Game Preview: Vernon @ West Kelowna:

Vernon (29-12-1-4) @ West Kelowna (23-21-1-1) 7pm

Tonight is the sixth and final regular season meeting between the Vernon Vipers & West Kelowna Warriors. The Vipers lead the season series 5-0

Last Game:

Sunday, January 21st Coquitlam defeated Vernon 2-1
Tuesday, January 23rd West Kelowna defeated Coquitlam 5-0

Next Game:

Saturday, January 27th Alberni Valley @ Vernon
Sunday, January 28th Alberni Valley @ West Kelowna

Since the 2006-07 regular season Vernon is 39-30-4-5 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 16-21-1-3 in West Kelowna

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

The Vipers are 4-5-1-0 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 5-0 victory on Tuesday, January 16th 2018

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: Vipers won 5-0
January 26th Vernon @ West Kelowna

Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The 29-12-1-4 Vernon Vipers make their third and final regular season visits to Royal Le Page Place are coming off a 2-1 loss Sunday afternoon in Coquitlam. The Vipers last visit in West Kelowna, was eleven days ago, a 5-0 Vernon victory. The Snakes lead the season series 5-0. Tonight's the fourth and final game of a four game road trip, where the Vipers are 1-2. Vernon has six games away from home left in the regular season, have lost two straight road games and three of their last four games away from home. The Snakes enter this evening have lost back to back games, have lost three of their last five and are 5-5-0-0 in their last ten games. Tonight is the first of three games in three days. Vernon sits tied in points with Penticton but sit 2nd in the Interior Division with the Vees having played less games and having fewer losses. 

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 (15-32-47) leads the team in points with fourty six.

Vernon Vipers 2017-18 regular season stats:

Games Played: 46
Wins: 29
Losses: 12
Ties: 4
Overtime Wins: 2
Overtime Losses: 1
Home Record: 15-5-1-1
Road Record: 14-7-0-3
Overtime Record: 2-0-4
Record vs Interior Division: 20-6-0-2
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 9-6-1-2
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: 3-4-0-0
When the Vipers score first: 22-6-0-2
When the opponents score first: 7-6-1-2
Leading after the 1st period: 16-5-0-1
Tied after the 1st period: 6-2-0-3
Trailing after the 1st period: 6-4-1-0
Leading after the 2nd period: 20-1-0-1
Tied after the 2nd period: 9-5-0-0
Trailing after the 2nd period: 0-6-1-3
Out shooting opponents: 23-8-1-2
Out shot by opponents: 6-4-0-2
One goal games: 5-10-1-0
Goals for: 154
Goals against: 94
Standings: 2nd Place (Interior Division)

Win-loss Streak: Two 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 West Kelowna this year:

3-0-0-0

Vernon's road record vs West Kelowna this year:

2-0-0-0

Vernon's scoring leaders vs West Kelowna this year:

Jagger Williamson (2-6-8)
Jimmy Lambert (2-5-7)
Josh Prokop (5-2-7)
Brett Stapley (3-2-5)

Michael Ufberg (0-5-5)
Jesse Lansdell (1-2-3)
Michael Young (1-3-4)
Jordan Sandhu (1-2-3)
Chris Jandric (0-3-3)

Connor Marritt (2-1-3)
Shane Kelly (1-1-2)

Keyvan Mokhtari (2-0-2)
Jack Judson (0-2-2)

Alex Swetlikoff (1-1-2)
Coleton Bilodeau (0-1-1)
Mitch Andres (0-1-1)
Niko Karamanis (0-1-1)

Cameron Trott (0-1-1)

Jesse Lansdell (0-1-1)

Ty Taylor (4-0 Record-1 Shutout)
Anthony Yamnitsky (1-0 Record)

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

The 23-21-1-1 West Kelowna Warriors are coming off a 5-0 victory over the visiting Coquitlam Express Tuesday. Tonight's the third game of a four game home stand, where the Warriors have just one win in their last five home games. The Tribe have gone 1-1 since a 5-0 loss to the visiting Vernon Vipers January 16th. The Warriors have lost three of their last five, are 5-5 in their last ten games. West Kelowna sits 5th in the Interior Division are six points up on Salmon Arm & nine points back of Trail.

West Kelowna Warriors Roster:

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

Jared Marino (19-27-46) leads the team lead in goals with nineteen, & in points with with fourty six.

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: 46
Wins: 23
Losses: 21
Ties: 1
Overtime Losses: 1
Home Record: 14-8-0-1
Road Record: 9-13-1-0
Goals for: 146
Goals against: 167
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:

0-2-0-0

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 (0-3 Record)
Cole Demers (0-1 Record)