Welcome To The Snake Pit!!

[Vipers2k9]

WELCOME TO THE SNAKE PIT!!
DETROIT VIPERS HOCKEY

NHL 13 Be A GM Dynasty
Team: Detroit Vipers (Formerly N.Y. Islanders)
Roster: Default
Settings: All-Star Hardcore (tweeked)
Period: 10:00

Will be playing Preseason and Playoff games only.
Regular season will be real time simmed so I can still report on the games.
Will have full control of the team during all times for trades, line ups, signings and such.

[Vipers2k9]

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New York Islanders sold to PS&E, Moving to Detroit

Detroitnews.com - June 1st, 2012 - By Vic Venom

Auburn Hills, Mi - First it was the Thrashers to Winnipeg. Now the Islanders have found a new home as well.

In a press conference held today at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Palace Sports & Entertainment owner Tom Gores announced that they had purchased the rights to the New York Islanders franchise and will be moving them to Michigan for the upcoming 2012 - 2013 season.

When the news of the deal was told to the players in a closed door meeting, captain John Tavares sent out a tweet to the fans of Long Island saying "Thank you for all your support that you gave us here at the colosseum but the Islanders are no more."

New owner Tom Gores made mention to the fact that the Islanders were looking for a new place to play and when talks started it was mostly for the building but then turned into acquiring the team as well.

He then went to a board behind him covered up to revile that they had brought back the Detroit Vipers team name and logo for use with the new NHL team skating at the Palace. Gores went on to mention that their will be a new center ice and jersey logo they will see shortly when they head inside.

Mr. Gores then introduced the media to the new General Manager of the Detroit Vipers, Former head coach Rick Dudley. Dudley replaces former Islanders GM Garth Snow. He then introduced Head Coach of the Islanders and now of the Vipers Jack Capuano to the media.

The state of Michigan now has two franchises with the other located in Downtown Detroit. When asked about the other team they said "We are going to give them a run for their money, it's good to have an instate rival." joked Rick Dudley.

The Detroit Vipers will kick off the 2012 NHL Preseason on Thursday Night, September 27th at the Palace of Auburn Hills when they welcome in the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Good luck with your Vipers.

[Vipers2k9]

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Vipers Show Off New Logo, Jersey's Today.

Detroitnews.com - June 1st, 2012 - By Vic Venom

Auburn Hills, Mi - The Detroit Vipers and Palace Sports & Entertainment showed off the new look and logo for the upcoming 2012 - 2013 NHL season today.

Gone is the coiled up snake logo of the past. Instead they just a the Vipers head with the mouth open. The uniforms were also updated as well for the new league. The home jersey takes into effect the purple of the seats that they fans sit on along with the green and red of the logo. The away jersey is the same pure white jersey with the green and red of the logo.

Fans will be able to pick up the new merchandise when the doors open for the first preseason game in team history on Thursday night, September 27th when they take on the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Vipers trade Eaton to Rangers

Detroitnews.com - September 27th, 2012 - By Vic Venom

Auburn Hills, Mi - Detroit Vipers new general manager Rick Dudley has made his first move with the new team sending defensemen Mark Eaton and a 2013 third round pick to the New York Rangers for the Rangers 2014 first round pick.

Eaton was with the Islanders for the last two years but only scored one goal and six assists in the time spent with the team.

"Mark was good guy with the team but we needed to get better at the defensive position and it just happened that he was the first person to be moved. If an offer comes along that is going to better this team in a way I think it will, I make the deal." said Rick Dudley.

Detroit also reached out to the free agent market as well reportly sending offers to defensemen Cam Barker and goaltender Pascal LaClaire. No word yet on it they have signed with the team or not as of right now.

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Liking the creativity here, good luck!

[Vipers2k9]

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Preseason Game #1
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Detroit Vipers
Palace Of Auburn Hills
September 27th, 2012

VIPERS STRIKE EARLY, HOLD OFF PENS 3 - 2.

Detroitnews.com - September 27th, 2012 - By Vic Venom

Auburn Hills, Mi - Josh Bailey scored on the power play early in the third period tonight to help lift the Vipers past the Pittsburgh Penguins 3 - 2 at the Palace of Auburn Hills tonight.

The Vipers did something in the first most teams only dream of let alone a new franchise in the league. After Pittsburgh had the pressure going at the start of the game, John Tavares hit Kyle Okposo up the left wing boards that started a two on one with Michael Grabner and when Okposo fed Grabner it was in the back of the net. This was the Vipers first shot of the game at the 2:20 mark of the first and they led 1 - 0.

