Game Preview: Vernon @ Salmon Arm:

Vernon (25-7-1-4) @ Salmon Arm (12-20-3-0) 7pm

Tonight is the fifth of six regular season meetings between the Vernon Vipers & Salmon Arm Silverbacks. The Vipers lead the season series 4-0

Last Game:

Saturday, December 16th Vernon defeated Trail 5-2
Saturday, December 16th Wenatchee defeated Salmon Arm 10-2

Next Game:

Saturday, December 30th Salmon Arm @ Vernon

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 57-39-11-6 vs Salmon Arm

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon has outscored Salmon Arm 379-369

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 26-17-6-2 at home vs. Salmon Arm

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 25-19-6-3 in Salmon Arm

The Silverbacks are 3-6-0-1 in their last ten games in Vernon

The Vipers are 5-4-0-1 in their last ten games in Salmon Arm

The Vipers last regular season win at home vs. Salmon Arm was a 6-3 victory on Friday, November 3rd 2017

The Silverbacks last regular season win in Vernon was a 5-2 victory on Wednesday, December 9th 2015

The Vipers last regular season win in Salmon Arm was a 3-1 victory on Friday, December 8th 2017

The Silverbacks last regular season win at home vs. Vernon was a 6-1 victory on Saturday, January 30th 2016

Here's a look at this year's schedule vs Salmon Arm

Friday, August 25th Salmon Arm @ Vernon: Exhibition-Silverbacks won 2-1 double overtime
Saturday, August 26th Vernon @ Salmon Arm: Exhibition-Vipers won 4-3
Friday, September 8th Vernon @ Salmon Arm: Vipers won 5-1
Saturday, September 9th Salmon Arm @ Vernon: Vipers won 6-5
Friday, November 3rd Salmon Arm @ Vernon: Vipers won 6-3
Friday, December 8th Vernon @ Salmon Arm: Vipers won 3-1
Friday, December 29th Vernon @ Salmon Arm
Saturday, December 30th Salmon Arm @ Vernon

Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The 25-7-1-4 Vernon Vipers make their third and final regular season visit to the Shaw Centre, are coming off the Christmas break. The Vipers last played December 16th after a 5-2 win over the visiting Trail Smoke Eaters. The Vipers have won four of their last five games in Salmon Arm. Tonight is the seventh meeting of the season (exhibition & regular season) between the Silverbacks & Vipers. The Snakes have won five of the six games over Salmon Arm this year. These two teams will meet again tomorrow night in Vernon. The Snakes enter tonight having won four straight and four of their last five & eight of their last ten games. The Vipers have won three straight away from home & five of their last seven road games. Cameron Trott has left University and returned to the Vipers, will make his season debut tonight vs his former team. Trott will wear #3. Vernon sits atop the Interior Division & overall standings with twenty five wins, are seven points up on Penticton and six points up on Wenatchee.

Vernon Vipers Roster:

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

Josh Prokop (18-11-29) leads the team lead in goals with eighteen, while Jimmy Lambert (14-29-43) leads the team in points with fourty three.

Cameron Trott played 78 games with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks (2014-2016) was traded to Vernon November 23 2016

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

Vernon Vipers 2017-18 regular season stats:

Games Played: 37
Wins: 25
Losses: 7
Ties: 4
Overtime Wins: 2
Overtime Losses: 1
Home Record: 13-3-1-1
Road Record: 12-4-0-3
Overtime Record: 2-0-4
Record vs Interior Division: 17-4-0-2
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 8-3-1-2
Record In September: 6-1-0-1
Record In October: 6-3-0-1
Record In November: 7-3-0-2
Record In December: 6-0-1-0
When the Vipers score first: 18-3-0-2
When the opponents score first: 7-4-1-2
Leading after the 1st period: 15-2-0-1
Tied after the 1st period: 3-2-0-3
Trailing after the 1st period: 6-2-1-0
Leading after the 2nd period: 19-0-0-1
Tied after the 2nd period: 6-5-0-0
Trailing after the 2nd period: 0-2-1-3
Out shooting opponents: 19-4-1-2
Out shot by opponents: 6-3-0-2
One goal games: 5-6-1-0
Goals for: 134
Goals against: 78
Standings: 1st Place (Overall)
Longest winning streak: Unbeaten in eight games (6 wins-2 ties)
Longest losing streak: Winless in three games (2 losses & 1 tie)

