Friday, October 29, 2010

(Game Preview) Vernon @ Quesnel:


Vernon (10-5-1-3) @ Quesnel (4-12-1-0)

Tonight is the fourth meeting of the season series between the defending Royal Bank Cup Champion Vernon Vipers & the Quesnel Millionaires. Vernon is making its second visit to the Vault after playing its last two games vs. Quesnel at home. Vernon is coming off a 3-2 overtime loss Sunday afternoon to the Prince George Spruce Kings. The Vipers have won three out of their last four games and have points in none straight games. Quesnel is coming off a 4-1 loss to the Merritt Centennials Sunday afternoon, the Millionaires are riding a four game losing streak. You can listen to tonights game live with Todd Miller & Don Klepp on 107.5 Kiss FM starting at 7:15pm

Last Game Played:

Sunday, October 24th Prince George defeated Vernon 3-2 (overtime)
Sunday, October 24th Merritt defeated Quesnel 4-1

Next Game:

Saturday, October 30th Victoria @ Vernon
Saturday, October 30th Merritt @ Quesnel

Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

Games Played: 19
Wins: 10
Losses: 5
Ties: 1
Overtime Losses: 3
Home Record: 4-2-1-2
Road Record: 6-3-0-1
Last Ten Games: 6-2-1-1
Streak: One game losing streak
Goals For: 64
Goals Against: 45
Standings: 4th place

Since the 2002-03 season Vernon is 38-7-2-1 vs. Quesnel

Since the 2002-03 season Vernon has outscored Quesnel 227-101

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. Quesnel this season:

5-19

At Home vs. Quesnel:

1-0-1-0

On The Road vs. Quesnel:

1-0

Vernons scoring leaders vs. Quesnel this season:

John Knisley (1-4-5)
David Robinson (3-0-3)
Bryce Kakoske (2-1-3)
Trevor Fitzgerald (2-1-3)
Steven Weinstein (1-2-3)
Brett Corkey (0-3-3)
Dylan Walchuk (1-2-3)
Kyle Murphy (1-2-3)
Darren Nowick (0-3-3)
Max Mowat (0-2-2)
Todd Skirving (0-2-2)
Marcus Basara (2-0-2)
Malcolm Lyles (0-1-1)
Michael Zalewski (1-0-1)
Colton Sparrow (0-1-1)
Patrick McGillis (0-1-1)
Aaron Hadley (0-1-1)
Adam Thompson (0-1-1)

Blake Voth (2-0-1 Record)

Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:

-The Vipers have won 14 straight games in Quesnel. The Millionaires last win at home vs. Vernon was a 3-1 victory back on November 26th 2004

-Vernon has won three out of its last four games on the road

-The Vipers cant take the 6th place Millionaires too lightly

-Vernon has to get off to a good start

-The Vipers will have to adjust to the smaller ice surface at the Vault

-Vernon has scored 15 goals in their last three games

-The Vipers will be without forward, Patrick McGillis who is out of the lineup with an injury. McGillis has four goals in his last five games

-Blake Voth seems to have come into his own as of late and been playing his best hockey of the season. Voth is 3rd amoungst the leagues top ten goaltenders with a 2.02 GAA

-The Vipers have given up just five goals in their last five games

-The Vipers have outscored the Millionaires 14-4 in three games this year

Let's take a look at the Quesnel Millionaires:

Games Played: 17
Wins: 4
Losses: 12
Ties: 1
Overtime Losses: 0
Home Record: 3-6-0-0
Road Record: 1-6-1-0
Streak: Four game losing streak
Goals For: 34
Goals Against: 70
Standings: 7th Place

Returning Players:

Clayton Chessa (91)
Justin Hogan (90)
Spencer Graboski (93)
Skyler Smutek (90)
Chris Kerr (92)
Tyler French (90)
Sam Higgins (90)
Anderson White (91)
Kirby Halcrow (91)

Departing & traded players from last years team:

Trever Hertz (89)
Taylor Holst (89)
Darick Ste-Marie (89)
Eliot Raibl (89)
Joshua Desmarais (89)
Jacob Verheyden (89)
Rylan Stanyer (90)
Mitch Galbraith (90)
Tyler Billon (92)
Tyson Price (91)
Marley Keca (93)
Brandon Watson (92)
Luke Siemens (92)

Quesnels Powerplay vs. Vernon this season:

0-14

At Home vs. Vernon:

0-1

On The Road vs. Vernon:

0-1-1-0

Quesnels scoring leaders vs. Vernon this season:

Daryl DeVries (1-1-2)
Sam Higgins (0-2-2)
Justin Hogan (1-1-2)
Skyler Smutek (0-1-1)
Derek Huisman (1-0-1)
Spencer Graboski (0-1-1)
Malcolm Gould (1-0-1)

Kirby Halcrow (0-1-1 Record)
Adam Harris (0-1 Record)

Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:

-The Millionaires last win against the Vipers was way back during the 2004-05 season when Quesnel defeated Vernon 3-1 in Quesnel back on Friday, November 26th 2004. Since then the Millionaires have just two ties in their last 30 games vs. Vernon. Before picking up a 1-1 tie with Vernon back on October 6th of this year Quesnel had lost 26 straight to the Vipers

