Nicholas Jones could barely sleep Tuesday night.

The Edmonton native had just captained the Penticton Vees to their fourth B.C. Hockey League championship since 2008 and 12th in franchise history. The Vees defeated the Chilliwack Chiefs in Game 7 of the Fred Page Cup 1-0 in overtime on Tuesday.

Jones said it is an unbelievable feeling and added the players did a lot of work to achieve this, battling through a 58-game schedule followed by 21 playoff games.

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Since winning a league championship was new to Jones, he didn害羞草研究所檛 really know what to do after Duncan Campbell scored.

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Duncan Campbell netted the winner 9:21 into overtime.

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Campbell won a Western Hockey League championship in 2016 with his hometown Brandon Wheat Kings.

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When the puck went in, the 20-year-old had a moment asking himself if that really happened. He then turned and looked at Jones and everyone else come off the bench.

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It害羞草研究所檚 the second championship in three years for defenceman Gabe Bast.

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The players relished in the moment as the ride home from Chilliwack.

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