OKANAGAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE 2014
Vernon Essos 1971-1972 Season
League Pennant / League Championship / Mowat Cup
Medicine Hat Tigers Affiliate

NEWS ITEMS

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

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Pre-season

  • April 4, 1971: Minor hockey elects eight new officials (source)
  • August 19, 1971: Vernon to drop Jr. B players (source)
  • August 23, 1971: Hassle over sale of Jr. club continues (source)
  • August 26, 1971: Six teams, 60 game schedule for A's (source)
  • September 2, 1971: Local group now own Jr. Essos (source)
  • September 9, 1971: Odie Lowe again coaches juniors (source)
  • September 13, 1971: Junior camp to start Tuesday (source)
  • September 16, 1971: Leading scorer signs with Jr's. (source)
  • September 20, 1971: Juniors have a new president / Junior hockey tonight (source)
  • September 23, 1971: Western Canada teams in exhibition play (source)
  • September 27, 1971: Essos to host four major junior teams (source)
  • October 7, 1971: B.C. junior A hockey opens here Saturday (source)

Season

  • October 12, 1971: BC junior A standings (source)
  • October 14, 1971: Essos head to Coast tomorrow (source)
  • October 21, 1971: Essos meet Bruins here on Saturday (source)
  • October 25, 1971: Standings tighten in Junior hockey / Team statistics (source)
  • October 28, 1971: Five Vernon players lead league scoring / B.C. JUNIOR 'A' HOCKEY LEAGUE '71/'72 (source)
  • November 1, 1971: Essos will open doors to Lumby minor players / B.C. Jr. A standings (source)
  • November 4, 1971: Brawling fight involves 32 players in hockey game / B.C. Jr. 'A' standings (source)
  • November 8, 1971: B.C. Jr. 'A' standings / Essos team standings (source)
  • November 10, 1971: No suspensions handed players (source)
  • November 15, 1971: B.C. Jr. A standings (source)
  • November 18, 1971: B.C. Jr. A statistics (source)
  • November 22, 1971: Nelson native joins Essos / B.C. junior A standings (source)
  • November 29, 1971: B.C. junior A standings / Vernon Essos individual stats... (source)
  • December 2, 1971: B.C. junior A standings for Essos (source)
  • December 6, 1971: B.C. junior A standings (source)
  • December 9, 1971: Three crucial games on tap for Essos (source)
  • December 13, 1971: B.C. junior A standings for Essos (source)
  • December 20, 1971: Penticton here Tuesday night / Rockets coach takes issue / B.C. Jr. hockey statistics & standings (source)
  • December 29, 1971: B.C. JUNIOR A HOCKEY STANDINGS (source)
  • January 4, 1972: Essos dominate all-star selects / B.C. junior A standings (source)
  • January 6, 1972: Essos trade and trim player roster / Scene set Saturday for battle of giants (source)
  • January 10, 1972: Quite a weekend for junior hockey / B.C. junior A standings (source)
  • January 13, 1972: Essos beginning to eye B.C. title / B.C. junior A standings / Essos trim team roster to nineteen (source)
  • January 17, 1972: B.C. junior A standings (source)
  • January 20, 1972: B.C. junior A standings (source)
  • January 24, 1972: B.C. junior A standings (source)
  • January 27, 1972: Essos play Penticton here Saturday night / B.C. junior A standings (source)
  • January 31, 1972: B.C. junior A standings (source)
  • February 2, 1972: Essos to celebrate carnival Saturday (source)
  • February 7, 1972: B.C. junior A standings (source)
  • February 10, 1972: B.C. junior A standings (source)
  • February 14, 1972: Carnival trophy shared (source)
  • February 17, 1972: Essos individual standings are best / B.C. junior A standings / Three big games locally for Essos (source)
  • February 21, 1972: B.C. junior A standings (source)
  • February 28, 1972: B.C. junior A standings (source)
  • March 2, 1972:Essos are 1971-72 league champions / B.C. junior A standings (source)
  • March 6, 1972: B.C. junior A standings (source)
  • March 13, 1972: B.C. junior A standings (source)

Playoffs

  • March 29, 1972: Junior finals to start here Saturday (source)

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

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REGULAR SEASON PLAYER STATS (Sortable Table)

