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NHL Draft Profile | Ryan Lin, Vancouver Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<em>BY CAMI KEPKE<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the Lin household in Richmond, B.C., there&#8217;s a special hockey stick hanging on the wall that&#8217;s adorned with a mounting number of medals and awards.<\/p>\n<p>Its owner, Ryan Lin, has to admit, the load is getting pretty heavy.<\/p>\n<p>His accolades don&#8217;t tell the whole story of the 18-year-old&#8217;s hockey journey, but it certainly paints a picture of how much he&#8217;s already achieved- and how hard he&#8217;s willing to work for more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Two highlights so far in my career have been winning a gold medal with Team Canada at the U17s and U18s last year,&#8221; Lin said. &#8220;They&#8217;re both just such good groups and like, for those two weeks, that was a lot of fun. It&#8217;s probably the most fun I&#8217;ve had playing hockey, and then to cap it off with the gold medal for our country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to those 2024-25 gold medals, Lin also owns a bronze from the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and paced all defencemen at the 2026 IIHF U18 World Championship with six points (1G-5A) in five games.<\/p>\n<p>But as the stages get bigger, he&#8217;s never forgotten where he started.<\/p>\n<p>Lin grew up attending Vancouver Giants games and idolized his older brother, Teo.<\/p>\n<p>He even started his career as a forward, just like Teo.<\/p>\n<p>While the position didn&#8217;t stick, Lin has gotten to live out his childhood dream after being drafted by his hometown Giants with the sixth overall pick in the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft.<\/p>\n<p>The right-shot defender broke into the league with a 53-point (5G-48A) campaign in 2024-25, joining exceptional status defender Landon DuPont as the first rookie WHL defencemen aged 16 or younger to surpass 50 points since Hockey Hall-of-Famer and Kamloops Blazers legend Scott Niedermayer pulled it off in 1989-90.<\/p>\n<p>Despite seeing his sophomore season shortened by injury, Lin followed it up with a tremendous 57 points (14G-43A) in 53 games in 2025-26, nearly tripling his goal output, averaging more than a point per game and establishing himself as one of the top prospects for the 2026 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>Lin was named an alternate captain for Team CHL at the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge, which saw top draft-eligibles from around the CHL take on the U.S. National Team Development Program in November.<\/p>\n<p>He most certainly would have been a headlining player at the 2026 WHL Prospects Game in February, had he not been sidelined by a wrist injury.<\/p>\n<p>Despite not getting to showcase his game at that event, Vancouver Giants coaching staff say the adversity showcased Lin&#8217;s mental strength and determination.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He would come in from the workouts with Pav (Pavel Dhah), our strength and conditioning coach, and he would be drenched,&#8221; Giants assistant coach Wacey Rabbit recalled. &#8220;He&#8217;d always be on the bike, or he&#8217;d be doing something, and if not, he was watching practice, and he wasn&#8217;t just watching to hang out, he was actually watching what we were doing, and so when he was ready, it was almost seamless to step into our lineup. That&#8217;s the reason why he was our captain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What the 5-foot-11, 180-pound rearguard lacks in size, he makes up for in snarl.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just make up for it in other areas,&#8221; Lin shrugged. &#8220;I think my skating helps me, like, if I have a big forechecker come down on me, I think I can evade and make a move or do whatever I need to do to get around them. I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s a disadvantage. I just think my other areas of my game are enhanced because of it.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d say relentless would be a good one. I think everywhere on the ice, I work hard and do the right things for our team, and then individually, I think I can create a lot of offense for our team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Rabbit believes Lin has what it takes to thrive in a new-wave class of NHL defencemen under 6-feet tall that features players like two-time WHL Defenceman of the Year Olen Zellweger, Lane Hutson and Quinn Hughes, among others.<\/p>\n<p>After all, Rabbit has seen Lin take on more than his fair share of hulking opponents in the WHL- and even sees shades of 2026 Norris Trophy winner Zach Werenski in Lin&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a breakout machine,&#8221; Rabbit said. &#8220;They had some guys with some size, and he&#8217;s so good with his angles that they run out of real estate, and going back, (he&#8217;s) separating the man from the puck. He doesn&#8217;t have a problem boxing out. 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Stanley Cup champion Lucic retires after 17 NHL seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Power forward Milan Lucic, who won a WHL Championship and Memorial Cup title as a member of the Vancouver Giants prior to hoisting the Stanley Cup as a member of the Boston Bruins, announced his retirement from pro hockey on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Lucic, 38, made the announcement via the NHL Players Association.