The Carolina Vipers were an indoor soccer team based in

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that played in the

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. They played only one season in 1994. Their home arena was

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. The Vipers were owned by

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and Carl Scheer, who also owned the

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minor league hockey team during this era. After one season with lower-than-expected attendance, Scheer and Sabates sold the team back to the CISL. The roster included: Tom Misuraca, Jimmy McGeough, Troy "Chopper" Edwards, Mark Lugris, Willie Files, Brad Davis, Chris Dunlap, Kurt Lehnert, John Ngando, Jesse Roberts, Brad Agoos, John Garvey, Bob DiNunzio, Kevin MacFarlane, Jimmy Fisher, Chip Sorrell and Yaro. The head coach was

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, and the trainer was Dan DelVecchio.

Year-by-year

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