Newcastle Vipers

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Newcastle Vipers
League Elite Ice Hockey League
Founded 2002
History Newcastle Vipers
2002-Present
Arena Metro Radio Arena
Capacity 4,500
City Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Team Colours White, Black & Gold
Head coach Rob Wilson
Owners Paddy O' Connor, Paul Ferone, Rob Wilson
Team Captain Jonathan Weaver

The Newcastle Mobilx Vipers are an Ice Hockey club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. They are currently members of the Elite Ice Hockey League having previously held membership of the British National League.

The club were founded August 2002 after a season without a professional Ice Hockey team in Newcastle. Previously, the city was represented by the Newcastle Jesters who were founded in 1999 by Finnish businessman Harry Harkimo who purchased the franchise from the Ice Hockey Superleague.

The franchise had previously been owned by John Hall who had owned the club as part of his ambitious 'Newcastle Sporting Club' project and known as the Newcastle Cobras and later the Newcastle Riverkings. The Cobras had previously played as the Durham Wasps who had moved to Newcastle Upon Tyne Arena when Hall purchased them causing the closure of the Durham ice rink.

After playing its first three seasons in the British National League, the Vipers joined the Elite Ice Hockey League in time for the 2005-06 season. The Vipers caused an enormous amount of surprise during their first season finishing runners-up to the Belfast Giants in the league and winning the EIHL Play-Off Championship at the National Ice Centre, defeating the Sheffield Steelers 2-1 in the Grand Final.

Netminders

  • #30 Flag of Canada Peter Aubry
  • #32 Flag of United Kingdom Mark Lee

Defencemen

  • #14 Flag of United Kingdom Jonathan Weaver
  • #17 Flag of United Kingdom Richard Thornton
  • #21 Flag of Canada Rob Wilson
  • #24 Flag of Canada Jason Robinson
  • #28 Flag of United Kingdom Jeremy Lundin
  • #38 Flag of Slovakia Pavol Mihalik

Forwards

  • #07 Flag of Canada Paul Ferone
  • #08 Flag of United Kingdom Shaun Johnson
  • #09 Flag of Canada Andre Payette
  • #16 Flag of Canada Cory Morgan
  • #19 Flag of Canada Rod Hinks
  • #20 Flag of United Kingdom Nathan Taylor
  • #22 Flag of Canada Jeremy Cornish
  • #25 Flag of United Kingdom David Longstaff
  • #29 Flag of United Kingdom Ben Campbell
  • #39 Flag of Canada Iain Fraser


Elite Ice Hockey League
Basingstoke Bison | Belfast Giants | Cardiff Devils | Coventry Blaze | Edinburgh Capitals | Hull Stingrays | Manchester Phoenix | Newcastle Vipers | Nottingham Panthers | Sheffield Steelers
Inactive teams: London Racers
Franchise rights Holders: Milton Keynes Lightning
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