Tonight is the second meeting of the season between these two teams as Merritt defeated Vernon 3-2 at home during the pre-season back on September, 10th. Merritt comes into tonights game winless in their last five games. The Centennials lone victory of the season was a 4-3 win in Prince George back on September, 24th. Tonights contest is the first of a six game home stand for the Centennials after coming off back to back losses on the road in Penticton & Westside. Vernon comes into Merritt tonight 6-0 atop the Interior Conference standings, tonight is the first of a three game road trip for the Vipers. You can listen to tonight's game live with Don Klepp and Todd Miller starting with the pre-game show at 7:15pm on 107.5 Kiss FM
Last Game Played:
Friday, October 7th Vernon defeated Chilliwack 4-1
Friday, October 7th Westside defeated Merritt 5-2
Next Game:
Friday, October 14th Vernon @ Chilliwack
October 13th Powell River @ Merritt
Since the 2002-03 season Vernon is 46-6-0-6 vs. Merritt
Since the 2002-03 season Vernon has outscored Merritt 263-133
Since the 2003-04 season Vernon is 20-2-0-3 at home vs. Merritt
Since the 2003-04 season Vernon is 20-1-0-4 in Merritt
The Vipers are 8-0-0-2 in their last ten games at home vs. the Centennials
The Vipers are 9-0-0-1 in their last ten games on the road vs. the Centennials
The Vipers are 8-0-0-2 in their last ten games vs. Merritt
The Vipers are 23-0-0-2 in their last 25 games vs Merritt
The Vipers last loss in Merritt was a 4-3 overtime loss back on Friday, November 5th 2010
The Vipers went 3-0-0-3 last season vs the Merritt Centennials during the regular season.
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: 966
Wins: 624
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
Lets take a look at the Vernon Vipers:
Games Played: 6
Wins: 6
Losses: 0
Ties: 0
Overtime Losses: 0
Home Record: 4-0-0-0
Road Record: 2-0-0-0
Goals For: 26
Goals Against: 12
Standings: 1st Place
Vernon Vipers Returning Players:
Marcus Basara (93)
Brett Corkey (92)
Aaron Hadley (93)
John Knisley (92)
Patrick McGillis (91)
Max Mowat (93)
Darren Nowick (91)
Ryan Renz (93)
Colton Sparrow (93)
Michael Zalewski (92)
Kirby Halcrow (91)
Vernon Vipers Departing & traded players from last years team:
Dylan Walchuk (92)
David Robinson (90)
Bryce Kakoske (90)
Malcolm Lyles (90)
Trevor Fitzgerald (92)
Adam Thompson (90)
Steven Weinstein (90)
Kyle Murphy (90)
Dane Muench (92)
Philip Patenaude (91)
Zach McPhee (93)
Blake Voth (91)
Vernon's Home record vs. Merritt last season:
1-0-0-2
Vernon's Road record vs. Merritt last season:
2-0-0-1
Vernon’s Powerplay vs. Merritt last season:
7-23
Vernon’s scoring leaders vs. Merritt last season:
Dylan Walchuk (5-3-8)
David Robinson (4-4-8)
John Knisley (2-5-7)
Bryce Kakoske (2-4-6)
Malcolm Lyles (1-4-5)
Steven Weinstein (2-2-4)
Darren Nowick (1-3-4)
Marcus Basara (3-1-4)
Kyle Murphy (0-4-4)
Michael Zalewski (1-2-3)
Ryan Renz (1-2-3)
Dane Muench (0-3-3)
Max Mowat (0-2-2)
Aaron Hadley (0-2-2)
Brett Corkey (1-1-2)
Adam Thompson (0-2-2)
Philip Patenaude (0-1-1)
Patrick McGillis (0-1-1)
Colton Sparrow (0-1-1)
Blake Voth (2-2 Record)
Kirby Halcrow (1-0 Record)
Let's take a look at the trades the Vipers have made so far this season.
27-Jun-11 The Vernon Vipers Hockey Club acquires the CJHL playing rights of Luke Juha (93)(D) from the Burlington Cougars Hockey Club of the OJHL in exchange for future considerations.
02-Aug-11 The Vernon Vipers Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Dane Muench (92)(F), Phillip Patenaude (91)(D) and future considerations to the Kindersley Klippers Hockey Club in exchange for the playing rights of Jarryd Ten Vannholt and Justin Elliot.
19-Sep-11 The Vernon Vipers Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Jarryd Ten Vaanholt (91)(F) to the Victoria Grizzles Hockey Club in exchange for future considerations.
Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:
-Vernon has the leagues 2nd best powerplay
-The Vipers have the BCHL's 2nd best penalty kill
-Michael Zalewski (5-4-9), Adam Tambellini (5-3-8), Darren Nowick (4-3-7) & Patrick McGillis (4-3-7) are all in the leagues top twenty in scoring
Lets take a look at the Merritt Centennials:
Games Played: 7
Wins: 1
Losses: 4
Ties: 1
Overtime Losses: 1
Home Record: 0-1-0-1
Road Record: 1-3-1-0
Goals For: 20
Goals Against: 33
Standings: Tied with Chilliwack for 4th Place
Merritt Centennials Returning Players:
Chad Brears (91)
Brent Fletcher (92)
Silvan Harper (92)
Dustin Lebrun (92)
Sean Maktaak (92)
Billy Marshall (91)
Brandon Pfeil (92)
Dylan Playfair (92)
Jakob Reichert (93)
David Sabey (91)
Richard Sabourin (92)
Regan Soquila (93)
Evan Stack (91)
Stephen Wall (91)
Reece Willcox (94)
Lino Chimienti (91)
Tyler Steel (93)
Departing & traded players from last years team:
Kameran Crawford (91)
Max Vallis (91)
Jeff Jones (91)
Blaine Bokenfohr (90)
Steve Tresierra (90)
Brett Kolins (92)
At Home last season vs. Vernon:
1-1-0-1
On The Road last season vs. Vernon:
2-1-0-0
Merritt’s Powerplay vs. Vernon last season:
7-24
Merritt’s scoring leaders vs. Vernon last season:
Jeff Jones (2-4-6)
Evan Stack (0-4-4)
Regan Soquila (4-1-5)
Max Vallis (2-1-3)
Chad Brears (1-2-3)
Stephen Wall (0-3-3)
Steve Tresierra (1-1-2)
Sean Maktaak (2-1-3)
Brandon Pfeil (1-1-2)
Kameran Crawford (0-1-1)
Jakob Reichert (0-1-1)
Reece Willcox (0-2-2)
Brent Fletcher (0-1-1)
Billy Marshall (0-1-1)
Dustin Lebrun (1-0-1)
Jon-Paul Witkop (0-1-1)
Blaine Bokenfohr (0-1-1)
Tyler Steel (2-1 Record)
Lino Chimienti (1-1 Record)
Let's take a look at the trades the Centennials have made this season.
30-Sep-11 The Merritt Centennials Hockey Club transfers the playing rights of Stephen Wall (91)(F) to the Sherwood Park Crusaders of the AJHL in exchange for future considerations.
Key’s and Notes to tonight’s game:
-Merritt has the leagues 11th best powerplay
-The Cents have the BCHL's 13th best penalty kill
-Former Merritt Centennial and Vernon Vipers forward, Luke Pierce faces his former team for the first time this season
-Goaltender, Tyler Steel faces his former team this season. Steel was cut by the Vipers last year and then signed with the Centennials to start the regular season
For more on the Merritt Centennials and tonights game, visit Brian Wiebe's Merritt Centennials Blog, http://merrittcentennials.blogspot.com/
Here’s a look at the season series between these two teams from last season:
Tuesday, September 21st @ Vernon: Merritt wins 5-4 (double overtime)
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 3:34 - Dylan Walchuk from Marcus Basara and David Robinson
Merritt Centennials at 5:50 (PP) - Regan Soquila from Stephen Wall
Merritt Centennials at 19:43 (PP) - Dustin Johnson from Kameran Crawford and Jeff Jones
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 11:17 (PP) - Steven Weinstein from Bryce Kakoske and Kyle Murphy
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 3:53 - Marcus Basara from Dylan Walchuk and David Robinson
Merritt Centennials at 6:44 (PP) - Jeff Jones from Dustin Johnson and Max Vallis
Merritt Centennials at 16:52 (PS) - Dustin Johnson (unassisted)
Vernon Vipers at 19:28 - Dylan Walchuk from John Knisley and Philip Patenaude
OVERTIME PERIOD 2
Merritt Centennials at 2:20 - Jeff Zmurchyk from Stephen Wall
Vernon outshot Merritt 34-24. Tyler Steel made 30 saves picking up his first career BCHL win, while Bryton Udy took the loss in his BCHL debut.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=839996&link=bchl
Sunday, October 3rd @ Merritt: Vernon wins 4-3 (Overtime)
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Merritt Centennials at 2:34 - Regan Soquila (unassisted)
PERIOD 2
Merritt Centennials at 3:28 - Max Vallis from Jeff Jones and Jakob Reichert
Vernon Vipers at 4:28 - Bryce Kakoske from Michael Zalewski
Vernon Vipers at 10:02 - Michael Zalewski from Adam Thompson
Merritt Centennials at 12:48 - Max Vallis (unassisted)
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 1:53 - Marcus Basara from Max Mowat and John Knisley
OVERTIME PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 4:36 - David Robinson from Dylan Walchuk and Adam Thompson
Vernon outshot Merritt 31-18. Blake Voth made 15 saves getting the win, while Jared Anderson made 27 saves taking the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840247&link=bchl
