Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Game 3 Preview: Interior Division Semi Finals: Vernon @ Trail:

Vernon (4-3) @ Trail (6-1) 7pm

Tonight is the ninth meeting of the season between the Vernon Vipers & Trail Smoke Eaters. The Vipers went 4-2 vs Trail during the regular season

Last Game:

Game 2 Saturday, March 16th Trail defeated Vernon 5-4 overtime

Next Game: 

Game 4 Wednesday, March 20th Vernon @ Trail

Here’s a look at the previous seven playoff meetings between Vernon & Trail:

1996-97 Vernon defeated Trail 4 games to 1 (1st round)
1997-98 Trail defeated Vernon 4 games to 3 (1st round)
2002-03 Vernon defeated Trail 4 games to 0 (Interior Conference Finals)
2003-04 Trail defeated Vernon 4 games to 1 (1st round)
2006-07 Vernon defeated Trail 4 games to 1 (Interior Conference Semi finals)
2007-08 Vernon defeated Trail 3 games to 0 (1st round)
2016-17 Vernon defeated Trail 4 games to 1 (Interior division semi finals)

Here's a look at this years regular season series vs Trail

September 15th Trail @ Vernon: Smoke Eaters won 3-1 
October 17th Trail @ Vernon: Vipers won 4-0
November 14th Vernon @ Trail: Smoke Eaters won 3-2
November 24th Trail @ Vernon: Vipers won 1-0
December 12th Vernon @ Trail: Vipers won 3-2 overtime
February 1st Vernon @ Trail: Vipers won 6-3

Vernon Vipers vs Trail Smoke Eaters Interior division semi final
playoff schedule:

Game 1 Friday, March 15th Trail @ Vernon 7pm
Game 2 Saturday, March 16th Trail @ Vernon 7pm
Game 3 Tuesday, March 19th Vernon @ Trail 7pm
Game 4 Wednesday, March 20th Vernon @ Trail 7pm
Game 5 Friday, March 22nd Trail @ Vernon 7pm
Game 6 Saturday, March 23rd Vernon @ Trail 7pm
Game 7 Monday, March 25th Trail @ Vernon 7pm

Vernon's regular season record & stats vs the Smoke Eaters since 2002

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 83-23-1-3 vs Trail

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon has outscored Trail 476-258

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 42-8-0-2 at home vs. Trail

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 34-13-1-1 in Trail

The Vipers are 8-2-0-0 in their last ten home games vs. the Smoke Eaters

The Vipers are 8-2-0-0 in their last ten road games vs. the Smoke Eaters

The Vipers last regular season win at home vs. Trail was a 1-0 victory on Saturday, November 24th 2018

The Smoke Eaters last regular season win in Vernon was a 3-1 victory on Saturday, September 15th 2018

The Vipers last regular season win in Trail was a 6-3 victory on Friday, February 1st 2019

The Smoke Eaters last regular season win at home vs. Vernon was a 3-2 victory on Wednesday, November 14th 2018 


Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The 4-3 Vernon Vipers make their fourth visit of the season to the Cominco Arena, are coming off a 5-4 overtime loss in Game 2 Saturday to the visiting Trail Smoke Eaters. The Vipers went 2-1 in Trail during the regular season with their only loss, a 3-2 loss November 14th. Vernon has won eleven of their last fourteen road games. The Snakes come into tonight, have lost back to back games are 5-5 in their last ten games.

Vernon Vipers Roster:


Matt Kowalski (4-1-5) leads the team in playoff goals with four, while Jagger Williamson (2-5-7) & Jesse Lansdell (2-5-7) share the team lead in playoff points with seven each

Vernon Vipers 2018-19 playoff stats:

Games Played: 7
Wins: 4
Losses: 2
Overtime Wins: 3
Overtime Losses: 1
Home Record: 2-3
Road Record: 2-0
Overtime Record: 3-1
When the Vipers score first: 3-1
When the opponents score first: 1-2
Leading after the 1st period: 1-1
Tied after the 1st period: 3-1
Trailing after the 1st period: 0-1
Leading after the 2nd period: 2-0
Tied after the 2nd period: 0-2
Trailing after the 2nd period: 2-1
Out shooting opponents: 4-2
Out shot by opponents: 0-1
One goal games: 4-1
Goals for: 18
Goals against: 19
Win-loss Streak: Two game losing streak
Longest winning streak: Four games
Longest losing streak: Two 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 Trail this year: (regular season & playoffs)

