Prince George (2-15-0-2) @ Vernon (10-5-1-2)Tonight is the third meeting of the season series between the defending Royal Bank Cup Champion Vernon Vipers & the Prince George Spruce Kings. PG is making its first visit to the Wesbild Centre since last year when the Spruce Kings fell 5-2 in Vernon. Vernon is coming off a 8-1 victory over Quesnel last night and are riding a three game winning streak, while Prince George is coming off a 4-1 loss in Trail as the Spruce Kings are riding a eight game losing streak. This afternoon is the Vipers third game in three days, while the Spruce Kings are wraping up the final game of a three game road trip.
Last Game Played:
Saturday, October 23rd Vernon defeated Quesnel 8-1
Saturday, October 23rd Trail defeated Prince George 4-1
Next Game:
Friday, October 29th Vernon @ Quesnel
Friday, October 29th Merritt @ Prince George
Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:
Games Played: 18
Wins: 10
Losses: 5
Ties: 1
Overtime Losses: 2
Home Record: 4-2-1-1
Road Record: 6-3-0-1
Streak: Three game winning streak
Last Ten Games: 6-2-1-1
Goals For: 62
Goals Against: 42
Standings: 3rd place
Since the 2002-03 season Vernon is 29-14-1-3 vs. Prince George
Since the 2002-03 season Vernon has outscored Prince George 194-121
For more stats & former Vernon Junior Hockey Team rosters & lineups please visit Paul’s Vernon Junior Hockey History website,
http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/index.html
Returning Players:
Bryce Kakoske (90)
David Robinson (90)
Blake Voth (91)
Steve Weinstein (90)
Adam Thompson (90)
Dylan Walchuk (92)
Patrick McGillis (91)
Departing & traded players from last years team:
Connor Jones (90)
Mike Collins (90)
Braden Pimm (89)
Cory Kane (90)
Jonathan Milhouse (89)
Kellen Jones (90)
Rob Short (89)
Cole Ikkala (90)
Dan Nycholat (89)
Kevin Kraus (89)
Curtis Gedig (91)
Garrett Noonan (91)
Sahir Gill (92)
Darrin Robak (91)
Graeme Gordon (89)
Vernons Powerplay vs. Prince George this season:
0-12
Vernons scoring leaders vs. Prince George this season:
Bryce Kakoske (0-3-3)
Trevor Fitzgerald (2-0-2)
Marcus Basara (0-2-2)
Malcolm Lyles (1-1-2)
Dylan Walchuk (1-0-1)
David Robinson (0-1-1)
John Knisley (0-1-1)
Aaron Hadley (0-1-1)
Darren Nowick (0-1-1)
Elliot Richardson (1-0-1)
Kyle Murphy (1-0-1)
Todd Skirving (1-0-1)
Colton Sparrow (0-1-1)
Adam Thompson (0-1-1)
Blake Voth (1-1 Record)
Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:
-Today is the final game of three games in three days for the Vipers, will they have enough left to defeat Prince George?
-The Vipers went up North back in late September and split both games with the Spruce Kings
-With today being the third game in three days, the Vipers need to keep the game simple, take short shifts and try and not get over confident playing the last place Spruce Kings
-The Vipers need to use their speed and forecheck to their advantage
-Vernon has scored sixteen goals in their last three games
-The Vipers have given up just two goals in their last three games
-Vernon cant play down to the level of the Spruce Kings, The Vipers need to play a full 60 minutes
Let's take a look at the Prince George Spruce Kings:
Games Played: 19
Wins: 2
Losses: 15
Ties: 0
Overtime Losses: 2
Home Record: 2-7-0-1
Road Record: 0-8-0-1
Streak: Lost eight straight
Last Ten Games: 1-9-0-0
Goals For: 48
Goals Against: 94
Standings: 8th Place
For more coverage and info on the Prince George Spruce Kings, please visit the Spruce Kings Crusader blog, http://sprucekingscrusader.blogspot.com/
Since their last meeting with Vernon back on October 26th the Spruce Kings have made several roster moves.
14-Oct-10 The Prince George Spruce Kings Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Ryan Benitez (90)(F) to the Yarmouth Mariners Hockey Club of the MJAHL in exchange for future considerations.
14-Oct-10 The Prince George Spruce Kings transfers the playing rights of Tyler Sybil (92) to the Trenton Golden Hawks in exchange for future considerations.
15-Oct-10 The Prince George Spruce Kings Hockey Club transfers the CJHL playing rights of Liam Darragh (90)(F) to the Alberni Valley Bulldogs Hockey Club in exhange for the playing rights of Trent Murdoch (90)(F) , Byron Sorensen (91)(D) and future considerations
16-Oct-10 The Prince George Spruce Kings Hockey Club transfers the CJHL playing rights of Byron Sorensen (91)(D) to the Laronge Ice Wolves Hockey Club of the SJHL in exchange for future considerations.
