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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)

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With our weekly radio show ‘Boston Pizza Vees This Week’ wrapped up, the last bit of housekeeping was to give away our grand prize of a team autographed jersey and a $50 gift certificate to Boston Pizza.

Here’s how it sounded!

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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

A full set of players cards and just four fridge magnets, here are the latest Fridge Rankings:

#1 Brett Hextall - Captain has been the Vees best in the post-season - (last rank: 3)

#2 Ryan Wagner - 20-year-old D-man has been a rock on the back end - (last rank: 4)

#3 Kyle McMurphy - Another Vet providing consistancy and heavy hits, not to mention the team’s lead in scoring - (last rank: nada)

#4 Austin Smith - It looked like Smitty was lined up for the winner Saturday Night, but we all know how that ended - (last rank: nada)

Also Recieving Votes: Alex Evin - Game 5 the only hiccup in a solid postseason, Denver Manderson - Showing why he won the Robert Skinner Award of Courage at the Awards Banquet

Again, A very simple ranking system.

I have a full set of Vees Hockey Cards, but only four magnets to hold them to the fridge, thus the top four guys shall bask in the glory of being afixed to my fridge.

#1 Denver Mandreson - Warrior beats hulking Bigos to set up OT winner in Game 4 - (last rank: 2)

#2 Alex Evin - Best in the League. Period - (last rank: 1)

#3 Brett Hextall - Captain responds with big goal after a skirmish following Game 3 with Goliath-esque Bigos - (last rank: 4)

#4 Wagner and Knudsen - Trusty duo were on the ice at every key moment in Vernon. Strong Beard Quotient Too! - (last rank - nada)

Also Recieving Consideration: Michael Guzzo - playing his best hockey when it matters most, Kyle McMurphy - garbage goals + heavy hits = beautiful, Austin Smith - Texan has stepped up game in the post-season.

Pull up a chair at the Vees Breakfast Wednesday Morning

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I have a set of Vees hockey cards, but only 4 magnets to afix cards to the fridge.

The system of ranking is quite simple… the more I like something, the higher it’s ranked.

1. Moustache Free Alex Evin - 2 GA in 2GP - Tidy numbers without the cookie duster

2. Dandy Mandy - 4 pts in 2 games for the magician

3. Pirate Josepher - Wallops Palasty in a fight a night after getting his eye gouged - YAR

4. Captain Hextall - Backs up chatter with big play

Also recieving votes:

Professor Kroshus - Smart play, K-Nic Knudsen - Best playoff beard on the team, Lumberjack Dalpe - Breaks more twigs than a wood chipper

5 things to note as the Vees look to the Post-Season

5. The Vees close the season on a winning note, beating Vernon 6-3 to clinch home ice for the Playoffs with their 41st win. They finish the season with 41 wins and 86 points in 60 games for a winning percentage of .717. Make that 3 straight Interior Conference Regular Season Titles.

4. Denver Manderson has two 4-point games and a 5-point game since returning from injury Feb 2nd. Ho-Hum! Feb 2nd vs. Salmon Arm (1-3-4), Feb 13th vs. Prince George (1-4-5), Feb 23rd vs. Vernon (0-4-4).

3. Zac Dalpe and Brett Hextall combined for a whopping 46 points in the final 16 games of the season, re-united after Dalpe returned from missing nearly a month with an injury.

2. Alex Evin finishes the season with 31 Wins (1st in BCHL), 2.18 GAA (2nd in BCHL), .921 SP (2nd in BCHL), 4 SO (1st in BCHL), combining with Bryan Mountain to allow 138 goals (1st in the BCHL).

1. The club has a 13 Wins, 3 Losses, 1 Tie and 1 OT Loss in 18 games against Westside, Salmon Arm, and Vernon… the 2nd, 3rd, 4th seeds in the Interior Conference. That’s a winning percentage of .778 (!!!)

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