Vernon (8-4) @ Wenatchee (8-5) 7:05pm
Tonight is the seventh meeting of the season between the Vernon Vipers & Wenatchee Wild. The Wild & Vipers split the regular season series 3-3
Last Game:
Monday, March 25th Game 7 Vernon defeated Trail 5-2
Sunday, March 24th Wenatchee defeated Cowichan 4-3 overtime
Next Game:
Sunday, March 31st Vernon @ Wenatchee
Vernon's record & stats vs the Wild since 2015
Since the 2015-16 regular season Vernon is 6-11-0-0 vs Wenatchee
Since the 2015-16 regular season Vernon is 3-5-0-0 at home vs Wenatchee
Since the 2015-16 regular season Vernon is 3-4-0-0 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 53-42
The Wilds last regular season win in Vernon was a 5-4 victory on Saturday, December 1st 2018
The Wilds last regular season win at home over Vernon was a 5-2 victory on Saturday, December 22nd 2018
The Vipers last regular season win in Wenatchee was a 3-0 victory on Friday, December 21st 2018
The Vipers last regular season win at home over Wenatchee was a 2-0 victory on Friday, September 28th 2018
Here's a look at this years regular season series vs Wenatchee:
September 7th Wenatchee @ Vernon: Wild won 5-3
September 28th Wenatchee @ Vernon: Vipers won 2-0
December 1st Wenatchee @ Vernon: Wild won 5-4
December 21st Vernon @ Wenatchee: Vipers won 3-0
December 22nd Vernon @ Wenatchee: Wild won 5-2
February 2nd Vernon @ Wenatchee: Vipers won 2-1 shoot out
Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:
The 8-4 Vernon Vipers make their fourth visit of the season to the Town Toyota Center are coming off a 5-2 victory Monday over the visiting Trail Smoke Eaters in Game 7 of the Interior division semi finals. The Vipers eliminated the Salmon Arm Silverbacks in five games in round 1, before knocking off the Trail Smoke Eaters in seven games in the Interior division semi finals. The Snakes went 2-1 in Wenatchee during the regular season. The last time Vernon was in Wenatchee, the Vipers won 2-1 in a shoot out February 2nd 2019. The Vipers come into Game 1 this evening 4-1 on the road in the playoffs. Vernon has won twelve of their last fifteen games away from home. This is the third time in franchise history Vernon has played a team from the United States in the BC Hockey League playoffs. The Vernon Lakers swept the Bellingham Ice Hawks twice (1991-92 & 1994-95) The Wenatchee Wild eliminated the Vipers in last years second round of the playoffs in six games.
Vernon Vipers Roster:
Matt Kowalski (5-4-9) leads the team in playoff goals with five, while Jagger Williamson (4-10-14) leads the team in playoff points with fourteen
Vernon Vipers 2018-19 playoff stats:
Games Played: 12
Wins: 8
Losses: 4
Overtime Wins: 3
Overtime Losses: 1
Home Record: 4-3
Road Record: 4-1
Overtime Record: 3-1
When the Vipers score first: 4-1
When the opponents score first: 4-3
Leading after the 1st period: 2-1
Tied after the 1st period: 4-1
Trailing after the 1st period: 2-2
Leading after the 2nd period: 4-0
Tied after the 2nd period: 1-2
Trailing after the 2nd period: 3-2
Out shooting opponents: 6-3
Out shot by opponents: 1-1
One goal games: 6-1
Goals for: 37
Goals against: 31
Win-loss Streak: One game winning streak
Longest winning streak: Four games
Longest losing streak: Two games
Vernon Vipers Returning Players:
Jagger Williamson (98)
Connor Marritt (99)
Jesse Lansdell (98)
Coleton Bilodeau (00)
Josh Latta (98)
Michael Young (98)
Jack Judson (00)
Vernon Vipers departed & traded players from last years team:
Brett Stapley (99)
Derek Brown (97)
Keyvan Mokhtari (98)
Josh Prokop (00)
Alex Swetlikoff (01)
Mitch Andres (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 this year:
1-2-0-0
Vernon's road record vs Wenatchee this year:
2-1-0-0
Vernon's scoring leaders vs Wenatchee this year:
Josh Latta (2-5-7)
Jack Judson (1-4-5)
Connor Marritt (3-2-5)
Michael Young (1-2-3)
Ben Helgeson (0-3-3)
Elan Bar-Lev-Wise (0-2-2)
Brendan Kim (0-2-2)
Matt Kowalski (1-1-2)
Tyler Ho (1-1-2)
Jagger Williamson (1-0-1)
Coleton Bilodeau (1-0-1)
Teddy Wooding (1-0-1)
Trey Taylor (0-1-1)
Bradley Cooper (1-1 Record-1 Shutout)
Aidan Porter (2-2 Record)
Let's take a look at the Wenatchee Wild:
The 8-5 Wenatchee Wild return home after a 4-3 overtime win in Cowichan Sunday, eliminating the Capitals in six games. This is the seventh time the Wild and Vipers have met this season with both teams splitting the regular season series 3-3. The Wenatchee Wild eliminated the West Kelowna Warriors in seven games in the opening round of the playoffs, before knocking off the Cowichan Capitals in the Interior division semi finals. The Wild are 5-2 on home ice in the playoffs are 3-3 away from home. Wenatchee have lost eight of their last fourteen home games. The winner of this series will advance to the league finals vs the Victoria Grizzlies/or Prince George Spruce Kings.
Wenatchee Wild Roster:
Lucas Sowder (9-11-20) leads the team in playoff goals with nine & in playoff points with twenty
Wenatchee Wild 2017-18 playoff stats:
Games Played: 13
Wins: 8
Losses: 5
Overtime Losses: 2
Home Record: 5-2
Road Record: 3-3
Goals for: 45
Goals against: 37
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 this year:
1-1-0-1
Wenatchee's road record vs Vernon this year:
2-1-0-0
Wenatchee Wild scoring leaders vs Vernon this year:
Chad Sasaki (3-4-7)
Matt Gosiewski (0-6-6)
Christophe Tellier (2-3-5)
Brian Adams (3-2-5)
Nathan Iannone (1-3-4)
Brandon Koch (1-2-3)
Christophe Fillion (2-0-2)
Jacob Modry (1-1-2)
Murphy Stratton (0-2-2)
Blake Bargar (0-2-2)
Avery Winslow (0-1-1)
Lucas Sowder (0-1-1)
Ryan Wilson (1-0-1)
Jacques Bouquot (0-1-1)
AJ Hodges (0-1-1)
Matt Dorsey (1-0-1)
Trevor Griebel (1-0-1)
Austin Park (3-1 Record)
Cal Sandquist (0-2 Record)
Vernon (9-4) @ Wenatchee (8-6) 7:05pm
Tonight is the eighth meeting of the season between the Vernon Vipers & Wenatchee Wild. The Wild & Vipers split the regular season series 3-3
Michael Young scores his second goal of the game at 0:26 of overtime, giving the visiting Vernon Vipers a 4-3 overtime victory and a 1-0 series lead over the Wenatchee Wild Saturday in front of 2,701 fans at the Town Toyota Center.
Vernon (8-4) @ Wenatchee (8-5) 7:05pm
Tonight is the seventh meeting of the season between the Vernon Vipers & Wenatchee Wild. The Wild & Vipers split the regular season series 3-3
