Welcome to the Vancouver Giants prospect report. In this series, we look at how some of the team’s prospects are doing so far this season. This edition will look at Burke Hood, Masun Fleece, Cooper Simpson and Liam Magnuson. Burke…
On Wednesday, Everett Silvertips’ General Manager and Head Coach, Dennis Williams, was named the head coach of Hockey Canada’s 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship team. This isn’t Williams’s first rodeo coaching with Hockey Canada — he won a gold medal…
(Photo: Brian Liesse/Seattle Thunderbirds) Seattle Thunderbirds forward Mekai Sanders grew up with dreams of playing in the Western Hockey League and began his own journey on the ice after moving to Vancouver, BC when he was about four years old.…
Tyler Thorpe’s journey is a great example of how hard work pays off. After a 2021-22 strong season with the Richmond Sockeyes of the Pacific Junior Hockey League, he earned a BCHL contract this year with the Langley Rivermen before…
Kelowna Rockets goaltender Jari Kykkanen (Photo: Kyle Smutzki/Portland Winterhawks) While Kelowna Rockets netminder Jari Kykkanen started hockey around seven years old, he had already been on the ice for a while, just with the intention of heading down a different…
Vancouver Giants defenceman Colton Alain became the first member of the Giants 2022 Prospects Draft class to play in a WHL game when he took the ice on November 1st against the Medicine Hat Tigers. From hopping on a plane…
Tri-City Americans defenseman Lukas Dragicevic (Photo: Keith Dwiggins/Portland Winterhawks) Growing up in a hockey family, Lukas Dragicevic got started on the ice at an early age, saying he began skating at two or three years old. Longtime WHL fans may…
(Photo: Keith Dwiggins/Portland Winterhawks) After losing a good deal of overage players at the end of a frustrating playoff loss to the Seattle Thunderbirds, some would be surprised by the Portland Winterhawks’ hot start to the season. Yet, they are…
The situation in Alberta’s northernmost WHL team has been less than ideal this season, to say the least. With a new coach, almost an entirely new roster, and high expectations, the Edmonton Oil Kings are off to a rocky start…