Game Preview: Vernon @ Prince George:

Vernon (29-10-1-4) @ Prince George (21-13-4-4) 7pm

Tonight is the second and final regular season meeting between the Vernon Vipers & Prince George Spruce Kings. The Spruce Kings lead the season series 1-0

Last Game:

Tuesday, January 16th Vernon defeated West Kelowna 5-0
Thursday, January 18th Penticton defeated Prince George 4-1

Next Game:

Sunday, January 21st Vernon @ Coquitlam
Sunday, January 21st Powell River @ Prince George

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 42-21-2-4 vs Prince George

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon has outscored Prince George 275-196

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 16-7-2-4 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 6-3-1-0 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 3-2 victory on January 6th 2018 at the Civic Arena

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 this years season series vs Prince George

January 6th Prince George @ Vernon: Spruce Kings won 3-2
January 19th Vernon @ Prince George:

Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The 29-10-1-4 Vernon Vipers make their first and only regular season visit to the Rolling Mix Concrete Arena are coming off a 5-0 victory Tuesday in West Kelowna. Tonight's the second of a four game road trip, where the Snakes have won five of their last six road games. Ty Taylor has recorded a shutout in four of his last five games. The Vipers enter tonight having won two straight and three of their last five games. Vernon is 7-3 in their last ten. Vernon sits 1st in the Interior Division and atop the overall standings, are five points up on Wenatchee and four points up on Penticton, with the Vees having three games in hand.

Vernon Vipers Roster:

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

Josh Prokop (20-15-35) leads the team lead in goals with twenty, while Jimmy Lambert (15-31-46) leads the team in points with fourty six.

Vernon Vipers 2017-18 regular season stats:

Games Played: 44
Wins: 29
Losses: 10
Ties: 4
Overtime Wins: 2
Overtime Losses: 1
Home Record: 15-5-1-1
Road Record: 14-5-0-3
Overtime Record: 2-0-4
Record vs Interior Division: 20-6-0-2
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 9-4-1-2
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: 3-2-0-0
When the Vipers score first: 22-4-0-2
When the opponents score first: 7-6-1-2
Leading after the 1st period: 16-4-0-1
Tied after the 1st period: 6-2-0-3
Trailing after the 1st period: 6-3-1-0
Leading after the 2nd period: 20-1-0-1
Tied after the 2nd period: 9-5-0-0
Trailing after the 2nd period: 0-4-1-3
Out shooting opponents: 23-6-1-2
Out shot by opponents: 6-4-0-2
One goal games: 5-8-1-0
Goals for: 152
Goals against: 90
Standings: 1st Place (Overall)
Win-loss Streak: Two game winning 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 Prince George this year:

0-1-0-0

Vernon's road record vs Prince George this year:

0-0-0-0

Vernon's scoring leaders vs Prince George this year:

Michael Ufberg (0-1-1)
Michael Young (0-1-1)
Cameron Trott (0-1-1)
Josh Prokop (0-1-1)
Jagger Williamson (1-0-1)
Keyvan Mokhtari (1-0-1)

Ty Taylor (0-1 Record)

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

The 21-13-4-4 Prince George Spruce Kings are coming off a 4-1 loss Thursday night to the visiting Penticton Vees. Tonight's the second and final meeting of the regular season with the Vipers. The Spruce Kings won 3-2 in Vernon on January 6th. Tonight's the third game of a four game home stand, where PG has lost two straight at home and three of their last five home games. The Spruce Kings come into tonight having lost three of their last five, sit atop the Mainland Division with twenty one wins, are tied in points with the Langley Rivermen & Surrey Eagles.

Prince George Spruce Kings Roster:

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

Ben Brar (19-20-39) leads the team in goals with nineteen, while Ethan de Jong (13-29-42) leads the team in points with fourty two.

Sam Anzai Played 14 games this season with the Vipers before being traded to Prince George January 10th 2018

Prince George Spruce Kings 2017-18 regular season stats:

Games Played: 42
Wins: 21
Losses: 13
Ties: 4
Overtime Losses: 4
Home Record: 15-4-1-1
Road Record: 6-9-3-3
Goals for: 126
Goals against: 110
Standings: 1st Place Mainland Division

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)
Liam Watson-Brawn (99)

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

Travis Schneider (98)
Brett Mennear (96)
Ryan Stack (00)
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 this year:

0-0-0-0

Prince George's road record vs Vernon this year:

1-0-0-0

Prince George's scoring leaders vs Vernon this year:

Ethan De Jong (1-1-2)
Dustin Manz (0-1-1)
Ben Poisson (0-1-1)
Jarod Hovde (1-0-1)
Kyle Johnson (0-1-1)
Ben Brar (1-0-1)
Liam Brawn-Watson (0-1-1)

Evan DeBrouwer (1-0 Record)