Trail (31-21-2-4) @ Vernon (34-11-4-9)Tonight is the sixth and final meeting of the regular season between the defending back to back Royal Bank Cup Champion Vernon Vipers & the Trail Smoke Eaters. Tonight is the Vipers second to last game of the regular season after coming off a 5-2 victory over the hometown Merritt Centennials Tuesday night. Tonight is the Smoke Eaters second game of a final three game road trip to also finish off the regular season. Trail comes into tonight’s game riding a three game losing skid.
Last Game Played:
Tuesday, February 15th Vernon defeated Merritt 5-2
Saturday, February 12th Salmon Arm defeated Trail 3-2
Next Game:
Sunday, February 20th Quesnel @ Vernon
Saturday, February 19th Trail @ Merritt
Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:
Games Played: 58
Wins: 34
Losses: 11
Ties: 4
Overtime Losses: 9
Home Record: 16-5-2-5
Road Record: 18-6-2-4
Streak: One game winning streak
Last Ten Games: 7-2-0-1
Goals For: 190
Goals Against:139
Standings: 1st Place
Since the 2002-03 season Vernon is 41-12-1-0 vs. Trail
Since the 2002-03 season Vernon has outscored Trail 217-125
Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 19-4-0-0 at home vs. Trail
Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 15-6-1-1 in Trail
The Vipers are 8-2-0-0 in their last ten games at home vs. the Smoke Eaters
The Vipers are 7-2-0-1 in their last ten games on the road vs. the Smoke Eaters
The Vipers are 8-1-0-1 in their last ten games vs. Trail
Trail’s last win in Vernon was a 5-2 victory back on Saturday, October 4th 2008
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: 958
Wins: 617
Losses: 245
Ties: 15
Overtime Losses: 84
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. Trail this season:
4-17
Vernon’s home record vs. Trail this season:
2-0-0-0
Vernon’s road record vs. Trail this season:
1-1-0-1
Vernon’s scoring leaders vs. Trail this season:
David Robinson (5-0-5)
Kyle Murphy (1-2-3)
Bryce Kakoske (0-3-3)
Malcolm Lyles (1-2-3)
Dylan Walchuk (1-2-3)
John Knisley (1-1-2)
Michael Zalewski (0-2-2)
Aaron Hadley (0-2-2)
Trevor Fitzgerald (1-1-2)
Adam Thompson (0-2-2)
Marcus Basara (0-2-2)
Darren Nowick (1-1-2)
Patrick McGillis (1-0-1)
Max Mowat (1-0-1)
Brett Corkey (0-1-1)
Dane Muench (0-1-1)
Blake Voth (2-2 Record)
Kirby Halcrow (1-0 Record)
Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:
-The Vipers have the league's 5th best penalty kill
-Adam Thompson has (1-6-7) in seventeen career games vs. Trail
-Since defeating Trail 2-1 in double overtime back on January, 29th the Vipers have gone 4-1-0-1
-The Vipers have the league’s second best goal’s against, giving up just 137 goals this season
-Blake Voth is 4-2 in his career vs. Trail
-Vernon is 20-3-3-8 when scoring the games first goal
-Bryce Kakoske has (3-9-12) in seventeen career games vs. the Smokies
-The Vipers are 14-8-1-1 when giving up the first goal of the game
-Vernon is just three points up on 2nd place Penticton and five points up on 3rd place Salmon Arm, but the Vipers cant worry about the Vees & Silverbacks, Vernon has to stick to their game plan and worry about their own games
-Steve Weinstein has (1-3-4) in fourteen career games vs. the Smoke Eaters
-The Vipers are ranked 8th in the CJHL National Rankings
-Vernon is going to have to not take a shift off, as Trail has a very balanced scoring team
-Blake Voth (24-11-3 Record, 4 shutouts) is second in the league's top ten goaltenders with a 2.12 GAA
-Vernon has won four of it’s last five home games
-Dylan Walchuk has (1-8-9) in ten career games vs. Trail
-Vernon's powerplay is 12th in the BCHL
-Kirby Halcrow is 2-2 in his career vs. Trail
-Vernon needs to start playing a more full 60 minutes and preparing for the playoffs
