Red Deer Vipers
Heritage Junior B Hockey League | |
Division | North |
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Founded | 1987 | –88
Home arena | Servus Arena (formerly Red Deer Arena) |
Colours | Red, Grey, Black, White |
General manager | Dale Scott[when?][citation needed] |
Head coach | Matt Michalezki[when?][citation needed] |
Website | www.reddeervipers.com/ |
Franchise history | |
1987-9x | Red Deer Cowboys |
199x-Present | Red Deer Vipers |
Championships | |
Playoff championships | HJHL Champions:
6 (1988-89, 1989-90, 1998-99, 2003-04, 2016-17, 2017-18) Provincial Champions: 2 (2003-04, 2005-06) Western Canadian Champions: 1 (2005-06) |
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History
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Media
Since the 2016 HJHL playoffs, the Red Deer Vipers have taken it upon themselves to broadcast road games via internet radio. The first ever Vipers play-by-play broadcast was game five of the 2016 HJHL north semi-final against the Airdrie Thunder. Red Deer native Brady Sim called the game using an iPhone with a wifi connection, Periscope & an Xbox gaming headset.[citation needed] The Vipers defeated Airdrie in game five 2–1, but ultimately lost the series to Airdrie 4 games to three.
The Vipers would arrange to have Sim broadcast that year's provincial championships which the Vipers hosted. The Vipers then began broadcasting games on Mixlr.com, where the broadcasts can still be found today[when?].[1]
The 2023-24seasonmarked the first season since the 2002-03 season (no records prior to 2003-04 season) that the Vipers failed to make the playoffs.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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2003–04 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 225 | 96 | – | 2nd, Central | no data | |||||||||||||
2004–05 | 40 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 302 | 79 | 1st, North | no data | ||||||||||||||
2005–06 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 281 | 67 | 1437 | 1st, North | Lost in HJHL Semifinals, 0–2 (Bisons) Russ Barnes Trophy Champions Keystone Cup Champions | |||||||||||||
2006–07 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 192 | 88 | 978 | 2nd, North | Lost in Division Finals, 0–4 ( Wranglers )
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2007–08 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 151 | 111 | 781 | 4th, North | Lost in Division Finals, 1–3 ( Wranglers )
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2008–09 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 181 | 120 | 1111 | 4th, North | Lost in Division Finals, 2–3 ( Wranglers )
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2009–10 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 216 | 114 | 1450 | 2nd, North | Lost in Finals, 0–2 ( Wranglers )
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2010–11 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 220 | 111 | 950 | 2nd, North | Lost in HJHL Semifinals, 1–3 (Bisons) | |||||||||||||
2011–12 | 38 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 183 | 106 | 1412 | 1st, North | Lost in HJHL Quarter Finals, 1–4 (Colts) | |||||||||||||
2012–13 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 203 | 134 | – | 2nd, North | Lost in HJHL Finals, 0–3 (Bisons) | |||||||||||||
2013–14 | 36 | 18 | 17 | – | 1 | 37 | 155 | 156 | – | 4th, North | Lost in Elimination Round, 1–2 (Thrashers) | |||||||||||||
