The Brandon Wheat Kings look to make it back to back victories to open up their BC Division Road trip when they make a stop in Langley, the new home of the Vancouver Giants.

The Giants are managed by former Wheat King Glen Hanlon and are coming off six straight losses. However, they did pick up points vs Tri-City and Prince George in their last two games.

The meeting with the Giants, kicks off a weekend three in three for the Wheat Kings who are facing their toughest stretch of the schedule to date.

Friday’s game can be heard on 880 CKLQ with the pre-game show set for 9:00 MB time. Puck drop is 9:30 MB time.

THURSDAY DECEMBER 1st BWK TRAVEL ITINERARY

10:00am – The players and staff all met for one final breakfast in Victoria before heading to the Save on Foods Memorial Centre to pack up all the equipment.

11:00am – The players, along with Therapist Christ Trivieri begin the arduous task of loading over 30 hockey bags, equipment trunks, sticks and suitcases into the bus. After about 20 minutes of heavy lifting, the bus is on its way to the ferry terminal.

1:00pm – The bus is loaded onto the ferry and while some players stay on the bus to sleep, others head straight for the dining hall where they grab lunch of their choice. The highlight of the trip was when the crew announced we were passing a group of whales that had breached the surface. It was a pretty neat experience to see such a giant creature in their habitat.

4:40pm – The players and staff arrive at the Langley Events Centre. Its the first season the Giants have called this place home. Formerly home to the BCHL’s Langley Rivermen, the arena seats just over 5700 people and is also home to the NLL’s Vancouver Stealth and the Trinity Western Spartans of the CIS.

5:30pm – While the players and coaching staff head to the Keg for dinner, Therapist Chris Trivieri and I hoped aboard the Skytrain and went downtown to Rogers Arena to watch the Canucks take on the Anaheim Ducks.

The Ducks won 3-1 in front of an announced crowd of 17,627. I would have to suggest that the attendance number was a tad inflated. The building was only about 3/4 full and there were entire rows of seats open. I asked the season ticket holder beside me what was the reason for it… He put it best “We’re not very good… People don’t have time for bad hockey.”

All in all, I had a really great time. Rogers Arena is beautiful place and we had great seats (as you can see from the picture above!! 

11:00pm – Lights out