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Number 38 was absent from the line-up for the first time since the World Jr. A Challenge in the season finale against Vernon.

Trevor Nill and I chat sinuses!

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Vinny Muchalla welcomes us into the world of ‘The Belt’.

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First year BCHL Coach Fred Harbinson on practice, the season that was, the playoff match-ups, and a beautiful day in Penticton.

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“Its the most wonderful time of the year”

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The Vees Blog was at the Vees February Media Luncheon this afternoon. Local Media were on hand, as were (in order of interview) Fred Harbinson, Zac Dalpe, Alex Evin, Brett Hextall, Denver Manderson and Ryan Wagner.

Here’s how the afternoon sounded.

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With a First Round Bye and 10 days until their next action, the Penticton Vees don’t yet know who they’ll face in the playoffs, but neither does anybody else in the BCHL. In fact, the remaining 3 games in the BCHL schedule will determine what the first round match-ups will be in both the Interior and the Coastal Conference.

Tonight, the Prince George Spruce Kings host the Quesnel Millionaires in the first of a Northern Home-and-Home. Should Prince George earn all 4 points, they will jump over Trail in the Interior Standings and face Vernon (4) in the opening round. Anything less than 4 points, and PG will face the Salmon Arm Silverbacks (3) in the first round.

[The Vees will play the lowest seed to advance to the second round]

Out West, the Langley Chiefs and Surrey Eagles wrap-up the BCHL regular season Wednesday Night. A Surrey win would move them up to 3rd spot where they would face Powell River (6), where a Surrey loss or tie would have them face the suddenly hot Victoria Grizzlies (5).

So, with each BCHL playoff team still waiting to see who they’ll play, all eyes will be on the final 3 games of the regular season.

Yours Truly play a bit of a prank on Austin Smith this morning…

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This week Chad Campbell and I are joined by Patrick Haas (Voice of the Salmon Arm Silverbacks), and Colin Tiggelaar (Voice of the Surrey Eagles) as we break down the Interior and Coast, with 4 days until BCHL Playoff action begins. Also Zac Dalpe and Curtis McKenzie are at Boston Pizza and give us the scoop on a big win Saturday over Vernon.

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Not sure how scientific the process is, but the Vees are now 8th in the CJAHL National Rankings

5 things to note as the Vees look to the Post-Season

5. The Vees close the season on a winning note, beating Vernon 6-3 to clinch home ice for the Playoffs with their 41st win. They finish the season with 41 wins and 86 points in 60 games for a winning percentage of .717. Make that 3 straight Interior Conference Regular Season Titles.

4. Denver Manderson has two 4-point games and a 5-point game since returning from injury Feb 2nd. Ho-Hum! Feb 2nd vs. Salmon Arm (1-3-4), Feb 13th vs. Prince George (1-4-5), Feb 23rd vs. Vernon (0-4-4).

3. Zac Dalpe and Brett Hextall combined for a whopping 46 points in the final 16 games of the season, re-united after Dalpe returned from missing nearly a month with an injury.

2. Alex Evin finishes the season with 31 Wins (1st in BCHL), 2.18 GAA (2nd in BCHL), .921 SP (2nd in BCHL), 4 SO (1st in BCHL), combining with Bryan Mountain to allow 138 goals (1st in the BCHL).

1. The club has a 13 Wins, 3 Losses, 1 Tie and 1 OT Loss in 18 games against Westside, Salmon Arm, and Vernon… the 2nd, 3rd, 4th seeds in the Interior Conference. That’s a winning percentage of .778 (!!!)

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