St. Louis Vipers
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The St. Louis Vipers were a team of professional roller hockey players based in St. Louis, Missouri
. The team was a part of the now-defunct Roller Hockey International League
. They played their home games in the former St. Louis Arena
but then moved to the Kiel Center (now called the Scottrade Center
) in 1995. They were the champions of the Murphy Cup Championship in 1999, the final year of the RHI's existence.
ATTENDANCE
The St. Louis Vipers over their six year period had a total home attendance of 332,412 in 71 home games (4,682 per game average).
YEARLY RECORDS
Year GP W L OTL PTS PCT GF GA PIM
1999 26 17 8 1 35 .673 221 168 297
1997 24 12 10 2 26 .542 174 169 339
1996 28 15 12 1 31 .554 207 209 520
1995 22 13 7 2 28 .636 166 157 520
1994 22 8 12 2 18 .409 154 173 495
1993 14 9 4 1 19 .679 104 115 292
VIPER GOAL GREATS
Frank Cirone (94-97) 106 (single season team goal record 37, 1996),
Christian Skoryna (95-97,99) 118 (single season team point record 80, 1996)(single season team assist record 44, 1996),
Wayne Anchikoski (94-97) 74,
Kevin Plager (96,97,99) 74
HOST RHI ALL-STAR GAME
The St. Louis Vipers hosted the 1995 RHI All-Star Game on July 15, 1995 in front of 9,166 at Kiel Center in St. Louis. The East beat the West with a score of 14 to 12. Chris Sabo of the East team led the game in goals with 4 total.
LAST GAME AT ST. LOUIS ARENA
The last official game that was played at the St. Louis Arena was on August 16, 1994 verses the Tampa Bay Tritons in front of 11,146, the second largest Vipers home crowd.
LARGEST VIPERS CROWD
The largest Vipers home crowd was the final regular season home game in 1997 with a crowd announced of over 14,000 against the New Jersey Rock N Rollers. The St. Louis Blues gave their season ticket holders vouchers for free tickets to the St. Louis Vipers regular season games, this game was the final game of the season and there was an estimated 7,000 walk up ticket purchases at the gate. Kiel Center only sold Viper tickets in the lower bowl, this caused Kiel Center staff to open the upper bowl for this one time.
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
. The team was a part of the now-defunct Roller Hockey International League
Roller Hockey International
Roller Hockey International was a professional inline hockey league that operated in North America from 1993 to 1999. It was the first major professional league for inline hockey....
. They played their home games in the former St. Louis Arena
St. Louis Arena
The St. Louis Arena was an indoor arena located in St. Louis, Missouri, that stood from 1929 to 1999...
but then moved to the Kiel Center (now called the Scottrade Center
Scottrade Center
Scottrade Center is a 19,150 seat arena located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, opened in 1994. It is the home of the St...
) in 1995. They were the champions of the Murphy Cup Championship in 1999, the final year of the RHI's existence.
ATTENDANCE
The St. Louis Vipers over their six year period had a total home attendance of 332,412 in 71 home games (4,682 per game average).
YEARLY RECORDS
Year GP W L OTL PTS PCT GF GA PIM
1999 26 17 8 1 35 .673 221 168 297
1997 24 12 10 2 26 .542 174 169 339
1996 28 15 12 1 31 .554 207 209 520
1995 22 13 7 2 28 .636 166 157 520
1994 22 8 12 2 18 .409 154 173 495
1993 14 9 4 1 19 .679 104 115 292
VIPER GOAL GREATS
Frank Cirone (94-97) 106 (single season team goal record 37, 1996),
Christian Skoryna (95-97,99) 118 (single season team point record 80, 1996)(single season team assist record 44, 1996),
Wayne Anchikoski (94-97) 74,
Kevin Plager (96,97,99) 74
HOST RHI ALL-STAR GAME
The St. Louis Vipers hosted the 1995 RHI All-Star Game on July 15, 1995 in front of 9,166 at Kiel Center in St. Louis. The East beat the West with a score of 14 to 12. Chris Sabo of the East team led the game in goals with 4 total.
LAST GAME AT ST. LOUIS ARENA
The last official game that was played at the St. Louis Arena was on August 16, 1994 verses the Tampa Bay Tritons in front of 11,146, the second largest Vipers home crowd.
LARGEST VIPERS CROWD
The largest Vipers home crowd was the final regular season home game in 1997 with a crowd announced of over 14,000 against the New Jersey Rock N Rollers. The St. Louis Blues gave their season ticket holders vouchers for free tickets to the St. Louis Vipers regular season games, this game was the final game of the season and there was an estimated 7,000 walk up ticket purchases at the gate. Kiel Center only sold Viper tickets in the lower bowl, this caused Kiel Center staff to open the upper bowl for this one time.