(Game Preview) Penticton @ Vernon:

Penticton (7-2-0-1) @ Vernon (7-2-0-0) 7pm start

Tonight is the second of seven regular season meetings between these two teams.

Let's take a look at the regular season schedule between these two hockey clubs,

Saturday, October 15th Vernon @ Penticton (Vees won 6-2)
Friday, October 21st Penticton @ Vernon
Wednesday, November 2nd Penticton @ Vernon
Wednesday, November 23rd Penticton @ Vernon
Wednesday, November 30th Vernon @ Penticton
Wednesday, January 4th Vernon @ Penticton
Friday, February 17th Vernon @ Penticton

Last Game Played:

Saturday, October 15th Penticton defeated Vernon 6-2
Wednesday, October 19th Trail defeated Penticton 4-3

Next Game:

Saturday, October 22nd Vernon @ Trail
Saturday, October 22nd Cowichan Valley @ Penticton

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 32-18-2-3 vs. Penticton

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon has outscored Penticton 184-151

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 16-5-1-1 at home vs. Penticton

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 13-9-1-1 in Penticton

Vernon are 5-3-1-1 in their last ten visits to Penticton

Penticton is 2-7-0-1 in their last ten visits to Vernon

The Vees have lost four straight in Vernon

The Vipers are 7-1-1-1 in their last ten games vs. Penticton

Penticton's last win at the Wesbild Centre was a 4-1 victory back on Friday, December 4th 2009

The Vipers went 5-0-1-0 vs Penticton last season

The Vernon Lakers changed their name to the Vernon Vipers to start the 1995-96 season. Here’s a look at the Vipers all-time regular season record

Games Played: 967
Wins: 623
Losses: 247
Ties: 15
Overtime Losses: 84

For more stats & former Vernon Junior Hockey Team rosters & lineups please visit Paul’s Vernon Junior Hockey History website,

http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/index.html

The Vipers return home after a small three game road trip going 1-2, will now play five of the next eight games on home ice.  After starting the BCHL regular season with a 7-0 record, Vernon has dropped back to back games heading into tonights contest in a rematch vs the Penticton Vees after a 6-2 Vees win last Saturday night in the Peach City.  A win tonight and the Vipers will pass the Vees climbing back into top spot in the Interior Conference moving one point ahead of Penticton.  Vernon will play its first of three straight games this weekend (Penticton, Trail & Prince George).  The Vipers have aquired 18 year old forward, Peter McMullen who is supose to make his Vipers debut tonight.

Lets take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

Games Played: 9
Wins: 7
Losses: 2
Ties: 0
Overtime Losses: 0
Home Record: 4-0-0-0
Road Record: 3-2-0-0
Goals For: 32
Goals Against: 24
Streak:  Two game losing streak
Standings: 2nd Place

Vernon Vipers Returning Players:

Marcus Basara (93)
Brett Corkey (92)
Aaron Hadley (93)
John Knisley (92)
Patrick McGillis (91)
Max Mowat (93)
Darren Nowick (91)
Ryan Renz (93)
Colton Sparrow (93)
Michael Zalewski (92)
Kirby Halcrow (91)

Vernon Vipers Departing & traded players from last years team:

Dylan Walchuk (92)
David Robinson (90)
Bryce Kakoske (90)
Malcolm Lyles (90)
Trevor Fitzgerald (92)
Adam Thompson (90)
Steven Weinstein (90)
Kyle Murphy (90)
Dane Muench (92)
Philip Patenaude (91)
Zach McPhee (93)
Blake Voth (91)

Vernons Home record vs. Penticton last season:

3-0-0-0

Vernons Road record vs. Penticton last season:

2-0-1-0

Vernons Powerplay vs. Penticton last season:

3-20

Vernons scoring leaders vs. Penticton last season:

Patrick McGillis (3-3-6)
Kyle Murphy (3-2-5)
David Robinson (1-3-4)
Dylan Walchuk (3-1-4)
Malcolm Lyles (0-4-4)
Marcus Basara (1-3-4)
Aaron Hadley (0-3-3)
Steven Weinstein (0-3-3)
Adam Thompson (2-1-3)
Brett Corkey (0-3-3)
Bryce Kakoske (2-1-3)
John Knisley (1-1-2)
Trevor Fitzgerald (1-1-2)
Darren Nowick (1-1-2)
Michael Zalewski (1-0-1)
Max Mowat (0-1-1)

Blake Voth (5-0-1 Record, 1 Shutout)

Vernons Home record vs. Penticton this season:

0-0-0-0

Vernons Road record vs. Penticton this season:

0-1-0-0

Vernons Powerplay vs. Penticton this season:

0-4

Vernons scoring leaders vs. Penticton this season:

Adam Tambellini (1-0-1)
Aaron Hadley (1-0-1)

Kirby Halcrow  (0-1 Record)

Let's take a look at the trades the Vipers have made so far this season.

27-Jun-11 The Vernon Vipers Hockey Club acquires the CJHL playing rights of Luke Juha (93)(D) from the Burlington Cougars Hockey Club of the OJHL in exchange for future considerations.

02-Aug-11 The Vernon Vipers Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Dane Muench (92)(F), Phillip Patenaude (91)(D) and future considerations to the Kindersley Klippers Hockey Club in exchange for the playing rights of Jarryd Ten Vannholt and Justin Elliot.

19-Sep-11 The Vernon Vipers Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Jarryd Ten Vaanholt (91)(F) to the Victoria Grizzles Hockey Club in exchange for future considerations.

20-Oct-11 The Vernon Vipers have aquired Peter McMullen (93)(F) who started the season with the USHL Omaha Lancers
Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:

-Vernon has the leagues 8th best powerplay

-The Vipers have the BCHL's 1st best penalty kill

-Danny Todosychuk (2-0 Record, 1.98 GAA) & Kirby Halcrow (5-2 Record, 2.64 GAA) are both in the top ten goaltenders

-The Vipers are 6-1-0-0 when scoring the games first goal

-Vernon is 1-1-0-0 when giving up the games first goal

The Penticton Vees make their first visit of the regular season to the Wesbild Centre since a 3-2 loss in Vernon back on Saturday, February 5th 2011.  The Vees looking to move three points ahead of Vernon who are currently playing their second game of a mini two game road trip.  Penticton with a 4-3 loss in Trail Wednesday night have played four of their last five games away from home.  After tonight the Vees will play five of their next six games at the South Okanagan Events Centre.  One of the longest rivalries in the league may get heated up over the next few weeks, after a 6-2 Vees win last weekend these same two teams will meet again on November 2nd.  The Vees just like the Vipers are also playing three straight games this weekend (Vernon, Cowichan Valley & Surrey). 

For more on tonight's game and the Penticton Vees, please visit Fraser Rodger's Penticton Vees blog, http://pentictonvees.wordpress.com/

Lets take a look at the Penticton Vees:

Games Played: 10
Wins: 7
Losses: 2
Ties: 0
Overtime Losses: 1
Home Record: 4-0-0-0
Road Record: 3-2-0-1
Goals For: 56
Goals Against: 29
Streak:  One game losing streak
Standings: 1st Place

Penticton Vees Returning Players:

Joey Benik (92)
Grant Nicholson (93)
Troy Stecher (94)
Curtis Loik (93)
Kyle Beaulieu (91)
Chad Bannor (92)
Logan Johnston (91)

Penticton Vees Departing & traded players from last years team:

Joey Laleggia (92)
Brendan O'Donnell (92)
Mark MacMillan (92)
Joey Holka (90)
Garrett Milan (91)
Kyle Mountain (90)
James Polk (92)
Tyler Hlookoff (90)
Myles McCauley (91)
Steven Iacobellis (93)
Mark Hall (90)
Derik Johnson (90)
Michael Betz (92)
Paul Bezzo (90)
Joel Rumpel (91)
Billy Faust (91)

Pentictons Home record vs. Vernon last season:

0-2-1-0

Pentictons Road record vs. Vernon last season:

0-3-0-0

Pentictons Powerplay vs. Vernon last season:

3-22

Pentictons scoring leaders vs. Vernon last season:

Joey Laleggia (0-4-4)
Joey Holka (2-1-3)
Bradley Robbins (1-1-2)
Garrett Milan (0-2-2)
Troy Stecher (1-0-1)
Joey Benik (0-1-1)
Myles McCauley (0-1-1)
Brendan O'Donnell (1-0-1)
Tyler Hlookoff (0-1-1)
Grant Nicholson (1-0-1)
Logan Johnston (1-0-1)
Carter Rigby (0-1-1)

Billy Faust (0-1 Record)
Joel Rumpel (0-4-1 Record)

Pentictons Home record vs. Vernon this season:

1-0-0-0

Pentictons Road record vs. Vernon this season:

0-0-0-0

Pentictons Powerplay vs. Vernon this season:

2-6

Pentictons scoring leaders vs. Vernon this season:

Mario Lucia (1-1-2)
Curtis Loik (2-0-2)
Travis St. Denis (0-2-2)
Mike Reilly (0-1-1)
Zach Urban (1-0-1)
Ryan Reilly (0-1-1)
Joey Benik (0-1-1)
Grant Nicholson (1-0-1)
Mark McLellan (0-1-1)
Troy Stecher (0-1-1)
Steven Fogarty (1-0-1)

Michael Garteig (1-0 Record)

Let's take a look at the trades the Vees have made this season.

