I was born and raised in Vernon, BC and been watching/following junior hockey in Vernon my entire life. I started and created this blog in November 2008 and have over 10 million viewers. I have had season tickets since 1990 and missed 46 home games since. My family watched senior men's hockey in Vernon in the 1950's and has been watching/following junior hockey in Vernon since Vernon got a team in 1961. I have two family members that played junior hockey in Vernon. I have programs and ticket stubs from every game since 1988. I worked with the Vipers as colour commentator for a few home games during the 2002-03 season and in 2011 I helped create/design the Vipers website that I was in charge of for five seasons.
I was at tonight's Vernon Vipers-Salmon Arm Silverbacks game as the Vipers won 5-1 in front of 874 fans at Rogers Rink.
Starting Goaltenders:
Vernon Vipers: Kason Kobelka
Salmon Arm Silverbacks: Noah Mavin
2nd Period: Tommy Karmiris gave the Snakes a 2-0 lead at 0:21 on the first shot of the period. The Vipers had some early jump and were the better team in the opening few minutes, but the Backs had the edge in play in the first half but Vernon's goaltender and defence played very well, taking away time and space and limiting the Silverbacks opportunities. SA had a little more puck possession and were getting pucks to the net but weren't dominating the play. The Vipers were the better team in the second half, didn't get a whole lot of shots on net but overall were the better team in the second half. The Vipers did a lot of the little things right. It was 3-0 Vernon after 40 minutes of play. Shots were 15-6 Salmon Arm.
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