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Note: Articles for individual games can be found beside each game score under heading 'RECAP' as Gm# (source)

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In Case You Missed It!

• April 26, 1965: OJHL Iron Out Kinks Tonight ^(source)
• April 29, 1965: North Kamloops Entry May Expand Jr. League ^(source)

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Pre-season

• June 21, 1965: OJHL Vetoes North Kamloops Entry ^(source)
• July 29, 1965: Rival WHL Managers To Coach At Kelowna ^(source)
• August 2, 1965: Tickets Selling Briskly For Hockey Spectacular ^(source)
• August 5, 1965: OJHL Well Represented In Hockey Spectacular ^(source)
• August 9, 1965: OJHL Meeting Held Last Week ^(source)
• August 30, 1965: Workouts Start For Junior Blades ^(source)
• October 4, 1965: Blades Lock Horns With Calgary Buffaloes ^(source)
• October 7, 1965: Blades Face Tough Opener With Bisons / Junior 'A' Hockey Schedule Released ^(source)
• October 14, 1965: Penticton to Provide First Okanagan Test / Moose Jaw Invades Vernon For Two Exhibition Tilts ^(source)

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Season

• October 18, 1965: Cancuks Tackle Vernon Teams In Exhibition ^(source)
• October 28, 1965: Blades Eye Kamloops As Way Out Of Cellar ^(source)
• November 1, 1965: Junior Hockey Standings ^(source)
• November 4, 1965: Blades Tackle Kelwona Friday ^(source)
• November 10, 1965: Blades-Broncos Here Tomorrow ^(source)
• November 18, 1965: Blades Need More Fan Support To Beat Kamloops Tomorrow ^(source)
• November 26, 1965: Broncos Here Saturday To Test Hapless Blades / League Standings ^(source)
• December 1 1965: Blades Host Kelowna In Effor To Win One ^(source)
• December 3 1965: Blades Out To Show They Can Win Games ^(source)
• December 10 1965: Blades Face Kamloops In Crucial Twin Bill / Team Standings ^(source)
• December 15 1965: Minor Hockey Buys Out Vernon Blades ^(source) / ^(source)
• December 17 1965: Blades To Rebuild In Try For Playoffs ^(source)
• December 24 1965: Blades Plan Give-Away For December 27 Game / Team Standings ^(source)
• January 6 1966: Blades Face Aduous Task On The Weekend ^(source)
• January 13 1966: Haves-Have Nots Tangle Saturday ^(source)
• January 20 1966: Schiman...Tough Test ^(source)
• January 31 1966: OMJAHA Final Standings ^(source)
• February 3, 1966: Blades' Hour At Hand ^(source)
• February 7, 1966: Blues Put Three In High Fifteen / SCORING LEADERS / FINAL TEAM STANDINGS ^(source)

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Playoffs

• February 10, 1966: Blades Host Kings Tonight / Vernon Triggermen ^(source)
• February 14, 1966: Kelowna-Kamloops In Omjaha Finale ^(source)

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Post Season

• February 24, 1966: Buckaroos Place Four On Junior Dream Team ^(source)
• March 3, 1966: Blades Host Penticton Saturday ^(source)
• March 17, 1966: Oh those Kraft Kings! ^(source)
• March 21, 1966: Blades To Host Aces ^(source)
• March 24, 1966: Blades Host Aces Tonight ^(source)
• March 31, 1966: Minor Hokey Annual Monday ^(source)
• March 31, 1966: Fred Worth Minor Hockey Prsident ^(source)

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PRE-SEASON EXHIBITION GAMES
OCTOBER	TIME	OPPONENT	GF	GA	RECAP
8 Fri.	8:30pm	v Calgary Buffaloes	0	15	EX Gm 1 (source)
18 Mon.	8;30pm	v Moose Jaw Canucks	0	3	EX Gm 2 (source)
DECEMBER	TIME	OPPONENT	GF	GA	RECAP
6?	-	v Vernon Juveniles	5	3	EX Gm 3 (source)

