Game Preview: Exhibition: Prince George @ Vernon:

Prince George (1-0-0-0) @ Vernon (1-0-0-1) 7pm

Tonight is the first and only pre-season meeting between the Vernon Vipers & Prince George Spruce Kings. The Vipers wwent 2-0-0-0 vs Prince George last season. Tonight's game will be live on Hockey TV.

Last Game:

Saturday, August 26th Vernon defeated Salmon Arm 4-3
Tuesday, August 29th Prince George defeated Grande Prairie (AJHL) 3-1

Next Game:

Saturday, September 2nd Trail @ Vernon
Saturday, September 2nd Grande Prairie (AJHL) @ Prince George

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 42-20-2-4 vs Prince George

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon has outscored Prince George 273-193

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 16-6-2-4 at home vs. Prince George

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 18-11-0-1 in Prince George

The Vipers are 6-3-1-0 in their last ten games vs Prince George

The Vipers are 7-2-1-0 in their last ten home games vs Prince George

The Vipers are 7-3-0-0 in their last ten games in Prince George

The Vipers last regular season win at home vs. Prince George was a 5-4 double overtime win on Sunday, January 29th 2017

The Spruce Kings last regular season win in Vernon was a 4-3 victory on Saturday, October 10th 2015

The Vipers last regular season win in Prince George was a 5-3 victory on Wednesday, January 11th 2017

The Spruce Kings last regular season win at home vs. Vernon was a 3-0 victory on Friday, October 4th 2013

Here's a look at last years season series vs Prince George

January 11th Vernon @ Prince George: Vipers won 5-3
January 29th Prince George @ Vernon: Vipers won 5-4 double overtime

Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The 1-0-0-1 Vernon Vipers are coming off a 4-3 win Saturday in Salmon Arm, have two pre-season games remaining before opening the 2017-18 regular season September 8th in Salmon Arm. The Vipers & Spruce Kings will meet again, twice during the regular season with both games being played in January. The Snakes swept the regular season series last season, going 2-0 vs Prince George. Vernon has thirteen players returning from last year, finished 2nd in the Interior Division going 30-19-5-4 falling in seven games to the Penticton Vees in the Interior Division Finals.

Vernon Vipers Roster:

http://bchl.ca/stats/roster/21

Steven Jandric (27-24-51) lead the team last season in goals with twenty seven & in points with fifty one.

Kevin Kraus was an Assistant Coach with the 2013-14 Salmon Arm Silverbacks

Vernon Vipers 2016-17 final regular season stats:

Games Played: 58
Wins: 30
Losses: 19
Ties: 4
Overtime Wins: 1
Overtime Losses: 5
Home Record: 18-7-3-1
Road Record: 12-12-2-3
Overtime Record: 2-5-4
Record vs Interior Division: 18-9-3-4
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 12-10-2-0
When the Vipers score first: 25-7-2-3
When the opponents score first: 5-12-3-1
Leading after the 1st period: 20-3-1-1
Tied after the 1st period: 7-8-3-1
Trailing after the 1st period: 3-8-1-2
Leading after the 2nd period: 25-2-2-1
Tied after the 2nd period: 3-1-3-2
Trailing after the 2nd period: 2-15-0-1
Out shooting opponents: 19-8-4-2
Out shot by opponents: 9-9-1-1
One goal games: 10-2-5-2
Goals for: 180
Goals against: 158
Standings: Finished in 2nd Place
Longest winning streak: Unbeaten in ten games (7 wins-3 ties)
Longest losing streak: Three game losing streak (Twice)

Vernon Vipers 2017-18 exhibition stats:

Games Played: 2
Wins: 1
Losses: 0
Ties: 0
Overtime Wins: 0
Overtime Losses: 1
Home Record: 0-0-0-1
Road Record: 1-0-0-0
Overtime Record: 0-1

Vernon Vipers Returning Players:

(These may not be 100% correct/Team rosters aren't fully updated)

Brett Stapley (99)
Jagger Williamson (98)
Jimmy Lambert (97)
Niko Karamanis (98)
Jesse Lansdell (98)
Michael Ufberg (97)
Shane Kelly (97)
Sol Seibel (99)
Chris Jandric (98)
Ty Taylor (99)
Ryan Brushett (98)
Simon Sagissor (97)
Brody Dale (99)

New Recruits-Committed Players:

Coleton Bilodeau (00)
Josh Prokop (00)
Connor Marritt (99)
Alex Swetlikoff (01)
Jack Judson (00)

