The night of March 31, 2022, didnB次元官网网址檛 go as planned for the Penticton Vees.
Penticton had cruised all regular season long to play as the No. 1 seed in the BCHL Playoffs, but had just lost its opening postseason game against the Trail Smoke Eaters on home ice.
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ItB次元官网网址檚 been 600 days since then and the Vees have yet to lose another home game at the South Okanagan Events Centre.
The teamB次元官网网址檚 50-game home winning streak is a B.C. Hockey League record, knocking off the Surrey EaglesB次元官网网址� previous 42-game record set from 1996 to 1997.
After that one loss in March, Penticton would go on to win the Fred Page Cup in 2022, going 16-0 and defeating Nanaimo in the finals.
And then thereB次元官网网址檚 the next season (2022-2023), a Vees campaign that produced a total of zero home losses, including the playoffs.
It was in May 2023 when Penticton defeated the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in Game No. 2 of the BCHL Finals. On that night, the Vees won their 43rd home game in a row to set a new all-time record.
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Fresh off another Fred Page Cup title, the Vees entered the
Penticton topped the Victoria Grizzlies on Saturday, Nov. 18, to win its 50th in a row at the SOEC.
HarbinsonB次元官网网址檚 squad achieved the feat while wearing Penticton Broncos jerseys to honour the local championship team from 50 years ago.
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The old franchise mark for home wins in a row came courtesy of the Penticton Knights, who won 38 games at Memorial Arena from 1985 to 1986.
The longest home winning streak in NHL history, meanwhile, is 24 games. That mark was set by the Philadelphia FlyersB次元官网网址� legendary Broad Street Bullies team in
The Vees will hit the road to play Vernon on Nov. 25, before returning home to host the Trail Smoke Eaters on Wednesday, Nov. 29.
By then, it will be 607 days since the Vees last lost at the SOEC.
