Game Preview: Vernon @ Penticton:

Vernon (36-17-1-3) @ Penticton (42-9-3-2) 7pm


Tonight is the seventh and final regular season meeting between the Vernon Vipers & Penticton Vees. Penticton leads the season series 5-1. You can listen to tonight's game live with Graham Turnbull, starting with the pre-game show at 6:45pm on 107.5 Kiss FM.

Fans at tonight's game will have a chance to win a 2.5 million dollar house located on the water in Summerland, BC as ten lucky fans will have the chance to crack the code to win the Summerland home located on the lake.

For more details on the contest, click the link below

http://www.pentictonvees.ca/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=3172&leagueID=8370&page=86321

Penticton Vees play by play man Fraser Rodgers talks with Vees Head Coach-GM Fred Harbinson on the biggest contest giveaway in Junior hockey history,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWjR471Ed0c 

Last Game:

Saturday, February 21st Salmon Arm defeated Vernon 4-2
Saturday, February 21st Penticton defeated Alberni Valley 4-2

Next Game: (Playoffs)

Game 1 Tuesday, March 3rd 3rd Place Team @ Vernon
Game 1 Tuesday, March 3rd 4th Place Team @ Penticton

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 432-235-20-20

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 238-95-11-10 at home

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 195-130-9-10 on the road

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 39-35-2-6 vs. Penticton

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon has outscored Penticton 239-238

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 20-14-1-1 at home vs. Penticton

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 16-17-1-2 in Penticton

Vernon is 3-6-0-1  in their last ten visits to Penticton

Penticton is 7-3-0-0 in their last ten visits to Vernon

The Vipers are 3-7-0-0 in their last ten games vs. Penticton

Vernon's last win at home vs Penticton was a 4-3 victory on Saturday, February 22nd 2014

Penticton's last win at the Kal Tire Place was a 4-3 victory on Friday, December 5th 2014

Vernon's last win at the South Okanagan Events Centre was a 2-1 victory on Wednesday, February 11th 2015

Penticton's last win at home vs Vernon was a 3-0 victory on Friday, January 2nd 2015

The Vipers went 3-3-0-1 vs Penticton last season

Lets take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The defending Interior Division Champion Vernon Vipers make their fourth and final regular season visit to the South Okanagan Events Centre.  The Vipers are coming off a 4-2 loss in Salmon Arm Saturday finish the BCHL regular season tonight in Penticton wraping up a two game road trip, where they have lost six of their last ten road games.  Vernon has won four of their last five games and are 6-3-0-1 in their last ten.  Vernon is the second highest scoring team in the league with 216 goals are twelve goals behind Nanaimo for the league lead.  The Vipers have just one win in six games vs Penticton this season picked up their first win in Penticton just sixteen days ago with a 2-1 victory at the SOEC.  The Vipers have been shutout twice by the Vees have just three wins vs Pentictin in their last ten meetings.  Vernon sits 2nd in the Interior Division are twelve points up on 3rd place are still awaiting to find out who they will meet in the playoffs.  The Vipers will face the 3rd place team wich currently could be one of three teams (Merritt, West Kelowna or Salmon Arm).       

Thomas Aldworth (36-19-55) leads the team in goals with thirty six while Liam Finlay (23-40-63) leads the team in points with sixty three.

Liam Finlay played in 13 games with the Vees (2013-2014) before being traded to Vernon on October 28th 2014

Graham Turnbull's Vernon Vipers Venom Blog,

http://vipersvenom1.blogspot.ca/

Vernon Vipers 2014-15 Regular Season Stats:

Games Played: 57
Wins: 36
Losses: 17
Ties: 1
Overtime Losses: 3
Home Record: 20-6-1-1
Road Record: 16-11-0-2
Overtime Record: 1-2-1
Record vs Interior Division: 20-13-1-1
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 16-4-0-2
Record in September: 2-2-0-1
Record in October: 5-3-0-0
Record in November 9-2-1-1
Record in December 6-3-0-0
Record in January 8-4-0-0
Record in February 6-3-0-1
When the Vipers score first: 24-3-1-1
When the opponents score first: 12-15-0-2
Leading after 1st Period: 18-2-1-1
Tied after 1st Period: 11-7-0-0
Trailing after 1st Period: 7-8-0-2
Leading after 2nd Period: 25-2-0-1
Tied after 2nd Period: 7-2-0-0
Trailing after 2nd Period: 4-13-1-1
Out shooting Opponents: 30-11-0-2
Out shot by Opponents: 5-5-1-1
One goal games: 7-5-0-3
Goals For: 216
Goals Against: 158
Place: 2nd Place
Streak: One game losing streak

Vernon has the leagues  4th best powerplay

The Vipers have the leagues 4th best penalty kill

Vernon Vipers Returning Players:

TJ Dumonceaux (94)
Danny Todosychuk (94)
Riley Guenther (94)
Kenny Citron (95)
Liam Coughlin (94)

Vernon Vipers Departing & traded players from last years team:

Dexter Dancs (95)
Michael McNicholas (94)
Brett Mulcahy (93)
Demico Hannoun (95)
Jared Wilson (94)
Colton Sparrow (93)
Mason Blacklock (94)
Josh Bryan (93)
Brendan Persley (93)
Logan Mick (96)
Ryan Renz (93)
Michael Statchuk (94)
Tyler Povelofskie (96)
Matty Saharchuk (95)
Austin Smith (93)
Dylan Chanter (95)

Vernon’s Home record vs Penticton this season:

0-3-0-0

Vernon’s Road record vs Penticton this season:

1-2-0-0

Vernon’s scoring leaders vs Penticton this season:

Thomas Aldworth (4-0-4)
TJ Dumonceaux (1-3-4)
Liam Coughlin (0-3-3)
Liam Finlay (0-3-3)
Anthony Latina (1-1-2)
Mitch Meek (0-1-1)
Luke Shiplo (0-1-1)
Luke Voltin (1-0-1)
Jagger Williamson (1-0-1)
Riley Brandt (0-1-1)

Jarrod Schamerhorn (0-4 Record)
Danny Todosychuk (1-1 Record)

Lets take a look at the Penticton Vees:

The defending Interior Division Pennant Winning Penticton Vees are coming off a 4-2 win over the visiting Alberni Valley Bulldogs Saturday, have clinched their fourth straight Interior Division Pennant as well as the league pennent as the BCHL's top team with the best record for the first time since 2012.  The Vees with just two games remaining will finish the 2014-15 regular season with back to back games at home vs Vernon & Salmon Arm before awaiting their playoff opponent.  Penticton comes into tonight's game having won four straight and are 6-2-1-1 in their last ten games.  The Vees sit thirteen points up on Vernon in the Division are 23-3-1-0 at home this season.  The Vees are third in league in scoring with 211 goals while having the league's best goals against giving up 112 goals.  The Vees are 5-1 vs Vernon this season have outscored the Vipers 16-8 in the six games picking up two shutouts along the way.   

Demico Hannoun (23-18-41) leads the team in goals with twenty three while Riley Alferd (18-28-46) leads the team in points with fourty six.

Demico Hannoun played 47 games in Vernon last season collecting (15-29-44) in his only season with the Vipers before being traded to Surrey in the off season.

Fraser Rodgers Three Vees blog,

http://pentictonvees.wordpress.com/

Penticton Vees 2014-15 Regular Season Stats:

Games Played: 56
Wins: 42
Losses: 9
Ties: 3
Overtime Losses: 2
Home Record: 23-3-1-0
Road Record: 19-6-2-2
Goals For: 211
Goals Against: 112
Place: 1st Place (Interior Division-BCHL)
Streak: Four game winning streak

Penticton has the leagues 9th best powerplay

The Vees have the leagues 2nd best penalty kill

Penticton Vees Returning Players:

Riley Alferd (95)
Steen Cooper (95)
Cody DePourcq (95)
Jarod Hilderman (97)
Jack Ramsey (95)
Matthew Serratore (94)
Patrick Sexton (94)
Hunter Miska (95)

Penticton Vees Departing & traded players from last years team:

Brad McClure (93)
Brett Beauvais (94)
Nicolas Pierog (93)
Ben Dalpe (94)
Max Coatta (94)
Travis Blanleil (94)
Erik Benoit (93)
Paul Stoykewych (95)
Cam Amantea (94)
Alexandre Coulombe (95)
Shane McColgan (93)
Christopher Rygus (93)
Josh Blanchard (96)
Olivier Mantha (93)

Penticton’s Home record vs. Vernon this season:

2-1-0-0

Penticton’s Road record vs. Vernon this season:

3-0-0-0

Penticton’s scoring leaders vs. Vernon this season:

Demico Hannoun (4-1-5)
Dante Fabbro (1-4-5)
Tyson Jost (1-3-4)
Gabe Bast (1-3-4)
Riley Alfred (1-2-3)
Matthew Serratore (2-1-3)
Lewis-Zerter Gossage (1-2-3)
Jack Ramsay (1-2-3)
Patrick Newell (0-3-3)
Patrick Sexton (0-2-2)
Cody DePourcq (1-1-2)
Patrick Newell (1-0-1)
Mitch Newsome (1-0-1)
Steen Cooper (1-0-1)
Shayne Gwinner (0-1-1)

Hunter Miska (5-1 Record-2 Shutouts)

Here's a look at both teams rosters:

Vernon Vipers:

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/stats_1team.cfm?leagueID=2393&clientID=1413&teamid=224096

Penticton Vees:

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/stats_1team.cfm?leagueID=2393&clientID=1413&teamid=224101