30-Jun-11 The Penticton Vees Hockey Club transfers the CJHL playing rights of MIke Betz (92)(F) to the Markham Waxers Hockey Club of the OJHL in exchange for Brandon Tanev (91) and future considerations.

01-Jul-11 The Penticton Vees Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Brandon Tanev (91)(F) and Steven Iacobellis (93)(F) to the Cowichan Valley Capitals Hockey Club in exchange for the playing rights of Travis St. Denis (92)(F).

01-Aug-11 The Penticton Vees Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Billy Faust (91)(G) to the Nanaimo Clippers Hockey Club in exchange for future considerations.

02-Aug-11 The Penticton Vees Hockey Club acquires the playing rights of Jamie Tucker (91)(G) from the Coquitlam Express Hockey Club in exchange for future considerations.

02-Aug-11 The Penticton Vees Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Jamie Tucker (91)(G) to the Victoria Grizzlies Hockey Club in exchange for the playing rights of Michael Garteg (91)(G).

09-Aug-11 The Cowichan Valley Capitals Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Nick Aimes (92)(F) to the Penticton Vees Hockey Club in exchange for future considerations.

22-Aug-11 The Penticton Vees Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Carter Rigby (94)(F) to the Victoria Grizzlies Hockey Club in exchange for future considerations.

26-Sep-11 The Victoria Grizzlies Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Nick Buchanan (91)(D) to the Penticton Vees Hockey Club for the playing rights of Mike Moran (91)(F).

Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:

-Penticton has the BCHL's best powerplay

-The Vees have the league's 5th best penalty kill

-Travis St. Denis (11-10-21), Mario Lucia (8-12-20), Connor Reilly (6-12-18) & Joey Benik (2-13-15) are all in the BCHL top twenty in scoring

-The Vees lead the league scoring 56 goals this season

-Michael Garteig (6-2 Record, 2.29 GAA) is in the leagues top ten goaltenders

-The Vees are 7-1-0-0 when scoring first

-Penticton is 0-1-0-1 when giving up the games first goal
Here’s a look at the season series between these two teams:

Saturday, October 15th @ Penticton: Vees won 6-2

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

Penticton Vees at 2:26 - Curtis Loik from Mark McLellan
Penticton Vees at 8:12 - Grant Nicholson from Mike Reilly

PERIOD 2

Vernon Vipers at 2:09 - Adam Tambellini (unassisted)
Penticton Vees at 7:07 (PP) - Steven Fogarty from Travis St. Denis and Troy Stecher

PERIOD 3

Vernon Vipers at 5:14 - Aaron Hadley (unassisted)
Penticton Vees at 7:14 - Zach Urban from Mario Lucia
Penticton Vees at 8:26 (PP) - Mario Lucia from Travis St. Denis and Joey Benik
Penticton Vees at 18:56 (SH) (EN)- Curtis Loik from Ryan Reilly

Penticton outshot Vernon 30-25. Michael Garteig made 23 saves in the win, while Kirby Halcrow made 24 saves in the loss.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=977750&link=bchl

Here's a look at both teams rosters:

Vernon:

Michael Zalewski (6-5-11)
Darren Nowick (6-4-10)
Adam Tambellini (6-3-9)
Patrick McGillis (4-3-7)
Marcus Basara (1-6-7)
Aaron Hadley (2-5-7)
Marc Hetnik (1-4-5)
Brett Corkey (0-5-5)
John Knisley (1-3-4)
Colton Sparrow (2-1-3)
Jedd Soleway (1-2-3)
Ryan Renz (0-2-2)
Alex Hagen (2-0-2)
Geoff Crisfield (0-1-1)
Max Mowat (0-1-1)
Connor Hartley (0-1-1)
Turner Lawson (0-0-0)
Riley Hunt (0-0-0)
Peter McMullen (0-0-0)

Kirby Halcrow (5-2 Record, 2.64 GAA)
Danny Todosychuk (2-0 Record, 1 Shutout, 1.98 GAA)

Penticton:

Travis St. Denis (11-10-21)
Mario Lucia (8-12-20)
Connor Reilly (6-12-18)
Joey Benik (2-13-15)
Mike Reilly (5-7-12)
Ryan Reilly (5-5-10)
Steven Fogarty (5-2-7)
Grant Nicholson (3-4-7)
Troy Stecher (2-4-6)
Curtis Loik (3-3-6)
Cody DePourcq (2-3-5)
Mark McLellan (0-5-5)
Garrett Hendrickson (1-2-3)
Kyle Beaulieu (1-1-2)
Zach Urban (1-1-2)
Nick Buchanan (0-1-1)
Chad Bannor (0-0-0)
Shane Hanna (0-0-0)
Nick Amies (0-0-0)
Logan Johnston (0-0-0)

Michael Garteig (6-2 Record, 2.29 GAA)
Chad Katunar (1-1 Record, 4.17 GAA)

Vipers Add Jersey Star:

This is in todays Morning Star Newspaper:

Vipers add Jersey star

Published: October 21, 2011

With Vernon Vipers’ captain Pat McGillis out indefinitely with a high ankle sprain, head coach/GM Jason Williamson needed a replacement.

He found one in Peter McMullen, a former high school hockey star with the Delbarton Green Wave of New Jersey. The 6-foot-2, 200 pound forward led Delbarton with 46 points on 25 goals and 21 assists last season.

Pending his transfer approval, McMullen is expected to make his Viper debut tonight at Wesbild Centre as Vernon looks for redemption after Saturday’s 6-2 B.C. Hockey League loss to the Penticton Vees.

Vernon visits the Trail Smoke Eaters Saturday night at Cominco Arena before hosting the Prince George Spruce Kings in a 4 p.m. tilt Sunday afternoon at Wesbild.

Despite Saturday’s end result, Williamson said: “It was a pretty evenly played game. We got knocked down a notch, but we grew as a team through that. It sounds weird to say it, but a few losses might have been good for us.”

Vernon (7-2) trails Penticton (7-2-0-1) by a single point in the Interior Conference race.

McMullen, who started the year with the USHL Omaha Lancers before coming to Vernon, is the son of Peter McMullen Sr., executive vice-president of the New Jersey Devils.

Williamson didn’t speculate on what might happen when McGillis returns to the lineup. The Calgary native hasn’t played since the Vipers’ 4-1 win over the Chilliwack Chiefs on Oct. 7.

Meanwhile, Adam Boytink fired a goal and two assists as the last-place Smoke Eaters upended the Vees 4-3 Wednesday night at Cominco.

A pair of goals by Penticton’s Connor Reilly and singles by Trail’s Josh Roberts and Tim Colsh had the teams tied 2-2 after the first period.

Vees’ keeper Chad Katunar was pulled after allowing three goals on 15 shots. Rajan Sidhu welcomed replacement Michael Garteig with a powerplay goal at 10:12.

Travis St. Denis, a former Smokie, pulled Penticton within a goal later in the period.

SNAKE BITES: Former Viper Andrew Hammond, now with the NCAA Bowling Green State University Falcons, was named Central Collegiate Hockey Association’s Goaltender of the Week. The White Rock native recorded his first shutout of the season, had a .980 save percentage and allowed just one goal in the Falcons’ two wins over the Alabama-Huntville Chargers.

Bulldogs Trade Former Viper Tryout Keca To Smoke Eaters:

The Alberni Valley Bulldogs have traded former Vernon Vipers tryout defenceman, Marley Keca to the Trail Smoke Eaters yesterday. Keca attended the 2009 & 2010 Vernon Vipers training camps but was cut. Keca played 2009-2010 with the BCHL Quesnel Millionaires & the KIJHL North Okanagan Knights. Keca was released by the WHL Kelowna Rockets last season before signing with the Bulldogs.

Marley Keca's Player Profile:

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/rosters_profile.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&teamID=305104&playerID=582742

This is posted on the Bulldogs website:

Bulldogs Make Major Trade

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - Submitted by Alberni Valley Bulldogs

The Alberni Valley Bulldogs would like to announce that they have acquired the playing rights of 92 G Matt Larose, 94 D Daniel Delbianco and 93 D Eric Walker from the Trail SmokeEaters in exchange for 92 D Tanner Hicks, 93 D Marley Keca and 92 F Taylor House. Larose originally from Nanaimo, played his Midget hockey in Port Alberni. Larose played 15 games last year with Trail and had a 2.67 GAA and .923 save percentage.

Delbianco played for the Vancouver NorthEast Chiefs in the BC Major Midget League last season scoring 9 goals, 20 assists for 29 points. This season he has played 7 games for Trail.

Walker posted 4 goals and 7 assists and 60 penalty minutes last season with Trail. Walker is presently attending the University of Northern Michigan.

The Bulldogs would like to thank Tanner Hicks, Marley Keca and Taylor House for their contribution to the organization and the community of Port Alberni.

Wolves Sign Former Vernon Vipers Forward Strong To PTO:

The AHL Chicago Wolves have signed former Vernon Vipers forward Dean Strong to a Professional Tryout Contract (PTO). Strong played one year in Vernon (2004-05) collecting (35-56-91) with the Vipers during the regular season before playing the next four years at the University of Vermont. Strong played last season with Crimmitschau (Germany) and Kalamazoo (ECHL). Strong had just re-signed with Kalamazoo in late August.

