Saturday, January 1, 2011

(Game Preview) Penticton @ Vernon:


Penticton (26-11-2-1) @ Vernon (21-8-4-7)

Tonight is the fifth meeting of the season between the defending back to back Royal Bank Cup Champion Vernon Vipers & the Penticton Vees. Tonight is the Vipers third game in four nights while the Vees are playing back to back games and just their second game back from the Christmas break.

Last Game Played:

Thursday, December 30th Salmon Arm defeated Vernon 3-2 in double overtime
Friday, December 31st Penticton defeated Westside 5-1

Next Game:

Thursday, January 6th Langley @ Vernon
Friday, January 7th Surrey @ Penticton

Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

Games Played: 40
Wins: 21
Losses: 8
Ties: 4
Overtime Losses: 7
Home Record: 7-3-2-4
Road Record: 14-5-2-3
Streak: One game losing streak
Last Ten Games: 6-0-3-1
Goals For: 126
Goals Against: 95
Standings: 2nd place

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 30-17-2-3 vs. Penticton

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon has outscored Penticton 176-142

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 14-5-1-1 at home vs. Penticton

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 13-8-1-1 in Penticton

Vernon is 6-3-0-1 in their last ten visits to Penticton

Penticton is 3-6-0-1 in their last ten visit to Vernon

Vernon is unbeaten in their last six games vs. Penticton

Vernons last loss in Penticton was a 3-2 overtime loss back on Saturday, December 12th 2009

Pentictons last win in Vernon was a 4-1 victory back on Friday, December 4th 2009

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: 940
Wins: 604
Losses: 242
Ties: 15
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 Home Record vs. Penticton:

1-0

Vernons Road Record vs. Penticton:

2-0-1

Vernons Powerplay vs. Penticton this season:

2-13

Vernons scoring leaders vs. Penticton this season:

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

Blake Voth (3-0-1 Record, 1 Shutout)

Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:

-Tonight is a huge game for both teams, with the Interior Division so tight this season, every game is key from here on in till the end of the season

-Bryce Kakoske has six points (2-4-6) in eighteen career games vs. Penticton

-Adam Thompson has five points (2-3-4) in seventeen career games vs. Penticton

-The Vipers are 3-0-1 against the Vees this season

-Goaltending will be key for both teams tonight

-Specialty teams will also be key for both teams tonight

-The Vipers are only just two points back of 1st place Penticton

-Blake Voth (17-9-3 Record) is second in the league’s top ten goaltenders with a 2.07 GAA

-Vernon has the second worst powerplay in the league

-The Vipers are ranked 8th in the league on the penalty kill

-Vernon is going to have to get lots of traffic and pucks towards Joel Rumpel. Rumpel made 39 saves just a few weeks back against the Vipers in a 1-1 tie in the Peach City

-Vernon has just one loss in their last thirteen games

-Blake Voth is 5-0-1 in his career vs. Penticton

-Kirby Halcrow is 1-5 vs. Penticton in his career

Let's take a look at the Penticton Vees:

Games Played: 38
Wins: 26
Losses: 11
Ties: 2
Overtime Losses: 1
Home Record: 15-4-2-1
Road Record: 11-7-0-0
Streak: Two game winning streak (Unbeaten in three games)
Last Ten Games: 6-2-2-0
Goals For: 146
Goals Against: 108
Standings: 1st Place

For more info, stats and great coverage on the Vees, please visit Ryan Pinders Penticton Vees blog, http://pentictonvees.podbean.com/

Returning Players:

Garrett Milan (91)
Logan Johnston (91)
Joey Holka (90)
Joey Laleggia (92)
Derik Johnson (90)
Joel Rumpel (91)

Departing & traded players from last years team:

Beau Bennett (91)
Denver Manderson (89)
Alex Szczechura (90)
Andrew Pickering (89)
Ben Sexton (91)
Matt Paltridge (89)
Ryan Viselli (89)
Eric Filiou (89)
Bo Dolan (90)
Isaac Macleod (92)
Luke Curadi (91)
Byron Sorensen (91)
Sean Bonar (91)
Jake Johnson (89)
Stefan Nicholishen (93)

Pentictons Home Record vs. Vernon:

0-2-1

Pentictons Road Record vs. Vernon:

0-1

Pentictons Powerplay vs. Vernon this season:

2-15

Pentictons scoring leaders vs. Vernon this season:

Joey Holka (2-1-3)
Bradley Robbins (1-1-2)
Garrett Milan (0-2-2)
Joey Laleggia (0-2-2)
Troy Stecher (1-0-1)
Joey Benik (0-1-1)

Joel Rumpel (0-3-1 Record)

Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:

-Penticton is coming off a big 5-1 victory over the visiting Westside Warriors last night to take over top spot in the Interior Division

-The Vees are unbeaten in their last four games

-Garrett Milan has eight points (3-6-9) in eighteen career games vs. Vernon

-Joey Holka has four points (4-1-5) in eighteen career games vs. Vernon

-Former Vernon Vipers forward, Mark Hall faces his former team for the fourth time this season. Hall played one season in Vernon (2006-07) before joining the WHL Kamloops Blazers.

