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The G-Men kick off their 22nd season in the Western Hockey League on Friday, Sept. 23rd at 7:30 PM at home against the reigning Western Conference playoff champions, the Seattle Thunderbirds.
All eyes will be on the LEC on Friday, November 25th when the ‘exceptional’ 2023 NHL Draft prospect Connor Bedard and the Regina Pats come to town for their first visit to Vancouver since 2018. This season will also mark the first time that the Giants will have played host to the Winnipeg ICE (Wednesday, October 19th) since they relocated East from Cranbrook in 2019.
Other schedule highlights include:
– Four home clashes with the 2023 Memorial Cup hosts, the Kamloops Blazers starting on Sunday, October 23rd.
– Two separate five-game homestands which run from October 7th – 21st and February 11th – 25th.
– A 2019 league championship rematch with the Prince Albert Raiders on Wednesday, February 1st, 2023 – The first visit to Vancouver for Prince Albert since Game 5 of the 2019 WHL Championship Final.
– The first time that the Giants will have played host to the Winnipeg ICE (Wednesday, October 19th) since they relocated East from Cranbrook in 2019.
– ‘Exceptional’ 2023 NHL Draft prospect Connor Bedard and the Regina Pats come to town for their first visit to Vancouver since 2018.
– Themed Nights will be unveiled at a later date.
Starting October 27th and running through November 18th, the Vancouver Giants will play a string of games on the road due to the 2022 World-Under-17 Hockey Challenge which will be taking over the LEC. That stretch of games will include a six-game swing through the Central Division with stops in Edmonton, Red Deer, Calgary, Medicine Hat, Swift Current and Lethbridge.