6-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Vernon Vipers 2023-24 Season
Inaugural Year Operating Within An Independent League


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REGULAR SEASON PLAYER STATS (Sortable Table)

No. Player Pos YB GP G A TP PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG UAG ENG
21 Ashton, Luke t X LD 05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Berback-Rosengreen, Fritz ap r D 06 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Biddy, Luke r
w/ Naniamo Clippers 		LW 03 44
10 		8
4 		14
2 		22
6 		20
6 		0
1 		1
1 		2
0 		0
0 		0
1 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0
12 Binkley, Simon ap r i C 06 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Borovinskiy, Max t X C 04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Burrett, Linden r RD 06 36 1 4 5 30 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
28 Busch, Shea r c LW 07 53 8 12 20 26 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0
11 Buss, Luke t X RW 03 9 2 6 8 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Cleaves, Cooper ap r i c RD 06 10 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Cleaves, Hank 'A' i c C 03 41 15 36 51 28 4 8 0 0 2 0 1 2
30 Clegg, Kaden ap G 06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 Cliche, Anthony 'A' c RD 03 50 10 25 35 30 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Compton, Dylan q X RD 05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Csabi, Adam r i LW 05 54 20 19 39 51 7 7 0 0 5 0 0 0
35 David, Ethan c G 03 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5/3 Dorey, Noah s m LD 03 26 4 10 14 45 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 Duda, Jiri r i re X C 05 29 2 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 Elliott, Connor 'C' LD 03 52 7 16 23 30 2 7 0 0 2 1 0 0
4 Facchinelli, Julian 'A' c RW 04 32 13 12 25 49 3 4 0 0 3 2 1 3
12 Fecteau, Isaac r t X LD 05 22 1 4 5 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 Gelbard, Walker X RW 05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Hicks, Johnny X G 05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 King, Owen r i c + F 05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Kim, Owen c RW 04 47 16 33 49 36 5 11 1 2 3 1 1 2
8 Kral, Patrik r i s q X LW 06 7 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Krajcik, Filip d 04 12 1 6 7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Lessard, Etienne s D 04 25 3 12 15 10 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 0
25 McCloskey, Lukas i RD 05 54 3 10 13 22 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
9 McGinley, Carson c s RW 06 20 3 6 9 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 McPherson, Ewan c
w/Brooks Bandits
w/Sherwood Park Crusaders 		 
F
  		 
04
  		9
33
11 		1
13
1 		1
8
7 		2
22
6 		17
0
0 		0
0
0 		0
0
0 		0
0
0 		0
0
0 		1
0
0 		0
0
0 		0
0
0 		0
0
0
14 Merner, Ethan q X LW 06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Mikan, Nick s i c RW 04 35 8 5 13 46 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Miles, Zhenya r
w/ West Kelowna Warriors 		LD 06 10
23 		0
1 		2
3 		2
4 		8
24 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0
29 Pakulak, Luke 'A' c RW 03 42 14 13 27 25 4 2 0 0 2 0 1 2
15 Palmer, Jordin r i re X LD 04 22 1 7 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Pastro, Erik r C 05 53 16 19 35 18 4 6 1 0 1 0 1 3
10 Payne, Liam X F 06 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Percic, Maks i c t X D 04 23 1 7 8 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Reay, Colin G 05 20 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Ross, Bronson r RW 06 42 1 5 6 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Stavrianeas, George r LW 05 53 9 15 24 10 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
8 Struck, Payton s i RW 05 25 3 7 10 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 Tien, Thomas t X RW 04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 Tremblay, Isaac c C 04 51 23 16 39 30 3 8 0 0 5 0 3 0

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REGULAR SEASON GOALIE STATS

No. GOALIE GP W L OTL SA GA GAA SA% ShO MP SOGP SOW SOL SOA SOGA SO%
35 David, Ethan 38 22 15 1 1181 108 2.98 90.9 4 2171 1 1 0 4 1 75
31 Reay, Colin 20 11 4 1 623 48 2.67 92.3 1 1078 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Clegg, Kaden ap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Empty Net 0 0 0 4 4 10.65 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 54 33 19 2 1808 160 2.93 91.2 5 3272 1 1 0 4 1 75

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PLAYER TRANSACTIONS

PLAYER TRANSACTIONS

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June 6,'23
- Quit, Ethan Merner LW (06) leaves team, signs with Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL).

June 8,'23
- Quit, Dylan Compton RD (05) leaves team, signs with Brooks Bandits (AJHL).

