Vancouver Giants

Victoria Royals Jeff DeWit (8) and Andrei Grishakov do their best to screen Vancouver Giants goaltender Trent Miner during Western Hockey League Game 1 playoff action at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on Friday. The Giants won 2-1 with Miner making 40 saves. Game 2 goes Saturday night in Victoria. Don Descoteau/Victoria News

Giants draw first blood in WHL playoff series vs. Victoria

Home ice advantage non-existent for Royals against arch-rival Vancouver

Victoria Royals Jeff DeWit (8) and Andrei Grishakov do their best to screen Vancouver Giants goaltender Trent Miner during Western Hockey League Game 1 playoff action at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on Friday. The Giants won 2-1 with Miner making 40 saves. Game 2 goes Saturday night in Victoria. Don Descoteau/Victoria News
Vancouver Giants vs Victoria Royals, Langley Events Centre Jan. 19. Gary Ahuja Langley Times Vancouver’s Tyler Benson

GALLERY: Giants host Royals in WHL action

Photos from the Vancouver Giants clash with the Victoria Royals at the Langley Events Centre

Vancouver Giants vs Victoria Royals, Langley Events Centre Jan. 19. Gary Ahuja Langley Times Vancouver’s Tyler Benson
Vancouver Giants Owen Hardy. Gary Ahuja Black Press

Royals ruin Giants home opener

Vancouver falls to 0-2 after losing WHL opener in Victoria, rematch at Langley Events Centre

Vancouver Giants Owen Hardy. Gary Ahuja Black Press
Vancouver Giants prospects battle it out at the Ladner Leisure Centre. (Katya Slepian/Black Press)
Vancouver Giants prospects battle it out at the Ladner Leisure Centre. (Katya Slepian/Black Press)