Vernon Vipers
GM & Head Coach: Jason McKee
2022-23: GP 13 – 6-6-0-1, 7th Interior Division
Home: 4-3-0-1
Away: 2-3-0-0
Goals For: 30
Goals Against: 45
Powerplay: 9 for 48 – 18.8% (12th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 54 of 62 – 87.1% (1st in BCHL)
Season Series:
Nov. 4 @ West Kelowna, 7PM
Nov. 8 @ West Kelowna, 7PM
Dec. 2 @ West Kelowna, 7PM
Dec. 16 vs West Kelowna, 7PM
Feb. 11 vs West Kelowna, 6PM
Last Game: The Vipers left a bit to be desired in the effort department on Sunday afternoon as they were downed by the Merritt Centennials 4-2. It was a 3-2 game with an empty net goal in the dying seconds. Seiya Tanaka-Campbell and Reagan Milburn scored the goals while Roan Clarke stopped 34 of 37. The Vipers powerplay scored for the first time in 3 games. The penalty kill was 2 of 3.
Today’s Game: 6-3-1The Vipers take on the West Kelowna Warriorss for the first of 5 head-to-head meetings. The Vipers went 1-4 against the Warriors last season. The Vipers are looking to build off what was a strong month of October with a 6-3-1 record. They are 3-2 in their last 5 games. The Vipers will have newcomer Connor Elliott in the lineup tonight as the Coldstream product will make his Viper debut.
West Kelowna Warriors
GM & Head Coach: Simon Ferguson
2022-23: GP 12 – 3-8-1-0, 2nd Interior Conference
Home: 5-2-0-0
Away: 4-0-2-0
Goals For: 53
Goals Against: 38
Powerplay: 16 for 53 – 30.2% (2nd in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 38 of 48 – 79.2% (9th in BCHL)
Last Game: The Warriors are coming in after a huge 7-1 win over the Salmon Arm Silverbacks on Saturday night. West Kelowna scored 4 goals in 3 minutes in the third period. Justin Katz made 35 saves on 36 shots for the victory.
Today’s Game: This is the conclusion of a 4 game homestand that has seen them get wins over Surrey and Salmon Arm. The lone blemish coming against Penticton. West Kelowna has had balanced offense all season long with 7 players registering 10 or more points. They have two NHL draft picks in Ben MacDonald and Luke Devlin. Michael Salandra leads the team with 14 points in 13 games.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Today’s game will be broadcast on 107.5 Beach Radio and Hockey TV, starting with the pre-game show at 6:45 pm.
