Kensington Vipers
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The Kensington Vipers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 club from Kensington, Prince Edward Island
Kensington, Prince Edward Island
Kensington is a town located 15 kilometres northeast of Summerside in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; As of 2001, the population was 1,385....

. They are members of the Island Junior Hockey League
Island Junior Hockey League
The Island Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada.-History:Since being founded in 1996, the IJHL has been strictly a Junior "B" League—one tier below the Maritime Junior A Hockey League and two tiers below the Quebec Major...

 and are 2011 Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....

 Maritime Junior B champions.

Team history

The Kensington Vipers joined the Island Junior Hockey League in 1998 after the Kensington Granites Senior hockey team had folded and the Community Gardens arena was looking for a junior hockey client.

After sponsorship stints as "Don Clark Insurance" and "Valley Truss and Metal", a full time sponsor was found in 2003, as Moase Plumbing and Heating assumed sponsorship.

After many underachieving years, the Vipers reached the Island Championship in 2002 but lost in the seventh game to the now defunct O'Leary Eagles. The following season, the team also lost in seven games at the finals but this time to the Sherwood Falcons.

Through the 2003-2004 season the Vipers were amongst the top of the league and remained on top through the end of the regular season and were favoured to win the PEI
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

 title. After a quick dismissal of the now relocated Evangeline Loggers of Wellington, the Vipers met their longtime rivals in the Sherwood Falcons. The Vipers won their first championship in five games on home ice before a sellout crowd, with arguably the best team they had put forth in franchise history, which included key defence Joey Wood, Matt Ramsay and Travis Gallant, forward Mitchell Jollimore, Robbie Doiron and Tim MacDougall as well as all-star goaltender Dan Corriveau.

The following season, the Vipers continued on their domination atop the Island Junior Hockey League. Kirk MacPhee had proven himself as the league's top playmaker, and former Summerside Capital Brad Doiron was added to the lineup. After gaining home ice advantage through their play in the regular season, the Vipers dismissed their opening round opponent, the Summerside Red Wings, and once again met the Falcons in the Final. After being down 3-2 in games of the best of seven, the Vipers won two in a row to defend their title in which will go down as perhaps the best IJHL final to date.

The following year the Vipers tried to go for a three peat, though they did not finish first overall in the regular season. This would prove to be a difference in the island final, as the Vipers lost the finals to Sherwood in six games and on home ice.

2011 Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....

After multiple previous missed chances at the Maritime Junior B championship, the Vipers were not to be denied in 2011. Hosted by their rivals, the Montague Maniacs, the Vipers dropped their first game to them 3-2 in an overtime shootout. The IJHL champions then took on the St. John's Junior Hockey League's St. John's Jr. Celtics
St. John's Jr. Celtics
The St. John's Jr. Celtics are a Canadian Junior ice hockey club from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. They are members of the St. John's Junior Hockey League, are a former Junior A team, and were the first ever Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B champions in 1982.-History:Prior to 1980,...

 and beat them 9-4. The next day, the Vipers took on the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
The New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League is a Canadian Junior ice hockey league in the Province of New Brunswick. The NBJBHL is a member of Hockey New Brunswick and competes for the Don Johnson Cup at the interprovincial level. The league was founded in 2009.-History:In 2003, the original New...

's Tri-County River Cats and beat them 4-1. On the final day of the round robin, the Vipers defeated the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
The Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Nova Scotia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the Nova Scotia playoffs competes for the Don Johnson Cup, the Atlantic Junior "B" Crown.-History:The Mainland Junior B Hockey League was formed in 1980 by Al...

's Bay Ducks
Bay Ducks
Bay Ducks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia. The Ducks play in the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League and are the 2006 Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B Champions.-History:...

 to clinch second place with a 3-0-1 record and a spot in the semi-final. On April 30, the Vipers played the Ducks for the second time in two days, this time the Vipers won 4-3 in double overtime. On May 1, the Vipers got their rematch against the Maniacs in an All-PEI final. The Vipers won 3-0 to win their first Maritime Championship and the first PEI title since 2002.

Season-by-season record

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
2001-02 30 14 16 0 0 148 156 28 3rd IJHL Lost Semi-final
2002-03 32 12 13 4 3 136 137 31 3rd IJHL Lost Final
2003-04 32 22 7 3 0 148 96 47 1st IJHL Won League
2004-05 32 25 6 1 0 171 107 51 1st IJHL Won League
2005-06 32 24 8
0 167 108 48 1st IJHL Lost Final
2006-07 32 20 7
5 192 135 45 2nd IJHL Won League
2007-08 40 28 12
0 209 145 56 2nd IJHL Won League
2008-09 40 27 10
3 193 125 57 2nd IJHL Lost Final
2009-10 40 31 7
2 216 126 64 1st IJHL Won League
2010-11 40 29 10
1 201 136 59 1st IJHL Won League, Won DJC

External links


The Kensington Vipers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 club from Kensington, Prince Edward Island
Kensington, Prince Edward Island
Kensington is a town located 15 kilometres northeast of Summerside in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; As of 2001, the population was 1,385....