June 12,'23
- Return, Luke Buss RW (03) returns to the team, played for Muskegon Lumberjacks(USHL) in 2022-23.

June 14,'23
- Traded Max Borovinskiy F (04) & Thomas Tien F (04)to the Langley Rivermen for future considerations.

June 28,'23
- Traded Luke Ashton D (05) to the Langley Rivermen for Owen Kim F (04) which completes part of the June 14 transaction.
- Traded Copeland Fricker F (03) to the Langley Rivermen for Walker Gelbard RW (05) which completes the June 14 transaction.

October 21,'23
- Acquire Noah Dorey D (03) Noah spent the last few seasons with the Kelowna Rockets in the WHL.
- Traded Luke Buss F (03) to Nanaimo Clippers for Luke Biddy F (03).

October 26,'23
- Acquire Nick Mikan F (04) whom spent last season with the Steinbach Pistons of the MJHL. He began with the Cedar Rapids of the USHL this year.
- Owen King F (05) will miss the entire season due to a chronic injury that will require surgery.

November 15,'23
- Acquire Payton Struck F (05) Struck, from Rogers, Minnesota s pent the first half of the season with the Ogden Mustangs of the NCDC, National Collegiate Development Conference.

January 3,'24
- Acquire Etienne Lessard D (04) Lessard, from Blainville, QC, has 6 goals and 29 assists in just 22 games with the Cornwall Colts of the CCHL.

January 6-8,'24
- Release, Jordan Palmer LD (05) Signs with Rochester Jr. Americans (NAHL).
- Release, Jiri Duda C (05)

January 9,'24
- Trade Maks Percic D (04) and future considerations to the Merritt Centennials for Diego Johnson F (6). Johnson started the season with Sherwood Park Crusaders(AJHL). He is currently listed with Madison Capitols(USHL).
- Acquire Patrik Kral F (06) Kral, from Mlada Boleslav, Czechia, spent this season in the Western Hockey League with Moose Jaw and Vancouver. He had a goal and an assist in 20 games.

January 10,'24
- Acquire Johnny Hicks G (05) playing right from the Merritt Cenntenials for future considerations. Hicks is currently on the Brooks Bandits, (AJHL) roster, 26 games .902 Save% .

January 11,'24
- Acquire Carson McGinley F (06) The Phoenix, Arizona product comes over from the Chicago Steel in the USHL.

February 9,'24
- Traded Ethan Sundar LW (03). playing rights to the Spruce Grove Saints for future considerations.
- Aquire Zhenya Miles D (06) from West Kelowna Warriors for future considerations.

February 10,'24
- Quit, Patrik Kral D (06) , now with BK Mlada Boleslav U20.
- Trade Isaac Fecteau LD (06) to Trail Smoke Eaters for future considerations.
- Aquire Ewan McPherson LD (04) from Brooks Bandits for future considerations.
- Sign Filip Krajcik D (04) Krajcik, from Vsetin, CZE, has represented Czechia on a number of different levels at International tournaments. He was a part of the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in 2022. With the U20 HC Energie Karlovy Vary program, he has 3 goals and 9 assists in 18 games.

March 16,2024 - General Manager/Head Coach Jason McKee have mutually agreed to part ways effective immediately. Note: McKee hasn't been behind the bench since February 25, 2024

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EXHIBITION GAME SCORES

EXHIBITION GAME SCORES

EXHIBITION GAMES
Date Time Opponent GF GA OT SO
SEPTEMBER 1, TRAINING CAMPS OPEN
Sept. 3 4pm vs Trail 4 0 ✓ 0
Sept. 8 7pm @ Salmon Arm 1 0 0 0
Sept. 9 6pm vs Salmon Arm 3 0 0 0
Sept. 15 7pm @ West Kelowna 0 3 0 0
Sept. 16 6pm vs West Kelowna 1 3 0 0

