Vipers Home Opener: Game Preview: Trail @ Vernon:

Trail (0-0-0-0)  @ Vernon (0-0-0-0) 7pm

Tonight is opening night of the 2015-16 BCHL regular season and the Vernon Vipers home opener.  Tonight is the first game of a home & home series between the Vernon Vipers & Trail Smoke Eaters. The Vipers went 7-0 vs Trail last season.

Last Game:

Saturday, September 5th Vernon defeated Prince George 3-0
Saturday, September 5th Trail defeated Selkirk College 7-0

Next Game:

Saturday, September 12th Vernon @ Trail

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 432-236-20-20

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 238-95-11-10 at home

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 195-131-9-10 on the road

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 420-230-20-19

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 231-94-11-10 at home

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 190-126-9-9 on the road

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 65-16-1-3 vs. Trail

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon has outscored Trail 369-201

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 33-5-0-2 at home vs. Trail

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 25-9-1-1 in Trail

The Vipers are 8-1-0-1 in their last ten home games vs. the Smoke Eaters

The Vipers are 7-3-0-0 in their last ten games In Trail

The Vipers are 9-1-0-0 in their last ten games vs. Trail

Vernon's last win in Trail was a 6-3 victory on Wednesday, February 18th 2015

Trail's last win at home vs Vernon was a 6-5 win on Wednesday, February 26th 2014

Trails last win in Vernon was a 5-4 win on Wednesday, January 9th 2013

Vernon's last win at home vs Trail was a 11-3 win on Friday, February 20th 2015

The Vipers went 7-0-0-0 vs Trail last season

Lets take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The Vernon Vipers open the 2015-16 BCHL regular season vs the Trail Smoke Eaters.  The Vipers are coming off a 3-0 pre-season victory over the visiting Prince George Spruce Kings Saturday.  Tonight is the first game of a home & home series with Trail.  The Vipers went 7-0 vs the Smokies last year, have won eight of their last ten home games vs the Smoke Eaters.  Liam Finlay collected twelve points in seven games vs Trail last year, while Jarrod Schamerhorn went 6-0 vs the Smoke Eaters.  Vernon has seven players returning from last year, finished the pre-season with a 2-1-0-1 record.

Thomas Aldworth (37-19-56) lead the Vipers in goals last year with thirty six while Liam Finlay (23-41-64) lead the team in points with sixty four.

Graham Turnbull's Vernon Vipers Venom Blog

http://vipersvenom1.blogspot.ca/

Vernon Vipers 2015-16 Exhibition Stats:

Games Played: 4
Wins: 2
Losses: 1
Ties: 0
Overtime Losses: 1
Home Record: 1-0-0-1
Road Record: 1-1-0-0
Overtime Record: 0-1
Record vs Interior Division: 0-1-0-1
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 2-0-0-0
When the Vipers score first: 2-0-0-0
When the opponents score first: 0-1-0-1
Leading after 1st Period: 1-0-0-0
Tied after 1st Period: 1-0-0-0
Trailing after 1st Period: 0-1-0-1
Leading after 2nd Period: 2-0-0-0
Tied after 2nd Period: 0-0-0-0
Trailing after 2nd Period: 0-1-0-1
Out shooting Opponents: 1-0-0-0
Out shot by Opponents: 1-1-0-1
One goal games: 0-0-0-1
Goals For: 12
Goals Against: 13
Place: 4th Place
Streak: Two game winning streak


Vernon Vipers Returning Players:

Liam Finlay (97)
Jagger Williamson (98)
Colton McCarthy (96)
Riley Brandt (96)
Nicholas Rasovic (96)
Mitchell Oliver (97)
Jarrod Schamerhorn (95)

Vernon Vipers Departing & traded players from last years team:

Liam Coughlin (94)
Anthony Latina (94)
Blaine Caton (97)
Linden Hora (96)
TJ Dumonceaux (94)
Luke Shiplo (95)
Luke Voltin (95)
Brandon Egli (94)
Mitch Meek (96)
Johhny Coughlin (95)
Kenny Citron (95)
Riley Guenther (94)
Mackenzie Bauer (96)
Danny Todosychuk (94)

