GAME NOTES – SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 REGULAR SEASON GAME #2 – GIANTS at EVERETT SILVERTIPS

WE’RE BAAACK – The 18th season of hockey began last night with a 3-1 home-ice victory over the Everett Silvertips. James Malm paced the Giants attack with two goals while Davis Koch added a pair of assists. Between the pipes, David Tendeck was terrific stopping 30 of the 31 shots fired his way to earn first-star honors. The Giants went zero-for-five on the power play but killed off three of Everett’s four power play attempts. The G-Men improved to 1-0 on the season and will look to earn a sweep of the weekend when they face Everett tonight on the road.

OPPOSITION – The Silvertips are coming off their second-best season ever. Their 47-20-2-3 record helped them finish first in both the US Division and the Western Conference. The Silvertips made it to Game 6 of the WHL Championship series before they fell to the . The Giants were 1-5 against Everett a season ago.

ONE-TIMERS – Six Giants attended NHL Training Camps in 2018: Milos Roman (Calgary), David Tendeck (Arizona), Alex Kannok Leipert (Washington), Dylan Plouffe (Arizona), Owen Hardy (Vancouver) and Kaleb Bulych (Vancouver). James Malm (2G, 2A) led all Giants in pre-season scoring with four points. Brayden Watts and Yannik Valenti led all Giants with three goals.

2018-19 GIANTS REGULAR SEASON SINGLE GAME HIGHS AND LOWS Most Goals Scored: 3 (Sep. 21 vs. EVT) Most Goals (Player): 2 (James Malm, Sep. Least Goals Scored: 3 (Sep. 21 vs. EVT) Most Goals Conceded: 1 (Sep. 21 vs EVT) 21 vs. EVT) Least Goals Conceded: 1 (Sep. 21 vs. EVT) Most PP Goals Scored: 0 (Sep. 21 vs. EVT) Most Assists (Player): 2 (Davis Koch, Sep. Least Shots on : 23 Sep. 21 vs. EVT) Most PP Goals Conceded: 1 (Sep. 21 vs. 21 vs. EVT) Least Shots Conceded: 31 (Sep. 21 vs. EVT) Most Points (Player): 2 (James Malm, EVT) Most Shots on Goal: 23 (Sep. 21 vs. EVT) Davis Koch Sep. 21 vs. EVT) Last Hat-Trick: Ty Ronning (Jan. 10 at PG) Most Shots Conceded: 31 (Sep. 21 vs. Longest Streak (Player): 1 Last Shutout: David Tendeck (Feb. 26 vs EVT) Longest Winning Streak: 1 (Sep. 21) KAM)

1 LAST FIVE REGULAR SEASON GAMES NEXT FIVE GAMES September 28 – Vancouver VS Seattle (7:30 PM) September 21 – Vancouver 3 vs Everett 1 September 30 – Vancouver VS Spokane (4:00 PM) October 3 – Vancouver AT Kelowna (7:05 PM) Record – 1-0-0-0 GF – 3 GA – 1 October 5 – Vancouver AT Prince George (7:00 PM) October 6 – Vancouver AT Prince George (7:00 PM) (Watch every game at whl.neulion.com) GIANTS REGULAR SEASON STATISTICAL LEADERS YEAR-BY-YEAR ROSTER BREAKDOWN 20-year-olds (98) - 3 (Dmytriw, Koch, Barberis) Goals: James Malm, 2 19-year-olds (98) - 8 (Malm, Hardy, Dhaliwal, Holt, Watts, Roman, Plouffe, Tendeck) 18-year-olds (00) - 6 (Bulych, Ho, Torzsok, Kannok Leipert, McNabb, Valenti) Assists: Davis Koch, 2 17-year-olds (01) – 6 (Byram, Svejkovsky, Patrician, Barfoot, Miner, Hendren) Points: James Malm, Davis Koch, 2 16-year-olds (02) – 2 (Sourdif, Sexsmith) Plus/Minus: Five Giants, +2 Minutes: Six Giants, 2 REGIONAL ROSTER BREAKDOWN Power Play Goals: N/A BC - 11 (Malm, Hardy, Koch, Barfoot, Ho, Barberis, Byram, Tendeck, Torzsok, Sourdif, Shorthanded Goals: N/A Dhaliwal) Alberta – 3 (Patrician, Plouffe, Sexsmith) Game Winning Goals: James Malm, 1 Saskatchewan – 5 (Kannok Leipert, Bulych, Holt, Dmytriw, Hendren) Goals Against Average: David Tendeck, 1.00 Manitoba - 2 (McNabb, Miner) Save Percentage: David Tendeck, .968 Other Countries - 4 (Roman [SVK], Watts [USA), Svejkovsky (USA), Valenti (GER) Shutouts: N/A

