Penticton (44-7-0-3) @ Vernon (45-6-0-2)Last Game Played:
Tuesday February 9th Vernon defeated Merritt 7-3
Tuesday February 9th Penticton defeated Trail 6-5 in overtime
Tonight is the fifth meeting of the season between the defending Royal Bank Cup Champion Vernon Vipers & the Penticton Vees. The Vipers are on a two game winning streak, while the Vees are riding a two game winning streak.
Let’s take a look at the Vernon Vipers:
The Vipers currently sit #1 overall in the league as the BCHL’s best team & #2 overall in Canada with a record of 45-6-0-3 just two points up on the 2nd place Penticton Vees. Vernon has scored 271 goals and given up the least amount of goals with just 106. Vernon is 22-4-0-1 at home & is 23-2-0-2 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. Mike Collins (27-45-72), Connor Jones (33-39-72) & Braden Pimm (24-41-65). Blake Voth leads the league as the BCHL’s top goaltender. Voth has a record of 16-2 with 3 shutouts and a GAA of 1.74
The Vipers need a solid 60 minute effort and a huge win tonight to stay two points ahead of the Vees.
Tonights game should have a playoff like atmosphere to it, with both teams wanting that top spot in the Interior Division.
Specialty teams will be a huge part of tonights game, Vernon needs to try and stay out of the penalty box and make Penticton pay on the powerplay.
Vernon is 1-2-0-1 against Penticton this season, their only win was a 2-1 overtime win in Penticton back on October 9th
Sean Bonar has played very well against Vernon this season & in his career, so the Vipers need to get lots of traffic and pucks towards the veteran goaltender. The Vipers need to drive to the net and get bodies in and around Bonar. The only way your going to beat Sean Bonar is getting the goaltender to move side to side.
Will Blake Voth get his 6th straight start for the Vipers? Or will Graeme Gordon be back from his injury & get the call between the pipes?
Tonight should be a very entertaining and exciting hockey game as the leagues top two teams meetup.
Vernon is 1-17 on the powerplay against the Vees in all four games this year.
The Vipers need a win in order to stay atop the Interior Division but also need a win to gain some confidence over the Vees who have lost just once this season to Vernon.
Players To Watch:
Mike Collins (27-45-72)
Connor Jones (33-39-72)
Braden Pimm (24-41-65)
Jonathan Milhouse (19-31-50)
Cory Kane (21-27-48)
Dylan Walchuk (19-27-46)
Kellen Jones (9-37-46)
Rob Short (20-23-43)
Cole Ikkala (20-22-42)
Bryce Kakoske (12-27-39)
Dan Nycholat (6-32-38)
Kevin Kraus (4-19-23)
Curtis Gedig (11-9-20)
Graeme Gordon (29-7 Record-1 Shutout 2.03 GAA)
Blake Voth (16-2 Record-3 Shutouts-1.74 GAA)
Let’s take a look at the Penticton Vees:
The Vees currently sit in 2nd place in the Interior Division & #3 overall in Canada with a record of 44-7-0-3 two points back of the league leading Vernon Vipers. The Vees have scored 251 goals and given up 125 goals. Penticton is 21-3-0-1 on home ice & 23-4-0-2 on the road. Penticton is 8-2-0-0 in their last 10 games. The Vees have two players in the leagues top 20 in scoring. Vees Captain Denver Manderson is the leagues leading scorer with (40-73-113) while Beau Bennett is the leagues 3rd leading scorer with (37-65-102) Joel Rumpel & Sean Bonar are in the leagues top 10 goaltenders. Rumpel is 2nd in the leagues top goaltenders with a 17-3 record, two shutouts and a GAA of 1.87 Sean Bonar is 6th in the league in goaltenders with a 26-7 record. Bonar has three shutouts and a GAA of 2.60 For more info, stats and great game coverage check out Ryan Pinders Penticton Vees blog, http://pentictonvees.podbean.com/
In the three games between these two teams this season, Penticton is 3-15 with the man advantage.
Vees Captain Denver Manderson has two goals and four assists in four games vs. Vernon.
Alex Szczechura has three points against the Vipers this season, while Joey Holka has four points against Vernon.
Penticton is 2-0 in Vernon this year.
Goaltending will be key for both of these two teams.
The Vees have lost just six games on the road but heading into tonights contest have won seven straight away from home.