Let's take a look at the Trail Smoke Eaters:
Games Played: 58
Wins: 31
Losses: 21
Ties: 2
Overtime Losses: 4
Home Record: 18-9-0-3
Road Record: 13-12-2-1
Streak: Three game losing streak
Last Ten Games: 5-2-0-3
Goals For: 194
Goals Against: 164
Standings: 5th Place
For more coverage and info on the Trail Smoke Eaters, please visit Jon Zack’s Trail Smoke Eaters blog, http://smokeeatersblog.com/
Returning Players:
Scott Jacklin (90)
Sam Mellor (92)
Travis St. Denis (92)
Paul Mailey (90)
Curtis Tonello (90)
Ben Matthews (91)
Kiefer Smiley (90)
Departing & traded players from last years team:
Nick Sandor (89)
Michael Betz (92)
Darnell Dyck (91)
Matt Wilkins (91)
Wade Bennett (90)
Mitch Kaufmann (91)
Sean Nugent (89)
Tommy Rizzardo (90)
Justin Brown (91)
Eric Walker (93)
Thomas Abenante (90)
Taylor Swaffield (89)
Garrett Beckwith (90)
Graeme Strukoff (91)
Steve Oursov (91)
Steve Koshey (91)
Trail’s Powerplay vs. Vernon this season:
3-17
Trail’s home record vs. Vernon:
2-0-0-1
Trail’s road record vs. Vernon:
0-2-0-0
Trail’s scoring leaders vs. Vernon this season:
Sam Mellor (2-2-4)
Travis St. Denis (1-2-3)
Scott Jacklin (1-1-2)
Rajan Sidhu (0-2-2)
Dylan Tappe (1-1-2)
Jake Baker (0-2-2)
Paul Mailey (0-1-1)
Beau Blanaru (1-0-1)
Ben Matthews (0-1-1)
Matthew Laboucane (0-1-1)
Sam Mellor (0-1-1)
Clayton McEwan (1-0-1)
Eric Walker (1-0-1)
Ryan Luiten (0-1-1)
Kiefer Smiley (2-2 Record)
Matt Larose (0-1 Record)
Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:
-Travis St. Denis has (7-3-10) in nineteen career games vs. the Vipers
-Kiefer Smiley is 2-4 in his career vs. Vernon
-Sam Mellor has (3-6-9) in eleven career games vs. the Vipers
-Trail has the league’s 7th best powerplay
-Trail already knows they will be facing the Westside Warriors in the first round of the BCHL playoffs, but the Smoke Eaters are just a single point back of the 4th place Warriors as the Smokies will be looking for a big win tonight to try and regain home ice advantage and pass the Warriors
-The Smokies are ranked 2nd in the BCHL on the penalty kill
-Paul Mailey has (2-8-10) in eighteen career games vs. Vernon
-Goaltending will be key for both teams
-Trail has yet to win at the Wesbild Centre this season
-The Smoke Eaters need to stick to their game plan and keep things simple on the road
- Scott Jacklin (22-49-71), Sam Mellor (33-33-66) & Cullen Bradshaw (30-32-62) are in the league’s top twenty in league scoring
- Matt Larose (8-4 Record) & Kiefer Smiley (23-21-2 Record) are both in the league’s top ten goaltenders
-Trail has struggled away from home and needs to get off to a good start and play a full 60 minutes
-Since losing 2-1 in doube overtime to Vernon back on January, 29th the Smokies have gone 1-2-0-2
Here’s a look at the season series between these two teams:
Friday, October 1st @ Trail: Trail wins 3-2 double overtime
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
No Scoring
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 9:46 (SH) - Dylan Walchuk from Trevor Fitzgerald
Trail Smoke Eaters at 13:58 (PP) - Graeme Strukoff from Travis St. Denis and Sam Mellor
Trail Smoke Eaters at 15:22 - Dylan Tappe from Steve Oursov
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 8:44 - John Knisley from Michael Zalewski and Aaron Hadley
OVERTIME PERIOD 2
Trail Smoke Eaters at 4:39 - Sam Mellor from Graeme Strukoff
Vernon outshot Trail 48-37. Kiefer Smiley made 46 saves for the win, while Blake Voth made 35 saves taking the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840266&link=bchl
Friday, October 15th @ Trail: Trail wins 3-2
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 6:37 (PP) - Patrick McGillis from Malcolm Lyles and Darren Nowick
Trail Smoke Eaters at 10:59 - Beau Blanaru from Matthew Laboucane and Rajan Sidhu
