Penticton Vees (BCHL)

For other uses, see Penticton Vees.

Penticton Vees
City	Penticton, British Columbia
League	British Columbia Hockey League (1961-2025) Western Hockey League (2025-present)
Founded	1961 (1961)
Home arena	South Okanagan Events Centre
Colors	Black, Blue, and White
General manager	Fred Harbinson
Head coach	Fred Harbinson
Franchise history
1961–1963	Penticton Junior Vees
1964–1975	Penticton Broncos
1975–1979	Penticton Vees
1979–1990	Penticton Knights
1990–2004	Penticton Panthers
2004–2025	Penticton Vees

The Penticton Vees were a junior ice hockey franchise in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) based in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. As a charter member of the league, the Penticton franchise had been named, at different times, the Junior Vees (1961–1963), the Broncos (1964–1975), the Vees (1975–1979), the Knights (1979–1990), the Panthers (1990–2004) and the Vees (2004–2025). After the establishment of a Western Hockey League franchise called the Penticton Vees in 2025, the BCHL franchise was placed on hiatus while seeking to relocate.

History

Logo pre-2022

The Junior Vees were one of the inaugural teams in the Okanagan-Mainline Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), launched in 1961. The league became the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCJHL) in 1967.

The Penticton Vees were named for the Veteren, Valiant, and Vidette varieties of peaches grown in the Okanagan Valley.

The Vees were Mowat Cup champions in 1968, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, as well as in 1986, when they were also Centennial Cup champions. After 26 years since their last RBC Cup appearance, the Vees advanced to the championship game in the 2012 RBC Cup in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, defeating the Woodstock Slammers 4–3 on a goal by Joey Benik to win the Canadian National Junior A Championship.

In March 2025, the City of Penticton was awarded an expansion franchise in the Western Hockey League, which also was called the Penticton Vees, and the BCHL franchise was placed on indefinite hiatus pending its relocation to another market.

NHL alumni

Forty-three alumni of the junior Penticton team have moved on to play in the National Hockey League (NHL).

In the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, Bradly Nadeau was drafted in the first round by the Carolina Hurricanes (# 30 overall) as the only first-round BCHL player selected and Aydar Suniev was selected #80 by Calgary Flames. 19 2022-23 players have committed to NCAA Hockey teams, including the two NHL draftees.

Penticton Broncos (1964–1975)

• Bruce Affleck, Tony Currie, Gary Donaldson, Reg Kerr, Dave McLelland, Vic Mercredi, Grant Mulvey, Bob Nicholson

Penticton Vees (1975–1979)

• Ross Fitzpatrick, Darren Jensen, Kevin Maxwell, Andy Moog, Howard Walker

Penticton Knights (1979–1990)

• Rick Boh, Jim Camazzola, Ed Cristofoli, Neil Eisenhut, Ray Ferraro, Norm Foster, Brett Hull, Ian Kidd, Scott Levins, Derek Mayer, Joe Murphy, Scott Sharples

Penticton Panthers (1990–2004)

• Mike Brown, Kyle Cumiskey, Paul Kariya, Duncan Keith, Chuck Kobasew, Rick Lanz, Brendan Morrison, Jason Podollan, Kevin Sawyer, Robbie Tallas, Tanner Glass, Matt Zaba

Penticton Vees (2004–present)

• Zac Dalpe, Ryan Johansen, Beau Bennett, Curtis McKenzie, Mike Reilly, Troy Stecher, Tyson Jost, Dante Fabbro, Hunter Miska, Bradly Nadeau, Owen Sillinger

