Vees, Kings, and Hounds involved in a three-team trade TRADE: The Vees have acquired D Ben Wozney ('01) and F Ryan Upson ('01) as part of a three-team trade. DETAILS 📝 | https://t.co/LysJSUeQjc#BCHL pic.twitter.com/A8UHUjpQ9s — Penticton Vees (@PentictonVees) June 24, 2020 The Penticton Vees were involved in a three-team trade […]
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BCHL Today: Vees swap goalies with the Storm, Chiefs add Clarkson Commit Martino, and more
Vees swap goalies with the Storm TRADE: The Vees have acquired G Kaeden Lane (’01) from the @GPStorm in exchange for G Carl Stankowski (’00). Thank you Carl for your time and contributions to the team and City of Penticton. Welcome to Penticton, Kaeden! DETAILS 📝 | https://t.co/WInQXRb5Pu#BCHL pic.twitter.com/5c5JTPxz30 — […]
New Recruits for the Vernon Vipers
The Vernon Vipers will have some fresh faces when the puck drops on the 2020-21 BCHL season. With nine players graduating from the Vipers after last season, a new group of recruits has signed on to play in Vernon. Griffen Barr The 18-year-old defenseman was the first recruit for […]
The Victoria Grizzlies are a team in transition
March 3, 2020, was the day the Victoria Grizzlies 2019-20 season ended after they were swept in round one of the playoffs at the hand of an unfamiliar playoff opponent in Salmon Arm. It was a strange season not just for the Grizzlies but for the entire BCHL as well, […]
BCHLNetwork All 18-year-old Teams
When the BCHL announced it had to cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 season due to COVID-19, I decided to create the BCHLNetwork All 20-year-old teams to pay respect to the players who had their season come to an end. Yes, they were already in the second round of […]
All-Time Penticton Vees lineup
Founded in 1961, Penticton’s BCHL franchise has gone through a few name changes and a lot of players. Over the past weeks, TSN made an all-time list of all seven Canadian teams. Now, what would an all-time team look like in Penticton? For TSN’s all-time teams, they had rules […]
The track to the 2006 RBC Cup national championship
Guest article by Coquitlam Express play-by-play broadcaster Eddie Gregory The 2005-06 Burnaby Express national championship season was one with its share of ups and downs. First of all, the team relocated from Coquitlam to Burnaby as the home rink of the Express in Coquitlam began a massive renovation project. […]
From Vernon to the NHL
Thirty-two players dreamed about getting to play in the NHL one day as they were playing for the Vernon Vipers. These are their stories, from the ones who played a single game, to the ones who won a Stanley Cup. Ron Areshenkoff Areshenkoff played for the Vernon Vikings during the […]
Vees in the offseason: May 2020
It may be hard to believe, but this month has passed by. A month that would have seen a junior hockey club lift the Centennial Cup and start preparations for the 2020-21 season if teams haven’t already started. However, despite no hockey, the Penticton Vees remained busy in May. We’ll […]
The Road to the 2010 RBC Cup
(This article was originally published on May. 27, 2020) The 2009-10 season was a memorable year for the Vernon Vipers organization and its fans. The Vipers were coming off a championship season in 2009 that saw the team win its fifth national title. Heading into the 2010 playoffs, Vernon […]