Friday, November 5th @ Merritt: Merritt wins 4-3 in overtime
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
No Scoring
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 0:29 (PP) - Michael Zalewski from John Knisley and Malcolm Lyles
Vernon Vipers at 8:44 - John Knisley from Michael Zalewski and Aaron Hadley
Vernon Vipers at 10:05 - Todd Skirving from Nicholas Kerr and Darren Nowick
PERIOD 3
Merritt Centennials at 12:45 (PP) - Steve Tresierra from Evan Stack and Brent Fletcher
Merritt Centennials at 16:43 - Jeff Jones from Regan Soquila and Reece Willcox
Merritt Centennials at 19:06 (PP) - Sean Maktaak from Steve Tresierra and Brandon Pfeil
OVERTIME PERIOD 1
Merritt Centennials at 1:45 - Brandon Pfeil from Chad Brears and Sean Maktaak
Merritt outshot Vernon 38-29. Tyler Steel made 26 saves for the win, while Blake Voth made 34 saves in the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840248&link=bchl
Tuesday, January 18th @ Vernon: Vernon wins 6-0
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Vernon Vipers at 1:47 - Malcolm Lyles from Steven Weinstein and John Knisley
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 2:12 (PP) - Steven Weinstein from Dylan Walchuk and Darren Nowick Vernon Vipers at 11:45 - Brett Corkey from Kyle Murphy and Ryan Renz Vernon Vipers at 15:20 (PP) - Dylan Walchuk from Darren Nowick and Dane Muench
PERIOD 3
Vernon Vipers at 18:53 - Ryan Renz from David Robinson and Kyle Murphy Vernon Vipers at 19:22 - David Robinson from Bryce Kakoske and Ryan Renz
Vernon outshot Merritt 36-19. Blake Voth made 19 saves for the win-shutout, while Tyler Steel made 30 saves in the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=839997&link=bchl
Friday, February 11th @ Vernon: Merritt wins 3-2 in overtime
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Merritt Centennials at 8:51 - Dustin Lebrun from Stephen Wall
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 9:10 (PP) - Darren Nowick from John Knisley and Brett Corkey Vernon Vipers at 17:44 - Dylan Walchuk from Dane Muench and Adam Thompson
PERIOD 3
Merritt Centennials at 2:40 - Regan Soquila from Evan Stack and Jeff Jones
OVERTIME PERIOD 1
Merritt Centennials at 4:35 - Chad Brears from Billy Marshall and Evan Stack
Vernon outshot Merritt 35-22. Lino Chimienti made 33 saves in the win, while Blake Voth made 19 saves in the loss.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=839998&link=bchl
Tuesday, February 15th @ Merritt: Vernon wins 5-2
SCORING SUMMARY
PERIOD 1
Merritt Centennials at 2:01 (PP) - Sean Maktaak from Reece Willcox and Blaine Bokenfohr
Vernon Vipers at 16:57 - Marcus Basara from Colton Sparrow and Malcolm Lyles
PERIOD 2
Vernon Vipers at 4:51 (PP) - John Knisley from Adam Thompson and Bryce Kakoske
Vernon Vipers at 6:53 (PP) - David Robinson from Bryce Kakoske and Malcolm Lyles
PERIOD 3
Merritt Centennials at 9:42 (PP) - Regan Soquila from Jeff Jones and Jon-Paul Witkop
Vernon Vipers at 9:56 - Dylan Walchuk from Patrick McGillis and Dane Muench
Vernon Vipers at 15:14 - Bryce Kakoske from David Robinson and Kyle Murphy
Vernon outshot Merritt 38-30. Lino Chimienti made 33 saves in the loss, while Kirby Halcrow made 28 saves in the win.
http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&gameID=840249
Here's a look at both teams rosters:
Vernon:
Michael Zalewski (5-4-9)
Adam Tambellini (5-3-8)
Patrick McGillis (4-3-7)
Darren Nowick (4-3-7)
Marcus Basara (1-6-7)
Aaron Hadley (1-4-5)
Marc Hetnik (1-3-4)
Brett Corkey (0-4-4)
John Knisley (1-2-3)
Colton Sparrow (2-1-3)
Jedd Soleway (1-1-2)
Ryan Renz (0-2-2)
Geoff Crisfield (0-1-1)
Max Mowat (0-1-1)
Connor Hartley (0-1-1)
Alex Hagen (1-0-1)
Luke Juha (0-1-1)
Turner Lawson (0-0-0)
Riley Hunt (0-0-0)
Kirby Halcrow (4-0 Record, 1.97 GAA)
Danny Todosychuk (2-0 Record, 1.98 GAA)
Merritt:
Regan Soquila (1-6-7)
Brandon Pfeil (2-4-6)
Evan Stack (2-4-6)
Jakob Reichert (1-4-5)
Chad Brears (2-3-5)
Brandon Bruce (3-1-4)
Silvan Harper (2-1-3)
Billy Marshall (1-2-3)
Brent Fletcher (2-1-3)
Richard Sabourin (1-2-3)
Reece Willcox (0-3-3)
Brendan Lamont (1-1-2)
Dustin Lebrun (0-2-2)
Payton Schaefer (1-0-1)
Dylan Chanter (0-1-1)
Sean Maktaak (0-0-0)
Tyler Martin (0-0-0)
Ross Mancuso (0-0-0)
Tyler Steel (1-2-1 Record, 3.72 GAA)
Lino Chimienti (0-3 Record, 5.33 GAA)
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