Game Preview: Vernon @ West Kelowna:

Vernon (28-10-1-4) @ West Kelowna (21-19-1-1) 7pm

Tonight is the fifth of six regular season meetings between the Vernon Vipers & West Kelowna Warriors. The Vipers lead the season series 4-0

Last Game:

Saturday, January 13th Vernon defeated Cowichan 2-0
Saturday, January 13th Wenatchee defeated West Kelowna 6-0

Next Game:

Friday, January 19th Vernon @ Prince George
Friday, January 13th West Kelowna @ Trail

Since the 2006-07 regular season Vernon is 38-30-4-5 vs West Kelowna

Since the 2006-07 regular season Vernon is 25-10-3-2 at home vs West Kelowna

Since the 2006-07 regular season Vernon is 15-21-1-3 in West Kelowna

The Vipers are 8-0-2-0 in their last ten games vs West Kelowna

The Vipers are 3-6-1-0 vs West Kelowna in their last ten games at Royal LePage Place

The Vipers are 7-2-1-0 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 3-2 double overtime victory on Wednesday, November 15th 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 4-2 victory on Saturday, November 25th 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: Vipers won 5-3
November 15th West Kelowna @ Vernon: Vipers won 3-2 double overtime
November 25th Vernon @ West Kelowna: Vipers won 4-2
January 16th Vernon @ West Kelowna
January 26th Vernon @ West Kelowna

Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The 28-10-1-4 Vernon Vipers make their second of three regular season visits to Royal Le Page Place are coming off a 2-0 victory over the visiting Cowichan Capitals Saturday night. Tonight's the first game of a four game road trip, where the Vipers will play twice in West Kelowna out of the four games. The Snakes have won four of their last five road games. Vernon has lost seven of their last ten games at Royal Le Page Place. The last time Vernon was in West Kelowna, the Snakes won 4-2 November 25th 2017. The Vipers are 4-0 vs the Warriors this season. The Vipers have lost three of their last five are 7-3 in their last ten games. Vernon sits 1st in the Interior Division also lead the league atop the overall standings.

Vernon Vipers Roster:

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

Josh Prokop (20-14-34) leads the team lead in goals with twenty, while Jimmy Lambert (15-30-45) leads the team in points with fourty five.

Vernon Vipers 2017-18 regular season stats:

Games Played: 43
Wins: 28
Losses: 10
Ties: 4
Overtime Wins: 2
Overtime Losses: 1
Home Record: 15-5-1-1
Road Record: 13-5-0-3
Overtime Record: 2-0-4
Record vs Interior Division: 19-6-0-2
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: 2-2-0-0
When the Vipers score first: 21-4-0-2
When the opponents score first: 7-6-1-2
Leading after the 1st period: 15-4-0-1
Tied after the 1st period: 6-2-0-3
Trailing after the 1st period: 6-3-1-0
Leading after the 2nd period: 19-1-0-1
Tied after the 2nd period: 9-5-0-0
Trailing after the 2nd period: 0-4-1-3
Out shooting opponents: 22-6-1-2
Out shot by opponents: 6-4-0-2
One goal games: 5-8-1-0
Goals for: 147
Goals against: 90
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)
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 West Kelowna this year:

3-0-0-0

Vernon's road record vs West Kelowna this year:

1-0-0-0

Vernon's scoring leaders vs West Kelowna this year:

Jagger Williamson (1-6-7)
Jimmy Lambert (2-4-6)
Josh Prokop (5-1-6)
Brett Stapley (3-2-5)

Michael Ufberg (0-4-4)
Michael Young (1-2-3)
Jesse Lansdell (1-2-3)
Jordan Sandhu (1-1-2)
Chris Jandric (0-2-2)

Shane Kelly (1-1-2)

Jack Judson (0-2-2)
Connor Marritt (1-0-1)
Coleton Bilodeau (0-1-1)
Mitch Andres (0-1-1)
Keyvan Mokhtari (1-0-1)
Niko Karamanis (0-1-1)

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

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

The 21-19-1-1 West Kelowna Warriors are coming off a 6-0 loss Saturday in Wenatchee. The Warriors return home from a six game road trip where they went 3-3. Tonight's the Tribes first home game since December 29th. West Kelowna plays five of their next six games at home. The Warriors have just two wins in their last six home games. These two teams will meet again in ten days for the final time this season on January 26th. WK has won three of their last five games, have just four wins in their last ten games. West Kekowna sits 5th in the Division are seven points up on Merritt, are twelve points back of 4th place Trail.

West Kelowna Warriors Roster:

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

Jared Marino (18-26-44) leads the team lead in goals with eighteen, & in points with with fourty four.

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: 42
Wins: 21
Losses: 19
Ties: 1
Overtime Losses: 1
Home Record: 13-6-0-1
Road Record: 8-13-1-0
Goals for: 137
Goals against: 158
Standings: 5th Place (Interior Division)

West Kelowna Warriors Returning Players:

Chase Dubois (98)
Chase Stevenson (99)
Cavin Tisley (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)
Jordan Todd (98)
Peter Tomaras (98)
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:

0-1-0-0

West Kelowna's road record vs Vernon this year:

0-2-1-0

West Kelowna Warriors scoring leaders vs Vernon this year:

Chase Stevenson (0-3-3)
Jared Marino (0-3-3)
Willie Reim (2-0-2)
Parm Dhaliwal (2-0-2)
Chase Dubois (1-1-2)
Cavin Tisley (1-1-2)
Stephen Kleysen (2-0-2)
Michael Ryan (1-1-2)
Jake Harrison (0-1-1)
Michael Lombardi (0-1-1)
Wyatt Head (0-1-1)
Lucas Cullen (0-1-1)

Nik Amundrud (0-2 Record)
Cole Demers (0-1 Record)