VERNON BLADES
1962 - 1967
VERNON BLADES
The franchise changed its name to the Vernon Blades for the start of the 1962-63 season. They would remain the Vernon Blades through till the end of the 1966-67 season.
Owner - Bill Brown
Bill Brown would continue his ownership of the franchise and Vern Dye would manage the team while, various coaches would guide the club through to 1966.
Coach Bill Brown
- 1962-63; Regular Season 31GP-9W-22L-0T & Playoffs 5GP-1W-4L
Coach Jim Moro
- 1963-64; Regular Season 34GP-7W-27L-0T & Playoffs 7GP-2W-5L, Formerly played for the Senior Canadians(1957-59)
Coach Hap Schaefer
- 964-65; Regular Season 30GP-10W-16L-4T & Playoffs 7GP-3W-4L
Coach Odie Lowe
- 1965-66; Regular Season 30GP-4W-25L-1T & Playoffs 4GP-0W-4L
Side Note: Up untill this point, in franchise history, the club never had a winning season. As there were between three and four teams, in the league, every team made the playoffs during these years.
Owners - Vernon Minor Hockey Association
In 1966 Dave McKay, Vern Dye, Ernie Kowal and a group(Who?) of fifteen other local business men purchase the Vernon Blades from Bill Brown at a cost of $300.00 each. This group of men would hand over ownership of the club to the Vernon Minor Hockey Association but, they would still manage it.
The Executive of the club would be the same group of men that bought the team. Vern Dye would continue to manage the team, however, Hal Gordon was appointed General Manager while the coach would still be Odie Lowe.
Coach Odie Lowe
- 1966-67; Regular Season 40GP-15W-25L-0T & Playoffs 5GP-1W-4L
SEASON BY SEASON OVERVIEW
| VERNON BLADES | |||||||||||||||||
| Season | League | ||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | GP | W | L | T | PTs | GF | GA | GP | W | L | GF | GA | Result / Series-Score / Opponent | ||||
| 1962-63 | OMJHL | 3rd | 31 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 114 | 145 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |||
| Lost Semifinals, 1-4 (Kelowna) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1963-64 | OJHL | 3rd | 34 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 124 | 219 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | - | |||
| 3rd Round-robin | |||||||||||||||||
| 1964-65 | OJHL | 4th | 30 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 24 | 99 | 132 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | - | |||
| Lost Semifinals, 3-4 (Kelowna) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1965-66 | OJHL | 4th | 30 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 100 | 212 | 4 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |||
| Lost Semifinals, 0-4 (Kamloops) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1966-67 | OJHL | 3rd | 40 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 30 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |||
| Lost Semifinals, 1-4 (Penticton) | |||||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 165 | 45 | 115 | 5 | - | - | - | 28 | 7 | 21 | - | - | - | ||||