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With the seventh overall pick in the inaugural WHL U.S. Prospects Draft, the Vancouver Giants are pleased to select 2005-born defenceman Philippe Blais-Savoie (San Jose, CA).Philippe Blais-Savoie’s Draft Page Blais-Savoie, a left-handed shot, checks in at 5’10” and 150 pounds. He played for the San...

The Nanaimo Clippers understand how tough this situation is right now for many families. When many of our fans are used to being able to go to work, go to the park, visit the hockey arena, along with many other activities. But right now, everyone...

The Victoria Royals selected defenceman Alexander Young (21st overall) and forward Jackson Foddrill (24th overall), in the inaugural 2020 WHL U.S. Prospects Draft. Alexander Young The Royals used their first pick, 21st overall in the first round, to select Rancho Cucamonga, CA native Alexander Young from...

With the recent closures at UVic in response to COVID-19, both the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds and the Vikes have decided to suspend Legends Cup for the remainder of the season.With the suspension, no winner will be declared this season. The Legends Cup...

Seattle Thunderbirds general manager Bil La Forge announced today defenseman Jeremy Hanzel has signed a WHL Standard Player Agreement with the team.Hanzel, from Coquitlam, British Columbia, is a 2003 born player who was added to the team’s protected list on October 14.“Jeremy is an...

With off-season commitments in full swing, the Nanaimo Clippers are pleased to announce the commitment of 2003 born forward, Kai Daniells. Kai was born in Whistler, British Columbia to a snowboarding family. He ended up moving to the Delta Hockey Academy to start the...

Finalists – Men's Sports Male Rookie of the Year - Finalists Imoudo Ibrahim (basketball)The 6'6" forward and graduate of Calgary's Edge School proved hard to handle for the opposition all season long, appearing in every regular season game for the Heat, including 12 starts. ...

With the departure of Ethan Scardina to the NCAA Division I for the 2020-2021 season, the Nanaimo Clippers have named Kyler Kovich as the new team captain.Kovich came to the Nanaimo Clippers for the beginning of the 2018-2019, as one of the few 16-year-olds...

Canada Basketball supports the decision made last night by the Canadian Olympic Committee,” said Glen Grunwald, President & CEO of Canada Basketball.  “Our athletes are considered by many to be role models and to put them in an unfair position to ask them to...

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC), backed by their Athletes’ Commissions, National Sports Organizations and the Government of Canada, have made the difficult decision to not send Canadian teams to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2020.The...

Earlier today the Western Hockey League and its 22 member teams announced the cancellation of the 2020 Playoffs. This announcement comes in conjunction with the CHL announcing the cancellation of the 2020 Memorial Cup Tournament. Despite obvious disappointment, the Vancouver Giants support this difficult decision...