The Vees are coming off a huge come from behind victory Tuesday night in Trail, down 4-1 in the 1st period the Vees come back and won 6-5 in overtime.
Vees Captain Denver Manderson is out of the lineup due to an injury, no word on when the leading scorer will return. Read more from the Penticton Herald,
http://www.pentictonherald.ca/stories_local_sports.php?id=243015
Players To Watch:
Denver Manderson (40-73-113)
Beau Bennett (37-65-102)
Joey Laleggia (10-34-54)
Alex Szczechura (23-30-53)
Garrett Milan (25-24-49)
Joey Holka (25-22-47)
Andrew Pickering (13-29-42)
Ben Sexton (11-24-35)
Matt Paltridge (11-21-32)
Ryan Viselli (9-17-26)
Joel Rumpel (17-3 Record-2 Shutouts-1.87 GAA)
Sean Bonar (26-7 Record-3 Shutouts-2.60 GAA)
Heres a look at the season series between these two teams:
October 3rd @ Vernon: Penticton wins 2-0
Vernon outshot Penticton 34-15 but lost their first game of the season 2-0 after Denver Manderson (shorthanded) & Joey Holka scored for the Vees. The Vipers had many chances but couldn’t beat Sean Bonar who played very well making 34 saves for the shutout. Graeme Gordon made 13 saves in the loss. Penticton ended Vernon’s 22 game winning streak (going back to Game six of last years BCHL Finals)
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxScores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=712575&link=bchl
Friday October 9th @ Penticton: Vernon wins 2-1 Overtime
Mike Collins 2nd period goal looked like the game winner before Alex Szczechura tied the game late in the 3rd at 15:11 sending the game to overtime. Dylan Walchuk setup Rob Short at 2:30 of the extra period giving the Vipers the 2-1 OT victory. Graeme Gordon made 24 saves for the win, while Sean Bonar made 25 saves taking the loss. Vernon outshot Penticton 27-25.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxScores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=712589
Friday, December 4th @ Vernon: Penticton wins 4-1
Alex Szczechura & Denver Manderson seconds apart put Penticton up 2-0 early in the 1st period before Bryce Kakoske with a late goal cut the lead to 2-1. Specialty teams took over in the 2nd period as Garrett Milan & Joey Holka scored on the powerplay giving the Vees a 4-1 lead heading into the 3rd. No scoring in the final period as Penticton defeated the Vipers 4-1 outshooting Vernon 36-25. Sean Bonar made 25 saves for the win, while Graeme Gordon made 32 saves taking the loss. Denver Manderson collected three points.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxScores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=712772
Saturday, December 12th @ Penticton: Penticton wins 3-2 overtime
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 4:19 (PP) - Jonathan Milhouse from Connor Jones and Dan Nycholat
PERIOD 2
No Scoring
PERIOD 3
Penticton Vees at 2:06 (PP) - Joey Laleggia from Beau Bennett and Denver Manderson
Vernon Vipers at 4:35 (SH) - Jonathan Milhouse from Mike Collins and Dan Nycholat
Penticton Vees at 9:45 - Joey Holka from Garrett Milan and Ben Sexton
OVERTIME
Penticton Vees at 3:40 - Matt Paltridge from Beau Bennett and Denver Manderson
Vernon outshoots Penticton 39-28 Sean Bonar makes 37 saves for the victory, while Graeme Gordon makes 25 saves taking the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=712800&link=bchl
Here's a look at both team's rosters:
Vernon:
Mike Collins
Braden Pimm
Cory Kane
Dylan Walchuk
Jonathan Milhouse
Cole Ikkala
Kevin Kraus
Connor Jones
Dan Nycholat
Curtis Gedig
Adam Thompson
David Robinson
Steven Weinstein
Kellen Jones
Rob Short
Sahir Gill
Bryce Kakoske
Garrett Noonan
Patrick McGillis
Darrin Robak
Blake Voth
Graeme Gordon
Penticton:
Denver Manderson
Beau Bennett
Joey Laleggia
Alex Szczechura
Garrett Milan
Joey Holka
Andrew Pickering
Ben Sexton
Matt Paltridge
Logan Johnston
Ryan Viselli
Jake Johnson
Eric Filiou
Isaac Macleod
Bo Dolan
Luke Curadi
Derik Johnson
Byron Sorensen
Stefan Nicholishen
Joel Rumpel
Sean Bonar
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