Alberni Valley (22-23-4-3) @ Vernon (31-10-4-8)Tonight is the second and final meeting of the regular season between the defending back to back Royal Bank Cup Champion Vernon Vipers & the Alberni Valley Bulldogs. The Vipers come into tonight’s game riding a three game winning streak after coming off a 2-1 overtime victory Wednesday night over the visiting Nanaimo Clippers. The Bulldogs come into tonight’s game riding a one game winning streak, after a 7-2 win on home ice over the visiting Penticton Vees Sunday afternoon. Tonight is Alberni Valley’s first game of a current four game road trip.
Last Game Played:
Wednesday, February 2nd Vernon defeated Nanaimo 2-1 (Overtime)
Sunday, January 30th Alberni Valley defeated Penticton 7-2
Next Game:
Saturday, February 5th Penticton @ Vernon
Saturday, February 5th Alberni Valley @ Salmon Arm
Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:
Games Played: 53
Wins: 31
Losses: 10
Ties: 4
Overtime Losses: 8
Home Record: 14-5-2-4
Road Record: 17-5-2-4
Streak: Three game winning streak
Last Ten Games: 9-1-0-0
Goals For: 172
Goals Against:126
Standings: 1st Place
Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 9-3-1-2 vs. Alberni Valley
Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon has outscored Alberni Valley 60-40
Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 4-2-0-2 at home vs. Alberni Valley
Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 5-1-1-0 in Alberni Valley
Alberni Valley’s last win in Vernon was a 4-2 victory back on Friday, November 10th 2006
The Vipers are 4-1-0-2 in their last seven games at home vs. the Bulldogs
The Vipers are 5-1-1-0 in their last seven games on the road vs. the Bulldogs
The Vipers are 6-2-1-1 in their last ten games vs. Alberni Valley
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: 953
Wins: 614
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. Alberni Valley this season:
0-8
Vernon’s home record vs. Nanaimo this season:
0-0-0-0
Vernon’s road record vs. Alberni Valley this season:
0-0-1-0
Vernon’s scoring leaders vs. Alberni Valley this season:
Darren Nowick (1-0-1)
Trevor Fitzgerald (0-1-1)
Adam Thompson (0-1-1)
Kirby Halcrow (0-0-1 Record)
Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:
-The Vipers have just one loss in their last ten games
-The Vipers have the league's 6th best penalty kill
-Blake Voth is 1-0 in his career vs. Alberni Valley
-Vernon needs to jump on the Bulldogs early, a team that has struggled away from the dog pound having just six wins on the road
-The Vipers have the league’s second best goal’s against, giving up just 126 goals this season
-Vernon is 18-3-3-7 when scoring the games first goal
-The Vipers are 13-7-1-1 when giving up the first goal of the game
-Vernon is 8-3-1-2 vs the Coastal Conference this season
-Ryan Renz is facing off against his former team for the first time. Renz was traded by the Bulldogs to the Prince George Spruce Kings on the BCHL trade deadline before being traded to the Vipers.
-The Vipers have just two games away from home, left on the schedule
-The Vipers are ranked 13th in the CJHL National Rankings
-Blake Voth (23-10-3 Record, 4 shutouts) is second in the league's top ten goaltenders with a 2.12 GAA
-Vernon's powerplay is 13th in the BCHL
-The Vipers have just one loss in the last eleven road games
-Kirby Halcrow is 0-0-1 in his career vs. the Bulldogs
-The Vipers need to come up with a full 60 minutes
-Since tying the Bulldogs 1-1 back on December, 11th Vernon is 11-2-1-2
-Let’s hope the Vipers don’t look past the Bulldogs, waiting for a first place showdown with the Penticton Vees tomorrow night
-Tonight is the second game of a current three game home stand
Let's take a look at the Alberni Valley Bulldogs:
Games Played: 52
Wins: 22
Losses: 23
Ties: 4
Overtime Losses: 3
Home Record: 16-9-2-0
Road Record: 6-14-2-3
Streak: One game winning streak
Last Ten Games: 5-4-1-0
Goals For: 154
Goals Against: 163
Standings: 6th Place
For more info, stats and great coverage on the Bulldogs, please visit the Hammers Bulldogs blog, http://www.hammersdogs.blogspot.com/
Returning Players:
Sam Mitchell (90)
Casey Bailey (91)
Josh Mitchell (91)
Tyler Berkholtz (92)
Trent Dorais (91)
Frank Riddle (90)
Frank Slubowski (90)
Departing & traded players from last years team:
Mitch MacMillan (89)
Mark MacMillan (92)
David Dziurzynski (89)
Tye Lewis (89)
Kevin Ross (90)
Johnny Rogic (90)
Matt Hatch (90)
Warren Muir (89)
Nick Cecere (90)
Jeff Reppucci (91)
Robert Lindores (91)
Adam Hout (89)
Pearce Eviston (92)
Scott Lewan (89)
Ryan Renz (93)
Brody Lynott (91)
Alberni Valley’s Powerplay vs. Vernon this season:
1-5
Alberni Valley’s home record vs. Vernon:
0-0-1-0
Nanaimo’s road record vs. Vernon:
0-0-0-0
Alberni Valley’s scoring leaders vs. Vernon this season:
Casey Bailey (1-0-1)
Brandon Adams (0-1-1)
Kenney Morrison (0-1-1)
Frank Slubowski (0-0-1 Record)
Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:
- Trent Dorais , Sawyer Mick , Frank Riddle & Marley Keca will all be facing off against their former team tonight. Dorais and Mick played with the Vipers while Riddle and Keca both were at the Vipers training camps at one time.
