Thursday, March 28, 2019

Interior Division Finals Playoff Series Preview: Wenatchee vs Vernon:




For the second time in franchise history and the second time in two seasons the Vernon Vipers & Wenatchee Wild will meet in the BCHL playoffs. 

The Wild eliminated the Vipers in six games last year in the second round of the playoffs (Interior division semi finals) eventually went on to win the league championship, before falling short at the Royal Bank Cup.

The Vipers went 3-3 vs Wenatchee this season. The Wenatchee Wild finished 3rd in the Interior division with a 32-20-2-4 finished nine points back of Merritt & Penticton. The 4th place Vernon Vipers finished with a record of 26-21-8-3 finished seven points back of Wenatchee.

Vernon Vipers-Wenatchee Wild Playoff Schedule:

Game 1 Saturday, March 30th Vernon @ Wenatchee 7:05pm
Game 2 Sunday, March 31st Vernon @ Wenatchee 7:05pm
Game 3 Tuesday, April 2nd Wenatchee @ Vernon 7pm
Game 4 Wednesday, April 3rd Wenatchee @ Vernon 7pm
Game 5 Friday, April 5th Vernon @ Wenatchee 7:05pm
Game 6 Sunday, April 7th Wenatchee @ Vernon 7pm
Game 7 Tuesday, April 9th Vernon @ Wenatchee 7:05pm

Vernon's record & stats vs the Wild since 2015

Since the 2015-16 regular season Vernon is 6-11-0-0 vs Wenatchee

Since the 2015-16 regular season Vernon is 3-5-0-0 at home vs Wenatchee

Since the 2015-16 regular season Vernon is 3-4-0-0 in Wenatchee

Since the BCHL Showcase opened in 2012-13 Vernon is 0-2-0-0 vs Wenatchee at the Showcase

Since the 2015-16 regular season Wenatchee has outscored Vernon 53-42

The Wilds last regular season win in Vernon was a 5-4 victory on Saturday, December 1st 2018

The Wilds last regular season win at home over Vernon was a 5-2 victory on Saturday, December 22nd 2018

The Vipers last regular season win in Wenatchee was a 3-0 victory on Friday, December 21st 2018

The Vipers last regular season win at home over Wenatchee was a 2-0 victory on Friday, September 28th 2018

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

September 7th Wenatchee @ Vernon: Wild won 5-3
September 28th Wenatchee @ Vernon: Vipers won 2-0
December 1st Wenatchee @ Vernon: Wild won 5-4
December 21st Vernon @ Wenatchee: Vipers won 3-0
December 22nd Vernon @ Wenatchee: Wild won 5-2
February 2nd Vernon @ Wenatchee: Vipers won 2-1 shoot out


Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The Vipers eliminated the Salmon Arm Silverbacks in five games in round 1, before knocking off the Trail Smoke Eaters in seven games in the Interior division semi finals.

Vernon Vipers Roster:


Teddy Wooding (21-19-40) lead the team in regular season goals with twenty one, while Matt Kowalski (13-30-43) lead the team in regular season points with fourty three

Matt Kowalski (5-4-9) leads the team in playoff goals with five, while Jagger Williamson (4-10-14) leads the team in playoff points with fourteen

Vernon Vipers 2018-19 regular season stats:

Games Played: 58
Wins: 25
Losses: 21
Overtime Wins: 2
Overtime Losses: 8
Shootout Wins: 1
Shootout Losses: 3
Home Record: 11-11-5-2
Road Record: 14-10-3-1
Overtime Record: 2-8
Record vs Interior Division: 17-13-5-1
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 8-8-3-2
When the Vipers score first: 17-5-5-0
When the opponents score first: 8-16-3-3
Leading after the 1st period: 13-2-3-0
Tied after the 1st period: 10-7-4-1
Trailing after the 1st period: 2-10-1-2
Leading after the 2nd period: 18-3-5-1
Tied after the 2nd period: 4-8-3-1
Trailing after the 2nd period: 3-10-0-1
Out shooting opponents: 20-9-5-1
Out shot by opponents: 3-10-3-1
One goal games: 9-9-8-3
Goals for: 162
Goals against: 159
Standings: 4th Place (Interior Division)
Win-loss Streak: One game losing streak
Longest winning streak: Four games
Longest losing streak: Four games

