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Andre: Now is time to shine

ANDRE Payette has told his Vipers team-mates they cannot allow their standards to drop in a busy week of away games. Read

Legends turn out to honour Johnson

FORMER Durham Wasps star and Vipers owner Paddy O’Connor has warned the North East franchise they cannot possibly hope to find a British replacement for Shaun Johnson. Read

Mobilx Newcastle Vipers 1, Sheffield Steelers 3

FROM start to finish the Vipers failed to take their goal-scoring chances and ultimately paid for it at the Metro Radio Arena last night. Read

Whitley Warriors 4, Dundee Stars 3

THE Warriors edged an overtime thriller against Dundee at Hillheads last night, gaining a vital victory over their potential Northern League play-off semi-final opponents with a controversial winner on 63 minutes. Read

Expect the unexpected, warns Wilson

EVEN with 11 games to go many see the Vipers’ play-off draw as a fait accompli, but coach Rob Wilson thinks this weekend’s matches could give them a chance of upsetting the odds and breaking into the Elite League’s top four, writes STUART RAYNER. Read

Edinburgh Capitals 3, Newcastle Vipers 6

TOP goalscorer Colin Shields struck his second hat-trick of the month as the Vipers ended their poor run of results against the in-form Capitals. Read

Mobilx Newcastle Vipers 3, Basingstoke Bison 2

IN a dramatic finish, Vipers skipper David Longstaff claimed the points for his team last night. Read

Vipers can’t break the ice

Mobilx Vipers 0 Read

Payette prepared for a fight

BURT Henderson will make his Newcastle Vipers debut against Cardiff Devils this evening but it is his fellow Canadian Andre Payette who might cause sparks to fly on the ice at the Metro Radio Arena, writes LUKE EDWARDS. Read

Whitley Warriors 17, Bradford Bulldogs 0

THE Warriors kept up their English National League title challenge on track with a 17-0 thrashing of Bradford, player-coach Karl Culley grabbing his 500th point for the club when he netted the seventh goal at 24.23. Read

Edinburgh Capitals 4, Mobilx Newcastle Vipers 1

WHEN they headed north to Murrayfield, the Vipers left behind the gritty away form that had earned them back-to-back road wins against the Basingstoke Bison and top-of-the-table Coventry Blaze the previous weekend. Read

Our squad will do job, says Wilson

DESPITE having tried and failed to add to his squad before Thursday night’s midnight transfer deadline, Vipers coach Rob Wilson has declared himself happy with the squad which will see him through until the end of the season. Read

Vipers draw blank

THE Elite League’s transfer window closed at the same time as football’s last night without any new faces at the Vipers. Read

Coventry Blaze 3, Mobilx Newcastle Vipers 4

Mobilx Newcastle Vipers 4 Read

Mixed fortunes for Vipers coach

NEWCASTLE Vipers’ fresh start has been put on hold for a week after a mixed day for the club yesterday. Read

Vipers take shot at testing youngsters

ROB Wilson has urged Newcastle’s rising stars to use this evening’s Best of British challenge match to demonstrate their Elite League potential. Read

Whitley Warriors 3, Billingham Bombers 4

THE Warriors’ English National League title hopes were dealt a huge blow at Hillheads last night when Billingham gained revenge for their home defeat by Whitley last weekend. Read

Paisley Pirates 1, Whitley Warriors 2

VICTORY for the Warriors at the Braehead Arena on Saturday virtually clinched their place in the Northern League play-off weekend in April – and with it a chance to defend the trophy they won last season. Read

Rublivsky frozen out by Vipers

THE Vipers squad go their separate ways this morning to start a mid-season break but while most head for some winter sun, Ukrainian forward Sergiy Rublivsky is left to find another job. Read

Teenager Lundin wins GB call-up

JEZ Lundin’s growing stature in ice hockey’s Elite League was underlined last night when the Newcastle defenceman was named in the Great Britain squad for the first time. Read

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