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">\u201cLooking back on my career, I feel truly grateful to have fulfilled my dream of playing professional hockey, culminating with a Stanley Cup win in 2011 with the Boston Bruins,\u201d Lucic said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">\u201cI want to especially thank the Bruins for giving me my start in professional hockey and for instilling the confidence to reach new heights as a player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">The 6-foot-3, 231-pound Lucic, who hails from Vancouver, B.C., spent two seasons as a member of the WHL\u2019s Vancouver Giants. During his rookie season in 2005-06, he emerged as an impact player during the playoffs, registering seven points (3G-4A) in 18 games as the Giants claimed the Ed Chynoweth Cup as WHL Champions. At the 2006 NHL Draft, the Bruins called Lucic\u2019s name during the second round (50th overall). He broke out during the 2006-07 WHL campaign, recording 68 points (30G-38A) in 70 games, adding another 19 points (7G-12A) in 22 WHL Playoff games.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Though the Giants fell in Game 7 of the WHL Championship, they went on to win the Memorial Cup as tournament hosts. Lucic tallied seven points (2G-5A) in five games and was presented with the Stafford Smythe Trophy as Most Valuable Player of the 2007 Memorial Cup. Part of Lucic\u2019s championship performance included \u201cThe Shift\u201d \u2013 where he laid out three heavy hits before taking on Jordan Bendfeld in a spirited heavyweight tilt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Upon finishing his days with the Giants, Lucic made the immediate jump to the NHL, dressing in 77 games with the Bruins as an NHL rookie in 2007-08.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">He spent the first eight seasons of his NHL career with the Bruins, helping Boston win the Stanley Cup in 2011. The 2010-11 season goes into the books as the best of Lucic\u2019s career \u2013 he logged 62 points (30G-32A) in 79 regular season games and added another 12 points (5G-7A) during post-season play.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Lucic was once again impactful as the Bruins advanced to the Stanley Cup in 2013. The bruising winger posted 19 points (7G-12A) in 22 games, though Boston ultimately fell in six games to the Chicago Blackhawks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Over the course of 17 NHL seasons, Lucic posted five 20-goal campaigns. Following his time with the Bruins, he made stops with the Los Angeles Kings (2015-16), Edmonton Oilers (2016-17 to 2018-19) and Calgary Flames (2019-20 to 2022-23), before returning to Boston in 2023-24.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">\u201cLater in my career, I had the privilege of playing with some exceptional organizations in Los Angeles, Edmonton, and Calgary,\u201d Lucic said. \u201cI look back with fondness at the time I spent with each organization and for the remarkable teammates I had the pleasure of playing alongside.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">\u201cI want to extend my heartfelt appreciation to all the coaches, staff and fans from each team I was apart of. I also want to thank my agent, Gerry Johannson, for his guidance during my playing days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">After a five-game American Hockey League tryout with the Springfield Thunderbirds this past season, Lucic wrapped up his professional career by playing 26 games with the Fife Flyers of the Elite Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">At the end of the road, Lucic\u2019s ledger includes 1,177 career NHL regular season games, having scored 586 points (233G-353A), along with another 136 Stanley Cup playoff games and 77 points (29G-48A).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Lucic was the first player in Vancouver Giants history to reach 1,000 NHL games played, accomplishing the feat April 13, 2021. Prior to winning the Stanley Cup in 2011, he was named to the Vancouver Giants ring of honour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">In 2023, he represented Canada at the IIHF World Championship and helped his nation to a gold medal finish.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Milan Lucic is officially announcing his retirement following 1,177 career NHL games played \u2013 wishing all the best to the 2010-11 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/StanleyCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StanleyCup<\/a> champ\ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X4QF1dWqt3\">pic.twitter.com\/X4QF1dWqt3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NHLPA (@NHLPA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NHLPA\/status\/2063607120436556150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Milan Lucic has announced his retirement from professional hockey.<\/p>\n<p>From Vancouver, British Columbia, Milan played junior hockey with his hometown Vancouver Giants of the WHL beginning in the 2004-05 season. Milan was selected by the Boston Bruins in the second round of the 2006\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4F62rLtPEE\">pic.twitter.com\/4F62rLtPEE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NHL Alumni (@NHLAlumni) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NHLAlumni\/status\/2064045571514478918?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Power forward Milan Lucic, who won a WHL Championship and Memorial Cup title as a member of the Vancouver Giants prior to hoisting the Stanley Cup as a member of the Boston Bruins, announced his retirement from pro hockey on Sunday. Lucic, 38, made the announcement via the NHL Players Association. \u201cLooking back on my&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":442,"featured_media":88573,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1488],"tags":[{"term_id":1860,"name":"Stanley Cup Champion","slug":"stanley-cup-champion","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1860,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2"},{"term_id":257,"name":"milan lucic","slug":"milan-lucic","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":258,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":12,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1289"},{"term_id":297,"name":"nhl","slug":"nhl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":298,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":11,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1310"},{"term_id":333,"name":"vancouver