Saturday, January 19, 2019

Game Preview: Prince George @ Vernon:

Prince George (26-11-1-5) @ Vernon (18-16-7-3) 6pm

Tonight is the second and final regular season meeting between the Vernon Vipers & Prince George Spruce Kings. The Spruce Kings lead the season series 1-0

Last Game:

Friday, January 18th Vernon defeated West Kelowna 1-0
Friday, January 18th Penticton defeated Prince George 3-2 shoot out

Next Game:

Friday, January 25th Vernon @ Nanaimo
Sunday, January 20th Prince George @ West Kelowna

Vernon's record & stats vs the Spruce Kings since 2002

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 42-23-2-4 vs Prince George

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon has outscored Prince George 277-200

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 16-7-2-4 at home vs. Prince George

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 18-13-0-1 in Prince George

The Vipers are 5-4-1-0 in their last ten games vs Prince George

The Vipers are 5-4-1-0 in their last ten home games vs Prince George

The Vipers are 7-3-0-0 in their last ten games in Prince George

The Vipers last regular season win at home vs. Prince George was a 5-4 double overtime win on Sunday, January 29th 2017

The Spruce Kings last regular season win in Vernon was a 3-2 victory on January 6th 2018 at the Civic Arena

The Vipers last regular season win in Prince George was a 5-3 victory on Wednesday, January 11th 2017

The Spruce Kings last regular season win at home vs. Vernon was a 2-1 victory on Wednesday, December 5th 2018

Here's a look at this years season series vs Prince George

December 5th Vernon @ Prince George: Spruce Kings won 2-1
January 19th Prince George @ Vernon:


Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The 18-16-7-3 Vernon Vipers are coming off a 1-0 victory last night in West Kelowna. The Vipers hit the road for a five game road trip after tonight, have won three of their last four home games. The Snakes have won four straight for the first time this season, have at least a point in seven of their last eight games. Vernon has won six of their last ten. The last time these two teams met was a 2-1 Spruce Kings win on December 5th in Prince George. Vernon sits 5th in the Interior division are a point up on Salmon Arm and three points back of West Kelowna.

Vernon Vipers Roster:


Josh Latta (17-14-31) leads the team in goals with seventeen & shares the team lead in points with Matt Kowalski (10-21-31) & Teddy Wooding (15-16-31) with thirty one points each


Bradley Cooper played 23 games with the (2017-2018) Prince George Cougars was traded to Vernon November 27th 2018 for Garrett Worth
Vernon Vipers 2018-19 regular season stats:

Games Played: 45
Wins: 18
Losses: 16
Overtime Wins: 1
Overtime Losses: 7
Shootout Wins: 0
Shootout Losses: 3
Home Record: 10-7-5-2
Road Record: 8-9-2-1
Overtime Record: 1-7
Record vs Interior Division: 13-12-4-1
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 5-4-3-2
When the Vipers score first: 16-3-4-0
When the opponents score first: 2-13-3-3
Leading after the 1st period: 13-2-3-0
Tied after the 1st period: 5-6-3-1
Trailing after the 1st period: 0-6-1-2
Leading after the 2nd period: 16-2-5-1
Tied after the 2nd period: 2-8-2-1
Trailing after the 2nd period: 0-6-0-1
Out shooting opponents: 14-6-5-1
Out shot by opponents: 3-10-2-1
One goal games: 6-8-7-3
Goals for: 120
Goals against: 115
Standings: 5th Place (Interior Division)
Win-loss Streak: Four game winning streak
Longest winning streak: Three games
Longest losing streak: Four games

Vernon Vipers Returning Players:

Jagger Williamson (98)
Connor Marritt (99)
Jesse Lansdell (98)
Coleton Bilodeau (00)
Josh Latta (98)
Michael Young (98)
Jack Judson (00)

Vernon Vipers departed & traded players from last years team:

Brett Stapley (99)
Derek Brown (97)
Keyvan Mokhtari (98)
Josh Prokop (00)
Alex Swetlikoff (01)
Mitch Andres (98)
Jordan Sandhu (99)
Niko Karamanis (98)
Jimmy Lambert (97)
Michael Ufberg (97)
Cameron Trott (97)
Shane Kelly (97)
Chris Jandric (98)
Anthony Yamnitsky (97)
Ty Taylor (99)

Vernon's home record vs Prince George this year:

0-0-0-0

Vernon's road record vs Prince George this year:

0-1-0-0

Vernon's scoring leaders vs Prince George this year:

Matt Kowalski (0-1-1)
Jagger Williamson (0-1-1)
Teddy Wooding (1-0-1)

Bradley Cooper (0-1 Record)


Let's take a look at the Prince George Spruce Kings:

The 26-11-1-5 Prince George Spruce Kings make their first and only regular season visit to Kal Tire Place, are coming off a 3-2 shoot out loss Friday in Penticton. Tonight's the third game of a four game road trip. The Spruce Kings have lost five straight away from home. PG has lost back to back games, have just one win in their last five games and lost six of their last ten. Prince George sits 2nd in the Mainland division are eight points up on Coquitlam and five points back of division leading Chilliwack.

Prince George Spruce Kings Roster:


Ben Brar (25-18-43) leads the team in goals with twenty five, while Dustin Manz (21-25-46) leads the team in points with fourty six

Prince George Spruce Kings 2018-19 regular season stats:

Games Played: 43
Wins: 26
Losses: 11
Overtime Losses: 1
Shootout Losses: 5
Home Record: 16-6-0-0
Road Record: 10-5-1-5
Goals for: 121
Goals against: 94
Standings: 2nd Place Mainland Division

Prince George Spruce Kings Returning Players:

Corey Cunningham (01)
Patrick Cozzi (98)
Ben Poisson (99)
Nolan Welsh (99)
Ben Brar (98)
Chong Ming Lee (99)
Layton Ahac (01)
Jay Keranen (98)
Liam Watson-Brawn (99)

Prince George Spruce Kings departed and traded players from last years team:

Dustin Manz (99)
Ethan De Jong (99)
Jarod Hovde (97)
Kyle Johnson (98)
Blake Hayward (98)
Brady Bjork (99)
Spencer Chapman (99)
Sam Anzai (98)
Tyson Slater (97)
Chays Ruddy (97)
Dylan Anhorn (99)
Oliver Lester (97)
Evan DeBrouwer (97)
Bradley Cooper (99)

Prince George's home record vs Vernon this year:

1-0-0-0

Prince George's road record vs Vernon this year:

0-0-0-0

Prince George's scoring leaders vs Vernon this year:

Dustin Manz (1-0-1)
Max Coyle (0-1-1)
Ben Brar (1-0-1)
Liam Watson-Brawn (0-1-1)

Logan Neaton (1-0 Record)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Kevin Pedersen left the team via his Facebook?