Red Deer Vipers
Encyclopedia
The Red Deer Vipers are a Junior "B"
Ice Hockey
team based in Red Deer
, Alberta
, Canada
. They are members of the North Division of the Heritage Junior B Hockey League
(HJHL). They play their home games at Red Deer Arena.
team, named as the Red Deer Cowboys beginning in the 1887-88 HJHL season. Shortly after, the Red Deer Cowboys were renamed as the Red Deer Vipers. The Vipers are the 1989, 1999, 2004 HJHL champions, the 2004 and 2006 Russ Barnes Trophy champions, and the 2006 Keystone Cup
champions.
Junior ice hockey
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Ice Hockey
Ice hockey
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team based in Red Deer
Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
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. They are members of the North Division of the Heritage Junior B Hockey League
Heritage Junior B Hockey League
The Heritage Junior B Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Alberta, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The HJHL was founded in 1987 and is made up of teams from southern and central Alberta...
(HJHL). They play their home games at Red Deer Arena.
History
The Red Deer Vipers are an original Heritage Junior B Hockey LeagueHeritage Junior B Hockey League
The Heritage Junior B Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Alberta, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The HJHL was founded in 1987 and is made up of teams from southern and central Alberta...
team, named as the Red Deer Cowboys beginning in the 1887-88 HJHL season. Shortly after, the Red Deer Cowboys were renamed as the Red Deer Vipers. The Vipers are the 1989, 1999, 2004 HJHL champions, the 2004 and 2006 Russ Barnes Trophy champions, and the 2006 Keystone Cup
Keystone Cup
The Keystone Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship and trophy for Western Canada. The Championship is the culmination of the champions of 12 hockey leagues in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Northwestern Ontario.-History:...
champions.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2004-05 | 40 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 302 | 79 | 1st, North | ||
| 2005-06 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 281 | 67 | 1437 | 1st, North | Lost in HJHL Semifinals, 0-2 (Bisons Okotoks Bisons The Okotoks Bisons are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the South Division of the Heritage Junior B Hockey League... ) Russ Barnes Trophy Champions Keystone Cup Keystone Cup The Keystone Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship and trophy for Western Canada. The Championship is the culmination of the champions of 12 hockey leagues in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Northwestern Ontario.-History:... Champions |
| 2006-07 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 192 | 88 | 978 | 2nd, North | Lost in Division Finals, 0-4 (Wranglers Blackfalds Wranglers The Blackfalds Wranglers are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Blackfalds, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the Heritage Junior B Hockey League... ) |
| 2007-08 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 151 | 111 | 781 | 4th, North | Lost in Division Finals, 1-3 (Wranglers Blackfalds Wranglers The Blackfalds Wranglers are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Blackfalds, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the Heritage Junior B Hockey League... ) |
| 2008-09 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 181 | 120 | 1111 | 4th, North | Lost in Division Finals, 2-3 (Wranglers Blackfalds Wranglers The Blackfalds Wranglers are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Blackfalds, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the Heritage Junior B Hockey League... ) |
| 2009-10 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 216 | 114 | 1450 | 2nd, North | Lost in Finals, 0-2 (Wranglers Blackfalds Wranglers The Blackfalds Wranglers are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Blackfalds, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the Heritage Junior B Hockey League... ) |
| 2010-11 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 220 | 111 | 950 | 2nd, North | Lost in HJHL Semifinals, 1-3 (Bisons Okotoks Bisons The Okotoks Bisons are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the South Division of the Heritage Junior B Hockey League... ) |
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