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October 01, 2025 - 4:00 AM
Tension grows, the whistle blows and the puck goes down the ice as the WHL season gets going. Here are some stats for your favourite local teams. A tough start for the Penticton Vees in their new rivalry with the Kelowna Rockets, and Kamloops Blazers leading the Western Conference.
Here are the numbers:
5,307: People showed up to see the Penticton Vees take on the Kelowna Rockets in the Vees first WHL season game.
5: Goals scored by the Rockets eked out a victory against Penticton on Sep. 26.
2: Games between the Rockets and the Vees, and two wins for Kelowna. Sorry, Vees.
3: Penticton Vees were called up to the NHL on the second NHL Draft Day back in June.
16: Years of age makes Brooks DeMars the youngest Penticton Vee.
3: Wins in a row has the Kamloops Blazers off to a good start.
6: Goals for Blazer J.P Hurlbert so far this season making him the league’s leading goal scorer.
1: Shutout so far this season from Blazers’ Logan Edmonstone.
2: WHL weekly awards for Blazers, one for Hurlbert and one for Edmonstone.
172: Days left in the WHL season.
— This story was updated at 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 1 to correct who the youngest Penticton Vee is.
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