Vernon Essos 1967-1968 Season

NEWS ITEMS

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

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


In Case You Missed it!

  • April 13, 1967: Super-circuit envisioned for B.C. Junior Hockey / denis FESER (source)
  • April 24, 1967: One league to be formed for B.C. Junior hockey (source)
  • May 15, 1967: denis Feser (source)

Pre-season

  • July 3, 1967: Blades lose at weekend (source)
  • July 13, 1967: Denis Feser - Sports (source)
  • August 7, 1967: Showstopper Hull stumped (source)
  • September 18, 1967: Hockey, skate sessions start (source)
  • September 21, 1967: BCAHA add rules for all players (source)
  • September 28, 1967: Vernon Essos train hard (source)
  • October 12, 1967: Essos meet Royals here (source)

Season

  • October 19, 1967: Old rivals battle here / Pat Reilly Jr., memorial trophy (source)
  • October 26, 1967: Essos to tangle with wild Broncs / Essos statistics (source)
  • October 30, 1967: Businessman sponsors sweaters (source)
  • November 11, 1967: Vernon moves into league third spot yet (source)
  • November 16, 1967: BCAHA suspension given local player / Junior game Friday could be best yet yet (source)
  • November 23, 1967: B.C. Junior 'A' standings (source)
  • November 27, 1967: Junior 'A' standings (source)
  • November 29, 1967: Broncos here tonight for Junior "A" action (source)
  • December 4, 1967: B.C. Junior 'A' standings (source)
  • December 8, 1967: Vernon plays host twice this weekend (source)
  • December 13, 1967: Vernon A's to Kamloops Tonight / Team Scoring (source)
  • December 15, 1967: B.C. Junior 'A' statistics (source)
  • December 20, 1967: Teams eyeing playoff spots / League standings / Kamloops here for big game tonight / Serviss and Wilson lead team for points / Team scoring (source)
  • December 28, 1967: Vernon looking for fifth straight win / LEAGUE STANDINGS (source)
  • January 4, 1968: League standings / Essos standings per team / Team scoring up (source)
  • January 8, 1968: League standings up (source)
  • January 11, 1968: B.C. JUNIOR 'A' HOCKEY LEAGUE Scoring Statistics up (source)
  • January 15, 1968: League Standings up (source)
  • January 18, 1968: Juniors lose will to win up (source)
  • January 22, 1968: League Standings up (source)
  • January 25, 1968: Crucial junior game coming up / Vernon Essos individual scoring / B.C. Junior 'A' Hockey League Scoring Statistics / LEAGUE STANDINGS (source)
  • February 1, 1968: Tom Serviss leads league (source)
  • February 5, 1968: LEAGUE STANDINGS (source)
  • February 15, 1968: a D A B on sports by D. A. Bulwer / Vernon to play crucial games / Essos scoring statistics (source)
  • February 19, 1968: Junior 'A' hockey standings / Vernon Scorers hold their lead / Team scoring (source)
  • February 22, 1968: B.C. junior teams fight to finish / B.C. scoring leaders (source)
  • February 26, 1968: League Standings / Essos Scoring (source)
  • February 29, 1968: Pat Reilly memorial trophy winner (source)
  • March 4, 1968: Playoffs start Friday, Vernon take third, will meet Broncos (source)

Playoffs

  • March 7, 1968: Junior hockey starts playoffs / Good showing by Vernon scorers / Vernon final points totals (source)
  • March 18, 1968: Junior hockey final standings (source)
  • April 11, 1968: Serviss-Wilson join Penticton (source)
  • April 15, 1968: Penticton takes a two game edge (source)
  • April 18, 1968: Vernon agrees to host hockey finals (source)
  • April 22, 1968: Estevan-Broncos meet Wednesday (source)
  • April 25, 1968: 'Bruins won but can do better' says Munro (source)
  • April 29, 1968: Estevan lead series 3-0 (source)
  • May 2 1968: Estevan takes series four games straight (source)

Post Season

  • May 16 1968: Rites held for crash victim (source)

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REGULAR SEASON PLAYER STATS (Sortable Table)

