Change Is Good:

I for one is in favor and like the new changes to this year's version of the BCHL All-Star Game. I would like to try and make the trip out to Nanaimo just to check out the game. I have been to three All-Star/Prospect Games and all have ended up the same, in the end it ends up being one long boring non hitting hockey game with very little intensity. In past years their has been very little interest amongst fans wich has resulted in small crowds. Change is good and it's worth a shot, many hockey fans are saying this wont be the same Vernon hockey team that won the 2009 RBC Cup, of course it wont, but with a possible 14 returning players, the Vipers roster will still have a fair amount of veterans from last year's championship team. After winning a Championship everyone wants to defeat or knock off the defending champs, this coming season the Vipers will have to remember each game wether it means something or not, everybody will want to get their shot at defeating the defending champs. In this case the Vipers will be challenged by the BCHL All-Stars wich will hopefully provide a little more excitement and entertainment, along with some checking and a little more intensity wich hasnt been seen in previous games. This will also be a great challenge for the Vipers to see how they stand up against the League's best. The only down side on this game will be the schedule for the Vipers. The BCHL All-Star Game will be held on the 13th of January, after the All-Star Classic the Vipers will then head off on a very tough Island road trip starting off on the 15th in Nanaimo, then moving onto Victoria on the 16th, Cowichan Valley on the 17th and then finishing off the trip on the 19th in Port Alberni. These are young men and Mark Ferner will have his troops ready and very well prepared.