Regular Season: Westside (33-20-2-5) @ Vernon (36-11-4-9)The Westside Warriors are coming off a 4-0 victory in Game 7 Saturday night with a 4-3 series win over the Trail Smoke Eaters. Westside now moves onto the second round and a date with the defending back to back National Champions. After winning their 15th Interior Conference Pennent the Vipers had a bye in the first round of the playoffs. The Vipers and Warriors will meet for just the second time in playoff history.
Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers: (Regular Season)
Games Played: 60
Wins: 36
Losses: 11
Ties: 4
Overtime Losses: 9
Home Record: 18-5-2-5
Road Record: 18-6-2-4
Streak: Three game regular season winning streak
Last Ten Games: 8-1-0-1
Goals For: 197
Goals Against:141
Standings: 1st Place
-The Vipers powerplay was ranked 12th during the regular season
-Vernon’s penalty kill was ranked 5th during the regular season
-Blake Voth was the leagues 3rd best goaltender during the regular season posting a 25-11-3 record, with 4 shutouts and a 2.12 GAA
-Vernon had the leagues second best home record behind Powell River going 18-5-2-5 at the Wesbild Centre
-The Vipers were the BCHL’s second best road team behind the Powell River Kings, going 18-6-2-4 away from home
-The Vipers only gave up 141 goals against during the regular season, wich was also second best behind Powell River who only gave up 115 goals
-Vernon is 22-3-3-8 when scoring the games first goal
-The Vipers are 14-8-1-1 when giving up the first goal of the game
Since the Warriors moved to Westside in 2006-07 Vernon is 14-12-2-3 vs. Westside
Since the Warriors moved to Westside in 2006-07 Westside has outscored Vernon 88-87
Since the Warriors moved to Westside in 2006-07 Vernon is 6-6-1-2 at home vs. Westside
Since the Warriors moved to Westside in 2006-07 Vernon is 8-6-1-1 in Westside
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: 960
Wins: 619
Losses: 245
Ties: 15
Overtime Losses: 84
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 Home record vs. Westside this season:
2-0-1-0
Vernon’s Road record vs. Westside this season:
2-0-0-1
Vernon’s Powerplay vs. Westside this season:
8-33
Vernon’s scoring leaders vs. Westside this season:
Dylan Walchuk (4-5-9)
Michael Zalewski (3-5-8)
Adam Thompson (2-5-7)
Bryce Kakoske (4-2-6)
Kyle Murphy (1-4-5)
Patrick McGillis (2-3-5)
Steven Weinstein (1-5-5)
Brett Corkey (0-4-4)
David Robinson (2-2-4)
Malcolm Lyles (1-2-3)
John Knisley (0-3-3)
Darren Nowick (2-1-3)
Aaron Hadley (1-1-2)
Marcus Basara (1-1-2)
Blake Voth (2-1-1 Record)
Kirby Halcrow (2-0 Record)
-David Robinson has 1 career overtime winning goal vs. Westside
-Kirby Halcrow is 2-4 in his career vs. Westside
-Blake Voth is 4-0-1-1 in his career vs. Westside
-Bryce Kakoske has (6-4-10) in 16 career games vs. Westside
-Steve Weinstein has (2-7-9) in 16 career games vs. Westside
-Adam Thompson has (5-8-13) in 20 career games vs. Westside
-Patrick McGillis has (2-3-5) in 9 career games vs. Westside
-Dylan Walchuk has (5-5-10) in 11 career games vs. Westside
-David Robinson has (4-2-6) in 10 career games vs. Westside
This will be the Vernon franchise’s second chance at doing something no other junior hockey team has done, and that’s win three straight National Titles. The Vernon Lakers won back to back Centennial Cups in 1990 & 1991 before falling in the Semi-Finals at the 1992 Centennial Cup. The Vernon Vipers have won back to back Royal Bank Cups and now have a chance to win three straight but with just seven returning players back from last years National Championship team (Dylan Walchuk, David Robinson, Bryce Kakoske, Steve Weinstein, Adam Thompson, Blake Voth and Patrick McGillis), Vernon will be in tough.
The Vipers who I think surprised a lot if not most fans around the league winning their 15th Interior Conference Pennent with a record of 36-11-4-9 will have their work cut out for them in this years BCHL playoffs. With just seven returning players back from last year, the Vipers don’t have that veteran experience they carried through last years playoff run.
