Red light at the end of the tunnel...

We have to admit that EIHL isn't the NHL, not even AHL or KHL for that matter(Continental Hockey League, Russia, Latvia, Czechs Ukraine and Belarus). So when players leave to seek fortune elsewhere, some we remember and when the puck hits the net and poop hits the fan, we reminisce and wish that if only, if only for that split second they were back here in our yellow-white or yellow-black jersey, stopping the red light flash against us.

Andre Payette an NHL draft with flyers, I missed him when he wasn't there, whether out injured or sitting in the penalty box he was the sort that you knew that is presence mattered. Was it his age t

I'm Vipers till I die...

Welcome to this slightly controversial blog, before you jump to any conclusion, I am a devout Newcastle Vipers Fan and have been for over three years. I am a player sponsor and i have the passion for the team and sport and will have no matter what happens or where the club ends up in. This blog has been created to look into positives and negatives surrounding the club. It is mine and solely mine opinion of the way the club is ran and events on and off the ice.

So about me, born in Riga, Latvia quite a few years ago :). Hockey is in my blood, as any Latvian will tell you, we wouldn't be who we are without it.

For those who know it, i still don't understand the Dinamo Riga project, yet i still follow it and cheer them on, because as we say, its my home team, its my own team... you know the drill.

Been living up north for 11 years now, always hated the north east football clubs, yet cried when Sir Bobby got sacked as a manager. First Vipers game? 2007 vs. Cardiff Devils.

Unfortunately for me i work unsociable shifts and miss every Saturday home games, but am there on Sundays and weekdays, but it doesn't stop me from watching the highlights of all the games i've missed.

I love the team and always will. At the end of the day we viper fans will stick by our team from the moment the puck drops on the ice until the last person turns the lights off.