Vernon Vipers 2018-19 playoff stats:

Games Played: 12
Wins: 8
Losses: 4
Overtime Wins: 3
Overtime Losses: 1
Home Record: 4-3
Road Record: 4-1
Overtime Record: 3-1
When the Vipers score first: 4-1
When the opponents score first: 4-3
Leading after the 1st period: 2-1
Tied after the 1st period: 4-1
Trailing after the 1st period: 2-2
Leading after the 2nd period: 4-0
Tied after the 2nd period: 1-2
Trailing after the 2nd period: 3-2
Out shooting opponents: 6-3
Out shot by opponents: 1-1
One goal games: 6-1
Goals for: 37
Goals against: 31
Win-loss Streak: One game winning 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 Wenatchee this year:

1-2-0-0

Vernon's road record vs Wenatchee this year:

2-1-0-0

Vernon's scoring leaders vs Wenatchee this year:

Josh Latta (2-5-7)
Jack Judson (1-4-5)
Connor Marritt (3-2-5)
Michael Young (1-2-3)
Ben Helgeson (0-3-3)
Elan Bar-Lev-Wise (0-2-2)
Brendan Kim (0-2-2)
Matt Kowalski (1-1-2)
Tyler Ho (1-1-2)
Jagger Williamson (1-0-1)
Coleton Bilodeau (1-0-1)
Teddy Wooding (1-0-1)
Trey Taylor (0-1-1)

Bradley Cooper (1-1 Record-1 Shutout)
Aidan Porter (2-2 Record)


Let's take a look at the Wenatchee Wild:

The Wenatchee Wild eliminated the West Kelowna Warriors in seven games in the opening round of the playoffs, before knocking off the Cowichan Capitals in the Interior division semi finals.

Wenatchee Wild Roster:


Matt Gosiewski (28-23-51) leads the team in goals with twenty eight & in points with fifty one

Lucas Sowder (9-11-20) leads the team in playoff goals with nine & in playoff points with twenty

Wenatchee Wild 2017-18 regular season stats:

Games Played: 58
Wins: 32
Losses: 20
Overtime Losses: 2
Shootout Losses: 4
Home Record: 15-8-2-4
Road Record: 17-12-0-0
Goals for: 202
Goals against: 170
Standings: 3rd Place (Interior Division) 

Wenatchee Wild 2017-18 playoff stats:

Games Played: 13
Wins: 8
Losses: 5
Overtime Losses: 2
Home Record: 5-2
Road Record: 3-3
Goals for: 45
Goals against: 37

Wenatchee Wild Returning Players:

Murphy Stratton (99)
Lucas Sowder (98)
Josh Arnold (99)
Nathan Iannone (98)
Chad Sasaki (98)
Jacob Modry (99)
Drake Usher (00)
Austin Park (98)

Wenatchee Wild departed and traded players from last years team:

August Von Ungern (97)
Sam Morton (99)
Jasper Weatherby (98)
Jackson Wozniak (00)
AJ Vanderbeck (97)
Lukas Svejkovsky (01)
Sam Hesler (98)
Matt Dorsey (99)
Daniel Chladek (99)
Nicholas Kent (01)
Noah Kim (00)
Cooper Zech (98)
Zak Galambos (97)
Slava Demin (00)
Seth Eisele (98)

Wenatchee's home record vs Vernon this year:

1-1-0-1

Wenatchee's road record vs Vernon this year:

2-1-0-0

Wenatchee Wild scoring leaders vs Vernon this year:

Chad Sasaki (3-4-7)
Matt Gosiewski (0-6-6)
Christophe Tellier (2-3-5)
Brian Adams (3-2-5)
Nathan Iannone (1-3-4)
Brandon Koch (1-2-3)
Christophe Fillion (2-0-2)
Jacob Modry (1-1-2)
Murphy Stratton (0-2-2)
Blake Bargar (0-2-2)
Avery Winslow (0-1-1)
Lucas Sowder (0-1-1)
Ryan Wilson (1-0-1)
Jacques Bouquot (0-1-1)
AJ Hodges (0-1-1)
Matt Dorsey (1-0-1)
Trevor Griebel (1-0-1)

Austin Park (3-1 Record)
Cal Sandquist (0-2 Record)

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