PENTICTON Vs were among the top amateur men's HOCKEY teams in Canada during the 1950s. Led by playing coach Grant Warwick and his brothers Bill and Dick, the 1954 Vs defeated the Sudbury Wolves for BC's third Allan Cup as Canadian amateur champions. The Vs arrived in Krefeld, Germany, for the 1955 world championship after a gruelling pretournament exhibition schedule but won 8 straight games, including a 5–0 victory over powerful Russia in the deciding match. Goaltender Ivan McClelland had 4...
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