-Joey Laleggia (18-35-53) & Brendan O'Donnell (15-35-50) are both in the leagues top twenty in scoring

-Joel Rumpel is 5th amongst the leagues top ten goaltenders with a 2.44 GAA

-Penticton is the 5th highest scoring team in the league with 146 goals

-Penticton has been outscored 13-4 in four games vs. Vernon this year

-The Vees have to get off to a good start and cant fall behind early to the Vipers

-This is just Penticton’s second visit to the Wesbild Centre this season

-The Vees are 4-2 in their last six road games

-Penticton has played seven of it’s last ten games on home ice

-The Vees have outscored their opponents 11-5 in the last three games

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

Friday, September 17th @ Penticton: Vernon won 3-2

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

Vernon Vipers at 6:57 - John Knisley (unassisted)
Vernon Vipers at 7:42 - Trevor Fitzgerald from Kyle Murphy and Patrick McGillis
Penticton Vees at 16:42 (PP) - Joey Holka from Garrett Milan and Joey Laleggia
PERIOD 2

No Scoring

PERIOD 3

Vernon Vipers at 1:33 - Dylan Walchuk from Marcus Basara and David Robinson
Penticton Vees at 19:54 (EN) - Troy Stecher from Joey Holka

Penticton outshot Vernon 25-23. Blake Voth made 23 saves for the win, while Joel Rumpel made 20 saves taking the loss.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840251&link=bchl

Saturday, September 18th @ Vernon: Vernon wins 4-1

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

Penticton Vees at 13:34 - Bradley Robbins from Joey Benik and Joey Laleggia

PERIOD 2

Vernon Vipers at 5:19 - Michael Zalewski from Brett Corkey and John Knisley
Vernon Vipers at 11:53 - Dylan Walchuk from David Robinson and Aaron Hadley
Vernon Vipers at 17:42 (PP) - Bryce Kakoske from Steven Weinstein and David Robinson

PERIOD 3

Vernon Vipers at 14:57 (SH) - David Robinson from Dylan Walchuk and Aaron Hadley

Shots were even 26-26. Blake Voth made 25 saves for the win, while Joel Rumpel made 22 saves taking the loss.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840055&link=bchl

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

Vernon Vipers at 1:45 - Patrick McGillis from Malcolm Lyles and Steven Weinstein
Vernon Vipers at 17:37 (PP) - Adam Thompson from Steven Weinstein and Kyle Murphy

PERIOD 2

Vernon Vipers at 13:37 (SH) - Kyle Murphy from Trevor Fitzgerald

PERIOD 3

Vernon Vipers at 7:41 - Marcus Basara from Todd Skirving and Malcolm Lyles
Vernon Vipers at 12:26 - Dylan Walchuk from Patrick McGillis and Darren Nowick

Vernon outshot Penticton 35-21. Blake Voth made 21 saves for the shutout, while Joel Rumpel made 23 saves taking the loss.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840252&link=bchl

Friday, December 17th @ Penticton: Tied 1-1

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

No Scoring

PERIOD 2

Penticton Vees at 1:44 (PP) - Joey Holka from Joey Laleggia and Garrett Milan

PERIOD 3

Vernon Vipers at 7:10 - Kyle Murphy from Malcolm Lyles and Bryce Kakoske

Vernon outshot Penticton 40-22. Blake Voth made 21 saves, while Joel Rumpel made 39 saves.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840253&link=bchl

Here's a look at both teams rosters:

Vernon:

Dylan Walchuk (17-22-39)
Bryce Kakoske (13-24-37)
David Robinson (19-10-29)
Michael Zalewski (9-16-25)
John Knisley (7-18-25)
Kyle Murphy (11-13-24)
Aaron Hadley (9-11-20)
Adam Thompson (4-15-19)
Malcolm Lyles (4-14-18)
Marcus Basara (9-8-17)
Brett Corkey (0-14-14)
Trevor Fitzgerald (7-7-14)
Steven Weinstein (2-11-13)
Max Mowat (1-11-12)
Patrick McGillis (6-5-11)
Darren Nowick (1-9-10)
Todd Skirving (4-4-8)
Colton Sparrow (0-3-3)
Zach McPhee (2-0-2)
Philip Patenaude (0-1-1)

Kirby Halcrow With Quesnel (5-18-1 Record, 3.56 GAA)
With Vernon (3-1-1 Record, 2.06 GAA)
Blake Voth (17-9-3 Record, 2 Shutouts, 2.07 GAA)

Penticton:

Joey Laleggia (18-35-53)
Brendan O'Donnell (15-35-50)
Joey Benik (21-17-38)
Mark MacMillan (16-17-33)
Joey Holka (14-17-31)
Garrett Milan (7-20-27)
Kyle Mountain (9-11-20)
James Polk (5-15-20)
Logan Johnston (8-11-19)
Tyler Hlookoff (2-16-18)
Troy Stecher (3-13-16)
Curtis Loik (4-11-15)
Mark Hall (4-5-9)
Steven Iacobellis (3-6-9)
Derik Johnson (2-4-6)
Michael Betz (1-5-6)
Myles McCauley (6-0-6)
Kyle Beaulieu (0-3-3)
Paul Bezzo (0-3-3)
Chad Bannor (0-0-0)

Joel Rumpel (16-6-2 Record, 1 Shutout, 2.44 GAA)
Billy Faust (10-6 Record, 1 Shutout, 3.00 GAA)

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