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.
Jr. Canadians owner, Bill Brown, sold the team to Vern Dye and seventeen others, for three hundred dollars each, who bought it for Vernon Minor Hockey. Two years later Vernon Minor Hockey sold the club to Vern Dye for five thousand dollars.
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 | - | - | - | 26 | 5 | 21 | - | - | - |