The Penticton Vees were overpowering against the Nanaimo Clippers in the BCHL finals.

The Vees won Game 4 by an 8-2 score on Wednesday, May 18, at Frank Crane Arena, to sweep the series four games to none and lift the Fred Page Cup as B.C.B次元官网网址檚 junior A hockey champions.

Penticton scored two minutes into the first period, led 3-0 by the first intermission and never looked back.

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Bradly Nadeau scored a hat trick for Penticton, Josh Nadeau added a goal and two assists and other scorers were Ryan Hopkins, Frank Djurasevic, Thomas Pichette and Spencer Smith. Kaeden Lane made 21 saves.

For Nanaimo, Charles Tardif and Cole Hansen scored and Cooper Black made 50 saves.

Luc Wilson, who had three assists for the Vees, said throughout the series, his team was able to shut things down defensively, head onto offence and pressure NanaimoB次元官网网址檚 goalie. The Vees combined that on-ice play with the right mindset and mentality, he said.

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Harbinson said the Vees were a coachable and mature group that didnB次元官网网址檛 have many bad practices or bad days throughout the season. He said players were motivated in 2021-22 after the pandemic cost the organization the chance to compete for championships in 2019-20 and 2020-21.

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Wilson said the hockey team was B次元官网网址渁 familyB次元官网网址� this season.

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