Vernon Essos 1970-1971 Season
Affiliate of the Medicine Hat Tigers

NEWS ITEMS

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

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Pre-season

  • April 20, 1970: B.C. Junior league raises age limits (source)
  • August 17, 1970: Junior hockey activity starts (source)
  • August 24, 1970: Training camp starts Sept. 18 / Reach hockey agreement (source)
  • September 14, 1970: Arena has face lift (source)
  • September 17, 1970: Junior hockey looks big here (source)
  • September 21, 1970: Training camp in full swing / B.C. Jr. Hockey Schedule (source)
  • September 24, 1970: Junior hockey shaping up here (source)

Season

  • October 8, 1970: Essos-Cougars clash here on the weekend (source)
  • October 13, 1970: Essos have yet to lose (source)
  • October 29, 1970: Financial cloud hangs over Essos (source)
  • November 5, 1970: Financial cloud hangs over Essos / B.C. league standings / Essos scoring statistics (source)
  • November 12, 1970: Essos anticipate a good weekend (source)
  • November 19, 1970: Essos host a pair of weekend games (source)
  • December 3, 1970: Essos set to maul Bruins (source)
  • December 17, 1970: 'Essos are pushovers' says Bronco manager (source)
  • January 7, 1971: Chilliwack here Sunday (source)
  • January 14 1971: Victoria Cougars in town Saturday / Essos pickup two players (source)
  • January 21 1971: Essos place three on all-star team (source)
  • February 18 1971: Junior hockey teams penalized (source)
  • February 25 1971: BCJHL cuts ties with Prairie loop (source)
  • March 18 1971: Penticton are division champs (source)

Playoffs

  • March 18, 1971: Playoff structure for Junior A league (source)

Post Season

  • April 2, 1970: Junior A hockey club up for sale (source)
  • April 9, 1970: Sale of club explained / Five Vernon players named (source)
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Note: Articles for individual games can be found beside each game score under heading 'RECAP' as Gm# (source)

A team consists of 17 players

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REGULAR SEASON PLAYER STATS (Sortable Table)

No. Pos Player GP G A TP PIM
- - Barabe, Serge cu X 1 0 0 0 0
- - Bevan, Willie cu X 2 0 0 0 0
12 F Buchanan, Bob re X
( to Kelowna Buckaroos) 		9 2 4 6 18
2 D Cox, Rod (52) 58 20 33 53 116
4 D Craig, Bob 'A'(52) v 38 8 35 43 257
21 D Dirk, Don (52)
(from Medicine Hat Tigers) 		23 1 3 4 102
8 F Dye, Wayne '53 v 39 38 45 83 163
18 C Fleming, Jack X 30 11 10 21 42
- D Gabruck, Don cu X 1 0 0 0 0
16 F Gare, Ernie '52 58 33 31 64 82
3 D Gassoff, Bob 'A'(53) 51 2 16 18 295
4 C Gassoff, Ken '54 X 2 0 0 0 0
- C Gurniak, Dave r re X
(to Medicine Hat Tigers) 		7 3 0 3 9
- F Hunt, Stan '52 7 2 2 4 2
5 D Inglis, Jim cu 36 0 4 4 15
14 RW Johnstone, Ed "Eddie" '54 r 50 45 46 91 83
1 G Karchie, Leo '52 X
(to Medicine Hat Tigers) 		21 0 0 0 2
7 C Lawrence, Jim '52 v 59 41 85 126 116
23 G Love, Harvey '51 29 0 0 0 0
17 D Marsh, Jim 'C'(51) v 60 12 34 46 103
5 F Maxwell, Terry X
(from Victoria Cougars) 		7 4 1 5 10
9 C Meritt, Gordon v re X
( to Kelowna Buckaroos) 		11 2 2 4 11
6 RW Neil, Dave '53 'A' r 57 12 19 31 28
15 D Powell, Bob cu 24 1 1 2 58
11 F Price, John v 52 23 47 70 78
30 G Price, Wayne '53 60 0 1 1 24
- F Roach, Mike X 1 0 1 1 2
5 D See, Merv '52 X 7 0 2 2 8
12 F Smeland, Bryan
(from Medicine Hat Tigers) 		14 4 5 9 2
- G Smithson, Mike '54 cu X 4 0 0 0 0
12 LW Taylor, Rob '52 X 4 1 2 3 0
9 RW Walton, Glenn '52 55 12 13 25 21
10 F Wiffen, Doug '52 cu r 49 8 13 21 30
22 F Williams, Dave "Tiger" '54 X 5 0 0 0 22

