Saturday, October 31, 2020

Okanagan Cup: Exhibition: Salmon Arm 2 Vernon 1 Shootout

Hunter Sansbury tied the game at 13:31 of the 3rd period on the power play, before Carter Loney scored the shootout winner as the visiting Salmon Arm Silverbacks defeated the hometown Vernon Vipers 2-1 in a shootout at Kal Tire Place. Vernon outshot Salmon Arm 31-19. Riley Kohonick made 30 saves in the win, while Koen MacInnes made 17 saves in the loss.

Boxscore-Game Summary,

https://bchl.ca/stats/game-center/9882 

Game Report, 

https://lscluster.hockeytech.com/game_reports/official-game-report.php?lang_id=1&client_code=bchl&game_id=9882

Text Box Score,

https://lscluster.hockeytech.com/game_reports/text-game-report.php?lang_id=1&client_code=bchl&game_id=9882

Vipers/Silverbacks Game Day Preview:

Salmon Arm Silverbacks play by play Nathan Kanter has a game day preview on tonight's Vipers-Silverbacks exhibition game. Tonight is the second game of a home & home series with the Vipers winning Friday 4-1 in Salmon Arm. Vernon is 3-0 vs the Silverbacks this year.

Here is Nathan Kanter's game day preview from the Salmon Arm Silverbacks youtube page,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c64M5F6X8Wk&feature=emb_logo


Silverbacks Post Game Interview With Assistant Coach Cochrane:

Salmon Arm Silverbacks play by play broadcaster Nathan Kanter talks


with Silverbacks assistant coach Carter Cochrane after Friday night's 4-1 loss to the visiting Vernon Vipers.

Here is the interview from the Salmon Arm Silverbacks youtube page,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAJtNvd0QbQ

Okanagan Cup: Game Preview: Exhibition Salmon Arm @ Vernon:


Salmon Arm (2-6-1-0) @ Vernon (3-4-1-1) 6pm

Tonight is the fourth and final exhibition meeting vs the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. The Vipers lead the pre-season series 3-0

Last Game:

October 30th Vernon 4 Salmon Arm 1

Next Game:

November 6th Penticton @ Vernon
November 6th West Kelowna @ Salmon Arm

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

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 64-43-12-7-1 vs Salmon Arm

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 29-20-6-2-1 at home vs. Salmon Arm

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 29-20-8-3 in Salmon Arm

The Silverbacks are 3-4-2-0 in their last ten games in Vernon

The Vipers are 7-1-1-0 in their last ten games in Salmon Arm

The Vipers last regular season win at home vs. Salmon Arm was a 5-4 overtime victory on Saturday, January 19th 2020

The Silverbacks last regular season win in Vernon was a 5-2 victory on Saturday, December 28th 2019

The Vipers last regular season win in Salmon Arm was a 5-3 victory on Sunday, January 12th 2020

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

Here's a look at last year's exhibition/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: Silverbacks won 4-2
November 22nd Salmon Arm @ Vernon: Vipers won 2-1 shootout
November 30th Vernon @ Salmon Arm: Vipers won 2-0
December 28th Salmon Arm @ Vernon: Silverbacks won 5-2
December 29th Vernon @ Salmon Arm: Vipers won 4-2
January 12th Vernon @ Salmon Arm: Vipers won 5-3
January 19th Salmon Arm @ Vernon: Vipers won 5-4 overtime

Here's a look at this years exhibition series vs Salmon Arm

October 16th Salmon Arm @ Vernon: Vipers won 5-2
October 17th Vernon @ Salmon Arm: Vipers won 4-3 overtime
October 30th Vernon @ Salmon Arm: Vipers won 4-1
October 31st Salmon Arm @ Vernon:


Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers: 

The 3-4-1-1 Vernon Vipers are coming off a 4-1 victory Friday in Salmon Arm. Tonight's the second game of a home & home series with the Vipers leading the pre-season series 3-0. The Snakes have at least a point in five straight games, are 1-2-0-1 at home this exhibition season. The Vipers have two pre-season games remaining after tonight.

