A determined effort and Austin Smith's goaltending gained the Vipers a single point in Merritt in an exciting 2-2 tie. “I thought we had more of the play tonight, and probably deserved both points,” said Jason Williamson. At least one stat supports that contention – the Vipers created 25 scoring chances to the Centennials’ […]
Vernon (15-22-0-7) @ Merritt (25-13-1-3) 7pm start Tonight is the fourth of seven regular season meetings between the Vipers & Centennials. Merritt leads the season series 3-0 Since the 2002-03 season Vernon is 49-13-1-6 vs. Merritt Since the 2003-04 season Vernon is 22-5-1-3 at home vs. Merritt Since the 2003-04 season Vernon is 21-5-0-4 in […]
The Vernon Vipers made some extremely significant moves prior the January 10th trading deadline. Move number one saw the Vipers ship their leading scorer Adam Tambellini(94) to the Surrey Eagles in exchange for Mason Blacklock (94) and future considerations. Tambellini who was in his second season with the Vipers was leading the Vipers […]
For the eighth time this season, the Trail Smoke Eaters won a hockey when trailing after 40 minutes. This time, they scored four unanswered goals in the third period to shade the error-prone Vipers 5-4 at the Wesbild Centre. In the process, the Vipers wasted TJ Dumonceaux's heroics. Jesse Knowler started the improbable comeback […]
Hockey Canada roster deadline clarified Tuesday, January 8, 2013 – Submitted by BCHL Media In anticipation of player transactions leading up to the Jan. 10 Hockey Canada roster deadline, the British Columbia Hockey League is clarifying its policy on trade reporting at deadline time. For any transaction made after 11:59 p.m. PST […]
West Kelowna (14-11-2-7) @ Vernon (11-17-0-7) 7:00pm start Tonight is the fifth of seven meetings between the Vernon Vipers & West Kelowna Warriors. The season series is tied 2-2. You can listen to the pre-game show live with Todd Miller starting at 6:45pm on 107.5 Kiss FM Since the 2006-07 regular seasonVernon is 21-17-2-3 vs. […]
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. […]
