(Game Preview) Vernon @ Powell River:

Vernon (12-6-1-5) @ Powell River (18-4-1-2)

Tonight is the first meeting of the season between the defending Royal Bank Cup Champion Vernon Vipers & the Powell River Kings and the first meeting since last years Game 7 of the BCHL Finals. Tonight is the second of a five game road trip for the Vipers, Vernon started the trip with a 4-3 loss in Salmon Arm Saturday night. Powell River is home tonight before heading on the road for three straight. You can listen to tonights game live with Todd Miller starting at 6:45pm on 107.5 Kiss FM

Last Game Played:

Saturday, November 13th Salmon Arm defeated Vernon 4-3
Saturday, November 13th Cowichan Valley defeated Powell River 5-4 in overtime

Next Game:

Friday, November 19th Vernon @ Coquitlam
Friday, November 19th Powell River @ Surrey

Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

Games Played: 25
Wins: 12
Losses: 7
Ties: 1
Overtime Losses: 5
Home Record: 5-3-1-3
Road Record: 7-4-0-2
Streak: Two Game Losing Streak
Last Ten Games: 5-2-0-3
Goals For: 81
Goals Against: 63
Standings: 4th Place

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 8-3-0-1 vs. Powell River

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon has outscored Powell River 44-31

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 6-0-0-0 at home vs. Powell River

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 2-4-0-0 in Powell River

Vernons last win in Powell River was a 6-4 Vipers win back on Friday, October 19th 2007

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: 925
Wins: 595
Losses: 241
Ties: 11
Overtime Losses: 81

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

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)

Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:

-The Vipers were 1-1 vs. Powell River last year in the regular season

-Vernon was 0-1 last year in Powell River during the regular season

-The Vipers have just two wins in their last seven games

-Vipers forward, Dylan Walchuk will make his return to the lineup after missing the Vipers last three games due to playing for Canada Wests at the World Jr A Challenge

-Three out of Vernons last three losses have been in overtime

-Vernon has lost two straight away from home

-This is the Vipers second game of a current five game road trip. Tonight is the toughest test for the Vipers facing the leagues best team in the Kings

-Vernon has to be ready and willing to play for 60 minutes as Powell River is very strong and only lost six games all season

-The Vipers are 7-38 on the man advantage in their last seven games

-Goaltending will be key

-Will Bryton Udy make his second straight start for the Vipers?

-The Vipers have struggled offensively all season and have scored five or more goals just twice in their last eleven games

-Vernon has the leagues worst powerplay

Let's take a look at the Powell River Kings:

Games Played: 25
Wins: 18
Losses: 4
Ties: 1
Overtime Losses: 2
Home Record: 11-2-0-1
Road Record: 7-2-1-1
Streak: One Game Losing Streak
Last Ten Games: 8-1-0-1
Goals For: 89
Goals Against: 45
Standings: 1st Place in the BCHL

For more coverage and info on the Powell River Kings, please visit Fraser Rodgers Powell River Kings blog, http://www.powellriverkings.blogspot.com/

Returning Players:

Chad Niddery (90)
Matt Garbowsky (90)
Justin Dasilva (90)
Andrew Pettitt (90)
Brenden Forbes (92)
Carter Shinkaruk (91)
Teagan Waugh (92)
Klay Kachur (91)
Braden Pears (93)
Jason Yee (90)
Michael Garteig (91)

Departing & traded players from last years team:

Jordan Grant (90)
Mat Bodie (90)
Darcy Huisman (89)
Mitch Labreche (90)
Ben Schmidt (89)
Reid Campbell (89)
Daniel Carr (91)
Cody Rainaldi (89)
Robbie Bailey (89)
Alex McDougall (90)
Josh Watson (90)

Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:

-The eleven players back from last years Powell River team that lost in seven games in the BCHL finals to Vernon will be looking for revenge against the Vipers

-Powell River has the lowest goals against in the entire BCHL, giving up just 45 goals

-The Kings are very strong on home ice with just three losses

-Powell River & Vernon have met the last two seasons in the BCHL Finals, with the Vipers winning the league championship both years

-The Kings have two players in the leagues top twenty in scoring. Chad Niddery (10-26-36) & Matt Garbowsky (15-15-30)

-Kings Goaltenders Michael Garteig & Sean Maguire are #1 & # 6 in the leagues top ten goaltenders

-Powell River has won five straight on home ice

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

Friday, January 29th @ Vernon: Vernon wins 5-2

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

Vernon Vipers at 12:19 (PP) - Mike Collins from Braden Pimm and Dan Nycholat
Vernon Vipers at 18:03 - Dylan Walchuk from Jonathan Milhouse and Cory Kane