giants","slug":"vancouver-giants","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":334,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1450,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1793"}],"class_list":["post-88572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-stanley-cup-champion","tag-milan-lucic","tag-nhl","tag-vancouver-giants","category-1488","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/08145443\/Lucic_Generic_1920.png",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/442"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88572\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":88568,"date":"2026-06-08T14:39:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/?p=88568"},"modified":"2026-06-08T14:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:44:09","slug":"preston-lin-impress-in-fitness-testing-at-nhl-combine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/article\/preston-lin-impress-in-fitness-testing-at-nhl-combine","title":{"rendered":"Preston, Lin Impress in Fitness Testing at NHL Combine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Buffalo, NY \u2013 <\/strong>Vancouver Giants forward <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/players\/29463\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mathis Preston<\/a> <\/strong>ranked among the top-10 in seven different events during fitness testing Friday and Saturday at the 2026 NHL Scouting Combine in Buffalo, New York.<\/p>\n<p>Teammate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/players\/29532\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ryan Lin<\/strong><\/a> also impressed, finishing top-15 in seven events.<\/p>\n<p>Over 80 prospects took part in fitness testing.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>To see the full results, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/media.nhl.com\/public\/news\/19913\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Among Preston&#8217;s best performances was in the isokinetic squat test, where he finished second at 3.57, which equates to squatting 3.57 times his body weight. He also tied for second on the Wingate test at 17.2 watts per kilogram of body weight and tied for third in the 10-metre sprint at 2.04 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Preston finished fourth in bench press power, producing 6.8 watts per kilogram; recorded 14 pull-ups, which tied for sixth best; and finished top-10 in both pro agility runs (left and right).<\/p>\n<p>Preston is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/media.d3.nhle.com\/image\/private\/t_document\/prd\/iynnvgch2guzxrjyzggk.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ranked 32nd among North American skaters<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>by NHL Central Scouting on their final list for the 2026 draft.<\/p>\n<p>Lin&#8217;s best performance was the force plate vertical jump, where he leaped 22.8 inches, tied for fifth-best.<\/p>\n<p>He also finished sixth in the no-arm vertical jump (20.0 inches) and was tied for seventh in bench press at 6.6 watts per kilogram.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Lin tied for T-9th in the 10-metre sprint (2.06 seconds), T-11th in pull ups (13), T-11th in the isokinetic squat test (3.05) and T-13th in the horizontal jump (109 inches).<\/p>\n<p>Lin is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/media.d3.nhle.com\/image\/private\/t_document\/prd\/iynnvgch2guzxrjyzggk.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ranked 16th among North American skaters<\/a><\/strong> by NHL Central Scouting on their final list for the 2026 draft.<\/p>\n<p>Lin and Preston had standout performances for Canada at the IIHF Men&#8217;s U18 World Championships in April. Both were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iihf.com\/en\/events\/2026\/wm18\/skaters\/scoringleaders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tied for 8th in tournament scoring,<\/a> with Lin leading all defencemen in points with six (1G-5A). Preston recorded two goals and four assists, and led Canada in shots on goal (21). Lin also ranked first in plus-minus (+7).<\/p>\n<p>To see the full results from fitness testing,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/media.nhl.com\/public\/news\/19913\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preston ranked top-10 in 7 events, while Lin ranked top-15 in 7 events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":442,"featured_media":88570,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1488],"tags":[{"term_id":1820,"name":"Mathis Preston","slug":"mathis-preston","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1820,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":18,"filter":"raw","term_order":"41"},{"term_id":1643,"name":"NHL Scouting Combine","slug":"nhl-scouting-combine","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1643,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"217"},{"term_id":1553,"name":"Ryan Lin","slug":"ryan-lin","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1553,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":57,"filter":"raw","term_order":"306"},{"term_id":122,"name":"nhl draft","slug":"nhl-draft","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":123,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":60,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1311"}],"class_list":["post-88568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-mathis-preston","tag-nhl-scouting-combine","tag-ryan-lin","tag-nhl-draft","category-1488","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/06\/08143711\/GettyImages-2279550287-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/442"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88568\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":88560,"date":"2026-06-02T13:07:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/?p=88560"},"modified":"2026-06-02T13:08:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:08:03","slug":"giants-lin-preston-to-participate-in-nhl-combine-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/article\/giants-lin-preston-to-participate-in-nhl-combine-this-week","title":{"rendered":"Giants