Game Preview: West Kelowna @ Vernon:

West Kelowna (12-7-0-0) @ Vernon (13-4-0-3) 6pm

Tonight is the second of six regular season meetings between the Vernon Vipers & West Kelowna Warriors. The Vipers lead the season series 1-0

Last Game:

Friday, November 3rd Vernon defeated Salmon Arm 6-3
Friday, November 3rd West Kelowna defeated Penticton 4-3

Next Game:

Tuesday, November 7th Vernon @ Langley
Wednesday, November 8th Salmon Arm @ West Kelowna

Since the 2006-07 regular season Vernon is 35-30-4-5 vs West Kelowna

Since the 2006-07 regular season Vernon is 23-10-3-2 at home vs West Kelowna

Since the 2006-07 regular season Vernon is 14-21-1-3 in West Kelowna

The Vipers are 5-3-2-0 in their last ten games vs West Kelowna

The Vipers are 2-6-2-0 vs West Kelowna in their last ten games at Royal LePage 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 five wins at Kal Tire Place

Vernon's last win at home vs West Kelowna was a 5-2 victory on Saturday, October 28th 2017

West Kelowna's last win at Kal Tire Place was a 6-4 victory on Wednesday, February 1st 2017

Vernon's last regular season win at Royal LePage Place was a 2-1 victory on Friday, January 20th 2017

West Kelowna's last regular season win at home vs Vernon was a 3-2 overtime victory on Friday, November 18th 2016

Here's a look at the regular season series vs West Kelowna

October 28th West Kelowna @ Vernon: Vipers won 5-2
November 4th West Kelowna @ Vernon
November 15th West Kelowna @ Vernon
November 25th Vernon @ West Kelowna
January 16th Vernon @ West Kelowna
January 26th Vernon @ West Kelowna

Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The 13-4-0-3 Vernon Vipers are coming off a 6-3 victory over the visiting Salmon Arm Silverbacks Friday. Tonight's the second of six meeting with the Warriors and the second meeting in a week. Last Saturday the Vipers defeated West Kelowna 5-2 will face the Warriors again in eleven days. Tonight's the Vipers third game in four nights. The Snakes come into tonight unbeaten in five games (4 wins-1 tie) have just one loss in their last eight games. The Vipers have won three straight at home, have just one regulation loss on home ice. Vernon sits 2nd in the Division are tied in points with Division leading Trail, who claim top spot due to more wins. The Vipers are five points up on West Kelowna. Brett Stapley & Jimmy Lambert lead the league in points with twenty nine each, while Anthony Yamnitsky leads the league with a 5-3-0-1 record and a 1.87 GAA

Vernon Vipers Roster:

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

Brett Stapley (13-16-29) leads the team lead in goals with thirteen & tied with Jimmy Lambert (9-20-29) in points with twenty nine each.

Sol Seibel played two games as an "AP" with West Kelowna during the 2015-16 season

Vernon Vipers 2017-18 regular season stats:

Games Played: 20
Wins: 13
Losses: 4
Ties: 3
Overtime Wins: 0
Overtime Losses: 0
Home Record: 6-1-0-1
Road Record: 7-3-0-2
Overtime Record: 0-0-3
Record vs Interior Division: 7-1-0-1
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 6-3-0-2
Record In September: 6-1-0-1
Record In October: 6-3-0-1
Record in November: 1-0-0-1
When the Vipers score first: 10-2-0-1
When the opponents score first: 3-2-0-2
Leading after the 1st period: 7-2-0-1
Tied after the 1st period: 2-2-0-2
Trailing after the 1st period: 3-0-0-0
Leading after the 2nd period: 10-0-0-1
Tied after the 2nd period: 3-3-0-0
Trailing after the 2nd period: 0-1-0-2
Out shooting opponents: 9-3-0-2
Out shot by opponents: 4-1-0-1
One goal games: 3-4-0-0
Goals for: 78
Goals against: 43
Standings: 2nd Place (Interior Division)
Longest winning streak: Unbeaten in eight games (7 wins-1 tie) (Exhibition & Regular Season)
Longest losing streak: Winless in three games (2 losses & 1 tie)

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)

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 West Kelowna this year:

1-0-0-0

Vernon's road record vs West Kelowna this year:

0-0-0-0

Vernon's scoring leaders vs West Kelowna this year:

Michael Ufberg (0-3-3)
Brett Stapley (2-0-2)
Jagger Williamson (1-1-2)
Jimmy Lambert (1-1-2)
Michael Young (0-1-1)
Jordan Sandhu (0-1-1)
Connor Marritt (1-0-1)
Jesse Lansdell (0-1-1)
Coleton Bilodeau (0-1-1)
Chris Jandric (0-1-1)

Ty Taylor (1-0 Record)

Let's take a look at the West Kelowna Warriors:

The 12-7-0-0 West Kelowna Warriors make their second of three regular season visits to Kal Tire Place, are coming off a 4-3 victory over the visiting Penticton Vees Friday. Since the 2010-11 regular season the Warriors have just five regular season wins at Kal Tire Place. The Tribe come into tonight having lost three of their last five, have won six of their last ten games. West Kelowna is an impressive 8-2 at home but just a game below 500 on the road with a 4-5 record. The Warriors have lost three straight on the road, have lost five of their last seven road games. West Kelowna sits 3rd in the Interior Division, two points up on Penticton, one point up on Wenatchee but five points back of Trail & Vernon. Kelowna native Lucas Cullen will play his second game with his new club after the Warriors recently signed the former Western Hockey Leaguer. Cullen spent the previous two seasons with the Calgary Hitmen was released October 23rd. In his Warriors debut last night, Cullen scored twice was named the games 1st star.

West Kelowna Warriors Roster:

http://bchl.ca/stats/roster/19

Jared Marino (6-9-15) & Chase Dubois (6-5-11) share the team lead in goals with six each while Marino leads the team in points with fifteen.

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

Cole Demers played in 12 games with the Vipers last season going 3-8 before being released

Chase Stevenson attended the Vipers 2016 training camp, was released after the start of the regular season.

Trevor Miller's West Kelowna Warriors Blog:

https://westkwarriors.wordpress.com/

West Kelowna Warriors 2017-18 regular season stats:

Games Played: 19
Wins: 12
Losses: 7
Ties: 0
Overtime Losses: 0
Home Record: 8-2-0-0
Road Record: 4-5-0-0
Goals for: 59
Goals against: 50
Standings: 3rd Place (Interior Division)

West Kelowna Warriors Returning Players:

Jordan Todd (98)
Chase Dubois (98)
Chase Stevenson (99)
Cavin Tisley (98)
Peter Tomaras (98)
Parm Dhaliwal (99)
Jared Marino (97)
Tyler Jutting (97)
Jake Harrison (99)
Stephen Kleysen (97)
Michael Ryan (97)
Cole Demers (99)
Nik Amundrud (97)

West Kelowna Warriors departed and traded players from last years team:

Quinn Foreman (96)
Connor Sodergren (96)
Braiden Epp (96)
Logan Mostat (97)
Jon Russell (98)
Matthew Campese (97)
Jonas Gordon (96)
Scott Allen (96)
Nicholas Ruttigliano (96)
Gabriel Morency (98)

West Kelowna's home record vs Vernon this year:

0-0-0-0

West Kelowna's road record vs Vernon this year:

0-1-0-0

West Kelowna Warriors scoring leaders vs Vernon this year:

Willie Reim (2-0-2)
Chase Stevenson (0-1-1)
Michael Ryan (0-1-1)
Jared Marion (0-1-1)

Nik Amundrud (0-1 Record)