Game 3, Round 3 Preview: Vees vs Silvertips
Published on April 27, 2026 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Penticton Vees News Release
The Vees return home looking to pick up a win against the Silvertips in Game 3 of their Western Conference Championship Series. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05PM.
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Series So Far: The two teams played the opening 40 minutes quite evenly in Game 1. The Silvertips got a fortunate bounce to make the game 3-1 late, adding an empty netter to make the final 4-1. Ryden Evers scored the lone goal for the Vees, his seventh of the post-season.
Game 2 saw the Vees battle back from three different one goal deficits with Ethan Weber tying the game 4-4 with 56 seconds to go to send it to overtime. It was the Silvertips who found the net on the powerplay in double OT to take the 5-4 win and 2-0 series lead. Brady Birnie struck twice for the Vees and now leads the team with eight goals in the post-season. AJ Reyelts stopped 48-of-53 shots he faced in the loss.
Vees Player to Watch: F Brady Birnie: The Vees forward had a big game in Game 2 and now sits with eight goals in the playoffs. The 20-year-old CHL veteran now has 12 goals in 27 career playoff games.
Fast Fact: Ryden Evers leads the WHL in playoff faceoff wins (200) while Matteo Danis is in second with 150.
Playoff Leading Scorers
Penticton
Jacob Kvasnicka - 13 points (7g, 6a)
Ryden Evers - 12 points (7g, 5a)
Louie Wehmann - 11 points (5g, 6a)
Brady Birnie - 9 points (8g, 1a)
Matteo Danis - 9 points (1g 8a)
Silvertips
Landon DuPont - 16 points (4g, 12a)
Matias Vanhanen - 16 points (8g, 8a)
Julius Miettinen - 15 points (8g, 7a)
Carter Bear - 15 points (3g, 12a)
Zackary Shantz - 9 points (3g, 6a)
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