Later in the period another two on one break out happened when Michael Grabner stole the puck and broke in with John Tavares and fed him for the wrister and the Vipers led 2 - 0 and that is the way the first period would come to an end.

In the second the Penguins finally got on the board thanks to the power play when after a faceoff in the Vipers zone saw a shot get deflected by Richard Park into the net and Pittsburgh made it a 2 - 1 game after two periods of play.

The Vipers came out with a bit of jump in the skates in the third and after gain a power play after a 4 - 4 advantage, Josh Bailey was able to put home a rebound off the shot of defensemen Matt Carkner to give Detroit a 3 - 1 lead. Sidney Crosby would come back later in the period to get a power play goal off the back of Nabokov to make it 3 - 2 and that is how the game would end tonight.

The Viper now get ready for their final game preseason home game on Sunday night as they face off with the New York Rangers at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Vipers
Sep 27, 2012 1 2 3 F PIT (0 - 1 - 0) 0 1 1 2 DET (1 - 0 - 0) 2 0 1 3 Three Stars Evgeni Nabokov - Detroit 2.00 GAA .941 SV% Michael Grabner - Detroit 1 goal & 1 assist John Tavares - Detroit 1 goal & 1 assist	Team Stats Comparison PIT Shots on Goal 34 24 Hits 3 2 Faceoffs Won-Lost 28/41 13/41 Penalty Minutes 4:00 10:00 Power Plays Converted 2 1 Power Play Opportunities 5 2 Time on Attack 6:16 5:31
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD DET 2:20 M. Grabner (1), (K. Okposo, J. Tavares) DET 14:08 J. Tavares (1), (M. Grabner) SECOND PERIOD PIT 2:28 R. Park (1), (E. Tangradi, T. Smith) PPG THIRD PERIOD DET 4:01 J. Bailey (1), (M. Carkner) PPG PIT 11:49 S. Crosby (1), (E. Malkin) PPG
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Thomas Vokoun 24 21 88% 3.04
Detroit Vipers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Evgeni Nabokov 34 32 94% 2.00

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Vipers trade Eaton to Rangers

Detroitnews.com - September 27th, 2012 - By Vic Venom

Auburn Hills, Mi - Detroit Vipers new general manager Rick Dudley has made his first move with the new team sending defensemen Mark Eaton and a 2013 third round pick to the New York Rangers for the Rangers 2014 first round pick.

Eaton was with the Islanders for the last two years but only scored one goal and six assists in the time spent with the team.

"Mark was good guy with the team but we needed to get better at the defensive position and it just happened that he was the first person to be moved. If an offer comes along that is going to better this team in a way I think it will, I make the deal." said Rick Dudley.

Detroit also reached out to the free agent market as well reportly sending offers to defensemen Cam Barker and goaltender Pascal LaClaire. No word yet on it they have signed with the team or not as of right now.

LOL Pascal Leclaire... Cam Barker's an absolute beast, easily the funnest start-of-game FA to play with. Hopefully you pick him up, the Isles' (I mean VIPERS) D needs a stabilizing presence on the blueline.

You completely ripped the Rangers...lol

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funnier thing is the Rangers made this offer...LOL

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Preseason Game #2
New York Rangers vs Detroit Vipers
Palace of Auburn Hills
September 30th, 2012

VIPERS BLANK RANGERS 4 - 0.

Detroitnews.com - September 30th, 2012 - By Vic Venom

Auburn Hills, Mi - Matt Moulson scored twice while goaltender Evgeni Nabokov stopped all 29 shots that he faced as the Detroit Vipers shut out the New York Rangers 4 - 0 at the Palace tonight.

Detroit opened the scoring in the game in the first period when Matt Moulson found a rebound lose on the doorstep in front of Biron off a shot from defensemen Travis Hamonic and wristed it home to get Detroit a 1 - 0 lead at the end of the first period.

The second period saw the Vipers offense come to life with 2 goals starting with Matt Moulson's second goal of the game. This time he was able to redirect the shot from Brad Boyes to make it 2 - 0 Vipers early in the second. Later on the power play, the Vipers were able to cash in when Brad Boyes slammed home a rebound after a shot by Hamonic from the point and Detroit led it 3 - 0 at the end of two.

In the third, Kyle Okposo was able to put the game away for Detroit when he fired a backhand shot home after a shot from John Tavares between the circles that made it 4 - 0 and that is how the game would end.

