Tuesday, April 7, 2020

On This Day In Vernon Vipers History:

Three years ago today (April 7th 2017) In Game 5 of the Interior division
Finals best of seven series vs the Penticton Vees, The visiting Vipers looked to grab a 3-2 series lead. After a scoreless 3rd period, Captain Nicholas Jones scored at 8:40 of overtime giving the hometown Penticton Vees a 3-2 overtime victory and a 3-2 series lead. Penticton outshot Vernon 36-28 Matthew Robson made 26 saves in the win, while Darion Hanson made 33 saves in the loss in front of 3,563 fans at the South Okanagan Events Centre. The Vipers would force a Game 7 after a 5-1 victory in Game 6 before Penticton would win game 7 and the series 4-3 advancing to the BCHL League Finals vs the Chilliwack Chiefs.

Boxscore-Game Summary,

https://bchl.ca/stats/game-summary/7841

Game 5 Vipers-Vees Highlight's,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDFawy-Z3oE

Nicholas Jones's Player Profile:

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/63266/nick-jones

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