Merritt (18-22-4-1) @ Vernon (31-13-1-4) 7pm
Tonight is the sixth and final regular season meeting between the Vernon Vipers & Merritt Centennials. The Vipers lead the season series 4-1Last Game:
Sunday, January 28th Trail defeated Vernon 4-1
Saturday, January 27th Merritt defeated Wenatchee 3-2
Next Game:
Wednesday, February 7th Chilliwack @ Vernon
Friday, February 2nd Penticton @ Merritt
Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 67-25-9-4 vs Merritt
Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon has outscored Merritt 384-268
Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 33-9-1-5 at home vs Merritt
Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 28-13-5-3 in Merritt
The Vipers are 5-4-0-1 in their last ten games vs Merritt
The Vipers are 5-4-0-1 vs Merritt in their last ten games in Merritt
The Vipers are 6-3-1-0 vs Merritt in their last ten games in Vernon
Vernon's last win at home vs Merritt was a 2-0 victory on Friday, January 5th 2018
Merritt's last win at Kal Tire Place was a 5-4 victory Wednesday, January 18th 2017
Vernon's last regular season win at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena was a 3-2 victory on Friday, November 17th 2017
Merritt's last regular season win at home vs Vernon was a 5-0 victory Friday, January 12th 2018
Here's a look at the season series vs Merritt
September 15th Vernon @ Merritt: Vipers won 2-0
November 17th Vernon @ Merritt: Vipers won 3-2
December 15th Merritt @ Vernon: Vipers won 4-2
January 5th Merritt @ Vernon: Vipers won 2-0
January 12th Vernon @ Merritt: Centennials won 5-0
January 31st Merritt @ Vernon
Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:
The 31-13-1-4 Vernon Vipers are coming off a 4-1 loss Sunday afternoon in Trail. Tonight's the first game of a three game home stand, where the Vipers have just five regular season home games left in the 2017-18 season. Vernon has won three of their last four home games & six of their last eight games at Kal Tire Place. The Snakes come into tonight having lost three of their last five games are 5-5 in their last ten. Vernon sits tied with Penticton atop the Interior Division in points, with the Vees claiming 1st place due to fewer games played and fewer losses. Penticton with three games in hand over Vernon.
Vernon Vipers Roster:
http://bchl.ca/stats/roster/21
Josh Prokop (21-16-37) leads the team lead in goals with twenty one, while Jimmy Lambert (17-33-50) leads the team in points with fifty.
Vernon Vipers 2017-18 regular season stats:
Games Played: 49
Wins: 31
Losses: 13
Ties: 4
Overtime Wins: 2
Overtime Losses: 1
Home Record: 16-5-1-1
Road Record: 15-8-0-3
Overtime Record: 2-0-4
Record vs Interior Division: 21-7-0-2
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 10-6-1-2
Record In September: 6-1-0-1
Record In October: 6-3-0-1
Record In November: 7-3-0-2
Record In December: 7-1-1-0
Record In January: 5-5-0-0
When the Vipers score first: 22-6-0-2
When the opponents score first: 9-7-1-2
Leading after the 1st period: 16-5-0-1
Tied after the 1st period: 7-2-0-3
Trailing after the 1st period: 7-5-1-0
Leading after the 2nd period: 22-1-0-1
Tied after the 2nd period: 9-5-0-0
Trailing after the 2nd period: 0-7-1-3
Out shooting opponents: 25-9-1-2
Out shot by opponents: 6-4-0-2
One goal games: 5-10-1-0
Goals for: 166
Goals against: 104
Standings: 2nd Place (Interior Division)
Win-loss Streak: One game losing streak
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)
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)
Sol Seibel (99)
