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VEES @ BOSTON PIZZA TONIGHT

Boston Pizza is welcoming everybody over tonight for a great night of hockey starting at 7PM.

The full team will be in attendance for your chance to get a signed poster or a photo with the guys. The Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers will be on the tube in a rematch of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals, and there will be a mountain of prizes to be won.

Among Vees Club seats, and game tickets, two separate pairs of Canucks Tickets will be won. Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals visit Vancouver on the 18th of December and we’ve got a pair of VIP seats with unlimited grub, a night’s stay in Vancouver, and $100 spending cash. Also a pair of Blackhawks tickets will be given away for later in November.

We’ll see you at BP’s at 1900 Main Street at 7PM.

WORLD JR. ‘A’ CHALLENGE

Matt Cormier, FullFrameMedia.ca

Sean Bonar stopped 33 of 36 shots, and Joey LaLeggia had two assists as the Western Canadian squad beat the Swedes 6-3 in the final round robin game in Group A. Sweden and Canada West will now wait for the evening result to come in to find out who they will face in Thursday’s Quarterfinal. Canada West will play the loser of Belarus/USA, while Sweden will have to play the winner.

Canada East and Russia have already advanced to Friday’s Semi-Final with 2-0 records in round robin play.

Eddie Gregory joins us to preview Friday’s pending visit from the Burnaby Express (lots of former Vees on that squad). Also we hear from the Head Scout of the Vees, catch highlights of a successful 6-days on Vancouver Island, and pick Coach Fred Harbinson’s brain as we cornered him on the ferry from Nanaimo to Vancouver last night.

Who’s leading the Vees in the 3 star standings?? Rock hard hits?? Hardest working honours? Yeah.. we’ve got that too!

‘Vees This Week’ is brought to you by Boston Pizza. Be sure to join us at BP’s on the 3rd of November as the whole team will be in attendance to sign autographs, and we’ll have prizes galore - including a spectacular Canucks prize package including two ticket to a ‘nucks game and a night’s stay in Vancouver. See you there!

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Devon Krogh, Derik Johnson, Joey Holka and Ryan Viselli were at Uplands Elementary School today on the final stop of the 2008/2009 Read to Succeed program.

The players started the day by visiting every class from Kindergarten to Grade 5. The 4 Vees read to each group, answered questions, and awed their pint-sized fans.

The day was capped with a raucous game of basketball in the gym.

Here’s how it sounded…

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Mats Sundin’s Canucks Debut?

Lifetime Linemates Travis Ouellette and Ryan Viselli.

Smiling two-time Penticton Goalie Jordan White.

16-year-old Sensations Colton Jobke and Ryan Johansen.

Peaking Players Matt Ridley and Brad Reid who are playing their best hockey of the season.

December Hockey Pool Winners will be announced.

New Monthy Pool will fire up!

Prizes and Autographs for All!!

See you from 7-8PM

The last episode of ‘Boston Pizza Vees This Week’ of the calendar year features weekend Highlights, an Alumni Update, Interior Conference Power Rankings, Kevin Parnell of the Westside Warriors, a full length chat with Fred Harbinson, a look at the schedule and much much more.

Boston Pizza Vees This Week runs Mondays (we’ll be back on Jan 5th) from 6-7 on EZ Rock AM 800 and myezrock.com

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Vees Party #3 is tonight at Boston Pizza from 7-8 in Penticton.

Jordan White, Erik Slemp, Derik Johnson, Logan Johnston, Adam Zamec and the BCHL’s player of the week Brodie Reid will be in attendance to sign autographs and give out tips for the monthly hockey pool.

Also, we’ll have NHL hockey on TV and all sorts of prizes to be won.

See you there!

With not a ton of rainbows, lollipops and sunshine surrounding the team after suffering their third straight loss (one was in Overtime) last night in Westside, let’s look back at a much happier Sunday afternoon and the community skate at the SOEC.

I spoke with Logan Johnston, Ryan Viselli, Matt Paltridge and Neil Jamieson at the event.

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Dave Crompton of the Penticton Herald was in studio tonight for the Mid-Season Awards Episode of Boston Pizza Vees This Week.

Also on the program: Highlights from the first week of December, News and Notes and more!

Boston Pizza Vees This Week runs every Monday on EZ Rock AM 800 from 6 ’til 7.

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Tonight we look ahead to Friday’s Teddy Bear Toss, Highlights from the week that was, Manderson on the Player of the Week honours, Holka and Jobke on their first BCHL goals, Sean Bonar’s Ivy League Commitment, Power Rankings and outspoken Vipers Owners Duncan Wray on how to make the BCHL better.

Boston Pizza Vees This Week runs 6 to 7 on EZ Rock AM 800 and myezrock.com

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‘08 playoff hero Austin Smith joins us from Colgate as we keep up to date with the Alumni of 07/08, also a look at the schedule, Highlights of the 5 point weekend, C-mac and Mandy on the World Junior A Challenge, New Interior Conference Power Rankings and much more.

Boston Pizza Vees This Week runs 6 to 7 on Monday Nights on EZ Rock AM 800 an on myezrock.com

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