GAME DAY: GM #54 Vees vs. Salmon Arm Silverbacks
Photo: Cherie Morgan
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Game Time: 4:00 pm PST
Location: SOEC
Radio: Bounce 800 am
Webcast: Hockey TV
Penticton Vees
GM & Head Coach: Fred Harbinson
2022-23: GP 53 49-3-0-1, Clinched 1st overall in the BCHL
Home: 26-0-0-0
Away: 23-3-0-1
GF: 300
GA: 94
Power Play: 39.9% (1)
Penalty Kill: 85.1% (2)
Top Scorer: Bradly Nadeau (45-68-113)
Last 5 Games
| 5-1 W vs. Vernon (Mar. 24) |
| 6-3 W @ Salmon Arm (Mar. 22) |
| 10-0 W vs. Merritt (Mar. 18) |
| 9-2 W vs. Nanaimo (Mar. 17) |
| 6-3 W vs. Merritt (Mar. 11) |
Season Series
| 6-1 W @ Salmon Arm (Sep. 30) |
| 3-1 W vs. Salmon Arm (Oct. 8) |
| 5-3 W vs. Salmon Arm (Nov. 23) |
| 6-3 W @ Salmon Arm (Mar. 22) |
| Mar. 26 vs. Salmon Arm, 4:00 pm |
Last Game: The Vees picked up their 14th-straight win Friday, beating the Vernon Vipers 5-1 on home ice. It was a scoreless game through two periods, before the two teams combined for a six-goal third period. Penticton came back from an early 1-0 deficit in the final frame, scoring five unanswered goals. Spencer Smith and Josh Nadeau each had two goals in the win.
Today: Penticton looks to become just the eighth team in BCHL history to hit the 50-win mark. The last time the Vees had a 50-win season was the 2015-16 season. Also, the Vees can set a new BCHL single-season win percentage record with a win or even a single point. The best win percentage in BCHL history is .917 set by the 2011-12 Vees. Coming into today’s game, the Vees sport a .934 win percentage.
Luca Di Pasquo looks to get the start in net for Penticton. He has equalled the BCHL record for goals-against average in a single season at 1.69. That record was set by Mike Garteig during the 2010-11 season with the Powell River Kings.
Bradly Nadeau is trying to fend off older brother Josh for the BCHL’s Brett Hull Trophy as the league’s top scorer. The 17-year-old has 113 points, five ahead of his brother Josh, for top spot in the league. The last time the BCHL had a player with over 110 points was former Vee Scott Conway in 2015-16.
Salmon Arm Silverbacks
GM: Brooks Christensen
Head Coach: Tyler Shattock
2022-23: GP 53 27-19-4-3, 4th in the Interior Conference
Home: 18-5-2-2
Away: 9-14-2-1
GF: 171
GA: 158
Power Play: 20.1% (12)
Penalty Kill: 76.9% (11)
Top Scorer: Owner Beckner (17-33-50)
Last 5 Games
| 4-3 SL vs. West Kelowna (Mar. 25) |
| 6-3 L vs. Penticton (Mar. 22) |
| 4-0 L @ Prince George (Mar. 18) |
| 4-3 W @ Prince George (Mar. 17) OT |
| 3-2 W vs. Wenatchee (Mar. 11) |
Last Game: The Silverbacks fell 4-3 in the shootout to the West Kelowna Warriors last night at home. The Warriors had a 3-1 lead going into the Hird period, before the Silverbacks got goals from Isaac Lambert and Brandon Santa Juana to force overtime. West Kelowna earned the extra point in the five-round shootout. A massive win for the Warriors who leaped frogged Salmon Arm for third place.
Today: A win today and the Silverbacks can still clinch third place and a first-round match up with their North Okanagan rivals, the Vernon Vipers. A loss and it’s a first-round meeting with the Prince George Spruce Kings. The Silverbacks will be without defenceman Tristan Allen and forward Brandon Santa Juana. Both were hurt in Saturday’s game against West Kelowna.