Vernon, BC: The Vipers are eager to put Monday’s result in the rearview as they look forward to a big weekend set against the Prince George Spruce Kings.
Vernon Vipers
Record: 25-16-1-0
Goals For: 152
Goals Against: 121
Power Play: 34 for 142 – 23.9%
Penalty Kill: 115 of 145 – 79.3%
Leading Scorer: Owen Kim (12G, 27A)
Last Game: There wasn’t a lot to talk about in the Vipers last outing, a 9-1 loss to Cranbrook on Family Day. Adam Csabi had the lone goal, his 17th of the season. Ethan David had 12 saves on 15 shots before giving way to Colin Reay who stopped 17 of 23. The Vipers were 0 for 2 on the powerplay and only killed of 4 of 7 on the penalty kill.
Prince George Spruce Kings
Record: 13-26-3-0
Goals For: 115
Goals Against: 188
Power Play: 40 for 170 – 23.5%
Penalty Kill: 109 of 149 – 71.1%
Leading Scorer: Kilian McGregor-Bennett (15G, 14A)
Last Game: Prince George dropped all three games on their three game island road swing last weekend. On Family Day, they fell 7-3 to Alberni Valley. The Spruce Kings had a lead going into the 3rd before surrendering 6 goals. Skogen Schrott and Ben LeFranc had a goal and an assist, while Kilian McGregor-Bennett had 2 assists. Markus Lam made 42 saves on 49 shots in his first BCHL start.