Dean Strong's Player Profile:

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=83858

This is posted on the Wolves website:

Wolves Ink Strong

Thursday, 06 October 2011

The Chicago Wolves have signed forward Dean Strong to a Professional Tryout Contract (PTO) on Thursday.

STRONG registered 3 goals and 7 points in seven ECHL contests with the Kalamazoo K-Wings last season. He also notched 7 goals and 14 points in 15 postseason games en route to helping Kalamazoo reach the Kelly Cup Finals. The 26-year-old forward began last season with Crimmitschau in Germany’s second division, posting 10 goals and 23 points in 25 matchups.

The Mississauga, Ont., native recorded 2 goals and 5 points in 16 American Hockey League games with the Worcester Sharks during his professional debut in 2009-10. He also tallied 16 goals, 21 assists and 37 points in 34 ECHL contests with Kalamazoo that season.

Prior to turning pro, STRONG amassed 35 goals, 72 assists and 107 points in 155 career contests with the University of Vermont (Hockey East), spanning four seasons (2005-09).

In accordance with team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.

The Wolves open their 18th season at 7 p.m. on Saturday when they battle the San Antonio Rampage at the AT&T Center. The club holds its home opener, presented by LifeSource, at 7 p.m., Sat., Oct. 15, against the Milwaukee Admirals at Allstate Arena. For more information on ticket packages, visit chicagowolves.com or call 1-800-THE-WOLVES.

All In The Family:

This is posted on Vernon Centrals website:

Editor’s Note: this article is part three of a 10-part series about this year’s crop of new Vernon Viper players.

All In The Family

Don Klepp

Adam Tambellini- Photo: Don Klepp

Oct 03-2011

Adam Tambellini’s email handle, “tambyfamily”, says it all. As a hockey player, he’s essentially joined the family business.

It all started with his grandfather, Adolph “Addie” Tambellini, whose prominent role for the 1961 World Champion Trail Smoke Eaters made him a household name in Canada. Addie passed away in 2004 but he lived to see his son Steve and his grandson Jeff play in the NHL.

Adam says that his famous grandfather “is a hero for me – he was a great man, and an inspiration for all of us.”

Adam also cites the influence of his father Steve and older brother Jeff: “They’ve shown me the route through minor hockey, junior, and college. It’s been inspirational to see Jeff progress through the stages. I’ve always wanted to be like him.”

Jeff, who is 10 years older than Adam, made his mark as BCHL scoring champion and MVP before spending three seasons with the Michigan Wolverines. This year, he left the Vancouver Canucks to play in Zurich, Switzerland where, says Adam, “he can have a full offensive role instead of battling for a job on the third or fourth lines.”

Adam also projects as an offensive threat, as evidenced by his AAA Midget stats – 22 goals and 25 assists in 33 games last year with the Edmonton SSAC Athletics. His most memorable game was in the final of the Mac’s Tournament at the Calgary Saddledome on January 1. He scored all his team’s goals in a 3-2 win over the Saskatoon Contacts.

To some extent, Adam plays like his older brother. “Both of us emphasize the offensive side rather than a physical style. We’re not really built for a lot of heavy checking, especially me. I’m 6 foot two, but only 170 pounds. I rely a lot on my vision and ability to read the play.”

He recognizes the need to be a responsible defensive player, though: “It’s one of the reasons I chose to come here. The Vipers have such a good defensive reputation. The emphasis is on defence first; you don’t want to be fishing the puck out of your net all the time.”

Sticking with the family theme, Adam is excited by the chance to play on a line with his cousin, Aaron Hadley. “Hads and I have been best buddies since we were little guys. Every summer we would hang out every day. Our family has a cabin at Christina Lake and Hads is just 30 minutes away in Castlegar, so we’re back and forth all the time.” This past summer the cousins trained at The Factory, a fitness facility owned by Jeff.

Adam scored his first BCHL goal in Salmon on September 24 and everyone expects him to bag a bunch more. However, he hasn’t set goals for goals and assists: “I just want to improve as a player, just develop as much as possible, and hopefully the team will win it all this year.”

Vees Seize First Place:

This is in todays Morning Star Newspaper:

Vees seize first place

Published: October 19, 2011

The Vernon Vipers never dreamed of running the table, but after a 7-0 start they may have been guilty of daydreaming a little.

Back-to-back B.C. Hockey League road losses, including Saturday night’s 6-2 loss to the red-hot Penticton Vees at the South Okanagan Events Centre, provided a reality check.

“It was a little bit of a wakeup call. Any time you go 7-0 it’s a good thing, but I think you get a little complacent,” said Vipers’ assistant coach Chris Shaw.

The 7-2 Vipers, who trail the 7-1-0-1 Vees for the Interior Conference lead, won’t have to wait long for a chance at payback. The two powerhouses tangle Friday night at Wesbild Centre.

“All the games against Penticton are the ones you circle on the calendar. It’s a chance to redeem ourselves and a chance to show we can beat the top teams in the league,” said Shaw.

Vernon visits the last-place Trail Smoke Eaters (1-7-1) Saturday night at Cominco Arena, and ends the weekend with a 4 p.m. matinee against the resurgent Prince George Spruce Kings Sunday at Wesbild.

Shaw said the Vipers are already ramping up for the weekend.

“We saw it (Monday) in practice. We had one of our most intense practices of the year so far and the boys came into practice with a real workman’s mentality.”

First star Curtis Loik, cashing in his own rebound, gave the Vees the early lead Saturday night, with Grant Nicholson making it 2-0 after 20 minutes.

Vernon responded two minutes into the second frame when rookie forward Adam Tambellini attacked the Penticton zone at speed and dangled through the middle before unleashing a sweet wrister to beat netminder Michael Garteig (23 saves) top shelf, glove side.

Defenceman Geoff Crisfield started the play with a heads-up outlet pass.

The line of Tambellini, his cousin Aaron Hadley, and Marcus Basara was Vernon’s best unit on the night.

After Steven Fogarty made it 3-1 Penticton with a powerplay goal later in the second period, Hadley pulled the Vipers within a goal after the puck took a lucky bounce to him alone in the slot at 5:14 of the third period.

“It was his best game of the year. He finished all his checks, scored a goal and his line was plus-2,” said Shaw of Hadley.

Shaw is starting to see some of the family traits show through in Tambellini’s game.

“He’s hard to push off the puck and he’s got that Tambellini shot. Jeff (older brother and former Vancouver Canuck) has the same shot.”

Added Hadley: “Friday night (4-1 loss to Chilliwack Chiefs) we didn’t compete as hard as we wanted to. Against Penticton we battled a lot harder, but a couple bounces didn’t go our way. We can take some positives from the weekend and we’re going to keep building on it.”

With Vernon pressing for the equalizer, Penticton scored the first of three unanswered goals when Zach Urban banged a puck past a sprawled Kirby Halcrow (24 saves) after some great end-to-end action.

Singles by Mario Lucia, on the powerplay, and Loik, with an empty-netter, completed the offence in front of nearly 2,000 fans.

“I know they are like that cross-town rival and for most of the guys it’s their first time beating them in their Penticton career. It was good for us to get that win and earn first place as well,” Lucia told Black Press.

Lucia, a Chanhassen, Minn. product who is riding a six-game scoring streak, is tied with linemate Travis St. Denis with a team-high 19 points.

“It’s my role on the team to put up points every night and I’m trying to be consistent,” he added.

SNAKE BITES: Ex-Viper Jarryd Ten Vaanholt, now with the Victoria Grizzlies, was named the BCHL Player of the Week. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound West Vancouver native led the Grizzlies in a 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Nanaimo Clippers with two goals and two assists in the third period to begin the week. He netted 2+1 in a win over Langley, and supplied another 1+2 in another win over Nanaimo...Penticton’s weekend wins over Vernon and the Westside Warriors (8-3 result Friday night) have vaulted them up the weekly CJHL rankings to seventh place. The Vipers dipped seven places to No. 11. The Surrey Eagles, previously outside the top 20, are 19th.

Former Vipers Goaltender Hammond Named CCHA Goaltender Of The Week:

Former Vernon Vipers goaltender, Andrew Hammond has been named CCHA goaltender of the week. Hammond who was aquired from the Surrey Eagles at the 2008 BCHL trade deadline played parts of two seasons with the Vipers (2007-2008) going (48-29-2). Hammond is in his second season with the Falcons.

This is posted on the Falcons website:

Hammond Named CCHA Goaltender Of The Week

release provided by BGSU Athletic Communications Department

10/17/2011

Junior Andrew Hammond earned a pair of wins over the weekend, allowing just one goal in two games of work. Hammond made 50 saves over the weekend series, setting a .50 goals-against-average with a save percentage of .980. Hammond blanked the Chargers Saturday night, earning his first shutout of the season, and third of his career.

Hammond’s numbers have been outstanding so far in the young season. He has played in every game for the Falcons, going 3-0-1 on the year. His goals-against-average for the year currently sits at 1.47; while his save percentage sits at .931.