No. Pos Player GP G A TP PIM
15 G Alexander, Allan 'Al' cu ? 0 0 0 0
- G Allen, Gerry v ? 0 0 0 0
13 F Blanchette, Bob ? 10 7 17 -
8 F Dye, Wayne '53 v ? 10 20 30 -
2 D Elliott, Graham 'A' v ? 1 1 2 -
- G Forslund, Ed ? 0 0 0 0
1 G Gilroy, Jack '49 ? 0 0 0 0
16 F Hackman, Larry v ? 13 24 37 -
15 F Malinosky - Malinoski, Ivan 'Ike' v q ? 10 10 20 -
3 D Marsh, Dick ? 4 11 15 -
5 D Mayer, Bob '50 ? 11 10 21 -
- Nelson, Chris v ? 1 0 1 -
12 F Perepolkin, Mike cu ? 5 11 16 -
4 D Pollon, Ken 'A' v ? 2 4 6 -
14 F Quechuk, Lawrence '50 v ? 26 23 49 -
11 F Reilly, Rick v ? 0 4 4 -
7 F Rolston, Keith v ? 28 40 68 20
9 D Serviss, Tom 'C' v ? 25 65 90 69
- D Southward, Alan 'A' v ? 0 3 3 -
17 F Vachon, Jerry ? 11 23 34 -
6 F Williamson, Tom '47 v ? 13 15 28 -
10 F Wilson, Jeff '50 v ? 44 36 80 24

REGULAR SEASON GOALIE STATS

# GOALIE GP MIN GA AVG W L T SVS SA% PIM
1 Gilroy, Jack '49 - - - - - - - - - -
- Alexander, Allan 'Al' cu - - - - - - - - - -
- Allen, Gerry - - - - - - - - - -
- Forslund, Ed - - - - - - - - - -

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GAME SCORES

GAME SCORES & RECAPS

REGULAR SEASON GAMES

REGULAR SEASON GAMES
OCTOBER TIME OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
15 Sun. 2 pm v New Westminster Royals 7 5 Gm 1 (source)
20 Fri. 8:30pm @ Kelowna Buckaroos 5 9 Gm 2 (source)
21 Sat. 8:30pm v Kamloops Rockets 5 4 Gm 3 (source)
28 Sat. 8:30 pm v Penticton Broncos 0 4 Gm 4 (source)
NOVEMBER TIME OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
1 Wed. 8:30 pm @ Kamloops Rockets 1 4 Gm 5 (source)
Game 5 under protest (source) / Replayed January, Sunday 14 (source)
5 Fri. - @ Penticton 1 5 Gm 6 (source)
6 Sat. 8:30pm @ Victoria Cougars 4 4 Gm 7 (source)
7 Sun. 2 pm @ New Westminster 5 5 Gm 8 (source)
8 Wed. 8:30pm v Kelowna 5 3 Gm 9 (source)
17 Fri 8:30 pm v Victoria 6 3 Gm 10 (source)
22 Wed. - v Kamloops 3 5 Gm 11 (source)
24 Fri. - @ Kelowna 4 4 Gm 12 (source)
25 Sat. - @ Kamlo0ps 9 6 Gm 13 (source)
29 Wed. 8:30pm v Penticton 0 7 Gm 14 (source)
DECEMBER TIME OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
1 Fri. 8:30pm @ Penticton 1 4 Gm 15 (source)
9 Sat. 8:30pm v Victoria 8 3 Gm 16 (source)
10 Sun. 2pm v New Westmister 11 4 Gm 17 (source)
13 Wed. - @ Kamloops 3 9 Gm 18 (source)
16 Sat. - @ Victoria 2 5 Gm 19 (source)
17 Sun. 2pm @ New Westminster 11 2 Gm 20 (source)
20 Wed. 2pm v Kamloops 8 4 Gm 21 (source)
22 Fri. @ Penticton 9 7 Gm 22 (source)
26 Tue. 2:30pm v Kamloops 12 7 Gm 23 (source)
30 Sat. 8:30pm v New Westminster 6 7 Gm 24 (source)
31 Sun. 2:30pm v Victoria 3 0 Gm 25 (source)
JANUARY TIME OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
1 Mon. v Penticton-Summerland 5 8 Gm 26 (source)
7 Fri. 8:30pm @ Kelowna 5 9 Gm 27 (source)
8 Sat. 8:30pm v Kelowna 5 5 Gm 28 (source)
10 Wed. 8:30pm v Penticton 3 10 Gm 29 (source)
14 Sun. 2pm @ Kamloops 5 8 Gm 5 Replay (source)
16 Tue. 8:30pm @ Penticton 2 8 Gm 30 (source)
20 Sat - @ Victoria 9 6 Gm 31 (source)
21 Sun 2pm @ New Westminster 4 7 Gm 32 (source)
27 Sat. 8:30pm v Kamloops 5 3 Gm 33 (source)
FEBRUARY TIME OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
4 Sun 2pm @ New Westminster 9 1 Gm 34 (source)
7 Wed 8:30pmpm v Penticton 5 4 Gm 35 (source)
11 Sun 2:30pmpm v Victoria - - Gm 36 Cancelled (source)
16 Fri 8:30pm @ Kelowna 2 7 Gm 37 (source)
17 Sat 8:30pm v New Westminster 9 8 Gm 38 (source)
24 Sat 8:30pm v Kelowna 5 4 Gm 39 (source)
28 Wed 8:30pm v Victoria 8 3 Gm 36 Rescheduled (source)
MARCH TIME OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
2 Sat 2pm @ Victoria 4 6 Gm 40 (source)

