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Never fun clearing out the stall and saying goodbye.

A final word from the BCHL Champions.

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Here’s a look at Central Scouting’s Final Rankings for the 2008 NHL Draft. Both Zac Dalpe and Joe Colborne are slated as first rounders among North American Skaters.

There should be a few scouts in Memorial Arena tonight!

Here’s the BCHL’s piece on ranked players in BC

Here are the results of the Vees Playoff Picks from the 1st Round of the NHL Playoffs.

1 point for each series winner picked. A bonus point for also selecting the number of games in the series.

Example: 1 point for picking Montreal in 4 Games, 2 Points for picking Montreal in 7 Games, No points for picking Boston in 7 Games

Points Total - Name (bonus points)

9 - Pond (3), Smith (2), Perdicaro (2), Evin (3)

8 - Knudsen (2), Pinder (2)

7 - Maxwell (1), Lebreche (1), Muchalla (1), Hengen (1)

6 - Nill (1), Mountain (0), Manderson (1), Dalpe (1), Kroshus (0), Josepher (1), Westover (1), Hextall (0), Guzzo (1)

5 - Johnston (1), Schneider (1), Krogh (0), McMurphy (0), McKenzie (1), Bettauer (0)

4 - Grossmann (0)

3 - Wagner (0)

Global Spectrum and the Penticton Valley First Vees have announced a partnership involving the team and the South Okanagan Event Centre.

Here is Scott Carter the President and GM of the Vees on the agreement at today’s press conference.

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The Vees have called a Press Conference for Noon today at the Penticton Trade & Convention Centre.

Updates to follow!

Pull up a chair at the Vees Breakfast Wednesday Morning

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Nic Knudsen fill us in on Saturday’s team event, the scavenger hunt.

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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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Nearly 300 Vees Fans packed the Lakeside Resort in Penticton Last Night for the annual awards banquet. The 1953-54 Allan Cup Champion Penticton Vees were honoured at the event and there were a handful of moving speeches throughout the evening.

And the winnners are….

Best Conditioned Athlete - Bryan Mountain

Academic Award - Eric Kroshus

Most Inspirational Player - Brett Hextall

Humanitarian Award - Devon Krogh

Unsung Hero - Michael Guzzo

Most Sportsmanlike Player - Trevor Nill

Fan Favorite - Brett Hextall

Robert Skinner Award of Courage - Denver Manderson

Vees Favorite - Nic Knudsen

Leading Point Producer - Brett Hextall

Most Improved Player - Curtis McKenzie

Rookie of the Year - Zac Dalpe

Best Defenceman - Ryan Wagner

Most Valuable Player - Alex Evin

Playoff MVP - ?!

Street Hockey > Working Out

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