Ex-Canuck Kevin Bieksa’s son invited to Vancouver Giants training camp

Less than a week after the news of Henrik Sedin’s son, Valter, being named to Team Canada’s U18 national soccer team, another Vancouver Canucks legend’s child is taking the next step in his sports career.

Cole Bieksa, son of former Canucks defenceman Kevin Bieksa, has been invited to Vancouver Giants training camp.

Bieksa’s 17-year-old son has spent the previous three seasons with Fairmont Prep of the USHS-CA (United States High School – California). Cole is coming off his best season yet, scoring 26 goals and 37 assists for 63 points in 47 games in 2024-2025. Following in his father’s footsteps, Cole also brought the rough stuff and racked up 63 penalty minutes as well.

The 5’11” forward also spent time playing for Fairmont Prep’s U18 AAA club, where he scored 31 goals and 47 assists for 78 points in 52 games. Again, showing that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, Cole racked up another 67 penalty minutes at the U18 level.

Earlier in February, Cole’s efforts were acknowledged up here in the lower mainland, as he signed with the Coquitlam Express of the BCHL for the 2025-2026 season.

Kevin Bieksa was ranked 28th in CanucksArmy’s Top 50 Canucks of all time list earlier this month.

Here is what we had to say regarding Bieksa’s ranking:

“He might not have put up massive stat lines or dominated at any given point in his career. But Kevin Bieksa was a staple on those late-2000s, early 2010s Vancouver Canuck teams, adding grit and leadership with a solid two-way presence on the back end. It’s a fitting inclusion for him as one of the Canucks’ top 50 players, responsible for one of the most iconic moments in franchise history, to send them to their third Stanley Cup Final.”

Cole’s father, Kevin, spent 10 years making Bieksa a household name for Canucks fans. And now, his offspring will look to carry on the Bieksa legacy in Vancouver, as he attempts to impress at the WHL level and make the Giants roster.