No. Pos Player GP G A TP PIM
- - Anderson, Clay cu X 3 0 0 0 0
- - Austin, Bill r re X 2 0 0 0 0
17 D Bergeron, Dennis 57 0 16 16 76
1 G Bowie, Earl r 25 0 1 1 0
4 D Brewer, Lyle r 52 2 19 21 114
14 RW Brown, Graydon s 9 0 1 1 6
- - Dye, Barry cu X 9 0 4 4 0
8 F Dye, Wayne '53 v 54 55 50 105 153
5/10 C/LW Fargher, George r
from Cranbrook Colts(Jr.B) 		40 8 8 16 20
- C Gagnon, Will cu X 1 0 0 0 0
16 F Gare, Ernie Jr. "A" v 57 50 83 133 130
14 RW Johnstone, Ed v re/t X
to Medicine Hat Tigers(WCJHL) 		36 29 36 65 99
3 D Lane, Cliff '56 53 0 13 13 81
7 F Lawrence, Jim "C" v 60 36 81 117 99
5 RD Marsh, Bob r
from Haney Monarchs(Jr.B) 		24 1 8 9 30
- - Murdy, Wayne 4 0 1 1 0
6 F Neil, Dave v q X
to Cranbrook Colts(Jr.B) 		24 5 7 12 28
10 F Neilson, Gordon re X
to Kelowna Buckaroos(plus future considerations) 		22 3 4 7 19
18 D Powell, Bob v 47 3 21 24 153
11 F Price, John 'A' v 58 54 79 133 109
- - Ried, Ken r re X 1 0 0 0 0
12 RW/C Salo, Les 58 41 34 75 38
15 F Shirley, Jeff r 55 20 23 43 64
6 - Sloan, Vic r
from Haney Monarchs(Jr.B) 		24 3 2 5 2
30 G Smithson, Mike '54 r 42 0 0 0 0
5 - Stankievich, Gary q X 3 0 0 0 39
- G Turanski, Bob cu 1 0 0 0 0
2 D Vernon, Bill "A" r 58 9 25 34 64
9 F Walton, Glen v 54 32 40 72 83

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REGULAR SEASON GOALIE STATS

# GOALIE GP MIN GA AVG W L T SO SVS SA% PIM
30 Smithson, Mike '54 42 2338 136 3.49 - - - 4 1020 88.2 -
1 Bowie, Earl 25 1294 92 4.23 - - - 1 594 86.0 -
BU Turanski, Bob 1 30 4 4.00 - - - - 25 85.7 -

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GAME SCORES

GAME SCORES & RECAPS

  • Game Times 8pm
EXHIBITION GAMES
SEPTEMBER OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
28 Tue. v New Westminster Bruins(Major Jr.) 3 8 EX Gm 1 (source)
29 Wed. v Medicine Hat Tigers(Major Jr.) 4 10 EX Gm 2 (source)
30 Thu. v Kelowna Buckaroos 10 5 EX Gm 3 (source)
OCTOBER OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
1 Fri. @ Kelowna 8 1 EX Gm 4 (source)
2 Sat. v Calgary Centennials 1 6 Ex Gm 5 (source)
4 Mon. v Victoria Cougars 5 5 Ex Gm 6 (source)
DECEMBER OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
27 Mon. v Nor Wes Cap (Jr. B) 9 8 EX Gm 7 (source)

