Game Preview: Spruce Grove (14-7) @ Vernon (15-9)The Fred Page Cup Champion Vernon Vipers & Enerflex Cup Champion Spruce Grove Saints meet in Game 6 of the Doyle Cup tonight in Vernon, where the remainder of the series will be held. Vernon has another shot at winning the Doyle Cup after Spruce Grove stayed alive with a 3-1 victory Thursday night in Game 5. You can listen to tonights game live with Todd Miller on 107.5 Kiss FM starting at 6:45pm
Last Game Played: Game 5: Thursday, April 22nd Spruce Grove defeated Vernon 3-1
Lets take a look at both teams,
Vernon Vipers: (15-9)
2010 Vernon Vipers Playoff Schedule & Results:
1st Round: First Round Bye
2nd Round: Defeated Quesnel in six games
Interior Conference Finals: Defeated Penticton in six games
Fred Page Cup (BCHL Finals): Defeated Powell River in seven games
Home Playoff Record: 8-4
Road Playoff Record: 7-5
Vernon is 4-23 on the powerplay vs Spruce Grove.
The Vipers have a second chance at winning their record 7th Doyle Cup after falling 3-1 to Spruce Grove Thursday in Game 5. The Vipers are looking to win back to back Doyle Cups for the first time since the 1991-1992 Vernon Lakers. A win tonight and Vernon heads back to the Royal Bank Cup for the second straight year. After out playing and out chancing the Saints in Game 5, it was Vince Marozzi that stole the show making 37 saves giving his team a chance to force a Game 6 and keep their season alive. Vernon would open the scoring in the 2nd period but couldn’t hold off the Saints attack as Spruce Grove scored three straight goals in the 2nd to take the 3-1 lead. The Vipers with several good chances in the 3rd, missed on some very good quality opportunities & didn’t get the bounces most of the night snapping their three game winning streak.
-Tonight could be the final & last home game of the season for the Vernon Vipers. A win and the Vipers head to Manitoba for the Royal Bank Cup. So this will be your last chance to see several veteran Vipers that will be moving on next season. Let’s take a look at the Vipers that wont be returning next season and how long they have played in a Vipers jersey.
Connor Jones (2006-2010)
Kellen Jones (2006-2010)
Braden Pimm (2007-2010)
Cory Kane (2008-2010)
Jonathan Milhouse (2009-2010)
Rob Short (2006-2010)
Dan Nycholat (2009-2010)
Kevin Kraus (2007-2010)
Curtis Gedig (2009-2010)
Sahir Gill (2008-2010)
Mike Collins (2008-2010)
Graeme Gordon (2008-2010) Played in the BCHL from (2006-2010)
-Vernon needs to come out with guns a blazing just like In game 5 but they also need to bury their chances.
-Graeme Gordon knows he will be seeing a very desperate Saints hockey club, Gordon has to be sharp and come up with the saves when needed.
-The Vipers have really struggled on the man advantage all series and need to capitalize on these chances.
-Vernon needs to use the larger ice surface to their advantage, as well as use their speed on the bigger ice surface to their advantage.
-The Vipers need to get lots of pucks and traffic towards Vince Marozzi who robbed the Vipers on several chances in Game 5 making 37 saves.
-Spruce Grove has some life, confidence and the momentum, the Vipers have to put this series away, they don’t want to play a Game 7 tomorrow.
-Vernon needs to use their speed, & skill against a slower Saints team.
-Vernon needs to be a little more tight defensively in their own end. The Vipers have to watch the turnovers breaking out of the zone.
-The Vipers cant let the Saints hang around, they need to put this game away early and not give Spruce Grove a sniff at a Game 7.
-The Vipers have won two out of their three series in six games.
