Friday, August 30, 2019

Game Preview: Exhibition: Salmon Arm @ Vernon:

Salmon Arm (1-0-2-0) @ Vernon (1-1-0-0) 7pm

Tonight's the second of eight meetings vs the Salmon Arm Silverbacks this season (exhibition & regular season). The Silverbacks won last year's regular season series 5-1

Last Game:

Wednesday, August 28th Vernon defeated Salmon Arm 5-4 Overtime

Next Game:

Sunday, September 1st Brooks at Vernon

Sunday, September 8th West Kelowna at Salmon Arm

Here's a look at last year's exhibition/regular season series vs Salmon Arm

August 31st Pre-Season Salmon Arm @ Vernon: Silverbacks won 3-2 shoot out
September 1st Pre-Season Vernon @ Salmon Arm: Vipers won 3-2 shoot out
October 21st Vernon @ Salmon Arm: Silverbacks won 4-3 overtime
October 31st Salmon Arm @ Vernon: Silverbacks won 4-3 shoot out
November 10th Vernon @ Salmon Arm: Silverbacks won 4-3 overtime
November 23rd Salmon Arm @ Vernon: Silverbacks won 2-0
December 16th Vernon @ Salmon Arm: Silverbacks won 3-2
January 11th Salmon Arm @ Vernon: Vipers won 4-1

Here's a look at this year's regular season series vs Salmon Arm

August 28th Pre-Season Vernon @ Salmon Arm: Vipers won 5-4 Overtime
August 30th Pre-Season Salmon Arm @ Vernon:
November 22nd Salmon Arm @ Vernon:
November 30th Vernon @ Salmon Arm:
December 28th Salmon Arm @ Vernon:
December 29th Vernon @ Salmon Arm:
January 12th Vernon @ Salmon Arm:
January 19th Salmon Arm @ Vernon:

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

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 59-42-12-7-1 vs Salmon Arm

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 27-19-6-2-1 at home vs. Salmon Arm

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 26-20-8-3 in Salmon Arm

The Silverbacks are 3-5-1-0 in their last ten games in Vernon

The Vipers are 4-4-1-0 in their last ten games in Salmon Arm

The Vipers last regular season win at home vs. Salmon Arm was a 4-1 victory on Friday, January 11th 2019

The Silverbacks last regular season win in Vernon was a 2-0 victory on Friday, November 23rd 2018

The Vipers last regular season win in Salmon Arm was a 4-0 victory on Friday, December 29th 2017

The Silverbacks last regular season win at home vs. Vernon was a 3-2 victory on Sunday, December 16th 2018


Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers: 

The 1-1-0-0 Defending Interior Division Champion Vernon Vipers are coming off a 5-4 overtime victory in Salmon Arm Wednesday night. Tonight's the second game of a home & home series with the Silverbacks. Tonight's is Vernon's third pre-season game with one game remaining before the start of the 2019-20 regular season. The Vipers play three of four exhibition games at home. The Snakes have eleven players returning from last year, will finish the pre-season Sunday afternoon vs the Alberta Junior Hockey League Brooks Bandits. 

Vernon Vipers Roster:


Teddy Wooding (21-19-40) lead the team in goals last season with twenty one, while Matt Kowalski (13-30-43) lead the team in points last season with fourty three

Landon Fuller played 25 games with the 2016-17 Salmon Arm Silverbacks

Vernon Vipers 2018-19 regular season stats:

Games Played: 58
Wins: 25
Losses: 21
Overtime Wins: 2
Overtime Losses: 8
Shootout Wins: 1
Shootout Losses: 3
Home Record: 11-11-5-2
Road Record: 14-10-3-1
Overtime Record: 2-8
Record vs Interior Division: 17-13-5-1
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 8-8-3-2
When the Vipers score first: 17-5-5-0
When the opponents score first: 8-16-3-3
Leading after the 1st period: 13-2-3-0
Tied after the 1st period: 10-7-4-1
Trailing after the 1st period: 2-10-1-2
Leading after the 2nd period: 18-3-5-1
Tied after the 2nd period: 4-8-3-1
Trailing after the 2nd period: 3-10-0-1
Out shooting opponents: 20-9-5-1
Out shot by opponents: 3-10-3-1
One goal games: 9-9-8-3
Goals for: 162
Goals against: 159
Standings: 4th Place (Interior Division)
Longest winning streak: Four games
Longest losing streak: Four games

