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The Jr. ‘A’ hockey season came to a close today with the Humbolt Broncos of the SJHL crowned as Canada’s finest.

The Saskatchewan powerhouse won their 2nd National Championship in club history with a 1-0 blanking of the Camrose Kodiaks.

An early Power Play Goal from Edward Gale (Cousin of Gary Leaman) stood as the lone tally, and Broncos Goalie Taylor Nelson make a spectacular save in the final moments of the game to earn the shutout and deny the Camrose Kodiaks their 2nd RBC Cup.

RBC Cup Headquarters

Jacques Lemaire and Lou Lamoriello would have liked this game, as both teams played very defensively concious hockey (remember the Doyle Cup?).

Not exactly the style of play one loves to see in a showcase game for Jr. ‘A’ hockey in Canada, but a winning is winning, and as this year has displayed the BCHL seems to rewards a different style of play than the RBC Qualifiers and Tournament.

As for the Vees:Blog, this should do it for the 07-08 year. It’s been fun working on the Blog and I’ve had a great response from Vees Fans and Junior ‘A’ fans from around the world. Hits have come from as far as Japan, Honduras, Germany, Finland, Australia and Russia, as well as the steady flow from across North America.

So while the Vees themselves are now gettting back into their workout regimes, or forging a new direction in life after a hockey career this Summer, I’ll be home in Calgary enjoying time with family and friends.

All the best until Fall. Vees:Blog (v2.0) is coming!

Never fun clearing out the stall and saying goodbye.

A final word from the BCHL Champions.

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One last time this season…

“Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere’s Fred”

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The Vees are proud to announce the commitment of Goaltender Sean Bonar to the 08-09 team.

Bonar was born in 1991 and played for the Greater Vancouver Canadians in the BC Major Midget League.

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The Vees season has come to an end as the Camrose Kodiaks have defeated the Vees in Game 5 of the Doyle Cup.

Boris Rybalka and his troops showed their experience and were a poised group throughout the series.

For the Vees, it’s a bitter end to a fantastic season of achievement.

Congrats to the Vees on the 1st Fred Page Cup win for Penitcton since 1986 and best of luck to the Kodiaks at the RBC.

As for the Blog, I’ll be posting more interviews as the boys pack up their gear and head home… stay tuned!

More on the Doyle Cup from Edmonton Media

Kodiaks’ Day Off

Kodiaks’ Familiar Lead

Coffee With Cam

With the Oilers & Flames (NHL), Oil Kings, Rebels, Tigers & Hitmen (WHL) done for the year, just the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Camrose Kodiaks are left playing hockey in Alberta… That means lots of media coverage!

The Vees and Salmon Kings (ECHL) are left playing hockey in BC. Tonight is the 84th game of the season for the Vees including Pre-Season.

Here’s a look at Central Scouting’s Final Rankings for the 2008 NHL Draft. Both Zac Dalpe and Joe Colborne are slated as first rounders among North American Skaters.

There should be a few scouts in Memorial Arena tonight!

Here’s the BCHL’s piece on ranked players in BC

Vees Assistant Coach Aaron Wilbur gives us the skinny on the Vees Spring Camp, which opened today.

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Here are the results of the Vees Playoff Picks from the 1st Round of the NHL Playoffs.

1 point for each series winner picked. A bonus point for also selecting the number of games in the series.

Example: 1 point for picking Montreal in 4 Games, 2 Points for picking Montreal in 7 Games, No points for picking Boston in 7 Games

Points Total - Name (bonus points)

9 - Pond (3), Smith (2), Perdicaro (2), Evin (3)

8 - Knudsen (2), Pinder (2)

7 - Maxwell (1), Lebreche (1), Muchalla (1), Hengen (1)

6 - Nill (1), Mountain (0), Manderson (1), Dalpe (1), Kroshus (0), Josepher (1), Westover (1), Hextall (0), Guzzo (1)

5 - Johnston (1), Schneider (1), Krogh (0), McMurphy (0), McKenzie (1), Bettauer (0)

4 - Grossmann (0)

3 - Wagner (0)

Jonathan Huntington in the Edmonton Sun

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