Vernon Vipers Roster:


Will Arquiett (3-1-4) & Ethan Mercer (3-1-4) share the team lead in goals with three each, while Nicholas Kent (0-6-6) leads the team in points with six

Vernon Vipers 2020-21 pre-season stats:

Games Played: 9
Wins: 3
Losses: 4
Overtime Wins: 1
Overtime Losses: 1
Shootout Wins: 0
Shootout Losses: 1
Home Record: 1-2-0-1
Road Record: 2-2-1-0
Overtime Record: 1-1
Shootout Record: 0-1
Record vs Interior Division: 3-4-1-1
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 0-0-0-0
When the Vipers score first: 2-1-1-0
When the opponents score first: 1-3-0-1
Leading after the 1st period: 1-1-1-1
Tied after the 1st period: 2-1-0-0
Trailing after the 1st period: 0-2-0-0
Leading after the 2nd period: 2-0-0-0
Tied after the 2nd period: 1-0-1-1
Trailing after the 2nd period: 0-4-0-0
Out shooting opponents: 3-0-1-1
Out shot by opponents: 0-4-0-0
One goal games: 1-1-1-1
Goals for: 22
Goals against: 28
Standings: 3rd Place (Interior Division) 
Win-loss Streak: One game winning streak
Longest winning streak: Two games
Longest losing streak: Four games
Vipers record in September: 0-2-0-0
Vipers record in October: 3-2-1-1

Vernon Vipers Returning Players:

Jack Glen (01)
JoJo Tanaka-Campbell (01)
Cameron MacDonald (02)
Ryan Shostak (01)
Hunter Donohoe (00)
Trey Taylor (02)
Nicholas Kent (01)

Vernon Vipers departed & traded players from last years team:

Matt Kowalski (99)
Ben Sanderson (00)
Colby Feist (02)
Connor Marritt (99)
Reilly Herbst (00)
Ben Helgeson (00)
Max Bulawka (01)
Connor Sleeth (99)
Brett Fudger (01)
Dawson Holt (99)
Logan Cash (00)
Landon Fuller (99)
Jackson Caller (99)
Christian Felton (00)
Keigo Hachisuka (01)
Keegan Karki (00)
Max Palaga (00)

Vernon's home record vs Salmon Arm this year:

1-0-0-0

Vernon's road record vs Salmon Arm this year:

2-0-0-0

Vernon's scoring leaders vs Salmon Arm this year:

Cameron MacDonald (2-2-4)
Ethan Mercer (3-1-4)
Nicholas Kent (0-4-4)
Jo Jo Tanaka-Campbell (2-1-3)
Griffen Barr (0-3-3)
Ryan Shostak (0-3-3)
Hunter Donohoe (0-2-2)
Nicholas Remissong (0-1-1)
Will Arquiett (1-0-1)
Desmon Johnson (0-1-1)
Kjell Kjemhus (1-0-1)
Reagan Milburn (0-1-1)
Josh Prokop (1-0-1)
Tyler Carpendale (1-0-1)
Zack Tonelli (1-0-1)

Roan Clarke (2-0 Record)
Kobe Grant (1-0 Record)


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

The 2-6-1-0 Salmon Arm Silverbacks make their second and final pre-season visit to Kal Tire Place, are coming off a 4-1 loss Friday to the visiting Vernon Vipers. The last time the Silverbacks were in Vernon, the hometown Vipers come away with a 5-2 win October 16th. The Backs have lost five of there last six games and have one win in four games away from home. The Apes have a league high 40 goals against.

Salmon Arm Silverbacks Roster:


Drew Bennett (5-1-6) leads the team lead in goals with five, while sharing the lead with Simon Tassy (4-2-6) & Carter Loney (2-4-6) with six points each

Salmon Arm Silverbacks 2020-21 pre-season stats:

Games Played: 9
Wins: 2
Losses: 6
Overtime Losses: 1
Shoot Out Losses: 
Home Record: 1-3-1-0
Road Record: 1-3-0-0
Goals for: 21
Goals against: 40
Standings: 5th Place (Interior Division)

Salmon Arm Silverbacks Returning Players:

Logan Shaw (00)
Drew Bennett (00)
Simon Tassy (01)
Kieran Ruscheinski (01)
Hunter Sansbury (00)

