Game 3 Preview: Fred Page Cup Finals: Prince George @ Vernon:

Prince George (14-1) @ Vernon (12-7) 7pm

Tonight is the fifth meeting of the season between the Vernon Vipers & Prince George Spruce Kings. The Spruce Kings went 2-0 vs Vernon during the regular season

Last Game:

Saturday, April 13th Game 2 Prince George defeated Vernon 4-1

Next Game:

Wednesday, April 17th Game 3 Prince George @ Vernon

Here's a look at this years regular season series vs Prince George:

December 5th Vernon @ Prince George: Spruce Kings won 2-1

January 19th Prince George @ Vernon: Spruce Kings won 4-1

Vernon's record & stats vs the Spruce Kings since 2002

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 42-24-2-4 vs Prince George

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon has outscored Prince George 278-204

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 16-8-2-4 at home vs. Prince George

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 18-13-0-1 in Prince George

The Vipers are 4-5-1-0 in their last ten games vs Prince George

The Vipers are 4-5-1-0 in their last ten home games vs Prince George

The Vipers are 7-3-0-0 in their last ten games in Prince George

The Vipers last regular season win at home vs. Prince George was a 5-4 double overtime win on Sunday, January 29th 2017

The Spruce Kings last regular season win in Vernon was a 4-1 victory on Saturday, January 19th 2019

The Vipers last regular season win in Prince George was a 5-3 victory on Wednesday, January 11th 2017

The Spruce Kings last regular season win at home vs. Vernon was a 2-1 victory on Wednesday, December 5th 2018

Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The 12-7 Interior Division Champion Vernon Vipers are coming off a 4-1 loss Saturday in Game 2 in Prince George, return home for the next two games down 2-0 in the league finals. The Vipers have lost two straight games for just the second time in these playoffs, have been outscored 7-2 in the first two games of this series. Vernon is 6-3 at home in the playoffs, have won eight of their last fifteen home games.

Vernon Vipers Roster:

https://bchl.ca/stats/roster/21

Michael Young (6-7-13), Matt Kowalski (6-7-13), Jesse Lansdell (6-12-18) & Josh Latta (6-6-12) share the team lead in playoff goals with six each, while Jagger Williamson (5-13-18) & Jesse Lansdell (6-12-18) share the team lead in playoff points with eighteen points each

Bradley Cooper played 23 games with the (2017-2018) Prince George Spruce Kings was traded to Vernon November 27th 2018 for Garrett Worth

Vernon Vipers 2018-19 playoff stats:

Games Played: 19

Wins: 12

Losses: 7

Overtime Wins: 4

Overtime Losses: 1

Home Record: 6-3

Road Record: 6-4

Overtime Record: 4-1

When the Vipers score first: 7-1

When the opponents score first: 5-6

Leading after the 1st period: 5-1

Tied after the 1st period: 5-3

Trailing after the 1st period: 2-3

Leading after the 2nd period: 8-0

Tied after the 2nd period: 1-2

Trailing after the 2nd period: 3-5

Out shooting opponents: 8-6

Out shot by opponents: 3-1

One goal games: 7-1

Goals for: 56

Goals against: 47

Win-loss Streak: Two 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 Prince George this year:

0-1-0-0

Vernon's road record vs Prince George this year:

0-3-0-0

Vernon's scoring leaders vs Prince George this year:

Jagger Williamson (0-3-3)

Teddy Wooding (2-0-2)

Matt Kowalski (0-2-2)

Jesse Lansdell (2-0-2)

Connor Marritt (0-1-1)

Jack Judson (0-1-1)

Brendan Kim (0-1-1)

Bradley Cooper (0-2 Record)

Aidan Porter (0-2 Record)

Let's take a look at the Prince George Spruce Kings:

The 14-1 Coastal Conference Champion Prince George Spruce Kings make their second visit of the season to Kal Tire Place, are coming off a 4-1 victory Saturday In Game 2 to take a 2-0 series lead. The last time the Spruce Kings were in Vernon, was a 4-1 victory on January 19th 2019. Prince George comes into action tonight, have won eleven straight games. The Spruce Kings are 5-1 on the road in the playoffs, have won twelve of their last fifteen games away from home. PG has won six straight over the Vipers going back to the regular season.

Prince George Spruce Kings Roster:

https://bchl.ca/stats/roster/14

Ben Poisson (11-7-18) leads the team in playoff goals with eleven and in playoff points with eighteen

Prince George Spruce Kings 2018-19 playoff stats:

Games Played: 15

Wins: 14

Losses: 1

Home Record: 9-0

Road Record: 5-1

Goals for: 58

Goals against: 23

Prince George Spruce Kings Returning Players:

Corey Cunningham (01)

Patrick Cozzi (98)

Ben Poisson (99)

Nolan Welsh (99)

Ben Brar (98)

Chong Ming Lee (99)

Layton Ahac (01)

Jay Keranen (98)

Liam Watson-Brawn (99)

Prince George Spruce Kings departed and traded players from last years team:

Dustin Manz (99)

Ethan De Jong (99)

Jarod Hovde (97)

Kyle Johnson (98)

Blake Hayward (98)

Brady Bjork (99)

Spencer Chapman (99)

Sam Anzai (98)

Tyson Slater (97)

Chays Ruddy (97)

Dylan Anhorn (99)

Oliver Lester (97)

Evan DeBrouwer (97)

Bradley Cooper (99)

Prince George's home record vs Vernon this year:

3-0-0-0

Prince George's road record vs Vernon this year:

1-0-0-0

Prince George's scoring leaders vs Vernon this year:

Ben Brar (5-1-6)

Patrick Cozzie (1-4-5)

Dustin Manz (2-2-4)

Max Coyle (1-2-3)

Ben Poisson (1-2-3)

Lucas Vanroboys (1-1-2)

Nick Bochen (1-1-2)
Layton Ahac (0-2-2)

Liam Watson-Brawn (0-1-1)

Nolan Welsh (0-1-1)

Chong Min Lee (0-1-1)

Dylan Anhorn (0-1-1)

Nicholas Wilson (0-1-1)

Finlay Williams (1-0-1)

Sean Donaldson (0-1-1)

Logan Neaton (4-0 Record)