
Vancouver (1-3-1-2) is idle until hosting the Winnipeg Ice on Wednesday. Winger Ethan Semeniuk counted his third of the year with a shorthanded tally that staked Vancouver to a 2-1 lead in the second period.īrandon (4-2-1-0) hits the midway mark of its eight-game road trip tonight with a visit to the Victoria Royals (1-7-1-0). It features pictures of both players and a large Wheat Kings logo.Ĭentre Ty Thorpe, a former Wheat King and Brandon native, bagged his fourth goal of the season for Vancouver, tipping home a shot from fellow centre Zack Ostapchuk, who was playing his first game with the Giants since being reassigned by the Ottawa Senators. Someone bought a highway billboard in Abbotsford this week welcoming Thornton and fellow Brandon forward Jake Chiasson, another Abbotsford product. Last season featured full 68-game slates for teams but there wasn’t the traditional crossover match-ups between clubs from the Western and Eastern Conferences. The COVID-19 pandemic led to 24-game schedules against only regional rivals for 2020-21. The Giants had not played an Eastern Conference team at the LEC since facing the Calgary Hitmen on Feb. The WHL automatically reviews all non-fighting major penalties. Article contentīochek, 19, who immediately fought Brandon defenceman Logen Hammett after the check, was assessed a charging major and the automatic game misconduct that goes with it, along with the fighting major.

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