Merritt (0-4) @ Vernon (2-2)Tonight is the first game of the season between the defending Royal Bank Cup Champion Vernon Vipers & Merritt Centennials. The Vipers have owned the Cents over the past few years, Merritts last win against Vernon was three years ago. Game starts at 7:00 PM tonight.
Last Game Played:
Saturday, September 18th Vernon defeated Penticton 4-1
Saturday, September 18th Salmon Arm defeated Merritt 8-4
Next Game:
Friday, September 24th Vernon @ Prince George
Friday, September 24th Merritt @ Powell River
Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:
Games Played: 4
Wins: 2
Losses: 2
Home Record: 1-1
Road Record: 1-1
Streak: Won two straight
Goals For: 9
Goals Against: 11
Sits tied for 3rd place in the Interior Division with Quesnel, Westside & Penticton
Since the 2002-03 season Vernon is 43-5-0-4 vs. Merritt
Since the 2002-03 season Vernon has outscored Merritt 240-116
Returning Players:
Bryce Kakoske (90)
David Robinson (90)
Blake Voth (91)
Steve Weinstein (90)
Adam Thompson (90)
Dylan Walchuk (92)
Patrick McGillis (91)
Departing & traded players from last years team:
Connor Jones (90)
Mike Collins (90)
Braden Pimm (89)
Cory Kane (90)
Jonathan Milhouse (89)
Kellen Jones (90)
Rob Short (89)
Cole Ikkala (90)
Dan Nycholat (89)
Kevin Kraus (89)
Curtis Gedig (91)
Garrett Noonan (91)
Sahir Gill (92)
Darrin Robak (91)
Graeme Gordon (89)
-The Vipers cant take the 0-4 Cents lightly, you can bet Luke Pierce will have his team ready to face off against the defending National Champions.
-Vernon needs to jump on the Centennials early and often and not give them a chance to hang around
-The Vipers have outscored their opponents 9-3 in their last two games
-With the 0-4 Cents coming to town, will rookie goaltender Bryton Udy get his first career BCHL start in goal tonight?
-This is the Vipers final home game before heading out on the road for four games
Let's take a look at the Merritt Centennials:
Games Played: 4
Wins: 0
Losses: 4
Home Record: 0-1
Road Record: 0-3
Streak: Lost four straight
Goals For: 11
Goals Against: 22
Sits in last place in the Interior Division
For more info, stats and great coverage on the Centennials, please visit Brian Wiebe’s Merritt Centennials blog, http://merrittcentennials.blogspot.com/
Returning Players:
Alexander MacMillan (90)
Silvan Harper (92)
Jeff Jones (91)
Dustin Johnson (90)
David Sabey (91)
Steve Wall (91)
Steve Tresierra (90)
Jeff Zmurchyk (90)
Kameran Crawford (91)
Departing & traded players from last years team:
Colton Sobchak
Derek Hills
Alex Valenti
Mitch Jones
Matt Mazzarolo
Ryne Bodger
Daniel Chang
Lucas Daoust
Sam Gemmell
Austin Baecker
Keith Hamilton
Cole Holowenko
-The Cents are 7-36-0-2 in the last six seasons against Vernon
-The Centennials are on a 21 game winless skid (0-20-0-1) against the Vipers.
- The last time Merritt defeated Vernon was on January 14, 2007 by a final score of 3-2 Wade MacLeod scored the winner while Casey Fratkin and Tyler Halliday also scored for the Centennials. Nick Stermer, Mike Naito, Nick Kang, Casey Pierro-Zabotel, Jason Wright and Cody Butcher each had an assist in the win. Brad McInnis made 45 saves in goal for the Cents.
-Merritt has five former Vipers on their team. David Sabey, Jeff Jones and Tyler Steel who all were cut from the Vipers training camp. & Steve Tresierra & head coach-gm Luke Pierce who both played in Vernon.
-Tonight will mark the Cents fourth road game of the season after playing just one game on home ice
-Merritt needs to get off to a good start and cant fall behind the Vipers early and have to play catch up hockey
-This is the Centennials second game of a current five game road trip
-Merritt has been outscored 22-11 so far this season
-Goaltening hasn’t looked very strong for Merritt this year, the Cents will need either of the two goaltenders to make the big save when needed tonight to try and stop the Vipers
-Will Tyler Steel get a shot between the pipes to face the team that cut him just a few weeks ago?
