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Christian Kukas of the 98Vipers won the Challenge Cup Essay Contest this past weekend in Lake Placid after submitting his winning Essay. Christian won a free week at the Can Am Hockey Camp for his submission. Congratulations Christian !!!!

On Sunday the 98's were back in league action as they hosted the 98 Monarchs. The Vipers would score 3 in the second and 3 in the third as they skated past the Monarchs 7-0. A very nice team effort in this one as the Vipers played a solid game in all 3 zones, getting strong efforts all around from the cage to the blue line and up front. Dante Maribito (2-2-4) capped a solid weekend, others hitting the scoresheet were Heath King (1-2-3), Kyle Lynch (1-2-3), Kyle Hentosh (1-2-3), Chris Goggin (1-1-2), JT Chamberlain (1-1-2). Aaron McDonnell stood strong between the pipes for most of the game, and Andrew Krajeski came in and immediatly made a nice save on a breakaway chance to keep the shutout in tact.

The 98 Vipers now take their show on the road as they pack their bags and head to Lake Placid on Thursday....

On Saturday the 98 Vipers hosted the Manchester Flames for a non-league tilt that saw the Vipes take a 5-2 decision against a good Flames team. The Vipers scored first in the second period on their first shorthanded goal of the season, as Kyle Hentosh stole a pass on his own blue line and raced in on a partial breakaway, his attempt was stopped but Dante Maribito was there to collect the rebound and send the Vipers on their way. The Home team would go up 4-0 before the visitors would answer with two late goals. Goaltender Andrew Krajeski came up huge in the first period making some very nice stops to keep the game scoreless. The Vipers would also hit on the  power play as well as Maribito (2-0-2) found the net from Kyle Lynch (0-1-1) and Kyle Hentosh (0-2-2), Heath King (2-0-2) from JT Chamberlain and Noah Maercklein from Rob Murphy and Brendan White would finish out the scoring

The Future Vipers will be starting their weekly skills session in January.  All sessions will be run by Select Skills Hockey with a concentration on overall skating development and fun.  Any players born in 2001-2002 are eligible to enroll.   It will be held each Wednesday at the Holland Arena in Woburn, MA.  Any interested candidates should contact vipers@vipersicehockey.com as this will be a limited enrollment.   

In their fourth game of the weekend the Vipers came from behind and won going away 8-5. Give the Blackhawks credit as they jumped all over the home team and held a 3-1 lead after one period. The Vipers scored 4 unanswred second period goals to give them some breathing room and went on to the victory. The line of Kyle Lynch (2-1-3) Dante Maribito (2-2-4) and Kyle Hentosh (0-3-3) sparked the offense. Noah Maercklein (1-1-2) Brendan White (0-2-2) and Chris Goggin (1-1-2) also pitched in and Robbie Murphy would add the game winner half way through the third period.

In a very big game and the teams 3rd game in 24 hours the Vipers came out and played inspired hockey for 45 minutes and posted a strong 4-1 win over the Nashua Panthers. The Viper defense of Matt Tauro, Patrick McCarthy, Aaron Dollin, Christian Kukas and Jack Moretti pictched in with a solid effort in front of Aaron McDonell who contuned his fine play over the weekend. Dante Maribito (2-0-2) and Kyle Lynch (1-1-2) led the Viper offense, Brendan White also added a goal to go along with a solid effort, not hitting the scoresheet but playing a solid 3 zone game was Robbie Murphy. Kyle Hentosh, Aaron Dollin and Heath King all added assists. Ryan Connearney played another strong game up front filling in for the injured JT Chamberlain. The Vipers moved into a fourth place tie with the Springfield Flacons

The bad news is that the 98 Vipers dropped to heartbreaking games to the Falcons by identical scores of 4-3, the good news is that the Vipers played extremely well in both games and took home many positives to build on. It wasn't all roses as the Vipers did let a 3-1 lead late in the second period slip away in the second game.

Game 1 started quickly for the Falcons as they scored just 15 seconds into the game, they would add another and lead 2-0 after 1. The Vipers would then go on to tie the second period and win the third period but it wasn't enough to come out on top as the Falcons held on scoring the game winner with 4 minutes left. Ryan Connearney scored a pretty goal after being moved up from defense after JT Chamberlain went down with a shoulder injury which will put him out for a week. Kyle Lynch (2-0-2) Kyle Hentosh (0-2-2) both hit the scoresheet and Christian Kukas, Dante Maribito and Heath King all chipped in with single assists.

Game 2 started much the same with the Falcons striking first but the 98's would end the period up 2-1 with a solid period of play, Dante Maribito from Noah Maercklein and Kyle Lynch from Dante Maribito and Kyle Hentosh would give the home team the edge after 1. Kyle Hentosh from Dante Maribito on the power play would push the Vipers up 3-1 before the Falcons would come storming back with 2 goals in the third period to win it, the winning goal coming with 3 minutes to play.

Both games would end with the Vipers mounting extreme pressure with the goaler pulled for the last minute of each game, but just couldn't bang the tying goal home missing many chances in both games. Aaron McDonnell playing 2 full games came up with many fine saves to keep both games close..

Goalie Skills for 00/99/98 Goalies is scheduled Tuesday 10/28 @ 7pm.

Hat Trick Training Center in Middleton, MA

Any questions, please email shentosh@vipersicehockey.com

The annual Vipers Comedy Night at Kowloon Restaurant is scheduled for Thursday, October 23^rd, 2008 @ 6:30pm.  This will be a really fun evening for all the parents to get to know one another and gives us all a chance to relax away from the rinks.  Tickets will be available from each team's manager or coach and include food and the comedy show.  

The Vipers Organization is seeking items that we can auction and raffle.  If you are able to donate an item for auction, or know someone that will, please contact us at vipers@vipersicehockey.com

Finally, if you are willing to assist us in the coordination of this fun filled evening, please contact us by email at vipers@vipersicehockey.com

 

Thanks,

Vipers Management Group

We are currently evaluating goalies for the 99, 96, & 95 Vipers.  If you have any interest, please email:  vipersinfo@aol.com