Dyck and Co. helped unload the bus so their players could get a little extra sleep before the Game 6 series-clinching win in Seattle
Vancouver’s schedule for their first-round Western Hockey League playoff series against the Seattle Thunderbirds led to an atypical pre-game setup for the Giants.
With Game 5 Friday in Langley and Game 6 Saturday in Kent, Wash., the Giants travelled south immediately after Friday’s victory. Instead of the common practice of having the players unload the bus at the rink before heading to the hotel, Giants’ coach Michael Dyck had his charges dropped at the hotel first so they could get a little extra sleep. Then he and associate coach Jamie Heward went to the ShoWare Center to help trainers Mike Burnstein and Shingo Sasaki put the gear in the dressing room.
“They’ve shown from the start that they’re part of the group. They have just as much invested in this as we do,” said Vancouver defenceman Bowen Byram. Giants forward Jared Dmytriw added: “The next morning Hewie was joking with us about how bad everything stank and how he didn’t think he signed up for that after his playing career had [email protected] there more to this story? We’d like to hear from you about this or any other stories you think we should know about. Email [email protected]
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