Vipers Drop From 4th To 11th In CJHL Standings:

Vees rise 11 spots in weekly national rankings

Monday, October 17, 2011 - Submitted by CJHL Network

The Canadian Junior Hockey League today announced its Weekly Top 20 rankings. Last week’s rankings and the leagues in which the teams belong to are in parenthesis.
The weekly rankings are selected in consultation with NHL Central Scouting and are proudly presented by PlayingUpHockey.com:

1. Winkler Flyers(MJHL) (3)
2. Woodstock Slammers(MHL) (5)
3. Trenton Golden Hawks(OJHL) (2)
4. St. Michael’s Buzzers(OJHL) (6)
5. Cornwall Colts(CCHL) (1)
6. Brooks Bandits(AJHL) (8)
7. Penticton Vees(BCHL) (18)
8. Amherst Ramblers(MHL) (13)
9. Les Cougars du College Champlain - Sherbrooke(LHJAAAQ) (7)
10. Soo Thunderbirds(NOJHL) (10)
11. Vernon Vipers(BCHL) (4)
12. Wisconsin Wilderness(SIJHL) (12)
13. Nipawin Hawks(SJHL) (9)
14. Carleton Place Canadians(CCHL) (HM)
15. Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) (14)
16. Fort McMurray Oil Barons(AJHL) (HM)
17. Newmarket Hurricanes(OJHL) (15)
18. Flin Flon Bombers(SJHL) (19)
19. Surrey Eagles(BCHL) (NR)
20. Dauphin Kings(MJHL) (HM)

Honourable Mention: Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL), Battlefords North Stars (SJHL), Winnipeg Blues (MJHL), Georgetown Raiders (OJHL), and the Nepean Raiders (CCHL).

Weekly rankings are based upon a variety of factors, including the league in which the teams plays, winning percentage, win-loss record, total points accumulated, goals-for versus goals-against ratio, etc.

The CJHL is comprised of the ten Junior A hockey leagues across Canada. More information on the CJHL can be found by clicking on the league website. http://www.cjhlhockey.com/

Former Viper Ten Vaanholt Named BCHL Player Of The Week:

Former Vernon Vipers forward, Jarryd Ten Vaanholt has been named the BCHL player of the week. The Vipers aquired Ten Vaanholt on August 2nd from the SJHL Kindersley Klippers for Dane Muench, Phillip Patenaude & future considerations before shipping Ten Vaanholt to the Victoria Grizzlies on September 19th for future considerations.

This is posted on the BCHL website:

Ten Vaanholt leads all scorers for week, earns POW honours

Monday, October 17, 2011 - Submitted by BCHL Media

Victoria Grizzlies forward Jarryd Ten Vaanholt has been named the British Columbia Hockey League's Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 16, the league announced Monday.

Ten Vaanholt led the Grizzlies in a 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Nanaimo Clippers with two goals and two assists in the third period to begin the week. He repeated as 1st Star with two goals and a helper in a win over Langley, and finished with a goal, two assists and a 3rd Star in another win over Nanaimo.

The 6-foot-2, 205-pound West Vancouver native wound up with five goals and six assists in four games and is now on a personal eight-game point streak.

Honourable mentions this week go to Prince George Spruce Kings forward Michael Colantone (three games, two goals, eight assists, three 2nd Stars), Coquitlam Express goalie Khaleed Devji (one tie in relief, one win, 85 saves on 88 shots, 1.76 GAA, one 1st Star, one 2nd Star), Prince George Spruce Kings defenceman Ben Woodley (three games, one goal, three assists) and Prince George Spruce Kings forward Jujhar Khaira (three games, six goals, four assists, one 1st Star, one 2nd Star).

Mavericks Sign Former Vernon Vipers Defenceman Zulyniak:

The CHL Missouri Mavericks have signed former Vernon Vipers defenceman, Andy Zulyniak. Zulyniak played three years in Vernon (2003-2006) before playing four years at Lakehead University.

Andy Zulyniak's Player Profile:

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=69023

This is posted on the Mavericks website:

MAVS ADD TWO D-MEN, ANNOUNCE INTRASQUAD GAME

September 2, 2011

MAVERICKS ANNOUNCE TWO PLAYER SIGNINGS AND INTRASQUAD GAME

Jared Lavender and Andy Zulyniak sign, intrasquad game set for Oct. 13

INDEPENDENCE, Missouri – Missouri Mavericks’ President and General Manager Brent Thiessen announced Friday the Central Hockey League (CHL) team has signed defensemen Jared Lavender and Andy Zulyniak. Thiessen also announced the Mavericks will host an intrasquad game at Independence Events Center on Thursday, October 13 at 7 p.m.

The intrasquad game is free and open to the public however the Mavericks are asking for donations for Community Services League at the door. The Mavericks are asking fans to bring a donation of cash, canned food or a new toy for Community Service League’s Christmas Store. The game begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 13 at Independence Events Center and doors open at 6:30 p.m. For more information about Community Services League please visit http://www.cslcares.org/.

“We wanted to give our fans an opportunity to see the team before we go on a long road trip and we had an opportunity to partner with Community Services League at the same time,” said Thiessen. “We can raise awareness for CSL and collect food and donations for a great cause while giving our fans a chance to see the new players in action.”

Lavender, 27 (3/30/84), returns for his third season with the Mavericks. The Cleveland Heights, Ohio native set a career high with 10 points (0-10=10) during the 2010-11 season with Missouri. In total, the 5-foot-11, 190-pound defenseman has competed in 94 regular-season games with the Mavericks and has 17 points on two goals and 15 assists. He has also competed in 12 playoff games for Missouri and has two assists. Prior to playing professionally, Lavender played four seasons at Castleton College where he recorded 35 points (8-27=35) in 97 games played.

“Jared Lavender has competed very hard over the last two seasons and has made great improvements in his game since arriving out of Division III hockey,” said Mavericks’ Head Coach Scott Hillman. “He is a good team player and he is once again prepared to fight for a job with the Mavericks.”

Zulyniak, 26 (2/25/85), begins his pro career with the Mavericks. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound defenseman played his last five seasons at Lakehead University alongside fellow Mavericks’ signee Kris Hogg. Zulyniak finished his collegiate career playing in 110 games where he accounted for 52 points (10-42=52) and 52 penalty minutes. The Winnipeg, Manitoba native also played in 12 games with the ECHL’s Victoria Salmon Kings following the 2006-07 season with Lakehead. Prior to playing in college, Zulyniak played four seasons of junior hockey in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) and the Western Hockey League (WHL). He had his finest season as a junior with the BCHL’s Vernon Vipers where he had 59 points (13-46=59) in 58 games during the 2005-06 season. In total, Zulyniak had 138 points (32-106=138) and 178 penalty minutes in 222 games played as a junior.

“Andy is a highly skilled defenseman who plays with great composure,” added Hillman. “He is a player we have been watching for the past few seasons and we are very excited he has joined the Mavericks. We believe he will continue to increase the skill and mobility on our blue line.”

The Missouri Mavericks will begin their third season in the Central Hockey League in October, and the home opener is Saturday, November 5 against the Wichita Thunder. The Mavericks play their home games at the state-of-the-art Independence Events Center where parking is always free. Tickets for all regular season games go on sale on Saturday, September 17 at 10 a.m. Call (816) 252-7825 for more information.

Vernon Vipers-Penticton Vees Highlights:

Here are the highlights from last night's Vipers-Vees game, Penticton would pass the Vipers into 1st place in the Interior Conference standings with a 6-2 victory.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KTCE53vIdAc

Brewers' Morgan Played Junior Hockey In Canada:

Here is an article I found that was posted on nhl.com last weekend. Nyjer Morgan played with the Vipers as an "AP" during the 1996-97 season. The St. Louis Cardinals have 3-2 series lead in the NLCS over Morgan and the Brewers with Game 6 going tonight

This is posted on NHL.com

Brewers' Morgan played junior hockey in Canada

Friday, 10.07.2011 NHL Insider

By Tal Pinchevsky - NHL.com Staff Writer

In a sport with its share of quirky characters, there might not be a baseball player quite like Nyjer Morgan.

In his first season with the Milwaukee Brewers, the center fielder established a number of career highs during the regular season, then became a hero in his first trip to the postseason when his 10th-inning single scored the winning run in the Brewers' 3-2 Game 5 win over Arizona, moving Milwaukee into the National League Championship Series.

He's had fun doing it, too, giving some of sport's most colorful post-game interviews and adopting nicknames like Tony Plush and Tony Tombstone. But before any of these alter-egos existed in baseball, Morgan was a junior hockey player known as "Flash."

"I was Flash Morgan," he told NHL.com. "Skating around, I was fast, so everybody called me Flash Morgan."

That's right -- one of baseball's great eccentrics got his start in hockey. Growing up in Northern California, he watched the 1988 Olympic hockey tournament and immediately fell in love with the game. Within days, he was playing on one of the Bay Area's few local rinks at that time.

"I was already playing before the Sharks were even out there," Morgan said. "As soon as I touched the ice I was already in love with it. When I touched the ice, it just felt like everything was complete."

Playing in a number of tournaments across the United States and Canada, Morgan was recruited by the Vernon Vipers of the British Columbia Hockey League shortly after turning 16. Upon arriving in Canada, Morgan established the quirky persona that would follow him to Major League Baseball.

"I've always been that type of person. A high-energy person," Morgan said. "When I step between the lines, I play hard for whomever I'm playing for. Just like that little pest on the ice, going around and giving people the business, like Sean Avery. Just going around and being that little pest but still being able to play your game and get a 'W' for your boys."

A boisterous and easy-going personality in the locker room, Morgan didn't have any trouble making friends in Vernon, among them Dallas Stars forward Eric Godard, who was a classmate of Morgan's at the local high school.

