Friday, September 7, 2018

Game Preview: Vipers Season-Home Opener: Wenatchee @ Vernon:

Wenatchee (0-0-0-0) @ Vernon (0-0-0-0) 7pm

Tonight is the first of six regular season meetings between the Vernon Vipers & Wenatchee Wild. The Wild & Vipers met six times last season with the two teams splitting the regular season series 3-3

Last Game:

Saturday, September 1st Vernon defeated Salmon Arm 3-2 Shootout
Saturday, September 1st Wenatchee defeated Penticton 5-1

Next Game:

Saturday, September 8th Vernon @ Merritt
Saturday, September 8th Wenatchee @ Surrey

Vernon's record & stats vs the Wild since 2015

Since the 2015-16 regular season Vernon is 2-3-0-0 at home vs Wenatchee

Since the 2015-16 regular season Vernon is 2-3-0-0 in Wenatchee

Since the BCHL Showcase opened in 2012-13 Vernon is 0-2-0-0 vs Wenatchee at the Showcase

Since the 2015-16 regular season Wenatchee has outscored Vernon 38-28

The Wilds last regular season win in Vernon was a 2-1 victory on Wednesday, November 29th 2017

The Wilds last regular season win at home over Vernon was a 2-1 victory on Wednesday, November 22nd 2017

The Vipers last regular season win in Wenatchee was a 5-1 victory on Saturday, September 16th 2017

The Vipers last regular season win at home over Wenatchee was a 4-3 victory on Friday, February 23rd 2018

Here's a look at last years regular season series vs Wenatchee:

September 16th Vernon @ Wenatchee: Vipers won 5-1
October 11th Vernon @ Wenatchee: Wild won 3-2
October 27th Wenatchee @ Vernon: Vipers won 4-1
November 22nd Vernon @ Wenatchee: Wild won 2-1
November 29th Wenatchee @ Vernon: Wild won 2-1
February 23rd Wenatchee @ Vernon: Vipers won 4-3


Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The 0-0-0-0 Vernon Vipers are coming off a 3-2 shootout victory over the visiting Salmon Arm Silverbacks Saturday. The Snakes finished the pre-season with a 3-0-0-1 record. The Vipers have nine players back from last year's team. The Vipers open the 2018-19 regular season at home, will play seven of their first eleven games on home ice. Vernon went 2-0 at Kal Tire Place in exhibition were 1-0-0-1 on the road in the pre-season. Jagger Williamson, Mitch Andres, Carver Watson and Austin Chorney are all out of the lineup. In three home games vs the Wild last season the Snakes went 2-1 while going 1-2 in Wenatchee. These two teams will meet six times again this year with the first three games in Vernon. The Snakes dont travel to Wenatchee until December 21st.

Vernon Vipers Roster:


Brett Stapley (27-32-59) lead the team last year in regular season goals with twenty seven, while Jimmy Lambert (23-38-61) lead the team last year in regular season points with sixty one.

Vernon Vipers 2017-18 regular season stats:

Games Played: 58
Wins: 39
Losses: 14
Ties: 4
Overtime Wins: 2
Overtime Losses: 1
Home Record: 21-5-1-1
Road Record: 18-9-0-3
Overtime Record: 2-0-4
Record vs Interior Division: 25-7-0-2
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 14-7-1-2
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: 6-5-0-0
Record In February: 7-1-0-0
When the Vipers score first: 28-6-0-2
When the opponents score first: 11-8-1-2
Leading after the 1st period: 23-5-0-1
Tied after the 1st period: 8-2-0-3
Trailing after the 1st period: 7-6-1-0
Leading after the 2nd period: 30-1-0-1
Tied after the 2nd period: 9-5-0-0
Trailing after the 2nd period: 0-8-1-3
Out shooting opponents: 32-10-1-2
Out shot by opponents: 7-4-0-2
One goal games: 6-11-1-0
Goals for: 205
Goals against: 118
Standings: 2nd Place (Interior Division)
Win-loss Streak: Four 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:

Josh Prokop (00)
Jagger Williamson (98)
Connor Marritt (99)
Jesse Lansdell (98)
Alex Swetlikoff (01)
Coleton Bilodeau (00)
Josh Latta (98)
Michael Young (98)
Jack Judson (00)
Mitch Andres (98)

