Merritt (17-20-0-6) @ Vernon (25-8-4-8)Tonight is the fourth meeting of the season between the defending back to back Royal Bank Cup Champion Vernon Vipers & the Merritt Centennials. The Vipers are coming off a two game road trip up North, where they won both games over Quesnel & Prince George. The Centennials are coming off a two game home stand with a tough overtime loss to Salmon Arm and a huge come from behind victory over Westside, Merritt now hit’s the road for four games starting off with just it’s second visit of the season to the Wesbild centre.
Last Game Played:
Saturday, January 15th Vernon defeated Prince George 4-1
Saturday, January 15th Merritt defeated Westside 6-3
Next Game:
Friday, January 21st Powell River @ Vernon
Friday, January 21st Merritt @ Quesnel
Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:
Games Played: 46
Wins: 25
Losses: 9
Ties: 4
Overtime Losses: 8
Home Record: 9-4-2-4
Road Record: 16-5-2-4
Streak: Three game winning streak
Last Ten Games: 6-1-1-2
Goals For: 148
Goals Against:111
Standings: 2nd Place
Since the 2002-03 season Vernon is 44-6-0-5 vs. Merritt
Since the 2002-03 season Vernon has outscored Merritt 250-128
Since the 2003-04 season Vernon is 19-2-0-2 at home vs. Merritt
Since the 2003-04 season Vernon is 19-1-0-4 in Merritt
The Vipers are 9-0-0-1 in their last ten games at home vs. the Centennials
The Vipers are 9-0-0-1 in their last ten games on the road vs. the Centennials
The Vipers are 8-0-0-2 in their last ten games vs. Merritt
The Vipers are 21-0-0-2 in their last 23 games vs Merritt
The Vipers last loss at home to Merritt was a 5-4 overtime loss back on Tuesday, September 21st 2010
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: 946
Wins: 608
Losses: 243
Ties: 15
Overtime Losses: 83
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. Merritt this season:
2-10
At Home vs. Merritt:
0-0-0-1
On The Road vs. Merritt:
1-0-0-1
Vernons scoring leaders vs. Merritt this season:
Dylan Walchuk (2-2-4)
David Robinson (2-2-4)
John Knisley (1-3-4)
Marcus Basara (2-1-3)
Michael Zalewski (1-2-3)
Steven Weinstein (1-1-2)
Aaron Hadley (0-2-2)
Malcolm Lyles (0-2-2)
Bryce Kakoske (1-1-2)
Max Mowat (0-2-2)
Kyle Murphy (0-1-1)
Philip Patenaude (0-1-1)
Darren Nowick (0-1-1)
Blake Voth (1-1 Record)
Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:
-The Vipers need to get more pucks on net
-Steve Weinstein has two goals and seven assists in fourteen career games vs. Merritt
-Vernon needs to use their forecheck, as they are very hard to defend against when on the forecheck
-Dylan Walchuk has four goals and six assists in six career games vs. the Cents
-Goaltending will be key for both teams tonight
-Specialty teams will also be key for both teams tonight
-Blake Voth (19-10-3 Record) is third in the league’s top ten goaltenders with a 2.11 GAA
-Vernon’s powerplay is ranked 14th in the league
-The Vipers need to get off to a good start and can’t take the Cents lightly. Merritt is playing some of it’s best hockey of the season
-Ryan Renz & Dane Muench will be making their Viper home debuts tonight
-The Vipers are ranked 9th in the league on the penalty kill
-Bryce Kakoske has seven goals and twelve assists in fifteen career games vs. Merritt
-Vernon needs to keep things simple and get lots of pucks and traffic towards the net
-Tonight is a great chance for the Vipers to pass the Interior Conference leading Penticton Vees with a win this evening, the Vees are off until hoisting the Coquitlam Express Friday night
-Blake Voth is 5-0-0-1 with one shutout against Merritt in his career
-Adam Thompson has two goals and two assists in thirteen career games vs. the Centennials
-Vernon can’t look past Merritt as the Cents have played the Vipers very well this season. The Vipers need to concentrate on the Centennials tonight before looking ahead to Friday’s matchup with Powell River
-Tonight is the first of five straight on home ice for the Vipers
-Patrick McGillis has two goals and one assist in seven career games vs. Merritt
-Vernon is 3-1-0-1 in their last five home games
Let's take a look at the Merritt Centannials:
Games Played: 43
Wins: 17
Losses: 20
Ties: 0
Overtime Losses: 6
Home Record: 12-5-0-4
Road Record: 5-15-0-2
Streak: One game winning streak
Last Ten Games: 6-3-0-1
Goals For: 119
Goals Against: 147
Standings: 5th Place
For more info, stats and great coverage on the Centennials, please visit Brian Wiebe’s Merritt Centennials blog, http://merrittcentennials.blogspot.com/
Let’s take a look at some of the recent moves Merritt made on the BCHL trade deadline
The Merritt Centennials acquired defenceman, Jon-Paul Witkop from the AJHL Grande Prairie Storm for future considerations.
