Vernon Viper Dylan Walchuk at WJAC

CAN West’s Player of the Game on why the team came up short, and playing for bronze.

Dylan Walchuk Interview

Next Game Friday November 26th

ail Well the Vipers are now hitting the road for 4 games in 5 days starting Wednesday in Powell River. It's there first of two big road trips, the second happening early December. As always you can listen to your Vipers on 107.5 Kiss FM but more importantly you can make sure you are here when they get back for their next home game on Friday November 26th when they host the very hot Trail Smoke Eaters. A lot can happen in any given night in the BCHL and cheering on the Vernon Vipers is a must in the great city of Vernon! Get your tickets today and be sure to get a friend or two to come as well! Be loud and proud and support the hockey that is right in your back yard!

Walchuk vs USA Saturday @ 6pm in Penticton

You On The Bus?

Get on the Fan Bus to Salmon Arm this Saturday! Tickets are only $20 which includes your ride and ticket to the game! Be loud and proud on the road and show the opponent who has the best fans in the league! Book today at the Vipers Office or on the phone with Visa or Master Card at 250-542-6022 be sure to help fill the bus and all fans will get a rally hat for the trip!

Vipers Alumni From Around The World Wide Web

Here is Mike Collins’ waived off goal as time expired in the second period, the green light lit up just milliseconds before Collins’ shot crossed the line.

Mike Collins Highlight Reel Goal from Warrior Rink Rat Blog.


Watch a video from Oilers On Demand of Conner and Kellen Jones at Oilers Camp in July.
Oilers TV - Connor & Kellen Jones

Hammond Makes October Headlines

Hammond Named Papa John's Athletes Of The Week

10/18/2010 12:58:33 PM

Each week, the Bowling Green State University Athletic Department names the Papa John's Athletes of the Week, as selected by the athletic communications department based on their athletic performances from the previous week. This week's winners are hockey player Andrew Hammond and women's cross country runner Abby Koch.

Male Athlete of the Week

Andrew Hammond, a sophomore goalkeeper from Surry, British Columbia, earned his first collegiate win Saturday against Clarkson. With Hammond's perfect 31-save performance against the Golden Knights, the Falcons earned their first win of the season after defeating Clarkson 3-0 at Cheel Arena (Potsdam, N.Y.). Hammond shut down the opposition to achieve his first career shutout. He made seven saves while the Falcons were on the penalty kill, keeping the Knights unsuccessful in four power play attempts during the game.



Falcons Earn First Win in Shutout At Clarkson


by Ryan Gasser, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

10/16/2010 9:56:30 PMPOTSDAM, N.Y. -- Backed by an aggressive offense and a defense that fought tough to the very end, Bowling Green Hockey earned its first win of the season, Saturday night. The Falcons posted a 3-0 shutout win over Clarkson University with the aid of 31 saves by sophomore Andrew Hammond.Andrew Hammond (Surrey, British Columbia) earned his first win as a Falcon. He saved 31-of-31 shots against, including a 14-save first period. The perfect night between the pipes also marked his first career shutout.

Hammond did his part in stopping the Clarkson power play cold. The Golden Knights went 0-for-4, including back-to-back CU power plays in the second period. Hammond stopped seven shots when the Knights were a man up. Marc Rodriguez put the Falcons on top with his first goal of the season on a break-away effort following a Clarkson turnover in the BG zone. On the all-sophomore goal, Jerry Freismuth (Grosse Point, Mich.) and Jordan Samuels-Thomas (South Windsor, Conn.) touched the puck up the ice to Rodriguez, the Aurora, Ill. native who fought through two Golden Knight defenders on a straight path to the net. On his approach, Rodriguez went stick-side on Clarkson goaltender Paul Karpowich and wristed home the game’s opening goal giving BGSU a 1-0 lead in the 15th minute. Bowling Green’s defense faced severe pressure all game from the Clarkson offense. The Knights had plenty of scoring opportunities and clear looks to the net, but sailed many of their open shots wide of the cage while being stoned by Hammond’s hot hand.
After a scoreless second period, the Falcons wasted no time in adding to their total when James McIntosh (Holland Landing, Ontatio) plugged his first goal of the season past Karpowich. After Bowling Green pressured the puck into the CU zone, the Knights retook possession but not for long. McIntosh entered a scrum in front of the crease and retook possession of the rock before turning a backhand shot into a goal just 22 seconds into the final period. Clarkson became more aggressive and chippy in the final five minutes of the contest by pressing into the BG defensive zone late. At 17:30 in the third period, Clarkson pulled Karpowich out of the net and created a 6-on-5 attack. Bowling Green could have had a third goal recorded earlier when Cameron Sinclair (Windsor, Ontario) took a turnover down the ice en route to an easy empty-net goal.
Sinclair was tripped up from behind while the puck sailed wide, causing a roar for a penalty shot or an automatically awarded goal. The referee’s whistle stayed quiet and the play was allowed without any damage done. Bowling Green captain David Solway (Green Bay, Wisc.) put the game away by taking a loose puck along the far end boards before sliding home BG’s third goal to definitively close the game for the Falcons.
Bowling Green (1-3-0, 0-2-0-0) ends the weekend with its first shutout since Feb. 21, 2009 when they beat Michigan State at the BGSU Ice Arena, 4-0. The last time Bowling Green shut out an opponent on the road was on Feb. 6, 2009 at Northern Michigan after a Falcon 3-0 win. BGSU will return to Bowling Green to begin preparing for a home series with Alabama-Huntsville beginning on Oct. 22 at the BGSU Ice Arena.

QBSN Athlete of the Week: Kellen Jones

(photo:WJAC 2009-Hockey Canada)

This week’s QBSN Athlete of the Week honors are awarded to Kellen Jones (Montrose, British Columbia) of Quinnipiac University’s men’s ice hockey team.


The freshman forward, and top recruit for the Bobcats this year, had a career day this past weekend, putting on a show for the 3,891 fans packed into the TD Bank Sports Center, a non-conference opponent attendance record. Jones netted two goals on the afternoon against Holy Cross; his first two goals of his collegiate career. The Bobcats wound up winning the game 3-1. The other goal came from junior forward Spencer Heichman (Yorba Linda, Calif.), his second of the season.

With his two goals, Jones jumps up to tie Heichman for the team lead in goals with two, and is now in sole possession of the team lead in points with five. Second on the team in points is Kellen’s twin brother, Connor Jones (Montrose, British Columbia), who has four points on the year.

In the offseason, Kellen Jones was drafted in the 7th round of the NHL Amateur Draft by the Edmonton Oilers. Jones passed on the opportunity to sign with the Oilers, and instead opted to come to Quinnipiac and play alongside his brother, whom he has played with his entire life.

The win over Holy Cross for the Bobcats improved their record to 3-1 on the year, as they now embark on a six game road trip. Next up for Quinnipiac is a two game set this Friday and Saturday night against No. 17 St. Cloud State in St. Cloud, Minn. The Huskies are 2-3-1 on the year, but remain the highest ranked opponent that the Bobcats have played so far this season. Quinnipiac’s next home game falls on Nov. 19th, when they play host to the Dartmouth College Big Green. That game will be broadcasted live here on the Quinnipiac Bobcats Sports Network.