Vernon Vipers Regular Season Scoring:
Connor Jones (36-45-81)
Mike Collins (30-46-76)
Braden Pimm (25-43-68)
Cory Kane (22-33-55)
Jonathan Milhouse (19-34-53)
Kellen Jones (12-41-53)
Rob Short (22-28-50)
Dylan Walchuk (19-28-47)
Cole Ikkala (22-23-45)
Dan Nycholat (7-38-45)
Bryce Kakoske (13-28-41)
Kevin Kraus (5-22-27)
David Robinson (15-10-25)
Adam Thompson (5-20-25)
Steven Weinstein (4-18-22)
Curtis Gedig (11-10-21)
Patrick McGillis (7-14-21)
Garrett Noonan (2-16-18)
Sahir Gill (3-9-12)
Darrin Robak (2-5-7)
Blake Voth (21-2 Record, 3 Shutouts- 1.79 GAA)
Graeme Gordon (30-7 Record, 1 Shutout- 2.06 GAA)
Vernon Vipers Playoff Scoring:
Connor Jones (9-11-20)
Kellen Jones (5-14-19)
Sahir Gill (6-9-15)
Jonathan Milhouse (6-7-13)
Rob Short (6-6-12)
Dan Nycholat (3-7-10)
Cory Kane (2-8-10)
David Robinson (3-7-10)
Cole Ikkala (6-3-9)
Mike Collins (2-6-8)
Braden Pimm (3-5-8)
Adam Thompson (2-5-7)
Kevin Kraus (1-5-6)
Garrett Noonan (3-3-6)
Bryce Kakoske (3-3-6)
Curtis Gedig (1-5-6)
Steven Weinstein (0-5-5)
Dylan Walchuk (1-4-5)
Patrick McGillis (0-0-0)
Darrin Robak (0-0-0)
Blake Voth (1-1 Record, 3.08 GAA)
Graeme Gordon (11-6 Record, 4 Shutouts, 1.90 GAA)
Vernon Vipers Doyle Cup Scoring:
Connor Jones (4-2-6)
Kellen Jones (2-4-6)
Braden Pimm (1-4-5)
Mike Collins (3-1-4)
Sahir Gill (-1-3-4)
Steve Weinstein (0-4-4)
Cory Kane (2-1-3)
Cole Ikkala (1-1-2)
Kevin Kraus (1-1-2)
Curtis Gedig (0-2-2)
David Robinson (2-0-2)
Dan Nycholat (0-2-2)
Adam Thompson (0-1-1)
Dylan Walchuk (1-0-1)
Patrick McGillis (0-1-1)
Rob Short (0-1-1)
Graeme Gordon (3-2 Record, 2.92 GAA)
Spruce Grove Saints: (14-7)
2010 Spruce Grove Saints Playoff Schedule & Results:
1st Round: First Round Bye
2nd Round: Defeated Bonnyville in four games
3rd Round: Defeated Camrose in five games
Enerflex Cup: (AJHL Finals): Defeated Fort McMurray in seven games
Home Playoff Record: 8-4
Road Playoff Record: 6-3
Spruce Grove is 4-14 on the powerplay vs Vernon.
Spruce Grove is coming off a huge 3-1 victory in Game 5 and once again have their season on the line tonight in Game 6. Can the Saints force a Game 7? Through all the stats out the window. Spruce Grove who has been outplayed for most of this series has managed to hang around and stay in the series. The Saints with a better effort in Game 5 still were out chanced and out played but scored on their chances, took advantage of some turnovers and played a solid defensive game, clogging up the front of the net, tying up the Jones Twins and not giving Vernon any time or space. Can the Saints do the same again tonight?
-Vince Marozzi is going to be called apon again tonight to be the Saints hero and make the big saves when needed.
-Spruce Grove will be playing with desperation for the second straight game, as the Saints season is on the line.
-The Saints need to get lots of pucks and traffic towards Graeme Gordon.
-Spruce Grove needs to find a way to contain or slow down the Vipers speed and skill. As well as try and stop Vernon’s cycle and forecheck that has been so good for them in this series.
Specialty teams will once again be key tonight. Spruce Grove needs to stay out of the penalty box and watch the Vipers penalty kill who can be very dangerous.
-The Saints who are the bigger team need to play physical and lay the body on Vernon.
-Both teams need to get off to a good start, scoring the game’s first goal of the game will be key.
-Spruce Grove needs to play a little more consistant hockey, the Saints cant seem to put together a full 60 minutes.
-The Saints need to shut down the Jones Twins who have been very dangerous with the puck all series.
