Friday, March 31, 2023

Game Preview: 1st Round Game 1 Vernon @ West Kelowna:

Game 1 Vernon 27-21-2-4 @ West Kelowna 28-20-6-0 7 pm

Tonight is the sixth meeting (regular season & playoffs) between the Vernon Vipers & West Kelowna Warriors. The Warriors went 4-1 vs the Vipers during the regular season


Vernon's regular season record & stats vs the West Kelowna Warriors since 2006 (The Warriors moved from Langley to West Kelowna in 2006)

Since the 2006-07 regular season Vernon is W-53-L-44-OTL-4- T-6-SOL-3 vs West Kelowna

Since the 2006-07 regular season Vernon is W-35-L-19-OTL-3-T-2-SOL-1 at home vs West Kelowna

Since the 2006-07 regular season Vernon is W-20-L-25-OLT-1-T-4-SOL-2 in West Kelowna

Since the BCHL Showcase opened in 2012 Vernon is W-0-L-1-OLT-0-T-0-SOL-0 vs West Kelowna at the Showcase

The Vipers are 3-4-1-2 in their last ten games vs West Kelowna

The Vipers are 2-4-1-3 in their last ten games in West Kelowna

The Vipers are 4-5-0-1 in their last ten home games vs the West Kelowna

Vernon's last win at home vs West Kelowna was a 4-3 victory on Saturday, February 11th 2023

West Kelowna's last win at Kal Tire Place was a 5-1 victory on Friday, December 16th 2022

Vernon's last regular season win at Royal LePage Place was a 4-2 victory on Friday, September 6th 2019

West Kelowna's last regular season win at home vs Vernon was a 4-3 shootout victory on Friday, December 2nd 2022

Vernon Vipers/West Kelowna Warriors Regular Season Series:

November 4th Vernon @ West Kelowna: Warriors won 4-3
November 8th Vernon @ West Kelowna: Warriors won 4-3 shootout
December 2nd Vernon @ West Kelowna: Warriors won 4-3 shootout
December 16th West Kelowna @ Vernon: Warriors won 5-1
February 11th West Kelowna @ Vernon: Vipers won 4-3

Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The 27-21-2-4 Vernon Vipers make their fourth visit of the season (regular season & playoffs) to Royal Le Page Place, are coming off a 14-1 win Saturday in Merritt to finish the 2022-23 regular season. With the victory, the Vipers clinched 6th place in the Interior Division. The Snakes finished the regular season with a 27-21-2-4 record. This is the second year in a row the Vipers & Warriors will meet in the opening round of the BCHL playoffs. Last season West Kelowna took round one in five games. The Vipers went 1-2-0-2 vs the Warriors during the regular season. Vernon went 0-1-0-2 in West Kelowna while going 1-1-0-0 at home vs the Warriors. The Vipers won four of their final five regular season games, also won seven of their final ten regular season games. 

Vernon Vipers Roster:


Vernon Vipers Regular Season Scoring Leaders:

Lee Parks (23-25-48)

Vernon Vipers 2022-23 Regular Season Record/Stats:

Games Played: 54
Wins: 27
Losses: 21
Overtime Wins: 2
Overtime Losses: 2
Shootout Wins: 3
Shootout Losses: 4
Overtime Record: 2-2
Shootout Record: 3-4
Home Record: 18-6-1-2
Road Record: 9-15-1-2
When the Vipers score first: 17-8
When the opponents score first: 10-19
Leading after the 1st period: 14-3
Tied after the 1st period: 10-11
Trailing after the 1st period: 3-13
Leading after the 2nd period: 19-1
Tied after the 2nd period: 4-5
Trailing after the 2nd period: 4-21
Out shooting opponents: 14-4
Out shot by opponents: 13-22
One goal games: 12-10
Goals for: 160
Goals against: 164
Record in September: 0-3
Record in October: 6-4
Record in November: 3-6
Record in December: 5-3
Record in January: 3-5
Record in February: 4-4
Record in March 6-2
Record vs Interior Division: 20-24
Record vs Coastal Division: 7-3
Longest winning streak: Five games
Longest losing streak: Three games
Standings: 6th Place Interior Division

Vernon Vipers Returning Players:

Max Borovinskiy 04
Reagan Milburn 03
Luke Pakulak 03
Seiya Tanaka-Campbell 03
Luke Ashton 05
Griffen Barr 02
Anthony Cliche 03
Ayden Third 02
Roan Clarke 03
Ethan David 03

