Vernon Lakers 1987-1988 Season
Interior Pennant / Interior Division & League Champions
Mowat Cup

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

  • March 26 1987: Kendall's Korner: Lis excited about next year (source)
  • April 29 1987: Salmon Arm to rejoin BCJHL Interior Division (source)

Pre-Season

  • June 6 1988: Lakers name Ganzert marketing director (source)
  • June 11 1988: B.C. league becomes dominant (source)
  • June 18 1988: BCJHL owners optimistic (source)
  • July 8 1988: Conditioning camp for junior players (source)
  • July 16 1988: Money plays important role when building a junior team (source)
  • July 17 1988: BROTHRS TO PLAY IN GAME (source)
  • July 20 1988: EIGHT PLAYERS TRADED / Team NHL rallies to edge junior squad (source)
  • July 21 1988: Lis makes shrewd trade (source)
  • July 23 1988: SCHOLARSHIP FUND CHEQUE (source)
  • August 1 1988: Two players will recieve assistance (source)
  • August 20 1988: Hockey club acquires a top midget player (source)
  • August 25 1988: Lakers acquire rugged forward (source)

Training Camp

  • August 26 1988: 100 prospects attend Lakers' rookie camp (source)
  • August 27 1988: Lakers sign affiliation (source)
  • August 29 1988: Gare looking for a goalie (source)
  • August 31 1988: 13 veterans at training camp (source)
  • September 1 1988: Training camp begins tonight (source)
  • September 2 1988: Lots of jobs available at junior training camp (source)
  • September 3 1988: Summer recruiting pays off for Lakers (source)
  • September 4 1988: Lakers sign slick winger (source)
  • September 8 1988: Lakers sign goalie after beating Merritt (source)
  • September 9 1988: Vernon trades Fox for Penticton goalie (source)
  • September 10 1988: Palmer shopping for a new team / Lakers loaded with talent (source)
  • September 14 1988: Hockey wants a better image / OLSON NEEDS SURGERY / Dever departs, Tyszka arrives (source)

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REGULAR SEASON PLAYER STATS (Sortable Table)

No. Pos Player GP G A TP #P PIM PPG ShG GFG GWG hat PPA ShA GFA GWA
16 LW ALGER, Ian '67 52 34 40 74 63 227 9 2 4 2 1 8 1 3 5
BU G AUSTIN, Scott '69 (R)
w/Kelowna Packers 		4
16 		0
0 		0
1 		0
1 		0
2 		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 RW/C Barkley, Mike '70 at 48 47 44 91 29 88 14 1 6 5 4 11 1 7 5
10 D BIAFORE, Chad '68 50 16 36 52 57 190 4 1 4 1 1 11 0 1 4
2 D CHASE, Keith '67 31 1 6 7 46 194 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 F DENNIS, Duane '69 43 14 26 40 40 140 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 1
- D Dobish, Jeff at t X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 C DRAKE, Dallas '69 s r 47 39 85 124 17 50 6 0 5 4 3 27 0 13 12
5 D ELLIOT, Wes '68 49 7 34 41 77 236 3 1 2 0 0 16 1 1 3
1 G FRY, Glenn '67
(T) Richmond Sockeyes 		41 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 D GANZERT, Kris '69 (Chris)
(T) Salmon Arm Tigers 		3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- F Graham, Jamie s r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
14 LW GREYEYES, Mark '68 49 37 54 91 26 93 12 2 4 5 1 15 1 5 6
AP - HARDER, Kevin '67 28 8 13 21 13 40 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 2
15 D HENDRY, Shawn '68 48 9 21 30 61 229 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 0
21 - HLAVSA, Darren 15 3 5 8 14 44 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
- HOGLUND, Andrew 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 RW JACKSON, Dane '70 49 24 30 54 34 95 3 1 1 3 1 5 1 2 4
- F Lafroth, Brian at - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
D LIGHTFOOT, Barry '69
(T) Salmon Arm Tigers 		29 3 5 8 5 21 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
3 D MARKIN, Adrian '68 50 6 13 19 12 51 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
17 D MARTINI, Darcy '69 48 9 26 35 68 193 6 0 2 4 1 14 1 2 4
- C Naylor, Darren at - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
AP - NIKIRK, Dave 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 F/D OLSON, Greg '69 17 2 3 5 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
19 C Paller, Mike at 51 24 22 46 50 165 4 0 2 1 1 5 1 4 3
BU G PALMER, Jason (Jay)
(T) Richmond Sockeyes 		2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 F PARNELL, Greg '69 39 27 31 58 5 82 0 0 2 4 0 8 0 2 3
AP RW PRIEST, Brad (R) 4 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
24 RW POHL, Trev '67 13 4 11 15 24 116 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1
AP G RAVEN, Brent 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AP C ROSS, Kelly (R) '70 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
30 G Rysz, Barry '70 s r 46 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 D Soukaroff, Phil '68 at 47 15 44 59 20 73 5 2 1 0 0 21 2 9 4
9 RW Steer, Jamie '69 s r 52 51 66 117 7 14 15 4 5 6 4 13 2 9 6
AP G TURANEN, Jaakki (R) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- G Tyszka, Mark '69 at 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G WHALEY, Tim '67
(T) Chilliwack Eagles 		3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- - BENCH 0 0 0 0 12 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Please, submit any stats to: admin "at" vernonjrahockey "dot" ca

