Over four BCHL seasons, Riley Brandt displayed a rugged style of play, earned the captaincy of the Vernon Vipers in 2017-18 and now gets to put all that experience to work with an opportunity to play USports hockey at Royal Military College (RMC) in Kingston, Ont. this season. Brandt had nine goals and eight assists […]
Vernon Vipers forward Jimmy Lambert has been named the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending Sept. 10, the league announced Monday. Lambert had a five-point night, including the tying and winning goals in the third period, in a 6-5 Vipers home win Sunday. The product of Saskatoon had already assisted on three […]
CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced Thursday itsTop 20 preseason rankings for the upcoming 2017-18 campaign with Penticton Vees (BCHL) being slotted in at No. 1 overall. The preseason rankings, compiled by an independent scouting service, were based upon a variety of factors, which includes the league in which the teams […]
It has to be a good feeling when the No. 1-ranked team in NCAA hockey wants your services for the future. That’s the case for Vernon Vipers forward Brett Stapley who has committed to play at the University of Denver where the Pioneers are currently the top-ranked club in NCAA Div. I hockey. Denver enters […]
Vernon Vipers alum Andrew Shortridge didn’t see a whole lot of action the first three months of his NCAA career with Quinnipiac University. But he’s making up for lost time now as he’s started 12 of the team’s last 14 games and his most recent work, a pair of wins over Yale and Brown, earned […]
Since missing four games in early- and mid-January, including a conference weekend at Western Michigan, Liam Finlay has returned to the Denver Pioneers lineup as a difference maker. His efforts this past weekend earned him the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) offensive player of the week honours. The Kelowna native and former Vernon Vipers standout […]
For now, Niagara University’s gain is the Vernon Vipers’ loss. Forward Christian Cakebread accepted an offer to the NCAA Div. I program last week and has already left for school. The Purple Eagles benefitted already from his addition as he suited up immediately and scored a goal in their weekend series against conference rival Holy Cross. […]
Vernon Vipers defenceman Cooper Watson has been named the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 11, the league announced Monday. Watson hit the scoresheet in all three games, helping the Vipers to a win and a tie in three outings. The 6-foot-3, 180-pound blueliner opened with an assist in a 3-1 […]
They are teammates now and in a couple of seasons, they will be teammates again in the NCAA. That’s the outlook for Vernon Vipers brothers Steven and Chris Jandric, who have both committed to the University of Alaska. Steven, a 1997-born forward, will head north next season. Chris, a 1998-born defenceman, will go to school […]
Ben Butcher and Latrell Charleson became teammates last year with the Vernon Vipers and they’ll continue to be on the same side at the college level. Both have committed to play NCAA Div. III hockey at Buffalo State University starting this coming season. Butcher, a veteran of 218 BCHL games, posted 13 goals and 14 […]
