Vernon Vipers forward Nicholas Cherkowski has committed to the Merrimack Warriors for the 2020-21 season, becoming the second player in the last week to commit to the school and the third player in the league to secure their future there. After playing one game with his hometown team in Vernon last year, the 18-year-old has […]
Tonight – Penticton Vees (10-6-1-2) at Vernon Vipers (8-6-4-2) 7 p.m. at Kal Tire Place in Vernon Presented by the BCIHL TICKETS WATCH LIVE ON HOCKEYTV Previous Meetings The teams split a home-and-home series in early October. Jack Barnes, Ryan Sandelin and James Miller each scored and Jack LaFontaine only had to make 13 saves […]
Tonight – Salmon Arm Silverbacks (10-7-1-0) at Vernon Vipers (7-5-4-1) 7 p.m. at Kal Tire Place in Vernon Presented by the BCIHL TICKETS WATCH LIVE ON HOCKEYTV Previous Meetings Nick Unruh had a pair of goals and Hudson Schandor scored three minutes into the extra frame as the Silverbacks beat the Vipers 4-3 in overtime […]
Tonight – Wenatchee Wild (4-3-0) at Vernon Vipers (2-2-2) 7 p.m. at Kal Tire Place in Vernon Presented by the BCIHL TICKETS FREE TO VIEW ON HOCKEYTV Previous Meetings These teams met on opening night in Vernon where the Wild staged a third-period comeback to beat the Vipers 5-3. That night, Cristophe Tellier had a goal […]
It was officially announced on Sept. 7 that the sale of the Vernon Vipers franchise from the Wray family to brothers John and Tom Glen is complete. With the 2018-19 season just started, BCHL communications caught up with John Glen for a quick question-and-answer interview. BCHL – Where did you grow up and what […]
CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced Saturday its Top 20 preseason rankings for the upcoming 2018-19 season. Topping the preseason tabulations, which were compiled by a non-affiliated scouting agency, are the Penticton Vees (BCHL). Coming in at No. 2 were the 2019 Canadian National Jr. A Championship-host Brooks Bandits (AJHL) while Wellington […]
(By Ben Phillips for BCHL communications) From being the captain of the Vernon Vipers during his senior year in 2016-17 to Male Athlete of the Year in his rookie season at Royal Military College (RMC) it has been a high ride for Riley Brandt. The Trail, B.C. native wasn’t necessarily known for his scoring touch […]
AJ Vanderbeck scored 3:38 into overtime as the Wenatchee Wild threw 59 shots at Vernon Vipers goalie Ty Taylor and pulled out a 4-3 victory Saturday night to win the series 4-2. Derek Brown, Jimmy Lambert and Niko Karamanis scored first-period goals for the Vipers, while the Wild got one from Zak Galambos and Vernon […]
After going down 3-1 in the second period, the Penticton Vees scored four straight goals, including third-period markers by Chris Klack and Jordan Henderson, and came back to beat the Trail Smoke Eaters 5-3 in game one of their series on Friday night. Trail took an early second-period lead after goals from Braedon Tuck and […]
#2 Vernon Vipers vs. #3 Wenatchee Wild Game one: Friday, March 16 – 7 p.m. at Kal Tire Place in Vernon TICKETS WATCH LIVE ON HOCKEYTV Season Series The two teams split the regular-season series with three regulation wins apiece and each team picking up a win in the other team’s building. Last Time They […]
