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Vipers Shutout Wild in Wenatchee

Vipers Shutout Wild in Wenatchee

Dec 22, 2018 | 9:08 AM

Early scoring turned into a 3-0 shutout for the Vernon Vipers, Friday night in Wenatchee.

Teddy Wooding picked up a second star for the game, and open the scoring for Vernon at 6:41 of the first, with assistance from Michael Young, and Tyler Ho. Michael Young would add another goal at 9:54 of the first, with a helper from Ben Helgeson. There was no scoring through the second  and much of the third periods At 18:54 of the third, Matt Kowalski would score with an assist from Josh Latta brining the Vipers to the 3-0 victory.

Vipers goaltender Bradley Cooper, who came to Vernon from the Prince George Spruce Kings earlier this season, made 24 saves on the evening to earn his first shutout as a Viper.

Vipers Head coach, Mark Ferner was pleased with the team’s performance: “No lead is safe against Wenatchee … I thought our kids did a real good job stopping some of their momentum … very proud of the effort, we’ll get a meal, get a rest, and we’ve got one more.“ (Full post game interview below)

Vipers have a rematch against Wenatchee Saturday night. You can hear all the action on Beach Radio Beginning at 6:45pm.