Saturday, March 25, 2023

Game Preview: Vernon @ Merritt:

Vernon 26-21-2-4 @ Merritt 12-36-3-2 7pm

Tonight is the fifth and final regular season meeting vs the Merritt Centennials. The Vipers lead the season series 3-1

Vernon's record & stats vs the Centennials since 2002

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 84-28-11-4 vs Merritt

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon has outscored Merritt
485-322

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 43-10-2-5 at home vs Merritt

Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 35-15-6-3 in Merritt

The Vipers are 9-1-0-0 in their last ten games vs Merritt

The Vipers are 8-2-0-0 vs Merritt in their last ten games in Merritt

The Vipers are 10-0-0-0 vs Merritt in their last ten games in Vernon

Vernon's last win at home vs Merritt was a 6-3 victory on Saturday, January 7th 2023

Merritt's last win in Vernon was a 3-2 overtime victory on Saturday, January 5th 2019

Vernon's last regular season win in Merritt was a 4-1 victory on Wednesday, March 16th 2022

Merritt's last regular season win at home vs Vernon was a 4-2 victory on Sunday, October 30th 2022

Here's a look at the 2022-23 regular season series vs Merritt

October 30th Vernon @ Merritt: Centennials won 4-2
November 12th Merritt @ Vernon: Vipers won 2-1 overtime
December 30th Merritt @ Vernon: Vipers won 4-0
January 7th Merritt @ Vernon: Vipers won 6-3
March 25th Vernon @ Merritt:

Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The Vernon 26-21-2-4 Vernon Vipers make their second and final regular season visit to the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, are coming off a 5-1 loss Friday in Penticton. Tonight's the second and final game of a two game road trip and the Vipers final regular season game. Tonight's the fifth meeting between the Snakes & Centennials. Vernon is 3-1 vs Merritt this season. The last time the Vipers were in Merritt, the Centennials won 4-2 October 30th. The Vipers have six wins in their last twenty two road games. Vernon has won four of their last five games and six of their last ten games. Vernon sits 6th in the Interior Division.

Vernon Vipers Roster:


Vernon Vipers Scoring Leaders:

Lee Parks (21-24-45)

Walker Erickson played 59 games in parts of three seasons in Merritt from 2020-2023 was traded to Vernon January 10th 2023

Vernon Vipers 2022-23 Record/Stats:

Games Played: 53
Wins: 26
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: 8-15-1-2
When the Vipers score first: 16-8
When the opponents score first: 10-19
Leading after the 1st period: 13-3
Tied after the 1st period: 10-11
Trailing after the 1st period: 3-13
Leading after the 2nd period: 18-1
Tied after the 2nd period: 4-5
Trailing after the 2nd period: 4-21
Out shooting opponents: 13-4
Out shot by opponents: 13-22
One goal games: 12-10
Goals for: 146
Goals against: 163
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 5-2
Record vs Interior Division: 19-24
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 Merritt

3-0-0-0

Vernon's regular season road record vs Merritt

0-1-0-0

Vernon's regular season scoring leaders vs Merrit:

Isaac Tremblay (1-5-6)
Lee Parks (3-2-5)
Reagan Milburn (2-2-4)
Seiya Tanaka-Campbell (2-1-3)
Ayden Third (1-1-2)
Connor Elliott (0-2-2)
Thomas Tien (2-0-2)
Hank Cleaves (0-2-2)
Anson McMaster (0-2-2)
Dylan Compton (0-2-2)
Ethan Sundar (2-0-2)
Griffen Barr (0-1-1)
Luke Pakulak (1-0-1)
Jonathan Horn (0-1-1)
Ethan Merner (0-1-1)
Luke Ashton (0-1-1)
Anthony Cliche (0-1-1)

Roan Clarke (1-1 Record)
Ethan David (2-0 Record)

Let's take a look at the Merritt Centennials:

The 12-36-3-2 Merritt Centennials are coming off a 14-0 loss last night in West Kelowna. Tonight is the Centennials final game of the 2022-23 regular season as Merritt didn't qualify for the playoffs this season. The last time the Vipers & Centennials met, the Snakes won 6-3 January 7th in Vernon. The Cents have lost ten of their last twelve home games. Merritt has lost five straight games and lost nine of their last ten games. The Centennials have been outscored 24-0 in their last two games and 50-7 in their last five games. Merritt sits 9th in the Interior Division.

Merritt Centennials Roster:


Merritt Centennials Scoring Leaders:

Jaxson Murray (20-23-43)

Centennials Assistant Coach Levi Stuart was a video coach & scout with the 2018-19 Vernon Vipers

Merritt Centennials Record/Stats:

Games Played: 53
Wins: 12
Losses: 36
Overtime Losses: 3
Shootout Losses: 2
Home Record: 7-17-1-1
Road Record: 5-19-2-1
Goals for: 135
Goals against: 288
Standings: 9th Place Interior Division

Merritt Centennials Returning Players: 

Jackson Krill 04
Mark Thurston 03
Connor Farren 03
Johnny Hicks 05

Merritt Centennials departed and traded players from last years team: 

Jacob Dewitt 04
Geoff Bjarnason 03
Will Bowman 02
David Patella 04
Ashton Taylor 03
Ben Ward 01
Walter Erickson 02
Chase Cooke 03
Tristan Allen 03
Anton Sorensen 02
Josh Olson 01
Drew Dornan 04
Jakob Jones 03
Liam Davidson 04
Levi Carter 03
Sam Boldt 03
Peyton Trzaska 02
Jackson Baker 03

Merritt's regular season home record vs Vernon 

1-0-0-0

Merritt's regular season road record vs Vernon 

0-2-1-0

Merritt Centennials regular season scoring leaders vs Vernon 

Jackson Krill (1-2-3)
Mark Thurston (1-1-2)
Connor Farren (1-2-3)
Kyle Isenberg (1-0-1)
Christian Lowe (1-1-2)
Carter Patterson (0-1-1)
Jaxson Murray (1-1-2)
Aleksey Chichkin (0-1-1)
Jonathan Wong (0-1-1)
Erik Sollied (0-1-1)
Diego Johnson (1-0-1)

Johnny Hicks (1-2 Record)
Conor Sullivan (0-1 Record)

3 comments:

vipersdiehardfan said...

How will the Vipers do tonight?

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

Anonymous said...

7-1 vipers 💪

Bob McInnes said...

Mark Thurston will be ejected from his final BCHL game.