Penticton and Agoura Hills, California are over 2,000 kilometres apart. But if you ask someone who has been to both places, like Henri Schreifels has, they certainly have their fair share of similarities. “It was really surprising because it was very much just like California,” Schreifels said. “I guess Penticton has lakes and we have […]
Penticton, BC: The Penticton Vees are excited to announce they have received commitments from 2000-born forward Drew Elser and 2000-born defenceman Conner Hutchison for the 2018-19 season. Elser, from Hopewell Junction, New York spent the 2017-18 season with the Central Illinois Flying Aces of the United States Hockey League, scoring eight goals and eight assists […]
Penticton, BC: The Penticton Vees are very pleased to announce captain Massimo Rizzo has committed to play NCAA hockey for the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks in the future. Rizzo, who turns 17 June 13, finished his rookie season in the BCHL posting 13 goals and 26 assists in 50 games during 2017-18. In […]
It’s exam week for high-school students across the United States, but not for Jack Lagerstrom. A senior at Shattuck St. Mary’s prep school in Faribault, Minnesota, Lagerstrom was exempt from his exams prior to graduation because he scored straight A’s throughout the semester. An impressive feat no matter who you are, but factor in an […]
Luke Loheit is going out as a champion. Well, going out of his home state as one. The Minnetonka, Minnesota native ended his high school hockey career in the best way possible, capturing the coveted Minnesota High School State Tournament championship in March. “I think the final attendance was around 20,000 or so,” Loheit said […]
Grant Cruikshank’s junior hockey career didn’t end March 26 when the clock struck zero in game seven against the Trail Smoke Eaters. No, Cruikshank’s junior hockey career ended much earlier than that. The night of December 8, when the Vees hosted the West Kelowna Warriors, was the final time Cruikshank threw on the jersey he’d […]
Photo Credit: Penticton Herald Penticton, BC: The Penticton Vees held a press conference inside The Vault restaurant at the South Okanagan Events Centre Tuesday, May 15 to wrap up the 2017-18 season. Multiple topics were covered on both the hockey and business side of the Vees for last season and the upcoming 2018-19 campaign. On […]
Four years goes by quick. Just ask Jordan Henderson, whose junior career saw him play 232 games in four cities and two countries. A three-year career in the Western Hockey League began in Spokane, Washington before stops in Saskatoon and Medicine Hat, before joining the Vees in November. “Coming into the locker room at 16 […]
Penticton, BC: The Penticton Vees are excited to report Colton Poolman has been named captain of the North Dakota Fighting Hawks for the 2018-19 season, becoming the fourth Vees alum to be captain of his respective NCAA team for the 18-19 season. Poolman, from East Grand Forks, Minnesota, is entering his second season in Grand […]
Prior to his arrival in Penticton, Jackson Keane was no stranger to junior hockey. With two years in Manitoba with the Winnipeg Blues and two years in the United States with the Sioux City Musketeers, Keane had already played more games than most Junior ‘A’ players do. After discussions with his family and school, the […]