Season-by-season record

Season	GP	W	L	T	OL	GF	GA	Pts	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
1961-62	27	9	18	0	-	93	149	18		3rd, OMJHL	Lost in Semifinals, 1-3 (Rockets)
1962-63	31	1	30	0	-	61	300	2		4th, OMJHL	Lost in Semifinals, 0-2 (default) (Rockets)
1963-64	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did Not Participate
1964-65	30	11	15	4	-	104	159	26		3rd, OJHL	Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Kraft Kings)
1965-66	30	15	14	1	-	145	113	31		3rd, OJHL	Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Buckaroos)
1966-67	40	33	7	0	-	-	-	66		1st, OJHL	Fred Page Cup Champions, 4-1 (Buckaroos)
1967-68	40	30	8	2	-	218	123	62		1st	Won Final, Won Mowat Cup, Won BC/Alb Championship, Lost Abbott Cup
1968-69	40	23	14	3	-	209	157	49		2nd	Lost in Final
1969-70	48	19	23	6	-	188	202	44		5th	DNQ
1970-71	60	36	19	5	-	275	203	77		2nd	Did not compete in League Playoffs, Lost Doyle Cup
1971-72	60	33	20	7	-	-	-	73		2nd	Lost in Final
1972-73	62	41	18	3	-	314	232	85		2nd	Won Final, Won Mowat Cup, Won Doyle Cup, Lost Abbott Cup
1973-74	64	38	24	2	-	310	280	78		3rd	Lost in Semi-finals
1974-75	66	35	29	2	-	379	334	72		2nd	Lost in Quarter-finals
1975-76	66	27	36	3	-	302	337	57		6th	Lost in Final
1976-77	68	43	22	3	-	404	307	89		3rd	Lost in Final
1977-78	66	47	17	2	-	492	303	96		2nd	Forfeited Final
1978-79	62	23	37	2	-	263	310	48		10th	DNQ
1979-80	60	41	18	1	-	350	240	83		2nd	Won Final, Won Mowat Cup, Lost Doyle Cup
1980-81	56	35	20	1	-	267	227	71		2nd	Won Final, Won Mowat Cup, Lost Doyle Cup
1981-82	48	43	5	0	-	364	130	86		1st	Won Final, Won Mowat Cup, Lost Doyle Cup
1982-83	56	34	22	0	-	355	249	68		5th	Lost in Semi-finals
1983-84	60	47	13	0	-	448	197	94		1st	Lost in Final
1984-85	52	47	5	0	-	498	193	94		1st	Won Final, Won Mowat Cup, Won Doyle Cup, Won Abbott Cup, Lost Centennial Cup
1985-86	52	44	8	0	-	433	195	88		1st	Won Final, Won Mowat Cup, Won Doyle Cup, Won Abbott Cup, Won Centennial Cup
1986-87	52	30	19	3	-	284	205	63		5th	Lost in Quarter-finals
1987-88	52	26	26	0	-	268	252	52		6th	Lost in Semi-finals
1988-89	60	16	42	2	-	260	351	34		10th	DNQ
1989-90	27	6	21	0	-	107	174	12		10th	DNQ-Folded
1990-91	60	13	44	3	-	245	358	29		10th	DNQ
1991-92	60	38	20	2	-	321	277	78		3rd	Lost in Quarter-finals
1992-93	60	35	23	2	-	350	282	72		2nd	Lost in Semi-finals
1993-94	60	40	17	3	-	341	261	83		3rd	Lost in Quarter-finals
1994-95	60	42	16	2	-	321	250	86		1st in Interior	Lost in Semi-finals
1995-96	60	32	26	2	-	269	248	66		2nd in Interior	Lost in Quarter-finals
1996-97	60	31	27	2	-	285	236	64		3rd in Interior	Lost in Quarter-finals
1997-98	60	45	12	3	-	296	177	93		1st in Interior	Lost in Final
1998-99	60	33	22	-	5	230	197	71		3rd in Interior	Lost in Quarter-finals
1999-00	60	42	14	-	4	283	167	88		1st in Interior	Lost in Quarter-finals
2000-01	60	48	10	-	2	280	166	98		1st in Interior	Lost in Semi-finals
2001-02	60	32	21	-	7	222	209	71		2nd in Interior	Lost in Semi-finals
2002-03	60	20	32	2	6	222	268	48		6th in Interior	Lost in Preliminary
2003-04	60	22	28	1	9	178	237	54		7th in Interior	DNQ
2004-05	60	25	26	2	7	180	193	59		5th in Interior	Lost in Quarter-finals
2005-06	60	41	13	2	4	245	137	88		1st in Interior	Lost in Final
2006-07	60	41	14	2	3	231	163	87		1st in Interior	Lost in Semi-finals
2007-08	60	41	15	2	2	235	146	86		2nd BCHL	Won League
2008-09	60	36	17	0	7	220	159	79		6th BCHL
2009-10	60	48	8	0	4	284	143	100		2nd BCHL	Lost Semi-final
2010-11	60	38	17	3	2	217	171	81		2nd, Interior	Lost Division Semi-final
2011-12	60	54	4	0	2	334	133	110		1st BCHL	Won Final, Won Doyle Cup, Won Royal Bank Cup NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
2012-13	56	35	16	0	5	197	137	75		1st Interior	Lost Final Eagles
2013-14	58	36	16	2	4	199	137	78		3rd BCHL 1st Interior	Lost Division Finals (Vipers)
2014-15	58	44	9	3	2	216	115	93	-	1st BCHL 1st Interior	Won Fred Page Cup, Western Canada Cup Royal Bank Cup Semi-finalist
2015-16	58	50	17	1	0	263	121	101	-	1st BCHL 1st Interior	Lost Division Finals (Warriors)
2016-17	58	41	13	1	3	189	129	86	-	1st Interior, 3rd BCHL	Won 2017 Fred Page Cup finish 2nd 2017 Western Canada Cup Lost in semifinals 2017 Royal Bank Cup
2017-18	58	40	12	3	2	216	130	85	-	1st Interior, 1st BCHL	Lost Division Finals (Smoke Eaters)
2018-19	58	37	16	3	2	200	143	79	-	1st Interior	Lost Div. Quarterfinals (Cowichan Valley Capitals)
2019-20	58	44	12	1	1	225	135	90	-	1st Interior	W Div. Quarterfinals (Warriors) Balance of playoffs cancelled
2020-21	20	18	1	0	1	90	23	37	-	1st Penticton Pod	Playoffs cancelled
2021-22	54	43	8	0	3	256	123	89	-	1st Interior	Won Championship
2022-23	54	50	3	0	1	304	96	101	-	1st Interior	Won Championship
2023-24	54	38	10	3	3	202	116	82	-	1st Interior	Lost Final
2024-25	54	41	8	5	0	210	136	87	-	1st Interior	Lost Conference Final