. They are members of the Island Junior Hockey League
Island Junior Hockey League
The Island Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada.-History:Since being founded in 1996, the IJHL has been strictly a Junior "B" League—one tier below the Maritime Junior A Hockey League and two tiers below the Quebec Major...

 and are 2011 Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....

 Maritime Junior B champions.

Team history

The Kensington Vipers joined the Island Junior Hockey League in 1998 after the Kensington Granites Senior hockey team had folded and the Community Gardens arena was looking for a junior hockey client.

After sponsorship stints as "Don Clark Insurance" and "Valley Truss and Metal", a full time sponsor was found in 2003, as Moase Plumbing and Heating assumed sponsorship.

After many underachieving years, the Vipers reached the Island Championship in 2002 but lost in the seventh game to the now defunct O'Leary Eagles. The following season, the team also lost in seven games at the finals but this time to the Sherwood Falcons.

Through the 2003-2004 season the Vipers were amongst the top of the league and remained on top through the end of the regular season and were favoured to win the PEI
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

 title. After a quick dismissal of the now relocated Evangeline Loggers of Wellington, the Vipers met their longtime rivals in the Sherwood Falcons. The Vipers won their first championship in five games on home ice before a sellout crowd, with arguably the best team they had put forth in franchise history, which included key defence Joey Wood, Matt Ramsay and Travis Gallant, forward Mitchell Jollimore, Robbie Doiron and Tim MacDougall as well as all-star goaltender Dan Corriveau.

The following season, the Vipers continued on their domination atop the Island Junior Hockey League. Kirk MacPhee had proven himself as the league's top playmaker, and former Summerside Capital Brad Doiron was added to the lineup. After gaining home ice advantage through their play in the regular season, the Vipers dismissed their opening round opponent, the Summerside Red Wings, and once again met the Falcons in the Final. After being down 3-2 in games of the best of seven, the Vipers won two in a row to defend their title in which will go down as perhaps the best IJHL final to date.

The following year the Vipers tried to go for a three peat, though they did not finish first overall in the regular season. This would prove to be a difference in the island final, as the Vipers lost the finals to Sherwood in six games and on home ice.

2011 Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....

After multiple previous missed chances at the Maritime Junior B championship, the Vipers were not to be denied in 2011. Hosted by their rivals, the Montague Maniacs, the Vipers dropped their first game to them 3-2 in an overtime shootout. The IJHL champions then took on the St. John's Junior Hockey League's St. John's Jr. Celtics
St. John's Jr. Celtics
The St. John's Jr. Celtics are a Canadian Junior ice hockey club from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. They are members of the St. John's Junior Hockey League, are a former Junior A team, and were the first ever Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B champions in 1982.-History:Prior to 1980,...

 and beat them 9-4. The next day, the Vipers took on the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
The New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League is a Canadian Junior ice hockey league in the Province of New Brunswick. The NBJBHL is a member of Hockey New Brunswick and competes for the Don Johnson Cup at the interprovincial level. The league was founded in 2009.-History:In 2003, the original New...

's Tri-County River Cats and beat them 4-1. On the final day of the round robin, the Vipers defeated the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
The Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Nova Scotia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the Nova Scotia playoffs competes for the Don Johnson Cup, the Atlantic Junior "B" Crown.-History:The Mainland Junior B Hockey League was formed in 1980 by Al...

's Bay Ducks
Bay Ducks
Bay Ducks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia. The Ducks play in the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League and are the 2006 Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B Champions.-History:...

 to clinch second place with a 3-0-1 record and a spot in the semi-final. On April 30, the Vipers played the Ducks for the second time in two days, this time the Vipers won 4-3 in double overtime. On May 1, the Vipers got their rematch against the Maniacs in an All-PEI final. The Vipers won 3-0 to win their first Maritime Championship and the first PEI title since 2002.

Season-by-season record

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
2001-02 30 14 16 0 0 148 156 28 3rd IJHL Lost Semi-final
2002-03 32 12 13 4 3 136 137 31 3rd IJHL Lost Final
2003-04 32 22 7 3 0 148 96 47 1st IJHL Won League
2004-05 32 25 6 1 0 171 107 51 1st IJHL Won League
2005-06 32 24 8
0 167 108 48 1st IJHL Lost Final
2006-07 32 20 7
5 192 135 45 2nd IJHL Won League
2007-08 40 28 12
0 209 145 56 2nd IJHL Won League
2008-09 40 27 10
3 193 125 57 2nd IJHL Lost Final
2009-10 40 31 7
2 216 126 64 1st IJHL Won League
2010-11 40 29 10
1 201 136 59 1st IJHL Won League, Won DJC

External links


The Kensington Vipers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 club from Kensington, Prince Edward Island
Kensington, Prince Edward Island
Kensington is a town located 15 kilometres northeast of Summerside in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; As of 2001, the population was 1,385....

