Game Preview: Vernon @ West Kelowna:

Vernon (22-28-0-3) @ West Kelowna (36-17-1-2) 7pm


Tonight is the seventh and final regular season meeting between the Vernon Vipers & West Kelowna Warriors. The Warriors lead the season series 5-1

Last Game:

Wednesday, February 17th West Kelowna defeated Vernon 6-4

Next Game:

Saturday, February 20th Vernon @ Chilliwack
Friday, February 26th Salmon Arm @ West Kelowna

Since the 2006-07 regular season Vernon is 31-28-3-4 vs. West Kelowna

Since the 2006-07 regular season West Kelowna has outscored Vernon 190-187

Since the 2006-07 regular season Vernon is 19-10-2-2 at home vs. West Kelowna

Since the 2006-07 regular season Vernon is 12-19-1-2 in West Kelowna

The Vipers are 3-6-0-1 in their last ten games vs West Kelowna

The Vipers are 3-6-0-1 vs West Kelowna in their last ten games at Royal Le Page Place

The Vipers are 6-3-1-0 vs West Kelowna in their last ten games at Kal Tire Place

Since the 2010-11 regular season the Warriors have just four wins at Kal Tire Place

Vernon's last win at home vs West Kelowna was a 3-2 win on Friday, January 22nd 2016

West Kelowna's last victory at Kal Tire Place was a 6-4 win on Wednesday, February 17th 2016

Vernon's last win at Royal Le Page Place was a 7-4 win on Saturday, October 18th 2014

West Kelowna's last win at home vs Vernon was a 4-1 win on Tuesday, February 16th 2016

The Vipers went 4-3-0-0 last season vs the Warriors

Lets take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The Vernon Vipers make their fourth and final regular season visit to Royal LePage Place are 0-3 in West Kelowna this season. The Vipers have lost five straight at Royal LePage Place, Since 2011 the Vipers have just just two wins in West Kelowna. The Vipers are coming off a 6-4 loss to the visiting West Kelowna Warriors Wednesday, face the Warriors for a third straight game in the last four days. Vernon is 1-5 vs West Kelowna this season. 
Since a 3-2 home win over the Warriors January 22nd the Vipers have gone 3-5-0-0 Vernon has lost four straight, have just one win in their last six games are 5-5-0-0 in their last ten. The Vipers sit 4th in the Interior Division are five points up on last place Trail, two points up on 5th place Merritt & nineteen points back of Salmon Arm.

Odeen Tufto (22-37-59) leads the the team in goals with twenty two and in points with fifty nine.

Mac Ferner played the past three seasons with West Kelowna before being traded to Vernon on July 9th 2015

Hunter Zandee played last year in West Kelowna was traded to the Vipers on August 11th 2015

Vernon Vipers 2015-16 regular season Stats:

Games Played: 53
Wins: 22
Losses: 28
Ties: 0
Overtime Losses: 3
Home Record: 12-13-0-2
Road Record: 10-14-0-2
Overtime Record: 3-4
Record vs Interior Division: 11-20-0-3
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 11-7-0-1
When the Vipers score first: 10-7-0-2
When the opponents score first: 12-21-0-1
Leading after 1st Period: 10-3-0-2
Tied after 1st Period: 5-9-0-0
Trailing after 1st Period: 8-16-0-1
Leading after 2nd Period: 13-1-0-1
Tied after 2nd Period: 5-6-0-1
Trailing after 2nd Period: 4-21-0-0
Out shooting Opponents: 11-8-0-2
Out shot by Opponents: 10-20-0-1
One goal games: 6-6-0-3
Record in September: 3-3-0-1
Record in October: 6-6-0-0
Record in November: 4-6-0-1
Record in December: 3-5-0-1
Record in January: 5-4-0-0
Record in February: 1-4-0-0
Goals For: 164
Goals Against: 184
Place: 4th Place
Streak: Four game losing streak
Longest winning streak this year: Four games
Longest losing streak this year: Five games

Vernon Vipers Returning Players:

Liam Finlay (97)
Jagger Williamson (98)
Colton McCarthy (96)
Riley Brandt (96)
Mitchell Oliver (97)
Nic Rasovic (96)

Vernon Vipers Departing & traded players from last years team:

Liam Coughlin (94)
Anthony Latina (94)
Blaine Caton (97)
Linden Hora (96)
TJ Dumonceaux (94)
Luke Shiplo (95)
Luke Voltin (95)
Brandon Egli (94)
Jarrod Schamerhorn (95)
Mitch Meek (96)
Johhny Coughlin (95)
Kenny Citron (95)
Riley Guenther (94)
Mackenzie Bauer (96)
Danny Todosychuk (94)