Trail Smoke Eaters at 13:40 (PP) - Sam Mellor from Travis St. Denis and Scott Jacklin
Trail Smoke Eaters at 16:26 - Scott Jacklin from Ben Matthews and Jake Baker
PERIOD 2
No Scoring
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 9:44 - Dylan Walchuk from Bryce Kakoske and Kyle Murphy
Vernon outshot Trail 46-21. Kiefer Smiley makes 44 saves for the win, while Blake Voth makes 18 saves in the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840267&link=bchl
Saturday, October 16th @ Vernon: Vernon wins 3-1
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Trail Smoke Eaters at 0:31 (PP) - Travis St. Denis from Sam Mellor and Jake Baker
Vernon Vipers at 8:20 - David Robinson from Bryce Kakoske and Kyle Murphy
Vernon Vipers at 10:40 (PP) - Max Mowat from Michael Zalewski and Brett Corkey
PERIOD 2
No Scoring
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 12:16 - Malcolm Lyles from John Knisley
Trail outshot Vernon 19-18. Blake Voth made 18 saves for the win, while Matt Larose made 15 saves in the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840236&link=bchl
Friday, November 26th @ Vernon: Vernon wins 4-1
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 3:15 - David Robinson from Bryce Kakoske and Marcus Basara
Trail Smoke Eaters at 4:17 - Clayton McEwan from Sam Mellor
Vernon Vipers at 8:03 - Kyle Murphy from Elliot Richardson and Adam Thompson
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 13:25 (PP) - David Robinson from Marcus Basara and Bryce Kakoske
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 8:03 - Trevor Fitzgerald from Aaron Hadley
Vernon outshot Trail 36-16. Blake Voth made 15 saves for the win, while Kiefer Smiley made 32 saves in the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840237&link=bchl
Saturday, January 29th @ Trail: Vernon wins 2-1 in double overtime
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Trail Smoke Eaters at 2:33 - Eric Walker from Dylan Tappe and Ryan Luiten Vernon Vipers at 19:57 (PP) - Darren Nowick from Dane Muench and Dylan Walchuk
PERIOD 2
No Scoring
PERIOD 3
No Scoring
OVERTIME PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 3:36 - David Robinson from Dylan Walchuk and Malcolm Lyles
Vernon outshot Trail 39-29. Kirby Halcrow made 27 saves in the win, while Kiefer Smiley made 37 saves in the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840268&link=bchl
Here's a look at both teams rosters:
Vernon:
Dylan Walchuk (24-29-53)
Bryce Kakoske (16-31-47)
David Robinson (30-16-46)
Kyle Murphy (15-24-39)
John Knisley (10-25-35)
Michael Zalewski (12-17-29)
Adam Thompson (7-22-29)
Malcolm Lyles (8-21-29)
Marcus Basara (12-15-27)
Darren Nowick (9-16-25)
Patrick McGillis (12-12-24)
Aaron Hadley (9-14-23)
Steven Weinstein (5-18-23)
Brett Corkey (1-22-23)
Trevor Fitzgerald (7-11-18)
Max Mowat (2-13-15)
Ryan Renz (4-10-14)
Colton Sparrow (1-6-7)
Dane Muench (1-4-5)
Zach McPhee (3-1-4)
Philip Patenaude (0-1-1)
Kirby Halcrow With Quesnel (5-18-1 Record, 3.56 GAA)
With Vernon (9-4-1 Record, 2.34 GAA)
Blake Voth (24-11-3 Record, 4 Shutouts, 2.12 GAA)
Trail:
Scott Jacklin (22-49-71)
Sam Mellor (33-33-66)
Cullen Bradshaw (30-32-62)
Nic DeSousa (17-38-55)
Travis St. Denis (26-27-53)
Paul Mailey (13-26-39)
Erik Cooper (14-18-32)
Jake Baker (5-21-26)
Rajan Sidhu (1-21-22)
Ryan Luiten (8-9-17)
Dylan Tappe (5-12-17)
Ben Matthews (4-11-15)
Adam Boytinck (3-11-14)
Joey Baker (4-7-11)
Eric Walker (4-7-11)
Curtis Tonello (1-10-11)
Logan Proulx (2-8-10)
Beau Blanaru (3-4-7)
Clayton McEwan (1-6-7)
Jordan Bauer (1-0-1)
Ryan Dixon (0-0-0)
Matt Larose (8-4 Record, 2 Shutouts, 2.56 GAA)
Kiefer Smiley (23-21-2 Record, 2 Shutouts, 2.81 GAA)
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