Photo: Lisa Mazurek
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Game Time: 7:00 pm PDT
Location: Shaw Centre
Radio: 107.5 Beach Radio
Webcast: Hockey TV
Vernon Vipers
GM & Head Coach: Jason McKee
2022-23 Regular Season: GP 54 27-21-2-4, 6th in Interior Conference
2023 Playoffs: GP 6 4-2
Home: 18-6-1-2
Playoffs Home: 2-1
Away: 9-15-1-2
Playoffs Away: 2-1
GF: 160
Playoffs GF: 22
GA: 164
Playoffs GA: 14
Power Play: 21.8% (6th)
Playoff Power Play: 23.1%
Penalty Kill: 85.5% (1st)
Playoff Penalty Kill: 72.7%
Top Scorer: Reagan Milburn (19-29-48) Lee Parks (23-25-48)
Playoff Top Scorer: Lee Parks (6-3-9)
| Playoff series |
| GM 1: Friday, April 14, @ Salmon Arm, 7:00 pm |
| GM 2: Saturday, Apr. 15 @ Salmon Arm, 7:00 pm |
| GM 3: Tuesday, Apr. 18 vs Salmon Arm, 7:00 pm |
| GM 4: Wednesday, Apr. 19 vs Salmon Arm, 7:00 pm |
| GM 5: Friday, Apr. 21 @ Salmon Arm, 7:00 pm* |
| GM 6: Sunday, Apr. 23 vs Salmon Arm, 6:00 pm* |
| GM 7: Tuesday, Apr. 25 @ Salmon Arm, 7:00 pm* |
*If necessary
Season Series: The Vipers went 4-3 against West Salmon Arm in the regular season. One of the games needed overtime. In a strange turn, the usual goal differential, win or loss, was 3. Only two games this season were one goal games. Salmon Arm outscored Vernon by a narrow margin of 22-1 over seven games. The Viper goaltending split against the Silverbacks during the regular season, Clarke was 2-1 with a .920 Save Percentage, while David went 2-2 with a 888 Save Percentage.
Tonight: The Vipers will look to keep their consistent play going heading into round 2. They won 3 of their last 4 games and have surrendered just one goal against in their last 3 games. Vernon found their offensive and maintained their defensive play outscoring their opponent 12-1 in games 4, 5 and 6. Ethan David had a strong opening round of the playoffs going 4-0, a GAA of 1.29 and a Save Percentage of .949 with a league leading two shutouts.
Salmon Arm Silverbacks
Head Coach: Tyler Shattock
2022-23 Regular Season: GP 54 27-20-4-3, 4th in Interior Conference
Home: 18-5-2-2
Playoffs Home: 2-0
Away: 9-15-2-1
Playoffs Away: 2-0
GF: 173
Playoffs GF: 16
GA: 162
Playoffs GA: 7
Power Play: 27.4% (2nd)
Playoffs Power Play: 40.0%
Penalty Kill: 72.5% (16th)
Playoffs Power Play: 84.6%
Top Scorer: Nathan Mackie (27-23-50) Owen Beckner (17-33-50)
Playoffs Top Scorer: Nathan Mackie (2-3-5), Ethan Ullrick (2-3-5), Brandon Santa Juana (1-4-5)
Outlook: The Silverbacks quickly dispatched of the Prince George Spruce Kings in the opening round of the playoffs, sweeping PG four straight.
Two of the four games were one goal games, including the elimination game which went to two overtimes.
The Shaw Centre has been an extremely difficult place for the opposition to play. Combined with the regular season, the Silverbacks are 20-5-2-2 on home ice.
Matthew Tovell has been a workhorse all year long suiting up for 47 regular season games. That didn’t seem to be a detriment to his post season so far as he has gone 4-0 with a GAA of 1.53 and a Save Percentage of .945.
