Coquitlam (17-19-1-9) @ Vernon (27-9-4-8)Tonight is the second and final meeting of the regular season between the defending back to back Royal Bank Cup Champion Vernon Vipers & the Coquitlam Express. The Express are back in Coquitlam for a second go around after moving from Burnaby to Coquitlam over the off season. The Vipers are coming off a huge 3-2 victory last night over the Powell River Kings giving Vernon a five game winning streak. The Kings are making their one and only visit to the Wesbild Centre coming off a huge 5-3 victory in Penticton last night, the Express are riding a current three game winning streak. Tonight is Coquitlam’s second game of a current four game Interior road trip.
Last Game Played:
Friday, January 21st Vernon defeated Powell River 3-2
Friday, January 21st Coquitlam defeated Penticton 5-3
Next Game:
Tuesday, January 25th Salmon Arm @ Vernon
Sunday, January 23rd Coquitlam @ Trail
Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:
Games Played: 48
Wins: 27
Losses: 9
Ties: 4
Overtime Losses: 8
Home Record: 11-4-2-4
Road Record: 16-5-2-4
Streak: Five game winning streak
Last Ten Games: 7-1-0-2
Goals For: 157
Goals Against:113
Standings: 1st Place
Previous to this season, the Express have only played in Coquitlam from 2001-2005 before moving to Burnaby.
From the 2003-05 regular season Vernon is 3-1-0-0 vs. Coquitlam
From the 2003-05 regular season Vernon has outscored Coquitlam 12-11
From the 2003-05 regular season Vernon is 2-0-0-0 at home vs. Coquitlam
From the 2003-05 regular season Vernon is 1-1-0-0 in Coquitlam
Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 11-3-0-0 vs. Burnaby-Coquitlam
Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon has outscored Burnaby-Coquitlam 53-33
Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 10-3-0-0 at home vs. Burnaby-Coquitlam
Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 6-2-0-0 in Burnaby-Coquitlam
Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon's last loss at home to Burnaby-Coquitlam was a 4-3 loss back on Saturday, October 13th 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: 948
Wins: 610
Losses: 243
Ties: 15
Overtime Losses: 83
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)
Vernon's Powerplay vs. Coquitlam this season:
0-4
At Home vs. Coquitlam:
0-0-0-0
On The Road vs. Coquitlam:
1-0-0-0
Vernon's scoring leaders vs. Coquitlam this season:
Dylan Walchuk (0-2-2)
Bryce Kakoske (1-1-2)
David Robinson (1-0-1)
Aaron Hadley (1-0-1)
Colton Sparrow (0-1-1)
Blake Voth (1-0 Record)
Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:
-The Vipers are riding a five game winning streak
-The Vipers have the league's 8th best penalty kill
-Defenceman Phillip Patenaude is currently out of the lineup with a concussion. Patenaude has played just one game since December, 11th in a game vs. the Alberni Valley Bulldogs
-Vernon is 6-3-1-2 vs the Coastal Conference this season
-Vernon has to jump on Coquitlam early and put them out of the game early
-The Vipers have the league’s second best goal’s against, giving up just 113 goals this season
-Tonight is Vernon’s third game of a current five game home stand
-The Vipers have just three games away from home, left on the schedule
-The Vipers are ranked 18th in the CJHL National Rankings
-Blake Voth is second in the league's top ten goaltenders with a 2.05 GAA
-Vernon has won four out of its last five home games
-The Vipers cant take the Express lightly after Coquitlam knocked off the Vees last night 5-3
-Will the Vipers have any energy left in the tank after playing a very physical game vs Powell River last night
-Vernon's powerplay is 14th in the BCHL
Let's take a look at the Coquitlam Express:
Games Played: 46
Wins: 17
Losses: 19
Ties: 1
Overtime Losses: 9
Home Record: 11-9-1-2
Road Record: 6-10-0-7
Streak: Three game winning streak
Last Ten Games: 5-4-0-1
Goals For: 166
Goals Against: 184
Standings: 7th Place