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REGULAR SEASON GAMES

STARTING GAME TIMES
  • Vancouver-Richmond (Richmond Arena - Mondays 730pm; Fridays & Sundays 8pm
  • Chilliwack - Thursday & Saturday 830pm; Sundays 7pm
  • Kamloops - Wednesday & Friday 830pm; Sundays 7pm
  • Vernon - Tuesday, Thursday & Saturdays 8pm; Friday 9pm; Sunday 230pm & 730pm
  • Kelowna - Tuesday, Friday & Saturdays 830pm; Sundays 730pm
  • Penticton - Tuesdays & Saturdays 830pm; Fridays 830pm; Sunday 730pm
REGULAR SEASON GAMES
OCTOBER OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
9 Sat. v Kelowna Buckaroos 11 2 Gm 1 (source)
11 Mon. v Penticton Broncos 4 2 Gm 2 (source)
15 Fri. @ Richmond Centennials 9 6 Gm 3 (source)
16 Sat. @ Chilliwack Bruins 5 3 Gm 4 (source)
18 Mon. @ Richmond 0 2 Gm 5 (source)
19 Tue. @ Kelowna 6 5 Gm 6 (source)
22 Fri. @ Penticton 3 7 Gm 7 (source)
23 Sat. v Chilliwack 2 3 Gm 8 (source)
NOVEMBER OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
2 Tue. v Kamloops Rockets 6 5 Gm 9 (source)
6 Fri. @ Penticton 5 3 Gm 10 (source)
7 Sat. v Penticton 4 0 Gm 11 (source)
10 Wed. @ Kamloops 7 4 Gm 12 (source)
12 Fri. v Chilliwack 5 1 Gm 13 (source)
14 Sun. v Richmond 8 3 Gm 14 (source)
16 Tue. @ Kelowna 3 8 Gm 15 (source)
21 Sun. v Kamloops 14 4 Gm 16 (source)
25 Thu. @ Chilliwack 6 2 Gm 17 (source)
26 Fri. @ Richmond 6 3 Gm 18 (source)
27 Sat. @ Chilliwack 10 4 Gm 19 (source)
30 Tue. @ Penticton 3 6 Gm 20 (source)
DECEMBER OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
4 Sat. v Richmond 10 2 Gm 21 (source)
10 Tue. @ Kelowna 13 5 Gm 22 (source)
11 Sat. @ Kamloops 3 2 Gm 23 (source)
12 Sun. v Kelowna 15 0 Gm 24 (source)
14 Tue. v Kamloops 6 0 Gm 25 (source)
17 Fri. v Kamloops W L Gm 26 - No Recap
19 Sun. v Richmond W L Gm 27 - No Recap
21 Tue. v Penticton 6 4 Gm 28 (source)
26 Sun. @ Kamloops 3 7 Gm 29 (source)
28 Tue. v Chilliwack 7 4 Gm 30 (source)
30 Thu. v Kelowna 10 0 Gm 31 - (source)
JANUARY OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
1 Sat. @ Chilliwack 3 6 Gm 32 (source)
2 Sun. @ Chilliwack 2 3 Gm 33 (source)
4 Mon. @ Richmond 6 4 Gm 34 (source)
JANUARY 10 ROSTER TO 19 DEADLINE
7 Fri. @ Penticton 8 5 Gm 35 (source)
8 Sat. v Penticton 5 3 Gm 36 (source)
14 Fri. v Richmond 8 5 Gm 37 (source)
15 Sat v Chilliwack 5 2 Gm 38 (source)
18 Tue. v Kelowna 12 6 Gm 39 (source)
22 Sat. v Kamloops 6 1 Gm 40 (source)
28 Fri @ Kamloops 3 0 Gm 41 (source)
4 Saturday 9pm
(rescheduled from Sunday 30) 		v Penticton 2 1 Gm 42 (source)
FEBRUARY OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
4 Fri. @ Penticton 3 7 Gm 43 (source)
5 Sat v Richmond 11 4 Gm 44 (source)
8 Tue. @ Kelowna 3 10 Gm 45 (source)
9 Wed. v Penticton 5 5 Gm 46 (source)
FEBRUARY 10 SIGNING & TRADE DEADLINE
13 Sun. @ Kelowna 2 8 Gm 47 (source)
18 Fri. v Richmond 8 6 Gm 48 (source)
20 Sun v Chilliwack 7 5 Gm 49 (source)
22 Tue. v Kamloops 5 4 Gm 50 (source)
24 Thu. @ Penticton 5 4 Gm 51 (source)
26 Sat @ Kamloops 2 3 Gm 52 (source)
MARCH OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
3 Fri. @ Richmond 4 10 Gm 53 (source)
4 Sat. @ Chilliwack 5 4 Gm 54 (source)
5 Sun. @ Richmond 7 6 Gm 55 (source)
7 Tue. @ Kelowna 4 6 Gm 56 (source)
11 Sat. v Chilliwack 3 4 Gm 57 (source)
14 Tue. v Kelowna 9 4 Gm 58 (source)
17 Fri. v Kamloops 5 2 Gm 59 (source)
18 Sat. @ Kamloops 6 7 Gm 60 (source)

