The Vipers send heartfelt condolences to Kaare & the Odegard family on the sudden passing of Scott Odegard.
Scott was a huge supporter of the Vipers. He stepped in to help coach in 2014-15 & have coached many Vipers over the years.
He will be missed dearly.
#RIPOde
😢
A huge THANK YOU to JD Morrical & Kaare Odegard for all their hard work & dedication to the team & Vipers organization over the seasons.
We can’t thank them enough & want to wish them all the best in the next chapter of their coaching career.
#OnceAViperAlwaysAViper
🐍♥️
We are completely heartbroken to hear about the passing of Kevin Zarubiak, our biggest & best fan! Condolences go out to
@TZarubiak
and the Zarubiak family 💔
The Vipers are excited to have
@JohansonElijah
back with the team! After things have slowed down for Eli while taking over the reins of the family farm after the sudden passing of his father Rick, he is ready to play some hockey! He’ll wear
#11
. Welcome back Eli! 😄
A huge THANK YOU to our players for an entertaining season. The coaches & trainer for their hard work and dedication. Our parents for their support. The fans, families, sponsors & volunteers for their support of the Vipers. It’s been a great season! ♥️
THANK YOU!
Optimist Chiefs are heartbroken by the passing of our teammate, one of our captains, but more importantly of our friend
@rmcbeath3
. He was a one of a kind player but an even better person. He gave everything had for his brothers on the team! Thoughts are with his family!
#Rm
Final ~ The Vipers come away as
#HAProvincials
Silver Medalists as they drop the Championship Final to the Wainwright Bisons by a 5-1 score.
#RDvsWAIN
On behalf of the entire Vipers' organization, we would like to say thank you to everyone for making this season a memorable one!
The Vipers are very excited to announce that with a pre-game ceremony prior to our home opener, we will honour the contributions of both JD Morrical and Kaare Odegard! JD and Kaare both worked tirelessly from when they took over behind the Viper bench in 2014-15, delivering 2 🏆
T-MINUS TWO DAYS!! The Vipers open
#ServusArena
against the
@3HillsThrashers
this Saturday. Admission is FREE with puck drop set for 8:00 PM.
#LetsGoVipers
Also, be sure to join us and the
@CityofRedDeer
Saturday afternoon for the Official Opening. See you there!
HATTY🧢🧢🧢!!
@rvander20
scores his third of the night as he tucks one in over the shoulder of the Ponoka netminder. 6-0 Vipers!
#RDvsPON
🍎:
@jpaarup15
& Keaton Sawicki.
On behalf of the entire Red Deer Vipers organization, we’d like to pass on our condolences to the
@CopperheadsHcky
and Simpson Family. Thoughts and prayers are with you.
#twosix
A huge THANK YOU goes out to the players, team staff, parents, fans, families, volunteers, sponsors & supporters! Sad to have our season end this early, as it’s been a while. We can’t thank everyone for a great season. We’ll regroup & come back bigger & better next season!
The Vipers are sad to hear the passing of long time hockey fan, Lionel. He used to walk from his place next to the old Arena & watch any and all games. We were looking forward to seeing Lionel at the opening of the
#ServusArena
#RIPLionel
Thoughts are with the Pohl family. 😢
It's a special night tonight as we will pay tribute to two incredible people who have made our organization what it is today!
@mskilnick
&
@skillz0876
will be in attendance an we will have a special ceremony for them! Puck drops at 8pm vs
@CGenerals
.
🎟️:
It’s been 1 year since the hockey world in central Alberta got a little darker. A year ago beloved local community member and long-time Vipers supporter Scott Odegard passed away. We dedicated our season to Ode’s memory and play extra hard for him and the Odegard family tonight.
VIPERS WIN!!
@rvander20
scores the game winner in a wild 7-6 victory over the
@AirdrieThunder
. Justin Anderson with 31 saves for the win.
Shots: RD 29 AIR 37.
#RDvsAIR
Boxscore ~
We miss, love and play for you, Ode. Thank you to the Odegard family for all of their support over the years, but most of all, thank you for sharing Scott with us.❤️
🚨🚨🚨RETURNING: The Vipers are thrilled to announce that goaltender Bretton Park returns to tend the twine again this year!
Make sure to get your season tickets! Contact simbradyj
@gmail
.com!
IT’S PLAYOFF GAME NIGHT!
Vipers were down 3-0 in the series & came back to win 3 straight to force Game 7!!
Game time is 7:30pm at the Servus Arena. Come out & cheer on the Vipers!!
