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12 former Vees suiting up for NHL training camp

Vees alumni eye NHL

NHL training camps are underway for the 2021 season, and a dozen Penticton Vees alumni are hitting the ice vying for their place on a team. 

The twelve former Vees suiting up at camps are as follows:

  • F Zac Dalpe (Columbus Blue Jackets) 
  • F Steven Fogarty (Buffalo Sabres) 
  • F Ryan Johansen (Nashville Predators) 
  • F Tyson Jost (Colorado Avalanche) 
  • F Curtis McKenzie (St. Louis Blues) 
  • D Dante Fabbro (Nashville Predators) 
  • D Duncan Keith (Chicago Blackhawks) 
  • D Colton Poolman (Calgary Flames) 
  • D Mike Reilly (Ottawa Senators) 
  • D Troy Stecher (Detroit Red Wings) 
  • G Hunter Miska (Colorado Avalanche) 
  • G Brad Theissen (Columbus Blue Jackets) 

Forwards Johansen and Jost are no strangers to NHL ice, seeing significant play time last season. Fellow forwards Dalpe and McKenzie played last season in the American Hockey League and are hoping to earn a spot on an NHL roster this year. 

All four former Vees defenders have earned their NHL spots already. The goaltenders in camps this season are on the opposite ends of their playing careers with Miska entering his fourth season of pro hockey, having joineed  the Avalanche for their playoff run in the bubble in Edmonton last season.

Theissen, on the other hand, is making his way into his 11th season in pro hockey and has played the last three years with Columbus’ farm team as a player/coach and will continue that role this season.  

The former Vees are part of a larger group of 48 former BCHLers who are attending NHL training camps this season. 



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