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

Nick Martino (00)
Luke Mylymok (01)
William Poirier (99)
Sam Schofield (02)
Nick Unruh (00)
Lucas Breault (99)
Daniel Rybarik (99)
Coalson Wakeford (00)
Noah Wakeford (00)
Jarrod Semchuk (02)
Jeremy Gervais (99)
Devan Newhook (00)
Antonio Andreozzi (00)
Akito Hirose (99)
Zach Gabruch (01)
Ethan Langenegger (00)
Grant Adams (00)

Salmon Arm's home record vs Vernon this year:

0-1-1-0

Salmon Arm's road record vs Vernon this year:

0-1-0-0

Salmon Arm Silverbacks scoring leaders vs Vernon this year: 

Carter Loney (1-2-3)
Simon Tassy (2-0-2)
Drew Bennett (0-1-1)
Noah Serdachny (1-0-1)
Danny Ciccarello (0-1-1)
Daniel Panetta (1-0-1)
William Lavigne (0-1-1)
Nathan Morgan (0-1-1)
Mathieu Bourgault (0-1-1)

Riley Kohonick (0-2 Record)
Liam Vanderkooi (0-1 Record)

Okanagan Cup: Vipers-Silverbacks Highlight's:

Here are the Vipers/Silverbacks game highlight's from October 30th 2020 in Salmon Arm. Newcomers Josh Prokop & Tyler Carpendale scored once while Roan Clarke made 21 saves for the win as Vernon defeated Salmon Arm 4-1 at the Shaw Centre.

Here are the highlight's from the Vernon Vipers youtube page,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7cM9Ea-8lM&feature=emb_logo

Here is the full game recap from the Vernon Vipers website,

https://www.vernonvipers.com/after-the-buzzer-vipers-down-silverbacks

Here is the full game recap from the Salmon Arm Silverbacks website,

https://www.sasilverbacks.com/vipers-defeat-silverbacks-4-1

Friday, October 30, 2020

On This Day In Vernon Vipers History:

Five years ago today (October 30th 2015) Vernon Vipers forward Jagger


Williamson collected five assists in a 5-2 victory over the visiting Trail Smoke Eaters in front of 1,535 fans at Kal Tire Place. Andrew Shortridge made 40 saves in the win, while Baily MacBurnie made 37 saves in the loss. Ernie Gare & Duane Dennis hold the Vernon Junior Hockey Record & BCHL record for most assists in one game with nine. Gare with 9 in 1971 & Dennis with 9 in 1989 

Boxscore-Game Summary,

https://bchl.ca/stats/game-center/6777

Jagger Williamson's Player Profile:

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/247144/jagger-williamson

Okanagan Cup: Exhibition: Vernon 4 Salmon Arm 1

Simon Tassy opened the scoring for the hometown Salmon Arm Silverbacks, before the Vernon Vipers got the next four goals from four different goal scorers to come away with the 4-1 victory at the Shaw Centre. Vernon outshot Salmon Arm 34-22 Roan Clarke made 21 saves in the win, while Riley Kohonick made 30 saves in the loss. 

Boxscore-Game Summary,

https://bchl.ca/stats/game-center/9878 

Game Report, 

https://lscluster.hockeytech.com/game_reports/official-game-report.php?lang_id=1&client_code=bchl&game_id=9878

Text Box Score,

https://lscluster.hockeytech.com/game_reports/text-game-report.php?lang_id=1&client_code=bchl&game_id=9878

Okanagan Cup: Game Preview: Exhibition Vernon @ Salmon Arm:


Vernon (2-4-1-1) @ Salmon Arm (2-5-1-0) 6:30pm

Tonight is the third of four pre-season meetings vs the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. The Vipers lead the season series 2-0

Last Game:

October 24th West Kelowna 4 Vernon 3 Overtime
October 24th Salmon Arm 4 Penticton 2

Next Game:

October 31st Salmon Arm @ Vernon

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

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 64-43-12-7-1 vs Salmon Arm

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 29-20-6-2-1 at home vs. Salmon Arm

Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 29-20-8-3 in Salmon Arm

The Silverbacks are 3-4-2-0 in their last ten games in Vernon

The Vipers are 7-1-1-0 in their last ten games in Salmon Arm

The Vipers last regular season win at home vs. Salmon Arm was a 5-4 overtime victory on Saturday, January 19th 2020

