Vernon (23-8-4-8) @ Quesnel (11-27-2-4)Tonight is the fifth meeting of the season between the defending back to back Royal Bank Cup Champion Vernon Vipers & the Quesnel Millionaires. The Vipers are coming off a 6-4 victory at home over Westside, and now begin the first of small two game road trip. The Millionaires are coming off a 8-2 loss to the Trail Smoke Eaters last night and are playing their third game of a four game home stand. You can listen to tonight’s game live with Todd Miller and Don Klepp starting with the pre-game show at 7:15pm on 107.5 Kiss FM
Last Game Played:
Saturday, January 8th Vernon defeated Westside 6-4
Thursday, January 14th Trail defeated Quesnel 8-2
Next Game:
Saturday, January 16th Vernon @ Prince George
Saturday, January 15th Trail @ Quesnel
Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:
Games Played: 44
Wins: 23
Losses: 9
Ties: 4
Overtime Losses: 8
Home Record: 9-4-2-4
Road Record: 14-5-2-4
Streak: One game winning streak
Last Ten Games: 5-1-2-2
Goals For: 140
Goals Against:107
Standings: 2nd Place
Since the 2002-03 season Vernon is 39-7-2-1 vs. Quesnel
Since the 2002-03 season Vernon has outscored Quesnel 231-104
Since the 2003-04 season Vernon is 16-0-2-1 at home vs. Quesnel
Since the 2003-04 season Vernon is 17-5-0-0 in Quesnel
The Vipers are 9-0-1-0 in their last ten games at home vs. the Millionaires
The Vipers are 10-0-0-0 in their last ten games on the road vs. the Millionaires
Vernon’s last loss in Quesnel was a 5-3 loss back on Thursday, February 10th 2005. Since then the Millionaires lost 28 straight games to the Vipers before picking up a 1-1 tie in Vernon back on Wednesday, October 6th 2010
Before picking up a 1-1 tie with Vernon back on October 6th 2010 in Vernon, Quesnel had lost 26 straight games to the Vipers
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: 944
Wins: 606
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. Quesnel this season:
8-28
At Home vs. Quesnel:
1-0-1-0
On The Road vs. Quesnel:
2-0
Vernons scoring leaders vs. Quesnel this season:
John Knisley (2-5-7)
Dylan Walchuk (2-4-6)
Bryce Kakoske (2-3-5)
David Robinson (3-0-3)
Darren Nowick (0-3-3)
Adam Thompson (0-3-3)
Trevor Fitzgerald (2-1-3)
Steven Weinstein (1-2-3)
Brett Corkey (0-4-4)
Kyle Murphy (2-2-4)
Max Mowat (0-2-2)
Todd Skirving (0-2-2)
Marcus Basara (2-0-2)
Michael Zalewski (2-0-2)
Malcolm Lyles (0-1-1)
Colton Sparrow (0-1-1)
Patrick McGillis (0-1-1)
Aaron Hadley (0-1-1)
Blake Voth (3-0-1 Record)
Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:
-The Vipers need to get more pucks on net
-Vernon needs to use their forecheck, as they are very hard to defend against when on the forecheck
-Goaltending will be key for both teams tonight
-Specialty teams will also be key for both teams tonight
-Blake Voth (18-10-3 Record) is third in the league’s top ten goaltenders with a 2.09 GAA
-Vernon’s powerplay is ranked 15th in the league
-The Vipers need to get off to a good start
-The Vipers are ranked 9th in the league on the penalty kill
-Vernon needs to keep things simple and get lots of pucks and traffic towards the net
-1st place is once again on the line tonight, with the Vipers in Quesnel and Penticton hoisting Langley
-Blake Voth is 3-0-1-0 against Quesnel in his career
-Kirby Halcrow will make his first return to Quesnel since being traded to the Vipers back on December, 1st 2010
-The Vipers lost their last game away from home
-Ryan Renz & Dane Munech will make their Viper debuts tonight
-Vernon cant take the Mills lightly and have to be ready and focused for tonight’s game
Let's take a look at the Quesnel Millionaires:
Games Played: 44
Wins: 11
Losses: 27
Ties: 2
Overtime Losses: 4
Home Record: 9-11-1-0
Road Record: 2-16-1-4
Streak: One game losing streak
Last Ten Games: 2-5-1-2
Goals For: 105
Goals Against: 174
Standings: 7th Place
Returning Players:
Clayton Chessa (91)
Spencer Graboski (93)
Skyler Smutek (90)
Chris Kerr (92)
Anderson White (91)
Departing & traded players from last years team:
Sam Higgins (90)
Justin Hogan (90)