Luke Gingras (98)
Steven Jandric (97)
Cooper Watson (96)
Connor Clouston (96)
Darion Hanson (97)
Vernon's home record vs Merritt this year:
2-0-0-0
Vernon's road record vs Merritt this year:
2-1-0-0
Vernon's scoring leaders vs Merritt this year:
Jagger Williamson (3-2-5)
Josh Prokop (1-4-5)
Keyvan Mokhtari (0-4-4)
Jimmy Lambert (2-1-3)
Jesse Lansdell (0-3-3)
Michael Young (1-1-2)
Chris Jandric (0-2-2)
Brett Stapley (0-2-2)
Niko Karamanis (2-0-2)
Jack Judson (0-1-1)
Jordan Sandhu (1-0-1)
Michael Ufberg (0-1-1)
Sam Anzai (1-0-1)
Ty Taylor (3-0 Record-2 Shutouts)
Anthony Yamnitsky (1-1 Record)
Let's take a look at the Merritt Centennials:
The 18-22-4-1 Merritt Centennials make their third and final regular season visit to Kal Tire Place, are coming off a 3-2 win in Wenatchee Saturday night. Merritt's last win at Kal Tire Place was a 5-4 victory January 18th 2017. Tonight's the sixth and final regular season meeting vs the Vipers where Vernon has won four out of the five games this season. The last time these two teams met, the Centennials shutout the Snakes 5-0 in Merritt January 12th. Tonight could be a possible playoff preview as Vernon & Merritt could meet in the opening round of the BCHL playoffs. Tonight's the final game of a three game road trip where the Centennials have just one win in their last eight road games. The Cents enter this evening having one win in their last six games are 3-7 in their last ten. Merritt has lost nine of their last twelve games. Merritt sits last in the Interior Division (7th place) are five points back of Salmon Arm and nine points back of West Kelowna.
Merritt Centennials Roster:
http://bchl.ca/stats/roster/15
Henry Cleghorn (18-24-42) leads the team in goals with eighteen and in points with fourty two.
Merritt Centennials Blog,
http://q101.ca/sports
Merritt Centennials 2017-18 regular season stats:
Games Played: 45
Wins: 18
Losses: 22
Ties: 1
Overtime Losses: 4
Home Record: 11-10-2-0
Road Record: 7-12-2-1
Goals for: 142
Goals against: 141
Standings: 7th Place (Interior Division)
Merritt Centennials Returning Players:
Zach Zorn (97)
Nicholas Wicks (98)
Zach Risteau (98)
Chase Bell (97)
Rylan Van Unen (99)
Henry Cleghorn (97)
Zach Court (97)
Michael Van Unen (99)
Tyrell Buckley (97)
Jacob Berger (97)
Merritt Centennials departed and traded players from last years team:
Cade Gleekel 997)
Stephan Seeger (96)
Brett Jewell (96)
Tyler Ward (99)
Michael Regush (98)
Nick Fidanza (96)
Mike Faulkner (96)
Aaron Murray (96)
Ethan King (99)
Zach Mesta (98)
Zachary Bleuler (97)
Colten Langcaster (98)
Merritt's home record vs Vernon this year:
1-2-0-0
Merritt's road record vs Vernon this year:
0-2-0-0
Merritt Centennials scoring leaders vs Vernon this year:
Henry Cleghorn (3-1-4)
Chase Bell (0-3-3)
Zach Risteau (0-3-3)
Mathieu Gosselin (1-2-3)
Nicholas Wicks (0-3-3)
Bradley Cocca (1-1-2)
Zach Court (0-2-2)
Colten Gerlib (2-0-2)
Zach Zorn (0-1-1)
Bredan Schneider (1-0-1)
Jackson Munro (0-1-1)
Tyrell Buckley (0-1-1)
Christian Sabin (1-0-1)
Jacob Berger (0-3 Record)
Austin Roden (1-1 Record)
We need this win against Merritt. The VIPERS need to give a full sixty as a team that expresses themselves as a D.W. FORCE to dealt with, If it is Merritt we face in the playoffs, we certainly don't want to give them any confidence. So I am hoping we stick to the plan with our coaching systems, No pond hockey, and have better success like we did earlier in the year with a man advantage when it presents itself. go, vipers, go.
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