Game Preview: Vernon @ Penticton:

Vernon (7-1-0-1) @ Penticton (5-0-0-0) 7pm

Tonight is the first of six regular season meetings between the Vernon Vipers & Penticton Vees. The Vees & Vipers split last year's regular season series 3-3-0-1

Last Game:

Sunday, October 1st Vernon defeated Surrey 5-4
Friday, September 29th Penticton defeated West Kelowna 2-1

Next Game:

Saturday, October 7th Penticton @ Vernon

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 42-43-3-8 vs Penticton

Since the 2002-03 regular season Penticton has outscored Vernon 284-268

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 21-18-1-2 at home vs. Penticton

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 18-21-2-3 in Penticton

The Vees are 8-2-0-0 in their last ten games in Vernon

The Vipers are 3-5-1-1 in their last ten games in Penticton

The Vipers last regular season win at home vs. Penticton was a 3-1 victory on Friday, January 27th 2017

The Vees last regular season win in Vernon was a 3-1 victory on Saturday, November 12th 2016

The Vipers last regular season win in Penticton was a 4-2 victory on Saturday, January 7th 2017

The Vees last regular season win at home vs. Vernon was a 3-1 victory on Wednesday, December 7th 2016

Here's a look at last year's regular season series vs Penticton

August 25th Exhibition Penticton @ Vernon: Vees won 4-1
August 30th Exhibition Vernon @ Penticton: Vees won 4-2
October 28th Penticton @ Vernon: Vees won 4-2
November 11th Vernon @ Penticton: Vipers won 3-2
November 12th Penticton @ Vernon: Vees won 3-1
December 7th Vernon @ Penticton: Vees won 3-1
January 7th Vernon @ Penticton: Vipers won 3-2
January 25th Vernon @ Penticton: Tie 3-3
January 27th Penticton @ Vernon: Vipers won 3-1

Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The 7-1-0-1 Vernon Vipers make their first of three regular season visits to the South Okanagan Events Centre are coming off a 5-4 victory over the Surrey Eagles Sunday in Surrey. Tonight is the eighth and final game of an eight game road trip. The Vipers started the 2017-18 season playing nine of their first ten games away from home. The Snakes come into tonight having won three straight and have at least a point in four of their last five games. Vernon sits atop the Interior Division are three points up on 3rd place West Kelowna and two points up on 2nd place Trail. The Vipers have struggled in Penticton in previous years. Since the 2011-12 regular season Vernon has just five wins at the South Okanagan Events Centre in their last 21 games going 5-13-3-1. Going back going back to the 2014-15 regular season the Vipers have lost ten of their last fourteen games to the Penticton Vees.

Vernon Vipers Roster:

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

Brett Stapley (6-6-12) leads the team lead in goals with six & in points with twelve.

Vernon Vipers 2017-18 regular season stats:

Games Played: 9
Wins: 7
Losses: 1
Ties: 1
Overtime Wins: 0
Overtime Losses: 0
Home Record: 1-0-0-0
Road Record: 6-1-0-0
Overtime Record: 0-0-1
Record vs Interior Division: 3-0-0-0
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 4-1-0-1
When the Vipers score first: 5-0-0-0
When the opponents score first: 2-1-0-1
Leading after the 1st period: 3-0-0-0
Tied after the 1st period: 2-1-0-1
Trailing after the 1st period: 2-0-0-0
Leading after the 2nd period: 4-0-0-0
Tied after the 2nd period: 3-1-0-0
Trailing after the 2nd period: 0-0-0-1
Out shooting opponents: 5-1-0-1
Out shot by opponents: 2-0-0-0
One goal games: 3-1-0-0
Goals for: 34
Goals against: 19
Standings: 1st Place (Interior Division)
Longest winning streak: Unbeaten in eight games (7 wins-1 tie) (Exhibition & Regular Season)
Longest losing streak: One game losing streak

Vernon Vipers Returning Players:

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)

New Recruits-Committed Players:

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

Newly Acquired Players:

Anthony Yamnitsky (97)
Tanner Wishnowski (97)
Keyvan Mokhtari (98)
Jordan Sandhu (99)
Finn Evans (99)

Vernon Vipers departed & traded players from last years team:

Austin Adamson (96)
Riley Brandt (96)
Ryan Brushett (98)
Simon Sagissor (97)
Brody Dale (99)
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 Penticton last year:

1-2-0-0

Vernon's road record vs Penticton last year:

2-1-0-1

Vernon's scoring leaders vs Penticton last year:

Jagger Williamson (1-5-6)
Niko Karamanis (4-1-5)
Brett Stapley (2-3-5)
Steven Jandric (3-1-4)
Jesse Lansdell (1-3-4)
Cooper Watson (0-3-3)
Jimmy Lambert (1-2-3)
Ryan Brushett (1-2-3)
Shane Kelly (0-2-2)
Michael Ufberg (0-2-2)
Hunter Zandee (0-2-2)
Austin Adamson (2-0-2)
Sol Seibel (0-2-2)
Riley Brandt (0-1-1)
Connor Clouston (0-1-1)
Cameron Trott (0-1-1)
Luke Gingras (0-1-1)

Ty Taylor (2-2 Record)
Darion Hanson (1-1-1 Record

Let's take a look at the Penticton Vees:

The 5-0-0-0 defending Interior Division Champion, League Champion and Royal Bank Cup semi-finalist Penticton Vees are coming off a 2-1 victory over the visiting West Kelowna Warriors Friday in their home opener. Tonight is the first of a home & home series vs the Vipers, with the Vees in Vernon tomorrow night. This is the first of six regular season meetings vs the Snakes after these two teams met last year in the Interior Division Finals with Penticton winning in seven games, to advance to the BCHL league finals. The Vees come into action this evening have won all five of their games, are the lone undefeated team in the league with a 5-0 record. Like the Vipers the Vees have seen most of their season away from home. Penticton has played eight of their first nine games (exhibition & regular season) on the road. Including the pre-season this is just the Vees third home game. Penticton sits 4th in the Division are four points up on Salmon Arm & Merrit but just a single point up on 4th place Wenatchee. The Vees are five points back of 1st place Vernon with four games in hand. Since the 2011-12 regular season the Vees have dominated the Vipers. Penticton has won thirty of the last fourty one regular season meetings vs Vernon going 30-10-0-1. The Vees have won fifteen of the last twenty regular season games vs the Vipers.

Penticton Vees Roster:

http://bchl.ca/stats/roster/12

Owen Sillinger (4-2-6) leads the team in goals with four & in points with six.

Brody Dale played in 25 games with the Vipers last year, is an "AP" affiliated player with the Penticton Vees this season.

Penticton Vees 2017-18 regular season stats:

Games Played: 5
Wins: 5
Losses: 0
Ties: 0
Overtime Losses: 0
Home Record: 2-0-0-0
Road Record: 3-0-0-0
Goals for: 21
Goals against: 10
Standings: 3rd Place (Interior Division)

Penticton Vees Returning Players:

Jared Nash (98)
Grant Cruikshank (98)
Owen Sillinger (97)
Taylor Ward (98)
Chris Klack (97)
Joseph Leahy (97)
Kenny Johnson (98)
Jonny Tychonick (00)
Greg Brydon (98)
Nolan Hildebrand (98)

New Recruits-Committed Players:

No list is available

Newly Acquired Players:

Penticton Vees departed and traded players from last years team:

Nicholas Jones (96)
Ty Amonte (98)
Duncan Campbell (96)
Ryley Risling (96)
Taylor Sanheim (96)
Matt Gosiewski (98)
Jamie Armstrong (98)
Ty Barnstable (98)
Turner Riplinger (98)
Sam Rossini (98)
Mitch Meek (96)
Griffin Mendel (99)
James Miller (98)
Matthew Robson (96)

Penticton's home record vs Vernon last year:

1-2-0-1

Penticton's road record vs Vernon last year:

2-1-0-0

Penticton Vees scoring leaders vs Vernon last year:

Taylor Ward (3-3-6)
Grant Cruikshank (6-0-6)
Chris Klack (1-5-6)
Nicholas Jones (0-5-5)
Duncan Campbell (1-2-3)
Taylor Sanheim (2-1-3)
Owen Sillinger (0-2-2)
Matt Gosiewski (1-1-2)
James Miller (1-1-2)
Kenny Johnson (0-2-2)
Joseph Leahy (0-1-1)
Ty Amonte (1-0-1)
Jonny Tychonick (0-1-1)
Ryley Risling (1-0-1)
Jamie Armstrong (1-0-1)
Griffin Mendel (0-1-1)

Matthew Robson (3-3-1 Record)