Game Preview: Sherwood Park Crusaders @ Vernon Vipers:

3-0-0-0 Sherwood Park Crusaders @ 1-3-1-0 Vernon Vipers 7pm

Tonight is the first of four regular season meetings between the Vernon Vipers & Sherwood Park Crusaders.

Vernon Vipers Regular Season Record/Stats vs the Sherwood Park Crusaders since the 2024-25 regular season. (The Sherwood Park Crusaders franchise joined the BCHL in February 2024)

Games Played: 4

Wins: 0

Losses: 3

Overtime Wins: 0

Overtime Losses: 1

Shootout Wins: 0

Shootout Losses: 0

Overtime Record: 0-1

Shootout Record: 0-0

Home Record: 0-1-1-0

Road Record: 0-2-0-0

Vernon Junior Hockey Franchise History:

1961-1962 Vernon Jr Canadians

1962-1967 Vernon Blades

1967-1973 Vernon Essos

1973-1978 Vernon Vikings

1979-1980 No team

1980-1995 Vernon Lakers

1995-Present Vernon Vipers

Sherwood Park Junior Hockey Franchise History:

1978-Present Sherwood Park Crusaders

Vernon Vipers/Sherwood Park Crusaders 2024-25 Regular Season Schedule:

November 9th Sherwood Park @ Vernon: Crusaders won 4-3 overtime

January 4th Sherwood Park @ Vernon: Crusaders won 6-4

March 8th Vernon @ Sherwood Park: Crusaders won 6-2

March 22nd Vernon @ Sherwood Park: Crusaders won 7-3

Let's take a look at the Vernon Vipers:

The 1-3-1-0 Vernon Vipers are coming off a 5-3 loss Tuesday in West Kelowna. Tonight's the first of back to back home games vs the Sherwood Park Crusaders. The Vipers went 0-3-1-0 vs Sherwood Park last season. The Vipers have played four of their first five games at home. Including the preseason, Vernon is 1-7-1-0

Michael Munroe played with the 2024-25 Sherwood Park Crusaders

Vernon Vipers 2025-26 Roster:

Vernon Vipers Roster 2025-26 Regular Season | BCHL League Site

Vernon Vipers 2024-25 Regular Season Scoring Leader:

Michael Munroe (4-1-5) - Edvin Nilsson (0-5-5)

Vernon Vipers 2024-25 Regular Season Record/Stats:

Games Played: 5

Wins: 1

Losses: 3

Overtime Wins: 0

Overtime Losses: 1

Shootout Wins: 0

Shootout Losses: 0

Overtime Record: 0-1

Shootout Record: 0-0

Home Record: 1-2-1-0

Road Record: 0-1-0-0

When the Vipers score first: 1-0

When the opponents score first: 0-4

Leading after the 1st period: 0-0

Tied after the 1st period: 1-2

Trailing after the 1st period: 0-2

Leading after the 2nd period: 1-1

Tied after the 2nd period: 0-1

Trailing after the 2nd period: 0-2

Out shooting opponents: 1-1

Out shot by opponents: 0-3

One goal games: 0-2

Goals for: 16

Goals against: 20

Record vs Interior Conference: 1-3-1-0

Record vs Coastal Conference: 0-0-0-0

Record vs Alberta Teams: 0-0-0-0

Longest winning streak: 1 Game

Longest losing streak: 3 Games

Standings: 5th Place Interior West Division

Vernon Vipers Returning Players From 2024-25 Season:

Koji Gibson 07

Nathaniel Harvey 06

Edvin Nilsson 05

Michael Munroe 07

Jett Quaschnick 08

Emils Skeltins 05

Vernon Vipers Departed/Traded Players From 2024-25 Season:

Ryan Watt 04

Dennis Lominac 06

Malcolm Baar 06

Luc Bydal 05

Finn Kallay 07

Jackson DeGraves 07

Erik Pastro 05

Brock Heidecker 08

Charlie Kresl 06

Tyson Zimmer 04

Talan Blanck 05

Kyren Gronick 04

Price Grimes 06

Eddie Revenig 05

Daniil Dolzhenko 04

Noah Ideback 05

Eric Johnston 04

Logan Cunningham 05

Jari Kykkanen 04

Vernon Vipers 2024-25 Regular Season Home Record vs Sherwood Park Crusaders:

0-1-1-0

Vernon Vipers 2024-25 Regular Season Road Record vs Sherwood Park Crusaders:

0-2-0-0

Vernon Vipers 2024-25 Regular Season Scoring Leaders vs Sherwood Park Crusaders:

Charlie Kresl (1-3-4)

Edvin Nilsson (1-2-3)

Michael Munroe (1-1-2)

Erik Pastro (0-2-2)

Ryan Watt (0-1-1)

Eddie Revenig (1-0-1)

Tyson Zimmer (0-1-1)

Kyren Gronick (1-0-1)

Nathaniel Harvey (0-1-1)

Luc Bydal (1-0-1)

Daniil Dolzhenko (1-0-1)

Noah Ideback (0-1-1)

Jari Kykkanen (0-2 Record)

Let's take a look at the Sherwood Park Crusaders:

The 3-0-0-0 Sherwood Park Crusaders make their first of two regular season meetings to Kal Tire Place, are coming off a 7-3 win Saturday over the visiting Brooks Bandits. This is the Crusaders second season in the BCHL. Tonight's the first of four regular season meetings vs the Vernon Vipers. Tonight's the first game of a three game road trip. The Crusaders have six players returning from last season. 

Sherwood Park Crusaders 2025-26 Roster:

Sherwood Park Crusaders Roster 2025-26 Regular Season | BCHL League Site

Sherwood Park Crusaders 2025-26 Regular Season Scoring Leader:

Joseph Sinclair (2-6-8)

Sherwood Park Crusaders 2025-26 Regular Season Record/Stats:

Games Played: 3

Wins: 3

Losses: 0

Overtime Losses: 0

Shootout Losses: 0

Home Record: 2-0-0-0

Road Record: 1-0-0-0

Goals for: 19

Goals against: 8

Standings: 1st Place Interior East Division

Sherwood Park Crusaders Returning Players From 2024-25 Season:

Maxime Ly 07
Kent Moors 05
Brec Christenson 06
Steve Grumley 07
Cooper Sharp 05
Jude Bray 08

Sherwood Park Crusaders Departed/Traded Players From 2023-24 Season:

Christian Chouha 06
Poul Anderson 07
Dalton MacGillivray 04
Matthew Frost 06
Joel Purdom 04
Malachi McKinnon 07
Masum Fleece 07
Alexander Dimitriadis 04
Bode Sampair 06
Jerremy Loranger 07
Tristen Buckley 07
Lucas Brennan 04
Kale Dach 07
Robin Benoit 07
Tait Ross 04
Connor Gengle 05
Dominic Pajkic 08
Marko Stojkov 04
John Alex Banks 07
James Bond 07
James Venne 04
Spencer Michnik 06

Sherwood Park Crusaders 2024-25 Regular Season Home Record vs Vernon Vipers:

2-0-0-0

Sherwood Park Crusaders 2024-25 Regular Season Road Record vs Vernon Vipers:

2-0-0-0

Sherwood Park Crusaders 2024-25 Regular Season Scoring Leaders vs Vernon Vipers:

Jeremy Loranger (5-6-11)

Kale Dach (3-7-10)

Poul Anderson (4-5-9)

Connor Gengle (3-5-8)

Malachi McKinnon (0-3-3)

John Alex Banks (0-2-2)

Maxime Ly (1-1-2)

Jude Bray (0-2-2)

Masun Fleece (2-0-2)

Alexander Dimitriadis (1-1-2)

Cooper Sharp (0-2-2)

Nicolas Beaudoin (0-1-1)

Tristen Buckley (0-1-1)

Dalton MacGillivray (0-1-1)

Lucas Brennan (1-0-1)

Tait Ross (0-1-1)

Joel Purdom (0-1-1)

Logan Kennedy (2-0 Record)

Spencer Michnik (2-0 Record)