Lin &amp; Preston to Participate in NHL Combine This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Buffalo, NY \u2013 <\/strong>Vancouver Giants defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/players\/29532\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ryan Lin<\/strong> <\/a>and forward <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-giants\/players\/29463\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mathis Preston<\/a><\/strong> are <a href=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/05\/31141930\/NHL-Scouting-Combine-Invite-List-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two of 90 prospects<\/a> invited to participate in the 2026 NHL Scouting Combine, which began earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>The Combine will run June 1-6, and provides the 32 NHL teams with physical and medical assessments of the top prospects ahead of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft at KeyBank Center in Buffalo June 26-27.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The NHL Combine is a rite of passage on a player&#8217;s path to the NHL and is an event that NHL clubs and prospects look forward to participating in,&#8221; NHL Central Scouting vice president and director Dan Marr said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a week full of interviews, medicals, and fitness testing where the players get to interact with NHL personnel and the NHL clubs get to learn as much as possible about the future stars of our game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lin, a 5-foot-11 right-shot defenceman, led the Giants in scoring this past season with 57 points in 53 games (14G-43A). He was <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/media.d3.nhle.com\/image\/private\/t_document\/prd\/iynnvgch2guzxrjyzggk.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ranked 16th among North American skaters<\/a><\/strong> by NHL Central Scouting on their final list for the 2026 draft.<\/p>\n<p>Lin ranked 4th amongst all WHL skaters in average ice-time per game (25:58) last season. His 1.08 points-per-game were the third-highest by a Giants defenceman in franchise history, trailing only Jonathon Blum (1.29 in 2008-09) and Mazden Leslie (1.09 in 2024-25).<\/p>\n<p>Preston, a 5-foot-11 right-shot forward, recorded 12 points (4G-8A) in 10 games with Vancouver this season, missing significant time due to a lower-body injury that he suffered on January 10. He started the 2025-26 campaign with 32 points in 36 games for the Spokane Chiefs (14G-18A). Preston was\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/media.d3.nhle.com\/image\/private\/t_document\/prd\/iynnvgch2guzxrjyzggk.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ranked 32nd among North American skaters<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>by NHL Central Scouting on their final list for the 2026 draft.<\/p>\n<p>Lin and Preston had standout performances for Canada at the IIHF Men&#8217;s U18 World Championships in April. Both were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iihf.com\/en\/events\/2026\/wm18\/skaters\/scoringleaders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tied for 8th in tournament scoring,<\/a> with Lin leading all defencemen in points with six (1G-5A). Preston recorded two goals and four assists, and led Canada in shots on goal (21). Lin also ranked first in plus-minus (+7).<\/p>\n<p>There will be 56 forwards, 29 defensemen and five goalies attending the combine. All are listed in NHL Central Scouting&#8217;s final rankings of North American and International skaters and goaltenders.<\/p>\n<p>Teams can have 1-on-1 interviews with prospects at KeyBank Center from June 1-5. The medical examinations will take place June 3, the Maximal VO2 bike test and isokinetic squat test, which is new to the Combine, will take place June 5, and the remaining eight of the 12 fitness tests will occur at HarborCenter on June 6 (standing height\/wingspan, horizontal jump, force plate vertical jumps, bench press, pro agility test, pull ups, 10-meter sprint, Wingate Cycle Ergometer test). The 10-meter sprint, also new to the Combine, will be conducted in conjunction with the pro agility test.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buffalo, NY \u2013 Vancouver Giants defenceman Ryan Lin and forward Mathis Preston are two of 90 prospects invited to participate in the 2026 NHL Scouting Combine, which began earlier this week. 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From 2023-25, he held the same position for the Surrey Eagles, which included winning a Fred Page Cup in 2024. He was also a business and game operations intern with the Giants during the 2021-22 season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;I&#8217;m excited to join the Vancouver Giants as their next Equipment Manager,&#8221; Chong said. &#8220;I\u2019d like to thank Ron and Pete Toigo for this incredible opportunity\u2014chances like this don\u2019t come around often. I\u2019m looking forward to the season ahead and am honoured to once again be part of this organization.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Prior to his time in the BCHL, Chong was a trainer for both the PJHL&#8217;s Port Moody Panthers and the BCEHL&#8217;s Valley West Giants. He is a graduate of Trinity Western University with a degree in Human Kinetics \u2013 Kinesiology.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The entire Vancouver Giants organization welcomes Mason back to the team.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ladner, B.C. \u2013 The Vancouver Giants announced today that Mason Chong will serve as the team\u2019s new Equipment Manager starting in the 2026-27 WHL season. Chong, 27, most recently held the position of Head Trainer and Equipment Manager for the BCHL&#8217;s Coquitlam Express. 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