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What’s up Coach?

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Here’s your Holiday quota of locker room feedback from the Vees.

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Time for another completely bias ranking of the Vees

#1 - Brett Hextall - Captain has 8 goals in 9 playoff games - (last rank - 1)

#2 - Kyle McMurphy - 4 points including OT winner in Game 2 - (last rank - 3)

#3 - Alex Evin - Save of the year to send Game 2 to OT with less than a minute to play - (last rank - nada)

#4 - Ryan Wagner - Weyburn Warrior has been near perfet in the post season - (last rank - 2)

Honorable Mentions:

Cory Schneider - Solid Two-Way Play, Zac Dalpe - ZD is back in top gear, Anthony Perdicaro - Super-Pest has cut back his penalty minutes

Here’s Coach on Easter Sunday

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Vees win at home in OT to take a 2-0 lead up to Westside for Games 3 & 4.

McMurphy had 2G & 2A including the overtime winner.

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After a 3/4 first round and 2/4 second round Murray Maxwell looks to sweep the Conference Finals with his prognostications.

Murray’s picks were made prior to Game 1 on Friday.

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Vees Strike First.

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The Road to the Royal Bank Cup in Alberta and BC passes through the Doyle Cup. The best-of-seven RBC play-in pits the BCHL Champions against the AJHL Champions.

Here are the reamaning 8 teams in the mix.

AJHL

League Semi-Finals (cross-over: teams seeded by regular season winning %)

(1) Camrose Kodiaks vs. (4) Drumheller Dragons

(2) Fort McMurray vs. (3) Spruce Grove

BCHL

Interior Conference Final

(1) Penticton Vees vs. (2) Westside Warriors

Coastal Conference Final

(1) Nanaimo Clippers vs. (2) Langley Chiefs

Union College Press Release:

“Milan was named the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week on February 11 after allowing one goal on 49 shots in 101:51 minutes of work, including a 32-save overtime shutout tie against Dartmouth. The former member of the Penticton Vees (BCHL) posted a 2.53 goals against average and a .907 save percentage overall and stood at 5-4-5 with a 2.33 GAA and a .905 save percentage in league games. Milan kicked off the second half of the season with a five-game unbeaten streak, averaging over 23 saves a game during the 4-0-1 span.”

The Vees turn their attention to the Westside Warriors with a trip to the BCHL Final on the line.

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