Latest Newcastle ice hockey & news from the North East

Money is not the key for David

Having returned to the Vipers family five seasons ago, David Longstaff has no intention of leaving again. Stuart Rayner talks to a home-grown hero aiming for play-off success this weekend Read

Vipers out to end Blaze's treble hope

THE Vipers are hoping to set up a repeat of the 2006 final and end Coventry Blaze’s treble hopes in the process. Read

We’re a dark horse – Wilson

ROB Wilson thinks Elite League champions Coventry Blaze will be “licking their lips” at the prospect of taking on the Vipers in the play-off semi-finals – or at least he hopes so. Read

Newcastle Vipers 1 Belfast Giants 3

GOALIE Ryan McDonald’s penalty-shot save propelled the Vipers into next Saturday’s play-off semi-final game. Read

Whitley Warriors 6 Sheffield ENL Scimitars 5

WHITLEY Warriors made it six wins out of six in the play-offs with a victory over outgoing champions Sheffield at Hillheads last night. Read

Jeff: I can win the fans back

AS a sportsman, few things are more humiliating than being booed by your own supporters, but Jeff Hutchins has managed it. Read

How Burt became sold on the Vipers

ASK any ice hockey fan for the powerhouses of the world game and you will get pretty long odds on Japan being mentioned. Read

Wilson’s happy to keep on improving

AFTER a regular season which started with huge potential but ended unfulfilled, Rob Wilson has declared himself happy that the Vipers punched way above their weight in the 2007-08 Elite League. Read

Whitley Warriors 13 Newcastle ENL Vipers1

THE Warriors made it a four-point weekend against the ENL Vipers with a comprehensive victory at Hillheads last night to move to the verge of the championship final at Coventry. Read

Shields brace sees off Blaze

HOT shot Colin Shields scored a brace for the second night running as the Vipers won for a third time in competitive action at the Skydome to boost their play-offs hope last night. Read

Wilson’s enjoying return to the fray

ROB Wilson is ready to lead the Vipers to a second play-off success in three seasons from on the ice, writes STUART RAYNER. Read

Victory may be gigantic

THE Vipers quickly recovered from their home defeat against the Coventry Blaze to land a psychological blow against the team they will soon face in the play-offs. Read

Vipers in search for the right formula

THE Vipers will be mixing and matching up front this weekend as they try to find a winning combination for next week’s play-offs. But coach Rob Wilson is confident Pavel Gomenyuk’s return will give him the right blend defensively. Read

Newcastle Vipers 3, Hull Stingrays 1

TWO powerplay goals and a short-handed empty netter put the smile back on the Vipers faces after a run of five defeats. Read

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Let's keep it tight at the back, says Colin

COLIN Shields has told his fellow Vipers forwards it is time they gave goaltender Ryan MacDonald a break – starting with tonight’s trip to Sheffield Steelers. Read

Nottingham Panthers 6, Newcastle Vipers 2

A THREE-goal salvo in the final period made it six defeats in a row for the Vipers against the Panthers who, worryingly, will probably be their play-off opponents. Read

Manchester Phoenix 5, Mobilx Newcastle Vipers 2

NEWCASTLE were forced to endure a second dose of Elite League disappointment when, despite twice giving themselves a glimmer of hope in the final period, their victory hopes were snuffed out in Manchester last night. Read

Whitley Warriors 4, Billingham Bombers 3

THE Warriors took the points in a tense North East derby at Hillheads last night when they edged Billingham in a seven-goal thriller to end their Northern League campaign with a win. Read

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