-The Bulldogs play five of their remaining eight games away from home
-Alberni Valley is coming off a four game home stand where the Bulldogs went 2-2
-The Bulldogs are 7-1-3-2 vs. the Interior Conference this season
- Frank Slubowski (19-21-4) is 8th in the league’s top ten goaltenders
-Alberni Valley has the BCHL’s 6th ranked powerplay
-The Bulldogs have a league 5th best penalty kill
-Alberni Valley is just five points up on the 7th and 8th place Cowichan Valley Capitals and Coquitlam Express
-Frank Slubowski is 0-2-1 vs. the Vipers in his career
-Goaltending will be key
-The Bulldogs will have to have a full team effort in order to knock off the Vipers tonight, Alberni Valley has to try and take the crowd out of the game early and get off to a good start
-Since a 1-1 tie with Vernon back on December 11th Alberni Valley has gone 7-9-1-1
Here’s a look at the season series between these two teams:
Saturday, December 11th @ Alberni Valley: Tied 1-1
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
No Scoring
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 8:49 - Darren Nowick from Trevor Fitzgerald and Adam Thompson
PERIOD 3
Alberni Valley Bulldogs at 0:52 (PP) - Casey Bailey from Kenney Morrison and Brandon Adams
Vernon outshot Alberni Valley 42-27. Kirby Halcrow made 26 saves in the tie, while Frank Slubowski made 41 saves in the tie.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840243&link=bchl
Here's a look at both teams rosters:
Vernon:
Dylan Walchuk (20-29-49)
David Robinson (28-16-44)
Bryce Kakoske (14-28-42)
Kyle Murphy (13-22-35)
John Knisley (9-24-33)
Michael Zalewski (12-17-29)
Adam Thompson (6-18-24)
Malcolm Lyles (7-17-24)
Marcus Basara (11-12-23)
Aaron Hadley (9-14-23)
Steven Weinstein (5-17-22)
Darren Nowick (7-15-22)
Patrick McGillis (11-10-21)
Brett Corkey (1-19-20)
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 (1-2-3)
Philip Patenaude (0-1-1)
Kirby Halcrow With Quesnel (5-18-1 Record, 3.56 GAA)
With Vernon (7-3-1 Record, 2.19 GAA)
Blake Voth (23-10-3 Record, 4 Shutouts, 2.12 GAA)
Alberni Valley:
Josh Mitchell (14-39-53)
Casey Bailey (25-25-50)
Sam Mitchell (15-28-43)
Tyler Berkholtz (19-17-36)
Kenney Morrison (7-23-30)
Trent Dorais (11-16-27)
Colton Sobchak (8-17-25)
Connor Varley (8-16-24)
Brandon Adams (10-11-21)
Lars Hepso (6-13-19)
Dylan Nowakowski (7-11-18)
Liam Darragh (3-10-13)
Sawyer Mick (6-6-12)
Justin Morello (5-6-11)
Mike Puddifant (2-9-11)
Tanner Hicks (1-9-10)
Marley Keca (4-3-7)
Oliver McCluskey (2-5-7)
Konrad Litke (2-4-6)
Frank Riddle (0-6-6)
Kyle Weber (0-3-3)
Frank Slubowski (19-21-4 Record, 2 Shutouts, 2.79 GAA)
Kiefer Giroux (3-4 Record, 1 Shutout, 3.50 GAA)
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