Ronnie Paterson, owner of the Whalers, hosted the question-and-answer session. “We’re blessed and fortunate to have a couple of friends here,” he said.

For the third year running, your White Rock Whalers partnered up with the White Rock Legion #008 to sell poppies in the lead up to Remembrance Day

How did the Whalers respond? They brushed aside the quirky distractions and scored three powerplay goals to eke out a gritty 6-3 victory over the Aldergrove Kodiaks Nov. 7.

After silence on the scoreboard three days ago, the Whalers relied on their veterans to spark a character-building 4-1 win versus the division leader Kodiaks …