Prince George (11-35-0-3) @ Vernon (28-10-4-8)Tonight is the sixth and final meeting of the regular season between the defending back to back Royal Bank Cup Champion Vernon Vipers & the Prince George Spruce Kings. The Vipers are coming off a 3-0 shutout to the Salmon Arm Silverbacks, snapping Vernon’s six game winning streak. The Spruce Kings make their final visit of the season to the Wesbild Centre coming off a 5-4 overtime victory over the Westside Warriors, snapping the team’s three game losing streak.
Last Game Played:
Tuesday, January 25th Salmon Arm defeated Vernon 3-0
Tuesday, January 25th Prince George defeated Westside 5-4 in overtime
Next Game:
Saturday, January 29th Vernon @ Trail
Saturday, January 29th Prince George @ Salmon Arm
Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:
Games Played: 50
Wins: 28
Losses: 10
Ties: 4
Overtime Losses: 8
Home Record: 12-5-2-4
Road Record: 16-5-2-4
Streak: One game losing streak
Last Ten Games: 7-2-0-1
Goals For: 163
Goals Against:120
Standings: 1st Place
Since the 2002-03 season Vernon is 31-14-1-4 vs. Prince George
Since the 2002-03 season Vernon has outscored Prince George 203-126
Since the 2003-04 season Vernon is 10-3-1-4 at home vs. Prince George
Since the 2003-04 season Vernon is 13-8-0-1 in Prince George
The Vipers are 7-1-0-2 in their last ten games at home vs. the Spruce Kings
The Vipers are 7-3-0-0 in their last ten games on the road vs. the Spruce Kings
The Vipers are 8-1-0-1 in their last ten games vs. Prince George
Vernon’s last loss at home to Prince George was a 3-2 overtime loss back on Sunday, October 24th 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: 950
Wins: 611
Losses: 244
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)
Vernon’s Powerplay vs. Prince George this season:
2-21
Vernon’s Home record vs. Prince George this season:
1-0-0-1
Vernon’s Road record vs. Prince George this season:
2-1
Vernon’s scoring leaders vs. Prince George this season:
Marcus Basara (2-4-6)
John Knisley (0-4-4)
David Robinson (2-1-3)
Bryce Kakoske (0-3-3)
Malcolm Lyles (1-2-3)
Trevor Fitzgerald (2-1-3)
Dylan Walchuk (2-0-2)
Michael Zalewski (0-2-2)
Aaron Hadley (1-1-2)
Darren Nowick (0-2-2)
Kyle Murphy (1-1-2)
Steven Weinstein (0-2-2)
Adam Thompson (0-2-2)
Colton Sparrow (0-1-1)
Brett Corkey (0-1-1)
Patrick McGillis (1-0-1)
Blake Voth (1-1 Record)
Kirby Halcrow (1-0 Record)
Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:
-The Vipers have just one loss in their last six games
-The Vipers have the league's 7th best penalty kill
-Blake Voth is 2-1 in his career vs. Prince George
-Defenceman, Malcolm Lyles should be back in the lineup tonight, after serving a two game suspension
-The Vipers have the league’s second best goal’s against, giving up just 120 goals this season
Adam Thompson has (0-5-5) in fourteen career games vs. the Spruce Kings
-Vernon is 17-3-3-7 when scoring the games first goal
-The Vipers are 11-7-1-1 when giving up the first goal of the game
-Tonight is Vernon’s fifth and final game of a current five game home stand
-Bryce Kakoske has (1-6-7) in eleven career games vs. PG
-The Vipers have just three games away from home, left on the schedule
-The Vipers are ranked 13th in the CJHL National Rankings
-Blake Voth (21-10-3 Record, 4 shutouts) is second in the league's top ten goaltenders with a 2.11 GAA
-Vernon's powerplay is 14th in the BCHL
-Kirby Halcrow is 4-3 in his career vs. Prince George
-The Vipers are going to have to jump on a very young Spruce Kings hockey club, and use their speed and skill to their advantage
-Vernon is just a single point up on 2nd place Penticton, the Vees play tonight in Nanaimo
-Dylan Walchuk has (6-1-7) in eight career games vs. Prince George
-Steve Weinstein has (0-6-6) in twelve career games vs. the Spruce Kings
-Vernon needs to come out with a better effort tonight after a dismal 3-0 loss to the Silverbacks Tuesday night
Let's take a look at the Prince George Spruce Kings:
Games Played: 49
Wins: 11
Losses: 35
Ties: 0
Overtime Losses: 3
Home Record: 9-15-0-2
Road Record: 2-20-0-1
Streak: One game winning streak
Last Ten Games: 4-5-0-1
Goals For: 128
Goals Against: 228
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/
Returning Players:
Kyle Manlow (91)
Jeff Earnest (91)
Jeff Datoff (92)
Luke Hannas (91)
Jeremy Wiebe (91)
Departing & traded players from last years team:
Nic DeSousa (90)
Justin Fillion (90)
RJay Berra (90)
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:
5-19
Prince Georges Home record vs. Vernon this season:
1-2-0-0
Prince Georges Road record vs. Vernon this season:
1-1-0-0
Prince Georges scoring leaders vs. Vernon this season:
Chris Bodo (2-0-2)
Jujhar Khaira (0-2-2)
Trent Murdoch (0-1-1)
Kyle Manlow (0-1-1)
Chase Golightly (0-1-1)
Connor Tiechko (1-0-1)
Jeff Earnest (0-1-1)
Kirk Thompson (1-1 Record)
Cameron Large (0-1 Record)
Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:
-The Spruce Kings are coming off a six game home stand, starting a three game road trip tonight in Vernon
-Prince George’s last win away from home was a 4-1 victory over Salmon Arm back on November,5th 2010
-Tonight is the second meeting between these two teams, within the last two weeks. Vernon defeated Prince George back on January,15th at the PG Coliseum.