REGULAR SEASON GOALIE STATS

# GOALIE GP MIN GA AVG W L T SVS SA% PIM
30 Price, Wayne (53) - - - - - - - - - 22
1 Karchi, Leo (52) X 21 - - - - - - - - -
- Smithson, Mike cu X 3 - - - - - - - - -
- Love, Harvey - - - - - - - - - -
- Bench - - - - - - - - - 12

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GAME SCORES

GAME SCORES & RECAPS

EXHIBITION GAMES
SEPTEMBER TIME OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
23 Wed. - @ Penticton Broncos 1 4 EX Gm 1 (source)
25 Fri. 9pm v Kelwona Buckaroos 9 3 EX Gm 2 (source)
27 Sun. - @ Kelwona Buckaroos 3 5 EX Gm 3 (source)
28 Mon. 8pm v Penticton Broncos 5 3 EX Gm 4 (source)
29 Tues. - @ Kamloops Rockets 4 7 Ex Gm 5 (source)
30 Wed. 8pm v Kamloops Rockets 2 2 Ex Gm 6 (source)

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REGULAR SEASON GAMES

STARTING GAME TIMES
  • Victoria - Weekdays 830pm; Sundays 7pm
  • Vancouver - Mondays 8pm; Fridays 830pm; Sundays 2pm
  • New Westminster & Chilliwack - Weekdays 830pm; Sundays 230pm
  • Penticton - Tuesdays & Fridays 8pm
  • Kelowna - Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays 830pm; Sundays 2pm
  • Kamloops - Weekdays 830pm; Sundays 2pm
  • Vernon - Saturdays 8:30pm; Sunday 230pm; Sunday Nights 730pm Sundays 2pm
REGULAR SEASON GAMES
OCTOBER OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
3 Sat. v Kelowna Buckaroos 8 6 Gm 1 (source)
9 Fri. @ Kelowna 5 1 Gm 2 (source)
11 Sun. v Victoria Cougars 2 2 Gm 3 (source)
14 Wed. v Penticton Broncos 1 6 Gm 4 (source)
14 Wed. v New Westminster 7 5 Gm 5 (source)
21 Wed. v Kamloops Rockets 4 3 Gm 6 (source)
24 Sat. v Vancouver Centennials 3 9 Gm 7 (source)
30 Fri. @ Vancouver 3 6 Gm 8 (source)
31 Sat @ Victoria 3 4 Gm 9 (source)
NOVEMBER OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
1 Sun @ New Westminster 3 7 Gm 10 (source)
7 Sat. @ Kamloops Rockets 3 4 Gm 11 (source)
8 Sun. v Penticton 3 6 Gm 12 (source)
13 Fri. @ Kelowna 6 3 Gm 13 (source)
15 Sun. v New Westminster 5 2 Gm 14 (source)
21 Sat. v Victoria 3 13 Gm 15 (source)
22 Sun. v Kamloops 2 2 Gm 16 (source)
25 Wed. v Kelowna 8 2 Gm 17 (source)
27 Fri. @ New Westminster 2 5 Gm 18 (source)
28 Sat. @ Victoria 1 1 Gm 19 (source)
29 Sun. @ Chilliwack Bruins 5 1 Gm 20 (source)
DECEMBER OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
5 Sat. v Chilliwack 7 2 Gm 21 (source)
8 Tue. @ Penticton 1 4 Gm 22 (source)
9 Wed. @ Kamloops 3 4 Gm 23 (source)
11 Fri. @ Kelowna 3 3 Gm 24 (source)
12 Sat. v Kelowna 9 4 Gm 25 (source)
19 Sat v Penticton 7 2 Gm 26 (source)
22 Tue. @ Penticton 6 4 Gm 27 (source)
26 Sat. @ Kamloops 3 4 Gm 28 (source)
28 Mon. v Kamloops 4 3 Gm 29 (source)
JANUARY OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
1 Fri. v Kamloops 4 4 Gm 30 (source)
2 Sat. @ Kamloops 1 3 Gm 31 (source)
5 Tue. @ Penticton 5 2 Gm 32 (source)
10 Sun. v Chilliwack 6 4 Gm 33 (source)
16 Sat v Victoria 6 4 Gm 34 (source)
17 Sun @ Penticton 4 6 Gm 35 (source)
20 Wed @ Kamloops 2 3 Gm 36 (source)
22 Fri. @ Kelowna 3 1 Gm 37 (source)
23 Sat v Penticton 5 2 Gm 38 (source)
27 Wed. v Kelowna 9 3 Gm 39 (source)
30 Sat. v Vancouver 5 3 Gm 40 (source)
FEBRUARY OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
3 Wed. v Kelowna 8 3 Gm 41 (source)
5 Fri. @ Vancouver 3 4 Gm 42 (source)
6 Sat. @ Victoria 3 10 Gm 43 (source)
7 Sun @ Chilliwack 5 4 Gm 44 (source)
10 Wed. v Kamloops 6 2 Gm 45 (source)
12 Fri. @ Kelowna 8 6 Gm 46 (source)
16 Tue. @ Penticton 2 8 Gm 47 (source)
19 Fri @ Kelowna 9 8 Gm 48 (source)
21 Sun v Vancouver 8 2 Gm 49 (source)
24 Wed @ Kamloops 1 5 Gm 50 (source)
27 Sat v New Westminster 5 4 Gm 51 (source)
28 Sun v Penticton 7 5 Gm 52 (source)
MARCH OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
2 Tue @ Penticton 4 9 Gm 53 (source)
5 Fri v Kamloops 6 5 Gm 54 (source)
6 Sat v Chilliwack 9 4 Gm 55 (source)
10 Wed v Penticton 7 3 Gm 56 (source)
12 Fri @ Vancouver 5 4 Gm 57 (source)
13 Sat @ New Westminster 6 3 Gm 58 (source)
14 Sun @ Chilliwack 4 4 Gm 59 (source)
19 Fri v Kelowna 9 2 Gm 60 (source)