The Silverbacks last regular season win in Vernon was a 5-2 victory on Saturday, December 28th 2019

The Vipers last regular season win in Salmon Arm was a 5-3 victory on Sunday, January 12th 2020

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

Here's a look at last year's exhibition/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: Silverbacks won 4-2
November 22nd Salmon Arm @ Vernon: Vipers won 2-1 shootout
November 30th Vernon @ Salmon Arm: Vipers won 2-0
December 28th Salmon Arm @ Vernon: Silverbacks won 5-2
December 29th Vernon @ Salmon Arm: Vipers won 4-2
January 12th Vernon @ Salmon Arm: Vipers won 5-3
January 19th Salmon Arm @ Vernon: Vipers won 5-4 overtime

Here's a look at this years exhibition series vs Salmon Arm

October 16th Salmon Arm @ Vernon: Vipers won 5-2
October 17th Vernon @ Salmon Arm: Vipers won 4-3 Overtime
October 30th Vernon @ Salmon Arm:
October 31st Salmon Arm @ Vernon:


Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers: 

The 2-4-1-1 Vernon Vipers make their second and final exhibition visit to the Shaw Centre, are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss Friday in West Kelowna. The last time the Vipers were in Salmon Arm, JoJo Tanaka-Campbell's goal at 2:28 of overtime was the game winner in a 4-3 overtime victory over the hometown Silverbacks. The Snakes enter tonight with four games remaining at the Okanagan Cup pre-season tournament. Vernon has one win in four road games this exhibition season. The Snakes are 2-0 vs Salmon Arm this year. The Vipers have lost back to back games, have at least a point in four straight games.

Vernon Vipers Roster:


Will Arquiett (3-1-4) leads the the team in goals with three, while JoJo Tanaka-Campbell (2-3-5) leads the team in points with five

Vernon Vipers 2020-21 pre-season stats:

Games Played: 8
Wins: 2
Losses: 4
Overtime Wins: 1
Overtime Losses: 1
Shootout Wins: 0
Shootout Losses: 1
Home Record: 1-2-0-1
Road Record: 1-2-1-0
Overtime Record: 1-1
Shootout Record: 0-1
Record vs Interior Division: 2-4-1-1
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 0-0-0-0
When the Vipers score first: 2-1-1-0
When the opponents score first: 0-3-0-1
Leading after the 1st period: 1-1-1-1
Tied after the 1st period: 1-1-0-0
Trailing after the 1st period: 0-2-0-0
Leading after the 2nd period: 1-0-0-0
Tied after the 2nd period: 1-0-1-1
Trailing after the 2nd period: 0-4-0-0
Out shooting opponents: 2-0-1-1
Out shot by opponents: 0-4-0-0
One goal games: 1-1-1-1
Goals for: 18
Goals against: 27
Standings: 4th Place (Interior Division) 
Win-loss Streak: Two game losing streak
Longest winning streak: Two games
Longest losing streak: Four games
Vipers record in September: 0-2-0-0
Vipers record in October: 2-2-1-1

Vernon Vipers Returning Players:

Jack Glen (01)
JoJo Tanaka-Campbell (01)
Cameron MacDonald (02)
Ryan Shostak (01)
Hunter Donohoe (00)
Trey Taylor (02)
Nicholas Kent (01)

Vernon Vipers departed & traded players from last years team:

Matt Kowalski (99)
Ben Sanderson (00)
Colby Feist (02)
Connor Marritt (99)
Reilly Herbst (00)
Ben Helgeson (00)
Max Bulawka (01)
Connor Sleeth (99)
Brett Fudger (01)
Dawson Holt (99)
Logan Cash (00)
Landon Fuller (99)
Jackson Caller (99)
Christian Felton (00)
Keigo Hachisuka (01)
Keegan Karki (00)
Max Palaga (00)

Vernon's home record vs Salmon Arm this year:

1-0-0-0

Vernon's road record vs Salmon Arm this year:

1-0-0-0

Vernon's scoring leaders vs Salmon Arm this year:

Cameron MacDonald (2-1-3)
Ethan Mercer (2-1-3)
Jo Jo Tanaka-Campbell (2-1-3)
Hunter Donohoe (0-2-2)
Griffen Barr (0-2-2)
Ryan Shostak (0-2-2)
Nicholas Remissong (0-1-1)
Will Arquiett (1-0-1)
Nicholas Kent (0-1-1)
Desmon Johnson (0-1-1)
Kjell Kjemhus (1-0-1)
Reagan Milburn (0-1-1)