Spruce Grove Saints Regular Season Scoring:
Joshua Lazowski (26-52-78)
Nate Fleming (23-38-61)
Adam Henderson (21-35-56)
Jordan Draper (22-30-52)
Scott Allen (25-26-51)
Kodie Curran (10-38-48)
Dillon Simpson (12-29-41)
Ryan Kerr (12-17-29)
Brett Cameron (9-20-29)
Brett Switzer (13-14-27)
David Glen (12-13-25)
Liam Darragh (11-14-25)
Josh Keizer (12-11-23)
Carson Cooper (6-15-21)
Malcolm Tomlinson (2-16-18)
Bryce Van Brabant (8-6-14)
Josh Koper (9-2-11)
Shaun Rolling (7-4-11)
Wes McLeod (4-6-10)
Jesse Slobodian (0-10-10)
Rory Connop (1-4-5)
Tim Nolte (2-1-3)
Tyler Hart (1-1-2)
Travis Rolheiser (26-3 Record, 4 Shutouts- 1.58 GAA)
Vincenzo Marozzi (26-1-4 Record, 7 Shutouts- 1.67 GAA)
Spruce Grove Playoff Scoring:
Adam Henderson (14-6-20)
Brett Cameron (9-7-16)
Jordan Draper (6-9-15)
Kodie Curran (3-8-11)
Scott Allen (5-5-10)
Josh Koper (5-5-10)
Joshua Lazowski (3-6-9)
David Glen (3-5-8)
Carson Cooper (2-5-7)
Wes McLeod (2-5-7)
Nate Fleming (1-6-7)
Dillon Simpson (0-6-6)
Josh Keizer (2-3-5)
Bryce Van Brabant (1-4-5)
Ryan Kerr (1-3-4)
Liam Darragh (1-1-2)
Tyler Hart (0-2-2)
Rory Connop (0-1-1)
Tim Nolte (0-1-1)
Brett Switzer (0-0-0)
Malcolm Tomlinson (0-0-0)
Shaun Rolling (0-0-0)
Jesse Slobodian (0-0-0)
Travis Rolheiser (4-4 Record, 1 Shutouts- 2.10 GAA)
Vincenzo Marozzi (8-0 Record, 2 Shutouts- 1.63 GAA)
Spruce Grove Saints Doyle Cup Scoring:
Nate Fleming (3-3-6)
Scott Allen (2-2-4)
Kodie Curran (2-2-4)
Adam Henderson (2-1-3)
Ryan Kerr (0-3-3)
Tim Nolte (1-1-2)
Jordan Draper (1-1-2)
Joshua Lazowski (1-1-2)
Liam Darragh (0-2-2)
Josh Koper (2-0-2)
Brett Cameron (0-1-1)
Carson Cooper (0-1-1)
Dillon Simpson (0-1-1)
Josh Keizer (1-0-1)
Bryce Van Brabant (1-0-1)
David Glen (0-1-1)
Wes McLeod (0-1-1)
Malcolm Tomlinson (0-1-1)
Vincenzo Marozzi (2-2 Record, 3.36 GAA)
Travis Rolheiser (0-1 Record, 2.52 GAA)
Let’s take a look at the series:
Game 1: Friday, April 16th @ Spruce Grove: Spruce Grove won 6-5 in Overtime
Cole Ikkala opens the scoring just 1:08 into the hockey game giving Vernon a 1-0 lead. Adam Henderson’s powerplay goal at 11:28 ties the game 1-1. Braden Pimm gives Vernon a 2-1 lead at 16:00 before Josh Koper’s late goal at 19:39 sends the game 2-2 heading into the 2nd period. Cory Kane at 2:21 on the man advantage gives the Vipers a 3-2 lead before Nate Fleming’s powerplay goal ties the game at 6:58. Fleming then give’s Spruce Grove their first lead of the night with a goal at 12:21 Kellen Jones just 1:09 into the 3rd ties the game early. Tim Nolte’s goal at 9:30 gives the Saints their second lead of the game before Connor Jones sends the game to Overtime with a goal at 16:43. In Overtime Scott Allen’s powerplay goal at 5:58 gives the Saints a 6-5 OT victory. Vernon outshot Spruce Grove 33-31. Vincenzo Marozzi made 28 saves picking up the win, while Graeme Gordon made 25 saves taking the loss.
http://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=2668&leagueID=6616&gameID=819175&link=DoyleCup
Game 2: Saturday, April 17th @ Spruce Grove: Vernon wins 3-2
After a scoreless 1st period, Scott Allen opens the scoring at 4:14 into the 2nd period giving the Saints a 1-0 lead. Kevin Kraus, Connor Jones & Kellen Jones give Vernon a 3-1 lead after 40 minutes of play. Jordan Draper at 18:10 makes things interesting but the Vipers would hang on for the 3-2 win and tie the series. Vernon outshots Spruce Grove 38-25. Graeme Gordon made 23 saves for the win, while Travis Rolheiser made 35 saves taking the loss.