Vernon’s Home record vs. Trail last season:

4-0-0-0

Vernon’s Road record vs. Trail last season:

3-0-0-0

Vernon’s scoring leaders vs. Trail last season:

Liam Finlay (3-9-12)
Anthony Latina (5-6-11)
Liam Coughlin (2-7-9)
Luke Shiplo (0-9-9)
Jagger Williamson (3-5-8)
Riley Brandt (5-2-7)
Brandon Egli (1-6-7)
Kenny Citron (1-6-7)
TJ Dumonceaux (4-2-6)
Nicolas Rasovic (2-4-6)
Colton McCarthy (3-3-6)
Luke Voltin (3-1-4)
Thomas Aldworth (4-0-4)
Blaine Caton (2-2-4)
Mitch Meek (2-2-4)
Mitchell Oliver (0-2-2)
Riley Guenther (0-2-2)
Linden Hora (1-1-2)
Michael Roberts (1-1-2)
Mackenzie Bauer (1-0-1)

Jarrod Schamerhorn (6-0 Record)
Danny Todosychuk (1-0 Record-1 Shutout)

-Vernon finished last season with the leagues 4th best powerplay

-Vernon finished last season with the leagues 4th best penalty kill

Lets take a look at the Trail Smoke Eaters:

The Trail Smoke Eaters make their first of three visits to Kal Tire Place tonight will face the Vipers seven times this season.  The Smoke Eaters are coming off a 7-0 victory over Selkirk College Saturday, finished the pre-season with a 2-0-0-2 record.  Since the 2003-04 season Trail has won just seven games in Vernon.  The Smokies have ten players returning from last year, will host the Vipers tomorrow night in the Smoke Eaters home opener.

Jake Lucchini (35-48-83) lead the Smoke Eaters lead in goals last season with thirty five & in points with eighty three.

Trail Smoke Eaters 2015-16 Exhibition Stats:

Games Played: 4
Wins: 2
Losses: 0
Ties: 0
Overtime Losses: 2
Home Record: 2-0-0-0
Road Record: 0-0-0-2
Goals For: 21
Goals Against: 14
Place: 2nd Place
Streak: One game winning streak

Trail Smoke Eaters Returning Players:

Connor Brown-Maloski (96)
Jake Kauppila (95)
Cooper Leitch (96)
Jeremy Lucchini (97)
Evan MacEachern (95)
Dexter McLeod (96)
Max Newton (97)
Harlan Orr (95)
Kienan Scott (96)
Ryan Swanson (95)

Trail Smoke Eaters Departing & traded players from last years team:

Charlie Zuccarini (94)
Craig Martin (95)
Bryan Basilico (95)
Conner Wynne (95)
Stephen Penner (95)
Robert Johnson (98)
Sheldon Brett (96)
Bryan Gerstenfeld (95)
Jordan Passmore (96)
Adam Todd (94)
Brett Clark (95)

Trail’s Home record vs. Vernon last season:

0-3-0-0

Trail’s Road record vs. Vernon last season:

0-4-0-0

Trail’s scoring leaders vs. Vernon last season:

Jake Lucchini (4-3-7)
Dallas Calvin (1-5-6)
Harlan Orr (3-3-6)
Connor Brown-Maloski (2-2-4)
Scott Davidson (1-2-3)
Bryan Basilico (1-2-3)
Max Newton (1-2-3)
Paulsen Lautard (1-1-2)
Charlie Zuccarini (1-1-2)
Kienan Scott (2-0-2)
Craig Martin (0-2-2)
Griffyn Martin (0-2-2)
Sheldon Hubbard (0-1-1)
Conner Wynne (1-0-1)
Jeremy Lucchini (0-1-1)
Ross Armour (0-1-1)
Robert Johnson (0-1-1)

Brett Clark (0-7 Record)

-Trail finished last season with the leagues 11th best powerplay

-The Smoke Eaters finished last year with the league's 10th best penalty kill

Here's a look at both teams rosters:

Vernon Vipers:

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/stats_1team.cfm?leagueID=2393&clientID=1413&teamid=224096

Trail Smoke Eaters:

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/stats_1team.cfm?leagueID=2393&clientID=1413&teamid=224099