Trail (12-9-0-1) @ Vernon (14-8-1-6)Tonight is the fourth meeting of the season between the defending back to back Royal Bank Cup Champion Vernon Vipers & the Trail Smoke Eaters. Vernon is coming home after a five game road trip wich saw the team finish 3-2. This is the first of a two game road trip for the Smoke Eaters with stops in Vernon & Merritt. This is just the Smoke Eaters second visit to the Wesbild Centre this year.
Last Game Played:
Sunday, November 21st Vernon defeated Surrey 2-1
Saturday, November 20th Trail defeated Prince George 4-2
Next Game:
Friday, December 3rd Westside @ Vernon
Saturday, November 27th Trail @ Merritt
Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:
Games Played: 29
Wins: 14
Losses: 8
Ties: 1
Overtime Losses: 6
Home Record: 5-3-1-3
Road Record: 9-5-0-3
Streak: One game winning streak
Last Ten Games: 4-3-0-3
Goals For: 93
Goals Against: 77
Standings: 3rd Place
Since the 2002-03 season Vernon is 39-12-1-0 vs. Trail
Since the 2002-03 season Vernon has outscored Trail 211-123
Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 18-4-0-0 at home vs. Trail
Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 14-6-1-1 in Trail
Trails last win in Vernon was a 5-2 victory back on Saturday, October 4th 2008
The Vernon Lakers changed their name to the Vernon Vipers to start the 1995-96 season. Here’s a look at the Vipers all-time regular season record
Games Played: 929
Wins: 597
Losses: 242
Ties: 11
Overtime Losses: 82
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. Trail this season:
2-10
Vernons scoring leaders vs. Trail this season:
John Knisley (1-1-2)
Michael Zalewski (0-2-2)
Malcolm Lyles (1-1-2)
David Robinson (2-0-2)
Kyle Murphy (0-2-2)
Dylan Walchuk (1-0-1)
Trevor Fitzgerald (0-1-1)
Aaron Hadley (0-1-1)
Darren Nowick (0-1-1)
Patrick McGillis (1-0-1)
Adam Thompson (0-1-1)
Bryce Kakoske (0-1-1)
Max Mowat (1-0-1)
Brett Corkey (0-1-1)
Blake Voth (1-2 Record)
Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:
-Blake Voth is the leagues 3rd best goaltender with a 2.34 GAA
-Vipers captain David Robinson has an assist in two straight games
-Bryce Kakoske has atleast a point in his last five games
-Tonight is just the Vipers third home in the mont of November
-Vernon has lost three out of their last four home games
-The Vipers have three of the next four games on home ice
-The Vipers will need to get lots of pucks towards veteran goaltender Kiefer Smiley who is 2-0 against Vernon this year
-The Vipers hopefully can build off a huge 2-1 victory in Surrey last Sunday afternoon
-Forward Zach McPhee should be making his Vipers debut tonight
Let's take a look at the Trail Smoke Eaters:
Games Played: 29
Wins: 19
Losses: 9
Ties: 0
Overtime Losses: 1
Home Record: 13-2-0-1
Road Record: 6-7-0-0
Streak: One Game Winning Streak
Last Ten Games: 6-2-1-1
Goals For: 110
Goals Against: 83
Standings: Tied for 1st Place with Penticton
For more info, stats and great coverage on the Smoke Eaters, please visit Jon Zack’s Trail Smoke Eaters blog, http://smokeeatersblog.com/
Returning Players:
Scott Jacklin (90)
Sam Mellor (92)
Travis St. Denis (92)
Paul Mailey (90)
Steve Koshey (91)
Graeme Strukoff (91)
Curtis Tonello (90)
Ben Matthews (91)
Steve Oursov (91)
Kiefer Smiley (90)
Departing & traded players from last years team:
Nick Sandor (89)
Michael Betz (92)
Darnell Dyck (91)
Matt Wilkins (91)
Wade Bennett (90)
Mitch Kaufmann (91)
Sean Nugent (89)
Tommy Rizzardo (90)
Justin Brown (91)
Eric Walker (93)
Thomas Abenante (90)
Taylor Swaffield (89)
Garrett Beckwith (90)
Graeme Strukoff (91)
Steve Oursov (91)
Trails Powerplay vs. Vernon this season:
3-15
Trails scoring leaders vs. Vernon this season:
Sam Mellor (2-1-3)
Travis St. Denis (1-2-3)
Scott Jacklin (1-1-2)
Rajan Sidhu (0-2-2)
Dylan Tappe (1-0-1)
Paul Mailey (0-1-1)
Jake Baker (0-2-2)
Beau Blanaru (1-0-1)
Ben Matthews (0-1-1)
Matthew Laboucane (0-1-1)
Sam Mellor (0-1-1)
Kiefer Smiley (2-0 Record)
Matt Larose (0-1 Record)
Since both teams faced off against one another in a home & home series back on Otober 16th the Smoke Eaters have made a few trades since then. Let’s take a look.
01-Nov-10 The Trail Smoke Eaters Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Steve Oursov (91)(F) and future considerations to the Langley Chiefs Hockey Club in exchange for the playing rights of Max Fielder (93)(F).
