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Vees battling for third seed

by Ryan Pinder - Story: 44925
Feb 9, 2009 / 8:27 am

The Vees are coming off a 3-for-3 week picking up wins on the road in Merritt, Prince George, and Quesnel. The club is finally enjoy success on the road, now just 2 games under .500 away from Penticton.

With just 2 weeks left in the regular season, the Vees are battling for 3rd seed in the Interior Conference with the red hot Westside Warriors.

After a 5-0 shutout Wednesday in Trail, the Vees strung together back-to-back 2-1 victories in Prince George and Quesnel.

Here’s a look at the stats that tell the story:

2 – Goals allowed by the Vees in their past 3 games.

0 – Goals allowed 5-on-5 by the Vees in their past 3 games (one was allowed 6-on-5, another 5-on-3).

3 – Shutouts lost in the final minute of regulation by Sean Bonar this season (@ TRL, vs. ALB, @ QUE on Saturday).

3- Goals allowed by Sean Bonar in his last 4 starts.

12/05/08 – December 5th – the last time Sean Bonar lost a start (6-0-0).

.984 – Jordan White’s save percentage in Prince George this season (2-0-0).

.794 – Vees winning percentage over the last 17 games (13-3-0-1)

17 – Age of the Vees top two goal scorers: Curtis McKenzie and Garrett Milan (23 goals each)

16 – Points in the last 13 games for Curtis McKenzie.

21 – Points in the last 16 games for Garrett Milan.

0 – Goals scored by Max Grassi in 9 games since arriving from Burnaby

7 – Assists recorded by Max Grassi in 9 games since arriving from Burnaby

5 – Games remaining with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks and Vernon Vipers

7 – Games remaining in regular season

14 – Days remaining in regular season schedule

3 – Consecutive years the Vees have won the Interior Conference Regular Season Title. It won’t happen this year!

Ryan Pinder is the 2nd year play-by-play voice of the Penticton Vees, check out his blog at pentictonvees.podbean.com.


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