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BOSTON PIZZA VEES THIS WEEK

We’ll catch up with Sean Bonar from Summerside, PEI following a Canada West 2-1 loss to the Russians on Sunday, also Interior Conference Power Rankings, News and Notes, Fred on Central Scouting’s swing and a miss, and the weekly staples like weekend highlights, the best answering machine in Penticton and our featured intermission conversation of the week.

Tune in from 6:05 to 7:00 on EZ Rock AM 800, MyEZRock.com, or wait until the show is posted on Monday night right here on the Vees Blog.

CJHL NATIONAL RANKINGS

The new weekly National Rankings are out, and whatever the dudes at CJHL headquarters are smoking, they need to cut back.

To illustrate the lack of logic in the CJHL rankings take a closer look at the Vernon Vipers… Since being ranked #1 in the nation, the Vipers have beat the #2 team in the country (which was Penticton at the time), have won 9 consecutive games, have outscored opponents 63-14 over that margin, and yet have fallen to fourth in the country. They’ve lost once since April the 10th playing in the top Junior ‘A’ league in the country.

Why has Vernon fallen from #1??

WJAC UPDATE

With Team Canada West and the USA both 0-1 in the round robin, both have a day off to prepare for Tuesday tilts. The Americans face the Belorussians and the Western boys will face the Swedes - who lost to Russia 3-2 in a shootout earlier today. The Russians advance to Friday’s Semi-Finals with the win having won ‘Group A’.

For more WJAC coverage check out the local fish-wrap in Summerside: the Journal Pioneer

Happy Turkey Day!

While you were watching Monday Night Football or perhaps a 5-goal colapse from the Calgary Flames on Monday night, Murray Maxwell and I were in the EZ Rock studios for the weekly show.

On the program tonight, Interior Conference Power Rankings, Vees Thanksgiving traditions, golf tips with Evan Hammond of the Alberni Valley Bulldogs, an alumni NCAA update, a look back at the history of Jr. hockey in Penticton with Al Formo, and highlights of the week that was.

Enjoy your last show for a few weeks, as there won’t be a show next Monday.

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Fixtures: The Interior conference power rankings, game highlights, BCHL news, and Murray’s answering Machine.

Also, we catch up on Robert Skinner’s whereabouts with Rob Facca of Northern Michigan, meet Californian rookie sensation Beau Bennett, and talk with HC/GM Fred Harbinson after a big win over Vernon.

******** Sorry for the late posting. In related news, the Barley Mill Canucks suffered a disheartening loss on Monday…

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Lots on the program this week. Murray Maxwell joined me in studio on a busy week in Vees-land.

We had highlights from the week that was, Caught up with WJAC Team Canada West Coach Rylan Ferster, as well as Joey LaLeggia and Garrett Milan. Also Beau Bennett tells us how excited he is to line up accross from his teammates as he dawns the Red, White, and Blue for team USA.

LaLeggia, Bonar, and Milan are in Okotoks, AB today

Zac Dalpe drops by to give us an update on Devon Krogh’s ‘flow’ at Ohio State, The Interior Conference Power Rankings are altered with Trail’s 1st win of the year, and Brian Wiebe helps us tee up Tuesday’s game in Merritt.

Boston Pizza Vees this week airs Monday’s on EZ Rock AM 800 and at MyEZRock.com from 6-7 (after the news). Also the show will be posted to the Blog before 8PM PST on Monday’s.

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Episode 1 of Boston Pizza Vees This Week hits the air at 6:05 (PST).

We’ll recap the weekend road trip up North, get up close and personal with Denver Manderson, and get the coach’s thoughts after a clean sweep of 6 points on opening weekend.

If you don’t live in Penticton or forgot that radio still existed, you can catch the show live on myezrock.com or stream it from the Vees Blog later tonight.

As always, feel free to hit me up on the phone line at (250) 492-2818 during the show.

******UPDATE****** I am a huge liar. Show tomorrow. New Technological advances in radio… delayed********

Always scientific, sometimes controversial, never boring!

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Andy Moog, Highlights, an Awards preview, Power Rankings, and more!

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The Vernon Vipers have inched higher in the ‘quirky’ CJHL National Rankings.

Pick up the phone immediately if you have designs on attending the Annual Vees Awards Banquet and Celebration. Talk to Bruce Judd at (250) 493-VEES (8337) for your tickets to the event at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre. Cocktails @ 5:00, Buffet @ 6:00, Ceremonies @ 7:00. No tickets will be sold at the door.

Tonight on ‘Boston Pizza Vees This Week’ Al Formo stops by to preview the aforementioned Awards Ceremony, I’ll issue another release of the world renowned Intrerior Conference Power Rankings, we’ll hear from Andy Moog who was in town last week, and of course highlights from last week’s Vees action. Catch the show from 6-7 on EZ Rock AM 800, in the BCHL’s Fanzone, or at MyEZRock.com

A busy week is underway for the Penticton Vees. 4 Games, 1 Banquet, 2 Road Games & 3rd Place in sight. Puck drop is 7PM in Vernon tomorrow, 7:00 in Merritt, and 7:05 for the final home games of the year against Salmon Arm (Friday) and Vernon (Saturday).

Alumni of the week is Trevor Nill who recorded his first point (an assist) since November 1st on a weekend where the struggling Spartans took two wins (1 in OT) from the Ohio State Buckeyes (home of former Vees Zac Dalpe and Cory Schneider). Michigan State has just 6 wins in 24 games this season.