Here’s a look at the season series last year between these two teams:
Wednesday, October 21st @ Vernon: Vernon wins 7-2
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 8:58 (PP) - Rob Short from Dylan Walchuk and Cole Ikkala
Merritt Centennials at 11:16 (PP) - Dustin Johnson from Alex Valenti and Steve Tresierra
PERIOD 2
Merritt Centennials at 2:48 - Derek Hills from Kevin Philp and Casey Rogers
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 1:37 - Steven Weinstein from Garrett Noonan and Mike Collins
Vernon Vipers at 3:33 - Bryce Kakoske from Garrett Noonan and Patrick McGillis
Vernon Vipers at 7:12 - Kellen Jones from Cory Kane and Adam Thompson
Vernon Vipers at 11:03 (PP) - Connor Jones from Kellen Jones and Kevin Kraus
Vernon Vipers at 16:20 (PP) - Jonathan Milhouse from Braden Pimm and Dan Nycholat
Vernon Vipers at 16:54 - Connor Jones from Cory Kane and Kellen Jones
Vernon outshot Merritt 47-16. Graeme Gordon made 14 saves for the win, while Cole Holowenko made 40 saves taking the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=712631&link=bchl
Friday, October 30th @ Merritt: Vernon wins 10-4
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 3:32 - Dylan Walchuk from Cole Ikkala
Vernon Vipers at 3:47 - Cole Ikkala from Dylan Walchuk and Rob Short
Vernon Vipers at 19:31 - Dylan Walchuk (unassisted)
Vernon Vipers at 19:31 (SH) - Cole Ikkala from Cory Kane
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 1:49 - Cory Kane from Bryce Kakoske and Jonathan Milhouse
Merritt Centennials at 18:26 (PP) - Dustin Johnson from Andrew Pickering and Jeff Jones
PERIOD 3
Merritt Centennials at 1:27 - Dustin Johnson from Andrew Pickering and Ryne Bodger
Vernon Vipers at 4:32 - Mike Collins from Cory Kane and Jonathan Milhouse
Vernon Vipers at 6:10 (PP) - Mike Collins from Steven Weinstein and Kevin Kraus
Vernon Vipers at 9:28 - Rob Short from Mike Collins and Kevin Kraus
Merritt Centennials at 11:23 - Andrew Pickering from Dustin Johnson and Mitch Jones
Vernon Vipers at 15:08 - Darrin Robak from Mike Collins and Rob Short
Merritt Centennials at 15:16 - Alex Valenti from Colton Sobchak and Derek Hills
Vernon Vipers at 16:04 - Nick Amies from Jonathan Milhouse and Braden Pimm
Vernon outshot Merritt 39-31. Blake Voth made 27 saves getting the win, while Cameraon Dagg made 29 saves taking the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=712655&link=bchl
Tuesday, November 10th @ Merritt: Vernon wins 6-1
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Merritt Centennials at 16:48 - Silvan Harper from Mitch Jones and Steve Tresierra
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 4:30 (PP) - Dan Nycholat from Dylan Walchuk
Vernon Vipers at 5:59 - Patrick McGillis from Drew George and Nils-Erik Soderlund
Vernon Vipers at 12:31 - Cory Kane from Bryce Kakoske and Nick Amies
Vernon Vipers at 13:39 (PP) - Adam Thompson from Dan Nycholat and Mike Collins
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 3:00 - Patrick McGillis from Drew George and Nils-Erik Soderlund
Vernon Vipers at 8:01 (SH) - Rob Short from Dylan Walchuk and Cole Ikkala
Vernon outshot Merritt 43-29. Graeme Gordon made 28 saves, while Cole Holowenko made 37 saves.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=712694&link=bchl
Tuesday, December 8th @ Vernon: Vernon wins 7-1
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Merritt Centennials at 1:08 - Dustin Johnson from Derek Hills and Colton Sobchak
Vernon Vipers at 6:28 - Connor Jones from Curtis Gedig
Vernon Vipers at 8:36 - Adam Thompson from Sawyer Mick and Bryce Kakoske
Vernon Vipers at 18:25 (PP) - Mike Collins from Bryce Kakoske and Braden Pimm
PERIOD 2
No Scoring
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 1:08 - Cole Ikkala from Connor Jones and Steven Weinstein
Vernon Vipers at 3:02 - Bryce Kakoske from Braden Pimm and Mike Collins
Vernon Vipers at 6:40 - Cory Kane from Rob Short and Dan Nycholat
Vernon Vipers at 13:30 - Cole Ikkala from Connor Jones and Jonathan Milhouse
