Two long-time buddies from Castlegar, Ryan Renz and Aaron Hadley, were instrumental in a Viper 4-3 overtime win over the visiting West Kelowna Warriors on Saturday. Renz scored the winner at 2:35 of the first overtime period and Hadley twice tied the game in the third period. Their heroics offset a strong performance by David Pope, […]
Following a pattern that has plagued the Vipers this season, they surrendered a power play goal and a short handed marker en route to a 4-2 loss in Salmon Arm on Friday. Penalties proved the Vipers' undoing in the first period. Evan Anderson fitted a wrist shot through a maze of bodies at 17:35, […]
The Vipers played hard and created chances in Merritt on Saturday, but could not get the puck past Tyler Steel in a 5-0 loss. Steel was particularly strong in the second and third periods when the Vipers mounted a serious challenge during four power plays. Using the "Castlegar Crush" alignment that placed Ryan Renz and Aaron […]
Penticton (20-8-0-3) @ Vernon (10-13-0-7) 7:00pm start Tonight is the fifth of seven regular season meetings between the Vernon Vipers and the defending National champion Penticton Vees. The Vees lead the season series 3-1. Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 34-25-2-4 vs. Penticton Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 17-8-1-1 at home vs. […]
In Vernon on Friday the Vipers had the edge in play but succumbed to the Penticton Vees' superior scoring touch in a 3-1 Vee win. Vernon won all the statistical categories except for goals, leading in shots (31-29), scoring chances (19-13), and hits (37-27). The decisive blow came during a Viper power play. […]
The Hockey Mom of the Month winner for December is Londa Becker! Londa truly is the ultimate Hockey Mom. She has been the Pee Wee House Team Manager of Greater Vernon Minor Hockey for the past two years. She drives her son to all of his practices and games, and always cheers them on! […]
With some good fortune, including a strange penalty that led to the winning goal late in the third period, the visiting Alberni Valley Bulldogs edged the Vipers 4-3 on Saturday. The Bulldogs' opening goal, 1:51 into the game, resulted from a weird bounce off the back boards that found Ryan Lough all alone in front of […]
Alberni Valley (15-11-0-4) @ Vernon (10-12-0-7) 7pm start Tonight is the second and final meeting of the regular season between the Vipers & Bulldogs. Alberni Valley took game 1 back in November 2-0 Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 11-4-1-2 vs. Alberni Valley Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 6-2-0-2 at home vs. […]
Despite a strong Viper effort that produced two third period goals, they didn’t get the desired result as the Warriors scored three of their own to win, 4-2. Aaron Hadley and Adam Tambellini scored for the Vipers in the third as they took the play to the home team, outshooting them 15-10 and out-chancing […]
The Vernon Vipers have traded forward Mitch VanTeeling to the Dauphin Kings of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League in exchange for future considerations. This will be VanTeeling’s second tour of duty with the Dauphin Kings having spent the last two seasons with them prior to arriving in Vernon. Van Teeling appeared in 25 […]
