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,
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Game Report,
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Text Box Score,
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I watched the Vipers/Silverbacks game on Hockey tv this evening.
ReplyDeleteTonight had to be one of if not the Vipers most complete game of the pre-season. I thought the Snakes played a very good road game and even though gave up the games first goal, rallied off the next four to come away with the win. The Silverbacks blocked a ton of shots, while Riley Kohonick was solid in goal for Salmon Arm. The Silverbacks didn't get a lot of zone time or pressure but when they did, Roan Clarke was very good. Josh Prokop & Tyler Carpendale made their Viper debuts tonight, both scoring in their first game. Trey Taylor returned to the lineup.
Ethan Mercer, Kjell Kjemhus, Reagan Milburn, Cameron MacDonald, Nicholas Kent Roan Clarke & Luke Pakulak all looked good for Vernon.
Danny Ciccarello, Riley Kohonick & Mathieu Bourgault looked good for the Gorillas.
I have said this before but after starting the Okanagan Cup 0-4 I think the Vipers have improved and look like a different team after the first three games. Sure they have made some mistakes, turned over pucks, blown leads and at the begining couldn't score, but are slowly starting to gain some confidence, gel as a team, scoring goals and are in most games. With the additions of Josh Prokop and Tyler Carpendale the team gets a little older, adds some Major Junior Hockey experience, size, scoring and some leadership.
Looking forward to the game tomorrow. Go Vipers Go!
"I think the Vipers have improved and look like a different team". Yes, BECAUSE THEY ARE A DIFFERENT TEAM. They have changed by trades or by bringing in players from the WHL. If you keep shuffling the deck sooner or later you will win.
ReplyDeleteYes the Vipers looked like a different team last night. The WHL is constantly changing their rules, so hopefully the reverse won’t happen until our walking wounded return healthy from IR.
ReplyDeleteI guess any team that “borrows” players in any case, would look different.
The shuffle of players is finding the fit to a “team”, maturity, level of commitment, comfort in his surroundings, and with COVID 19, not being a normal young man..
Keep up the good work Vipers!