{"id":110417,"date":"2025-08-31T20:36:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T20:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/110417\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T20:36:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T20:36:14","slug":"like-father-like-son-bieksas-kid-drops-the-gloves-at-vancouver-giants-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/110417\/","title":{"rendered":"Like father, like son: Bieksa\u2019s kid drops the gloves at Vancouver Giants camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to making a first impression, the Bieksa family may be the best at doing so with their fists.<\/p>\n<p>Ex-Vancouver Canucks defenceman Kevin Bieksa fought a total of 58 times throughout his NHL career, and his son Cole appears to have inherited those skills. The 17-year-old forward is<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/canucks-kevin-bieksa-son-cole-picked-vancouver-giants-camp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> attending training camp for the WHL\u2019s Vancouver Giants<\/a> and decided to catch the eyes of coaches by dropping the gloves on the third day of action.<\/p>\n<p>Bieksa recorded a Gordie Howe hat-trick during that inter-squad game, making sure to get on the score sheet with a goal and assist along with that bout.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Like father, like son. Cole Bieksa, who is the son of former <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Canucks<\/a> defenceman Kevin Bieksa dropped the gloves today at Vancouver Giants training camp.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Kierszenblat (@Adamkblat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Adamkblat\/status\/1961849484935332335?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though Cole may not look like a fighter, standing at just 5\u201911\u201d and 154 pounds, it\u2019s clear that he learnt a thing or two from his father\u2019s fiesty playstyle. It also would not be the first time that a Bieska has thrown a few punches to get noticed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/bieksa-fight-fedor-fedorov-canucks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin told a story back in 2020<\/a> about his time with the AHL\u2019s Manitoba Moose, where he fought and knocked out teammate Fedor Fedorov in a parking lot after a misunderstanding. According to Bieksa, then-Canucks GM Brian Burke was so impressed with the fight that he inked Kevin to an entry-level deal.<\/p>\n<p>That parking lot fight then went on to spark a 13-year NHL career for Bieksa.<\/p>\n<p>While this fight may not yield the same result for Cole, who is trying to break into the WHL for the very first time, it\u2019s clear that he is willing to do anything to help solidify his chances of a junior career.<\/p>\n<p>Giants camp is expected to wrap up on Sunday, meaning that Cole will find out whether or not he will crack the roster sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When it comes to making a first impression, the Bieksa family may be the best at doing so&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":110418,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[433],"tags":[49,48,448,82],"class_list":["post-110417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}