Vancouver Giants Schedule 2026
A Vancouver-based franchise since 2001, the club settled into Langley Events Centre in 2016 after its first fifteen seasons at the old Pacific Coliseum. Black, red, silver, and white have defined the sweater ever since, worn by a lineup built around speed and offensive depth rather than size. Head coach and general manager Michael Dyck now leads a roster finding its footing after a rough 2025-26 campaign, returning to Vancouver in a dual role after three seasons with the AHL's Toronto Marlies. Vancouver Giants hockey remains a fixture of the Lower Mainland sports scene. Find tickets for the Giants at Event Tickets Center.
The Giants play in the B.C. Division of the WHL's Western Conference, sharing the province with rivals scattered from Kamloops to Victoria. None stirs more history than the cross-strait series against the Victoria Royals, renewed every regular season. Milan Lucic anchored the Giants' physical identity during their 2006 and 2007 championship runs before an NHL career that spanned 17 seasons and ended with his retirement this June. Vancouver finished 25-39-2-2 in 2025-26, missing the playoffs, and the WHL standings will be among the first things to check once the new season opens.
A move 36 kilometres from downtown Vancouver brought the Giants to their current home in 2016, trading the cavernous Pacific Coliseum for a tighter building built for junior hockey. Langley Events Centre seats just over 5,200 for games, putting fans closer to the ice than the old arena ever allowed. The building doubles as a community hub, hosting basketball, gymnastics, and concerts around the Giants' schedule. Fans can check the Langley Events Centre seating chart before picking seats for an upcoming game.
The WHL slate for 2026-27 runs 68 games, and the Vancouver Giants hockey schedule opens at home this September before wrapping up next spring. Victoria and Vancouver meet several times this season, a rivalry renewed every year. Don't miss the trip across the strait for the September 26, 2026 game against the Victoria Royals at Save On Foods Memorial Centre, the first of those meetings away from home ice. A trip through the Central and East Divisions fills the middle of the schedule before the Giants close out at home.
A sweep of the Moose Jaw Warriors in 2006 delivered the franchise's only Ed Chynoweth Cup. The following spring, the Giants lost the WHL final to the Medicine Hat Tigers but still captured the 2007 Memorial Cup as tournament hosts, beating that same Tigers team in the final. A third trip to the league championship came in 2019, when Vancouver fell to the Prince Albert Raiders in a seven-game series. Last season's non-playoff finish adds another chapter to the wait, and the current core hopes to change that this year.
From the ferry-fueled rivalry with Victoria to a roster stacked with NHL draft prospects, a night with the Giants covers the full range of what junior hockey offers. Every home date brings a tight building, a young lineup pushing for a turnaround, and a franchise with a Memorial Cup pedigree still fresh in living memory. That combination of history and hunger makes for a game worth catching in person. Get tickets to see the Giants at Event Tickets Center.