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Canucks prospect Tochkin gets traded again in WHL
Canucks prospect Kellan Tochkin is on the move again in the WHL. (Province files.) Hopefully, for Vancouver Canucks fans, there’s nothing to be read between the lines with Kellan Tochkin. The...
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Teal Burns, Hodder both don’t last long with new WHL teams after leaving Giants
Teal Burns during his days with the Vancouver Giants. (Vancouver Province file.) A couple of former Vancouver Giants didn’t last very long with their new WHL teams. It seems that centre Teal Burns has...
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Giants look at longtime Hurricane Fyten, out with a knee injury, for their...
Austin Fyten in his Lethbridge days. (www.whl.ca) In a bid to fill their open 20-year-old spot, the Vancouver Giants have turned to winger Austin Fyten, a former 20-goal, 100-PIM man with the...
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Broken wrist puts end to odd final WHL season for Canuck prospect Tochkin
Kellan Tochkin strutting his stuff in Canuck colours. (Province files.) Good guy, bad year. That sums up Abbotsford-born, Vancouver Canucks prospect Kellan Tochkin accurately. Is he talented enough to...
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Defencemen, like Murray, Reinhart and Rielly, dominate ranks of the top 25...
Where would you rank David Musil in the WHL? (www.vancouvergiants.com) The hardest part of coming up with the top 25 players list in the WHL this season is determining the problem-solving abilities of...
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Five guys to watch in the Canada-Russia Subway Super Series at the Coliseum...
Mark McNeill of Prince Albert is power forward type. (Prince Albert Daily Herald files.) Jonathan McDonald is easily one of my top five bosses ever at the Vancouver Province. Top-five lists are easily...
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Kamloops Blazers star Colin Smith among the notable absences from the world...
Blazer centre Colin Smith was a notable absence from the world junior camp. (www.blazerhockey.com) Hockey Canada announced their world junior team tryout camp Monday morning. As always, there’s players...
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Giants captain Wes Vannieuwenhuizen remains on shelf, hand injury keeps him...
Wes Vannieuwenhuizen won’t play Wednesday due to a hand injury. (Province files) Vancouver Giants captain Wes Vannieuwenhuizen (hand) will miss his 11th straight game when the Prince Albert Raiders...
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PP QB, tough guy, mascot fill-in: Arvin Atwal handles various roles for...
Arvin Atwal, putting up the dukes here with Tyrell Goulbourne of the Rockets, has seven fighting majors in half a season with the Giants. (Getty Images.) When it comes to comparing Arvin Atwal to...
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Wily 17-year-old vet Payton Lee gives rookie WHL backstop kudos after Moose...
Payton Lee was third star in Moose Jaw Saturday night. (Vancouver Giants.) It’s not very often that Payton Lee is the seasoned veteran of a WHL goaltending duel. That was the case Saturday, though, as...
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Vancouver Giants listing Cain Franson (upper body) as day-to-day heading into...
Giants forward Cain Franson, trying to score here with Victoria, missed Tuesday’s game in Prince Albert with an upper body injury. (Province files.) The Vancouver Giants dropped their fifth straight...
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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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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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Canucks sign defence prospect Mackenze Stewart
The Canucks have signed big defence prospect Mackenze Stewart an entry level contract. The 6-foot-4, 216-pound defenceman had 11 points (5-6-11) and 114 penalty minutes with the Prince Albert Raiders...
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Vancouver Giants deal veteran d-man Arvin Atwal to Lethbridge
The Vancouver Giants traded defenceman Arvin Atwal to the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Wednesday, receiving a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2017 bantam draft in return. That leaves the team with...
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Reinforcements like Tyler Benson are on the way, but Giants will be short on...
Centre Ty Comrie has left the Vancouver Giants and returned home, leaving the WHL club with 11 healthy forwards for the time being. Coach Lorne Molleken says that the Giants will dress an extra...
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