Returning Players:
Silvan Harper (92)
Jeff Jones (91)
David Sabey (91)
Steve Wall (91)
Steve Tresierra (90)
Kameran Crawford (91)
Departing & traded players from last years team:
Dustin Johnson (90)
Colton Sobchak
Derek Hills
Alex Valenti
Mitch Jones
Matt Mazzarolo
Ryne Bodger
Daniel Chang
Lucas Daoust
Sam Gemmell
Austin Baecker
Keith Hamilton
Cole Holowenko
Jeff Zmurchyk
Merritts Powerplay vs. Vernon this season:
5-11
At Home vs. Vernon:
1-0-0-1
On The Road vs. Vernon:
1-0
Merritts scoring leaders vs. Vernon this season:
Jeff Jones (2-2-4)
Max Vallis (2-1-3)
Regan Soquila (2-1-3)
Stephen Wall (0-2-2)
Steve Tresierra (1-1-2)
Evan Stack (0-2-2)
Sean Maktaak (1-1-2)
Chad Brears (0-2-2)
Brandon Pfeil (1-1-2)
Kameran Crawford (0-1-1)
Jakob Reichert (0-1-1)
Reece Willcox (0-1-1)
Brent Fletcher (0-1-1)
Tyler Steel (2-0 Record)
Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:
-This is Merritt’s second visit of the season to the Wesbild Centre
-Former Vipers defenceman, Steve Tresierra has one goal and three assists in nine career games vs. the Vipers
-Former Vipers tryout Jeff Jones has two goals and four assists in nine career games vs. Vernon
-Tonight is the start of a four game road trip for the Centennials
-Merritt is playing some of it’s best hockey of the season going 6-3-0-1 in their last ten games
-Merritt is 2-3 in their last five road games
-The Cents are very strong on home ice (12-5-0-4) but struggle away from the Nicola Valley Arena going (5-15-0-2)
-The Centennials have the league’s 11th best powerplay
-Merritt is 6th in the BCHL on the penalty kill
-The Cents have had troubles scoring goals this season, putting up 119 wich is second last in the BCHL
-The Centennials need to get off to a good start and cant fall behind early
-Merritt has five former Vipers on their team. David Sabey, Jeff Jones and Tyler Steel who all were cut from the Vipers training camp over the past two season’s. Steve Tresierra & head coach-gm Luke Pierce both played in Vernon at onetime
-Former Viper tryout, Tyler Steel is 2-0 against his former team making 56 saves in both Cetennial victories
-The Cents need to try and get a lot of shots on goal, as the Vipers play a very defensive game giving up little shots and not a lot of goals. Vernon has given up just 111 goals this season, wich is second in the league behind Powell River who has given up just 76 goals
-All three games between these two teams have gone to overtime, with the Centennials coming away with two victories
Here’s a look at the season series between these two teams:
Tuesday, September 21st @ Vernon: Merritt wins 5-4 (double overtime)
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 3:34 - Dylan Walchuk from Marcus Basara and David Robinson
Merritt Centennials at 5:50 (PP) - Regan Soquila from Stephen Wall
Merritt Centennials at 19:43 (PP) - Dustin Johnson from Kameran Crawford and Jeff Jones
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 11:17 (PP) - Steven Weinstein from Bryce Kakoske and Kyle Murphy
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 3:53 - Marcus Basara from Dylan Walchuk and David Robinson
Merritt Centennials at 6:44 (PP) - Jeff Jones from Dustin Johnson and Max Vallis
Merritt Centennials at 16:52 (PS) - Dustin Johnson (unassisted)
Vernon Vipers at 19:28 - Dylan Walchuk from John Knisley and Philip Patenaude
OVERTIME PERIOD 2
