Rick Kupchuk

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Team Canada celebrates a goal during the gold medal game of the 2006 World Junior Hockey Championships in Vancouver. Canada defeated Russia 5-0. Vancouver will again host the World Junior Hockey Championship in 2019.

World Junior Hockey coming to B.C.

International U20 championship to be co-hosted by Vancouver, Victoria

Team Canada celebrates a goal during the gold medal game of the 2006 World Junior Hockey Championships in Vancouver. Canada defeated Russia 5-0. Vancouver will again host the World Junior Hockey Championship in 2019.
Trevor Cox (40) of the Vancouver Giants celebrates a goal. The 20-year-old from Surrey will conclude his junior hockey career this weekend.

Cox to finish junior career with ‘no regrets’

Surrey resident achieves several milestones during five seasons in the Western Hockey League

Trevor Cox (40) of the Vancouver Giants celebrates a goal. The 20-year-old from Surrey will conclude his junior hockey career this weekend.
Surrey native Trevor Cox of the Vancouver Giants earned his 300th WHL point Saturday night in Victoria.

Losses knock Giants out of WHL playoff race

Vancouver Loses twice to both Cougars, Royals

Surrey native Trevor Cox of the Vancouver Giants earned his 300th WHL point Saturday night in Victoria.
Vancouver Giants defenceman Matt Barberis (24) defends the goal against the Everett Silvertips in a WHL game. Barberis

First season ‘an eye-opener’

Surrey’s Matt Barberis enjoying his first season with Vancouver Giants

Vancouver Giants defenceman Matt Barberis (24) defends the goal against the Everett Silvertips in a WHL game. Barberis
Vancouver Giants goaltender Jake Morrissey made 32 saves in a 4-3 shootout win over the Kamloops Blazers.

Playoff position slipping away

Vancouver Giants 10 points from eighth place in Western Conference

Vancouver Giants goaltender Jake Morrissey made 32 saves in a 4-3 shootout win over the Kamloops Blazers.
Chase Lang (left) of the Vancouver Giants keeps the puck from Cameron Reagan of the Kamloops Blazers for the puck. The Giants lost two games to Kamloops last weekend.

Blazers complete a sweep over the Giants

Playoff position slipping away from Western Hockey League team

Chase Lang (left) of the Vancouver Giants keeps the puck from Cameron Reagan of the Kamloops Blazers for the puck. The Giants lost two games to Kamloops last weekend.
Vancouver Giants goalie Ryan Kubic concentrates on the puck while being screened by Edmonton Oil Kings forward Lane Bauer during

Giants win one of three at home

WHL team gains a little ground in Western Conference race

Vancouver Giants goalie Ryan Kubic concentrates on the puck while being screened by Edmonton Oil Kings forward Lane Bauer during
Chase Lang (11) of the Vancouver Giants celebrates a goal with Ty Ronning (7) and Trevor Cox (40). Lang scored once in each of two wins by the Giants last weekend.

Giants impress with weekend victories

WHL team tops Kamloops Blazers, Lethbridge Hurricanes

Chase Lang (11) of the Vancouver Giants celebrates a goal with Ty Ronning (7) and Trevor Cox (40). Lang scored once in each of two wins by the Giants last weekend.
Tyler Benson of the Vancouver Giants was to be one of the captains at the BMO CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game Thursday in Vancouver. He will miss the game due to injury

Benson named captain, but will miss Prospects Game

Vancouver Giants player sidelined due to injury

Tyler Benson of the Vancouver Giants was to be one of the captains at the BMO CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game Thursday in Vancouver. He will miss the game due to injury
Chase Lang of the Vancouver Giants looks on as Prince George Cougars goalie Ty Edmonds makes a save. Lang had two assists in a 6-4 loss to the Cougars Saturday night at the Pacific Coliseum.

Giants swept on home ice

WHL team loses to Everett Silvertips, Prince George Cougars

Chase Lang of the Vancouver Giants looks on as Prince George Cougars goalie Ty Edmonds makes a save. Lang had two assists in a 6-4 loss to the Cougars Saturday night at the Pacific Coliseum.
Carter Popoff (left) skates alongside an Edmonton Oil Kings opponent during a WHL game Wednesday in Edmonton.

Giants take two of three games in Alberta

WHL team three points out of a playoff position in Western Conference

Carter Popoff (left) skates alongside an Edmonton Oil Kings opponent during a WHL game Wednesday in Edmonton.
Vancouver Giants goaltender Ryan Kubic makes a save against the Victoria Royals in a recent WHL game in Victoria. Kubic started all 11 games in a recent 7-3-1 run by the Giants.

Giants still aiming for a playoff berth

Western Hockey League team posts winning record in December

Vancouver Giants goaltender Ryan Kubic makes a save against the Victoria Royals in a recent WHL game in Victoria. Kubic started all 11 games in a recent 7-3-1 run by the Giants.
Chase Lang (11) of the Vancouver Giants pursues Everett Silvertips puck carrier Remi Laurencelle during a WHL game in Everett. Lang scored once in a 2-1 Giants win.

Giants on a roll heading into the holiday break

WHL team defeats Victoria, splits with Everett Silvertips

Chase Lang (11) of the Vancouver Giants pursues Everett Silvertips puck carrier Remi Laurencelle during a WHL game in Everett. Lang scored once in a 2-1 Giants win.
Giants take two of three games from Victoria

Giants take two of three games from Victoria

WHL teams wins at home, splits two games on Vancouver Island

Giants take two of three games from Victoria
Vancouver Giants captain Tyler Benson is the WHL Player of the Week.

Goalie sets franchise record in a pair of wins

Vancouver Giants earn shutout wins over Medicine Hat, Kootenay

Vancouver Giants captain Tyler Benson is the WHL Player of the Week.
John Wesley has decided to leave the Surrey Eagles to play for the Vancouver Giants.

Wesley says yes to joining the Giants

White Rock resident gets a second chance to play in the Western hockey League after trade from Lethbridge

John Wesley has decided to leave the Surrey Eagles to play for the Vancouver Giants.
Vancouver Giants goalie Ryan Kubic looks past a Portland Winterhawks opponent during Saturday afternoon’s WHL game. Kubic recorded his first career shutout in a 2-0 win.

Kubic shutout backstops Giants to a win

Vancouver Giants get 2-0 a win over Portland Winterhawks

Vancouver Giants goalie Ryan Kubic looks past a Portland Winterhawks opponent during Saturday afternoon’s WHL game. Kubic recorded his first career shutout in a 2-0 win.
Ty Ronning (right) scored two late goals to force overtime

Ronning leads rally as Giants upend Blazers

Western Hockey League team ends losing streak with overtime win

Ty Ronning (right) scored two late goals to force overtime
Ben Thomas scored twice for the Vancouver Giants Saturday in Everett.

Giants make a change in goal, but lose two

WHL team falls to Kamloops Blazers, Everett Silvertips

Ben Thomas scored twice for the Vancouver Giants Saturday in Everett.
After four seasons with the Medicine Hat Tigers

Surrey’s Trevor Cox dealt to the Giants

Western Hockey League veteran spent four seasons with the Medicine Hat Tigers

After four seasons with the Medicine Hat Tigers
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