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Shields ready to be ‘intimidating’

WHEN centreman Colin Shields returned to British ice hockey this summer it was only ever going to be with the Vipers – because he did not want to be on the receiving end of the Newcastle side’s rough-house tactics! Read

Vipers’ Pav raring to Go

NEWCASTLE Vipers defenceman Pavel Gomenyuk says he is delighted to be experiencing a second coming with Rob Wilson’s Elite League hopefuls. Read

Kingston put the bite on Vipers

NEWCASTLE Vipers faced Kingston Junior Ice Hockey Club in challenge matches at under-10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 levels at Newcastle Arena. Read

Sheva aims to hit net

VIPERS star Akexsandr Shev-chenko today revealed he was out to make a name for himself by scoring goals in a different sport and for a different team ahead of the new Elite League season. Read

New recruit McDonald minded to do his best

RYAN McDONALD today explained how he had shaken off his jetlag to arrive on the Newcastle Vipers scene with a bang before confessing: “I don’t like losing.” Read

Exciting Vipers showing quality

WITH the defensive-orientated playbooks of the past consigned to the dustbin the new-look Vipers proved more than a match for double winners Coventry over the weekend. Read

Warriors start with five-star show

WHITLEY Warriors new coaching duo of Andrew Carter and Karl Culley made a winning start last night. Read

Vipers tune-up boosts coach

NEWCASTLE VIPERS head coach Rob Wilson said today he was happy with the his side’s pre-season progress. Read

New era begins in a Blaze for Vipers

NEW captain David Longstaff goes head-to-head with his predecessor as the Vipers open their new season with exhibition games against Coventry Blaze this weekend. Read

Debut call for Warriors pair in opener

WHITLEY Warriors include new signings Michael Allinson and Dale Howey when they travel to Flintshire tomorrow, looking to get their English National League campaign off to a winning start. Read

Vipers unveil their Elite force

NEWCASTLE Vipers chief Rob Wilson today expressed his hunger to get the new Elite League season under way as he prepared to face the team that inflicted such devastation on his side last April. Read

Belfast Giants 1, Moblix Newcastle Vipers 2

DEFENSIVELY orientated Mark Gouett was the match-winner as the Vipers returned to winning ways and went top of the Elite League table. Read

Tomahawks cut down the Predators

WHITLEY BAY Tomahawks were at Ice Sheffield over the Bank Holiday weekend for the annual Sheffield Under-16 Tournament. Read

Excitement grows for season of change

VIPERS coach Rob Wilson has admitted his excitement after completing his line-up for the new Elite League season. Read

Vipers tough guy Czechs in

JUST days after confirming his retirement as a player, Mobilx Vipers’ coach Rob Wilson has secured the signature of his final import defenceman. Read

Wilson calls time on his playing career

ROB Wilson will oversee Newcastle Vipers’ Elite League campaign from the bench after the Canadian last night called time on his playing career. Read

Time has come to hang up my skates

ROB WILSON has quit life on the ice and hung up his skates in order to take Newcastle Vipers to the next level in the Elite League. Read

Whitley unveil extra team

This follows the decision of the English Ice Hockey Association to drop the age limit of junior players to 18, with the new Whitley side set to play in the English Cup. Read

Vipers will go for the goals

NORTH-EAST ice hockey fans have been promised the most attacking Vipers team ever by coach Rob Wilson. The Canadian has unveiled defenceman Ben Storey as his latest recruit, but Wilson claims the emphasis will be on scoring rather than stopping games in the coming campaign. Read