Congratulations to the 2009-2010 Westchester Vipers!
After a long hard season of many ups and downs the Westchester Vipers continued to show they are truely tenacious competitors and a force to be reckoned with. This season has been a true success with many of our teams winning at regional silver sticks, showing well in the international, local and regional tournaments, and with some of our other Viper teams qualifying to represent the association at the state tournaments. With all of our success we hope our organization will continue to grow making us more successful each and every year.
So as this year's season begins to wind down, and our teams head for their end of the year tournaments, we would like to congratulate all our Viper teams with a special salute going to our Pee Wee AA and Girls U12 tier 1's as they play at the state tournaments in Buffalo and RomeNew York in the next couple of weekends. CONGRATS and GOOD luck to you all we know you will represent the Vipers well.
We are looking forward to a great 2010-2011 Season!!!
LETS GO VIPERS!!!!
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Now that the 2009 / 2010 season is starting to wind down, Are you looking get the edge back on before your tryouts for the Westchester Vipers 2010 / 2011 teams? Then come to one or all of your age (birth year) / gender appropriate pre-tryout clinics.
Our Clinics will be run by our professional staff and will be high tempo. Each clinic is broken down by birth year and gender, so please sign up for the appropriate date and time. These Clinics will be open to any all skaters, you do not have to be current viper player to take part. Registration for the clinics will begin March 20th at 11:00am but walk-ins will also be welcome. Due to space constraints there will be a limit of 40 skaters per clinic this will be handled on a first come first served basis. DON'T get shut out of these clinincs plan on signing up for one or all of your dates as soon as possible.
Again these Clinics are open to any and all skaters, you do not have to be current viper player to take part.
The break down of age / gender appropriate clinics are listed below.
Good luck to all
LETS GO VIPERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Viper Pre Tryout Clinic Schedule
$40 / session or 3 for $100
($40 / session or 2 for $65 for Boys Midgets)
Please attend the clinic as per your players BIRTH YEAR
Signup at the registration table beginning March 20th at 11:00am
The wine Gala is now scheduled for Friday March 5th 2010 at the Sleepy Hollow Country Club at 7pm. We hope to see you there. If you haven't gotten your tickets yet they will be available at the door for purchase.
It is sure to to be an enjoyable night. Again we hope to see you all there.
Our yearbook is coming together. It is bigger and better than last years but we could still use a little help. We are looking for more off ice pictures of the kids from all of our teams. If you or any of your parents have been taking photos please have them send them in to Ed Kreinik this week. Ed will also be collecting ads up til THIS FRIDAY MArch 5th. Please let everyone know the deadline is extended and they can still submit ads this week.
All ads and pictures should be sent to
and
If your teams want to use this weekend to take off ice pictures, they can as long as they are in by Sunday evening, March 7. All ads need to be in by Friday March 5.
Due to the large accumulation of snow and the icy hazardous driving conditions the wine tasting gala event planned for tonight at the Sleepy Hollow Country Club has been CANCELED for tonight and is being rescheduled. The tentative rescheduled date for this event is Friday March 5th at 7pm again at the Sleepy Hollow Country Club. More information will follow as soon as it becomes available.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
The Vipers would like to say THANKS to all of those who submitted essays or pictures to our essay contest. There where quite a good onesto sort through making the decision a diffcult one. So after much thought and careful consideration we are pleased to announce the winners:
1st Place Brett Hanson - Sq B
2nd Place Anthony Stark - Sq AA
3rd Place (tie) Madeline Fouts - Girls U12 I
3rd Place (tie) Jess Livornese - Girls U14
Great job everyone. Thanks again to all who entered and CONGRATULATIONS to our winners!!!
Squirt AA Takes Second Place in the Congressional Mid-Winter Classic
The Squirt AA team stormed into WashingtonDC on a 2 game winning streak and high hopes of bringing home some hardware.The stage was set at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, VA (practice home to the Washington Capitals).Facing a tough East Coast Eagles team out of North Carolina, the Vipers fell short to start the tournament with a 4-2 loss in an extremely physical contest.Later that day, the team regrouped and completely shutdown the Clarkstown Capitals, posting a 3-0 victory to get back on track.On day 2 of the tourney, the team would face a resilient and aggressive Allegheny Badgers team.In a beat’em up, shoot’em up style game, forced to kill off a 5 on 3 penalty late in the game, our squirts edged their way to a 6-5 victory and a Championship round rematch with the East Coast Eagles. The rematch proved to be a daunting task and unfortunately, the Squirts had nothing left in the tank to combat the onslaught from East Coast.The team took home the silver medals and a runner-up banner to hang in the rafters back home at WSA.Congratulations to Coach Walter, Coach Joe and the Squirt AA team.
