Photo credit: Jack Murray Eric Linell played pretty close to home for most of his minor hockey career. After four years with the P.A.L. Junior Islanders program in Hauppauge, New York, ranging from U16 to the USPHL Premier League, Linell was looking to branch out. He found a landing spot far from home, with the […]
Photo: Jack Murray Peter Muzyka was no stranger to junior hockey before arriving in Penticton. He was, however, a stranger to the West Coast. “When I first came in it was still smoky, so it kind of threw me off at first,” Muzyka laughed. “Once that all cleared away you really got to see how […]
Photo Credit: Jack Murray Ryan Sandelin had plenty of options heading into the 2017-18 season. After graduating high school in his hometown of Hermantown, Minnesota, Sandelin had to choose where he was going to spend his junior career. While there were a plethora of choices, both near and far from home, the desired destination quickly […]
Photo Credit: Jack Murray Penticton, BC: Vees captain Massimo Rizzo and defenceman Mason Snell have been ranked by NHL Central Scouting on the final 2019 NHL Draft rankings of the season. Rizzo was ranked 84th amongst North American Skaters and Snell 212th. Rizzo, from Burnaby, finished his second season in Penticton with 11 goals and […]
Photo Credit: Jack Murray Jack LaFontaine never had thoughts about returning to the junior ranks. After a year in the OJHL and a year in the NAHL, followed by being a third-round pick by the Carolina Hurricanes, LaFontaine split the goaltending duties at the University of Michigan during the 2016-17 and 17-18 seasons. It wasn’t […]
Photo credit: Damon James Penticton, BC: The Penticton Vees are pleased to announce Patrick Newell has signed an entry-level contract with the New York Rangers following his collegiate career at St. Could State University. Newell was a member of the Vees during the 2014-15 season. His contract begins in the 2019-20 season. That year, Newell led […]
Penticton, BC: The Penticton Vees pride themselves on moving players on to the next stage of their hockey and educational careers in the NCAA. Thirteen former members of the Vees are in contention for the 2019 NCAA National Championship. The tournaments gets underway today, March 29. The number one seed St. Cloud State Huskies begin their […]
Penticton, BC: The Penticton Vees are proud to announce defenceman Dante Fabbro has signed a three-year, NHL entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators. Fabbro was drafted by the Predators in the first round, 17th overall, in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Fabbro, from Coquitlam, spent two seasons with the Vees from 2014-2016 scoring 18 goals and […]
Penticton, BC: The Penticton Vees 2018-19 season came to a screeching halt Monday night with a 3-1 loss to the Cowichan Valley Capitals in game six of the Interior Division quarterfinals. The Capitals advance to play the Wenatchee Wild in the second round. Much like game four, the Vees showed some strong jump in the […]
Penticton, BC: The Penticton Vees extended their season by another game with a 4-1 win in game five over the Cowichan Valley Capitals Saturday night, and now look to do it again in game six Monday night. Massimo Rizzo was the driving force behind the Vees win on Saturday, scoring twice and adding two assists […]
