Busy Week at the Coliseum

It's been an incredibly busy week around the Giants. A Memorial Cup bid. A new radio deal, and a new coach.

Links to everything you need to know are below.

Giants Bid for 2016 Memorial Cup

Press Release

Steve Ewen's Province Article

Kelly Friesen's Yahoo! Buzzing The Net Article


Giants Renew Partnership with TEAM Radio

Press Release

#WHL Giants announce renewal of deal with @Team1040, through 2017-18. Announce @Batchelor1040 as full-time play-by-play man.
— Steve Ewen (@SteveEwen) July 17, 2014

Giants Name Troy Ward Head Coach

Press Release

Steve Ewen's Province Article

Brad Ziemer's Vancouver Sun Article

Cam Tucker's Metro News Article

Troy Ward had lots of Coaching offers on the table and chose Vancouver Giants. Says a lot for Giants Ownership group and GM Scott Bonner.
— JAY JANOWER (@DOUBLEJGLOBALBC) July 16, 2014

Vancouver Giants assistant Matt Erhart chats with new head coach Troy Ward prior to Thursday presser. pic.twitter.com/G3myRMQPX0
— Steve Ewen (@SteveEwen) July 17, 2014

Giants Draft Bobylev

The CHL Import Draft was held earlier this week, and for the second year in a row the Giants drafted a Russian, selecting 17-year-old forward Vladimir Bobylev with the 21st overall selection. Bobylev and defenseman Dmitri Osipov, who went first overall in last year's import draft, are expected to fill the two import spots on the Giants roster for the upcoming season.

Vlad Shushovksy, the agent for Bobylev as well as Saskatoon Blades standout Nikita Scherbak, told Steve Ewen of The Province that Bobylev is similar to Scherbak.

"I would say that Scherbak is more skilled, but Bobylev is a meaner kid,” he said. “This guy drives hard. He’ll come off the wall and go to the net.

“He’s a kid with a Russian name but he plays a North American style.

“Vancouver Giants fans can expect a power forward.”

Read the full article from The Province here.

Here's the press release from the Giants:

The Vancouver Giants selected 17-year old Russain forward Vladimir Bobylev in the 2014 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft.

Bobylev played 35 games with Atlanty Mytischi of the Molodyozhnaya Hokkeinaya Liga (MHL) in Russia last season. The 6'3", 198lbs forward had 8 points (4 goals, 4 assists) and registered 36 penalty minutes in the 35 games.