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REGULAR SEASON TOTALS

GP W L T GF GA TP
60 34 20 6 285 248 74

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PLAYOFFS PLAYER STATS (Sortable Table)

No. Pos Player GP G A TP PIM
2 D Cox, Rod - - - - -
4 D Craig, Bob 'A' - - - - -
21 D Dirk, Don - - - - -
8 F Dye, Wayne - - - - -
16 F Gare, Ernie - - - - -
3 D Gassoff, Bob 'A' - - - - -
- F Hunt, Stan - - - - -
5 D Inglis, Jim - - - - -
14 RW Johnstone, Ed - - - - -
7 C Lawrence, Jim - - - - -
23 G Love, Harvey - - - - -
17 D Marsh, Jim 'C' - - - - -
6 RW Neil, Dave 'A' - - - - -
15 D Powell, Bob - - - - -
11 F Price, John - - - - -
30 G Price, Wayne - - - - -
12 F Smeland, Bryan - - - - -
9 RW Walton, Glenn - - - - -
10 F Wiffen, Doug - - - - -

PLAYOFF GOALIE STATS

# GOALIE GP MIN GA AVG W L T SVS SA% PIM
30 Price, Wayne - - - - - - - - - 22
- Love, Harvey - - - - - - - - - -
- Bench - - - - - - - - - -

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PLAYOFFS

PLAYOFF GAMES

NAT BAILEY CUP - LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER-FINAL (2v3)
DATE OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
Tue Mar 23 8pm v Kamloops 0 3 PO 1 (source)
Thu Mar 25 830pm @ Kamloops 1 5 PO 2 (source)
Fri Mar 26 9pm v Kamloops 5 1 PO 3 (source)
Sun Mar 28 230pm @ Kamloops 4 5 PO 4 (source)
Tue Mar 30 8pm v Kamloops 4 5 PO 5 (source)
Totals 14 19

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PLAYOFFS TOTALS

GP W L GF GA
5 1 4 14 19

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TEAM PERSONEL

TEAM PERSONEL

POSITION NAME
OWNERS Vernon Minor Hockey Association (Run by a 10 man executive, working under a management company basis)
EXECUTIVE Vern Dye, Dave McKay, Hal Gordon, Ernie Kowal, Bill Roth, Rolly Sammartino, Nick Schuck, Russ Fish, A, Melbourne, J. Gradner, B. Willows
GM Dave McKay
PRESIDENT Bill Roth
MANAGER Vern Dye
HEAD COACH Odie Lowe
TRAINER Roly Sammartino

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