GAME NOTES – SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 (CONTINUED) REGULAR SEASON GAME #2 – VANCOUVER GIANTS vs EVERETT SILVERTIPS

A NEW REGIME BEGINS - On May 23rd the Vancouver Giants officially named Barclay Parneta the third General Manager in the history of the Vancouver Giants. Parenta joined G-Men after spending the past eight seasons with the WHL’s Tri-City Americans. For the past three seasons, Parneta served as their Assistant GM and Head Scout and for the five seasons prior he worked as their Prospect Development Coach and Head Scout. Just over a month later the Giants named Michael Dyck Head Coach. Dyck has 14 seasons worth of coaching experience in the WHL including a four-year stint (2006-2009) as Head Coach of the Lethbridge Hurricanes. During his tenure with the Hurricanes, Dyck led his team to a berth in the 2008 league finals and accumulated a record of 132-120-16. He previously served as an assistant coach with the Vancouver Giants from 2002-2005. Then in July the G-Men announced the hiring of former NHLer Jamie Heward as Associate Coach. Heward spent the previous six seasons with the Swift Current Broncos as an Assistant Coach and helped guide them to a 2018 WHL Championship. Prior to coaching, Heward’s professional hockey career spanned 18 seasons. In 394 career NHL games he scored a total of 38 goals while adding 86 assists and 221 penalty minutes.

DRAFT DAY – Three Vancouver Giants were selected in the 2018 NHL Draft. In Round 4 (122nd overall) Milos Roman became the fourth Giant to ever be selected by the Calgary Flames. The 1999-born Slovak scored 10 times and added 22 assists for 32 points in 39 regular season games during his rookie campaign with the Giants. Two rounds later goaltender David Tendeck was selected by the Arizona Coyotes (Round 6, 158th overall). Tendeck was a second-team WHL all-star in 2017-18. He posted a record of 25-16-3-2 with a .912 save percentage, a 3.02 goals-against-average and three shutouts. He was the second Giant to ever be selected by the Coyotes. Three picks later defenceman Alex Kannok Leipert (Round 6, 161st overall) was drafted by the reigning Stanley Cup Champion . Kannok Leipert potted five goals and added 16 assists for 21 points in 60 regular season games in 2017-18. He’s the second Giant to ever be selected by the Washington Capitals.

BO KNOWS GOLD - It was quite a summer for defenceman Bowen Byram. The 2001-born rearguard from Cranbrook, B.C. represented Canada twice in international competition. In April Byram was selected to Canada’s World Under-18 team and picked up one assist in five games during the event in Russia. Then in August, Byram and his Canada teammates captured Gold at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup which took place in Edmonton and Red Deer, AB. Byram had a goal and three assists for four points in five games at that event. Byram is coming off an excellent first season in the WHL where he scored six goals, added 21 assists and was named Western Conference Rookie of the Year. He’s considered to be a top prospect for the 2019 NHL Draft which will take place in June at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

ALUMNI UPDATE – Two 2017-18 alumni of the Vancouver Giants have turned pro. Ty Ronning graduated from the WHL after last season and is currently with the AHL’s Hartford Wolfpack looking to secure a roster spot. Ronning is coming off a historical season with the Giants where he scored 61 goals and finished with 84 points. His 61 goals were a franchise, single-season best. Former captain Tyler Benson is currently auditioning for a spot with the Edmonton Oilers and has posted three assists in two pre-season appearances. The former captain had 27 goals and 42 assists for 69 points in 58 games played.

MILESTONE WATCH – Brayden Watts is three games shy of 200 for his WHL career. Davis Koch is 21 points shy of 200 for his WHL career. Davis Koch leads all active Giants with 254 career games played. Lukas Svejkovsky suited up in his first career WHL game last night at home.