Monday, March 25, 2019

Game 7 Preview: Interior Division Semi Finals: Trail @ Vernon:

Trail (7-4) @ Vernon (7-4) 7pm

Tonight is the thirteenth meeting of the season between the Vernon Vipers & Trail Smoke Eaters. The Vipers went 4-2 vs Trail during the regular season

Last Game:

Game 6 Saturday, March 23rd Trail defeated Vernon 5-2

Next Game: 

Undetermined

Here’s a look at the previous seven playoff meetings between Vernon & Trail:

1996-97 Vernon defeated Trail 4 games to 1 (1st round)
1997-98 Trail defeated Vernon 4 games to 3 (1st round)
2002-03 Vernon defeated Trail 4 games to 0 (Interior Conference Finals)
2003-04 Trail defeated Vernon 4 games to 1 (1st round)
2006-07 Vernon defeated Trail 4 games to 1 (Interior Conference Semi finals)
2007-08 Vernon defeated Trail 3 games to 0 (1st round)
2016-17 Vernon defeated Trail 4 games to 1 (Interior division semi finals)

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: Vipers won 3-2 overtime
February 1st Vernon @ Trail: Vipers won 6-3

Vernon Vipers vs Trail Smoke Eaters Interior division semi final
playoff schedule:

Game 1 Friday, March 15th Trail @ Vernon 7pm
Game 2 Saturday, March 16th Trail @ Vernon 7pm
Game 3 Tuesday, March 19th Vernon @ Trail 7pm
Game 4 Wednesday, March 20th Vernon @ Trail 7pm
Game 5 Friday, March 22nd Trail @ Vernon 7pm
Game 6 Saturday, March 23rd Vernon @ Trail 7pm
Game 7 Monday, March 25th Trail @ Vernon 7pm

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

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 83-23-1-3 vs Trail

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon has outscored Trail 476-258

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

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 34-13-1-1 in Trail

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

The Vipers are 8-2-0-0 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 6-3 victory on Friday, February 1st 2019

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


Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The 7-4 Vernon Vipers return home after a 5-2 loss in Game 6 Saturday in Trail. The Vipers have just one win at home in this series are 3-3 at Kal Tire Place in the playoffs. Vernon has lost seven of their last twelve home games. Vernon has played in seventeen career Game 7's are 9-8 in Game 7's in franchise history. The last time Vernon played in a Game 7 the Penticton Vees defeated the Vipers in seven games in 2017.

Vernon Vipers Roster:


Matt Kowalski (5-3-8) leads the team in playoff goals with five, while Jagger Williamson (3-9-12) leads the team in playoff points with twelve

Vernon Vipers 2018-19 playoff stats:

Games Played: 11
Wins: 7
Losses: 4
Overtime Wins: 3
Overtime Losses: 1
Home Record: 3-3
Road Record: 4-1
Overtime Record: 3-1
When the Vipers score first: 3-1
When the opponents score first: 4-3
Leading after the 1st period: 1-1
Tied after the 1st period: 4-1
Trailing after the 1st period: 2-2
Leading after the 2nd period: 3-0
Tied after the 2nd period: 1-2
Trailing after the 2nd period: 3-2
Out shooting opponents: 5-3
Out shot by opponents: 1-1
One goal games: 6-1
Goals for: 32
Goals against: 29
Win-loss Streak: One game losing 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 Trail this year: (regular season & playoffs)

3-2-1-0

Vernon's road record vs Trail this year: (regular season & playoffs)

4-2-0-0

Vernon's scoring leaders vs Trail this year: (regular season & playoffs)

Jesse Lansdell (5-4-9)
Matt Kowalski (3-6-9)
Jagger Williamson (3-5-8)
Jack Judson (2-6-8)
Connor Marritt (5-3-8)
Teddy Wooding (4-1-5)
Michael Young (2-3-5)
Ben Sanderson (2-3-5)
Coleton Bilodeau (2-2-4)
Carver Watson (0-4-4)
Josh Latta (1-4-5)
Elan Bar-Lev-Wise (1-2-3)
Lane Zablocki (1-2-3)
Trey Taylor (1-2-3)
Ben Helgeson (1-1-2) 
Nick Cherkowski (0-2-2)
Landon Fuller (0-2-2)
Brendan Kim (0-2-2)
Logan Cash (1-1-2)
Lane Zablocki (0-1-1)

Aidan Porter (4-5 Record)
Bradley Cooper (2-0 Record


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

The 7-4 Trail Smoke Eaters make their seventh visit of the season to Kal Tire Place, are coming off a 5-2 victory in Game 6 Saturday in Trail. The Smoke Eaters have won two of their three playoff games in Vernon. Trail has won four of their six playoff games away from home, have lost ten of their last seventeen road games. Since joining the league in 1995 the Smoke Eaters have played in just two Game 7's In 1998 the Smoke Eaters defeated Vernon in seven games and then took out the Penticton Vees last year in seven games. The winner of tonight's game will face the defending league champion Wenatchee Wild for the Interior Division Championship.

Trail Smoke Eaters Roster:


Kent Johnson (7-2-9) leads the team in playoff goals with seven, while Carter Jones (6-6-12) & Tyler Ghirardosi (2-10-12) share the team lead in playoff points with twelve each

Trevor Miller's Smoke Eaters Blog, 


Trail Smoke Eaters 2018-19 playoff stats:

Games Played: 11
Wins: 7
Losses: 4
Home Record: 3-2
Road Record: 4-2
Goals for: 39
Goals against: 31

Trail Smoke Eaters Returning Players:

Braeden Tuck (98)
Carter Jones (99)
Mack Byers (99)
Tyler Ghirardosi (99)
Spencer McLean (98)
Trevor Zins (98)
Kyle Chernenkoff (98)
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)
Tanner Marshall (00)
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: (regular season & playoffs)

2-3-1-0

Trail's road record vs Vernon this year: (regular season & playoffs)

3-3-0-0

Trail Smoke Eaters scoring leaders vs Vernon this year: (regular season & playoffs)

Carter Jones (6-5-11)
Trevor Zins (1-7-8)
Braeden Tuck (2-5-7)
Owen Ozar (3-4-7)
Tyler Ghirardosi (1-6-7)
Kent Johnson (5-1-6) 
Mack Byers (4-2-6) 
Chase Stevenson (1-4-5)
Hayden Rowan (3-2-5)
Diarmad DiMurro (0-4-4)
Spencer McLean (1-2-3)
Max Kryski (0-3-3)
Kieran O'Hearn (0-3-3)
Jeremy Smith (1-1-2) 
Jimmy Darby (1-1-2)
Kyle Budvarson (1-1-2)
Levi Glasman (1-0-1) 
Diarmad DiMurro (0-1-1)
Bryce Anderson (0-1-1)
Luke Gallagher (0-1-1)
Connor Powell (0-1-1)

Adam Marcoux (3-3 Record)
Donovan Buskey (2-4 Record)

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