Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Game Preview: Vernon @ Trail:

Vernon (11-12-6-3) @ Trail (12-17-4-2) 7pm

Tonight is the fifth of six regular season meetings between the Vernon Vipers & Trail Smoke Eaters. The season series is tied 2-2

Last Game:

Saturday, December 8th West Kelowna defeated Vernon 2-1
Sunday, December 9th Chilliwack defeated Trail 7-2

Next Game:

Friday, December 14th Cowichan @ Vernon
Friday, December 14th Trail @ Penticton

Vernon's record & stats vs the Smoke Eaters since 2002

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 81-23-1-3 vs Trail

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon has outscored Trail 467-253

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 42-8-0-2 at home vs. Trail

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 32-13-1-1 in Trail

The Vipers are 8-2-0-0 in their last ten home games vs. the Smoke Eaters

The Vipers are 6-4-0-0 in their last ten road games vs. the Smoke Eaters

The Vipers last regular season win at home vs. Trail was a 1-0 victory on Saturday, November 24th 2018

The Smoke Eaters last regular season win in Vernon was a 3-1 victory on Saturday, September 15th 2018

The Vipers last regular season win in Trail was a 4-0 victory on Friday, November 24th 2017

The Smoke Eaters last regular season win at home vs. Vernon was a 3-2 victory on Wednesday, November 14th 2018 

Here's a look at this years regular season series vs Trail

September 15th Trail @ Vernon: Smoke Eaters won 3-1 
October 17th Trail @ Vernon: Vipers won 4-0
November 14th Vernon @ Trail: Smoke Eaters won 3-2
November 24th Trail @ Vernon: Vipers won 1-0
December 12th Vernon @ Trail: 
February 1st Vernon @ Trail:


Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The 11-12-6-3 Vernon Vipers make their second of three regular season visits to the Cominco Arena are coming off a 2-1 loss Saturday to the visiting West Kelowna Warriors. The last time the Vipers were in Trail, the Smoke Eaters won 3-2 November 14th. The Vipers will play five of their remaining six games in December on the road. Vernon has three wins in their last twelve road games. The Snakes enter tonight have lost three straight and eight of their last eleven. Vernon sits 6th in the Interior division are a point up on last place Trail and four points back of Salmon Arm for 5th place.

Vernon Vipers Roster:


Josh Latta (11-9-20) leads the team lead in goals with eleven, while Jack Judson (4-19-23) & Matt Kowalski (8-15-23) share the team lead in points with twenty three each

Vernon Vipers 2018-19 regular season stats:

Games Played: 33
Wins: 11
Losses: 12
Overtime Wins: 0
Overtime Losses: 6
Shootout Wins: 0
Shootout Losses: 3
Home Record: 7-6-4-2
Road Record: 4-6-2-1
Overtime Record: 0-6
Record vs Interior Division: 8-9-3-1
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 3-3-3-2
When the Vipers score first: 9-3-4-0
When the opponents score first: 2-9-2-3
Leading after the 1st period: 6-2-3-0
Tied after the 1st period: 5-5-3-1
Trailing after the 1st period: 0-3-0-2
Leading after the 2nd period: 9-2-5-1
Tied after the 2nd period: 2-6-1-1
Trailing after the 2nd period: 0-4-0-1
Out shooting opponents: 8-4-4-1
Out shot by opponents: 2-8-2-1
One goal games: 3-6-6-3
Goals for: 88
Goals against: 90
Standings: 6th Place (Interior Division)
Win-loss Streak: Three game losing streak
Longest winning streak: Two games
Longest losing streak: Four games

Vernon Vipers Returning Players:

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)
Josh Prokop (00)
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 Trail this year:

2-1-0-0

Vernon's road record vs Trail this year:

0-1-0-0

Vernon's scoring leaders vs Trail this year: 

Jagger Williamson (2-3-5)
Jesse Lansdell (2-2-4)
Matt Kowalski (1-2-3)
Ben Helgeson (1-1-2) 
Jack Judson (1-1-2)
Alex Swetlikoff (1-1-2) 
Austin Chorney (0-1-1) 
Connor Marritt (0-1-1)
Nick Cherkowski (0-1-1)
Brendan Kim (0-1-1)
Coleton Bilodeau (0-1-1)
Elan Bar-Lev-Wise (0-1-1)

Aidan Porter (1-2 Record)


Let's take a look at the Trail Smoke Eaters:

The 12-17-4-2 Trail Smoke Eaters are coming off a 7-2 loss in Chilliwack Sunday. This is the fifth of six meetings vs Vernon with the season series tied 2-2. The Smoke Eaters return home after a four game road trip where they went 1-3. Trail has won three of their last five home games. The Smokies have one win in their last five games and lost seven of their last ten. Trail sits last in the division are a point back of Vernon.

Trail Smoke Eaters Roster:


Chase Stevenson (12-15-27) leads the team lead in goals with twelve, while Carter Jones (10-19-29) leads the team in points with twenty nine

Trevor Miller's Smoke Eaters Blog, 


Trail Smoke Eaters 2018-19 regular season stats:

Games Played: 35
Wins: 12
Losses: 17
Overtime Losses: 4
Shootout Wins: 0
Shootout Losses: 2
Home Record: 7-6-1-1
Road Record: 5-11-3-1
Goals for: 99
Goals against: 124
Standings: 7th Place (Interior Division)

Trail Smoke Eaters Returning Players:

Braeden Tuck (98)
Carter Jones (99)
Mack Byers (99)
Tyler Ghirardos (99)
Spencer McLean (98)
Trevor Zins (98)
Kyle Chernenkoff (98)
Tanner Marshall (00)
Adam Marcoux (98)

Trail Smoke Eaters departed and traded players from last years team:

Ryan Murphy (97)
Kale Howarth (97)
Ryan Moon (99)
Blake Sidoni (98)
Levi Glasman (99)
Ross Armour (98)
Blaine Caton (97)
Daine Dubois (99)
Jeremy Lucchini (97)
Connor Welsh (97)
Troy Ring (97)
Seth Barton (99)
Ethan Martini (00)
Jacob Yuris (98)

Trail's home record vs Vernon this year:

1-0-0-0

Trail's road record vs Vernon this year:

1-2-0-0

Trail Smoke Eaters scoring leaders vs Vernon this year: 

Jeremy Smith (1-1-2) 
Diarmad DiMurro (0-2-2)
Braeden Tuck (0-2-2) 
Mack Byers (0-1-1) 
Tyler Ghirardosi (1-0-1) 
Kent Johnson (1-1-2) 
Levi Glasman (1-0-1) 
Trevor Zins (0-1-1)
Hayden Rowan (1-0-1)
Kyle Budvarson (0-1-1)
Carter Jones (1-0-1)
Diarmad DiMurro (0-1-1)
Spencer McLean (0-1-1)
Owen Ozar (0-1-1)

Adam Marcoux (2-2 Record)

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