Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Game Preview: Trail @ Vernon:

Trail (21-13-2-1-1) @ Vernon (19-13-1-1) 7pm

Tonight is the fourth of six regular season meetings between the Vernon Vipers & Trail Smoke Eaters. The Smoke Eaters lead the season series 2-1

Last Game:

Saturday, December 14th Penticton defeated Vernon 4-1
Sunday, December 15th Salmon Arm defeated Trail 7-4

Next Game:

Saturday, December 28th Salmon Arm @ Vernon
Friday, December 20th Cowichan @ Trail

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

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 84-25-1-3 vs Trail

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon has outscored Trail 483-268

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 43-8-0-2 at home vs. Trail

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 34-15-1-1 in Trail

The Vipers are 9-1-0-0 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 3-2 overtime victory on Saturday, October 19th 2019

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 Saturday, November 9th 2019

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

October 19th Trail @ Vernon: Vipers won 3-2 overtime
November 8th Vernon @ Trail: Smoke Eaters won 5-2
November 9th Vernon @ Trail: Smoke Eaters won 3-2
December 18th Trail @ Vernon:
January 17th Vernon @ Trail:
February 9th Trail @ Vernon:


Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The 19-13-1-1 Defending Interior Division Champion Vernon Vipers are coming off a 4-1 loss Saturday night in Penticton. Tonight's the Snakes final game before the Christmas break. The Vipers will return to action December 28th vs the visiting Salmon Arm Silverbacks. Defenceman Landon Fuller returns to the lineup after serving a three game suspension. Matt Kowalski's point streak was snapped Saturday in Penticton. The Snakes will play eleven of there next fifteen games at home. Vernon has won three straight and seven of there last nine games at Kal Tire Place. The Vipers five game winning streak was snapped over the weekend, have won seven of there last ten games. Vernon sits 4th in the Interior division are tied in points with Wenatchee but eighteen points up on Merritt. The Snakes are two points back of Salmon Arm and six points back of 2nd place Trail. 

Vernon Vipers Roster:


Matt Kowalski (19-18-37) leads the team lead in goals with nineteen & in points with thirty seven

Vernon Vipers 2019-20 regular season stats:

Games Played: 34
Wins: 19
Losses: 13
Overtime Wins: 2
Overtime Losses: 1
Shootout Wins: 5
Shootout Losses: 1
Home Record: 8-5-0-0
Road Record: 10-8-1-1
Overtime Record: 2-1
Shootout Record: 6-1
Record vs Interior Division: 12-6-0-0
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 7-7-1-1
When the Vipers score first: 13-2-1-0
When the opponents score first: 6-11-0-1
Leading after the 1st period: 5-1-0-1
Tied after the 1st period: 13-3-1-0
Trailing after the 1st period: 1-8-0-0
Leading after the 2nd period: 12-1-0-0
Tied after the 2nd period: 6-2-1-1
Trailing after the 2nd period: 1-10-0-0
Out shooting opponents: 13-8-0-1
Out shot by opponents: 6-5-1-0
One goal games: 9-5-1-1
Goals for: 93
Goals against: 91
Standings: 3rd Place (Interior Division) 
Win-loss Streak: One game losing streak
Longest winning streak: Seven games
Longest losing streak: Four games
Vipers record in September: 3-3-0-0
Vipers record in October: 7-4-0-0 
Vipers record in November 5-5-1-1
Vipers record in December 4-1-0-0

Vernon Vipers Returning Players:

Matt Kowalski (99)
Ben Helgeson (00)
Ben Sanderson (00)
Logan Cash (00)
Elan Bar-Lev-Wise (01)
Landon Fuller (99)
Connor Marritt (99)
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)
Nicholas Cherkowski (00) 
Brendan Kim (00)
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 Trail this year:

1-0-0-0

Vernon's road record vs Trail this year:

0-2-0-0

Vernon's scoring leaders vs Trail this year: 

Matt Kowalski (3-0-3)
Dawson Holt (0-3-3)
Connor Sleeth (0-2-2)
Trey Taylor (2-0-2)
Cameron MacDonald (2-0-2)
Nicholas Kent (0-1-1)
Connor Marritt (0-1-1)
Keigo Hachisuka (0-1-1)
Christian Felton (0-1-1)
Jo Jo Tanaka-Campbell (0-1-1)

Reilly Herbst (1-1 Record)
James Porter Jr (0-1 Record)


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

The 21-13-2-1-1 Trail Smoke Eaters make there second of three regular season visits to Kal Tire Place, are coming off a 7-4 loss Sunday afternoon in Salmon Arm. This is the fourth meeting of the season vs the Vipers. The Smokies lead the season series 2-1. The last time these two teams met, Vernon lost back to back night's in Trail November 8th and 9th. The last time Trail was in Vernon, the Snakes won 3-2 in overtime October 19th. These two teams will meet again, January 17th in Trail. Tonight's the second and final game of a two game road trip. The Smoke Eaters have one game remaining before the holidays. Trail hosts the visiting Cowichan Capitals Friday. The Smokies have lost four straight games on the road and have only one win in there last seven games away from home. Trail has lost three of there last five games and have only four wins in there last six games. Trail sits 2nd in the Interior division are four points up on 3rd place Salmon Arm and seven points back of division leading Penticton.

Trail Smoke Eaters Roster:


Kent Johnson (24-41-65) leads the team in goals with twenty four & in points with sixty five

Trail Smoke Eaters 2019-20 regular season stats:

Games Played: 38
Wins: 21
Losses: 13
Overtime Losses: 2
Shootout Losses: 1
Tie: 1
Home Record: 10-5-1-0-1
Road Record: 11-8-1-1
Goals for: 136
Goals against: 112
Standings: 3rd Place (Interior Division)

Trail Smoke Eaters Returning Players:

Max Kryski (00)
Tyler Ghirardosi (99)
Kent Johnson (02)
Owen Ozar (00)
Trevor Isaksson (00)
Kyle Budvarson (00)
Diarmad DiMurro (99)
Powell Connor (00)
Kieran O'Hearn (00)
Donavan Buskey (00)

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

Braeden Tuck (98)
Carter Jones (99)
Mack Byers (99)
Bryce Anderson (01)
Chase Stevenson (99)
Hayden Rowan (99)
Layne Sniher (00)
Spencer McLean (98)
Trevor Zins (98)
Jimmy Darby (01)
Kyle Chernenkoff (98)
Luke Gallagher (00)
Adam Marcoux (98)

Trail's home record vs Vernon this year:

2-0-0-0

Trail's road record vs Vernon this year:

0-0-1-0

Trail Smoke Eaters scoring leaders vs Vernon this year: 

Kent Johnson (2-2-4)
Phillippe Lapointe (1-3-4)
Tyler Ghirardosi (3-1-4)
Owen Ozar (1-2-3)
Michael Colella (1-1-2)
Liam Freeborn (1-0-1)
Powell Connor (0-1-1)
Chase Dafoe (0-1-1)
Corey Clifton (0-1-1)
Walker Erickson (1-0-1)
Diarmad DiMurro (0-1-1)

Logan Terness (1-1 Record)
Matteo Paler-Chow (1-0 Record)

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