Roan Clarke (1-0 Record)
Kobe Grant (1-0 Record)


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

The 2-5-1-0 Salmon Arm Silverbacks are coming off a 4-2 win over the visiting Penticton Vees October 24th, picking up their second win of the pre-season. Tonight's the first game of a home & home series vs Vernon. The Silverbacks are 1-2-1-0 at home this season. Salmon Arm has one win in their last five games and only two wins in eight games at the Okanagan Cup pre-season tournament.

Salmon Arm Silverbacks Roster:


Danny Ciccarello (4-0-4) leads the team lead in goals with four & in points with four

Salmon Arm Silverbacks 2020-21 pre-season stats:

Games Played: 8
Wins: 2
Losses: 5
Overtime Losses: 1
Shoot Out Losses: 
Home Record: 1-2-1-0
Road Record: 1-3-0-0
Goals for: 20
Goals against: 36
Standings: 5th Place (Interior Division)

Salmon Arm Silverbacks Returning Players:

Logan Shaw (00)
Drew Bennett (00)
Simon Tassy (01)
Kieran Ruscheinski (01)
Hunter Sansbury (00)

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

Nick Martino (00)
Luke Mylymok (01)
William Poirier (99)
Sam Schofield (02)
Nick Unruh (00)
Lucas Breault (99)
Daniel Rybarik (99)
Coalson Wakeford (00)
Noah Wakeford (00)
Jarrod Semchuk (02)
Jeremy Gervais (99)
Devan Newhook (00)
Antonio Andreozzi (00)
Akito Hirose (99)
Zach Gabruch (01)
Ethan Langenegger (00)
Grant Adams (00)

Salmon Arm's home record vs Vernon this year:

0-0-1-0

Salmon Arm's road record vs Vernon this year:

0-1-0-0

Salmon Arm Silverbacks scoring leaders vs Vernon this year: 

Carter Loney (1-2-3)
Simon Tassy (1-0-1)
Drew Bennett (0-1-1)
Noah Serdachny (1-0-1)
Danny Ciccarello (0-1-1)
Daniel Panetta (1-0-1)
William Lavigne (0-1-1)
Nathan Morgan (0-1-1)

Riley Kohonick (0-1 Record)
Liam Vanderkooi (0-1 Record)

On This Day In Vernon Vipers History:

Sixteen years ago today (October 30th 2004) Vernon Vipers forward Mike


Ullrich picked up four assists in a 8-3 victory over the hometown Merritt Centennials in front of 540 fans at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. Matt Boudreau made 38 saves in the win, while Brandon Cross & Justin Mulholland combined for 30 saves in the loss.

Boxscore-Game Summary,

https://bchl.ca/stats/game-center/2035

Mike Ullrich's Player Profile:

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/13474/mike-ullrich

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Vernon Vipers Sign Carpendale & Prokop:

The Vernon Vipers have signed 20 yr old forwards Tyler


Carpendale & Josh Prokop.

Here is the full press release from the Vernon Vipers website,

https://www.vernonvipers.com/prokop-and-carpendale-join-vipers

Vipers Head Coach/GM Jason McKee talks about the newest players, which is on the Vernon Vipers youtube page, 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUnw6NyPOS8&feature=emb_logo 

Tyler Carpendale's Player Profile:

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/350209/tyler-carpendale

Josh Prokop's Player Profile:

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/281709/josh-prokop

Vernon Vipers Alumni Sparrow Joins Vipers In On/Off Ice Development Role:

Former Vernon Vipers forward Colton Sparrow has joined the Vernon Vipers in a on and off ice development role.

Here is the full press release from the Vernon Vipers website,

https://www.vernonvipers.com/vipers-add-sparrow

Here is Colton Sparrow's interview from the Vernon Vipers youtube page,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLl_D1HY4Os&feature=emb_logo

Sparrow played four years with his hometown Vipers (2010-2014) In 188 games with the Vipers Sparrow collected (32-goals-55-assists-87-points).