"Everybody I seem to meet is always the tough guy. I've always liked to hang out with dudes who are 6-4, 6-5," said Morgan. "But I was always the lippy guy out of all of them."

By the time the trash-talking Morgan graduated to the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, he immediately established himself among some of the world's best junior-hockey players. After scoring 2 goals in his first game with the Pats, Morgan became a popular presence among teammates, including a massive 16-year-old named Derek Boogaard.

Morgan was shocked by Boogaard's untimely death over the summer and had nothing but pleasant memories of the towering kid from Saskatchewan.

"Me and Boogaard were on the same line. Nobody really messed around with us. He was only 16 at the time, but he ended up turning into a pretty good little scrapper," Morgan said. "For that short little stint that we had, we were cool. He was quiet. Just a gentle giant, a really chill individual. For what I remember, we had fun. We always joked around."

Despite the great start with the Pats in the 1999-2000 season, Morgan failed to register another point with Regina and was released after just seven games. Feeling he was not given a proper chance to thrive in Regina and with his passion for hockey cooled, Morgan returned to the Bay Area. By the time he got involved in baseball, stories had circulated about his short-lived hockey career.

"I started getting that Canadian accent a little bit," Morgan said. "Everybody was busting my chops because I started dropping 'eh's' on people. After that, I missed the game but I still follow it and still see a couple of the guys I played with or against. Now I'm just a die-hard hockey fan."

More than a decade after his unlikely hockey career came to an end, Morgan has taken the energy he brought to the rink and channeled it onto the baseball diamond. Now one of his sport's most colorful characters, it is that passion that has helped the man once known as "Flash" establish himself in the big leagues.

"I was a little guy but I still tried to play like I was 6-5," Morgan said of his hockey career. "That's what I try to bring out to the ball field, too."

Vees Win First Place Battle:

This is posted on the Vipers website:

Vees win first place battle

by Viper staff | Added 2011-10-15

Three third period goals salted away a 6-2 Penticton Vee victory over the Vernon Vipers and pushed the Vees into first place in the Interior Division, one point ahead of the visiting Vipers.

The score did not reflect the balance of play in the game: the Vipers created 18 scoring chances compared to 14 for the Vees, but could not convert their chances in an active first period. Several times they created good chances in the Vee zone, but had pucks bounce over sticks.

Meanwhile, the Vees scored on two of their three chances in the opening 20 minutes, thanks to a pair of fortunate bounces.

At 2:26, Curtis Loik’s wrister rebounded off Kirby Halcrow’s pads and landed in the feet of two defenders. Loik followed his shot to the net and shoveled the disk past Halcrow before the defenders could react.

The second goal came when Mike Reilly’s innocent point shot deflected downward off Grant Nicholson and into the lower corner of Halcrow’s net.

The teams traded goals in the second period. Maneuvering his way through two defenders as he came over the Penticton blue line, Adam Tambellini popped into the open and beat Michael Garteig with a high wrist shot at 2:09.

Five minutes later, Steven Fogarty came out of the corner to the right of Halcrow and snapped a shot that found a tiny opening high on the short side. Fogarty’s second power play goal of the season proved to be the winner.

However, a bounce finally came Vernon’s way exactly at 5:14 of the third period. In attempting to clear his zone, Troy Stecher put the puck right on Aaron Hadley’s stick. Hadley took one stride and buried his second goal of the season.

Exactly two minutes later, Zach Urban’s first BCHL goal restored the two-goal cushion. Urban’s soft wrister from the point went through a maze of players with Kirby Halcrow on his stomach following a yard sale in his crease.

Prior to the Urban goal, Mike Zalewski was hauled down on a partial breakaway, but the play carried on. After the game, Viper head man Jason Williamson fumed about the non-call: “Our guys actually played pretty well in the game and I thought we had a good chance in the third after Hadley’s goal.”

He went on, “We got some bad bounces in the first period, but that’s hockey. I thought we battled back and deserved a better fate. That grab on Zalewski took away a scoring chance and has to be called.”

Mario Lucia pumped in a rebound to make the score 5-2 during a two-man advantage at 8:27 and Curtis Loik’s empty netter at 18:56 finished the scoring. In the third period, the Vees out shot the Vipers 14 to 7, with many of those shots coming on the power play.

In the final analysis, two factors settled this contest. The Vees were more opportunistic, especially on the power play, where they converted two of seven. Meanwhile, the Vipers were blanked on five power plays.

The teams will resume their battle for first place next Friday in Vernon.

Morgan Makes An Impression:

This is in todays Morning Star Newspaper:

Morgan makes an impression

By Kevin Mitchell - Vernon Morning Star

Published: October 16, 2011

A roadrunner in the outfield and on the basepaths, Nyjer Morgan​ of the Milwaukee Brewers once had visions of playing in the National Hockey League​.

Tried out for the Vernon Vipers when he was 16. Got released and played in Enderby for Scott Robinson’s Junior B North Okanagan Kings.

Morgan later played defence or wing with the Nelson Leafs and Delta Ice Hawks in Junior B.

Nathan Macintosh of Vernon played with Morgan in Enderby and later in Delta, where they were roommates. He says Morgan made the right choice of sports.

“He was too quick (for hockey),” laughed Macintosh, a Vernon minor hockey product who works at Vernon Kia. “His hands couldn’t keep up to his feet. He was a banger. He was a lefty and he hit like a truck.”

Macintosh has a World Series ticket waiting for him should the Brewers knock out the Cardinals in the National League series.

“I just talked to him this morning (Friday) and he’s on Cloud 9,” said Macintosh, who exchanges daily texts with Morgan. “He said, ‘Can you believe this? I’m living the dream and I can’t believe it.’”

Morgan, 31, started competitive hockey in California with the San Jose Junior Sharks. His love for the game was ignited by watching the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.

He also played a few games for the Western League Regina Pats in the 1999-2000 season before being cut.

“They always refer to him playing hockey in Regina, but he had a Gordie Howe​ hat trick, a goal, a fight and an assist in one game, and never played for them again,” said Macintosh.

Morgan, who has a daughter, Niah, living with his former girlfriend in Sicamous, is perhaps the most outrageous player in Major League Baseball.

Les Carpenter of Yahoo! Sports calls him “baseball’s Sybil” since Morgan refers to himself as Tony Plush which he says is his “name on the field” or “gentleman’s name.”

If you watch closely in these playoffs, you will see Morgan make a hand signal like a “T” after reaching base. He did it Thursday night in St. Louis.

He created a Twitter account this season and has more than 25,000 followers, including Macintosh and other buddies in Vernon like Jared Sochan and Jake Folliott.

“They told him to tone things down on Twitter after the (Albert) Pujols stuff,” said Macintosh. “Like him or hate him, he’s a competitor and a very humble guy.”

Morgan called Pujols, the Cards’ first baseman, “Alberta” in a tweet. Carpenter said the name “probably did not sit well with a man who has all the humor of a monastery and the last thing Milwaukee needed was to summon any more of Pujols’ ire.”

The Brewers benched Morgan in Game 3, likely in part to his tweets. He was back leading off in Game 4 and reached base three times and played some dynamite defence. He brings sizzle to the Brewers’ already zany roster and makes a paltry $471,500 a year.

Writes Rick Reilly of ESPN.com: “The Brewers are a rolling carnival in metal spikes. One day this year, their stud left fielder, Ryan Braun​, fell flat on his face between third and home and was tagged out. The next day, there was a body outline on the grass, a present from his teammates.

“One night, their center fielder, Nyjer Morgan, smashed a walk-off double, only he didn’t know to walk off. He thought it was the eighth inning...Morgan is such a hotdog he should be entered in the sausage race.”

Morgan’s comeback to Reilly: “I only come around once in a lifetime.”

“He’s a great athlete,” said Macintosh. “I watched him when he played for an all-star (baseball) team in Vernon and Vancouver. He is so quick. I actually beat him in a foot race when we were playing in Enderby. We were beaking off in the car about who was faster and we stopped at the side of the street near the railroad tracks and I beat him. He said we had to have a re-race and he beat me the second time.”

Macintosh has a Pittsburgh Pirates​ jersey in his sports den. He also has a couple of Morgan bobble head dolls from the Washington Nationals​, who traded Morgan before honouring him with his special day.

A San Francisco product, Morgan attended the Delphi Academy High School in Langley and was drafted by Colorado Rockies in the 42nd round of the 1998 amateur draft, but didn’t sign.

He played for Walla Walla College in Washington and was drafted by the Pirates in the 33rd round in the 2002 lottery. He made his Major League debut in September, ‘07 with the Pirates and played some pick-up hockey with the Penguins during a two-year stay in Pittsburgh.

Morgan has been pretty much been a play of the night ever since. If he’s not making catches which garner comparisons to Willie Mays​, he’s throwing his glove at a fly ball he dropped, allowing Baltimore’s Adam Jones to circle the bases for an inside the park homer.

A contact hitter, he smacked a walk-off base hit in the 10th inning of the NL Division Series Game 5 win over Arizona and here’s hoping there is more Nyjer highlights to come.

And of course a World Series ticket for his buddy Nate.