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REGULAR SEASON TOTALS

GP W L T GF GA TP
40 19 17 4 213 218 42

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PLAYOFFS PLAYER STATS (Sortable Table)

No. Pos Player GP G A TP PIM
- G Allen, Gerry - - - - -
13 F Blanchette, Bob - 0 2 2 4
8 F Dye, Wayne '53 - - - - -
2 F Elliott, Graham 'A' - - - - -
1 G Gilroy, Jack '49 - - - - -
16 F Hackman, Larry - - - - -
3 D Marsh, Dick - 1 0 1 6
5 F Malinosky, Ivan - 1 1 2 8
5 D Mayer, Bob '50 - - - - -
- F Nelson, Chris - - - - -
12 F Perepolkin, Mike cu - - - - -
4 D Pollon, Ken 'A' - - - - -
14 F Quechuk, Lawrence '50 - 2 1 3 2
11 F Reilly, Rick - - - - -
7 F Rolston, Keith - 1 0 1 2
9 D Serviss, Tom 'C' - 0 5 5 4
- D Southward, Alan 'A' - - - - -
17 F Vachon, Jerry - 1 0 1 4
6 F Williamson, Tom '47 - - - - -
10 F Wilson, Jeff '50 - 4 2 6 0

PLAYOFF GOALIE STATS

# GOALIE GP MIN GA SOG AVG W L SVS SA% PIM
1 Gilroy, Jack '49 4 - 21 155 5.25 0 4 - - -
- Allen, Gerry - - - - - - - - - -

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PLAYOFFS

PLAYOFF GAMES

NAT BAILEY CUP - LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINAL "A" (1v3)
DATE OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
Fri Mar 8 8:30pm @ Penticton 1 2 PO 1 (source)
Sun Mar 10 2:30pm v Penticton 3 5 PO 2 (source)
Tue Mar 12 8:30pm @ Penticton 3 8 PO 3 (source)
Fri Mar 15 8:30pm v Penticton 3 6 PO 4 (source)
TOTALS 10 21 Totals (source)

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PLAYOFFS TOTALS

GP W L GF GA PIM
4 0 4 10 21 52

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TEAM PERSONEL

TEAM PERSONEL

POSITION NAME
Owner Vernon Minor Hockey Association
Jr. Hockey Officers Chairman, Dave MacKay; Secretary, Art Crowe; Treasurer, Bill Cunning
Jr. Hockey Directors Frank Williamson, George Bevan, Jim Hackman, Carl Sorensen, Gordon Henschke, John Zahara, Vernon Dye, Gerry Alexander, Jim McCallum, Gib Loyie
Manager Dr. Hugh K. Clarke
Coach Odie Lowe
Trainer Jim 'Smitty' Smith
Minor Hockey Officers President, Jim McCallum, 1st Vice President, Stewart Mitchell, 2nd Vice President, Al Madden, 3rd Vice President, Jim Hackman, Registrant, Amy Myles, Secretary, Jessie Ewart, Treasurer, Bill Cunning
Minor Hockey Directors George Bevan, Hap Schaefer, Bill Brown, Jon Zahara, Reine Holland, Neil Hengel, Gerry Alexander, Don MacDonald, Dave MacKay, Hugh Clarke, Joe Brown, Jack Marchand, Frank Flasch, Derry Ewart, Pat Dunn, Paul Maxnuk, Gib Loyie, Al Wiffen, Kay McCallum

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PAGE CONTRIBUTERS

Page Contributers:

  • Don Klepp 3/23/2021
  • 1967-68 Program Museum & Archives Vernon, Gwyn Evans (3/21/2025)
  • British Columbia Regional Digitized History - Kelowna Daily Courier
  • ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Province
  • 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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