Vernon (9-5-0-1) @ Salmon Arm (6-7-0-4) 7pm
Tonight is the second of eight meetings between the Vernon Vipers & Salmon Arm Silverbacks this season. The Vipers lead the season series 1-0. You can listen to tonight’s game live with Graham Turnbull starting with the pre-game show at 6:45pm on 107.5 Kiss FM
Since the 2002-03 regular season Vernon is 45-30-3-11 vs. Salmon Arm
Since the 2003-04 regular season Vernon is 20-14-2-6 in Salmon Arm
Vernon is 3-5-0-2 in its last 10 regular season visits at the Shaw Centre
Vernon is 4-4-0-2 in its last 10 regular season games vs. Salmon Arm
The Vipers last regular season win at the Shaw Centre was a 3-2 victory on Saturday, October 5th 2013
The Silverbacks last regular season win at the Shaw Centre vs Vernon was a 3-2 double overtime win on Sunday, January 19th 2014
Lets take a look at the Vernon Vipers:
The defending Interior Division Champion Vernon Vipers are coming off a 4-1 win over the visiting Trail Smoke Eaters Wednesday begin a home & home series with the Silverbacks starting tonight. The Vipers make their first of four regular season visits to the Shaw Centre where Vernon has lost two straight going back to last season. The Vipers have won seven of their last nine games are playing their first of three straight this weekend. Vernon sits in 3rd place are a point up on Merritt and three points back of West Kelowna. The Vipers took the first meeting of the season between these two teams on October 10th after a 3-2 Viper victory in Vernon. After this weekend Vernon will travel back to Salmon Arm on the 28th of November.
Thomas Aldworth (8-3-11) leads the team in goals with eight while Aldworth & Anthony Latina (6-5-11) share the team lead the in points with eleven
-Kevin Kraus & Eric Godard were both Assistant Coaches with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks last season
Vernon Vipers 2014-15 Regular Season Stats:
Games Played: 15
Wins: 9
Losses: 5
Ties: 0
Overtime Losses: 1
Home Record: 6-3-0-1
Road Record: 3-2-0-0
Overtime Record: 1-1
Record vs Interior Division: 6-4-0-0
Record vs Island & Mainland Divisions: 3-1-0-1
Record in September: 2-2-0-1
Record in October: 5-3-0-0
Record in November 2-0-0-0
When the Vipers score first: 6-0-0-1
When the opponents score first: 3-5-0-0
Leading after 1st Period: 3-0-0-1
Tied after 1st Period: 3-1-0-0
Trailing after 1st Period: 3-4-0-0
Leading after 2nd Period: 5-0-0-1
Tied after 2nd Period: 3-0-0-0
Trailing after 2nd Period: 1-5-0-0
Out shooting Opponents: 8-4-0-0
Out shot by Opponents: 1-1-0-1
One goal games: 3-1-0-1
Goals For: 45
Goals Against: 42
Place: 3rd Place
Streak: Two game winning streak
Lets take a look at the Salmon Arm Silverbacks:
The Salmon Arm Silverbacks return home after a 5-4 loss in Coquitlam Wednesday as the Silverbacks dropped both games on their recent two game road trip. Salmon Arm has lost four straight and dropped five of their last six games. The Backs sit last in the Interior Division a game below 500 are even in points with Trail are only two points back of Merritt and three points back of Vernon. The Silverbacks are 3-3-0-2 at home have just two wins in their last seven home games.
Andrew Farny (7-9-16) leads the Silverbacks in goals with seven and in points with sixteen
-Logan Mick played 53 games in Vernon last season collecting (7-goals7-assists-14-points) playing two seasons with the Vipers before being traded to Merritt & Salmon Arm in the off season
-Zach Dyment was an “AP” with the Vipers last season
-Ryley Booth played in 11 games with the Vipers last season & this year before being traded to Salmon Arm on October 28th
Salmon Arm Silverbacks 2014-15 Regular Season Stats:
Games Played: 17
Wins: 6
Losses: 7
Ties: 0
Overtime Losses: 4
Home Record: 3-3-0-2
Road Record: 3-4-0-2
Goals For: 54
Goals Against: 57
Place: 6th Place
Streak: Four game losing streak
The Vipers next home game is 6pm Saturday vs Salmon Arm
For tickets-information please call the Vipers office at 250-542-6022
