Kensington Vipers The Kensington Vipers are a Canadian Junior B ice hockey club in the five team Island Junior Hockey League ( IJHL ) . Team history . The Kensington Vipers joined 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 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 , the Vipers met their long time 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 , 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 Capitals 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 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 . Don Johnson Cup . In April 2006 , the Vipers hosted the Don Johnson Cup , Atlantic Canada ' s Junior B Hockey Championship . Although they did not win the PEI championship , they participated in the tournament as the host team . Participating teams were : After two shaky performances , the Vipers beat the Falcons in their final game , advancing them to the lone semifinal game versus Antigonish . The Bulldogs won that game 4 - 3 in overtime on a goal by Patrick Sexton . In the championship game , the Bay Ducks won 5 - 3 to win the Don Johnson Cup title . 2011 Don Johnson Cup . After multiple previous missed chances at 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 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 the first PEI title since 2002 . Don Johnson Memorial Cup . Eastern Canada Jr B Championships