Detroit now hits the road for their 2 road preseason games starting with the game on Wednesday Night, October 3rd at the Wells Fargo Center against the Philadelphia Flyers.

New York Rangers at Detroit Vipers
Sep 30, 2012 1 2 3 F NYR (1 - 1 - 0) 0 0 0 0 DET (2 - 0 - 0) 1 2 1 4 Three Stars Evgeni Nabokov - Detroit 29 saves Matt Moulson - Detroit 2 goals Brad Boyes - Detroit 1 goal & 1 assist	Team Stats Comparison NYR Shots on Goal 29 33 Hits 3 5 Faceoffs Won-Lost 22/28 6/28 Penalty Minutes 10:00 0:00 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 0 5 Time on Attack 6:15 7:11
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD DET 11:23 M. Moulson (1), (T. Hamonic, F. Nielsen) SECOND PERIOD DET 5:29 M. Moulson (2), (B. Boyes, J. Bailey) DET 15:56 B. Boyes (1), T. Hamonic, A. MacDonald) PPG THIRD PERIOD DET 1:18 K. Okposo (1), (J. Tavares)
New York Rangers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Martin Biron 33 29 88% 4.00
Detroit Vipers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Evgeni Nabokov 29 29 100% 0.00

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VIPERS SIGN TWO FROM FREE AGENCY

Detroitnews.com - October 1st, 2012 - By Vic Venom

Auburn Hills, Mi - The Detroit Vipers announced today that they had come to an agreement with free agent defensemen Cam Barker on a 2 year deal along with a 1 year agreement on goaltending Pascal LaClaire.

The signing of the two free agents makes way for longtime Islander goaltender Rick Dipietro to be placed on the trade block and fills the open spot on the roster made with the trade of Mark Eaton to the New York Rangers.

"These moves have nothing to do with players on the roster but we felt that we had some people on this roster that we could move with a chance of opening up the cap space for future deals." said GM Rick Dudley.

Both men are expected to be with the Team and playing when the Vipers had to Philadelphia PA to take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday Night, October 3rd.

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Preseason Game #3
Detroit Vipers vs Philadelphia Flyers
Wells Fargo Center
October 3rd, 2012

GIROUX NETS WINNER, VIPERS LOSE IN OT 3 - 2

Detroitnews.com - October 3rd, 2012 - By Vic Venom

Philadelphia, PA - Claude Giroux scored at the 2:42 mark of the overtime period to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 3 - 2 win over the Vipers on the road tonight.

It was the Flyers who would open the scoring tonight in the first period during a Viper power play, A heavy check by Chris Pronger knocked the puck lose from Andrew MacDonald and slid to the corner where Maxime Talbot picked it up and came out to the dot and fired one high over the shoulder of Pascal LaClaire to give Philadelphia a 1 - 0 lead shorthanded.

Detroit would do what was working well for them so far in the preseason and that is gaining lose pucks out in front of the net as a shot from Matt Moulson was picked up by Josh Bailey out in front of the net and fired home and the Vipers tied the game at 1 - 1 with under five minutes left in the second period.

Philadelphia would regain the lead before the end of the period as Sean Couturier would gain the slot and fire a wrist shot over the glove of LaClaire with 1:03 to go in the second and the Flyers would lead 2 - 1 after two periods of play.

Detroit would again get help from their first line offense when Mark Streit was able to help get Michael Grabner free on a breakaway and flipped it into the back of the net to tie the game at 2 - 2 early in the third period.

The game would stay tied and head to overtime where it seemed like the Vipers lost all momentum and the Flyers took advantage of it. Claude Giroux was able to get a pass from Braydon Coburn and rip it into the back of the net to give Philadelphia the 3 - 2 overtime victory tonight.

The Vipers now get set to finish off the preseason with one last game against the winless New Jersey Devils in New Jersey on October 6th.

Detroit Vipers at Philadelphia Flyers
Oct 3, 2012 1 2 3 OT F DET (2 - 0 - 1) 0 1 1 0 2 PHI (2 - 1 - 0) 1 1 0 1 3 Three Stars Ilya Bryzgalov - Philadelphia 27 saves Claude Giroux - Philadelphia GWG Maxime Talbot - Philadelphia 1 goal	Team Stats Comparison PHI Shots on Goal 29 30 Hits 3 15 Faceoffs Won-Lost 12/27 15/27 Penalty Minutes 2:00 4:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 2 1 Time on Attack 7:54 6:53
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD PHI 17:34 M. Talbot (1), (D. Briere, K. Timonen) SHG SECOND PERIOD DET 15:06 J. Bailey (2), (M. Moulson, B. Boyes) PHI 18:57 S. Couturier (1), (B. Betts, C. Pronger) THIRD PERIOD DET 5:47 M. Grabner (2), (M. Streit, J. Tavares) OVERTIME PHI 2:42 C. Giroux (1), (B. Coburn)
Detroit Vipers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Pascal LaClaire 30 27 90% 2.92
Philadelphia Flyers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Ilya Bryzgalov 29 27 93% 1.92

