Game Preview: Salmon Arm @ Vernon:

Salmon Arm (10-3-2-0) @ Vernon (8-8-0-1) 7pm

Tonight is the first of seven regular season meetings between the Vernon Vipers & Salmon Arm Silverbacks. The Vipers went 4-3-1-0 vs Salmon Arm last season

Last Game:

Saturday, October 24th Victoria defeated Vernon 2-0
Sunday, October 25th Salmon Arm defeated Merritt 5-4

Next Game:

Friday, October 30th Trail @ Vernon
Friday, October 30th West Kelowna @ Salmon Arm

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 439-243-20-21

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 241-99-11-11 at home

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 198-134-9-10 on the road

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 47-34-4-11 vs. Salmon Arm

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon has outscored Salmon Arm 318-313

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 20-14-1-6 at home vs. Salmon Arm

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 21-17-2-6 in Salmon Arm

Vernon is 2-7-0-1 in its last 10 regular season visits at the Shaw Centre

Vernon is 4-2-1-3 in its last 10 regular season home games vs Salmon Arm

Vernon is 5-3-1-1 in its last 10 regular season games vs. Salmon Arm

The Vipers last regular season win at home vs Salmon Arm was a 2-1 victory on Friday, October 13th 2015

The Silverbacks last regular season win at Kal Tire Place was a 3-0 victory on Friday, January 30th 2015

The Vipers last regular season win at the Shaw Centre was a 7-5 victory on Friday, November 28th 2014

The Silverbacks last regular season win at the Shaw Centre vs Vernon was a 4-2 win on Saturday, February 21st 2015

The Vipers went 4-3-1-0 vs Salmon Arm last season

Lets take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The Vipers continue their four game home stand tonight hosting the 2nd place Salmon Arm Silverbacks. The Vipers are coming off a 2-0 loss to the visiting Victoria Grizzlies Saturday have lost back to back games. The Vipers & Backs will meet nine times this season, Salmon Arm took back to back pre-season games over the Vipers in August with a 6-1 win in Salmon Arm and a 4-3 overtime victory here in Vernon. The Vipers have won three of their last five games and are 5-5 in their last ten games. The Vipers have lost three of their last five home games sit 4th in the Interior Division are four points up on Merritt but three points back of West Kelowna and five points back of Salmon Arm.

Odeen Tufto (7-13-20) leads the the team in goals with seven & in points with twenty.

Graham Turnbull's Vernon Vipers Venom Blog

http://vipersvenom1.blogspot.ca/

Vernon Vipers 2015-16 regular season Stats:

Games Played: 17
Wins: 8
Losses: 8
Ties: 0
Overtime Losses: 1
Home Record: 5-4-0-1
Road Record: 3-4-0-0
Overtime Record: 1-1
Record vs Interior Division: 4-4-0-0
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 4-4-0-1
When the Vipers score first: 5-3-0-1
When the opponents score first: 3-5-0-0
Leading after 1st Period: 4-2-0-0
Tied after 1st Period: 2-2-0-0
Trailing after 1st Period: 2-4-0-1
Leading after 2nd Period: 6-0-0-0
Tied after 2nd Period: 1-2-0-0
Trailing after 2nd Period: 1-6-0-0
Out shooting Opponents: 4-2-0-1
Out shot by Opponents: 4-6-0-0
One goal games: 1-4-0-1
Longest winning streak this year: Three games
Longest losing streak this year: Two games
Goals For: 57
Goals Against: 47
Place: 4th Place
Streak: Two game losing streak

Vernon Vipers Returning Players:

Liam Finlay (97)
Jagger Williamson (98)
Colton McCarthy (96)
Riley Brandt (96)
Mitchell Oliver (97)

Vernon Vipers Departing & traded players from last years team:

Liam Coughlin (94)
Anthony Latina (94)
Blaine Caton (97)
Nicholas Rasovic (96)
Linden Hora (96)
TJ Dumonceaux (94)
Jarrod Schamerhorn (95)
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 Salmon Arm last season:

2-1-1-0

Vernon’s Road record vs Salmon Arm last season:

1-3-0-0

Vernon’s scoring leaders vs Salmon Arm last season:

