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Several reports circulating suggest the Penticton Vees are set to leave the BCHL

Reports suggest that the Penticton Vees are moving to the WHL as an expansion team, according to Cam Robinson from Elite Prospects and Chek's Rick Dhaliwal.
The Penticton Vees are reportedly set to pay seven-figure deals to join the WHL and to the Kelowna Rockets due to proximity rights.
The WHL Board of Governors met in Las Vegas, but nothing has been finalized about the expansion yet.
The Penticton Vees have won six Fred Page Cup championships since 2008 and 13 consecutive Interior Conference titles.

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Penticton Western News

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Multiple reports suggest Penticton could be next WHL expansion team

Penticton would become the league's 23rd franchise

8 days ago

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castanet.net

Several reports circulating suggest the Penticton Vees are set to leave the BCHL

Multiple reports are circulating Thursday indicating the Penticton Vees are set to become the Western Hockey League’s 23rd franchise. A story published in the Vancouver Province indicates nothing has been finalized yet, although league plans were discussed at this weeks board of governors meet...

9 days ago·Kelowna, Canada

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The Province

Several sources have Penticton Vees leaving BCHL to join WHL as expansion team next season

The Penticton Vees, who have been a benchmark franchise in the BCHL for decades, are set to leave the league to become an expansion club in the WHL starting next season, according to several sources.

9 days ago·British Columbia, Canada

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Penticton Herald

Vees decline comment on WHL rumours

The Vees are declining comment on internet rumours circulating about a possible jump from the BCHL to the Western Hockey League.

8 days ago

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Radio NL - Kamloops News

WHL expansion to bring Penticton into the League next season: Radio NL sources

A significant shift in the make-up junior hockey in British Columbia appears to emerging. Sources have told Radio NL that the Western Hockey League is close to finalizing a new contract to absorb the Penticton Vees into the WHL next season. Insiders suggest that while it’s not quite set in stone, the two sides are reportedly close to finalizing a financial agreement which would allow the Vees’ ownership and management group into the league next …

8 days ago

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