For more coverage and info on the Coquitlam Express, please visit the Coquitlam Expressions blog, http://expressvoice.blogspot.com/
Returning Players:
Garrick Perry (90)
Malcolm McKinney (92)
Departing & traded players from last years team:
Rich Manley (89)
Dylan Herold (89)
Simon Denis (91)
Colby Kulhanek (89)
James Bettauer (91)
Zac Ashdown (91)
Jimmy Geerin (89)
Brodie Jamieson (92)
Chris Van Duynhoven (89)
Konrad Sander (90)
Alex Petan (92)
David Dotan (91)
Michael Mackie-Kwist (91)
Paul De Jersey (92)
Lane Menage (91)
Stefan Gonzales (92)
Sean Dinsmore (91)
Harrison May (89)
Nick Enegren (92)
Robin Billingham (91)
Brad Reid (90)
Coquitlam’s Powerplay vs. Vernon this season:
0-4
At Home vs. Vernon:
0-0-0-1
On The Road vs. Vernon:
0-0-0-0
Coquitlam’s scoring leaders vs. Vernon this season:
Jason Grecica (0-1-1)
Mitchell Deacon (1-0-1)
Garrick Perry (1-0-1)
Massimo Lamacchia (1-0-1)
Luke Hernandez (0-1 Record)
Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:
-Coquitlam comes into tonight’s game riding a three game winning streak
-The Express have won three out of their last five road games
-Coquitlam is 5-4-0-4 vs the Interior Conference this season
- Massimo Lamacchia (24-28-52) is 17th in the league’s top twenty in scoring
-Coquitlam has the league’s 4th best powerplay
-The Express have the league’s 13th penalty kill
- Jason Grecica has goals in three straight games
-The Express have troubles keeping the puck out of their own net, giving up 184 goals this season
-Coquitlam has struggled away from home going 6-10-0-7 on the road this year
-The Express hold just a single point lead over the 8th place Cowichan Valley Capitals
-The Express need to build off last night’s big 5-3 win in Penticton and try and get an early jump on the Vipers
-Specialty teams will be key
- Massimo Lamacchia has points in his last five games
Here’s a look at the season series between these two teams:
Friday, November 19th @ Coquitlam: Vernon wins 4-3 in overtime
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Coquitlam Express at 2:42 - Mitchell Deacon (unassisted)
Vernon Vipers at 8:25 - David Robinson from Dylan Walchuk and Bryce Kakoske
Coquitlam Express at 9:26 - Massimo Lamacchia from Jason Grecica
PERIOD 2
No Scoring
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 4:28 - Aaron Hadley from Dylan Walchuk and Colton Sparrow
Vernon Vipers at 7:19 - Todd Skirving (unassisted)
Coquitlam Express at 10:51 (SH) - Garrick Perry (unassisted)
OVERTIME PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 0:23 - Bryce Kakoske (unassisted)
Vernon outshot Coquitlam 49-19. Blake Voth made 16 saves in the win, while Luke Hernandez made 45 saves in the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840244
Here's a look at both teams rosters:
Vernon:
Dylan Walchuk (20-27-47)
Bryce Kakoske (14-25-39)
David Robinson (23-16-39)
Michael Zalewski (12-17-29)
Kyle Murphy (13-18-31)
John Knisley (7-23-30)
Adam Thompson (6-18-24)
Marcus Basara (11-12-23)
Malcolm Lyles (6-16-22)
Aaron Hadley (9-12-21)
Steven Weinstein (4-17-21)
Darren Nowick (5-14-19)
Trevor Fitzgerald (7-10-17)
Brett Corkey (1-16-17)
Patrick McGillis (8-8-16)
Ryan Renz (4-9-13)
Max Mowat (1-11-12)
Colton Sparrow (0-5-5)
Zach McPhee (3-1-4)
Dane Muench (1-1-2)
Philip Patenaude (0-1-1)
Kirby Halcrow With Quesnel (5-18-1 Record, 3.56 GAA)
With Vernon (6-2-1 Record, 2.26 GAA)
Blake Voth (20-10-3 Record, 3 Shutouts, 2.05 GAA)
Coquitlam:
Massimo Lamacchia (24-28-52)
Destry Straight (19-30-49)
Garrick Perry (19-23-42)
Jason Grecica (16-22-38)
Michael Krgovich (16-19-35)
Riley McIntosh (8-20-28)
Alex Petan (10-15-25)
Jared Eng (5-18-23)
Malcolm McKinney (9-9-18)
Justin Georgeson (4-8-12)
Jacob Charles (1-7-8)
Matthew Hutchinson (0-7-7)
Cole Gelley (0-7-7)
Mark Begert (2-4-6)
Matt Mazzarolo (1-5-6)
Mitchell Deacon (5-0-5)
Austin Carroll (3-1-4)
Cameron Lawson (0-3-3)
Cody Castro (0-0-0)
Tyler Griffith (0-0-0)
Khaleed Devji (14-16-1 Record, 1 Shutout, 3.68 GAA)
Billy McGladrey (0-1 Record, 4.26 GAA)
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