The Western Red Wings (officially the Arsenault's Fish Mart Western Red Wings due to sponsorship reasons) were a Canadian Junior B ice hockey team located in Abrams Village , Prince Edward Island . They competed in the Island Junior Hockey League .
9-745: The Western Red Wings historically are the second most elite team in the IJHL, behind the repetitive champions the Kensington Vipers . They continuously make the league final, but rarely win the championship. They played in the 2015 Don Johnson Memorial Cup , the Maritime Junior hockey championship, when the tournament was held in Abrams Village. The 2016–17 season saw the Red Wings win their first playoff championships to advance to
18-614: The Don Johnson Memorial Cup as the IJHL representative. Following the 2021-22 season, the Red Wings ceased operation. Eastern Canada Jr B Championships Kensington Vipers The Kensington Vipers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey club from Kensington, Prince Edward Island . They are members of the Island Junior Hockey League and are 2011 and 2013 Don Johnson Memorial Cup Atlantic Junior B champions. The Kensington Vipers joined
27-794: The Island Junior Hockey League in 1998 after the Kensington Granites Senior hockey team had folded and the Community Gardens arena was looking for a junior hockey client. After sponsorship stints as "Don Clark Insurance" and "Valley Truss and Metal", a full-time sponsor was found in 2003, as Moase Plumbing and Heating assumed sponsorship. After many underachieving years, the Vipers reached the Island Championship in 2002 but lost in
36-626: The Maritime Junior B championship, the Vipers were not to be denied in 2011. Hosted by their rivals, the Montague Maniacs , the Vipers dropped their first game to them 3–2 in an overtime shootout. The IJHL champions then took on the St. John's Junior Hockey League 's St. John's Jr. Celtics and beat them 9–4. The next day, the Vipers took on the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League 's Tri-County River Cats and beat them 4–1. On
45-617: The Vipers continued on their domination atop the Island Junior Hockey League. Kirk MacPhee had proven himself as the league's top playmaker, and former Summerside Capital Brad Doiron was added to the lineup. After gaining home ice advantage through their play in the regular season, the Vipers dismissed their opening round opponent, the Summerside Red Wings, and once again met the Falcons in the Final. After being down 3–2 in games of
54-488: The Vipers met their longtime rivals in the Sherwood Falcons. The Vipers won their first championship in five games on home ice before a sellout crowd, with arguably the best team they had put forth in franchise history, which included key defence Joey Wood, Matt Ramsay and Travis Gallant, forward Mitchell Jollimore, Robbie Doiron and Tim MacDougall as well as all-star goaltender Dan Corriveau. The following season,
63-432: The best of seven, the Vipers won two in a row to defend their title in which will go down as perhaps the best IJHL final to date. The following year the Vipers tried to go for a three peat , though they did not finish first overall in the regular season. This would prove to be a difference in the island final, as the Vipers lost the finals to Sherwood in six games and on home ice. After multiple previous missed chances at
72-643: The final day of the round robin, the Vipers defeated the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League 's Bay Ducks to clinch second place with a 3-0-1 record and a spot in the semi-final. On April 30, the Vipers played the Ducks for the second time in two days, this time the Vipers won 4–3 in double overtime. On May 1, the Vipers got their rematch against the Maniacs in an All-PEI final. The Vipers won 3–0 to win their first Maritime Championship and
81-466: The seventh game to the now defunct O'Leary Eagles. The following season, the team also lost in seven games at the finals but this time to the Sherwood Falcons. Through the 2003–2004 season the Vipers were amongst the top of the league and remained on top through the end of the regular season and were favoured to win the PEI title. After a quick dismissal of the now relocated Evangeline Loggers of Wellington,
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