Vernon Vipers
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Vipers get set for playoff tilt with Smoke Eaters after crushing Kings to end regular season
Update The Vernon Vipers closed out their regular season in the BC Hockey League with a 6-2 win over the Powell River Kings Saturday night before 2,547 fans at Kal Tire Place. Nick Mikan scored two goals for Vernon who finished with a 33-19-2-0 record and in fourth place in the Interior Conference. The Vipers will host...
Mar 31, 2024
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Junior hockey
Rocky Mountain Challenge to settle bragging rights between B.C. and Alberta teams
The format for the first -- and likely last -- Rocky Mountain Challenge has been announced by the BC Hockey League.The event will see the Alberta and B.C. playoff champions playing in a best-of-three series from May 31 to June 2 with all three games hosted by the Alberta team.The series will mark the official end of th...
Mar 28, 2024
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Two former Vipers among the BCHLers competing in NCAA Div 1 Championship
The 2024 NCAA Division 1 Men's Ice Hockey Championship starts Thursday, March 28, and two former Vernon Vipers will be among the dozens of former BCHL'ers competing in the tournament.Doug Scott, who played for the Vipers, along with the Cowichan Valley Bulldogs and the Merritt Centennials, will hit the ice with the Roc...
Mar 28, 2024
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Junior hockey
BCHL and Bauer sign extension deal
BC Hockey League teams will continue to use Bauer equipment.The league has extended its partnership with Bauer for the next four seasons. Under the deal, Bauer will remain the league's equipment provider until the end of the 2027-28 season."Bauer has been a great partner of our league for quite some time now and w...
Mar 27, 2024
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Vipers sweep Spruce Kings, clinch home ice in first round
The Vernon Vipers are down to the final two games of their regular season and still have a shot at finishing in third place in the BC Hockey League's Interior Conference.The Vipers, under interim head coach Lukas Lomicky, won both games over the Spruce Kings in Prince George this weekend, 1-0 on Friday and 3-1 on Satur...
Mar 24, 2024
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Junior hockey
Vipers collar Bulldogs to win both games at home-away-from-home
The Vernon Vipers went two-for-two during their BC Hockey League games held at Kal Tire Place North, capping it off with a 3-2 win over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs Sunday night.Luke Pakulak powered the Vipers offence with a goal and one assist and was named the first star before a packed house of 756 fans (official att...
Mar 18, 2024
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BCHL
Vernon Vipers head 'north' and snare OT win
It was a packed house at Kal Tire Place North as the Vernon Vipers defeated the Nanaimo Clippers 3-2 in overtime before 615 fans on Saturday night.The Vipers were playing in the smaller arena for the first of two games due to ice chiller repairs and ice re-installation at their normal home, Kal Tire Place South, which ...
Mar 17, 2024
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Junior hockey
Vernon Vipers 'part ways' with head coach and GM
A surprise announcement from the Vernon Vipers.The BC Hockey League team issued a news release on its website Saturday, March 16, confirming the news that Jason McKee is no longer with the club."The Vernon Vipers Hockey Club and General Manager/Head Coach Jason McKee have mutually agreed to part ways effective imm...
Mar 16, 2024
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one year deal
Former Vipers defenceman signs deal with NHL team
Former Vernon Viper Christian Felton has a chance to make the jump from college hockey to the pros after signing a one year, entry-level deal with the Vancouver Canucks.The 24-year-old defenceman from Medina, Ohio recently completed his senior college season with the Merrimack College Warriors in Massachusetts, collect...
Mar 15, 2024
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