Snakes Suffer First Loss Of Season Against Host Chiefs:

This is in todays Morning Star Newspaper:

Snakes suffer first loss of season against host Chiefs

Published: October 16, 2011

The Chilliwack Chiefs didn’t have to look far for motivation when they hosted the league-leading Vernon Vipers Friday night at Prospera Place.

With a B.C. Hockey League loss to the Snakes the week before still fresh in their minds, the Chiefs returned the favour with a 4-1 win in front of nearly 1,800 fans.

With the game deadlocked after 40 minutes, the Vipers got on the board early in the third period as Darren Nowick collected a loose puck on a broken play in the neutral zone and drove wide before ripping a shot past Mitch Gillam for his sixth goal of the season. Defenceman Marc Hetnik drew an assist.

After that, it was all Chilliwack as they scored four unanswered goals to hand the 7-1 Vipers their first loss.

Kit Sitterley, who leads the 4-1 Chiefs with 3-4-7, equalized less than two minutes after Nowick’s marker. Tyler Miller recorded the winner on the powerplay at 7:03.

David Bondra, the son of former NHL sniper Peter Bondra, and Jaret Babych, the son of long-time Vancouver Canuck d-man Dave Babych, completed the Chilliwack attack, each with their first goals of the season.

“We stood around a lot,” said an unimpressed Vipers’ head coach Jason Williamson. “We didn’t win a lot of races or many puck battles. We scored one goal and then shut ‘er down.”

Friday night was the first game Vernon failed to convert at least once on the powerplay. They went 0-for-6, while the Chiefs capitalized once on three tries.

Gillam ended with 24 saves, while Kirby Halcrow recorded 30 stops in the loss.

Williamson suggested the Vipers may have been guilty of looking past Chilliwack to Saturday night’s tilt with the host Penticton Vees, who are a point behind Vernon at 6-1-0-1.

“They might have been looking ahead a little to that game, but no excuses. They (Chiefs) competed and wanted it more than us,” he said.

In other Interior Conference action Friday night, the host Merritt Centennials doubled the Salmon Arm SilverBacks 4-2 at Nicola Valley Arena; the host Prince George Spruce Kings thumped the Trail Smoke Eaters 8-0 at the Coliseum; and the red-hot Vees hammered the host Westside Warriors 8-3 at Royal LePage Place.

Penticton 6 Vernon 2

I was at tonights BCHL game as Penticton defeated Vernon 6-2 in front of 1,966 fans at the South Okanagan Events Centre.

Starting Goaltenders:

Vernon: Kirby Halcrow
Penticton: Michael Garteig

1st Period: Both teams seemed to get off to a bit of a slow start, as it looked as if both hockey clubs were trying to feel one another out in the opening few minutes. Both coaches were really matching lines, as about two or three line changes were made just in the first minute or so of the opening period. The Vipers would get the games first good scoring opportunity within the first minute and a half after Adam Tambellini was alone in front but the puck hopped over his stick at the last second. The Vees would open the scoring early on their first opportunity of the night after Curtis Loik come down the right wing, snapped off a quick shot from the circle that was stopped by Kirby Halcrow who gave up the rebound, Loik collected his own rebound and beat Halcrow at 2:26 giving Penticton a 1-0 lead. Mark McLellan with the only assist. The Vipers would bounce back and just shortly after setup Aaron Hadley who was alone in the slot but again the puck took a late bounce just going over Hadleys stick on another Viper scoring opportunity. The Vipers kept coming and carried the better of the play in the opening period. Vernon with some good pressure didnt get alot of good scoring opportunities as the Vees defence did a great job at keeping the Vernon shooters to the outside, any shot directed Michael Garteigs way was easily stopped. The Vees with very little pressure in the Vipers zone, would finally get the play in deep, Mike Reillys point shot was tipped in front by Grant Nicholson who beat Kirby Halcrow at 8:12 giving Penticton a 2-0 lead, Reilly with the lone helper on the goal. Back come Vernon and once again with some pressure deep inside the Penticton zone Marcus Basara with a chance in close couldnt beat Garteig. Penticton would then get the games first powerplay, the Vipers penalty kill was fairly good but late in the man advantage, captain Joey Benik with a shot from the circle was stopped by Kirby Halcrow who made a nice pad save as Vernon would kill off the minor. Just seconds later the Vipers would get their first man advantage of the night, Vernon with some good pressure moved the puck well but was unable to record a single shot on the powerplay as the Vees killed off the minor. Late in the 1st Mike Zalewski and Troy Stetcher exchanged a few jabs with one another in front of Michael Garteig before the two veterans were yapping back and forth with one another. Both players exchanged words and a few shots with one another over the next shift as tempers heated up a little between two veteran players. The Vipers who carried most of the play didnt have much puck luck. Vernon with only a few real good scoring chances were down 2-0. Penticton who didnt show alot of offence in the opening period, had just three chances of their own capitalized on their scoring opportunities going up 2-0 after 20 minutes of play. Vernon outshot Penticton 10-9.

2nd Period: The Vipers would get off to a quick start, moving the puck well generating some open allowed Adam Tambellini some room in front where he roofed his shot upstairs high over Garteig getting Vernon on the board at 2:09, Tambellini's goal was unassisted. The Vipers kept coming with some pressure down low, Marcus Basara couldnt beat Michael Garteig who made a nice save in close. Penticton would then get an early powerplay, moving the puck well the Vees setup Steven Fogarty down low who drove to the net hard, waited for Halcrow to go down and then ripped his shot high and over the shoulders of Kirby Halcrow giving the Vees a 3-1 lead at 7:07, former Trail Smoke Eaters forward, Travis St. Denis and Troy Stetcher collected the assists. On the next shift Vernon would get a shot with the man advantage but the Vipers powerplay struggled, the Vees were really forcing the Vipers as Vernon had all kinds of troubles getting the puck into the Vees zone. Penticton would easily kill off the minor. Just after the powerplay the Vees would get a three on one, Grant Nicholson, Mark McLellan and Curtis Loik on the odd man rush but Loik couldnt get off a shot as a Vipers defenceman hustled back to break up the play. Penticton showing a little more offence in the 2nd period played much better as both teams were fairly even this period. Kirby Halcrow had to be sharp after making two or three real nice glove saves. Not alot of scoring opportunities at either ends of the arena. Travis St. Denis would appear to be in a little discomfort after a faceoff draw deep in the Vernon zone, St. Denis would clear the zone in some pain before heading to the Vees bench to get looked at. St. Denis who would come back from the dressing room with a taped wrist would stay and finish the hockey game. On his next shift he would head straight to the penalty box giving the Vipers another powerplay. The Vees would kill off the minor as Penticton would take a 3-1 lead after 40 minutes of play. A much more even played period with very little chances at both ends of the rink. Vernon outshot Penticton 8-7.

3rd Period: The Vees would start the 3rd on the powerplay, wich was carried over from the final minute of the 2nd period. With Penticton on the man advantage the Vees would get an early two man advantage as Vernon would get into some penalty trouble early to start the final frame. A strong penalty kill by the Vipers and Vernon would kill off the two man advantage. Shortly after Marcus Basara who played very well for the Vipers would carry the play in deep, creating some room wich allowed Aaron Hadley to move in front and beat Garteif fivehole at 5:14 making this a one goal game. Hadleys goal was unassisted. But just two minutes later Brett Corkey would appear in some discomfort, as Corkey was trying to get off the ice Halcrow looked to have been bumped and knocked over as the Vipers were running around trying to cover the open crease the Vees with two shots got the puck back to the point where Zach Urban hit the empty cage at 7:14 giving Penticton a 4-1 lead, Mario Lucia would pick up the lone helper on the goal. Corkey seemed alright and would finish the hockey game. Vipers head coach-gm, Jason Williamson was steaming giving it to referee Kevin Bennett. Williamson and the Vipers would take a bench minor and send Penticton to the powerplay. Moving the puck well the Vees created some open ice, Travis St. Denis's shot was stopped by Kirby Halcrow who couldnt handle the rebound allowing Mario Lucia all alone in front to burry the loose puck past Halcrow at 8:26 giving the Vees a 5-2 lead, St. Denis and Joey Benik collected the assists. Willamson and the Vipers bench was steaming after the goal-penalty. This was the end of the night for Vernon as now time was not on their side. Penticton would head right back to the powerplay as the Vipers would take another penalty. Vernon would kill off the minor as now the Vees were really forcing the Vipers in the neutral zone not giving them any time or space to try and setup. Both teams looked to settle down and just want to wind down the clock. The Vipers would get a late powerplay, calling a timeout and then getting Halcrow to the bench for the extra attacker Vernon was unable to really get much going before Curtis Loik pressuring the Viper d-man, scooped up the loose puck and then hit the emty net at 18:56 giving Penticton a 6-2 lead. After a huge penalty kill to start the 3rd the Vipers with an early goal got to within one but then couldnt recover after a quick Vees goal and the rest is history. Penticton with all the powerplays carried the better of the play for most of the period. With the loss the Vipers drop to 7-2 and move into 2nd place in the Interior Conference standings while the Vees move to 7-1-0-1 and into top spot in the Interior Conference. The Vees outshot the Vipers 14-7.

Top Players: (Vernon)

The line of Adam Tambellini (1 goal), Marcus Basara and Aaron hadley (1 goal) was the Vipers best line. Tambellini who looked slow and a little sluggish to start the contest seemed to get and play better as the game went along. Hadley really played hard, used his physical play and come up with some chances. Basara was by far the best Vernon player, showed lots of jump-energy, was really hustling and skating hard all night. Created some chances as well as had a few chances himself. This line was very good.