Vernon outshot Merritt 27-23. Blake Voth made 22 saves for the win, while Cole Holowenko made 5 saves taking the loss. Keith Hamilton made 15 saves in relief.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=712787&link=bchl
Tuesday, January 5th @ Vernon: Vernon wins 5-0
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 16:24 (PP) - Bryce Kakoske from Mike Collins and Steven Weinstein
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 1:12 (PP) - Braden Pimm from Adam Thompson and Dan Nycholat
Vernon Vipers at 9:57 - Jonathan Milhouse from David Robinson and Cory Kane
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 8:34 - Braden Pimm from Bryce Kakoske and Mike Collins
Vernon Vipers at 16:56 - Braden Pimm from Mike Collins and Bryce Kakoske
Vernon outshot Merritt 44-26. Blake Voth made 26 saves for the win, while Cole Holowenko made 39 saves taking the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=712857
Friday, February 5th @ Merritt: Vernon wins 7-3
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 0:10 - Connor Jones from David Robinson and Dan Nycholat
Merritt Centennials at 3:02 - Derek Hills from Colton Sobchak and Mitch Jones
Vernon Vipers at 10:50 - Cole Ikkala from Mike Collins and Braden Pimm
Vernon Vipers at 11:30 - Cory Kane from Rob Short
Vernon Vipers at 18:48 - Rob Short from Sahir Gill and Cory Kane
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 1:28 - Mike Collins from Braden Pimm and Cole Ikkala
Vernon Vipers at 2:23 - Rob Short from Cory Kane and Sahir Gill
Merritt Centennials at 4:33 (PP) - Dustin Johnson from Alex Valenti and Colton Sobchak
Vernon Vipers at 11:09 - David Robinson from Kellen Jones
PERIOD 3
Merritt Centennials at 13:50 - Dustin Johnson from Alex Valenti and Matt Mazzarolo
Merritt outshot Vernon 40-28. Blake Voth made 37 saves for the win, while Keith Hamilton made 8 saves taking the loss after Cole Holowenko made 13 saves in relief.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=712951&link=bchl
Tuesday, Febuary 9th @ Vernon:: Vernon wins 7-3
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 2:36 (PP) - Dan Nycholat from Bryce Kakoske
Merritt Centennials at 5:10 (PP) - Jeff Jones from Dustin Johnson and Mitch Jones
Merritt Centennials at 15:14 (SH) - Jeff Jones (unassisted)
Merritt Centennials at 18:14 - Lucas Daoust from Kameran Crawford and Stephen Wall
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 14:58 - Braden Pimm from Mike Collins and Cole Ikkala
Vernon Vipers at 17:04 - David Robinson from Connor Jones and Steven Weinstein
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 8:11 (PP) - David Robinson from Kellen Jones and Connor Jones
Vernon Vipers at 12:31 - Connor Jones from David Robinson
Vernon Vipers at 17:35 (PP) - David Robinson from Curtis Gedig and Connor Jones
Vernon Vipers at 18:19 - Rob Short from Sahir Gill and Cory Kane
Vernon outshot Merritt 44-26. Blake Voth made 23 saves while Keith Hamilton made 37 saves.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=712967&link=bchl
Here's a look at both teams rosters:
Vernon:
David Robinson (1-4-5)
Dylan Walchuk (3-1-4)
Aaron Hadley (1-2-3)
Bryce Kakoske (1-1-2)
John Knisley (1-1-2)
Steven Weinstein (0-1-1)
Michael Zalewski (1-0-1)
Marcus Basara (0-1-1)
Trevor Fitzgerald (1-0-1)
Patrick McGillis (0-1-1)
Kyle Murphy (0-1-1)
Brett Corkey (0-1-1)
Malcolm Lyles
Darren Nowick
Philip Patenaude
Elliot Richardson
Todd Skirving
Gus Correale
Colton Sparrow
Adam Thompson
Bryton Udy (0-0 Record)
Blake Voth (2-2 Record, 2.75 GAA)
Merritt:
Regan Soquila (3-2-5)
Jeff Jones (2-3-5)
Steve Tresierra (0-4-4)
Dustin Johnson (2-1-3)
Max Vallis (1-1-2)
Sean Maktaak (0-2-2)
Alexander MacMillan (0-1-1)
Silvan Harper (0-1-1)
Evan Stack (0-1-1)
Jakob Reichert (1-0-1)
Steve Wall (1-0-1)
Justin Lachance (1-0-1)
Richard Sabourin (0-1-1)
Brandon Pfeil (0-1-1)
David Sabey
Chad Brears
Dustin Lebrun
Dylan Playfair
Billy Marshall
Reece Willcox
Jeff Zmurchyk
Kameran Crawford
Jared Andersen (0-3 Record, 4.82 GAA)
Tyler Steel (0-1 Record, 2.82 GAA)
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