REGULAR SEASON GAMES
OCTOBER	TIME	OPPONENT	GF	GA	RECAP
16 Sat.		v Penticton-Summerland El Rancho Broncos	4	7	Gm 1 (source)
22 Fri.	-	@ Penticton-Summerland	5	7	Gm 2 (source)
23 Sat.	8:30pm	v Kelowna Buckaroos	1	2	Gm 3 (source)
30 Sat.	-	@ Kamloops	5	9	Gm 4 (source)
31 Sun.	2pm	v Kamloops	4	5	Gm 5 (source)
NOVEMBER	TIME	OPPONENT	GF	GA	RECAP
5 Fri.	-	@ Kelowna Buckaroos	2	9	Gm 6 (source)
11 Thurs.	2pm	v Penticton-Summerland	4	4	Gm 7 (source)
12 Fri.	8:30pm	@ Penticton-Summerland	3	7	Gm 8 (source)
14 Sun.	-	@ Kelowna	3	4	Gm 9 (source)
19 Fri.	8:30pm	v Kamloops	4	5	Gm 10 (source)
20 Sat.	-	@ Kamloops	5	8	Gm 11 (source)
26 Fri.	-	@ Kelowna	2	9	Gm 12 (source)
27 Sat.	8:30pm	v Penticton-Summerland	1	15	Gm 13 (source)
DECEMBER	TIME	OPPONENT	GF	GA	RECAP
3 Fri.	830pm	@ Penticton-Summerland	L	W	Gm 14 No Recap
4 Sat.	8:30pm	v Kelowna	6	2	Gm 15 (source)
11 Sat.	-	@ Kamloops	5	8	Gm 16 (source)
12 Sun.	2pm	v Kamloops	6	7	Gm 17 (source)
17 Fri.	-	@ Kelowna	3	15	Gm 18 (source)
18 Sat.	-	@ Kamloops	3	8	Gm 19 (source)
26 Sun.	2pm	@ Penticton-Summerland	L	W	Gm 20 No Recap
27 Mon.	2pm	v Kelowna	2	5	Gm 21 (source)
JANUARY	TIME	OPPONENT	GF	GA	RECAP
1 Sat.	2pm	v Penticton-Summerland	4	3	Gm 22 (source)
7 Fri.	8:30pm	@ Kelowna	1	17	Gm 23 (source)
8 Sat.	8:30pm	v Penticton-Summerland	3	7	Gm 24 (source)
14 Fri.	8:30pm	@ Penticton-Summerland	1	6	Gm 25 (source)
15 Sat.	8:30pm	v Kelowna	5	3	Gm 26 (source)
21 Fri.	8:30pm	v Kamloops	6	5ot	Gm 27 (source)
22 Sat.	-	@ Kamloops	4	7	Gm 28 (source)
28 Fri.	-	@ Kelowna	2	5	Gm 29 (source)
29 Sat.	-	v Kamloops	1	6	Gm 30 (source)

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DAVIES CUP - LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS "B"
DATE	OPPONENT	GF	GA	RECAP
Sat Feb 5	@ Kamloops	3	6	PO 1 (source)
Sun Feb 6	v Kamloops	6	8	PO 2 (source)
Tue Feb 8	@ Kamloops	5	8	PO 3 (source)
Thu Feb 10	v Kamloops	2	11	PO 4 (source)
TOTALS		16	35

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POST-SEASON EXHIBITION GAMES
MARCH	TIME	OPPONENT	GF	GA	RECAP
Fri Mar 4	@ Penticton-Summerland	4	5	PS Gm 1 (source)
Sat Mar 5 8:30pm	v Penticton-Summerland	5	4	PS Gm 2 (source)
Sat/Sun? Mar 19/20?	@ Salmon Arm Aces	7	7	PS Gm 3 (source)
Thu Mar 24 8:30pm	v Salmon Arm Aces	5	3	PS Gm 4 (source)

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POSITION	NAME
OWNER	Bill Brown(until Dec 14,'65) Vernon Minor Hockey Association(as of Dec 14,'65)
VMHA = Len Miller, President - Fred Worth, First Vice President - Vern Dye, Second Vice President - George Bevan, Third Vice President - Mrs. J. P. McCallum, Secretary - Bill Cumming, Treasurer - Mrs. Amy Myles, Registar
VMHA Directors = Art Moss, Chuck Reilly, Don Jakes, John Marchand, William 'Bill' Brown, Hugh Clarke, Mrs. W. Cadden, J.P. McCallum, Don McDonald, Odie Lowe
MANAGER	Bill Brown(until Dec 14,'65) Vern Dye(as of Dec 14,'65)
HEAD COACH	Hap Schaefer(until Dec 14,'65) John Zahara(as of Dec 14,'65)
DEFENCE COACH	Dave McKay
GOALIE COACH	Hal Gordon
TRAINER	Russ Fish

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Page Contributers:

• British Columbia Regional Digitized History - Kelowna Daily Courier
• Thompson-Nicloa Regional Library System - NewsHound Thompson-Nicola Region - Kamloops Daily Sentinel
• Vernon News Articles - The Museum & Archives of Vernon via Gwyn Evans

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