Over the thanksgiving Weekend the Squirt A's taveled to Maryland to take on some tough compettion. Through hard work and determination they came away victorious and will respent the Viper organization in the Silver Sticks International Finals. Congrats and keep working hard.
The Viper Mite A team capped a successful weekend with a remarkable comeback to win the Silver Sticks Championship in Philadelphia. The Mites dominated their bracket and early playoff rounds, out scoring their opponents 27-5 as they advanced to the Championship Game versus the Glaciers. Despite trailing 2 - 0 in the second, they battled back and tied the score at 2 -2 with 15 seconds remaining in regulation, then won the game in Overtime on a goal with less than 2 minutes remaining. The team is now 22-4-2 on the season, and the 6-0 trip and Championship gets them an invite to the International Silver Sticks Finals on January 22-24th in Michigan. Congratulations to this wonderful group of children and to coaches Judson and Brett.
In response to President Obama’s declaration of a national emergency based on the spread of the H1N1 virus, the Vipers have established the following policy relating to preventative measures that the organization recommends be taken to lessen the chance that members of the Viper’s family will become victims of the virulent flu. This policy is based in significant part on the published policies of USA Hockey and other hockey programs as well as advisories issued by responsible government agencies such as the Center for Disease Control.
The Vipers recommends that the following steps be taken:
1.Each player use their own water bottles during practices and games: the sharing of water bottles should be minimized to the extent possible.
2.Wash your hands thoroughly with soap or hand sanitizer as frequently as possible.
3.Clean uniforms and hockey gear as frequently as possible.
4.Do not come to practice or a game if you are sick.
5.Keep your gloves on during the traditional post-game handshake.
6.Avoid the sharing of snacks and beverages.
7.Cough or sneeze into a tissue if possible.
8.Eat a healthy and balanced diet.
Experts have identified the following symptoms as evidence of the virus: fever (102 degrees or higher); coughing; muscle aches; runny nose; headache; sore throat or both. The virus can be transmitted from the day before the onset of symptoms and during the five to seven days after the symptoms are present. Infected individuals should stay home until there are no further symptoms and no fever present for 24 hours or more.
There have been numerous questions raised regarding the use of neck guards this season. Hopefully this will clear up any questions that are still out there.
See you at the rink
Dave
USE OF NECK GUARDS
The Vipers organization strongly recommends that our players use regulation neck guards anytime they are on the ice, including for all practices, games, and clinics. In any event, neck guards must be worn for ALL games played on Long Island, as the Long Island league requires the wearing of neck guards. This includes State Tournament Playdown games played at Playland vs the Mariners and at Brewster vs Brewster. Any player failing to wear a neck guard during a game in a Long Island rink could be barred from playing in the game.
Congratulations to the Viper Mite A team and Coaches Judson and Brett for a spook-tacular win at the Haunted Shootout in Marlborough, Ma.
It was a true team effort, as the Mites averaged 8 goals per game, only allowed 2 per game, and had 10 different players score over the weekend.
They went 4-0 with wins over Providence, Ice Cats, Bronxville and East Haven. It's the first time the Viper organization has won at the Mite level in Massachusetts. The team is off to a great start with 12 wins in 15 games, and is primed to enter the Silver Stick Tournament over the Thanksgiving weekend. Congratulate them, and wish them well!
Congratulations to our Viper Pee Wee AA team who were finalists in the regional, mid-Atlantic Silver Sticks tournament which took place in West Chester, PA, Oct 2 – 4. The Pee Wees faced some formidable competition in a field of 20 teams from 5 states and one Canadian province but the Vipers went undefeated in their first 3 games to make the crossovers. Vipers then beat the Long Island Edge 5 - 1 in the quarters to move on to face the 2008 regional Silver Sticks Champions, the Old York Raiders, winning that semi-final game in a close 4-3 nail biter. Next up, the championship game against a very skilled, Toronto based Leaside Flames team. While our Vipers played hard through the very last seconds of a back and forth game, the Leaside Flames came out ahead in a 2-1 final. Congratulations to all our players and a special thank you to Coach Hall and Joe Kelly for a great tournament. We’re off to a great start of the 2009-2010 season!
A congratulation to the Midget A’s for their decisive win over the Virginia Wild in the Championship game at Silver Sticks. By defeating the Virginia Wild 5-0 The Midget A’s won the regional Silver Sticks Tournament at Iceworks in Aston PA, qualifying them to play in Canada in hopes of an international championship. They worked hard and never gave up even when they were down. The team really bonded well and won every game they played.
Congrats to the entire team. Now off they go to Pelham, OntarioCanada for the finals!
Good Luck Guys.
LETS GO VIPERS!!!
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