Saturday, October 5, 2019

BCHL Showcase: Game Preview: West Kelowna vs Vernon:

West Kelowna (1-9-2-0) vs Vernon (3-4-0-0) 4pm

Today is the second of seven regular season meetings between the Vernon Vipers & West Kelowna Warriors. The Vipers lead the regular season series 1-0

Last Game:

Friday, October 4th Penticton defeated Vernon 1-0
Friday, October 4th Prince George defeated West Kelowna 3-2

Next Game:

Wednesday, October 9th Vernon @ Chilliwack
Tuesday, October 8th Langley @ West Kelowna

Vernon's record & stats vs the Warriors since 2006

Since the Showcase opened in 2012 Vernon is 4-5-4-2 at the Showcase

Since the Showcase opened in 2012 Vernon is 2-0-4-2 as the home team at the Showcase

Since the Showcase opened in 2012 Vernon is 2-4-0-1 as the road team at the Showcase

Since the 2006-07 regular season Vernon is 45-31-4-5 vs West Kelowna

Since the 2006-07 regular season Vernon is 27-11-3-2 at home vs West Kelowna

Since the 2006-07 regular season Vernon is 20-21-1-3 in West Kelowna

The Vipers are 8-1-1-0 in their last ten games vs West Kelowna

The Vipers are 8-1-1-0 vs West Kelowna in their last ten games in West Kelowna

The Vipers are 7-2-0-1 vs West Kelowna in their last ten home games 

Since the 2010-11 regular season the Warriors have just six wins in Vernon

Vernon's last win at home vs West Kelowna was a 4-3 victory on Friday, January 4th 2019

West Kelowna's last win at Kal Tire Place was a 2-1 victory on Saturday, December 8th 2018

Vernon's last regular season win at Royal LePage Place was a 4-2 victory on Friday, September 6th 2019

West Kelowna's last regular season win at home vs Vernon was a 3-2 overtime victory on Friday, November 18th 2016

Here is a look at this years regular season series vs West Kelowna

September 6th Vernon @ West Kelowna: Vipers won 4-2
October 5th BCHL Showcase West Kelowna vs Vernon:
January 24th Vernon @ West Kelowna:
January 25th West Kelowna @ Vernon:
February 15th West Kelowna @ Vernon:
February 21st West Kelowna @ Vernon:
February 22nd Vernon @ West Kelowna:



Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The 3-4-0-0 Defending Interior Division Champion Vernon Vipers are coming off a 1-0 loss Friday at the BCHL Showcase to the hometown Penticton Vees. This afternoon is the Vipers second and final game of the Showcase. Today is the second game of a three game road trip before opening a two game home stand. After today Vernon will play fourteen of there next seventeen games on the road. The Snakes have lost back to back games for the first time this season. The Vipers opened the 2019-20 regular season in West Kelowna, come away with a 4-2 win September 6th. These two teams wont meet again until January 24th in West Kelowna.

Vernon Vipers Roster:


Cameron MacDonald (3-1-4) leads the team lead in goals with three, while MacDonald & Connor Marritt (2-2-4) share the team lead in points with four each

Matt Kowalski played 43 games with the 2017-2018 West Kelowna Warriors

Vernon Vipers 2019-20 regular season stats:

Games Played: 7
Wins: 3
Losses: 4
Overtime Wins: 0
Overtime Losses: 0
Shootout Wins: 1
Shootout Losses: 0
Home Record: 1-2-0-0
Road Record: 2-2-0-0
Overtime Record: 0-0
Shootout Record: 1-0
Record vs Interior Division: 2-2-0-0
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 1-2-0-0
When the Vipers score first: 2-1-0-0
When the opponents score first: 1-3-0-0
Leading after the 1st period: 0-0-0-0
Tied after the 1st period: 3-0-0-0
Trailing after the 1st period: 0-4-0-0
Leading after the 2nd period: 1-0-0-0
Tied after the 2nd period: 2-0-0-0
Trailing after the 2nd period: 0-4-0-0
Out shooting opponents: 3-2-0-0
Out shot by opponents: 0-2-0-0
One goal games: 1-2-0-0
Goals for: 14
Goals against: 19
Standings: 5th Place (Interior Division) 
Win-loss Streak: Two game losing streak
Longest winning streak: One game
Longest losing streak: One game
Vipers record in September: 3-3-0-0
Vipers record in October: 0-1-0-0

Vernon Vipers Returning Players:

Matt Kowalski (99)
Ben Helgeson (00)
Ben Sanderson (00)
Logan Cash (00)
Elan Bar-Lev-Wise (01)
Landon Fuller (99)
Brendan Kim (00)
Trey Taylor (02)
Max Palaga (00)

Vernon Vipers departed & traded players from last years team:

Jagger Williamson (98)
Jesse Lansdell (98)
Tyler Ho (00)
Josh Latta (98)
Teddy Wooding (99)
Nicholas Cherkowski (00)
Lane Zablocki (98)
Coleton Bilodeau (00)
Michael Young (98)
Will Dow-Kenny (00)
Jack Judson (00)
Carver Watson (98)
Aidan Porter (99)
Bradley Cooper (99)