PERIOD 2

Vernon Vipers at 10:00 - Cole Ikkala from Braden Pimm and Mike Collins

PERIOD 3

Vernon Vipers at 4:43 - Kellen Jones from Connor Jones and David Robinson
Powell River Kings at 5:31 - Chad Niddery from Brenden Forbes and Mat Bodie
Powell River Kings at 8:49 - Chad Niddery from Mat Bodie and Ben Schmidt
Vernon Vipers at 18:24 - Rob Short (unassisted)

Vernon outshot Powell River 34-21. Blake Voth made 22 saves picking up the win, while Josh Watson made 26 saves taking the loss.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=712933

Thursday, February 4th @ Powell River: Powell River wins 3-2 in overtime

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

Vernon Vipers at 4:48 (PP) - Adam Thompson from Cory Kane and Sahir Gill
Powell River Kings at 15:12 - Andrew Pettitt from Braden Pears and Daniel Carr

PERIOD 2

No Scoring

PERIOD 3

Powell River Kings at 0:25 (SH) - Mat Bodie from Ben Schmidt and Mitch Labreche
Vernon Vipers at 15:59 - Rob Short from Cory Kane

OVERTIME PERIOD 1

Powell River Kings at 0:54 - Matt Garbowsky from Chad Niddery and Justin Dasilva

Vernon outshot Powell River 34-32. Josh Watson made 32 saves in the win, while Blake Voth made 29 saves in the loss.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=795756

Here’s a look at last years BCHL Final:

Game 1: Friday, April 2nd @ Vernon: Vernon wins 2-1

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

Vernon Vipers at 12:49 (PP) - Kellen Jones from Sahir Gill and Curtis Gedig

PERIOD 2

No Scoring

PERIOD 3

Vernon Vipers at 14:19 - Connor Jones from Kellen Jones
Powell River Kings at 16:01 - Teagan Waugh from Cody Rainaldi

Powell River outshot Vernon 30-29. Graeme Gordon made 29 saves in the win, while Josh Watson made 27 saves in the loss.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=812878&link=bchl

Game 2: Saturday, April 3rd @ Vernon: Powell River wins 3-1

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

Vernon Vipers at 6:36 (PP) - Connor Jones from Sahir Gill and Dan Nycholat

PERIOD 2

Powell River Kings at 18:14 (PP) - Matt Garbowsky from Justin Dasilva and Mat Bodie

PERIOD 3

Powell River Kings at 3:05 - Cody Rainaldi from Justin Dasilva
Powell River Kings at 19:34 (EN) - Mitch Labreche from Ben Schmidt

Vernon outshot Powell River 31-26. Josh Watson made 30 saves in the win, while Graeme Gordon made 23 saves in the loss.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=812879&link=bchl

Game 3: Monday, April 5th @ Powell River: Powell River wins 4-0

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

Powell River Kings at 15:12 (PP) - Chad Niddery from Mat Bodie and Cody Rainaldi

PERIOD 2

Powell River Kings at 5:17 - Cody Rainaldi from Chad Niddery

PERIOD 3

Powell River Kings at 0:48 (PP) - Andrew Pettitt from Mat Bodie and Justin Dasilva
Powell River Kings at 6:58 (PP) - Mat Bodie from Chad Niddery and Andrew Pettitt

Powell River outshot Vernon 30-28. Josh Watson made 28 saves in the win, while Graeme Gordon made 26 saves in the loss.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=812880&link=bchl

Game 4: Tuesday, April 6th @ Powell River: Vernon wins 4-2

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

Vernon Vipers at 5:33 - Cory Kane from Rob Short and Dan Nycholat

PERIOD 2

Powell River Kings at 3:35 (PP) - Daniel Carr from Justin Dasilva and Matt Garbowsky
Vernon Vipers at 3:56 - Connor Jones from Sahir Gill and Kellen Jones
Vernon Vipers at 19:29 - Sahir Gill from Connor Jones and Adam Thompson

PERIOD 3

Powell River Kings at 14:23 (PP) - Chad Niddery from Mat Bodie and Justin Dasilva
Vernon Vipers at 19:50 (EN) - Kevin Kraus (unassisted)

Vernon outshot Powell River 27-22. Graeme Gordon made 20 saves in the win, while Josh Watson made 24 saves taking the loss.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=812881&link=bchl

