Vipers Game Day – Vipers Kick Off Post All Star Break Against Vees

Vernon Vipers

GM & Head Coach: Jason McKee

2022-23: GP 35 – 16-15-0-4, 6th Interior Division

Home: 13-5-0-2

Away: 3-10-0-2

Goals For: 92

Goals Against: 114

Powerplay: 26 for 121 – 21.5% (6^th in BCHL)

Penalty Kill: 124 of 143 – 86.7% (1st in BCHL)

Season Series:

Oct. 15 vs Penticton, 8-2 L

Nov. 11 @ Penticton, 6-2 L

Jan. 1 vs Penticton, 6-3 L

Jan. 25 vs Penticton, 7PM

March 24 @ Penticton, 7PM

Last Game: Despite a third period barrage the Vernon Vipers fell 5-2 in Cranbrook on Sunday January 15^th.  Reagan Milburn and Walker Erickson had goals while Ethan David made 28 saves on 31 shots.  The Vipers powerplay was 0 for 2 while the PK killed off 3 of 4.  It was their second consecutive road loss

Tonight’s Game:  The Vipers kick off the post All Star break with a huge matchup against the BCHL’s best.  The scores may look lopsided in the three head to head meetings, but in two of the three, the games were quite close for a good chunk.  This is the fourth of five head to head meetings with the final matchup on the last weekend of the regular season.

Penticton Vees

GM & Head Coach: Fred Harbinson

2022-23: GP 35 – 32-3-0-0, 1st Interior Conference

Home: 17-0-0-0

Away: 15-3-0-0

Goals For: 190

Goals Against: 65

Powerplay: 52 for 140 – 37.1% (1st in BCHL)

Penalty Kill: 82 of 98 – 84.0% (4th in BCHL)

Last Game: The Vees took down the Cowichan Valley Capitals in their last game on January 14^th by a 5-3 score.  The Vees put up 50 shots in the game.  Five different Vees players registered two points including the Nadeau brothers who each had a goal and an assist.  Hank Levy made 20 saves for the win.

Today’s Game:  The Vees continue on a road heavy month of January.  They play just one game at home all month and that was the win over Cowichan.  The three losses for Penticton have come away from the SOEC.

Tonight’s game will be broadcast on 107.5 Beach Radio and HockeyTV, starting with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.