Vernon Vipers Returning Players:

Matt Kowalski (99)
Ben Helgeson (00)
Ben Sanderson (00)
Nicholas Cherkowski (00)
Logan Cash (00)
Elan Bar-Lev-Wise (01)
Landon Fuller (99)
Brendan Kim (00)
Trey Taylor (02)
Max Palaga (00)

Vernon Vipers departed & traded players from last years team:

Jagger Williamson (98)
Jesse Lansdell (98)
Tyler Ho (00)
Josh Latta (98)
Teddy Wooding (99)
Lane Zablocki (98)
Coleton Bilodeau (00)
Michael Young (98)
Will Dow-Kenny (00)
Jack Judson (00)
Carver Watson (98)
Aidan Porter (99)
Bradley Cooper (99)

Vernon's home record vs Salmon Arm last year:

1-1-0-1

Vernon's road record vs Salmon Arm last year:

0-1-2-0

Vernon's scoring leaders vs Salmon Arm last year:

Ben Helgeson (3-2-5)
Michael Young (3-2-5)
Connor Marritt (2-2-4)
Josh Latta (1-3-4)
Elan Bar-Lev-Wise (1-2-3)
Coleton Bilodeau (1-2-3)
Carver Watson (1-1-2)
Jagger Williamson (0-2-2)
Jack Judson (0-2-2)
Teddy Wooding (1-1-2)
Brendan Kim (0-1-1)
Tyler Ho (0-1-1)
Landon Fuller (0-1-1)
Nick Cherkowski (0-1-1)
Brendan Kim (0-1-1)

Aidan Porter (1-5 Record)


Let's take a look at the Salmon Arm Silverbacks: 

The 1-0-2-0 Salmon Arm Silverbacks make their first of four visits (exhibition & regular season) to Kal Tire Place, are coming off a 5-4 overtime loss Wednesday to the visiting Vernon Vipers. The last time the Apes were in Vernon was a 4-3 triple overtime loss in Game 5 of the BCHL Playoffs March 8th 2019 that saw the Backs season come to an end. Tonight is the Gorlillas fourth and final exhibition game before opening the 2019-20 regular season September 8th vs the visiting West Kelowna Warriors. Salmon Arm went 3-1 in Vernon last season (exhibition & regular season) but lost two out of three playoff games at Kal Tire Place. These two teams will meet again November 22nd in Vernon. 

Salmon Arm Silverbacks Roster:


Matthew Verboon (28-28-56) lead the team lead in goals last season with twenty eight & in points with fifty six

Salmon Arm Silverbacks 2018-19 regular season stats:

Games Played: 58
Wins: 27
Losses: 26
Overtime Losses: 4
Shoot Out Losses: 1
Home Record: 16-10-2-1
Road Record: 11-16-2-0
Goals for: 170
Goals against: 203
Standings: 5th Place (Interior Division)

Salmon Arm Silverbacks Returning Players:

No statistics available 

Salmon Arm Silverbacks departed and traded players from last years team:

No statistics available 

Salmon Arm's home record vs Vernon last year:

3-0-0-0

Salmon Arm's road record vs Vernon last year:

2-1-0-0

Salmon Arm Silverbacks scoring leaders vs Vernon last year:

Trevor Adams (3-4-7)
Nick Unruh (3-3-6)
Matthew Verboon (2-3-5)
John Little (0-5-5)
Olson Werenka (2-2-4)
Noah Wakeford (0-4-4)
Akito Hirose (0-3-3)
Andy Stevens (0-2-2)
Justin Wilson (2-0-2)
Hudson Schandor (2-0-2)
Jonathan Krahn (2-0-2)
Logan Shaw (0-2-2)
Aiden Jenner (0-1-1)
Sol Seibel (0-1-1)
Tyson Gayfer (1-0-1)
Ethan McLaughlin (0-1-1)
Sam Schoenfeld (0-1-1)

Ethan Langenegger (3-0 Record)
Matthew Armitage (2-1 Record)

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