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REGULAR SEASON TOTALS

GP W L T GF GA TP
60 42 17 1 360 249 85

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PLAYOFFS PLAYER STATS ( Sortable Table)

No. Pos Player GP G A TP PIM
17 D Bergeron, Dennis - - - - -
1 G Bowie, Earl - - - - -
4 D Brewer, Lyle - - - - -
14 RW Brown, Graydon - - - - -
- G Buechert, Glenn
(Penticton Add-0n)( 		- - - - -
8 F Dye, Wayne '53 - - - - -
5/10 C/LW Fargher, George - - - - -
16 F Gare, Ernie Jr. "A" - - - - -
3 D Lane, Cliff '56 - - - - -
7 F Lawrence, Jim "C" - - - - -
5 RD Marsh, Bob - - - - -
- - Murdy, Wayne - - - - -
18 D Powell, Bob - - - - -
11 F Price, John 'A' - - - - -
12 RW/C Salo, Les - - - - -
15 F Shirley, Jeff - - - - -
6 - Sloan, Vic - - - - -
30 G Smithson, Mike '54 - - - - -
2 D Vernon, Bill "A" - - - - -
9 F Walton, Glen - - - - -

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PLAYOFF GOALIE STATS

# GOALIE GP MIN GA AVG W L T SO SVS SA% PIM
30 Smithson, Mike '54 - - - - - - - - - - -
1 Bowie, Earl - - - - - - - - - - -
- Buechert, Glen - - - - - - - - - - -

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PLAYOFFS

PLAYOFF GAMES

NAT BAILEY CUP - LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINAL A v Chilliwack Bruins
DATE OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
Tue Mar 21 @ Vernon 5 4 PO 1 (source)
Wed Mar 22 @ Vernon 6 3 PO 2 (source)
Thu Mar 23 @ Chilliwack 5 4 PO 3 (source)
Sat Mar 25 @ Chilliwack 3 5 PO 4 (source)
Sun Mar 26 @ Vernon 7 3 PO 5 (source)
Totals 26 19
NAT BAILEY CUP - LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP v Penticton Broncos
DATE OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
Sat Apr 1 @ Vernon 5 8 PO 6 (source)
Sun Apr 2 @ Penticton 4 3 PO 7 (source)
Mon Apr 3 @ Vernon 10 3 PO 8 (source)
Tue Apr 4 @ Penticton 4 8 PO 9 (source)
Wed Apr 5 @ Vernon 3 5 PO 10 (source)
Sat Apr 8 @ Penticton 4 2 PO 11 (source)
Sun Apr 9 @ Vernon 3 1 PO 12 (source)
Totals 33 30

PLAYOFFS - REGIONAL

Mowat Cup - Provincial
Automatic Winners
B.C. vs ALTA Centennial Cup Quarterfinal v Red Deer Rustlers
DATE OPPONENT GF GA RECAP
Sat Apr 8 @ Red Deer 3 5 PO 13 (source)
Sun Apr 9 @ Red Deer 3 7 PO 14 (source)
Wed Apr 12 @ Vernon 2 6 PO 15 (source)
Thu Apr 13 @ Vernon 2 1 2ot PO 16 (source)
Fri Apr 14 @ Vernon 5 3 PO 17 (source)
Mon Apr 17 @ Red Deer 2 3 PO 18 (source)
Totals 17 25

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PLAYOFFS TOTALS

GP W L GF GA
18 10 8 78 74

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TEAM PERSONEL

TEAM PERSONEL

POSITION NAME
Owners Vern Dye, Brian Willows, Ernie Kowal, Russ Fish, Terry Alexander, Jim Gardner, Nick Schuck & Dave McKay
GM Dave MacKay
President Bill Roth
Manager Vern Dye
Coach Odie Lowe
Trainer Roly Sammartino
STICK-BOY Doug Bulwer Jr.
Team Staff Nick Schuck, Russ Fish, A. MELBOURNE, Jim Gardner, Brian Willows

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PAGE CONTRIBUTERS


PAGE CONTRIBUTERS

Page Contributers:

  • Chris Heisenberg 2/25/21
  • Team Picture
  • 1971-72 Program
  • 1986-87 Program
  • 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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