2014–15 | 38 | 18 | 18 | – | 2 | 38 | 176 | 164 | – | 4th, North | Won Division Qualifier, 2–1 ( Wranglers )
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2015–16 | 38 | 25 | 9 | – | 4 | 54 | 162 | 113 | – | 3rd, North | Won Division Qualifier, 2–0 (Stampeders) Lost Div. semi-finals, 3–4 (Thunder) | |||||||||||||
2016–17 | 38 | 25 | 12 | – | 1 | 51 | 171 | 123 | – | 3rd of 7, North 5 of 14, League |
Won Division Qualifier, 2–0 (Stampeders) Won Div. Semi-finals, 4–2 (Thunder) Won Div. Finals, 4–3 (Colts) Won League Finals, 3–1 (Generals) advance to RUSS BARNES TROPHY | |||||||||||||
2017–18 | 36 | 30 | 5 | – | 1 | 61 | 198 | 96 | – | 1st of 7, North 1st of 13, League |
Won Div. Semi-finals, 3–1 (Colts) Won Div. Finals 4–2 (Thunder) Won League Finals, 2–1(Copperheads) advance to RUSS BARNES TROPHY | |||||||||||||
2018–19 | 38 | 29 | 8 | – | 1 | 59 | 185 | 102 | – | 2nd of 7, North
3rd of 14, League |
Lost Div. Semi-finals, 4-3 (Colts) | |||||||||||||
2019–20 | 38 | 24 | 13 | – | 1 | 49 | 156 | 125 | – | 2nd of 7, North 6th of 14, League |
Lost Div. Semi-finals, 3–4 ( Wranglers )
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2020–21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | 15 | 5 | – | Remaining season lost to COVID-19 pandemic
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2022-23 | 38 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 26 | 128 | 218 | 5th of 6, North
10th of 12, League |
Lost Division Qualifier 1-2 (Rams) | ||||
2023–24 | 38 | 12 | 26 | – | x | 24 | 96 | 192 | – | 6th of 7, North 12th of 13, League |
Did Not Qualify |
Russ Barnes Trophy
Alberta Jr B Provincial Championships
Year | Round Robin | Record | Standing | SemiFinal | Bronze Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
2004 | T, Edmonton Riv Kings 2–2 W, Calgary Stampederes 4–3 W, Vermilion 14–1 |
2–0–1 | 1st of 4 Pool | W, Okotos 3–2 | n/a | W, Calgary Russ Barnes Champions |
2006 | T, Saddle Lake 5–5 L, Edmonton Royals 3–6 W, Ft. St John 5–4 |
1–1–1 | 2 of 4 Pool | W, Okotos 3–2 | n/a | W, Edmonton Royals 3–2 Russ Barnes Champions |
2010 | T, North Peace 3–3 L, Lloydminster 2–5 ?, Beverly |
?-?-? | ? of 4 Pool | n/a | n/a | n/a |
2013 | W, Grand Prairie 6–4 L, Cold Lake 4–5 W, Wetaskiwin 5–3 |
2–1–0 | 2 of 4 Pool | L, Okotos 2–7 | L, Cold Lake 3–5 | n/a |
2016* | L, North Peace 0–3 W, North Edmonton 4–2 W, Killam 2–1 |
2–1–0 | 2nd of 4 Pool | L, Wainwright 1–3 | L, Wetaskiwin 2–3 | n/a |
2017 | W, St. Paul, 4–2 L, Wetaskiwin, 1–2 L, CBHA Rangers, 2–3 |
1–2–0 | 4th of 4 Pool | did not qualify | n/a | n/a |
2018 | W, Calgary Royals Gold, 4–1 W, North Peace Navigators, 5–4 W, Beverly Warriors, 6–2 |
3–0–0 | 1st of 4 Pool A | W, Wetaskiwin 3–1 | n/a | L, Wainwright 1–5 |
- 2016 Hosts
Keystone Cup
Western Canadian Jr. B Championships(Northern Ontario to British Columbia)
Six teams in round robin play. 1st vs 2nd for gold/silver & 3rd vs. 4th for bronze.
Year | Round Robin | Record | Standing | Bronze Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
2004 | L, Richmond 3–4 W, Regina 4–3 W, Norway House 5–4 W, Aguasabon 10–1 L, Thunder Bay 1–3 |
3–2–0 | 3 of 6 | W, Thunder Bay 4–3 Bronze Medal |
n/a |
2006 | W, Saskatoon 6–2 L, Campbell River 1–2 W, Delta 4–0 W, Thunder Bay 6–0 T, N Winnipeg 0–0 |
3–1–1 | 2 of 6 | n/a | OTW, Campbell River 3–2 KEYSTONE CUP CHAMPIONS |
NHL alumni
Awards and trophies
- 2005–06
- 2003–04, 2005–06
HJHL Championship
- 1988–89, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2016–17, 2017–18
See also
References
- ^ RedDeerVipers on Mixlr, retrieved 2020-07-22