Colton Sparrow's Player Profile:

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/59883/colton-sparrow

Trudeau Suspended:

West Kelowna Warriors forward Felix Trudeau has been suspended two games


for his blow to the head hit/penalty on Vernon Vipers forward Reagan Milburn at 4:09 of the 3rd period during the Vernon Vipers/West Kelowna Warriors game on October 23rd 2020. Trudeau was given a 5 minute major on the play/hit. The Warriors won 4-3 in a shootout.

Boxscore-Game Summary,

https://bchl.ca/stats/game-center/9864

Here is the report from the BCHL website,

https://bchl.ca/discipline

Felix Trudeau's Player Profile:

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/293224/felix-trudeau

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Spectators No Longer Allowed At B.C. Indoor Sporting Facilities:

BC Recreation and Parks Association CEO Rebecca Tunnacliffe said spectators won't be allowed to stay and watch games inside sporting complexes.

Here is the full article from the Vernon Morning Star website,

https://www.vernonmorningstar.com/sports/spectators-no-longer-allowed-at-b-c-indoor-sporting-facilities/

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Blazers Loan Carpendale To Vernon Vipers:

The Western Hockey League Kamloops Blazers have loaned 20 yr


old forward Tyler Carpendale to the Vernon Vipers.

Carpendale has spent the past three seasons with the Western Hockey League Seattle Thunderbirds and Kamloops Blazers. 

Here is the full press release from the Radio NL website,

https://www.radionl.com/2020/10/27/68198/

Tyler Carpendale's Player Profile:

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/350209/tyler-carpendale

The Blazers acquired Carpendale from Seattle January 10th 2020. Here is the story from the Blazers website,

https://blazerhockey.com/article/blazers-acquire-carpendale-make-two-other-minor-trades

Rainville No Longer Listed On Vernon Vipers Roster:

19 yr old forward Jeremy Rainville is no longer listed on the Vernon Vipers roster.



Vernon Vipers roster,

https://bchl.ca/stats/roster/21/44/1?league=1

News broke loose of Rainville joining the Vipers on September 16th 2020 after spending the past two seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with Sheerbroke & Gatineau.. Rainville collected one goal & 1 assist in 8 pre-season games with the Vipers.

Jeremy Rainville's Player Profile:

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/410554/jeremy-rainville

Vernon-Cowichan Trade:

The Vernon Vipers have traded 19 yr old forward Max Bulawka to


the Cowichan Capitals for the playing rights of 20 yr old defenceman Seth Bafaro and future considerations.

Here is the press release from the Vernon Vipers website,

https://www.vernonvipers.com/trade-alert-vipers-acquire-playing-rights-to-bafaro

Seth Bafaro's Player Profile:

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/337764/seth-bafaro

Max Bulawka's Player Profile:

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/326645/max-bulawka

From the Vancouver Province newspaper, Here is a story on Bafaro 

https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/junior-hockey/steve-ewen-giants-praise-hard-nosed-bafaro-as-their-unsung-hero-on-the-blueline

From the Vancouver Giants website, Here is a "Q & A" with Seth Bafaro

https://vancouvergiants.com/article/vancouver-giants-2019-offseason-q-seth-bafaro

Vernon Vipers Sign MacInnes:

The Vernon Vipers have signed 18 year old goaltender Koen MacInnes.


Here is the full press release from the Vernon Vipers website,

https://www.vernonvipers.com/signing-alert-vipers-sign-koen-macinnes

Koen MacInnes's Player Profile:

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/422353/koen-macinnes

From thehockeywriters.com, Here is a writeup on the Saskatoon Blades goaltending duo from last season, which included MacInnes,

https://thehockeywriters.com/saskatoon-blades-goaltenders-success-2020-21/

From the Western Hockey League website, Here is a write up on MacInnes unfazed heading into the NHL draft,

https://whl.ca/article/blades-goaltender-koen-macinnes-unfazed-heading-into-nhl-draft

Penguins Select Ex Viper Cash 1st Overall With Waiver Draft Pick:

The East Hants Penguins have selected former Vernon Vipers forward Logan Cash
with their 1st overall Waiver draft pick. 

The Penguins are a Junior B hockey team that plays in the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League. 

