1st Round: Interior Division Semi-Finals-Game 1 Preview: Vernon @ Penticton:

Vernon (24-31-3-0) @ Penticton (50-7-0-1) 7pm

Tonight is Game 1 of the BCHL 1st Round Interior Division Semi-Finals between the Vernon Vipers & Penticton Vees. The Vees won the regular season series 6-0

Last Game:

Saturday, February 27th Vernon defeated Trail 7-2
Saturday, February 27th Penticton defeated Salmon Arm 5-1

Next Game:

Sunday, March 6th Game 2 Vernon @ Penticton

Interior Division Semi-Finals Schedule: Vernon Vipers vs Penticton Vees

Game 1 Friday, March 4th Vernon @ Penticton 7pm
Game 2 Sunday, March 6th Vernon @ Penticton 6pm
Game 3 Tuesday, March 8th Penticton @ Vernon 7pm
Game 4 Wednesday, March 9th Penticton @ Vernon 7pm
Game 5 Friday, March 11th Vernon @ Penticton 7pm
Game 6 Saturday, March 12th Penticton @ Vernon 6pm
Game 7 Monday, March 14th Vernon @ Penticton 7pm

Here's a look at the season series between the two teams

The Vipers went 0-4-2-0 vs Penticton this season

September 16th Vernon @ Penticton: Vees won 3-2
November 25th Vernon @ Penticton: Vees won 4-3 Overtime
December 4th Vernon @ Penticton: Vees won 3-0
December 15th Penticton @ Vernon: Vees won 5-4 Double Overtime
January 1st Penticton @ Vernon: Vees won 6-0
January 8th Penticton @ Vernon: Vees won 4-1
Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 39-40-2-8 vs. Penticton

Since the 2002-03 regular season Penticton has outscored Vernon 266-251

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 20-16-1-2 at home vs. Penticton

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 16-20-1-3 in Penticton

Vernon is 2-6-0-2 in their last ten visits to Penticton

Penticton is 8-2-0-0 in their last ten visits to Vernon

The Vipers are 1-7-2-0 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 4-1 victory on Friday, January 8th 2016

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, December 4th 2015

The Vipers went 1-6-0-0 vs Penticton last season

Here’s a look at the previous 22 playoff meetings between Vernon & Penticton:

1966-67 Penticton defeated Vernon 4 games to 1
1967-68 Penticton defeated Vernon 4 games to 0
1971-72 Vernon defeated Penticton 4 games to 3 (BCJHL Final)
1973-74 Penticton defeated Vernon 4 games to 0
1974-75 Vernon defeated Penticton 4 games to 2
1975-76 Penticton defeated Vernon (No Stats)
1976-77 Penticton defeated Vernon 4 games to 2
1982-83 Penticton defeated Vernon 4 games to 3
1986-87 Vernon defeated Penticton 4 games to 0
1987-88 Vernon defeated Penticton 4 games to 0
1992-93 Penticton defeated Vernon 4 games to 1
1993-94 Vernon defeated Penticton 4 games to 3
1994-95 Penticton come back down 3-1 defeating Vernon 4 games to 3
2001-02 Vernon defeated Penticton 4 games to 2
2002-03 Vernon defeated Penticton 4 games to 0
2004-05 Vernon defeated Penticton 4 games to 0
2006-07 Vernon defeated Penticton 4 games to 1
2007-08 Penticton defeated Vernon 4 games to 3
2008-09 Vernon defeated Penticton 4 games to 1
2009-2010 Vernon defeated Penticton 4 games to 2
2013-2014 Vernon defeated Penticton 4 games to 3
2014-15 Penticton defeated Vernon 4 games to 3

Lets take a look at the Vernon Vipers:


The Vernon Vipers make their fourth visit of the season to the South Okanagan Events Centre, are coming off a 7-2 win in Trail Saturday, clinched the final playoff spot in the Interior Division for a second straight season. The Vipers  finished 4th in the Interior Division tied in points with Merritt finished three points ahead of last place Trail. The Vipers finished the 2015-16 regular season losing three of their last five games, went 3-7-0-0 in their final ten regular season games. The Vipers have one win in their last five road games, Tonight is the seventh meeting of the season between the Vipers & Vees and the third straight year these two teams have met in the playoffs. This is the 23rd time these two teams have met come playoffs with Vernon winning twelve of the twenty two previous series to date. Vernon is 0-6 vs Penticton this season went 0-2-1-0 at the South Okanagan Events Centre. Vernon's last win at the South Okanagan Events Centre was a 2-1 victory on Wednesday, February 11th 2015. The Vipers have struggled in Penticton the last four seasons, have only three wins in their last seventeen games at the SOEC going 3-11-0-3. 

Odeen Tufto (25-40-65) lead the the team in regular season goals with twenty five and in points with sixty five.

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

Brendan Barry played last season in Penticton before being released after playing in just one game this season.