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REGULAR SEASON GAME SCORES

REGULAR SEASON GAME SCORES

REGULAR SEASON
SEP. TIME OPPONENT GF GA OT SF SA
22 7pm @ Salmon Arm 2 3 0 0 0
23 6pm vs Cranbrook 3 1 0 0 0
29 7pm @ Merritt 4 2 0 0 0
SEPTEMBER 30, 24-HOUR ROSTER FREEZE
OCT. TIME OPPONENT GF GA OT SF SA
6 715pm @ Langely 6 2 0 0 0
7 6pm @ Chilliwack 5 4 ✓ 0 0
13 7pm vs Salmon Arm 5 3 0 0 0
14 7pm @ Cranbrook 6 3 0 0 0
18 6pm @ West Kelowna 4 3 ✓ 0 0
20 7pm vs West Kelowna 1 4 0 0 0
23 7pm @ Coquitlam (SC) 8 1 0 0 0
24 7:50pm vs Surrey (SC) 3 7 0 0 0
27 7pm @ Penticton 3 5 0 0 0
29 2pm @ Merritt 4 1 0 0 0
NOV. TIME OPPONENT GF GA OT SF SA
1 7pm vs Cranbrook 10 2 0 0 0
3 7pm vs Prince George 8 0 0 0 0
10 7pm vs Merritt 4 2 0 0 0
11 6pm @ Salmon Arm 0 4 0 0 0
17 705pm @ Merritt 4 2 0 0 0
18 6pm @ Salmon Arm 4 0 0 0 0
24 7pm vs Trail 2 3 ✓ 0 0
25 6pm vs Penticton 2 1 ✓ XX✓XX✓ X✓XXXX
29 7pm vs West Kelowna 1 4 0 0 0
DEC. TIME OPPONENT GF GA OT SF SA
2 6pm vs Prince George (Teddy Bear Toss) 6 2 0 0 0
8 7pm @ Trail 2 5 0 0 0
10 230pm @ West Kelowna 3 7 0 0 0
10 7pm vs Salmon Arm 2 5 0 0 0
15 7pm @ Cranbrook 1 3 0 0 0
29 7pm vs Salmon Arm 5 2 0 0 0
31 2pm vs Penticton 0 3 0 0 0
JAN. TIME OPPONENT GF GA OT SF SA
5 7pm vs Cranbrook 4 0 0 0 0
6 6pm vs Trail 3 2 0 0 0
12 7pm @ Penticton 1 2 0 0 0
13 6pm vs Coquitlam 3 2 0 0 0
24 6pm @ Salmon Arm 2 0 0 0 0
27 7pm @ Trail 1 3 0 0 0
28 4pm @ Cranbrook 1 2 0 0 0
FEB. TIME OPPONENT GF GA OT SF SA
3 6pm vs Salmon Arm 5 2 0 0 0
9 7pm @ Victoria 6 4 0 0 0
FEBRUARY 10, 4PM, BCHL TRADE DEADLINE
10 6pm vs Cowichan Valley 9 3 0 0 0
16 7pm @ Penticton 2 4 0 0 0
17 6pm vs Salmon Arm 5 4 0 0 0
19 2pm vs Cranbrook 1 9 0 0 0
23 7pm @ Prince George 5 3 0 0 0
24 6pm @ Prince George 2 4 0 0 0
MAR. TIME OPPONENT GF GA OT SF SA
MARCH 1, 3PM, BCHL SIGNING DEADLINE
1 7pm vs Prince George 7 5 0 0 0
2 7pm vs West Kelowna 2 4 0 0 0
8 705pm @ Merritt 5 4 ✓ 0 0
9 7pm @ Trail 2 6 0 0 0
16* 6pm vs Naniamo 3 2 ✓ 0 0
18^ 7pm vs Albeni Valley 3 2 0 0 0
* ^ - Moved to Kal Tire North due to Chiller repairs at Kal Tire South / ^ rescheduled from March 15
22 7pm @ Prince George 1 0 0 0 0
23 6pm @ Prince George 3 1 0 0 0
29 7pm vs Prince George 5 6 ✓ 0 0
30 6pm vs Powell River 6 2 0 0 0