. They are members of the Island Junior Hockey League
Island Junior Hockey League
The Island Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada.-History:Since being founded in 1996, the IJHL has been strictly a Junior "B" League—one tier below the Maritime Junior A Hockey League and two tiers below the Quebec Major...

 and are 2011 Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....

 Maritime Junior B champions.

Team history

The Kensington Vipers joined the Island Junior Hockey League in 1998 after the Kensington Granites Senior hockey team had folded and the Community Gardens arena was looking for a junior hockey client.

After sponsorship stints as "Don Clark Insurance" and "Valley Truss and Metal", a full time sponsor was found in 2003, as Moase Plumbing and Heating assumed sponsorship.

After many underachieving years, the Vipers reached the Island Championship in 2002 but lost in the seventh game to the now defunct O'Leary Eagles. The following season, the team also lost in seven games at the finals but this time to the Sherwood Falcons.

Through the 2003-2004 season the Vipers were amongst the top of the league and remained on top through the end of the regular season and were favoured to win the PEI
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

 title. After a quick dismissal of the now relocated Evangeline Loggers of Wellington, the Vipers met their longtime rivals in the Sherwood Falcons. The Vipers won their first championship in five games on home ice before a sellout crowd, with arguably the best team they had put forth in franchise history, which included key defence Joey Wood, Matt Ramsay and Travis Gallant, forward Mitchell Jollimore, Robbie Doiron and Tim MacDougall as well as all-star goaltender Dan Corriveau.

The following season, the Vipers continued on their domination atop the Island Junior Hockey League. Kirk MacPhee had proven himself as the league's top playmaker, and former Summerside Capital Brad Doiron was added to the lineup. After gaining home ice advantage through their play in the regular season, the Vipers dismissed their opening round opponent, the Summerside Red Wings, and once again met the Falcons in the Final. After being down 3-2 in games of the best of seven, the Vipers won two in a row to defend their title in which will go down as perhaps the best IJHL final to date.

The following year the Vipers tried to go for a three peat, though they did not finish first overall in the regular season. This would prove to be a difference in the island final, as the Vipers lost the finals to Sherwood in six games and on home ice.

2011 Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....

After multiple previous missed chances at the Maritime Junior B championship, the Vipers were not to be denied in 2011. Hosted by their rivals, the Montague Maniacs, the Vipers dropped their first game to them 3-2 in an overtime shootout. The IJHL champions then took on the St. John's Junior Hockey League's St. John's Jr. Celtics
St. John's Jr. Celtics
The St. John's Jr. Celtics are a Canadian Junior ice hockey club from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. They are members of the St. John's Junior Hockey League, are a former Junior A team, and were the first ever Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B champions in 1982.-History:Prior to 1980,...

 and beat them 9-4. The next day, the Vipers took on the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
The New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League is a Canadian Junior ice hockey league in the Province of New Brunswick. The NBJBHL is a member of Hockey New Brunswick and competes for the Don Johnson Cup at the interprovincial level. The league was founded in 2009.-History:In 2003, the original New...

's Tri-County River Cats and beat them 4-1. On the final day of the round robin, the Vipers defeated the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
The Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Nova Scotia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the Nova Scotia playoffs competes for the Don Johnson Cup, the Atlantic Junior "B" Crown.-History:The Mainland Junior B Hockey League was formed in 1980 by Al...

's Bay Ducks
Bay Ducks
Bay Ducks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia. The Ducks play in the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League and are the 2006 Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B Champions.-History:...

 to clinch second place with a 3-0-1 record and a spot in the semi-final. On April 30, the Vipers played the Ducks for the second time in two days, this time the Vipers won 4-3 in double overtime. On May 1, the Vipers got their rematch against the Maniacs in an All-PEI final. The Vipers won 3-0 to win their first Maritime Championship and the first PEI title since 2002.

Season-by-season record

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
2001-02 30 14 16 0 0 148 156 28 3rd IJHL Lost Semi-final
2002-03 32 12 13 4 3 136 137 31 3rd IJHL Lost Final
2003-04 32 22 7 3 0 148 96 47 1st IJHL Won League
2004-05 32 25 6 1 0 171 107 51 1st IJHL Won League
2005-06 32 24 8
0 167 108 48 1st IJHL Lost Final
2006-07 32 20 7
5 192 135 45 2nd IJHL Won League
2007-08 40 28 12
0 209 145 56 2nd IJHL Won League
2008-09 40 27 10
3 193 125 57 2nd IJHL Lost Final
2009-10 40 31 7
2 216 126 64 1st IJHL Won League
2010-11 40 29 10
1 201 136 59 1st IJHL Won League, Won DJC

External links

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