Vancouver Giants
Western Hockey League team in Langley, British Columbia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Vancouver Giants are a major junior ice hockey team playing in the Western Hockey League (WHL). Inaugurated in 2001–02, the Giants have won one Ed Chynoweth Cup in 2006 and one Memorial Cup in 2007. Their home rink was the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, an arena previously used by the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Vancouver Canucks. Effective with the 2016–17 season, the team relocated to the Langley Events Centre in the Township of Langley, in the eastern part of Metro Vancouver.
Vancouver Giants | |
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City | Langley, British Columbia |
League | Western Hockey League |
Conference | Western |
Division | B.C. |
Founded | 2001 |
Home arena | Langley Events Centre |
Colours | Black, red, silver and white |
General manager | Barclay Parneta[1] |
Head coach | Manny Viveiros[2] |
Captain | Vacant |
Website | vancouvergiants.com |
Championships | |
Playoff championships | Ed Chynoweth Cup 1 (2006) Conference Championships 3 (2005–06, 2006–07, 2018–19) Memorial Cup 1 (2007) |
The ownership group consists of British Columbia-based businessmen Ron Toigo and Sultan Thiara, the estate of Hockey Hall of Fame member Gordie Howe and Canadian big band singer Michael Bublé.[3] Pat Quinn was also a part-owner until his death on November 23, 2014.