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The 98 Vipers are gearing up for one of the top 98 Tournaments in New England in a couple of weeks, which will feature some of the top rated teams from the United States and Canada, including the defending 98 National Champion New Jersey Colonials, and local heavyweights the Boston Jr Eagles..

The East Coast Prep Cup

at Cushing & Lawrence Academy

October 21-23, 2011

The East Coast Prep Cup is an invite-only tournament which will include the top organizations in the U.S. and Canada. This event will be highly scouted by New England Prep coaches. The showcase will provide an opportunity for potential student-athletes to be exposed to top area prep schools, enjoy Professional guest speakers, campus tours and most importantly, elite competition. Please fill out the below form to enter your team. Don’t miss the event that will help your player’s transition into the next level

Check out the link to see all the teams playing in The East Coast Prep Cup

http://www.eastcoastclassictournaments.com/leagues/teams.cfm?leagueID=19123&clientID=5134

The Vipers scored 4 goals in the second period and only allowed a handful of shots as they won easily 5-2 over the scrappy Wizards. Trying to get back on track the Vipers came out a little flay in the third but were able to keep sustained pressure and puck possession but could not score. Kyle Lynch capped a fine weekend scoring 3 goals and assisting on 2 others, his last was a PP goal that was set up perfectly by Kyle Hentosh (0-3-3). Dante Maribito also had a big afternoon posting a 1-3-4 day. Brendan White added the other tally as he banged in a goal mouth scramble. The Viper defense again made the easy plays and continued to push the puck up. Aaron McDonnell and Zach Laramie benefited from the stingy defense between the pipes as they were not called upon very often.

The Vipers bounced back against the Advantage in this one despite some undisciplined play in the first period but managed to win this one 9-0. Despite the score the Vipers continue to be stuck in some uninspired play at times. The Vipers got scoring from all 3 lines as the Green Line was paced by Dante Maribito (2-2-4), Kyle Lynch (2-1-3) and Kyle Hentosh (0-3-3) the Red Line was led by Brendan White (2-0-2) and Braden Haley (0-1-1) and the Yellow line was anchored by Evan Daddario (1-1-2), Noah Maercklein (1-0-1) and Ross Wahl (1-0-1). Alex Delvento and Dom Cappadona also picked up single helpers. The Viper defense did a nice job of making the simple plays and creating offense with quick transition.

The 98 Vipers strung together their most discouraging performance in recent memory on Friday night and the upstart NH Monarchs capitalized on every mistake handing the Vipers a 3-2 loss with just 28 seconds left in the game. The Monarchs first goal came on the PP after a foolish Viper penalty and then a complete unwillingness to win a 1v1 battle led to the tying goal. The Vipers would go up 2-1 in the second but then a lazy clearing attempt turned into a turnover on the blueline that ended up in the back of the net for a 2-2 score. The a turnover in front of their own cage with 28 seconds left would immediately end up in the back of the net for the game winner. The Vipers lacked discipline, intensity, urgency and any willingness to win battles and races in this one. Kyle Hentosh would score both Viper goals, one coming on  the PP, Dante Maribito-2 and Noah Maercklein would add assists

After giving up 2 quick first period goals the Vipers would score the next 7 unanswered in rolling to an impressive win over the Nashua Panthers. The Vipers who were out the services of JT Chamberlain with an injury got a balanced scoring attack from all 3 lines while all 6 D chipped in with a solid effort and Aaron McDonnell made some very fine stops down the stretch when this one still mattered. Kyle Hentosh lead the offensive charge with 2-2-4 totals, and Kyle lynch who scored the goal of the season put up 2-1-3, as he made an incredible rush in the third and finished by burrying it 5 hole captivating the energized crowd, linemate Dante Maribito finished with 0-2-2. The makeshift line of Braden Haley (1-0-1) (who played a fine 3 zone game game) Alex Delvento (1-0-1) and Ross Wahl (0-1-1) turned in a fine effort all morning. Evan Daddario and Noah Maercklein were the other goal scorers. Special teams also played a big part in this one as the Vipers cashed in on 2 of 4 PP chances while killing of all 5 shorthanded bids. Patrick McCarthy, and Ryna Connearney would turn in fine efforts on the blueline as well.

After holding a decesive shot advantage and terrotorial play the Vipers let one slip away by giving up a breakaway goal with just over 2 minutes left in the game to setle for a 3-3 tie with the much improved scrappy Red Rangers. Phenomanal goaltending was the story for the Red Rangers as the Vipers could not cash in on the many oppurtunities they had. Playing well in stretches but very inconsistent for most of the game in which they lacked the killer instinct. Noah Maercklein would get the visitors on the board first as he skated down the right wing and fired a shot low that squezed through the 5 hole for the early lead. The Red Rangers would score the next 2 and hold the one goal lead into the third. Dante Maribito was able to tie the game on the PP as he collected a nice pass from the stick of Kyle Hentosh from behind the net. Kyle Lynch would benefit from some nice passing betwen linemates Maribito and Hentosh again as the 3 made a spectacular play to give the Vipers the 3-2 lead with about 6 mintes left in the game. The Red Rangers would then capitilize on a Viper turnover on the blueline and cash in on the breakaway to tie the game andhand the Vipers a disapointing tie.

Hockey season is finally here! 

The Vipers Boot Camp starts on Monday. 

Be ready for a challenging week of conditioning and team building programs.

A reminder that the August payments are due August 1st.

The dates and location for the Boot Camp are Aug29th thru Sept 1st at Hockeytown. More info to follow....