Vernon Vipers 2015-16 regular season Stats:

Games Played: 58Wins: 24
Losses: 31
Ties: 0
Overtime Losses: 3
Home Record: 13-14-0-2
Road Record: 11-16-0-2
Overtime Record: 4-4
Record vs Interior Division: 12-21-0-3
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 12-9-0-1
When the Vipers score first: 10-7-0-2
When the opponents score first: 14-24-0-1
Leading after 1st Period: 11-4-0-2
Tied after 1st Period: 5-9-0-0
Trailing after 1st Period: 9-18-0-1
Leading after 2nd Period: 14-2-0-1
Tied after 2nd Period: 6-6-0-1
Trailing after 2nd Period: 4-23-0-0
Out shooting Opponents: 12-8-0-2
Out shot by Opponents: 11-23-0-1
One goal games: 7-7-0-3
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: 3-7-0-0
Goals For: 179
Goals Against: 206
Place: 4th Place
Streak: One game winning streak
Longest winning streak this year: Four games
Longest losing streak this year: Six 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)
Nicholas Rasovic (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. Penticton this season:

0-2-1-0

Vernon’s Road record vs. Penticton this season:

0-2-1-0

Vernon’s scoring leaders vs. Penticton this season:

Liam Finlay (0-4-4)
Odeen Tufto (1-3-4)
Steven Jandric (2-1-3)
Christian Cakebread (3-0-3)
Jimmy Lambert (1-2-3)
Hunter Zandee (2-0-2)
Charley Michalowski (0-1-1)
Jagger Williamson (0-1-1)
Griffin James (1-0-1)
Bo Pellah (0-1-1)
Ben Butcher (0-1-1)

Andrew Shortridge (0-6 Record)

-Vernon has the leagues 6th best powerplay

-The Vipers have the leagues 13th best penalty kill

Lets take a look at the Penticton Vees:

The defending Western Canada Cup Champion Penticton Vees are coming off a 5-1 victory in Salmon Arm Saturday, finished atop the league standings with an incredible 50-7-1-0 regular season record, becoming just the fifth team in league history to record fifty wins in a season. Penticton won four of their last five regular season games, went 9-1-0-0 in their last ten games. The Vees only loss at home this season, was a 4-2 loss to the visiting Salmon Arm Silverbacks on January 9th 2016. The Vees have won seven straight over the Vipers going back to last year. The Vees have had the Vipers number the past four year's going 25-7-0-0. Penticton finished the 2015-16 regular season ranked #2 in Canada behind the defending Royal Bank Cup Champion Portage Terriers. Scott Conway collected seventeen points in six regular season games vs the Vipers this season.

Scott Conway (56-60-116) lead the Vees in regular season goals with fifty six and in points with one hundread sixteen.

Demico Hannoun played one season in Vernon (2013-14) before being traded to Surrey in the off season.

Luke Voltin played last season with the Vipers before being traded to Langley on August 27th 2015

Fraser Rodgers Three Vees blog,

http://www.pentictonvees.ca/category/blog

Penticton Vees 2015-16 regular season Stats:

Games Played: 58
Wins: 50
Losses: 7
Ties: 1
Overtime Losses: 0
Home Record: 27-1-0-1
Road Record: 23-6-0-0
Goals For: 263
Goals Against: 121
Place: 1st Place Overall
Streak: One game winning streak

Penticton Vees Returning Players:

Gabe Bast (96)
Dante Fabbro (98)
Demico Hannoun (95)
Tyson Jost (98)

Penticton Vees Departing & traded players from last years team:

Patrick Newell (96)
Riley Alferd (95)
Lewis Zerter-Gossage (95)
Jack Ramsey (95)
Mike Lee (96)
Brendan Barry (97)
Dakota Conroy (94)
Steen Cooper (95)
Matthew Serratore (94)
Connor Chartier (94)
Mitch Newsome (97)
Cody DePourcq (95)
Miles Gendron (96)
Patrick Sexton (94)
Cam Amantea (94)
Jarod Hilderman (97)
Hunter Miska (95)

Penticton's Home record vs. Vernon this season:

3-0-0-0

Penticton's Road record vs. Vernon this season:

3-0-0-0

Penticton's scoring leaders vs. Vernon this season:

Scott Conway (11-6-17)
Tyson Jost (2-10-12)
Nicholas Jones (2-6-8)
Easton Brodzinski (2-5-7)
Dante Fabbro (2-4-6)
Owen Sillinger (1-3-4)
Darius Davidson (1-1-2)
Griffin Mendel (0-2-2)
Chris Gerrie (2-0-2)
Chris Gerrie (0-2-2)
Luke Voltin (0-2-2)
David Eccles (0-1-1)
Gabe Bast (0-1-1)
Mitchell Brooks (1-0-1)
Sam Jones (0-1-1)
Colton Poolman (0-1-1)
Ben Brar (1-0-1)
Bowen Dixon (0-1-1)

Anthony Brodeur (4-0 Record)
Zachary Driscoll (2-0 Record-2 Shutouts)

-Penticton has with the leagues best powerplay

-The Vees have the league's 3rd best penalty kill

Here's a look at both teams rosters:

Vernon Vipers:

http://bchl.ca/roster?team=21&season=25&rosterstatus=1

Penticton Vees:

http://bchl.ca/roster?team=12&season=25&rosterstatus=1