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)
Kirby Halcrow (91)
Tyler French (90)
Quesnels Powerplay vs. Vernon this season:
0-14
At Home vs. Vernon:
0-2
On The Road vs. Vernon:
0-1-1-0
Quesnels scoring leaders vs. Vernon this season:
Malcolm Gould (3-0-3)
Justin Hogan (1-2-3)
Daryl DeVries (1-1-2)
Sam Higgins (0-2-2)
Spencer Graboski (1-1-2)
Skyler Smutek (0-2-2)
Devin Balness (0-2-2)
Derek Huisman (1-0-1)
Chris Blessing (0-1-1)
Chris Kerr (0-1-1)
Adam Harris (0-1 Record)
Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:
-Quesnel has the league’s worst powerplay
-The Mills penalty kill is ranked 13th in the BCHL
-Goaltender, Bryton Udy faces his former team since being traded to Quesnel back on December, 1st
-Defenceman, Austin Baecker who’s playing right’s were held by the Vipers but never did play with Vernon makes his Mills debut tonight after being released by the WHL Seattle Thunderbirds Monday and traded to Quesnel by the Vipers at the BCHL trade deadline
-Derek Huisman has scored in three straight games
-The Millionaires have just two wins in their last ten games
-Tonight is the Millionaires third of four straight on home ice
-Quesnel is unbeaten in five straight games on home ice. The Mills last loss at home was a 7-4 loss to the Salmon Arm Silverbacks back on November, 26th 2010
-Quesnel plays four of it’s next five games on home ice
-Bryton Udy is 2-6 since being traded from Vernon to Quesnel
-The Mills have scored just 105 goals this season, wich is dead last out of sixteen teams
-Quesnel is playing it’s second game in as many nights
-The Millionaires have to be ready to go tonight, as Vernon has just one loss in their last nine road games
-Quesnel has to try and use the smaller ice surface and home ice to their advantage
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
Friday, October 29th @ Quesnel: Vernon wins 4-3
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Quesnel Millionaires at 4:34 - Malcolm Gould from Devin Balness and Justin Hogan
PERIOD 2
Quesnel Millionaires at 17:24 (PP) - Malcolm Gould from Devin Balness and Skyler Smutek
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 2:01 (PP) - Dylan Walchuk from Bryce Kakoske and Brett Corkey
Quesnel Millionaires at 7:02 (PP) - Spencer Graboski from Chris Kerr and Chris Blessing
Vernon Vipers at 13:29 (PP) - John Knisley from Adam Thompson and Dylan Walchuk
Vernon Vipers at 14:46 (PP) - Kyle Murphy from Adam Thompson and Bryce Kakoske
Vernon Vipers at 18:44 - Michael Zalewski from Dylan Walchuk and John Knisley
Vernon outshot Quesnel 43-21. Blake Voth made 18 saves in the win, while Kirby Halcrow made 39 saves in the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840259&link=bchl
Here's a look at both teams rosters:
Vernon:
Dylan Walchuk (18-25-43)
Bryce Kakoske (13-23-36)
David Robinson (19-12-31)
John Knisley (7-22-29)
Michael Zalewski (12-17-29)
Kyle Murphy (12-14-26)
Adam Thompson (5-17-22)
Aaron Hadley (9-12-21)
Malcolm Lyles (5-16-21)
Marcus Basara (10-10-20)
Brett Corkey (0-16-16)
Trevor Fitzgerald (7-8-15)
Steven Weinstein (3-12-15)
Patrick McGillis (7-8-15)
Darren Nowick (5-9-14)
Max Mowat (1-11-12)
Ryan Renz (3-7-10)
Colton Sparrow (0-5-5)
Zach McPhee (2-1-3)
Philip Patenaude (0-1-1)
Dane Muench (0-0-0)
Kirby Halcrow With Quesnel (5-18-1 Record, 3.56 GAA)
With Vernon (4-2-1 Record, 2.46 GAA)
Blake Voth (18-10-3 Record, 2 Shutouts, 2.09 GAA)
Quesnel:
Spencer Graboski (12-17-29)
Skyler Smutek (5-23-28)
Malcolm Gould (12-10-22)
Chris Kerr (6-13-19)
Derek Huisman (9-10-19)
Chris Blessing (8-10-18)
Daryl DeVries (8-10-18)
Shawn Mueller (8-6-14)
Michael Spring (7-6-13)
David Thompson (3-6-9)
Thomas Hardy (1-8-9)
Anderson White (3-5-8)
Chris Allbee (4-2-6)
Rigby Burgart (3-3-6)
Stefan Gonzales (1-4-5)
Quin Buckellew (1-3-4)
Kiefer McNaughton (1-3-4)
Bradley Buckingham (1-2-3)
Chad Roorda (0-1-1)
David Ahl (0-0-0)
Austin Baecker (0-0-0)
Bryton Udy (3-10-2 Record, 3.07 GAA)
With Quesnel (2-6-1 Record, 2.87 GAA)
Adam Harris (3-6 Record, 1 Shutout, 4.78 GAA)
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