18-Oct-10 The Coquitlam Express Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Zac Ashdown (91)(F) to the Prince George Spruce Kings Hockey Club in exchange for future considerations
Returning Players:
Nic DeSousa (90)
Justin Fillion (90)
RJay Berra (90)
Kyle Manlow (91)
Jeff Earnest (91)
Jeff Datoff (92)
Luke Hannas (91)
Jeremy Wiebe (91)
Departing & traded players from last years team:
Sam Muchalla (90)
Zac Rasmussen (89)
Joe Morgan (89)
Brad Bourke (89)
Jonathan Gibson (90)
Jesse Scrimbit (0)
Stewart Lambert (90)
Reid Blinkhorn (91)
Kyle Nielsen (90)
Andrew Walsh (90)
Prince Georges Powerplay vs. Vernon this season:
2-10
Prince Georges scoring leaders vs. Vernon this season:
Chris Bodo (2-0-2)
Jujhar Khaira (0-2-2)
Justin Fillion (1-0-1)
Kyle Manlow (0-1-1)
RJay Berra (0-1-1)
Ryan Benitez (1-0 Record)
Kirk Thompson (0-1 Record)
Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:
-The Spruce Kings last win in Vernon was three years ago (2008-09), a 3-1 victory back on September 13th
-Prince George went 0-4 vs. Vernon last year
-PG comes into Vernon without a single win away from home
-The Spruce Kings will have to play and a full 60 minutes if they want to knock off the defending champions
-With this also being the Spruce Kings third game in three days, PG will have to keep it simple and try and get a greasy road win
-The Spruce Kings knocked off the Vipers in PG back on September 24th 3-1, so the team has some confidence that they can beat the Vipers
-Getting off to a good start will be key
-Former Vernon Vipers defenceman, Bennett Hambrook makes his return to Vernon after being traded to Prince George earlier in the season.
-PG needs to find a way to slow down the Vipers, and create chances at the other end of the rink
Here’s a look at the season series between these two teams:
Friday, September 24th @ Prince George: Prince George wins 3-1
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Prince George Spruce Kings at 10:13 (PP) - Chris Bodo from Jujhar Khaira
Prince George Spruce Kings at 17:08 (PP) - Chris Bodo from Jujhar Khaira and RJay
Berra
PERIOD 2
No Scoring
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 12:52 - Elliot Richardson from Marcus Basara and Bryce Kakoske
Prince George Spruce Kings at 14:58 - Justin Fillion from Kyle Manlow
Vernon outshot Prince George 45-15. Ryan Bentiez made 44 saves for the win, while Blake Voth made 10 saves in the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840255&link=bchl
Sunday, September 26th @ Prince George: Vernon wins 6-0
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 0:31 - Malcolm Lyles from Aaron Hadley and John Knisley
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 6:38 - Trevor Fitzgerald (unassisted)
Vernon Vipers at 15:24 - Todd Skirving (unassisted)
Vernon Vipers at 17:48 - Dylan Walchuk from Darren Nowick and Bryce Kakoske
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 13:07 (SH) - Trevor Fitzgerald (unassisted)
Vernon Vipers at 16:54 - Kyle Murphy from Marcus Basara
Vernon outshot Prince George 40-16. Blake Voth made 16 saves for his first shutout of the season, while Kirk Thompson made 34 saves taking the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840256&link=bchl
Here's a look at both teams rosters:
Vernon:
Dylan Walchuk (9-9-18)
Bryce Kakoske (7-10-17)
David Robinson (9-8-17)
Kyle Murphy (4-9-13)
John Knisley (4-9-13)
Michael Zalewski (3-6-9)
Steven Weinstein (2-7-9)
Aaron Hadley (2-7-9)
Malcolm Lyles (2-7-9)
Adam Thompson (3-6-9)
Marcus Basara (5-4-9)
Patrick McGillis (4-4-8)
Trevor Fitzgerald (5-3-8)
Brett Corkey (0-6-6)
Darren Nowick (0-6-6)
Max Mowat (1-5-6)
Elliot Richardson (1-3-4)
Todd Skirving (1-3-4)
Colton Sparrow (0-2-2)
Philip Patenaude (0-1-1)
Gus Correale (0-0-0)
Bryton Udy (0-2 Record, 4.28 GAA)
Blake Voth (10-5-1 Record, 2 Shutouts, 2.02 GAA)
Prince George:
RJay Berra (12-9-21)
Nic DeSousa (6-13-19)
Jujhar Khaira (5-11-16)
Justin Fillion (3-12-15)
Chris Bodo (6-9-15)
Zac Ashdown (4-8-12)
Faiz Khan (5-6-11)
Jeff Earnest (3-5-8)
Kyle Manlow (4-2-6)
Connor Tiechko (1-5-6)
Trent Murdoch (2-3-5)
Derek Henderson (0-4-4)
Riley Spraggs (1-2-3)
Stephen Ryan (0-3-3)
Brendon Fornwald (0-2-2)
Bennett Hambrook (1-0-1)
Isaac Davies (0-1-1)
Trevor Esau (0-1-1)
Jeff Datoff (0-0-0)
Jeremy Wiebe (0-0-0)
Luke Hannas (0-0-0)
Kirk Thompson (0-8 Record, 4.20 GAA)
Alex Wright (0-4 Record, 5.23 GAA)
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