2-2-1-0

Vernon's road record vs Trail this year: (regular season & playoffs)

2-1-0-0

Vernon's scoring leaders vs Trail this year: (regular season & playoffs)

Jagger Williamson (2-3-5)
Jesse Lansdell (3-3-6)
Matt Kowalski (2-4-6)
Jack Judson (1-5-6)
Connor Marritt (3-2-5)
Elan Bar-Lev-Wise (1-2-3)
Lane Zablocki (1-2-3)
Michael Young (1-2-3)
Teddy Wooding (2-1-3)
Josh Latta (1-2-3)
Ben Helgeson (1-1-2) 
Nick Cherkowski (0-2-2)
Coleton Bilodeau (0-2-2)
Trey Taylor (0-2-2)
Landon Fuller (0-2-2)
Ben Sanderson (1-1-2)
Brendan Kim (0-1-1)
Logan Cash (1-0-1)
Carver Watson (0-1-1)

Aidan Porter (1-4 Record)
Bradley Cooper (2-0 Record


Let's take a look at the Trail Smoke Eaters:

The 6-1 Trail Smoke Eaters are coming off a 5-4 overtime win Saturday in Game 2, return home with a 2-0 series lead and home ice advantage. The Smokies lost four of their six regular season games to Vernon, are 2-0 at home in the playoffs and going back to the regular season, have won six straight and seven of their last eight home games. Trail comes into tonight 6-1 in the playoffs, have won ten of their last thirteen games.

Trail Smoke Eaters Roster:


Kent Johnson (4-2-6) & Braeden Tuck (4-4-8) share the team lead in playoff goals with four each, while Tyler Ghirardosi (2-7-9) leads the team in playoff points with nine

Trevor Miller's Smoke Eaters Blog, 


Trail Smoke Eaters 2018-19 playoff stats:

Games Played: 7
Wins: 6
Losses: 1
Home Record: 2-0
Road Record: 4-1
Goals for: 27
Goals against: 17

Trail Smoke Eaters Returning Players:

Braeden Tuck (98)
Carter Jones (99)
Mack Byers (99)
Tyler Ghirardosi (99)
Spencer McLean (98)
Trevor Zins (98)
Kyle Chernenkoff (98)
Adam Marcoux (98)

Trail Smoke Eaters departed and traded players from last years team:

Ryan Murphy (97)
Kale Howarth (97)
Ryan Moon (99)
Blake Sidoni (98)
Tanner Marshall (00)
Levi Glasman (99)
Ross Armour (98)
Blaine Caton (97)
Daine Dubois (99)
Jeremy Lucchini (97)
Connor Welsh (97)
Troy Ring (97)
Seth Barton (99)
Ethan Martini (00)
Jacob Yuris (98)

Trail's home record vs Vernon this year: (regular season & playoffs)

1-1-1-0

Trail's road record vs Vernon this year: (regular season & playoffs)

3-2-0-0

Trail Smoke Eaters scoring leaders vs Vernon this year: (regular season & playoffs)

Carter Jones (3-3-6)
Braeden Tuck (2-3-5)
Mack Byers (2-2-4) 
Tyler Ghirardosi (1-3-4)
Trevor Zins (1-3-4)
Owen Ozar (1-3-4)
Max Kryski (0-3-3)
Kent Johnson (2-1-3) 
Jeremy Smith (1-1-2) 
Diarmad DiMurro (0-2-2)
Jimmy Darby (1-1-2)
Chase Stevenson (1-1-2)
Hayden Rowan (1-1-2)
Spencer McLean (1-1-2)
Kieran O'Hearn (0-2-2)
Kyle Budvarson (1-1-2)
Levi Glasman (1-0-1) 
Diarmad DiMurro (0-1-1)
Bryce Anderson (0-1-1)
Luke Gallagher (0-1-1)

Adam Marcoux (2-3 Record)
Donovan Buskey (2-1 Record)

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