Vernon Vipers departed & traded players from last years team:

Brett Stapley (99)
Derek Brown (97)
Keyvan Mokhtari (98)
Jordan Sandhu (99)
Niko Karamanis (98)
Jimmy Lambert (97)
Michael Ufberg (97)
Cameron Trott (97)
Shane Kelly (97)
Chris Jandric (98)
Anthony Yamnitsky (97)
Ty Taylor (99)

Vernon's home record vs Wenatchee last year:

2-1-0-0

Vernon's road record vs Wenatchee last year:

1-2-0-0

Vernon's scoring leaders vs Wenatchee last year:

Jimmy Lambert (4-3-7)
Michael Ufberg (1-5-6)
Brett Stapley (4-1-5)
Keyvan Mokhtari (2-1-3)
Jagger Williamson (2-1-3)
Niko Karamanis (2-1-3)
Chris Jandric (0-2-2)
Jesse Lansdell (0-2-2)
Josh Prokop (0-2-2)
Alex Swetlikoff (1-1-2)
Shane Kelly (0-1-1)
Jordan Sandhu (0-1-1)
Michael Ufberg (0-1-1)
Connor Marritt (1-0-1)
Michael Young (0-1-1)
Jack Judson (0-1-1)

Anthony Yamnitsky (2-2 Record)
Ty Taylor (1-1 Record)


Let's take a look at the Wenatchee Wild:

The 0-0-0-0 defending BCHL/Doyle Cup champion Wenatchee Wild make their first of three visits to Kal Tire Place, are coming off a 5-1 victory Saturday night in Penticton finishing the pre-season with a 2-1-1-0 record. These two teams met in the second round of last year's BCHL playoffs with the Wild defeating the Snakes in six games. Wenatchee went on to claim their first Fred Page Cup championship with a series win over Prince George. The Wild went on to clinch their first Doyle Cup with a series win over the AJHL Spruce Grove Saints before falling in the semi-finals at the RBC Cup in Chilliwack. The Wild have eight players back from last year's championship team open the 2018-19 regular season with an eleven game road trip. The Wild's home opener isn't until October 12th vs Nanaimo. Wenatchee will play twelve of their first thirteen games on the road. The Wild unveiled a new logo and jerseys for this season. These two teams will meet again on the 28th in Vernon.

Wenatchee Wild Roster:


Jasper Weatherby (37-37-74) lead the team in goals last year with thirty seven and in points with seventy four.

Wenatchee Wild 2017-18 regular season stats:

Games Played: 58
Wins: 37
Losses: 16
Ties: 1
Overtime Losses: 4
Home Record: 24-4-1-0
Road Record: 13-12-3-1
Goals for: 241
Goals against: 158
Standings: 3rd Place (Interior Division) 

Wenatchee Wild Returning Players:

Murphy Stratton (99)
Lucas Sowder (98)
Josh Arnold (99)
Nathan Iannone (98)
Chad Sasaki (98)
Jacob Modry (99)
Drake Usher (00)
Austin Park (98)

Wenatchee Wild departed and traded players from last years team:

August Von Ungern (97)
Sam Morton (99)
Jasper Weatherby (98)
Jackson Wozniak (00)
AJ Vanderbeck (97)
Lukas Svejkovsky (01)
Sam Hesler (98)
Matt Dorsey (99)
Daniel Chladek (99)
Nicholas Kent (01)
Noah Kim (00)
Cooper Zech (98)
Zak Galambos (97)
Slava Demin (00)
Seth Eisele (98)

Wenatchee's home record vs Vernon last year:

2-1-0-0

Wenatchee's road record vs Vernon last year:

1-2-0-0

Wenatchee Wild scoring leaders vs Vernon last year:

Jasper Weatherby (2-2-4)
Lucas Sowder (2-2-4)
AJ Vanderbeck (2-2-4)
Cooper Zech (0-3-3)
Chad Sasaki (1-1-2)
Zak Galambos (1-1-2)
August Von Ungern (0-2-2)
Jack Lippis (0-2-2)
Noah Kim (0-2-2)
Sam Morton (1-1-2)
Sam Hesler (1-0-1)
Daniel Chladek (1-0-1)
Murphy Stratton (0-1-1)
Slava Demin (1-0-1)

Austin Park (2-0 Record)
Seth Eisele (1-3 Record)

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