Red Deer Vipers

Red Deer Vipers
City	Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
League	Heritage Junior B Hockey League
Division	North
Founded	1987 (1987)–88
Home arena	Red Deer Arena (1987-2016) Collicutt Centre (2016-2018) TBA (2018- )
Colours	Red, Silver, Black, White
General manager	Michelle Skilnick
Head coach	JD Morrical
Website	www.reddeervipers.com/
Franchise history
1987-9x	Red Deer Cowboys
199x-Present	Red Deer Vipers

The Red Deer Vipers are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the Heritage Junior B Hockey League (HJHL). They played their home games at Red Deer Arena until 2016 when it was torn down to be rebuilt. They will play their home games at Red Deer's Collicutt Centre on an interim basis until their new home is determined in the 2018-19 season.

History

The Red Deer Vipers are an original Heritage Junior B Hockey League team, named as the Red Deer Cowboys beginning in the 1987-88 HJHL season. Shortly after, the Red Deer Cowboys were renamed as the Red Deer Vipers. The Vipers are the 1989, 1999, 2004 HJHL champions, the 2004 and 2006 Russ Barnes Trophy champions, and the 2006 Keystone Cup champions

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
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)
2007-08	36	20	9	6	1	47	151	111	781	4th, North	Lost in Division Finals, 1-3 (Wranglers)
2008-09	36	18	14	3	1	40	181	120	1111	4th, North	Lost in Division Finals, 2-3 (Wranglers)
2009-10	36	24	9	1	2	51	216	114	1450	2nd, North	Lost in Finals, 0-2 (Wranglers)
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 (Thrashers) Lost in Div. semi-finals, 0-4 (Wranglers)
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)

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

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

Keystone Cup

2005–06

Russ Barnes Trophy

2003–04, 2005-06

HJHL Championship

1988–89, 1998-99, 2003-04

External links

Teams and Leagues eligible for the Russ Barnes Trophy
CalJHL	CBHA Blackhawks CBHA Rangers CNHA Blazers CNHA Canucks CRAA Blue CRAA Gold NWCAA Bruins NWCAA Stampeders
CapJHL	West Division Beverly Warriors Edmonton Mustangs Morinville Jets North Edmonton Red Wings Spruce Grove Regals St. Albert Merchants Stony Plain Flyers East Division Beaumont Chiefs Edmonton Royals Fort Saskatchewan Hawks Leduc Schwab Riggers Sherwood Park Knights Strathcona Bruins Wetaskiwin Icemen
HJHL	North Division Airdrie Thunder Blackfalds Wranglers Mountainview Colts Ponoka Stampeders Red Deer Vipers Stettler Lightning Three Hills Thrashers South Division Banff Academy Bears Coaldale Copperheads Cochrane Generals High River Flyers Medicine Hat Cubs Okotoks Bisons Strathmore Wheatland Kings
NEAJBHL	Cold Lake Ice Frog Lake T-Birds Killam Wheat Kings Lloydminster Bandits Onion Lake Border Chiefs Saddle Lake Warriors St. Paul Canadiens Vegreville Rangers Vermilion Tigers Wainwright Bisons
NWJHL	Dawson Creek Jr. Canucks Fairview Flyers Fort St. John Huskies Grande Prairie Kings North Peace Navigators Sexsmith Vipers Beaverlodge Blades
Defunct teams	Slave Lake Wolves Whitecourt Wolverines (NWJHL)
Hockey Alberta Russ Barnes Trophy Keystone Cup

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