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WHL adds expansion franchise in Penticton BC, beneficial move for Chiefs travel schedule

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A couple of years ago, the Winnipeg Ice won the Western Hockey League’s Eastern Conference, lost the WHL final to the Seattle Thunderbirds – and then relocated to Wenatchee, where the franchise rebranded as the Wenatchee Wild.

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St Catharines Standard

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The Hamilton Spectator

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Vees confirm big move to become new expansion franchise in the WHL

Longtime Penticton Vees owner Graham Fraser said the franchise had accomplished nearly everything it dreamed of over the past 20 years as a perennial powerhouse in the British Columbia Hockey League and now the time was right to take on…

7 days ago·Welland, Canada

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WHL Expands To Penticton, Launches Franchise Application Process For Chilliwack

News release from the Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League announced today the awarding of an expansion franchise to the Penticton Vees for the 2025-26 WHL season along with the initiation of a franchise application process for the City of Chilliwack, to begin play in the 2026-27 WHL season. “This is an exciting day, as the Western Hockey League takes its next step as the world’s finest development league for junior hockey players,” c…

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WHL adds expansion franchise in Penticton BC, beneficial move for Chiefs travel schedule

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CFJC Today Kamloops

Blazers GM Clouston talks arrival of Vees, impact of WHL Expansion Draft

KAMLOOPS — The Penticton Vees will join the Western Hockey League in time for the 2025-2026 season and Chilliwack is expected to land a franchise in 2026. Kamloops Blazers’ general manager Shaun Clouston is welcoming the addition of two more provincial rivals, neither of which require extensive travel to reach. Clouston offered a few thoughts on the the 2025 WHL Expansion Draft (slated for May 7) during an interview with CFJC Today.

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Business Examiner

WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE ARRIVES IN CITY OF PENTICTON

PENTICTON – The Western Hockey League has arrived. “We’re thrilled with the announcement today that the Western Hockey League is bringing the top tier of junior hockey to Penticton,” says Mayor Julius Bloomfield. “Our community has a long, proud hockey tradition and it represents the next chapter in our story. The WHL will bring excitement, excellence and economic activity to our town and we can’t wait for the first training camp to open.” The …

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WHL To Add Penticton Vees, Initiate Application For Chilliwack Chiefs

The Western Hockey League (WHL) has announced their first formal expansion in 18 years in a formal press release. They will absorb the BCHL’s Penticton Vees in 2025-26 and have begun the application process for the Chilliwack Chiefs to join in 2026-27. Penticton will maintain their majority owner, Graham Fraser, but they will also add Winnipeg Jets star Mark Scheifele, former New York Ranger Mike Richter, and businessmen Joe Walters and Gord Kov…

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