Vernon (38-5-0-2) @ Cowichan Valley (16-28-0-2)Last Game Played:
Saturday January 16th Victoria defeated Vernon 5-3
Friday January 15th Victoria defeated Cowichan Valley 5-2
Tonight is the second and final meeting of the regular season between the defending Royal Bank Cup Champion Vernon Vipers & the Cowichan Valley Capitals. This is the Vipers fourth game of a current five game in seven day road trip. Tonight is the final game of a three game home stand for the Capitals before the team heads out on single game road trip. You can listen to tonights game live with Todd Miller starting at 4:45pm on 107.5 Kiss FM
Let’s take a look at the Vernon Vipers:
The Vipers currently sit #2 overall in Canada & in the league as the BCHL’s best team with a record of 38-5-0-2 three points up on the 2nd place Penticton Vees. Vernon has scored a league high 230 goals and given up the least amount of goals with just 85. Vernon is 18-3-0-1 at home & is 20-2-0-1 on the road. The Vipers are 7-2-0-1 in their last 10 games. The Vipers have three players in the leagues top 20 in scoring. Connor Jones (29-32-61), Mike Collins (23-36-59), & Braden Pimm (21-29-50). Blake Voth leads the league as the BCHL’s top goaltender. Voth has a record of 12-1 with 3 shutouts and a GAA of 1.51
Players To Watch:
Connor Jones (29-32-61)
Mike Collins (23-36-59)
Braden Pimm (21-29-50)
Jonathan Milhouse (19-30-49)
Dylan Walchuk (16-27-43)
Cory Kane (19-21-40)
Kellen Jones (8-31-39)
Rob Short (14-21-35)
Bryce Kakoske (11-23-34)
Dan Nycholat (4-29-33)
Cole Ikkala (13-17-30)
Kevin Kraus (4-18-22)
Curtis Gedig (10-8-18)
Graeme Gordon (26-6 Record-1 Shutout-2.01 GAA)
Blake Voth (12-1 Record-3 Shutouts-1.51 GAA)
Mark Ferner will be looking for a better effort tonight from his troops after his club hasn’t played very well over the last two games.
Curtis Gedig faces his former team for the first time since being traded to Vernon.
The Vipers need to jump on a Capitals team that has been struggling lately.
The Vipers need to tighten up defensively after making several errots in their own end last night.
A team known for their defensive hockey has given up 9 goals over the last two games.
Let’s take a look at the Cowichan Valley Capitals:
The Capitals currently sit in 7th place in the Coastal Conference with a record of 16-28-0-2 eight points back of the Nanaimo Clippers. The Caps have scored 133 goals but have had troubles keeping the puck out of their net giving up 197 goals. Cowichan Valley is 7-14-0-1 on home ice & 9-14-0-1 on the road. Cowichan is 3-6-0-1 in their last 10 games.
Players To Watch:
Mike Hammond (15-30-45)
Nick Anderson (23-19-42)
Jackson Garrett (16-19-35)
Shayne Taker (5-22-27)
The Caps will be looking for revenge after being blown out 14-0 in Vernon back in October.
Nick Amies faces his former team since being traded to Cowichan Valley.
Caps Head Coach Dale Purinton is a former Vernon lakers defenceman.
Cowichan Valley cant fall behind early and play catch up hockey vs. the leagues top team.
Cowichan needs to play physical against a much smaller Vernon team that useses their speed and skill.
Heres a look at the season series between these two teams:
Saturday, October 10th @ Vernon: Vernon wins 14-0
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 6:56 - Connor Jones from Kellen Jones and Cory Kane
Vernon Vipers at 9:46 (SH) - Connor Jones from Kellen Jones and Bryce Kakoske
Vernon Vipers at 11:33 - Cole Ikkala from Rob Short and Dylan Walchuk
Vernon Vipers at 11:42 - Mike Collins from Braden Pimm and Dan Nycholat
Vernon Vipers at 12:08 - Braden Pimm from Mike Collins and Bryce Kakoske
Vernon Vipers at 12:35 - Sawyer Mick from Kellen Jones and Cole Ikkala
Vernon Vipers at 15:23 - Kellen Jones from Sawyer Mick and Connor Jones
Vernon Vipers at 19:31 - Connor Jones from Mike Collins and Nick Amies
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 1:43 (PP) - Cole Ikkala from Garrett Noonan and Cory Kane
Vernon Vipers at 14:17 - Rob Short from Dylan Walchuk
Vernon Vipers at 14:56 - Connor Jones from Kellen Jones and Jonathan Milhouse
Vernon Vipers at 15:44 - Garrett Noonan from Braden Pimm and Kevin Kraus
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 3:54 - Connor Jones from Kellen Jones and Sawyer Mick
Vernon Vipers at 12:23 (PP) - Rob Short from Adam Thompson
Vernon outshot Cowichan Valley 45-16 Blake Voth made 16 saves for the shutout, while Laurent Brossoit made 31 saves taking the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxScores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=712598
Here's a look at both team's rosters:
Vernon:
Nils-Erik Soderlund
Mike Collins
Braden Pimm
Cory Kane
Dylan Walchuk
Jonathan Milhouse
Cole Ikkala
Kevin Kraus
Connor Jones
Dan Nycholat
Adam Thompson
Sawyer Mick
Steven Weinstein
Kellen Jones
Rob Short
Curtis Gedig
Bryce Kakoske
David Robinson
Garrett Noonan
Patrick McGillis
Darrin Robak
Blake Voth
Graeme Gordon
Cowichan Valley:
Mike Hammond
Nick Anderson
Jackson Garrett
Shayne Taker
Taylor Paziuk
Ryan Green
Nicholas Wong
Joel Kern
Alex Halloran
Rajan Sidhu
Joey Massingham
Nick Amies
Mikael Jung
Chase Kaiser
Brett Apted
Shawn Mueller
Colten Derickson
Brendon MacDonald
Chris Daniels
Alexandre Peck
Laurent Brossoit
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