-The Spruce Kings powerplay is ranked 12th in the BCHL
-Prince George’s penalty kill is ranked 16th in the league
-Former Vipers, Bennett Hambrook and Todd Skirving will face off against their former team
-PG has confidence against Vernon picking up two wins against the Vipers this season
-The Spruce Kings with just one 20 year old on their roster, are going to have to play a full 60 minutes if they want to knock off the defending National Champs
-Goaltending will be key for both teams
-Prince George has lost 12 straight road games
-The Spruce Kings have gone to overtime in four out of their last six games
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
Sunday, October 24th Prince George @ Vernon: Prince George wins 3-2 in overtime
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
No Scoring
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 10:16 - Aaron Hadley from John Knisley and Michael Zalewski
Vernon Vipers at 12:39 - Dylan Walchuk from Marcus Basara and Malcolm Lyles
Prince George Spruce Kings at 15:22 - RJay Berra from Zac Ashdown and Justin Fillion
Prince George Spruce Kings at 18:59 (PP) - Justin Fillion from Trent Murdoch and Zac Ashdown
PERIOD 3
No Scoring
OVERTIME PERIOD 1
Prince George Spruce Kings at 1:25 (PP) - Zac Ashdown from RJay Berra and Chris Bodo
Vernon outshot Prince George 41-32. Kirk Thompson made 39 saves picking up the win, while Bryton Udy made 29 saves in the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840116&link=bchl
Saturday, November 6th Prince George @ Vernon: Vernon wins 3-1
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
No Scoring
PERIOD 2
Prince George Spruce Kings at 6:28 - RJay Berra from Nic DeSousa and Zac Ashdown
Vernon Vipers at 12:28 (PP) - Aaron Hadley from John Knisley
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 1:13 - Aaron Hadley from John Knisley and Brett Corkey
Vernon Vipers at 6:00 - Marcus Basara from Michael Zalewski
Vernon outshot Prince George 34-16. Bryton Udy made 15 saves for his first career BCHL win. Alex Wright made 31 saves in the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840117&link=bchl
Saturday, January 15th @ Prince George: Vernon wins 4-1
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 3:51 - Marcus Basara from Kyle Murphy and Adam Thompson
Prince George Spruce Kings at 11:43 (PP) - Connor Tiechko from Jeff Earnest and Chase Golightly
Vernon Vipers at 13:30 (PP) - David Robinson from Marcus Basara and Steven Weinstein
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 3:23 - Patrick McGillis from Steven Weinstein and Trevor Fitzgerald
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 19:23 (EN) - David Robinson from Darren Nowick
Vernon outshot Prince George 28-26. Kirby Halcrow made 25 saves in the victory, while Cameron Large made 24 saves in the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840257
Here's a look at both teams rosters:
Vernon:
Dylan Walchuk (20-27-47)
David Robinson (25-16-41)
Bryce Kakoske (14-26-40)
Kyle Murphy (13-19-32)
John Knisley (7-23-30)
Michael Zalewski (12-17-29)
Adam Thompson (6-18-24)
Marcus Basara (11-12-23)
Malcolm Lyles (6-16-22)
Aaron Hadley (9-12-21)
Steven Weinstein (4-17-21)
Darren Nowick (6-14-20)
Patrick McGillis (10-9-19)
Brett Corkey (1-18-19)
Trevor Fitzgerald (7-11-18)
Ryan Renz (4-10-14)
Max Mowat (1-11-12)
Colton Sparrow (1-5-6)
Zach McPhee (3-1-4)
Dane Muench (1-1-2)
Philip Patenaude (0-1-1)
Kirby Halcrow With Quesnel (5-18-1 Record, 3.56 GAA)
With Vernon (6-3-1 Record, 2.33 GAA)
Blake Voth (21-10-3 Record, 4 Shutouts, 2.11 GAA)
Prince George:
Jujhar Khaira (9-26-35)
Faiz Khan (11-13-24)
Jeff Earnest (5-14-19)
Connor Tiechko (10-9-19)
Trent Murdoch (3-12-15)
Kyle Manlow (5-7-12)
Todd Skirving (6-6-12)
Stephen Ryan (0-6-6)
Chase Golightly (0-6-6)
Trevor Esau (0-4-4)
Brandon Watson (1-1-2)
Ben Woodley (1-1-2)
Bennett Hambrook (1-0-1)
Isaac Davies (0-1-1)
Sam Waterfield (0-1-1)
Dustin Beairsto (0-0-0)
Kirk Thompson (5-19 Record, 4.16 GAA)
Cameron Large (2-3 Record, 4.21 GAA)
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