As the start of the silly season began, the Vees were in full throttle and with some brotherly love. On June 2, the Vees traded Jack Barnes and future considerations for Luc Wilson, who played for Cowichan Valley. Wilson led the Capitals with 53 points in 55 games in […]
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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 […]
BCHL Today: League takes aim at detractors with tweet, Fecteau commits to Stevenson University, Vees get trio back for 2020-21, and more
BCHL sends tweet taking aim at detractors As much as other leagues wish it were true, the demise of the BCHL is only in their imaginations. We will be playing hockey as soon as we are cleared to play. See you all soon! pic.twitter.com/ZHLWTsZgrl — BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) May […]
Penticton Vees 2019-20 Year in Review
As the world navigates through the global pandemic, the BCHL 2019-2020 is canceled. The Vees were in midst of what many hoped would be a deep playoff run. When the season paused, the Vees had already booked their ticket to the second round of the playoffs, where they would have […]
Carson Kosobud sends the Vees to round two
For the second straight night, the West Kelowna Warriors and Penticton Vees headed to overtime on Wednesday night to decide the game. Early in the extra frame, defenceman Carson Kosobud scored the series deciding goal, beating Warriors goalie Johnny Derrick, who was screened on the play. The Vees benched cleared […]
Warriors avoid sweep and force game five
The West Kelowna Warriors went into game four fighting for their playoff lives. It was a hard nosed checking affair between the two clubs, but it was the Warriors who fought off elimination and pushed the series to game five. The Vees scored first on Tuesday night but were unable […]
BCHL Today: Chiefs defenceman Gagno commits to Quinnipiac, Three Stars of the Night, and more
Chiefs defenceman Gagno commits to Quinnipiac NEWS: Brody Gagno commits to @QU_MIH📎 https://t.co/QCewu2LOPd #ChiefsHockey | #ChilliwacksTeam — Chilliwack Chiefs (@Chiefs_Hockey) March 1, 2020 Chilliwack Chiefs defenceman Brody Gagno will attend Quinnipiac University and play for the Bobcats once his junior hockey career is over. Gagno, 17, had three goals and […]
Vees end regular season with a sweep
The Penticton Vees took out their brooms and swept the Wenatchee Wild in a two-game mini-series to finish off the regular season in style. Game one on Friday Friday night’s game saw the Vees win 4-1. Colton Kalezic picked the pocket of a Wild defensemen and slid the puck home […]
Vees win one, lose one last week
Vees vs. Express The Penticton Vees saw their ten game win streak come to an end on Valentine’s Day when the Coquitlam Express steamed into town. It was a contest between the two sides who sit at the top of the BCHL table – a hard and tough battle until […]
BCHL Today: Chiefs forward Rylance to attend NMU, Smokies defenceman Pow suspended two games, Clippers implement new policies, and more
Chiefs forward Rylance commits to Northern Michigan NEWS: Brett Rylance (@BrettRylance) commits to @NMUHockey 📎https://t.co/hvArbG7ip2 — Chilliwack Chiefs (@Chiefs_Hockey) February 15, 2020 Chilliwack Chiefs forward Brett Rylance has committed to Northern Michigan University for this fall. Rylance, 18, has 14 goals and 12 assists in 54 games with the Chiefs […]