Western Canada Cup

Western Canada Cup was the Western Canada Junior A Championship held from 2013 to 2017. The champions from the AJHL, BCHL, MJHL, SJHL, and a host team competed in round-robin tournament. After the round-robin, the first and second place team played for championship, the loser then played a runner-up g game against the winner of a third vs. fourth semifinal game. The champion and runners-up would then qualify to compete for the RBC Cup and the National Junior A Championship.

Year	Round-robin	Record	Standing	Semifinal	Championship game	Runner-up game
2015	W, Spruce Grove Saints 11–3 W, Fort McMurray Oil Barons 6–0 W, Melfort Mustangs 3–1 L, Portage Terriers 2–3	3–1–0	1st of 5	—	W, Portage Terriers 4–3 Champions	—
2017 Host	OTW, Battlefords North Stars 2–1 OTL, Brooks Bandits 1–2 L, Chilliwack Chiefs 2–4 W, Portage Terriers 5–3	1–1–1–1	3rd of 5	W, Battlefords North Stars 4–0	—	W, Chilliwack Chiefs 3–2

National Junior A Championship

The National Junior A Championship, formerly known as the Royal Bank Cup from 1996 to 2018, is the annual championship tournament for Hockey Canada's junior A hockey leagues. Depending on the year, various regional champions, qualifiers, and hosts participate in the championship tournament. The tournament usually consists of opening in a round-robin with the top four teams then advancing to a semifinal were the winners compete a championship game.

Year	Round-robin	Record	Standing	Semifinal	Championship Game
2012	L, Soo Thunderbirds 1–2 OTL, Humboldt Broncos 2–3 W Woodstock Slammers 2–1 W, Portage Terriers 3–1	2–1–1	3rd of 5	W, Soo Thunderbirds 3–0	W, 3-2 Woodstock Slammers National Champions
2015	L, Portage Terriers 2–3 W, Melfort Mustangs 4–0 W Carleton Place Canadians 4–3 W, Soo Thunderbirds 5–2	3–1–0	2nd of 5	L, Carleton Place Canadians 1–2 (2OT)	—
2017	OTL, Brooks Bandits 1–2 OTW, Cobourg Cougars 3–2 W, Trenton Golden Hawks 4–0 L, Terrebonne Cobras 1–3	1–1–1–1	4th of 5	L, Cobourg Cougars 1–3	—

External links

• Penticton Vees official website

Preceded by Orillia Travelways

Centennial Cup Champions 1986

Succeeded by Richmond Sockeyes