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College & Hospitality Night Coming to the SOEC

Friday, November 15, 2013 MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT  his Wednesday, it’s “College & Hospitality Industry Night” at the South Okanagan Events Centre (SOEC). The Vees are inviting all college students and those working in the hospitality industry to enjoy exciting and most of all, affordable hockey. Tickets are $5 for all ages, beer is on sale for $2.50 (19+) […]

Vees Double Up Warriors; On Their Way Home

–The Vees are finally going to get to play at home and they’re coming back with two points. Anthony Conti scored twice, including the eventual game-winner in the second, as the Penticton Vees doubled up the West Kelowna Warriors 6-3 Friday at Royal LePage Place.   Friday marked the end of a five game stretch […]

Three Vees Named to NHL November Watch List

NHL Central Scouting has released its preliminary player rankings in advance of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and nine BCHL players are named among the 20 Canadian Junior Hockey League players listed. All of the CJHL players on the list were classed as 'C'-grade prospects meaning they would likely be selected in the fourth round […]

Vees Place Forward on IR; Add Another

The Penticton Vees Jr. ‘A’ Hockey Club has acquired forward Brendan Lamont (94) from the Trail Smoke Eaters for future considerations, the team announced Wednesday.   In a corresponding move, the team placed forward Josh Blanchard (96) on the 60 day Injured Reserved, as the result of a lower-body injury sustained on the Vees recent […]

Vees Edge Dogs; Grab First Place

 Cam Amantea and Brad McClure each scored twice, as the Penticton Vees earned a hard-fought 4-3 win over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs Sunday afternoon in Port Alberni. The win moves the Vees into top spot in the Interior Division with 29 points. For the second straight game, the Vees scored the only goal of the first […]

Vees Score Big Win in Powell River

The Penticton Vees snapped a five game winless streak on the road on Friday and did so with an exclamation mark, scoring a 7-3 win over the Powell River Kings at Hap Parker Arena. The win is their first away from the SOEC since September 14th in Trail. The Vees were playing their first game in […]

Gushue, Clippers Edge Vees in OT

Nicholas Gushue gave himself the best birthday present possibly on Saturday night. The Clippers defenseman, who was celebrating his 19th birthday, scored twice, including in overtime, to lead the Nanaimo Clippers to a 3-2 come from behind win over the Penticton Vees at Frank Crane Arena. The Vees have now split their first two games of […]

Stoykewych Named to Team Canada West Roster

The Penticton Vees Jr. ‘A’ Hockey Club is pleased to announce defenseman Paul Stoykewych (95) has been named to the Team Canada West roster for the upcoming 2013 World Junior ‘A’ Challenge (WJAC) in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. President, General Manager an Head Coach Fred Harbinson, “We are very excited as an organization for Paul, as this […]

Vees Sign Defenseman

The Penticton Vees Jr. 'A' Hockey Club has signed defenseman Clint Filbrandt (95) the team announced Monday. Filbrandt, 18, was most recently with the Kootenay Ice of the Western Hockey League. The Calgary product appeared in nine games this season with the Ice, with zero points but had a plus two rating and tallied four […]

Out of Gas in Salmon Arm

The Penticton Vees simply ran out of gas Saturday, in a 4-2 loss to the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. The Vees came into Saturday’s game on the heels of a double-overtime win over Vernon one night earlier and going into the match-up with Salmon Arm, had four of the their last five games go into double-overtime. […]