10-Nov-10 The Trail Smoke Eaters Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Mike Betz (92)(D) to the Penticton Vees Hockey Club in exchange for future considerations
24-Nov-10 The Penticton Vees Hockey Club transfer the playing rights of Jason Nash (91)(D) to the Trail Smoke Eaters Hockey Club to complete the future considerations for the Michael Betz transaction completed earlier in the season.
Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:
-Kiefer Smiley has stopped 90 out of Vernons 94 shots so far in both games vs. the Vipers this season
- Scott Jacklin (13-34-47), Sam Mellor (23-20-43) & Travis St. Denis (19-21-40) are in the leagues top twenty in scoring
- Matt Larose & Kiefer Smiley are both in the leagues top ten goaltenders
- Cullen Bradshaw has a goal in three straight games
-Trail has the leagues 4th best powerplay & the leagues 2nd best penalty kill
-Its been three years since the Smokies last won in Vernon
-Trail has won six out of its last eight games
-The Smoke Eaters have dropped two out of their last three games on the road
-Trail is 0-1 in Vernon this season
-Getting off to a good start will be key for both teams
-Goaltending is always key
-Specialty teams will be key for both teams
-Trail holds just a four point lead on Vernon in the standings
Here’s a look at the season series between these two teams:
Friday, October 1st @ Trail: Trail wins 3-2 double overtime
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
No Scoring
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 9:46 (SH) - Dylan Walchuk from Trevor Fitzgerald
Trail Smoke Eaters at 13:58 (PP) - Graeme Strukoff from Travis St. Denis and Sam Mellor
Trail Smoke Eaters at 15:22 - Dylan Tappe from Steve Oursov
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 8:44 - John Knisley from Michael Zalewski and Aaron Hadley
OVERTIME PERIOD 2
Trail Smoke Eaters at 4:39 - Sam Mellor from Graeme Strukoff
Vernon outshot Trail 48-37. Kiefer Smiley made 46 saves for the win, while Blake Voth made 35 saves taking the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840266&link=bchl
Friday, October 15th @ Trail: Trail wins 3-2
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 6:37 (PP) - Patrick McGillis from Malcolm Lyles and Darren Nowick
Trail Smoke Eaters at 10:59 - Beau Blanaru from Matthew Laboucane and Rajan Sidhu
Trail Smoke Eaters at 13:40 (PP) - Sam Mellor from Travis St. Denis and Scott Jacklin
Trail Smoke Eaters at 16:26 - Scott Jacklin from Ben Matthews and Jake Baker
PERIOD 2
No Scoring
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 9:44 - Dylan Walchuk from Bryce Kakoske and Kyle Murphy
Vernon outshot Trail 46-21. Kiefer Smiley makes 44 saves for the win, while Blake Voth makes 18 saves in the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840267&link=bchl
Saturday, October 16th @ Vernon: Vernon wins 3-1
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Trail Smoke Eaters at 0:31 (PP) - Travis St. Denis from Sam Mellor and Jake Baker
Vernon Vipers at 8:20 - David Robinson from Bryce Kakoske and Kyle Murphy
Vernon Vipers at 10:40 (PP) - Max Mowat from Michael Zalewski and Brett Corkey
PERIOD 2
No Scoring
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 12:16 - Malcolm Lyles from John Knisley
Trail outshot Vernon 19-18. Blake Voth made 18 saves for the win, while Matt Larose made 15 saves in the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840236&link=bchl
Here's a look at both teams rosters:
Vernon:
Dylan Walchuk (11-17-28)
Bryce Kakoske (10-17-27)
John Knisley (8-16-22)
David Robinson (13-10-23)
Michael Zalewski (8-10-18)
Aaron Hadley (8-10-18)
Kyle Murphy (6-11-17)
Malcolm Lyles (4-9-13)
Adam Thompson (4-9-13)
Marcus Basara (6-5-11)
Max Mowat (1-10-11)
Steven Weinstein (2-8-10)
Patrick McGillis (4-4-8)
Trevor Fitzgerald (6-3-9)
Brett Corkey (0-8-8)
Darren Nowick (0-7-7)
Todd Skirving (3-3-6)
Elliot Richardson (1-3-4)
Colton Sparrow (0-3-3)
Philip Patenaude (0-1-1)
Zach McPhee (0-0-0)
Bryton Udy (1-4-1 Record, 3.32 GAA)
Blake Voth (13-9-1 Record, 1 Shutouts, 2.34 GAA)
Trail:
Scott Jacklin (13-34-47)
Sam Mellor (23-20-43)
Travis St. Denis (19-21-40)
Cullen Bradshaw (17-14-31)
Rajan Sidhu (1-20-21)
Erik Cooper (6-8-14)
Paul Mailey (4-9-13)
Dylan Tappe (4-7-11)
Jake Baker (1-9-10)
Ryan Luiten (5-3-8)
Joey Baker (3-5-8)
Adam Boytinck (2-6-8)
Ben Matthews (0-6-6)
Beau Blanaru (2-3-5)
Clayton McEwan (0-5-5)
Max Fiedler (2-2-4)
Curtis Tonello (1-3-4)
Eric Walker (1-3-4)
Logan Proulx (1-3-4)
Jason Nash (0-1-1)
Ryan Dixon (0-0-0)
Matt Larose (5-2 Record, 1 Shutout, 2.70 GAA)
Kiefer Smiley (14-8 Record, 2.80 GAA)
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