Vernon Vipers departed & traded players from last years team:

Luke Buss 03
JoJo Tanaka-Campbell 03
Jack Glen 01
Matthew Culling 01
Luke Lavery 04
Tyler Chan 05
Cameron MacDonald 02
Ryan Shostak 01
Copeland Fricker 03
Zack Tonelli 02
Cade McNelly 01
Talon Zakall 02
Nicholas Kent 01
Liam Cavan 02

Vernon's regular season home record vs West Kelowna:

1-1-0-0

Vernon's regular season road record vs West Kelowna:

0-1-0-2

Vernon's regular season scoring leaders vs West Kelowna:

Reagan Milburn (2-5-7)
Lee Parks (3-4-7)
Luke Pakulak (1-4-5)
Hank Cleaves (2-2-4)
Seiya Tanaka-Campbell (3-1-4)
Griffen Barr (0-3-3)
Isaac Tremblay (0-2-2)
Ayden Third (0-1-1)
Thomas Tien (0-1-1)
Jonathan Horn (1-0-1)
Julian Facchinelli (1-0-1)
Dylan Compton (0-1-1)
Walker Erickson (1-0-1)

Ethan David (0-3 Record)
Roan Clarke (1-1 Record)

Let's take a look at the West Kelowna Warriors:

The 28-20-6-0 West Kelowna Warriors are coming off a 4-3 shootout victory Saturday in Salmon Arm to finish the 2022-23 regular season. Salmon Arm lost 4-2 Sunday afternoon in Penticton, giving the Warriors 3rd place and home ice advantage vs the Vernon Vipers. A Salmon Arm win and the Warriors would have faced Prince George in the opening round of the playoffs. West Kelowna went 4-1 vs the Vipers during the regular season. The Warriors lost three of their final five regular season games, also lost six of their final ten regular season games to finish the regular season. This is the fifth time the Warriors & Vipers have met in the playoffs, with Vernon winning three of the previous four playoff series. 

West Kelowna Warriors Roster:


West Kelowna Warriors Regular Season Scoring Leaders:

Jaiden Moriello (25-30-55)

West Kelowna Warriors 2022-23 Regular Season Record/Stats:

Games Played: 54
Wins: 28
Losses: 20
Overtime Losses: 6
Shootout Losses: 0
Home Record: 18-8-1-0
Road Record: 10-12-5-0
Goals for: 211
Goals against: 205
Standings: 3rd Place Interior Division

West Kelowna Warriors Returning Players:

Brennan Nelson 03
Riley Sharun 03
Kailus Green 04
Dylan Brooks 03
Isaiah Norlin 03
Justin Katz 04

West Kelowna Warriors departed and traded players from last years team:

Felix Trudeau 02
Marcus Joughin 01
John Evans 02
Nick Roukounakis 03
Alexi Van Houtte-Cachero 03
Chase Dafoe 02
Tyler Cristall 02
Damon Jugnauth 03
Cameron Hicklin 03
Elan Bar-Lev-Wise 01
Christophe Farmer 01
Jayden Price 01
Tyler Rubin 03
Charles-Alexis Legault 03
Pat Lawn 01
Zach Reim 03
Nicolas Ardanaz 02
Tyson Jugnauth 04
Corey McCann 01
Johnny Derrick 01

West Kelowna's regular season home record vs Vernon:

3-0-0-0

West Kelowna's regular season road record vs Vernon:

1-1-0-0

West Kelowna Warriors regular season scoring leaders vs Vernon:

Ben MacDonald (4-1-5)
Brennan Nelson (1-4-5)
Rylee Hlusiak (2-3-5)
Christopher Duclair (0-4-4)
Matthew Fusco (1-2-3)
Isaiah Norlin (0-3-3)
Riley Sharun (1-2-3)
Jaiden Moriello (2-1-3)
Dylan Brooks (2-0-2)
Jake Bernadet (1-1-2)
Luke Devlin (0-2-2)
Bobby May (0-1-1)
Jake Bernadet (0-1-1)
Kailus Green (1-0-1)
Felix Caron (1-0-1)
Michael Salandra (1-0-1)
Aiden Reeves (1-0-1)

Angelo Zol (1-0 Record)
Justin Katz (4-0 Record)

2 comments:

vipersdiehardfan said...

How will the Vipers do tonight?

Make your predictions, Who will win and what will be the final score?

ron said...

4-2 vipers....Vernon goalie steals one