-In four career regular season games vs. Vernon Kirby Halcrow is 0-3-1 vs. the Vipers. Halcrow has stopped 138 out of 152 Vernon shots

-The Mills will need to get off to a good start, and try not to fall behind early against a Vernon team that plays well on the road

-Quesnel needs a much better effort and performance vs. the Vipers tonight, after falling to Vernon 8-1 last weekend

-The Millionaires are riding a four game losing streak, in those four games the Mills have been outscored 24-8

-Quesnel is going to have to try and slow down the Vipers and stop their excellent forecheck

-Kirby Halcrow or Adam Harris will have to be on their game, in order if the Mills want a shot at defeating Vernon

Here’s a look at the season series between these two teams:

Saturday, September 25th @ Quesnel: Vernon wins 5-2

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

Vernon Vipers at 11:46 (PP) - Michael Zalewski from Steven Weinstein and John Knisley
Vernon Vipers at 16:27 - Trevor Fitzgerald from Todd Skirving and Colton Sparrow

PERIOD 2

Vernon Vipers at 7:16 (PP) - Bryce Kakoske from Steven Weinstein and John Knisley

PERIOD 3

Vernon Vipers at 0:41 (PP) - Steven Weinstein from Dylan Walchuk and Kyle Murphy
Quesnel Millionaires at 1:51 - Justin Hogan from Spencer Graboski and Sam Higgins
Vernon Vipers at 12:46 (PP) - Kyle Murphy from Todd Skirving and Brett Corkey
Quesnel Millionaires at 14:26 - Derek Huisman from Daryl DeVries and Sam Higgins

Vernon outshot Quesnel 35-15. Blake Voth made 13 saves for the win, while Kirby Halcrow made 30 saves in the loss.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840258&link=bchl

Wednesday, October 6th @ Vernon: 1-1 Tie

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

No Scoring

PERIOD 2

Vernon Vipers at 9:43 - John Knisley from Brett Corkey and Darren Nowick

PERIOD 3

Quesnel Millionaires at 17:52 - Devin Balness from Skyler Smutek

Overtime

No Scoring

Vernon outshot Quesnel 48-23. Blake Voth made 22 saves while Kirby Halcrow made 47 saves.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840146&link=bchl

Saturday, October 23rd @ Vernon: Vernon wins 8-1

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

Vernon Vipers at 12:29 - Dylan Walchuk from Patrick McGillis and Darren Nowick
Vernon Vipers at 15:04 - David Robinson from Bryce Kakoske and Brett Corkey
Vernon Vipers at 19:59 - David Robinson from Darren Nowick and Dylan Walchuk

PERIOD 2

Quesnel Millionaires at 6:10 - Malcolm Gould from Justin Hogan
Vernon Vipers at 12:47 - Bryce Kakoske from Aaron Hadley and John Knisley
Vernon Vipers at 14:45 - Marcus Basara from Max Mowat and Trevor Fitzgerald
Vernon Vipers at 17:09 (SH) - David Robinson from Max Mowat
Vernon Vipers at 18:24 - Trevor Fitzgerald from Malcolm Lyles and Kyle Murphy

PERIOD 3

Vernon Vipers at 5:49 (PP) - Marcus Basara from John Knisley and Adam Thompson

Vernon outshot Quesnel 36-25. Blake Voth made 24 saves for the win, while Adam Harris made 28 saves taking the loss.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840147&link=bchl

Here's a look at both teams rosters:

Vernon:

Dylan Walchuk (10-9-19)
Bryce Kakoske (7-10-17)
David Robinson (9-8-17)
John Knisley (4-10-14)
Kyle Murphy (4-9-13)
Michael Zalewski (3-7-10)
Marcus Basara (5-5-10)
Aaron Hadley (3-7-10)
Malcolm Lyles (2-8-10)
Steven Weinstein (2-7-9)
Adam Thompson (3-6-9)
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)
Austin Baecker (0-0-0)

Bryton Udy (0-3 Record, 3.84 GAA)
Blake Voth (10-5-1 Record, 2 Shutouts, 2.02 GAA)

Quesnel:

Spencer Graboski (5-7-12)
Justin Hogan (4-8-12)
Devin Balness (3-5-8)
Clayton Chessa (6-1-7)
Skyler Smutek (1-6-7)
Chris Kerr (1-6-7)
Mike Zgraggen (1-5-6)
Daryl DeVries (3-3-6)
Sam Higgins (1-4-5)
Tyler French (0-5-5)
Malcolm Gould (2-3-5)
Derek Huisman (2-1-3)
Stefan Gonzales (0-2-2)
David Thompson (1-0-1)
Anderson White (1-0-1)
Quin Buckellew (1-0-1)
Rigby Burgart (0-0-0)
Chris Albee (0-0-0)
Ryan Crossen (0-0-0)
Bradley Buckingham (0-0-0)

Kirby Halcrow (3-10-1 Record, 1 Shutout, 3.42 GAA)
Adam Harris (0-1 Record, 7.50 GAA)

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