Game Thoughts: (Vernon)

After starting the young season 7-0 the Vipers have now dropped back to back games being outscored 10-3. This was not a 6-2 game and a much closer game then the final score.  I thought Vernon desereved a much better fait in the end. The Vipers who carried the better of the play looked good and were the better of the two teams in the opening period but were down 2-0. Vernon who didnt get a bounce or had troubles creating some scoring opportunities only gave the Vees three scoring chances and two wound up in the back of their net. I thought the Vipers played well in the 2nd but again didnt get alot of scoring opportunities. A huge penalty kill to start the 3rd and then a quick goal gets the team to within a goal before the Vees seem to get away with a goaltender interference call and come right back two minutes later going ahead 4-2 and the Vees never really looked back. I thought the Vipers battled and competed and played a very good road game but just didnt get the bounces or lucky breaks. I watched Fridays 4-1 loss in Chilliwack over the internet and what concerns me a little is that for the second straight game Vernon has had troubles creating and getting scoring chances. I thought the Vipers powerplay didnt look so hot tonight. The Vipers seemed to get within a goal but couldnt seem to keep the puck out of the net, allowing the Vees to re-gain their two goal lead within minutes.  Will see what the coaches and this team are made of, as both these two teams will have a rematch Friday in Vernon.

Top Players: (Penticton)

Mario Lucia (1 goal & 1 assist) I thought looked fairly good at times. A bigger kid that really skates well and moves the puck quickly.

Curtis Loik (2 goals) I thought was the Vees best player tonight. Seemed to really slow the game down when he had control of the puck, reads and sees the ice very well. Was always in and around the net.

Mike Reilly (1 assist) Played very well on the Vees blueline. Was very steady and also good with the puck.

Troy Stetcher (1 assist) Played very well defensively for Penticton. Played with an edge, got involved with Mike Zalewski towards the end of the 1st period as both players exchanged a few jabs and words with one another.

Game Thoughts: (Penticton)

Over the summer and heading into training camp rumors going around saying that Penticton is the team to beat this coming season, watch out! Tonight was my first chance at seeing the Vees play and I thought they played well but wasnt overly impressed. Now its only one game but I didnt see alot of run and gun offence. The Vees have a fairly big team that moves the puck well and scores-capitalizes on their opportunities. I also liked the Vees defence who I thought did a great job at shutting down the Vipers skill and depth up front. For the second straight game Vernon was unable to really get alot of real good scoring opportunities. I thought the Vees kept the Vipers to the outside for most of the night as Michael Garteig was able to see everything.  Give the Vees credit they scored when needed and played well defensively, not giving up alot of scoring chances.  Looking at the scoreboard the Vees do have alot of skill and depth as they can put the puck in the net, I just didnt see alot of offensive weapons tonight. Overall there wasnt alot of excitement wich made for one of the more less exciting Vernon-Penticton games.  The Vees have new home and away jerseys this season.  I like the looks of the new home jerseys, added some black and got away from the previous home white-practise looking jersey.

Scratches:

Vernon:

Patrick McGillis (Injured)
Riley Hunt
Luke Juha

Penticton:

Nick Amies (Injured)
Logan Johnston (Suspended)
Shane Hanna

3 Stars:

1st Star: Curtis Loik (2 goals)
2nd Star: Mario Lucia (1 goal & 1 assist)
3rd Star: Zach Urban (1 goal)

For more on tonight's game check out the boxscore,

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=977750&link=bchl

(Game Preview) Vernon @ Penticton:

Vernon (7-1-0-0) @ Penticton (6-1-0-1) 5pm start

Tonight is the first of seven regular season meetings between these two teams.

Let's take a look at the season schedule between these two hockey clubs,

Saturday, October 15th Vernon @ Penticton
Friday, October 21st Penticton @ Vernon
Wednesday, November 2nd Penticton @ Vernon
Wednesday, November 23rd Penticton @ Vernon
Wednesday, November 30th Vernon @ Penticton
Wednesday, January 4th Vernon @ Penticton
Friday, February 17th Vernon @ Penticton

Tonight the Vipers make their first visit of the season to the South Okanagan Events Centre since a 1-1 tie back on Friday, December 17th 2010. Tonight is Vernon's final game of a three game road trip, while Penticton is coming off a three game road trip before facing the Vipers again next weekend in Vernon.  Tonight will be a battle for top spot in the Interior Conference, a win by either team will either have the Vees or Vipers sitting first place in the standings. You can listen to tonight's game live with Todd Miller and Don Klepp starting with the pre-game show starting at 4:45pm on 107.5 Kiss FM

Last Game Played:

Friday, October 14th Chilliwack defeated Vernon 4-1
Friday, October 14th Penticton defeated Westside 8-3

Next Game:

Friday, October 21st Penticton @ Vernon
Wednesday, October 19th Penticton @ Trail

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 32-17-2-3 vs. Penticton

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon has outscored Penticton 182-145

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 16-5-1-1 at home vs. Penticton

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 13-8-1-1 in Penticton

Vernon is 6-3-0-1 in their last ten visits to Penticton

Penticton is 2-7-0-1 in their last ten visits to Vernon

The Vipers are 7-1-1-1 in their last ten games vs. Penticton

Vernon is unbeaten in their last four games in Penticton

Vernons last loss in Penticton was a 3-2 overtime loss back on Saturday, December 12th 2009

The Vipers went 5-0-1-0 vs Penticton last season

The Vernon Lakers changed their name to the Vernon Vipers to start the 1995-96 season. Here’s a look at the Vipers all-time regular season record

Games Played: 966
Wins: 623
Losses: 246
Ties: 15
Overtime Losses: 84

For more stats & former Vernon Junior Hockey Team rosters & lineups please visit Paul’s Vernon Junior Hockey History website,

http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/index.html  

Lets take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

Games Played: 8
Wins: 7
Losses: 1
Ties: 0
Overtime Losses: 0
Home Record: 4-0-0-0
Road Record: 3-1-0-0
Goals For: 30
Goals Against: 18
Standings: 1st Place

Vernon Vipers Returning Players:

Marcus Basara (93)
Brett Corkey (92)
Aaron Hadley (93)
John Knisley (92)
Patrick McGillis (91)
Max Mowat (93)
Darren Nowick (91)
Ryan Renz (93)
Colton Sparrow (93)
Michael Zalewski (92)
Kirby Halcrow (91)

Vernon Vipers Departing & traded players from last years team:

Dylan Walchuk (92)
David Robinson (90)
Bryce Kakoske (90)
Malcolm Lyles (90)
Trevor Fitzgerald (92)
Adam Thompson (90)
Steven Weinstein (90)
Kyle Murphy (90)
Dane Muench (92)
Philip Patenaude (91)
Zach McPhee (93)
Blake Voth (91)

Vernons Home record vs. Penticton last season:

3-0-0-0

Vernons Road record vs. Penticton last season:

2-0-1-0

Vernons Powerplay vs. Penticton last season:

3-20

Vernons scoring leaders vs. Penticton last season:

Patrick McGillis (3-3-6)
Kyle Murphy (3-2-5)
David Robinson (1-3-4)
Dylan Walchuk (3-1-4)
Malcolm Lyles (0-4-4)
Marcus Basara (1-3-4)
Aaron Hadley (0-3-3)
Steven Weinstein (0-3-3)
Adam Thompson (2-1-3)
Brett Corkey (0-3-3)
Bryce Kakoske (2-1-3)
John Knisley (1-1-2)
Trevor Fitzgerald (1-1-2)
Darren Nowick (1-1-2)
Michael Zalewski (1-0-1)
Max Mowat (0-1-1)

Blake Voth (5-0-1 Record, 1 Shutout)

Let's take a look at the trades the Vipers have made so far this season.

27-Jun-11 The Vernon Vipers Hockey Club acquires the CJHL playing rights of Luke Juha (93)(D) from the Burlington Cougars Hockey Club of the OJHL in exchange for future considerations.

02-Aug-11 The Vernon Vipers Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Dane Muench (92)(F), Phillip Patenaude (91)(D) and future considerations to the Kindersley Klippers Hockey Club in exchange for the playing rights of Jarryd Ten Vannholt and Justin Elliot.

19-Sep-11 The Vernon Vipers Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Jarryd Ten Vaanholt (91)(F) to the Victoria Grizzles Hockey Club in exchange for future considerations.

Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:

-Vernon has the leagues 6th best powerplay

-The Vipers have the BCHL's 1st best penalty kill

-Michael Zalewski (6-5-11) is in the leagues top twenty in scoring

-Danny Todosychuk (2-0 Record, 1.98 GAA) & Kirby Halcrow (5-1 Record, 2.25 GAA) are both in the top ten goaltenders

Lets take a look at the Penticton Vees:

Games Played: 8
Wins: 6
Losses: 1
Ties: 0
Overtime Losses: 1
Home Record: 3-0-0-0
Road Record: 3-1-0-1
Goals For: 47
Goals Against: 23
Standings: 2nd Place

Penticton Vees Returning Players:

Joey Benik (92)
Grant Nicholson (93)
Troy Stecher (94)
Curtis Loik (93)
Kyle Beaulieu (91)
Chad Bannor (92)
Logan Johnston (91)

Penticton Vees Departing & traded players from last years team:

Joey Laleggia (92)
Brendan O'Donnell (92)
Mark MacMillan (92)
Joey Holka (90)
Garrett Milan (91)
Kyle Mountain (90)
James Polk (92)
Tyler Hlookoff (90)
Myles McCauley (91)
Steven Iacobellis (93)
Mark Hall (90)
Derik Johnson (90)
Michael Betz (92)
Paul Bezzo (90)
Joel Rumpel (91)
Billy Faust (91)

Pentictons Home record vs. Vernon last season:

0-2-1-0

Pentictons Road record vs. Vernon last season:

0-3-0-0

Pentictons Powerplay vs. Vernon last season:

3-22

Pentictons scoring leaders vs. Vernon last season:

Joey Laleggia (0-4-4)
Joey Holka (2-1-3)
Bradley Robbins (1-1-2)
Garrett Milan (0-2-2)
Troy Stecher (1-0-1)
Joey Benik (0-1-1)
Myles McCauley (0-1-1)
Brendan O'Donnell (1-0-1)
Tyler Hlookoff (0-1-1)
Grant Nicholson (1-0-1)
Logan Johnston (1-0-1)
Carter Rigby (0-1-1)

Billy Faust (0-1 Record)
Joel Rumpel (0-4-1 Record)

Let's take a look at the trades the Vees have made this season.

30-Jun-11 The Penticton Vees Hockey Club transfers the CJHL playing rights of MIke Betz (92)(F) to the Markham Waxers Hockey Club of the OJHL in exchange for Brandon Tanev (91) and future considerations.

01-Jul-11 The Penticton Vees Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Brandon Tanev (91)(F) and Steven Iacobellis (93)(F) to the Cowichan Valley Capitals Hockey Club in exchange for the playing rights of Travis St. Denis (92)(F).

01-Aug-11 The Penticton Vees Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Billy Faust (91)(G) to the Nanaimo Clippers Hockey Club in exchange for future considerations.

02-Aug-11 The Penticton Vees Hockey Club acquires the playing rights of Jamie Tucker (91)(G) from the Coquitlam Express Hockey Club in exchange for future considerations.

02-Aug-11 The Penticton Vees Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Jamie Tucker (91)(G) to the Victoria Grizzlies Hockey Club in exchange for the playing rights of Michael Garteg (91)(G).

09-Aug-11 The Cowichan Valley Capitals Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Nick Aimes (92)(F) to the Penticton Vees Hockey Club in exchange for future considerations.

22-Aug-11 The Penticton Vees Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Carter Rigby (94)(F) to the Victoria Grizzlies Hockey Club in exchange for future considerations.

26-Sep-11 The Victoria Grizzlies Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Nick Buchanan (91)(D) to the Penticton Vees Hockey Club for the playing rights of Mike Moran (91)(F).

Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:

-Penticton has the BCHL's best powerplay

-The Vees have the league's 5th best penalty kill

-Travis St. Denis (10-7-17), Mario Lucia (7-10-17), Connor Reilly (4-12-16) & Joey Benik (2-11-13) are all in the BCHL top twenty in scoring

-The Vees lead the league scoring 47 goals this season

-Michael Garteig (5-1 Record, 2.40 GAA) is in the leagues top ten goaltenders

For more on tonight's game and the Penticton Vees, please visit Fraser Rodger's Penticton Vees blog, http://pentictonvees.wordpress.com/

Here’s a look at the season series between these two teams from last season:

Friday, September 17th @ Penticton: Vernon won 3-2

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

Vernon Vipers at 6:57 - John Knisley (unassisted)
Vernon Vipers at 7:42 - Trevor Fitzgerald from Kyle Murphy and Patrick McGillis
Penticton Vees at 16:42 (PP) - Joey Holka from Garrett Milan and Joey Laleggia
PERIOD 2

No Scoring

PERIOD 3

Vernon Vipers at 1:33 - Dylan Walchuk from Marcus Basara and David Robinson
Penticton Vees at 19:54 (EN) - Troy Stecher from Joey Holka

Penticton outshot Vernon 25-23. Blake Voth made 23 saves for the win, while Joel Rumpel made 20 saves taking the loss.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840251&link=bchl

Saturday, September 18th @ Vernon: Vernon wins 4-1

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

Penticton Vees at 13:34 - Bradley Robbins from Joey Benik and Joey Laleggia

PERIOD 2

Vernon Vipers at 5:19 - Michael Zalewski from Brett Corkey and John Knisley
Vernon Vipers at 11:53 - Dylan Walchuk from David Robinson and Aaron Hadley
Vernon Vipers at 17:42 (PP) - Bryce Kakoske from Steven Weinstein and David Robinson

PERIOD 3

Vernon Vipers at 14:57 (SH) - David Robinson from Dylan Walchuk and Aaron Hadley

Shots were even 26-26. Blake Voth made 25 saves for the win, while Joel Rumpel made 22 saves taking the loss.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840055&link=bchl

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

Vernon Vipers at 1:45 - Patrick McGillis from Malcolm Lyles and Steven Weinstein
Vernon Vipers at 17:37 (PP) - Adam Thompson from Steven Weinstein and Kyle Murphy

PERIOD 2

Vernon Vipers at 13:37 (SH) - Kyle Murphy from Trevor Fitzgerald

PERIOD 3

Vernon Vipers at 7:41 - Marcus Basara from Todd Skirving and Malcolm Lyles
Vernon Vipers at 12:26 - Dylan Walchuk from Patrick McGillis and Darren Nowick

Vernon outshot Penticton 35-21. Blake Voth made 21 saves for the shutout, while Joel Rumpel made 23 saves taking the loss.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm? clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840252&link=bchl    

Friday, December 17th @ Penticton: Tied 1-1

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

No Scoring

PERIOD 2

Penticton Vees at 1:44 (PP) - Joey Holka from Joey Laleggia and Garrett Milan

PERIOD 3

Vernon Vipers at 7:10 - Kyle Murphy from Malcolm Lyles and Bryce Kakoske

Vernon outshot Penticton 40-22. Blake Voth made 21 saves, while Joel Rumpel made 39 saves.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840253&link=bchl

Saturday, January 1st @ Vernon: Vernon wins 3-1

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

No Scoring

PERIOD 2

Vernon Vipers at 6:28 (SH) - Darren Nowick from Patrick McGillis and Adam Thompson
Vernon Vipers at 13:04 - Kyle Murphy from Marcus Basara and Todd Skirving
Penticton Vees at 14:43 (PP) - Brendan O'Donnell from Myles McCauley and Joey Laleggia

PERIOD 3

Vernon Vipers at 19:37 (EN) - Patrick McGillis (unassisted)

Shots were even 30-30. Blake Voth made 29 saves in the win, while Joel Rumpel made 27 saves in the loss.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840056&link=bchl

Saturday, February 5th @ Vernon: Vernon wins 3-2

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

Vernon Vipers at 3:07 - Adam Thompson from Marcus Basara
Vernon Vipers at 8:48 - Patrick McGillis from Brett Corkey and Max Mowat

PERIOD 2

Penticton Vees at 5:09 - Logan Johnston from Carter Rigby
Vernon Vipers at 18:13 (PP) - Bryce Kakoske from Malcolm Lyles and Brett Corkey
Penticton Vees at 18:26 - Grant Nicholson from Tyler Hlookoff and Joey Laleggia

PERIOD 3

No Scoring

Vernon outshot Penticton 43-15. Blake Voth made 13 saves in the win, while Billy Faust made 40 saves in the loss.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840057&link=bchl

Here's a look at both teams rosters:

Vernon:

Michael Zalewski (6-5-11)
Darren Nowick (6-4-10)

Adam Tambellini (5-3-8)
Patrick McGillis (4-3-7)
Marcus Basara (1-6-7)
Aaron Hadley (1-5-6)
Marc Hetnik (1-4-5)
Brett Corkey (0-5-5)
John Knisley (1-3-4)
Colton Sparrow (2-1-3)
Jedd Soleway (1-2-3)
Ryan Renz (0-2-2)
Alex Hagen (2-0-2)
Geoff Crisfield (0-1-1)
Max Mowat (0-1-1)
Connor Hartley (0-1-1)
Turner Lawson (0-0-0)
Riley Hunt (0-0-0)

Kirby Halcrow (5-1 Record, 2.25 GAA)
Danny Todosychuk (2-0 Record, 1 Shutout, 1.98 GAA)

Penticton:

Travis St. Denis (10-7-17)
Mario Lucia (7-10-17)
Connor Reilly (4-12-16)
Joey Benik (2-11-13)
Mike Reilly (5-5-10)
Ryan Reilly (5-4-9)
Steven Fogarty (4-2-6)
Grant Nicholson (2-4-6)
Troy Stecher (2-3-5)
Cody DePourcq (2-3-5)
Curtis Loik (1-3-4)
Mark McLellan (0-4-4)
Garrett Hendrickson (1-2-3)
Kyle Beaulieu (1-0-1)
Nick Buchanan (0-1-1)
Zach Urban (0-1-1)
Chad Bannor (0-0-0)
Shane Hanna (0-0-0)
Nick Amies (0-0-0)
Logan Johnston (0-0-0)

Michael Garteig (5-1 Record, 2.40 GAA)
Chad Katunar (1-1 Record, 3.70 GAA)