Merritt Centennials at 2:20 - Jeff Zmurchyk from Stephen Wall
Vernon outshot Merritt 34-24. Tyler Steel made 30 saves picking up his first career BCHL win, while Bryton Udy took the loss in his BCHL debut.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=839996&link=bchl
Sunday, October 3rd @ Merritt: Vernon wins 4-3 (Overtime)
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Merritt Centennials at 2:34 - Regan Soquila (unassisted)
PERIOD 2
Merritt Centennials at 3:28 - Max Vallis from Jeff Jones and Jakob Reichert
Vernon Vipers at 4:28 - Bryce Kakoske from Michael Zalewski
Vernon Vipers at 10:02 - Michael Zalewski from Adam Thompson
Merritt Centennials at 12:48 - Max Vallis (unassisted)
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 1:53 - Marcus Basara from Max Mowat and John Knisley
OVERTIME PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 4:36 - David Robinson from Dylan Walchuk and Adam Thompson
Vernon outshot Merritt 31-18. Blake Voth made 15 saves getting the win, while Jared Anderson made 27 saves taking the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840247&link=bchl
Friday, November 5th @ Merritt: Merritt wins 4-3 in overtime
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
No Scoring
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 0:29 (PP) - Michael Zalewski from John Knisley and Malcolm Lyles
Vernon Vipers at 8:44 - John Knisley from Michael Zalewski and Aaron Hadley
Vernon Vipers at 10:05 - Todd Skirving from Nicholas Kerr and Darren Nowick
PERIOD 3
Merritt Centennials at 12:45 (PP) - Steve Tresierra from Evan Stack and Brent Fletcher
Merritt Centennials at 16:43 - Jeff Jones from Regan Soquila and Reece Willcox
Merritt Centennials at 19:06 (PP) - Sean Maktaak from Steve Tresierra and Brandon Pfeil
OVERTIME PERIOD 1
Merritt Centennials at 1:45 - Brandon Pfeil from Chad Brears and Sean Maktaak
Merritt outshot Vernon 38-29. Tyler Steel made 26 saves for the win, while Blake Voth made 34 saves in the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840248&link=bchl
Here's a look at both teams rosters:
Vernon:
Dylan Walchuk (18-26-44)
Bryce Kakoske (13-24-37)
David Robinson (21-14-35)
John Knisley (7-22-29)
Michael Zalewski (12-17-29)
Kyle Murphy (13-15-28)
Adam Thompson (6-18-24)
Marcus Basara (11-12-23)
Aaron Hadley (9-12-21)
Malcolm Lyles (5-16-21)
Steven Weinstein (3-15-18)
Trevor Fitzgerald (7-10-17)
Brett Corkey (0-16-16)
Patrick McGillis (8-8-16)
Darren Nowick (5-11-16)
Max Mowat (1-11-12)
Ryan Renz (3-7-10)
Colton Sparrow (0-5-5)
Zach McPhee (3-1-4)
Philip Patenaude (0-1-1)
Dane Muench (1-0-1)
Kirby Halcrow With Quesnel (5-18-1 Record, 3.56 GAA)
With Vernon (5-2-1 Record, 2.29 GAA)
Blake Voth (19-10-3 Record, 2 Shutouts, 2.11 GAA)
Merritt:
Jeff Jones (18-26-44)
Regan Soquila (14-20-44)
Max Vallis (18-10-28)
Steve Tresierra (7-16-23)
Evan Stack (7-11-18)
Chad Brears (3-14-17)
Jakob Reichert (6-10-16)
Dustin Lebrun (8-6-14)
David Sabey (4-10-14)
Billy Marshall (3-11-14)
Stephen Wall (6-6-12)
Brandon Pfeil (5-7-12)
Sean Maktaak (5-6-11)
Kameran Crawford (1-9-10)
Reece Willcox (3-5-8)
Blaine Bokenfohr (1-6-7)
Silvan Harper (2-4-6)
Brent Fletcher (2-4-6)
Richard Sabourin (0-6-6)
Dylan Playfair (0-1-1)
Brett Kolins (0-0-0)
Jon-Paul Witkop (0-0-0)
Lino Chimienti (11-11 Record, 1 Shutout, 2.93 GAA)
Tyler Steel (6-10 Record, 3.29 GAA)
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