Vees Clinch 1st Place/Win Seventh Straight Interior Division Pennant:

The 40-12-2-3 defending Interior Division Champion, League Champion and Royal Bank Cup semi-finalist Penticton Vees have clinched 1st place and a BCHL record seventh straight Interior Division Pennant after a 5-1 victory over the visiting Wenatchee Wild tonight. This is the third time in four years the Vees have clinched the Ron Boileau trophy and thirteenth time in franchise history.                                    

The Vees will host the 5th place Coquitlam Express (15-38-1-4) in the opening round of the BCHL playoffs. Penticton went 2-0 vs Coquitlam this season, outscoring the Express 12-2 in their two games. With the Vees victory the Vernon Vipers (39-14-1-4) will finish the 2017-18 regular season 2nd in the Interior Division host the 7th place Salmon Arm Silverbacks (24-29-3-1) in the 1st round of the playoffs. Vernon went 5-1 in six regular season games vs Salmon Arm, while the two teams split their two exhibition games.