Vernon, BC: It’s early in the season, but the Vipers have shown an ability to bounce back after a loss. They’ll look to do that again while facing the Vees for the first time at the South Okanagan Events Centre.
Record: 8-3-0-0
Goals For: 48
Goals Against: 33
Power Play: 12 for 39 – 30.8%
Penalty Kill: 28 of 34 – 82.4%
Leading Scorer: Hank Cleaves (4G, 9A), Anthony Cliche (3G, 10A)
Last Game: The Vipers sputtered in their last outing through 40 minutes. Despite a late surge they would ultimately fall by a 7-3 score against the Surrey Eagles on Tuesday night. Adam Csabi, Owen Kim and Erik Pastro scored goals for the the Vipers.
Penticton Vees
Record: 9-1-1-1
Goals For: 51
Goals Against: 32
Power Play: 10 for 37 – 27.0%
Penalty Kill: 24 of 36 – 66.7%
Leading Scorer: Connor MacPherson (6G, 11A)
Last Game: The Vees were victorious in their second game at the Showcase in Seattle on Tuesday, 4-2 over Powell River. Francesco Dell’Elce and Connor MacPherson had a pair of assists, while Penticton got goals from four different sources. Their powerplay was 0 for 2, and their PK killed off just 1 of 3 chances. Will Ingemann made 22 saves on 24 shots for the win.
It’s the first of five head to head meetings this season.
You can catch all the action starting at 6:45 on 107.5 Beach Radio, Vernonmatters.ca or watch on FloHockey.
