Vernon, BC: The Vipers look to win the weekend as they host the Cranbrook Bucks for a Family Day Matinee.
Vernon Vipers
Record: 25-15-1-0
Goals For: 151
Goals Against: 112
Power Play: 34 for 140 – 24.3%
Penalty Kill: 111 of 138 – 80.3%
Leading Scorer: Owen Kim (12G, 27A)
Last Game: In a playoff style game, the Vipers were victorious over the Salmon Arm Silverbacks by a 5-4 score. Julian Facchinelli had a pair of goals including the game winner in the final minute. Luke Bibby had a trio of assists and Luke Pakulak had a goal and an assist. Ethan David had 27 saves on 31 shots.
Cranbrook Bucks
Record: 18-23-2-0
Goals For: 108
Goals Against: 141
Power Play: 23 for 126 – 18.3%
Penalty Kill: 110 of 142 – 77.5%
Leading Scorer: Joseph Blackley (5G, 25A)
Last Game: This is the only game of the weekend for Cranbrook. They’ve been idle since Feb. 10th. They’ve won two straight games and 3 of their last 4. They took both games the weekend of February 9th…a 2-1 overtime win over West Kelowna and a 3-1 win over Merritt. They’ve given up just 2 goals in their last two games.
