Another One Rides the Bus

The Vancouver Giants have been a veritable car wreck since the 2009-10 season, when they last won a playoff series. Their head coaching spot has been even more of a problem since the end of the 2013-14 season, when Don Hay, who had been coach for much of the team's existence up to that point, left to go to another team he had success with in the Kamloops Blazers. Since that time, they've seen three head coaches last a collective two years, with Troy G. Ward only lasting 25 games of the 2014-15 season, Claude Noel finishing out that season, and Lorne Molleken barely missing out on lasting the entire 2015-16 season, as he was canned with two games to go.

With a new General Manager in Glen Hanlon, the Giants are turning the page again on a new era, as they plan on naming Jason McKee as head coach tomorrow, according to the Vancouver Sun. McKee was last seen leading the Spruce Grove Saints of the AJHL since the 2010-11 season as head coach and General Manager, where he led the team to three championships and Finals appearances the other two seasons. As for what he could provide, a few of the current Giants players, including Tyler Benson, as well as three players on the Giants' protected list, have played under McKee. McKee also coached with current Edmonton Oil Kings' head coach Steve Hamilton.

Whether the Giants will finally break through under McKee's watch remains to be seen. What is certain is that the Giants cannot continue to settle for mediocrity, particularly since they've wasted Benson's prime years in major junior so far and haven't done much to reverse that trend.