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REGULAR SEASON GOALIE STATS

# GOALIE GP MIN GA AVG W L T SVS SA%
BU AUSTIN, Scott
w/Kelowna Packers 		2
10 		65
489 		6
28 		5.54
3.44 		1
4 		0
3 		0
0 		18
184 		75.0
86.8
1 FRY, Glen 34 2948 115 2.34 27 6 0 938 89.1
BU PALMER, Jay X
(T) Richmond Sockeyes 		1 57 1 1.05 1 0 0 28 96.6
BU RAVEN, Brent 1 60 7 7.00 0 1 0 41 85.4
30 Rysz, Barry 18 1338 61 2.74 12 2 0 465 88.4
BU TURANEN, Jaaki X
(T) Williams Lake Mustangs(PCJHL) 		1 41 5 7.32 1 0 0 18 78.3
BU Tyszka, Mark 3 174 18 6.21 1 2 0 78 81.3
BU WHALEY, Tim X
(T) Richmond Sockeyes 		2 80 4 3.00 1 1 0 38 90.5

PLAYER TRANSACTIONS

PLAYER TRANSACTIONS

  • 20-Jul-88: Trade Todd Demchuk(F), Jan Zeidel(D), Mike Conrad(D), Brian Main(D) to the Juan De Fuca Whalers in exchange for Mike Barkley(C) 17, Darren Naylor(C) 17, Phil Soukaroff(D), Jeff Dobish(F)
  • 08-Aug-88: Sign Jamie Steer(C) 18 from Calgary Buffalos, Alberta AAA Midget Hockey League
  • 25-Aug-88: Trade Jeff Dobish(F) to Abbotsford Falcons for Mike Paller(F) 20 / Acquire Brian Lafroth(F) from the Prince George Spruce Kings(PCJHL) for future considerations
  • 20-Aug-88: Sign Dallas Drake(C) 17 from Rossland Warriors(KIJHL)
  • 04-Sep-88: Sign Jamie Steer(C) 18 from Calgary Buffalos, Alberta AAA Midget Hockey League
  • 08-Sep-88: Sign Barry Rysz(G) 17 from Dawson Creek Capitals(PCJHL), Jamie Graham(F) from Edmonton midgets
  • 09-Sep-88: Trade Jason Fox(D) 18 to Penticton Knights in exchange for Mark Tyszka(G) 18
  • 14-Sep-88: Trade Bob Dever(D) to Abbotsford Falcons for future considerations

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GAME SCORES

GAME SCORES & RECAPS

  • Weekday Games: 8pm
  • Sunday Games: 7pm
  • Away Games: 830pm
EXHIBITION GAMES
SEPTEMBER OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
4 Fri @ Penticton Knights 8 2 EX Gm 1 (source)
5 Sat v Merritt Centennials
in Winfield 		6 2 EX Gm 2 (source)
9 Wed @ Kelowna Packers
in Rutland 		W L EX Gm 3 No Recap
13 Sun v Salmon Arm Tigers
in Enderby 		12 2 EX Gm 4 (source)
14 Tue v Penticton Knights 5 3 EX Gm 5 (source)
19 Sat v Portland Winter Hawks(WHL) - - EX Gm 6

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REGULAR SEASON GAMES

REGULAR SEASON GAMES
SEPTEMBER OPPONENT GF GA RECAP

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REGULAR SEASON TOTALS

GP W L T GF GA TP PPG PIM
52 42 10 0 381 196 84 98 2363

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PLAYOFFS - LEAGUE

NAT BAILEY CUP - LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Interior Conference Semi-Finals GP W L GF GA
Merrit Centennials 4 4 0 28 15
Interior Conference Finals GP W L GF GA
Pentiction Knights 4 4 0 31 14
League Finals GP W L GF GA
Richmond Sockeyes 5 4 1 ot 37 24

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PLAYOFFS - REGIONAL

MOWAT CUP - BC Championship GP W L GF GA
Grande Prairie North Stars (Peace-Cariboo JHL) 2 2 0 13 3
DOYLE CUP - BC vs AB Championship GP W L GF GA
Calgary Canucks (Alberta JHL) 4 0 4 11 20

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TEAM PERSONEL

POSITION NAME
OWNER/PRES./G. M. MEL LIS
ASST. G.M./HEAD COACH ERNIE GARE
ASSISTANT COACHES GEROGE FARGHER
EDDIE JOHNSTONE
TRAINER WAYNE SORCI
PROMOTIONS/MARKETING JIM McLAUGHLIN
PUBLIC RELATIONS JIM GANZERT
TEAM STATISTICIAN RIENHOLD HOLLAND
TEAM DENTIST DR. WILL GAEDE
TEAM DENTURIST OLEY KASPER
TEAM CHIROPRACTOR DR. MURRAY BANKS

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