Newly Acquired Players Involving Trades:

Keyvan Mokhtari (98)
Jordan Sandhu (99)
Finn Evans (99)

Vernon Vipers departed & traded players from last years team:

(These may not be 100% correct/Team rosters aren't fully updated)

Austin Adamson (96)
Riley Brandt (96)
Hunter Zandee (96)
Luke Gingras (98)
Steven Jandric (97)
Cooper Watson (96)
Cameron Trott (97)
Connor Clouston (96)
Darion Hanson (97)

Vernon's home record vs Prince George last year:

1-0-0-0

Vernon's road record vs Prince George last year:

1-0-0-0

Vernon's scoring leaders vs Prince George last year:

Jimmy Lambert (3-2-5)
Steven Jandric (1-3-4)
Austin Adamson (0-4-4)
Brett Stapley (1-2-3)
Michael Ufberg (0-3-3)
Cameron Trott (2-1-3)
Ryan Brushett (2-0-2)
Jagger Williamson (0-1-1)
Hunter Zandee (0-1-1)
Connor Clouston (0-1-1)
Chris Jandric (1-0-1)
Simon Sagissor (0-1-1)

Darion Hanson (1-0 Record)
Ty Taylor (1-0 Record)

Let's take a look at the Prince George Spruce Kings:

The 1-0-0-0 Prince George Spruce Kings make their first of two visits to Kal Tire Place this year. The Spruce Kings are coming off a 3-1 victory Tuesday in Grande Prairie. This is the second game of a two game road trip before wrapping up the pre-season Saturday vs the Alberta Junior Hockey League Grande Prairie Storm. The Spruce Kings will play three exhibition games, two against the Storm. The Spruce Kings open the 2017-18 regular season September 8th when they host the 2018 Royal Bank Cup Host Chilliwack Chiefs. Prince George has eight players returning from last season, finished 4th in the Mainland Division with a record of 25-27-4-2.

Prince George Spruce Kings Roster:

http://bchl.ca/stats/roster/14

Brett Mennear (25-54-79) lead the team last season in goals with twenty five and in points with seventy nine.

Prince George Spruce Kings 2016-17 final regular season stats:

Games Played: 58
Wins: 25
Losses: 27
Ties: 2
Overtime Losses: 4
Home Record: 14-11-2-2
Road Record: 11-16-2-0
Goals for: 210
Goals against: 210
Standings: Finished 4th In Mainland Division

Prince George Spruce Kings 2017-18 exhibition stats:

Games Played: 1
Wins: 1
Losses: 0
Ties: 0
Overtime Wins: 0
Overtime Losses: 0
Home Record: 0-0-0-0
Road Record: 1-0-0-0
Overtime Record: 0-0

Prince George Spruce Kings Returning Players:

Ethan De Jong (99)
Ben Poisson (99)
Jarod Hovde (97)
Kyle Johnson (98)
Chong Min Lee (99)
Ben Brar (98)
Ryan Stack (00)
Liam Watson-Brawn (99)

New Recruits-Committed Players:

No current list is available







Newly Acquired Players Involving Trades:

Chays Ruddy (97)
Nolan Welsh (99)
James Orr (99)
Nick Sutter (97)
Shawn Kennedy (99)
Evan DeBrouwer (97)

Prince George Spruce Kings departed and traded players from last years team:

Travis Schneider (98)
Brett Mennear (96)
Tanner Campbell (97)
Chong Hyun Lee (96)
Parker Colley (97)
Hunter Luhmann (97)
Ethan O'Rourke (99)
Keegan Ward (97)
Tyler Anderson (96)
Drew Lennon (98)
Adam Burnett (96)
Sam De Melo (98)
Bryan Allbee (97)
Connor Russell (96)
Tavin Grant (98)
Aris Anagnostopoulos (98)

Prince George's home record vs Vernon last year:

0-1-0-0

Prince George's road record vs Vernon last year:

0-0-0-1

Prince George's scoring leaders vs Vernon last year:

Brett Mennear (1-2-3)
Travis Schneider (0-2-2)
Tyler Anderson (0-2-2)
Parker Colley (0-3-3)
Hunter Luhmann (2-0-2)
Chong Hyun Lee (1-1-2)
Drew Lennon (0-1-1)
Tanner Campbell (1-0-1)
Sam De Melo (0-1-1)
Connor Russell (0-1-1)
Ben Brar (1-0-1)
Ethan O'Rourke (0-1-1)
Keegan Ward (1-0-1)

Tavin Grant (0-2 Record)