Here is the full press release that is on the Penguins twitter account,

https://twitter.com/JrBPenguins/status/1320805483733725186

Cash spent the past two seasons in Vernon (2018-2020) has committed to the University of Vermont for the 2021-22 season. In 66 games with the Vipers Cash collected (13-goals-14-assists-27-points),

Logan Cash's Player Profile:

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/266901/logan-cash

Western Hockey League Players Can Be Loaned To Junior A Teams:

The Western Hockey League announced Friday that it is allowing players to join teams at the Junior A, Junior B, and Under-18 levels on a loan-basis. Western Hockey League players will be allowed to play Junior hockey elsewhere until mid-December. Players will then attend WHL Training Camps after the holiday break.

Here is the full press release from the Western Hockey League website,

https://whl.ca/article/western-hockey-league-statement-on-temporary-player-transfers

Monday, October 26, 2020

Great Clips Legendhairy Plays With Colton Sparrow

The Vernon Vipers have a new feature on their twitter account. The Vipers will be showing weekly legendary plays/highlight's from the past. This weeks video is from 2013 former Vernon Vipers forward Colton Sparrow scores the game winner with 27 seconds remaining to give the Vipers a 3-2 win over the 1st place Penticton Vees. 

Here is the video that is on the Vernon Vipers twitter account,

https://twitter.com/VernonVipers/status/1319279818039455744

On This Day In Vernon Vipers History:



Thirteen years ago today (October 26th 2007) Vernon Vipers forward Scott Zurevinski collected five points (2 goals-3 assists) in a 8-1 victory over the visiting Prince George Spruce Kings in front of 2,138 fans at the Vernon Multi-Plex. Bryce Christianson made 35 saves in the win, while Shane Mainprize made 32 saves in the loss.

Boxscore-Game Summary,

https://bchl.ca/stats/game-center/3910

Scott Zurevinski's Player Profile:

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/39146/scott-zurevinski

Sunday, October 25, 2020

Okanagan Cup: Vipers-Warriors Highlight's:

Here are the Vipers/Warriors game highlight's from October 24th 2020. The visiting Vernon Vipers blew a 3-1 2nd period lead, allowing the West Kelowna Warriors to tie the game. For a second straight night the game went to overtime. John Evans second goal of the night at 0:42 of overtime was the game winner, giving the hometown Warriors a 4-3 overtime victory and a sweep of the pre-season series. Kobe Grant made 31 saves in the loss, while Cole Schwebuis made 37 saves in the win.

Here are the Vipers/Warriors game highlight's from the West Kelowna Warriors youtube page,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLmiM_S3yY_Os7nNgF-REtGb7BbLwhwmfV&v=ba-UQ4drZm8&feature=emb_logo

Here is the full game recap from the Vernon Vipers website,

https://www.vernonvipers.com/after-the-buzzer-vipers-downed-in-extra-time

Here is the full game recap from the West Kelowna Warriors website,

https://www.westkelownawarriors.ca/recap-warriors-raise-5000-for-bc-cancer-foundation-after-overtime-win

Stienburg Scraps Donahoe:



On a delayed penalty just before the halfway mark of the 2nd period Friday night in West Kelowna, with the Vipers leading 3-2 West Kelowna Warriors forward Matthew Stienburg drops the gloves with Vernon Vipers defenceman Hunter Donohoe.

Here is the fight/video from Hockeytube.net's website, 

http://www.hockeytube.net/2020/10/24/stienburg-scraps-donahoe/ 



Saturday, October 24, 2020

Okanagan Cup: Exhibition: West Kelowna 4 Vernon 3 Overtime

The hometown West Kelowna Warriors sweep the home & home series after a 4-3 overtime win on John Evans game winner. For a second straight game the Vipers blow a 3-1 2nd period lead, allowing the Warriors to tie the game. Vernon outshot West Kelowna 41-35 The Warriors win the pre-season series going 4-0 vs Vernon. 

Boxscore-Game Summary, 

https://bchl.ca/stats/game-center/9871 

Game Report, 

https://lscluster.hockeytech.com/game_reports/official-game-report.php?lang_id=1&client_code=bchl&game_id=9871 

Text Box Score, 

https://lscluster.hockeytech.com/game_reports/text-game-report.php?lang_id=1&client_code=bchl&game_id=9871