The Vernon Vipers host the Penticton Vees Friday night, in the first of six regular season meetings, as they look to build off a nice road effort in Trail last Saturday. The Snakes suffered their first home loss of the season last Friday against the Smoke Eaters, before a much better effort a night later.
Its been a very up and down month of October for the Vipers as they remain focused on consistently putting together a sixty minute, hard working effort.
The Vees have jumped out to a quick start this season riding high atop the BCHL. Penticton is coming off a solid effort at home thanks to a 3-0 victory over the Surrey Eagles. Here is a tale of the tape between these Interior Division Rivals.
Record:
Vipers 8-6-0-2 (3rd in Interior Division) Vees 14-2-0-0 (1st in Interior Division)
Leading Scorers:
1. Jimmy Lambert 4G 10A 14 Pts 1. Nick Jones 6G 12A 18 Pts
2. Jagger Williamson 5G 7A 12 Pts 2. Ty Amonte 6G 11A 17 Pts
3. Michael Ufberg 2G 10A 12 Pts 3. Grant Cruikshank 10G 4A 14 Pts
Special Teams:
Vipers PP (4th) – 28.2% PK (4th) – 83.8% Vees PP (14th) – 15.8% PK (5th) – 82%
Goaltending:
Vipers – Cole Demers 3-5-0-1, 2.91 GAA, .916Sv%
Ty Taylor 5-1-0-1, 3.46 GAA, .895Sv%
Vees – Mathew Robson 11-2-0-0, 1.70 GAA, .931 Sv%, 2SHO
Nolan Hildebrand 3-0-0-0, 2.67 GAA, .901 Sv%
Its kind of odd that its taken 17 games for this rivalry to become renewed, but it never ceases to entertain.
If you can’t make it to the rink, you can hear all the action on 107.5 KissFM or HockeyTV starting at 6:45 with Graham Turnbull.
