Vernon, BC: The Vipers punched their ticket to the second round, last Friday, after taking down the Trail Smoke Eaters 6-2 in Game 5 of their best of seven series. The top four teams in the Interior Conference made it through the first round which means the Vipers square off with the Penticton Vees.
Vernon Vipers
Record: 4-1
Goals For: 20
Goals Against: 10
Power Play: 4 for 14 – 28.6%
Penalty Kill: 13 of 17 – 76.5%
Leading Scorer: Owen Kim (4G, 3A) Isaac Tremblay (2G, 5A)
Penticton Vees
Record: 4-0
Goals For: 12
Goals Against: 4
Power Play: 1 for 8 – 12.5%
Penalty Kill: 8 of 10 – 80.0%
Leading Scorer: Callum Arnott (2G, 1A) & 5 Others
The Vipers were 1-4 against Penticton this season. It’s the first time they’ve played each other in the playoffs since 2016-17. That year the series went 7 games.
