Vancouver Giants Announce 2018 Training Camp Schedule
Published on August 20, 2018 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
Vancouver, B.C. - The 2018-19 season is upon us and this week the Vancouver Giants will begin Training Camp at the Ladner Leisure Centre. Approximately 60 players will be travelling to the Lower Mainland from throughout Western Canada and the United States to participate. Training Camp will begin Thursday, August 23rd and will run through Sunday, August 26th. Players will be separated into three teams (Team Kane, Team Gallagher, and Team Lucic) who are all named after Vancouver Giants alumni.
During the weekend fans will get their first glimpse of signed 2003-born prospects Zack Ostapchuk and Drew Sim. Justin Sourdif, Joel Sexsmith, Tanner Brown, Krz Plummer, Jacob Gendron and Braedy Euerby headline the list of 2002-born prospects all gunning for a spot on the 2018-19 roster. Fresh off a gold medal at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, 2019 top NHL prospect Bowen Byram returns for his third Training Camp with the Giants while recent NHL draft picks Milos Roman (Calgary Flames), David Tendeck (Arizona Coyotes) and Alex Kannok Leipert (Washington Capitals) will also be in attendance.
The weekend schedule can be found below:
Thursday, August 23
2:00 PM -3:00 PM - Registration for All Players
3:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Fitness Testing for All Players
Friday, August 24
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM - Goalie Session
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM - Practice (Team Kane)
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM - Practice (Team Gallagher)
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM - Practice (Team Lucic)
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM - Team Kane vs. Team Gallagher
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM - Team Kane vs. Team Lucic
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Team Lucic vs. Team Gallagher
Saturday, August 25
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM - Goalie Session
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM - Practice (Team Lucic)
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM - Practice (Team Kane)
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM - Practice (Team Gallagher)
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM - Team Kane vs. Team Lucic
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM - Team Kane vs. Team Gallagher
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Team Lucic vs. Team Gallagher
Sunday, August 26
9:00 AM - Legends Cup Game (Ladner Leisure Centre)
*More details will be announced closer to the date regarding rosters, coaches, etc. All Training Camp times are subject to change.
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