Vernon, BC: After plenty of home cooking heading into the All-Star break, the Vernon Vipers hit the road for three straight games this week beginning Wednesday night in Salmon Arm.
Record: 20-12-1-0
Goals For: 120
Goals Against: 90
Power Play: 28 for 118 – 23.7%
Penalty Kill: 85 of 106 – 80.2%
Leading Scorer: Owen Kim (11G, 25A)
Last Game: Owen Kim scored twice and Colin Reay made 35 saves as the Vipers downed the Coquitlam Express 3-2 on the 13th of January. Hank Cleaves pitched in with 1 goal and an assist. The Vipers powerplay went 1 for 4 and the PK killed off 2 of 3.
Salmon Arm Silverbacks
Record: 22-9-0-2
Goals For: 115
Goals Against: 82
Power Play: 20 for 98 – 20.4%
Penalty Kill: 79 of 96 – 82.3%
Leading Scorer: Tristan Allen (5G, 24A)
Last Game: It was a prosperous weekend for Salmon Arm heading into the break after they took down the Cowichan Valley Capitals, 11-2 and the Merritt Centennials 7-1. JJ Monteiro, Casy Laylin and Jonah Aegerter all had 3 point nights. Eli Pulver made 27 saves on 28 shots. The Backs powerplay was strong on the Saturday against the Cents going 2 for 3.