The Vipers have had troubles putting pucks in the net all season, ranked 11th in the league, scoring just 197 goals, Vernon will have to try and win a lot of one goal games in these playoffs, relying on team defence and strong goaltending. The 2008-09 Royal Bank Champion Vipers also didn’t have a lot of fire power up front, and also relied on team defence and strong goaltending, winning a lot of 2-1 games through out their playoff run.
Experience and leadership is key for any team come playoff time, the Vipers seven returning players from last years RBC Cup team will have to lead the way and use their experience and leadership through these playoffs.
Goaltending is huge come this time of year, and the Vipers who have one of the BCHL’s top two goaltenders (Blake Voth & Kirby Halcrow) will have to depend on both goaltenders to have their best saved for the playoffs. Since acquiring Halcrow at the December, 1st BCHL card deadline Mark Ferner has rotated his two goaltenders each and every game, will the Vipers continue this trend come tomorrow night or will one of these two veteran goaltenders become the Vipers #1 starter for the playoff run?
Let's take a look at the Westside Warriors: (Regular Season)
Games Played: 60
Wins: 33
Losses: 20
Ties: 2
Overtime Losses: 5
Home Record: 20-8-0-2
Road Record: 13-12-2-3
Streak: Two game regular season winning streak
Last Ten Games: 8-1-0-1
Goals For: 246
Goals Against: 183
Standings: 4th Place
-Westside was ranked 3rd best during the regular season with the man advantage
-The Warriors had the leagues 6th best penalty kill during the regular season
-Alex Grieve (31-47-78) & Grayson Downing (34-36-70) were both in the leagues top twenty in regular season scoring
-Westside scored 246 goals during the regular season, wich lead the BCHL
-Westside is 22-6-1-2 when scoring the games first goal
-The Warriors are 11-14-1-3 when giving up the first goal of the game
Returning Players:
Alex Grieve (90)
Grayson Downing (92)
Tyler Brickler (91)
Kyle Singleton (90)
Quinn Gould (90)
Dru Morrison (92)
Tyler Krause (91)
Max French (92)
Matthew Maher (90)
Izaak Berglund (91)
Peter MacIntosh (91)
Departing & traded players from last years team:
Trevor Bailey (89)
Cam Reid (91)
Brendan Ellis (89)
Cole Wilson (90)
Colton Sissons (93)
Joel Woznikoski (89)
Spencer Humphries (92)
Patrick Bartoshyk (90)
Michael Quinn (90)
Kevin Jebson (89)
Cam Gorchynski (92)
Westside’s Home record vs. Vernon this season:
1-1-0-1
Westside’s Road record vs. Vernon this season:
0-2-1-0
Westside’s Powerplay vs. Vernon this season:
6-24
Westside’s scoring leaders vs. Vernon this season:
Matthew Maher (1-5-6)
Alex Grieve (2-2-4)
Tom Kroshus (2-2-4)
Kyle Singleton (2-2-4)
Tyler Brickler (0-4-4)
Brayden Sherbinin (2-1-3)
Quinn Gould (2-1-3)
Max French (1-2-3)
Tyler Krause (1-2-3)
Grayson Downing (1-2-3)
Brett Mckinnon (2-0-2)
Michael King (0-1-1)
Brett Mulcahy (0-1-1)
Matt Cronin (0-1-1)
Shawn Hochhausen (1-0-1)
Peter MacIntosh (0-1-1)
Stefan Nicholishen (0-1-1)
Kevin Boyle (0-2-1 Record)
Cole Holowenko (1-1 Record)
-Kyle Singleton has 1 career overtime game winners vs. Vernon
-Cole Holowenko is 1-4 vs. Vernon in his career
-Kyle Singleton has (4-2-6) in 20 career games vs. Vernon
-Alex Grieve has (5-3-8) in 19 career games vs. Vernon
-Tyler Krause has (1-2-3) in 13 career games vs. Vernon
-Grayson Downing has (2-3-5) in 15 career games vs. Vernon
-Quinn Gould has (2-2-4) in 14 career games vs. Vernon
With eleven returning players from last years team, I was expecting the Westside Warriors to be one of the Interior Conference’s top clubs this season, battling for the Interior Conference Pennent. The Warriors will be looking at getting past the second round of the BCHL playoffs and make their first trip to the Interior Conference Finals for their first time in franchise history. Last year Westside swept the Trail Smoke Eaters before being knocked out in six games to the Penticton Vees.
