NEWS: Vees To Clash With Smoke Eaters In Interior Conference Quarter Finals

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PENTICTON, B.C. – The Penticton Vees Hockey Club will begin their 2022 playoff run on Thursday, March 31^st at the South Okanagan Events Centre and now know their opponent as they will battle the Trail Smoke Eaters in the Interior Conference Quarter Finals.

The Vees and Smoke Eaters will engage in their second playoff series since the 2004 postseason as each team has won a series in that span. Penticton earned the series win in six games in 2005 before the Smoke Eaters picked up a seven-game series win in 2018.

The series schedule is as follows with Games #1 and #2 taking place at the South Okanagan Events Centre before the scene shifts to the West Kootenays and the Trail Memorial Centre for Games #3 and #4:

Game #1: Thursday, March 31^st @ South Okanagan Events Centre (7:00 PM)

Game #2: Friday, April 1^st @ South Okanagan Events Centre (7:00 PM)

Game #3: Monday, April 4^th @ Trail Memorial Centre (7:00 PM)

Game #4: Tuesday, April 5^th @ Trail Memorial Centre (7:00 PM)

*Game #5: Thursday, April 7^th @ South Okanagan Events Centre (7:00 PM)

*Game #6: Saturday, April 9^th @ Trail Memorial Centre (7:00 PM)

*Game #7: Monday, April 11^th @ South Okanagan Events Centre (7:00 PM)

* – If Necessary

Playoff tickets are on sale now at the Valley First Box Office at the SOEC as well as online at valleyfirsttix.com.

The Vees (41-8-0-2) conclude the road portion of their regular season schedule as they take on the Wenatchee Wild (22-24-4-1) on Wednesday night. Puck drop is slated for 6:00 PM at the Town Toyota Center with the game being broadcasted live on Bounce Radio 800 as well as streamed online at BCHLTV.ca beginning with the pre-game show at 5:40 PM.

The final weekend of the regular season features a pair of home games for the Vees beginning on Friday night against the West Kelowna Warriors on Valley First Feed The Valley Night. Puck drop is set for 7:00 PM before the Vees host the Merritt Centennials on their annual Awards Night on Sunday at 4:00 PM. Fans are encouraged to remain in their seats after the game for the handing out of the annual awards.