Vipers Game Day – Vipers Tangle With Spruce Kings
Vernon Vipers
GM & Head Coach: Jason McKee
2022-23: GP 49 – 23-20-2-4, 7th Interior Division
Home: 15-6-1-2
Away: 7-14-1-2
Goals For: 135
Goals Against: 155
Powerplay: 34 for 158 – 21.5% (8th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 168 of 197 – 85.3% (1st in BCHL)
Season Series:
Sept. 30 @ Prince George, 4-2 L
Oct. 1 @ Prince George, 5-1 W
Oct. 14 vs Prince George, 2-1 SOL
Oct. 22 vs Prince George, 8-0 L
March 3 @ Prince George, 3-2 L
March 4 @ Prince George, 3-0 W
March 11 vs Prince George, 6PM
Last Game: The Vipers won their second straight game last night by a 5-2 score, downing the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. Reagan Milburn, Lee Parks, Julian Facchinelli and Seiya Tanaka-Campbell all had multi point efforts. Ethan David made 21 saves in the victory. The powerplay was 1 for 2 while the PK was stellar killing off all 3 Salmon Arm man advantages.
Tonight’s Game: This game two of a four game homestand for your Vipers. The Vipers are 5-2 in 2023 at home. It’s the final meeting of the regular season between these two teams. The Vipers split with the Spruce Kings last weekend with a 3-2 loss followed by a 3-0 win. It’s the third meeting in 8 days. The Vipers currently sit 3 points behind the Spruce Kings for 5th place in the Interior Conference.
Prince George Spruce Kings
Head Coach: Alex Evin
2022-23: GP 49 – 25-19-4-1, 5th Interior Conference
Home: 14-10-1-0
Away: 11-9-3-1
Goals For: 152
Goals Against: 148
Powerplay: 36 for 187 – 19.3% (14th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 128 of 171 – 74.9% (15th in BCHL)
Last Game: The Spruce Kings defeated the West Kelowna Warriors Friday night by a 7-4 score. John Herrington led the way offensively with 3 goals and 1 assist. Linden Makow, Kilian McGregor-Bennett and Kai Greaves all had three point nights. Jack Stockfish had 2 assists. Aidan Feddema won his second straight start making 33 saves on 37 shots. Prince George went 2 for 5 on the powerplay and their PK killed off 3 of 5 West K powerplays.
Today’s Game: This is the second game of a brief two game road trip before PG returns home for two against Salmon Arm next weekend. The offense bounced back in a major way after being blanked on Saturday. Playoff seeding is still paramount as the Spruce Kings sit just a few points out of third and fourth place.