http://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=2668&leagueID=6616&gameID=819176&link=DoyleCup
Game 3: Sunday, April 18th @ Spruce Grove: Vernon wins 3-2 (Double Overtime)
Dylan Walchuk with the lone goal, gives Vernon a 1-0 lead after the end of the 1st period. Joshua Lazowski just 56 seconds into the 2nd period on the man advantage ties the game before Sahir Gill at 11:15 re-gives the Vipers a 2-1 lead heading into the 3rd. Adam Henderson with the goaltender out for the extra attacker ties the game 2-2 at 18:56 sending the game to overtime. No scoring in the first overtime period before Cory Kane scores the OT winner in double overtime at 15:12 on the powerplay to give Vernon a 2-1 series lead heading back to the Okanagan for the remainder of the series. The Saints outshot the Vipers 37-34. Graeme Gordon made 35 saves for the win, while Vincenzo Marozzi made 31 saves taking his first playoff loss.
http://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=2668&leagueID=6616&gameID=819177&link=DoyleCup
Game 4: Wednesday, April 21st @ Vernon: Vernon wins 6-3
David Robinson opened the scoring at 11:24 before Bryce Van Brabant ties the game at 14:11 It was tied after 20 minutes of play. Mike Collins on the powerplay at 1:52 gives Vernon the 2-1 lead. Connor Jones with two, one shorthanded at 7:21 and then even strength at 17:31 This was the end of the night for Vincenzo Marozzi after being pulled giving up four goals on 27 shots. Vernon with a 4-1 lead after 40 minutes. David Robinson with his second goal of the night at 5:54 gives the Vipers a 5-1 lead. Two quick goals by Kodie Curran & Josh Keizer cuts the lead to 5-3 but it wasn’t enough as Mike Collins with his second of the night into an empty netter at 19:20 gives the Vipers a 6-3 win and a 3-1 series lead. Vernon outshoots Spruce Grove 40-28. Graeme Gordon makes 25 saves in the win, while Vincenzo Marozzi makes 19 saves taking the loss.
http://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=2668&leagueID=6616&gameID=819179&link=DoyleCup
Game 5: Thursday, April 22nd @ Vernon: Spruce Grove wins 3-1
After a scoreless 1st period, Mike Collins opens the scoring on the powerplay at 6:01 giving Vernon the first lead of the game. Just over four minutes later Spruce Grove would score three straight. Kodie Curran tied the game at 10:29, before Nate Fleming gives the Saints their first lead of the night at 13:50. Josh Koper then gives the Saints a two goal lead at 17:30. After a scoreless 3rd Spruce Grove forces a Game 6 with a 3-1 victory. Vince Marozzi made 37 saves picking up the win, while Graeme Gordon made 17 saves taking the loss. Vernon outshot Spruce Grove 38-20.
http://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=2668&leagueID=6616&gameID=819182&link=DoyleCup
Here's a look at the Vipers-Saints Doyle Cup Schedule:
#2 Vernon Vipers vs #1 Spruce Grove Saints
2010 Doyle Cup Schedule:
Sweep First Two Games
Game 1 April 16, 2010 @ Spruce Grove 7:00 PM
Game 2 April 17, 2010 @ Spruce Grove 7:00 PM
Game 3 April 20, 2010 @ Vernon 7:00 PM
Game 4 April 21, 2010 @ Vernon 7:00 PM
Game 5 April 23, 2010 @ Vernon 7:00 PM
Game 6 April 24, 2010 @ Vernon 7:00 PM
Game 7 April 25, 2010 @ Vernon 7:00 PM
Split First Two Games
Game 1 April 16, 2010 @ Spruce Grove 7:00 PM
Game 2 April 17, 2010 @ Spruce Grove 7:00 PM
Game 3 April 18, 2010 @ Spruce Grove 7:00 PM
Game 4 April 21, 2010 @ Vernon 7:00 PM
Game 5 April 22, 2010 @ Vernon 7:00 PM
Game 6 April 24, 2010 @ Vernon 7:00 PM
Game 7 April 25, 2010 @ Vernon 7:00 PM
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