Vees Pick up First WHL Win on Home Ice
Published on October 3, 2025 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Penticton Vees News Release
The Penticton Vees picked up their first WHL home victory on Friday night at the South Okanagan Events Centre by a 3-2 score over the Portland Winterhawks.
It was another strong start to the game for the Vees who jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 2:24 into the opening frame as Jacob Kvasnicka batted home a loose puck in the crease for his second goal of the season.
Louie Wehmann would add to the lead at 9:42 as he jammed home his first WHL goal at the side of the net on the powerplay to make the score 2-0 heading into the first intermission.
The Vees killed two powerplays in the second period and held the score to 2-0 heading into the final frame while only allowing 10 shots on AJ Reyelts through 40 minutes.
Penticton built their lead 2:52 into the final period with Matteo Danis backhanding the puck past the Winterhawks goaltender while wide open in front, during four-on-four play, to give the Vees a 3-0 lead.
The Winterhawks would battle back however as they would first strike on a five-on-three powerplay with Nathan Free sliding it under the blocker-side arm of Reyelts. Then, with just over one minute to go in the game, Carsyn Dyck ripped one through traffic beating Reyelts high to make it a one goal game.
The Vees would hang on the rest of the way to secure the 3-2 win.
GAME STATS
Shots:
Vees- 33
Winterhawks- 23
Scoring:
Vees- Jacob Kvasnicka, Louie Wehmann, Matteo Danis
Winterhawks- Nathan Free, Carsyn Dyck
Power Plays:
Vees- 1/4
Winterhawks- 1/5
Goaltending:
Vees- AJ Reyelts 21/23
Winterhawks- Ondrej Stebetak- 30/33
Up Next: The Vees are right back at it tomorrow night (Oct. 4) at the SOEC against the Seattle Thunderbirds for a 6:05PM faceoff.
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