Vernon Vipers Returning Players:

Brett Stapley (99)
Cameron Trott (97)
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)
Connor Clouston (96)
Darion Hanson (97)

Vernon's home record vs Salmon Arm this year:

2-0-0-0

Vernon's road record vs Salmon Arm this year:

2-0-0-0

Vernon's scoring leaders vs Salmon Arm this year:

Jimmy Lambert (2-7-9)
Jesse Lansdell (4-4-8)
Brett Stapley (3-4-7)
Jagger Williamson (2-3-5)
Tanner Wishnowski (1-3-4)
Michael Ufberg (0-3-3)
Jack Judson (1-2-3)
Jordan Sandhu (2-1-3)
Josh Prokop (1-2-3)
Coleton Bilodeau (0-2-2)
Keyvan Mokhtari (2-0-2)
Alex Swetlikoff (1-1-2)
Shane Kelly (0-1-1)
Niko Karamanis (0-1-1)
Mitch Andres (0-1-1)
Chris Jandric (1-0-1)
Michael Young (0-1-1)

Anthony Yamnitsky (1-0 Record)
Ty Taylor (3-0 Record)

Let's take a look at the Salmon Arm Silverbacks:

The 12-20-3-0 Salmon Arm Silverbacks are coming off the holiday break, last played December 16th lost 10-2 in Wenatchee. The Silverbacks come into action this evening, having lost seven straight and nine of their last ten games. The Backs have lost three straight at home. The Silverbacks are winless in eleven straight games vs Vernon. Salmon Arm's last win over Vernon was a 6-1 victory on January 30th 2016. Salmon Arm sits last in the Interior Division are six points back of Merritt and eleven points back of West Kelowna. SA is twenty eight points back of Division leading Vernon.

Salmon Arm Silverbacks Roster:

http://bchl.ca/stats/roster/20

Rhett Kingston (14-17-31) leads the team in goals with thirteen, & in points with twenty nine.

Troy Mick played with the 1984-85 Vernon Lakers was also an Assistant Coach, Head Coach-GM with the Vernon Lakers-Vipers (1993-2000)-(2005-2006)

Salmon Arm Silverbacks 2017-18 regular season stats:

Games Played: 35
Wins: 12
Losses: 20
Ties: 0
Overtime Losses: 3
Home Record: 9-8-1-0
Road Record: 3-12-2-0
Goals for: 93
Goals against: 143
Standings: 7th Place (Interior Division)

Salmon Arm Silverbacks Returning Players:

Ryan Hogg (98)
Akito Hirose (99)
Josh Latta (98)
Trey Thomas (99)
Julian Timba (98)
Austin Chorney (00)
Max Wutzke (99)
Justin Wilson (98)
Grayson Constable (98)
Riley Hayles (98)

Salmon Arm Silverbacks departed and traded players from last years team:

Connor Sundquist (97)
Nic Tallarico (98)
Spencer Hora (99)
Marcus Mitchell (98)
Jared Turcotte (97)
Carson Bolduc (96)
Elijiah Barriga (96)
Nathan Iannone (98)
Trevor Ayre (98)
Ryley Booth (96)
Carter Stephenson (98)
Trevin Kozlowski (97)

Salmon Arm's home record vs Vernon this year:

0-2-0-0

Salmon Arm's road record vs Vernon this year:

0-2-0-0

Salmon Arm Silverbacks scoring leaders vs Vernon this year:

Justin Wilson (2-0-2)
Marcus Mitchell (1-1-2)
Rhett Kingston (0-2-2)
Logan Mostat (2-0-2)
Noah Wakeford (1-1-2)
Trevor Adams (0-2-2)
Max Wutzke (0-1-1)
Riley Hayles (1-0-1)
Ryan Hogg (0-1-1)
Trey Thomas (0-1-1)
Akito Hirose (0-1-1)
Grayson Constable (0-1-1)
Tanner Campbell (0-1-1)
Austin Chorney (1-0-1)
Nick Unruh (0-1-1)
Hudson Schandor (1-0-1)

Kyle Dumba (0-1 Record)
Cooper Reid (0-1 Record)