Saturday, they wore jerseys...
View ArticleSpeculation heating up regarding Giants coaching gig; Pearn, Hamilton and...
The speculation about the next Vancouver Giants’ coach is starting to intensify. Good buddy Jay Janower had a report here on Global, and states that the Giants have a top-five list right now that...
View ArticleIf Steve Hamilton is the WHL Giants’ choice as new coach, they’ll need to act...
LONDON, ON – MAY 23: Assistant Coach Steve Hamilton of the Edmonton Oil Kings give players instructions during the third period against the Val-d’Or Foreurs during the 2014 Memorial Cup tournament at...
View ArticleHitmen name Mark French as bench boss, meaning that Steve Hamilton, Tim...
Mark French was named coach of the Calgary Hitmen on Thursday. (Calgary Hitmen photo.) The Calgary Hitmen named Mark French as their new head coach on Thursday. Tim Hunter and Steve Hamilton, who are...
View ArticlePenguins hiring Mike Johnston further complicates WHL Giants coaching search
Travis Green, then head coach of the Portland Winterhawks, during the Memorial Cup 2013 coaches press conference in Saskatoon. (Province file photo.) The plot thickens in the Vancouver Giants’ coaching...
View ArticleAfter much searching, the Vancouver Giants at last have a coach, landing...
Former Abbotsford Heat coach Troy Ward will be unveiled as the Giants coach Thursday. (Calgary Herald Files.) The Vancouver Giants finally have their man. After flirting with the likes of Travis Green,...
View ArticleCanucks create three-headed monster in Utica, demote Joacim Eriksson
We knew it would happen, now it’s official: Joacim Eriksson’s 2014 Canucks training camp is over, as the team announced Tuesday morning the goaltender is being re-assigned to Utica. Eriksson spent...
View ArticleWHL 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...
View ArticleCanucks Hat Trick: Trader Jim knows his Pedan, scouting issues and a twin target
There is something delightfully old school about Jim Benning that makes you want to root for his success as a general manager. He’s a hockey guy pure and simple. He eats and breathes the game and...
View ArticleRandom WHL trade deadline thoughts: Don’t like what Regina did, do understand...
Ty Ronning gets stymied by Portland goalie Corbin Boes in a game from last February. Ronning could return to the Giants line-up Friday against Medicine Hat for the first time since hurting his collar...
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