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Preseason Game #4
Detroit Vipers vs New Jersey Devils
Prudential Center
October 6th, 2012

VIPERS DO NOT REPEAT MISTAKES, WIN IN OT 3 - 2.

Detroitnews.com - October 6th, 2012 - By Vic Venom

Newark, NJ - Defensemen Lubomir Visnovsky scored 2:45 into overtime to give Detroit a 3 - 2 win over the New Jersey Devils in the final preseason game of the year.

Detroit got off to a hot start in the first period when the rookie Casey Cizikas broke up the right wing side was able to fire a wrist shot through the legs of Martin Brodeur to give Detroit an early 1 - 0 lead.

New Jersey would not let the lead last long though as 2:10 later Patrick Elias got a one timer from Dana Zubrus and fired it home to tie the game at 1 - 1 early in the first.

Detroit would not go away quietly though as Kyle Okposo chased down a free puck and was able to find captain John Tavares alone in front of the net for a one timer of their own and the Vipers led 2 - 1 and it would stay that way after one period of play.

It took til the third period for another team to score. New Jersey was able to tie the game up after a puck that was tipped off of Adam Henriques stick was able to sneak under LeClaire and onto Marek Zidlicky stick who tapped it into the net and the game was tied at 2 - 2 and headed into overtime.

Detroit would not repeat the flaws of last night though when Mark Streit chased down a puck in the Vipers zone and passed it over to Lubomir Visnovsky who skated from behind the Vipers net and down the right side and let go with a laser shot that beat brodeur under the stick side at the 2:45 mark to give Detroit a 3 - 2 win in overtime.

Detroit now starts to get ready for their inaugural season of hockey in the NHL as they first open up the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh PA against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday Night, October 12th.

Detroit Vipers at New Jersey Devils
Oct 6, 2012 1 2 3 OT F DET (3 - 0 - 1) 2 0 0 1 3 NJD (0 - 3 - 1) 1 0 1 0 2 Three Stars Pascal LaClaire - Detroit 28 saves Lubomir Visnovsky - Detroit GWG Marek Zidlicky - New Jersey 1 goal	Team Stats Comparison NJD Shots on Goal 34 31 Hits 6 2 Faceoffs Won-Lost 5/24 19/24 Penalty Minutes 2:00 6:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 3 1 Time on Attack 7:26 6:25
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD DET 2:19 C. Cizikas (1), (Unassisted) NJD 4:29 P. Elias (2), (D. Zubrus) DET 8:09 J. Tavares (2), (K. Okposo, M. Grabner) THIRD PERIOD NJD 7:24 M. Zidlicky (1), (A. Henrique, M. Tedenby) OVERTIME DET 2:45 L. Visnovsky (1), (M. Streit)
Detroit Vipers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Pascal LeClaire 30 28 93% 1.92
New Jersey Devils - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Martin Brodeur 34 31 91% 2.89

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DETROIT RELEASES DEPTH CHART FOR OPENING NIGHT.

Detroitnews.com - October 11th, 2012 - By Vic Venom

Auburn Hills, Mi - Head Coach Jack Capuano today released the Depth Chart for the inaugural season for the Detroit Vipers.

Detroit Vipers Depth Chart - 2012
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LW	Kyle Okposo	Matt Moulson	Jesse Joensuu	Jay Pandolfo
C	John Tavares	Frans Nielsen	Josh Bailey	Marty Reasoner
RW	Michael Grabner	Casey Cizikas	Brad Boyes	Matt Martin
D #1	Mark Streit	Cam Barker	Matt Carkner
D #2	Lubomir Visnovsky	Andrew MacDonald	Travis Hamonic
G	Evgani Nabokov	Pascal LeClaire

The lines for the most part stay the same as they did in the final two preseason games of the year. Evgeni Nabokov will get the nod in net to start the season for the Detroit Vipers.

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Good win. What are your goals for this season? Are you going to rebuild drastically or are you a long term GM? Just curious...