The Giants try to end three game losing streak at home
Posted March 9, 2011 8:51 am.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – The Vancouver Giants try TO snap a three game losing streak when they play host to a Chilliwack Bruins team that has won five straight games tonight .
The Giants are likely to be missing six or seven regulars. F Spencer Bennett (hand), D Darren Bestland (back), F Teal Burns (shoulder), F Brendan Gallagher (head), D Tyler Hart (shoulder), F Connor Redmond (shoulder) and D Joel Rogers (concussion) all are on the limp. Of that bunch, only Bestland is possible for tonight.
Vancouver has brought in D Dalton Olsen, 17, from the AJHL’s Canmore Eagles, whose season is over. Olsen, from Calgary, is the younger brother of D Dylan Olsen, who played for Canada’s national junior team in Buffalo and now is with the AHL‘s Rockford IceHogs.
The Giants also have added D Blake Orban, 16, who was a third-round pick in the 2009 bantam draft. He was with the midget AAA Calgary Buffaloes.
Vancouver, fifth in the Western Conference, is six points back of Kelowna in a battle for the BC title. The Bruins and Giants both have seven games remaining.
Game time at the Pacific Coliseum tonight is 7 p.m.