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Sidelined skipper backing the Vipers

INJURED skipper David Longstaff has backed the Newcastle Vipers to make an impact in the Elite League play-offs even without him.Read

Jerramie Domish: I'd love to stay at the Vipers

NEWCASTLE Vipers’ player of the season contender Jerramie Domish insists he would love to stay on at the club next season.Read

Loss of Viper Longstaff forces tactical re-think

ROB Wilson has told his Newcastle Vipers imports they must step up a gear to make up for the loss of David Longstaff – now he must devise the tactical plans to cover the loss of the talismanic skipper.Read

Hull Stingrays 6 Newcastle Vipers 3

NEWCASTLE Vipers’ goalie Michel Robinson made 43 saves but could not stop his side losing this vital engagement in the fight to avoid finishing the season bottom of the Elite League table.Read

Solway Sharks 5 Whitley Warriors 2

THE Warriors were left to concentrate on winning the English National League North title at Hillheads next Sunday after bowing out of the Northern League play-offs at the semi-final stage on Saturday.Read

Rob Wilson demands Newcastle Vipers get tough

ROB Wilson has ordered his Newcastle Vipers side to be more physical to avoid the humiliation of picking up the Elite League’s wooden spoon, writes STUART RAYNER.Read

Steelers boss says don't blame Rob Wilson

NEWCASTLE Vipers’ beleaguered management team have been hailed as saviours for keeping the cash-strapped Tyneside franchise afloat.Read

Hull Stingrays 3 Newcastle Vipers 2

BEATEN now twice in five days by bottom-of-the-table Hull, Newcastle Vipers’ battle to finish the league season in seventh place intensifiied with last night’s defeat.Read

Longmuir responds to Vipers criticism

PROTEST by all means, criticise too, Jaimie Longmuir has told ‘fans’ of Newcastle Vipers – just do so constructively, and after you’ve bought a ticket!Read

Cardiff Devils 7 Mobilx Newcastle Vipers 4

EMBARRASSED on Saturday night by losing 7-1 at home to bottom-of-the-table Hull Stingrays, the Vipers looked to be on course for a morale-boosting away win when Mike Berry’s 32nd-minute powerplay marker put them 3-0 ahead.Read

Vipers veteran Longstaff is ready for long haul

HULL Stingrays and Cardiff Devils have been warned to expect a backlash this weekend as the “real” David Longstaff returns to action with the Newcastle Vipers.Read

Mark Gouett: Vipers must peak at right time

MARK Gouett insists Newcastle Vipers must use the final seven games of the season to make sure they peak for the play-offs.Read

Vipers launch a new 'Drive for Five'

MICHEL Robinson says Newcastle Vipers are ready to launch a new Drive for Five – but this time with a fifth-place finish in mind.Read

I owe so much to Jalonen, says Rob Wilson

NEWCASTLE Vipers chief Rob Wilson has revealed the debt he owes to Olympic bronze-winning coach Jukka Jalonen.Read

Whitley Warriors 4 Coventry Blaze 1

IT’S all to play for next Sunday when Nottingham Lions come to Hillheads with the winner taking the English National Ice Hockey League North Division One title.Read

Edinburgh Capitals 2 Newcastle Vipers 3 (pens)

FORWARD Brent Hughes was the Vipers’ saviour after they threw away a 2-1 lead late in the game.Read

Sheffield Steelers 6 Newcastle Vipers 3

THE Vipers slipped to seventh place in the league table mainly because of a calamitous second period display in which they conceded five goals, three of the Steelers’ scores coming in as many minutes.Read

Mark Gouett: Vipers are settling at the Bay

NEWCASTLE Vipers fans are finally starting to regard Whitley Bay as home, and Mark Gouett thinks the atmosphere at the cramped rink points to the way the club should go in the future.Read

Newcastle Vipers want rousy reception

AFTER gloating long and loud over numerous team-mates this week, Jerramie Domish is hoping the Newcastle Vipers can bring back the noise at Whitley Bay on Saturday.Read

Mobilx Newcastle Vipers 5 Hull Stingrays 4

FORWARD Brent Hughes scored twice as Newcastle Vipers overturned a 1-4 deficit in the last eight minutes before deftly netting the game-winning penalty shot.Read