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Following a 5-3 loss to the Cowichan Valley Capitals last night, the Vees were on the ice today for a extensive workout. The club went through a rotation of physically draining drills for 45 minutes, before having some puck time at the end of practice.

Fred Harbinson talks with us today about last night’s game and today’s practice.

Also of note, I mentioned on the broadcast last night that Vandenberg was wearing an ‘A’ and Manderson the lone ‘C’. I had suggested that perhaps sole possession of the captaincy had been awarded to Manderson, but that is not the case. The BCHL has told the team that they can only have one ‘C’ per game, so the Vees will have Manderson be captain for home games, while Brent Vandenberg will wear the ‘C’ on the road.

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Well, a 6 game stretch without a regulation loss came screeching to a halt last night at the SOEC as the Vees were upended by Anthony Perdicaro’s Cowichan Valley Capitals. The former Vees Forward who was traded to Drumheller two weeks ago (before landing in Cowichan) had a goal, an assist and a pair of penalty minutes in his second game as a Capital.

Though the Vees looked solid at times during the match, the Capitals were without question the hungrier team, and set the tone physically from the outset.

I’ll be at practice later today where there will likely less puck time than usual (SKATING).

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