#CantWrangleaSnake
🐍
#OneGameAtATime
Update on Jace Paarup: last night Jace suffered a crash into the end boards and broke his clavicle on the play. Jace was taken off on stretcher and went to hospital as a precaution, but only a broken clavicle was confirmed. The injury requires no surgery Jace will miss 4-6 weeks.
Steve & Janet Fleming took over the Vipers in 1996 & turned the team into a place players want to strive to play for. Michelle & Jason helped out & took over the reins in 2005 when Steve retired. He was convinced to be Presidents & Janet runs the admissions. Dedicated family 😊
Alberta is full of dedicated volunteers, including Hockey Alberta’s own Michelle Skilnick, and her parents Janet & Steve Fleming.
For this hockey family, volunteering isn’t just a passion, it’s a way of life.
#NationalVolunteerWeek
|
#AlbertaBuilt
Excited to have returning Head Coach JD Morrical, Assistant Kaare Odegard, Trainer
@MrsSimsauce
back on the bench. Thankful for Mike Stickland helping out & wish him all the best as he moves on to play for the
@RDSrAARustlers
Concordia continue to stretch their reach out west with three recent commitments from F Ryan Vandervlis (Lethbridge, WHL/Red Deer HJHL), F Mike MacLean (Prince George, WHL), and F Jeff de Witt (Red Deer, WHL).
DING DING! A Stamps’ player goes after
@angeltvedt4
and takes a couple from the Vipers’ Captain in the process.
#RDvsPON
@angeltvedt4
finishes with the Gordie Howe Hat-Trick in 10:45 of gameplay.
Vipers would like to welcome the newest addition
@eschlag3
He will wear 14. As well, last week we signed Keenan Smith, wearing 7. Both players played with the
@RDOptimstChiefs
last season.
@reddeerhockey
IT’S GAMEDAY!! The Vipers host Game One of the
@TheHJHL
Championship Final against the Coaldale Copperheads tonight. 8:30 PM start at
#ServusArena
.
#RDvsCC
Let’s fill the rink to cheer on the Vipes as they look for back-to-back Championships.
We're back and so is our excellent staff! Kyle Scott will be returning as head coach with his staff of Al Brown and Kobe Scott. Dale Scott will also return as GM. We're also excited to announce that Vipers alumni Canon Whitbread will be added as goalie coach!
The Vipers would like to congratulate our wonderful trainer
@MrsSimsauce
on receiving a student recognition award from
@RedDeerCollege
for her volunteer work while completing her schooling. It’s well deserved!
Vipers would like thank
@jjvolk_16_94
for his time & commitment to the Vipers for the past seasons. It must have been a tough decision to have to pick between hockey & school. We wish you all the best in your schooling!
#foreveraviper
🐍
Captain
@kingwell14
& AC
@TZarubiak
drop off the cheque for $1630.70 in memory of Kevin Zarubiak to
@cahumanesociety
from our popcorn & bake sale game.
They made a friend Glen, who’s available for adoption. He’s a cutie! ❤️
#AdoptDontShop
HOCKEY FOR LIFE
From working the penalty box to serving as Manager, Hockey Alberta’s own Michelle Skilnick has done it all for the
@RedDeerVipers
, and then some, during her 24 years with the team.
Share your story:
#HockeyForLife
|
#AlbertaBuilt
IT'S GAMEDAY and BIG one at that! The Vipers take on the Wainwright Bisons for
#HAProvincials
Junior B supremacy in Fort St. John, BC. Puck drop set for 3:00 PM MST.
#RDvsWAIN
📻Listen Here ~
📺Watch Here ~
Was mentioned on PA last night, but we’d like to commend
@AirdrieThunder
for a well fought series and wish over-agers Kory Zinck, Luke Jensen and Brett LeGranduer all the best in their hockey, educational and personal futures.
Dale has been a part of the Vipers organization since his son Nick played for the team (4 seasons) & now has his son Ryan playing, as our Timekeeper. Wanting to help out more, Dale was promoted to General Manager this season. THANK YOU!
#NationalVolunteerWeek
@dscotty7
Today we thank our media volunteers!
Brady does double duty, the voice of the Vipers at home games & PxP on the road.
Jason is the man behind the camera & spins the tunes at home games as well creating videos & taking photos
Christian creates the videos for the coaches.
#NVW2020
In celebration of
#NationalVolunteerWeek
we couldn’t be happier to recognize our awesome volunteers.
Although our season is completed, without them, it wouldn’t have been possible.
Today recognizes our “front of the house” volunteers.