BC Division - are the Cougs still in PG in 5 yrs?

[BE Friend]

Improved for 22/23, maybe 2 first round NHL draft picks, 2 drafted goalies but still pathetic attendance. I bet the league would love a team in Penticton.

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[hockeykid87]

I don't think Penticton wants a WHL team. They are a dominant force in Junior A and the fans love basically everything about that organization. I also can't imagine Kelowna, and Bruce Hamilton, being ok with having a team in Penticton.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Head to Nanaimo?

 

[wetcoast]

Head to Nanaimo?

I'd like to see a WHL team in Nanamio but not sure if it's a large enough market, maybe Chilliwack who never should have lost their team in the first place?

 

[BE Friend]

I don't think Penticton wants a WHL team. They are a dominant force in Junior A and the fans love basically everything about that organization. I also can't imagine Kelowna, and Bruce Hamilton, being ok with having a team in Penticton.

Only just heard about the 18-0 Vee streak - wow. PEN has the arena, population area. Territory bleed? Maybe but what rivalry possibilities with booster buses and the like. KEL side bonus, no hotel stay. PEN must have built that arena with a long term plan for hockey. PG just one lonely banner, it should be a can't miss location winner.

 

[BE Friend]

now 21-0 , Would not have guessed how much support they were getting, Half the DUB would loves these numbers. WOW.

 

[jetsmooseice]

Yeah, wow. Especially post-covid when everyone's attendance has taken a hit, those are very impressive numbers. Must be at the top of the heap for junior A nationally?

 

[hockeykid87]

Penticton has had good attendance for years. That's what happens when you consistently put a winning product on the ice. Combine that with a beautiful facility and one of the best places in the country to live, how can you beat it? There isn't a Junior A franchise that can hold a candle to the Penticton Vees.

 

[hotmic]

Head to Nanaimo?

All Nanaimo needs is a rink and they WILL get a team!! The WHL is salivating over getting teams to play in two different markets when they go to the Island.

 

[billybobjoe2112]

We are averaging more people than SC or PA. Would they be able to fill a 6,000 seat arena, or is P.G. getting dumped on for having too big an arena?