I have had season tickets since 1990 and been watching/following junior hockey in Vernon most of my life.
I stopped by Kal Tire Place North this morning to check out Day 2 from the Vernon Vipers training camp. Each scrimmage is two non stop run twenty five minute periods with an ice cleaning between periods. All penalties are an automatic penalty shot.
This morning saw Team Red defeated Team Black 5-4 One thing I noticed was the skill level from both teams this morning. Both teams scored a couple of real nice goals. This scrimmage had some intensity. Vipers returning forward Nathaniel Harvey took what looked like a knee on knee hit, was on the ice in severe pain before being helped off the ice. Two fights broke out immediately after the hit.
The second and final scrimmage of the morning saw Team Yellow defeat Team Red 5-3 in another intense and physical scrimmage. Another fight took place as there was a lot more physical play in the second scrimmage.
News & Notes:
A few things that caught my attention was the size of the players, the skill level and the intensity. The Vipers have a lot of size and kids that can skate but also make things happen. Matt Cooke and the coaching staff was very intense during a short practice, were heavily involved in going over drills and teaching the kids different plays.
Team Yellow:
Emils Skeltins D
Brock Heidecker D
Mackenzie Souter D
Kabir Shahi D
Alexandre Guy F
Koji Gibson F
Deacon Drummond F
Adam Straka F
Weston Field F
Dominic Seminoff F
Gianni Bosa F
Porter Rossi F
Neka Jean F
Team Red:
Quinn Abbott D
Edvin Nilsson D
Ben Edwards D
Noah Frick D
Alex Vanhollen D
Ryan Flaherty F
Antoine Demers F
Nathaniel Harvey F
Nicholas Russ F
Alex Edwards F
Jett Quaschnick F
Ben Norris F
Luke Curtin F
London Taylor F
Team Black:
Bowen Burke D
Maverick Hayes D
Chaz Lucas D
Jan Lucan D
Sahaj Pannu D
Charlie Swartz F
Levi Astill F
Liam Payne F
Sasha Raskins F
Malcom Baar F
Michael Munroe F
Lane Sim F
Lucas Brassard F
Goaltenders:
Brendan Gee
Finn Morrison
Oliver Kanat
Sam Siskiw
