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Vees Win in Trail, Clinch BCHL Pennant

The Penticton Vees captured the Ron Boileau trophy as BCHL regular season pennant winners with a 5-2 win in Trail Saturday. Steen Cooper potted two, Gabe Bast and Jack Ramsey also scored in a four-goal third period for Penticton (40-9-3-2) which sealed their second BCHL pennant in four years. Riley Alferd finished with three assists […]

Vees Edge Clippers in First Place Showdown

The much maligned power-play picked the perfect time to come to life. The Penticton Vees scored twice with the man-advantage, including the game-winner in the third, as the edged the Nanaimo Clippers 4-2 at the SOEC Friday. Friday was billed as a first place showdown and it didn’t disappoint as the Vees (39-9-3-2) and Clippers […]

GM #53 Preview: Top Two Teams in the BCHL Square-Off at the SOEC

Nanaimo Clippers (36-13-0-3) Penticton Vees (38-9-3-2) Venue: SOEC Game Time: 7pm Season Series: Clippers (1-0-0-0) 3-2 OT Nov 8th at Frank Crane Arena Vees Home Record: 20-3-1-0 Vees Record vs. Island Division: 5-2-1-1 Vees Leading Scorer: Lewis Zerter-Gossage 17-27-44 Vees Scoring vs. Nanaimo: Riley Alferd 1-0-1 Lewis Zerter-Gossage 1-0-1 Cody DePourcq 0-1-1 Demico Hannoun 0-1-1 […]

BCHL Releases 2015 Fred Page Cup Playoff Schedule

With the playoffs less than three weeks away, the British Columbia Hockey League is announcing it will stick with the same postseason arrangement as last year. Regular-season games will conclude on Saturday, Feb. 28 and the first playoff games will be Tuesday, March 3. The top-four teams from each of the three divisions will qualify for the playoffs […]

CJHL Alumni Succeeding at the Next Level

1,189 CJHL alumni playing in the NCAA and 849 playing in Canadian universities and colleges CALGARY, Alberta (February 11, 2015) – Another outstanding season sees more than 2,030 CJHL alumni pursuing their academic and hockey careers at colleges and universities across North America(% of all players at that level in parenthesis): ·         594 in NCAA Division […]

GM #52 Preview: Vees Entertain Vipers on Last Wicked Wednesday

Vernon Vipers (31-16-1-3) Penticton Vees (38-8-3-2) Venue: SOEC Game Time: 7pm Season Series: Vees (5-0-0-0) 3-1 W Oct 17th, 1-0 W Oct 25th, 4-2 W Nov 14th, 4-3 W Dec 5th, 3-0 W Jan 2nd, Feb 11th at SOEC, Feb 27th at SOEC. Vees Home Record: 20-2-1-0 Vees Record vs. Interior Division: 22-6-1-1 Vees Leading […]

Vernon Stymies Penticton on Home Ice

The Penticton Vees returned home Wednesday but they brought their offensive struggles back with them. After being shutout in their last game in Port Alberni, the Vees were held to just one goal Wednesday, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Vernon Vipers at the SOEC.  Wednesday marks just the second time this season the Vees […]

Vees, Kings Play to Entertaining 3-3 Tie

The only thing Saturday’s game was missing was a winner. The Penticton Vees and Powell River Kings played to an entertaining, dramatic and somewhat controversial 3-3 tie at Hap Parker Arena. The Vees (38-7-3-2) picked up their third point out of a possible four and are one point away from clinching the regular season Interior […]

Bulldogs Take a Bite out of Vees

–The Penticton Vees gas tank ran dry Sunday in Port Alberni, as they were shutout 3-0 by the Alberni Valley Bulldogs at Weyerhaeuser Arena in their third and final game of a three-game road trip. Bulldogs (24-20-2-3) goaltender Billy Christopoulos was superb in net, stopping all 37 shots the Vees threw his way, as he […]

Vees Clock Overtime in Chilliwack.

It was sweet redemption for Gabe Bast, as he scored the game-winner, twenty-eight seconds into double overtime, as the Penticton Vees upended the Chilliwack Chiefs 3-2 at Prospera Centre Friday. Bast came down the left-wing and snapped a shot through the legs of Chilliwack Chiefs David Jacobson for the game-winner. Fitting that Bast scored, as […]