The Warriors have a very balanced scoring team, with all four lines contributing. Westside who can put the puck in the net was the BCHL’s top scoring team this regular season, scoring 246 goals. Five players (Alex Grieve, Grayson Downing, Kyle Singleton, Quinn Gould & Tyler Brickler) all have twenty or more goals this regular season. The Vipers better find a way to try and slow down or stop the Warriors potent offence.
On the backend Westside has had troubles keeping the puck out of the net. The Warriors have given up 183 goals as both Kevin Boyle (20-16-1 Record, 1 Shutout, 3.02 GAA) and Cole Holowenko (8-7 Record, 3.08 GAA) have yet to prove themselves as one of the leagues top goaltenders. Between the two tenders they have just over two games played in the playoffs, with Cole Holowenko playing in both of those games. With no veteran-playoff experience between the pipes, can either of these two kids take Westside deep into a long playoff run?
Here’s a look at the regular season series between these two teams:
Friday, October 8th @ Westside: Vernon wins 4-1
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 8:55 - Bryce Kakoske from Kyle Murphy and Elliot Richardson
Westside Warriors at 17:55 - Matthew Maher (unassisted)
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 4:25 - Aaron Hadley from Michael Zalewski
Vernon Vipers at 16:18 (PP) - Kyle Murphy from Michael Zalewski
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 16:37 - David Robinson from Bryce Kakoske and Kyle Murphy
Shots were even 25-25. Blake Voth made 24 saves in the win, while Cam Gorchynski made 21 saves in the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840270&link=bchl
Saturday, October 9th @ Vernon: Vernon wins 6-4
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 1:58 (PP) - Adam Thompson from Steven Weinstein and Dylan Walchuk
Westside Warriors at 17:44 - Brayden Sherbinin from Tyler Krause
Vernon Vipers at 18:43 - Bryce Kakoske from Elliot Richardson and Malcolm Lyles
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 1:16 - Bryce Kakoske from Patrick McGillis and Adam Thompson
Westside Warriors at 3:04 - Brayden Sherbinin (unassisted)
Vernon Vipers at 19:27 (SH) - Patrick McGillis from Dylan Walchuk and Adam Thompson
PERIOD 3
Westside Warriors at 7:33 (PP) - Alex Grieve from Grayson Downing and Matthew Maher
Westside Warriors at 12:13 - Quinn Gould from Kyle Singleton and Alex Grieve
Vernon Vipers at 12:48 - Patrick McGillis from Dylan Walchuk and Darren Nowick
Vernon Vipers at 17:58 - Michael Zalewski from Kyle Murphy and David Robinson
Vernon outshot Westside 30-24. Blake Voth made 20 saves for the win, while Kevin Boyle made 24 saves in the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840329&link=bchl
Friday, December 3rd @ Vernon: Game tied 2-2
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 14:19 (PP) - Dylan Walchuk from Steven Weinstein
PERIOD 2
Westside Warriors at 5:29 (PP) - Shawn Hochhausen from Tom Kroshus and Michael King
Westside Warriors at 15:36 (PP) - Grayson Downing from Matthew Maher and Tyler Brickler
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 15:42 - Dylan Walchuk from Michael Zalewski
Vernon outshot Westside 38-25. Blake Voth made 23 saves, while Kevin Boyle made 36 saves in the tie.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840330&link=bchl
Saturday, December 4th @ Westside: Vernon wins 3-2 in overtime
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 11:03 (PP) - Dylan Walchuk from Michael Zalewski and Brett Corkey
PERIOD 2
Westside Warriors at 8:41 - Brett Mckinnon from Matt Cronin and Brett Mulcahy
Westside Warriors at 12:22 (PP) - Max French from Quinn Gould and Tom Kroshus