Game 5: Wednesday, April 8th @ Vernon: Vernon wins 4-2

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

Vernon Vipers at 2:01 - David Robinson from Cory Kane and Rob Short

PERIOD 2

Powell River Kings at 9:00 - Mat Bodie (unassisted)
Vernon Vipers at 16:31 - Kellen Jones from Sahir Gill and Connor Jones

PERIOD 3

Vernon Vipers at 5:58 - Rob Short from Cory Kane and David Robinson
Powell River Kings at 19:02 - Chad Niddery from Reid Campbell and Mitch Labreche
Vernon Vipers at 19:42 - Jonathan Milhouse from Dan Nycholat

Vernon outshot Powell River 41-22. Graeme Gordon made 18 saves for the win, while Josh Watson made 38 saves taking the loss.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=812882&link=bchl

Game 6: Saturday, April 10th @ Powell River: Powell River wins 5-2

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

No Scoring

PERIOD 2

Powell River Kings at 0:11 - Brenden Forbes from Mitch Labreche and Chad Niddery
Powell River Kings at 1:37 (SH) - Mat Bodie from Ben Schmidt
Powell River Kings at 4:18 - Mitch Labreche from Brenden Forbes and Mat Bodie
Powell River Kings at 9:01 (PP) - Daniel Carr from Andrew Pettitt and Matt Garbowsky

PERIOD 3

Vernon Vipers at 12:32 - Bryce Kakoske from Jonathan Milhouse and Dylan Walchuk
Vernon Vipers at 13:16 - Garrett Noonan from Connor Jones and Curtis Gedig
Powell River Kings at 19:21 (EN) - Chad Niddery from Ben Schmidt and Mat Bodie

Vernon outshoots Powell River 27-24. Josh Watson makes 25 saves for the win, while Graeme Gordon makes 13 saves taking the loss.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=812883&link=bchl

Game 7: Monday, April 12th Powell River @ Vernon: Vernon wins 3-1

SCORING SUMMARY

PERIOD 1

No Scoring

PERIOD 2

Powell River Kings at 3:26 - Chad Niddery from Reid Campbell
Vernon Vipers at 8:06 - Jonathan Milhouse from Dylan Walchuk and Kellen Jones

PERIOD 3

Vernon Vipers at 15:00 - Sahir Gill from Connor Jones and Kellen Jones
Vernon Vipers at 19:07 (EN) - Jonathan Milhouse from Connor Jones and Kellen Jones

Vernon outshot Powell River 29-27. Graeme Gordon made 26 saves in the win, while Josh Watson made 26 saves in the loss. Vernon wins the Fred Page Cup in seven games.

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=812884&link=bchl

Here's a look at both teams rosters:

Vernon:

Dylan Walchuk (11-13-24)
John Knisley (6-16-22)
Bryce Kakoske (8-13-21)
David Robinson (11-8-19)
Michael Zalewski (6-10-16)
Kyle Murphy (5-11-16)
Aaron Hadley (7-8-15)
Malcolm Lyles (3-9-12)
Adam Thompson (3-8-11)
Marcus Basara (6-5-11)
Steven Weinstein (2-7-9)
Max Mowat (1-8-9)
Patrick McGillis (4-4-8)
Trevor Fitzgerald (5-3-8)
Brett Corkey (0-8-8)
Darren Nowick (0-7-7)
Todd Skirving (2-3-5)
Elliot Richardson (1-3-4)
Colton Sparrow (0-2-2)
Philip Patenaude (0-1-1)

Bryton Udy (1-4 Record, 3.27 GAA)
Blake Voth (11-8-1 Record, 2 Shutouts, 2.29 GAA)

Powell River:

Chad Niddery (10-25-35)
Matt Garbowsky (15-15-30)
Cohen Adair (14-13-27)
Justin Dasilva (4-19-23)
Andrew Pettitt (10-12-22)
Craig Dalrymple (6-9-15)
Daniel Schuler (5-7-12)
Brenden Forbes (3-8-11)
Mike Sones (3-6-9)
Carter Shinkaruk (3-5-8)
Jon Jutzi (2-5-7)
Steven Schmidt (4-2-6)
Chris Williams (2-4-6)
Teagan Waugh (1-5-6)
Klay Kachur (0-4-4)
Scott Renner (3-0-3)
Braden Pears (1-2-3)
Brendon Hawryluk (2-0-2)
Bond Hawryluk (1-1-2)
Jason Yee (0-1-1)
Ryan Elliot (0-0-0)

Michael Garteig (15-5-1 Record, 4 Shutouts, 1.60 GAA)
Sean Maguire (3-1 Record, 2 Shutouts, 2.55 GAA)