One day after trading away Russian forward Mikhail Fisenko the Vancouver Giants drafted Danish forward Sebastian Svendsen with the 71st overall pick in the 2009 CHL Import Draft. Svendsen is listed at 5'11, 165 lbs.

Last season Svendsen played for Frolunda of the Swedish Junior League where he scored 6 goals and added 6 assists in 37 games. He also had stints with two Under-18 teams in Sweden where he recorded a combined six points in eight games.

During the 2008-09 season HockeysFuture.com had the following to say about Svendsen:

"Svendsen is the next big hit coming from the country which most popular sports are soccer, handball and cycling. He has been ripping up the Swedish U18-league for his team Frölunda and he has recently been promoted to the U20 team for which he scored his first goal already. With three more years of eligibility, expect Svendsen to become one of the leading players on the Danish U20 team in the next few years."

At the 2008 World Junior Hockey Championships the then 16 year old went pointless in five games playing for Denmark but at the Under 18 World Championships he scored twice and chipped in one helper in six games. He returned to both tournaments in 2009 and posted similar numbers. 

Discuss the selection of Svendsen with Vancouver Giants fans in our Vancouver Giants Forum.

The 2008-09 Vancouver Giants season has come to an end and we wanted to thank everybody for a great year!

To all of our members:

Thank you for being such a huge part of the Giants fan experience. Your contributions to this site have made for great discussions all around. It wouldn't be same without all of your efforts.

To the team:

Thank you for a great season full of fast paced, entertaining hockey games. Your work ethic and passion for the game showed on the ice. It will be great to see you all suit up again next year.

To the players leaving to go on to bigger and better things, we wish you nothing but the best in the future. Good luck.

The GiantsBeat Team

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PLAYOFF HISTORY BETWEEN TEAMS
2005, Round 1:
Game 1: Vancouver 4 Kelowna 3
Game 2: Vancouver 3 Kelowna 4 (OT)
Game 3: Kelowna 3 Vancouver 4
Game 4: Kelowna 2 Vancouver 1 (OT)
Game 5: Vancouver 2 Kelowna 3
Game 6: Kelowna 3 Vancouver 2
Kelowna Won in 6

2008-09 Regular Season Head-to-Head Series
Oct 10: Kelowna 1 Vancouver 7
Nov 12: Vancouver 3 Kelowna 1
Nov 14: Kelowna 3 Vancouver 5
Dec 29: Kelowna 2 Vancouver 3
Jan 21: Vancouver 6 Kelowna 4
Feb 13: Vancouver 2 Kelowna 3 (OT)
Feb 20: Kelowna 6 Vancouver 2


PLAYOFF LEADERS

Kelowna
Goals: Jamie Benn (7)
Assists: Jamie Benn (16)
Points: Jamie Benn (23)
Plus/Minus: Cody Almond (+10)
PIMs: Mitchell Callahan (26)

Vancouver
Goals: Jonathon Blum (5)
Assists: Jonathon Blum (10)
Points: Jonathon Blum (15)
Plus/Minus: Mike Piluso (+7)
PIMs: Evander Kane (33)