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 13:51 (PP) - Bryce Kakoske from Steven Weinstein and Adam Thompson
OVERTIME PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 2:52 - David Robinson from Adam Thompson and Bryce Kakoske
Vernon outshot Westside 39-23. Kirby Halcrow made his Viper debut making 21 saves picking up the win, while Kevin Boyle made 36 saves in the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840271&link=bchl
Friday, January 7th @ Westside: Westside wins 4-3 in double overtime
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 4:35 - Steven Weinstein from Malcolm Lyles and Marcus Basara
Vernon Vipers at 9:43 (PP) - Michael Zalewski from Dylan Walchuk and John Knisley
Westside Warriors at 16:04 (PP) - Quinn Gould from Max French and Tyler Brickler
PERIOD 2
Westside Warriors at 1:29 - Alex Grieve from Brayden Sherbinin and Kyle Singleton
Westside Warriors at 2:19 - Brett Mckinnon from Peter MacIntosh and Alex Grieve
Vernon Vipers at 4:45 - Michael Zalewski from John Knisley
PERIOD 3
No Scoring
OVERTIME PERIOD 2
Westside Warriors at 1:16 - Kyle Singleton from Matthew Maher
Westside outshot Vernon 35-33. Colo Holowenko made 30 saves in his first career victory over Vernon, while Blake Voth made 31 saves in the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840272&link=bchl
Saturday, January 8th @ Vernon: Vernon wins 6-4
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 5:25 (PP) - Darren Nowick from Brett Corkey and Adam Thompson
Vernon Vipers at 5:49 - Adam Thompson from Patrick McGillis and Aaron Hadley
Vernon Vipers at 6:39 - Dylan Walchuk from Michael Zalewski and John Knisley
Vernon Vipers at 10:08 (PP) - Darren Nowick from Patrick McGillis and David Robinson
Vernon Vipers at 16:39 - Marcus Basara from Kyle Murphy and Brett Corkey
PERIOD 2
Westside Warriors at 2:00 - Tyler Krause from Matthew Maher and Grayson Downing
Westside Warriors at 6:31 (PP) - Tom Kroshus from Tyler Brickler and Stefan Nicholishen
Westside Warriors at 7:54 (PP) - Tom Kroshus from Tyler Krause and Matthew Maher
Vernon Vipers at 9:00 - Malcolm Lyles from Steven Weinstein and Dylan Walchuk
Westside Warriors at 17:41 - Kyle Singleton from Tyler Brickler and Tyler French
PERIOD 3
No Scoring
Vernon outshot Westside 28-24. Kirby Halcrow made 20 saves in the win, while Cole Holowenko made 19 saves in the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840331&link=bchl
Here's a look at both teams regular season rosters:
Vernon:
Dylan Walchuk (24-32-56)
David Robinson (32-18-50)
Bryce Kakoske (17-33-50)
Kyle Murphy (18-25-43)
John Knisley (10-25-35)
Malcolm Lyles (8-22-30)
Michael Zalewski (12-17-29)
Adam Thompson (7-22-29)
Marcus Basara (12-16-28)
Darren Nowick (9-18-27)
Patrick McGillis (13-12-25)
Aaron Hadley (9-15-24)
Steven Weinstein (5-19-24)
Brett Corkey (1-23-24)
Trevor Fitzgerald (7-11-18)
Max Mowat (2-13-15)
Ryan Renz (4-10-14)
Colton Sparrow (1-6-7)
Dane Muench (1-5-6)
Zach McPhee (3-1-4)
Philip Patenaude (0-1-1)
Kirby Halcrow With Quesnel (5-18-1 Record, 3.56 GAA)
With Vernon (10-4-1 Record, 1 Shutout, 2.19 GAA)
Blake Voth (25-11-3 Record, 4 Shutouts, 2.12 GAA)
Westside:
Alex Grieve (31-47-78)
Kyle Singleton (25-32-57)
Grayson Downing (34-36-70)
Quinn Gould (22-31-53)
Tyler Brickler (24-26-50)
Tyler Krause (11-31-42)
Matthew Maher (7-33-40)
Tom Kroshus (13-23-36)
Max French (12-22-34)
Dru Morrison (14-17-31)
Travis Blanleil (9-16-25)
Brett Mckinnon (10-13-23)
Michael King (5-18-23)
Tyler French (6-17-23)
Shawn Hochhausen (4-13-17)
Matt Cronin (4-10-14)
Izaak Berglund (2-12-14)
Brayden Sherbinin (4-8-12)
Peter MacIntosh (0-11-11)
Brett Mulcahy (4-7-11)
Stefan Nicholishen (5-4-9)
Cole Holowenko (8-7 Record, 3.08 GAA)
Kevin Boyle (20-16-1 Record, 1 Shutout, 3.02 GAA)
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