Vernon's home record vs West Kelowna this year:

0-0-0-0

Vernon's road record vs West Kelowna this year:

1-0-0-0

Vernon's scoring leaders vs West Kelowna this year:

Trey Taylor (0-2-2)
Landon Fuller (1-0-1)
Christian Felton (0-1-1)
Ben Helgeson (1-0-1)
Connor Marritt (1-0-1)
Jojo Tanaka-Campbell (0-1-1)
Brendan Kim (0-1-1)
Cameron MacDonald (1-0-1)
Elan Bar-Lev-Wise (0-1-1)

Max Palaga (1-0 Record)


Let's take a look at the West Kelowna Warriors:

The 1-9-2-0 West Kelowna Warriors are coming off a 3-2 loss Friday morning in Penticton at the BCHL Showcase to the defending league champion Prince George Spruce Kings. Today is the Warriors second and final game at the Showcase. The Vipers & Warriors are meeting for the first time at the BCHL Showcase. The Warriors have lost eight straight only have one win in there first eleven games this season. West Kelowna's one and only victory this season, was a 8-5 win in Langley September 13th. After today's game vs Vernon, the Tribe will play ten of there next fourteen games away from home. 

West Kelowna Warriors Roster:


Levi Stauber (6-3-9) leads the team lead in goals with six, while Lucas Cullen (5-8-13) leads the team in points with thirteen

Austin Chorney played 17 games with the 208-19 Vernon Vipers

Johnny Derrick attended the Vernon Vipers 2017 & 2018 training camps-Was also an "AP" affiliated player with the Vipers last year

Nicolas Ardanaz attended the Vipers 2017 & 2018 training camps, committed to the Vipers in 2018 was an "AP" affiliated player with the Vipers last year

West Kelowna Warriors 2018-19 regular season stats:

Games Played: 12
Wins: 1
Losses: 9
Overtime Losses: 2
Shootout Losses: 0
Home Record: 0-5-2-0
Road Record: 1-4-0-0
Goals for: 29
Goals against: 53
Standings: 7th Place (Interior Division)

West Kelowna Warriors Returning Players:

Chase Dubois (98)
Bennett Norlin (98)
Calvin Tilsley (98)
Parm Dhaliwal (99)
Jake Harrison (99)

West Kelowna Warriors departed and traded players from last years team:

Mike Hardman (99)
Quinton Waitzner (00)
Bennett Norlin (98)
Cavin Tilsley (98)
Willie Reim (99)
Garrett Worth (99)
Lucas Bahn (99)
Andrew Viggars (00)
Wyatt Head (99)
Garrett Ewert (99)
Anthony Bishop (98)
Connor Hopkins (00)

West Kelowna's home record vs Vernon this year:

0-1-0-0

West Kelowna's road record vs Vernon this year:

0-0-0-0

West Kelowna Warriors scoring leaders vs Vernon this year:

Ryan Upson (1-0-1)
Nicolas Ardanaz (0-1-1)
Jacob Brockman (0-1-1)
Levi Stauber (1-0-1)

Brock Baier (0-1 Record)

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Boy are they bad! I have been a fan for decades this is the worst team I have ever seen! Alberta owner, Alberta coaches, son who shouldn't be there, up the ticket price for Seniors! All adds up to people staying away! I didn't get seasons this year because I knew what the new owner would do! Thankful I didn't! You won't see me at another game! How can a true Viper fan identify with this team! Even Graham Turnbull is shaking his head, you can tell by his broadcast, I feel sorry for him!

Anonymous said...

They will soon find out that they are the Vernon Vipers not the John Glen Vipers!!! A storied team being run by a used car salesman. Go back to Alberta and let somebody with integrity buy the team!!! I spend my money watching the North Okanagan Knights 15 minus the road now.zA bunch of local kids with a real good coach and entertaining as all get out.

vipersdiehardfan said...

To the first Anonymous poster who said this is the worst team they have ever seen. I have been watching/following junior hockey in Vernon my entire life and had season tickets since 1990 and this is not the worst team ever! I know the team doesn't look very good but were only eight games into the regular season. I agree the team is struggling and hasn't played very well to date, but it's still early. Mark Ferner's Vipers didn't look all that great last year and struggled up until Christmas. I have seen much worse teams then the 2019-20 Vernon Vipers. In 1965 the Vernon Blades only won four games. In 1977 the Vernon Vikings only won ten games. In 1980 the Vernon Lakers only won eight games. In 1981 the Vernon Lakers only won eight games. In more recent years Joe Oliver's 2000-01 Vernon Vipers that missed the playoffs for the first time in twenty years were one of the more recent bad Viper teams. The two seasons Jason Williamson was behind the bench, the Vipers missed the playoffs and were pretty bad. & in 2015-16 Mark Ferner's Vipers made the playoffs on the final day of the season, only to lose in five games in the 1st round of the playoffs. That season there was lots of rumors of fighting between players etc. Now you want to say this years Vernon Vipers after only eight games are the worst Vernon team ever? Lets wait a few months before we start writing off the season already.

Anonymous said...

We will see what you think after your blog fades into the history books!