Vernon’s Home record vs. West Kelowna this season:

1-2-0-0

Vernon’s Road record vs. West Kelowna this season:

0-3-0-0

Vernon’s scoring leaders vs. West Kelowna this season:

Bo Pellah (0-5-5)

Odeen Tufto (2-2-4)

Liam Finlay (1-3-4)

Christian Cakebread (1-2-3)

Callum Volpe (1-2-3)

Colton McCarthy (1-1-2)
Jimmy Lambert (1-1-2)

Riley Brandt (2-0-2)
Mitchell Oliver (0-2-2)
Brett Stapley (1-1-2)
Ben Butcher (2-0-2)
Jagger Williamson (1-0-1)
Joe Sacco (0-1-1)
Nic Rasovic (0-1-1)
Steven Jandric (0-1-1)

Andrew Shortridge (1-4 Record)

Brendan Barry (0-1 Record)

-Vernon has the leagues 5th best powerplay

-The Vipers have the leagues 12th best penalty kill

Lets take a look at the West Kelowna Warriors:

The West Kelowna Warriors are coming off a 6-4 victory over the Vernon Vipers Wednesday in Vernon. The Warriors are looking for the three game sweep of the Vipers after back to back wins over Vernon Tuesday & Wednesday. West Kelowna is 5-1 vs the Vipers this season have gone 10-1-1-0 since a 3-2 loss in Vernon on January 22nd. West Kelowna sits 2nd in the Division are eight points up on Salmon Arm, have won ten of their last eleven games. The Warriors with just two games left in the 2015-16 regular season. The Warriors are unbeaten in their last six home games (five wins and a tie) have won eight of their last ten home games. West Kelowna has played eight of their last ten games away from home.

Jonathan Desbiens (41-35-76) leads the team lead in goals with fourty one & in points with seventy six.

Warriors Head Coach-GM Rylan Ferster played one season in Vernon (1989-90) with the Centennial Cup Champion Vernon Lakers.

Kyle Anderson's Battle Cries West Kelowna Warriors blog

http://wkwarriors.blogspot.ca/

West Kelowna Warriors 2015-16 regular season Stats:

Games Played: 56
Wins: 36
Losses: 17
Ties: 1
Overtime Losses: 2
Home Record: 18-7-1-1
Road Record: 18-10-0-1
Goals For: 231
Goals Against: 175
Place: 2nd Place
Streak: Three game winning streak

West Kelowna Warriors Returning Players:

Liam Blackburn (96)
Jonathan Desbiens (96)
Kyle Marino (95)
Kylar Hope (95)
Rylan Yaremko (96)
Brett Mennear (96)
Nicholas Rutigliano (96)
Kristian Blumenschein (97)

West Kelowna Warriors Departing & traded players from last years team:

Jason Cotton (95)
Brayden Gelsinger (95)
Tanner Campbell (97)
Andrew Johnson (94)
Jordan Masters (94)
Tyler Kunz (94)
Josh Bly (96)
Mac Ferner (95)
Huner Zandee (96)
Bennett Huber (94)
Braeden Jones (94)
Andy Desautels (94)
Scott Patton (96)

West Kelowna Warriors’s Home record vs. Vernon this season:

3-0-0-0

West Kelowna Warriors’s Road record vs. Vernon this season:

2-1-0-0

West Kelowna Warriors’s scoring leaders vs. Vernon this season:

Jonathan Desbiens (6-3-9)
Kylar Hope (2-6-8)

Liam Blackburn (2-3-5)

Garrett Forster (4-1-5)

Quinn Foreman (3-2-5)
Connor Sodergren (1-3-4)

Rylan Yaremko (1-2-3)

Jared Marino (0-3-3)
Nicholas Rutigliano (2-1-3)

Tanner Campbell (0-2-2)
Tyler Anderson (1-1-2)
Brett Mennear (0-2-2)
Kristian Blumenschein (1-1-2)
Reed Gunville (1-1-2)
Jake Harrison (0-1-1)
Scott Allen (0-1-1)

Jake LeBrun (0-1-1)
Jake LeBrun (0-1-1)
Bryan Basilico (0-1-1)

Matthew Greenfield (2-1 Record)
Keelan Williams (2-0 Record)

-West Kelowna has with the leagues 3rd best powerplay

-The Warriors have the league's 5th best penalty kill

Here's a look at both teams rosters:

Vernon Vipers:

http://bchl.ca/roster?team=21

West Kelowna Warriors:

http://bchl.ca/roster?team=19