TJ Dumonceaux (4-3-7)
Thomas Aldworth (3-3-6)
Liam Coughlin (2-3-5)
Anthony Latina (3-1-4)
Jagger Williamson (1-3-4)
Luke Voltin (0-3-3)
Mitch Meek (2-1-3)
Luke Shiplo (0-3-3)
Riley Guenther (0-3-3)
Liam Finlay (2-1-3)
Johnny Coughlin (0-2-2)
Mitchell Oliver (0-1-1)
Riley Brandt (0-1-1)
Colton McCarthy (1-0-1)
Brandon Egli (0-1-1)
Kenny Citron (0-1-1)
Mackenzie Bauer (0-1-1)

Jarrod Schamerhorn (1-2-1 Record)
Danny Todosychuk (2-2 Record)

-Vernon has the leagues 11th best powerplay

-The Vipers have the leagues 7th best penalty kill

Lets take a look at the Salmon Arm Silverbacks: 

The Salmon Arm Silverbacks make their second of five visits to Kal Tire Place, swept the home & home exhibition series with the Vipers back in August.  The Backs are coming off a 5-4 victory in Merritt Sunday, have lost eight of their last ten games in Vernon. Tonight is the second game of a two game road trip as Salmon Arm has won four straight. The Backs have won three straight on the road, are 4-1 away from home & 7-2-1-0 in their last ten games. Salmon Arm sits second in the Division are two points up on West Kelowna and eight points back of Division leading Penticton. 

Carson Bolduc (19-25-44) lead the Silverbacks lead in goals last season with nineteen while Taro Hirose (18-32-50) lead the team in points with fifty.

Ryley Booth played in 10 games last season with the Vipers before being traded to Salmon Arm on October 28th 2014

Troy Mick played with the Vernon Lakers and was an Assistant Coach-Head Coach & GM with the Vernon Vipers before joining the Salmon Arm Silverbacks.

Ian Douglas's Salmon Arm Silverbacks blog

http://backstalk.wordpress.com/

Salmon Arm Silverbacks 2015-16 regular season Stats:

Games Played: 15
Wins: 10
Losses: 3
Ties: 2
Overtime Losses: 0
Home Record: 6-2-2-0
Road Record: 4-1-0-0
Goals For: 66
Goals Against: 41
Place: 2nd Place
Streak: Four game winning streak

Salmon Arm Silverbacks Returning Players:

Josh Blanchard (96)
Carson Bolduc (96)
Ryley Booth (96)
Damian Chrcek (96)
Ross Heidt (96)
Taro Hirose (96)
Nick Hutchison (95)
Joshua Laframboise (96)
Phil Middleton (95)
Colton Thibault (95)
Angus Redmond (95)

Salmon Arm Silverbacks  Departing & traded players from last years team:

Andrew Farny (95)
Shane Danyluk (94)
Logan Mick (96)
Bryden Marsh (94)
Thomas Plese (94)
Jordan Burns (95)
Branden Wagner (96)
Chase Priskie (96)
Taylor Maruya (95)
Anthony Gardner (95)
Zach Dyment (96)
Jack Berezan (95)

Salmon Arm's Home record vs. Vernon last season:

3-1-0-0

Salmon Arm's Road record vs. Vernon last season:

1-2-1-0

Salmon Arm's scoring leaders vs. Vernon last season:

Carson Bolduc (3-4-7)
Taro Hirose (3-3-6)
Shane Danyluk (1-5-6)
Taylor Maruya (2-4-6)
Phil Midleton (2-3-5)
Thomas Plese (2-2-4)
Chase Priskie (1-2-3)
Ross Heidt (1-2-3)
Karl El-Mir (1-1-2)
Andrew Farny (0-2-2)
Bryden Marsh (1-1-2)
Damian Chrcek (0-2-2)
Josh Blanchard (1-1-2)
Colton Thibault (0-2-2)
Joshua Laframboise (2-0-2)
Logan Mick (1-0-1)
Ryley Booth (0-1-1)

Angus Redmond (4-3-1 Record)

-Salmon Arm has the leagues 5th best powerplay

-The Silverbacks have the league's 3rd 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

Salmon Arm Silverbacks:

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/stats_1team.cfm?leagueID=2393&clientID=1413&teamid=224097