Ventura Vikings Road to the 2026 Premier Playoffs
- Lyanna Yeow
- Mar 2
- 5 min read
Updated: Mar 3
Ventura Vikings
The Ventura Vikings’ determination and hunger to win during the regular season helped them to secure their spot in the 2026 Premier Playoffs. After all of their hard work, the Ventura Vikings ended up in fourth place of the Pacific Division with 55 points and a season record of 26-17-2-1. Out of their 26 wins, the Vikings secured four shutouts and one shootout win. The longest winning streak that the Ventura Vikings were able to maintain was a seven-game winning streak which started on December 12, 2025 with a win against the Long Beach Bombers and ended on January 10, 2026 with a loss to the Ontario Jr. Reign.
PP & PK Success Rate and Top Scorers
The Ventura Vikings ended the regular season with a 21.0% power play success rate and an 85.0% penalty killing rate. The team’s points, goals, and assists leader was #6 Ethan Yang (30G, 50A) who had 80 points recorded by the end of the regular season.
Hat-tricks in the 2025-26 Regular Season
Listed below are the following players who secured hat-trick(s) during the 2025-26 regular season and the date that the hat-trick(s) were secured:
Players of the Week
There have been multiple Ventura Vikings players that were named the Stars of the Week during the 2025-26 regular season which included the following:
Goaltending
In regards to goaltending, the Ventura Vikings had 2 active goaltenders who played during the 2025-26 regular season. This included the following players and stats:
#28 Alexander Wendt ended this season with a record of 13-7-1-1 and a 0.912 SV% in 29 games played. A set of impressive stats to highlight include the following:
Star of the Week 2 times
2 shutout wins
5-0 against San Diego Sabers on 9/19/25
6-0 against Ventura Vikings on 2/20/26
1 shootout win
4-3 shootout win againstSan Diego Sabers on 12/14/25
#31 Aiden Biswanger ended this season with a record of 11-9-1-0 and a 0.882 SV% in 24 games played. A couple impressive stats to highlight include the following:
2 shutout wins
5-0 against Long Beach Bombers on 10/3/25
1-0 against San Diego Sabers on 10/26/25
Las Vegas Showcase (December 16-19, 2025)
Ventura Vikings vs. Colorado Fighting Elk (8-2)
Ventura Vikings vs. Bremerton Sockeyes (5-1)
Ventura Vikings vs. Iron County Yeti (5-4)
Ventura Vikings vs. Rogue Valley Royals (8-2)
When looking at the stats, the Ventura Vikings put up a total of 26 goals, 188 shots on goal, and 41 penalty minutes during the four games that were played during this series. They also ended with a 36.8% power play success rate and an 87.5% penalty kill success rate. Henderson Force’s points leader was #6 Ethan Yang (4G, 9A) who ended this series with 13 points which included a hat-trick in Game 1 against the Colorado Fighting Elk. Another hat-trick that was recorded during this series was by #14 Dominick Ybarra in Game 1 against the Colorado Fighting Elk. After a thrilling four games, the Ventura Vikings ended this series triumphantly, 4-0, through their consistency and hunger to keep their winning streak alive.
Against the rest of the Pacific Division:
Ventura Vikings (VNV) vs. San Diego Sabers (SDS)
VNV won eight out of nine games against SDS during the 2025-26 regular season (8-1) which included a VNV shootout win during their last matchup against one another on December 13, 2025. VNV significantly outshot (334 SOG vs 194), outscored (45 G vs. 22 G), and found more success with their special teams (32.0 PP% vs. 6.38 PP% and 90.5 PK% vs. 68.0 PK%) when they played against SDS.
Ventura Vikings (VNV) vs. Ontario Jr. Reign (OJR)
VNV won one out of six games played against OJR during the 2025-26 regular season (1-5). During their previous matchups, OJR outscored (25G vs. 13G), outshot (215 SOG vs. 174 SOG), and found more success with their special teams (22.6 PP% vs. 6.90 PP% and 93.1 PK% vs. 77.4 PK%) compared to VNV.
Ventura Vikings (VNV) vs. Long Beach Bombers (LBB)
VNV won five out of seven games played against LBB during the regular season (5-2). VNV had the advantage over puck possession (230 SOG vs. 209 SOG), overall goals scored (44G vs. 24G), and with their special teams (30.0 PP% vs. 7.14 PP% and 92.6 PK% vs. 76.2 PK%). LBB spent more time in the penalty box compared to VNV (129 PMI vs. 115 PMI).
Ventura Vikings (VNV) vs. Fresno Monsters (FRM)
VNV struggled against FRM who won all six games against VNV when they faced one another in the regular season (0-6). FRM won all six games against VNV (6-0) when they faced one another in the regular season. FRM swept VNV in the regular season after they dominated their previous games (308 SOG vs. 222 SOG), took control over goal scoring (40 G vs 22 G), and remained strong with their special teams (20.7 PP% vs. 8.00 PP% and 92.0 PK% vs. 79.3 PK%).
Ventura Vikings (VNV) vs. Lake Tahoe Lakers (LTL)
VNV won all six games played against LTL during the 2026-26 regular season (6-0) which included a shutout win on February 20, 2026. During these six games, VNV outscored (36G vs. 8G), outshot (246 SOG vs. 203 SOG), and found more success with their special teams (23.1 PP% vs. 7.69 PP% and 92.3 PK% vs. 76.9 PK%) compared to LTL.
Ventura Vikings (VNV) vs. Henderson Force (HNF)
VNV won two out of six games played against HNF during the 2025-26 regular season (2-4). HNF had the an overall advantage when they played against VNV as they outscored (35G vs. 19G), outshot (259 SOG vs. 139 SOG), and found more success with their special teams (40.0 PP% vs. 6.25 PP% and 93.8 PK% vs. 60.0 PK%).
The Ventura Vikings had a successful 2025-26 regular season which helped them to secure their spot in the playoffs. They do have some tough competition ahead as they are scheduled to face the Fresno Monsters in the 2026 Premier Playoffs. Despite being swept by the Fresno Monsters during the regular season, we can expect a hard-fought battle between both teams as they are fueled by the hunger to make it to Nationals. It is certain that the Ventura Vikings will go into the matchups with vengeance in order to secure their first win against the Fresno Monsters and to make it far in the playoffs.
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