The Penticton Vees are 2015 Western Canada Cup champions.

The BCHL’s  Vees won the WCC title in dramatic fashion (what else is new), defeating the Portage Terriers 4-3 in overtime on Saturday night in Fort McMurray, Alberta.

The win avenged Penticton’s only loss in the tournament, a 3-2 setback to Portage on April 28.

Penticton becomes the second BCHL team to win the WCC title after the Surrey Eagles won the inaugural event in 2013 in Nanaimo.

Former WHL player Connor Chartier was the hero in extra innings for Penticton, scoring the game-winning goal at 2:57 of the first period of overtime.

The Terriers forced OT with a dramatic tying goal of their own with just 57 seconds remaining in regulation play.

Other Vees’ scorers in the gold medal game were Riley Alferd, Dante Fabbro and Steen Cooper. Goalie Hunter Miska picked up his fourth win in five starts at the WCC.

The Vees and host Terriers, along with the third-place Melfort Mustangs, move onto the Royal Bank Cup, slated for May 9 to 17 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. The Vees and Terriers will play the tournament’s opening game.