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REGULAR SEASON TOTALS

LRK DRK GP W L OTL SOL PTS OTW SOW GF GA P% PIM
6 4 54 33 19 2 0 68 4 1 196 160 63 621

Note: Shotout Loss equates to 1 Goal Against

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PLAYOFF PLAYER STATS

Player GP G A TP PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG UAG ENG
Berback-Rosengreen, Fritz ap r 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biddy, Luke r
vs Merritt 		5
5 		3
3 		0
0 		3
3 		4
4 		1
1 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0
Binkley, Simon ap r i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burrett, Linden r 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Busch, Shea r c
vs Merritt 		5
5 		2
2 		0
0 		2
2 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0
Cleaves, Cooper ap r i c
vs Merritt 		3
3 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0
Cleaves, Hank 'A' i c
vs Merritt 		5
5 		2
2 		1
1 		3
3 		4
4 		1
1 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		1
1 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0
Cliche, Anthony 'A' c 5
5 		1
1 		2
2 		3
3 		2
2 		0
0 		0
0 		1
1 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0
Csabi, Adam r i
vs Merritt 		4
4 		1
1 		2
2 		3
3 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		1
1 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0
David, Ethan c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dorey, Noah s m
vs Merritt 		5
5 		0
0 		1
1 		1
1 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0
Elliott, Connor 'C'
vs Merritt 		5
5 		0
0 		3
3 		3
3 		4
4 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0
Facchinelli, Julian 'A' c
vs Merritt 		5
5 		1
1 		1
1 		2
2 		4
4 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		1
1 		1
1
Kim, Owen c
vs Merritt 		5
5 		4
4 		3
3 		7
7 		6
6 		1
1 		2
2 		1
1 		1
1 		1
1 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0
Krajcik, Filip
vs Merritt 		2
2 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		2
2 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0
Lessard, Etienne s
vs Merritt 		5
5 		1
1 		2
2 		3
3 		2
2 		1
1 		1
1 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0
McCloskey, Lukas i
vs Merritt 		5
5 		0
0 		2
2 		2
2 		4
4 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0
McGinley, Carson c s
vs Merritt 		5
5 		2
2 		1
1 		3
3 		4
4 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0
McPherson, Ewan c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mikan, Nick s i c
vs Merritt 		4
4 		0
0 		1
1 		1
1 		2
2 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0
Miles, Zhenya r
vs Merritt 		1
1 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0
Pakulak, Luke 'A' c
vs Merritt 		5
5 		1
1 		2
2 		3
3 		6
6 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		1
1 		1
1 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0
Pastro, Erik r
vs Merritt 		5
5 		0
0 		4
4 		4
4 		4
4 		0
0 		1
1 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0
Reay, Colin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ross, Bronson r
vs Merritt 		5
5 		0
0 		2
2 		2
2 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0
Stavrianeas, George r
vs Merritt 		4
4 		0
0 		1
1 		1
1 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0 0
Struck, Payton s i
vs Merritt 		2
2 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0
Tremblay, Isaac c
vs Merritt 		5
5 		2
2 		5
5 		7
7 		0
0 		0
0 		3
3 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		1
1

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PLAYOFF GOALIE STATS

GOALIE GP W L OTL SA GA GAA SA% ShO MP
Clark, Roan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
David, Ethan
vs Merritt 		5
5 		4
4 		1
1 		0 178
178 		10
10 		2
2 		94.4
94.4 		1
1 		300
300
Empty Net 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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DIVISIONAL QUARTERFINALS

DIVISIONAL QUARTERFINALS

League Preliminaries
ROUND 1 VS TRAIL SMOKE EATERS GF GA OT
April 5 - Home Win 2 2 0
April 6 - Home win 5 2 0
April 9 - Away Win 5 3 0
April 10 - Away Lose 2 3 0
April 12 - Home Win 6 2 0
TOTALS 20 10 0

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DIVISIONAL SEMIFINALS

DIVISIONAL SEMIFINALS

League Quarterfinals
ROUND 2 VS PENTICTON VEES GF GA OT
April 19 - 0 0 0
April 20 - 0 0 0
April 23 - 0 0 0
April 24 - 0 0 0
TOTALS 0 0 0

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TEAM PERSONEL

TEAM PERSONEL

TEAM PERSONEL
OWNERSHIP & SERNIOR MANAGMENT
Owners & Governors John & Tom Glen
Executive Vice President Todd Miller
General Manager Jason McKee [Till Feb. 25, 2024 - Official: March 16 ]
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach 1st - Jason McKee [Till Feb 25, 2024]
2nd - Lukas Lomicky (Interm-Not Official
Assistant Coachs Colton Sparrow, Lukas Lomicky
BENCH STAFF
Athletic Therapist & Trainer Yasmine Jutt
Goaltending Coach Travis Hoy
Massage Therapist Dylan Wiebe
Physiotherapist Dereck Geldrich
OFF-ICE OFFICIALS
Scorekeeper & Timekeepers Claude Bruce, Rande Evans, Hubert Peterson
SUPPORT STAFF
Education Advisors Don Klepp, Rod Knopp
Pastor David Hockley
Billet Coordinator Stacey Donison, Paul & Kathy Davies
BUSINESS STAFF
Marketing Manager
Community Relations & Game Night 		Angie Morrissette
Box Office Ticketing Angela Bader, Kailea Kibblewhite
GAME NIGHT STAFF
Team Play by Play Graham Turnbull
Vipers Den Volunteer Coordinator Elizabeth Hening
Volunteer Coordinator John Piper
Team Photographer Lisa Mazurek
Game Night Assistant Coltan Boomer
Statistician Darin Mundy
Host Jason Armstrong

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