VERNON LAKERS - 2 Time National Champions
After a one years leave of absence the franchise adopted a new name, the Vernon Lakers, for the 1980-81 season. They kept that name till the end of 1982-83 season.
During this time they posted a record of...
Regular Season: 159 GP - 53 W - 104 L - 2T
Playoffs: 7 GP - 3 W - 4 L
Sub-Total A: 166 GP - 56 W - 108 L - 2T
The Vernon Lakers missed the playoffs for two consecutive years, 1981 and 1982, which is a feat no other Vernon Jr. 'A' team has matched.
The second installment of the Vernon Lakers came in the 1984-85 season. They remained the Vernon Lakers through till the end of the 1994-95 season.
During this time they accumulated a record of...
Regular Season: 625 GP - 369 W - 231 L - 21 T - 4 SoL
Playoffs: 177 GP - 115 W - 62 L
Sub-Total B: 802 GP - 484 W - 293 L - 21 T - 4 SoL
It was this version of the franchise that started what was to become a dominate player in junior 'A' hockey, in the league, regional and national levels.
Not once in the eleven seasons of league play did they fall under the five-hundred mark and they made the playoffs every season. The Vernon Lakers entered the regional playdowns in five consecutive years and made the national tournament four years straight, culminating in two National Championships, 1990 and 1991.
The Vernon Lakers accomplishment of four National Championship appearances, 1989 - 1992, remains a Canadian junior "A" hockey record.
By the end to the 1994-95 season the Vernon Lakers brought the franchise from the negative to the positive side of the wins versus losses category. They did this in both the regular season and playoffs statistics.
Lakers Franchise Games Totals are....
Sub-Total A: 166 GP - 56 W - 108 L - 2 T
Sub-Total B: 802 GP - 484 W - 293 L - 21 T - 4 SoL
Total: 968 GP - 540 W - 401 L - 23 T - 4 SoL
Lakers Highlights
In its 14 years (1980-81 to 1982-83 and 1984-85 to 1994-95), as the Lakers, the franchise has achieved the following highlights:
- 1 - League Pennant
- 1988
- 5 - Interior Division Pennants
- 1988 1989 1990 1991
- 5 - Interior Division Championships
- 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
- 4 - Nat Bailey Cups - League Championships
- 1988 1989 1991 1992
- Runners-up: 1990
- 4 - Mowat Cups - BC Championship
- 1988 1989 1991 1992
- 3 - Doyle Cups - BC vs AB Championship
- 1989 1991 1992
- Runners up: 1988
- 3 - Abbott Cups - Western Canadian Championship
- 1989 1991 1992
- 2 - Centennial Cups - National Championship
- 1990 1991
- Semi-Finalist:
1992
Appearance: 1989
Season by Season Overview
Below you will find a brief overview of each Lakers season.
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1980 - 81
- Regular Season
- GP 56 - W 08 - L 48 - T 0 - Pts 26
- League / Team
- Playoffs
- Did not make playoffs
- League
1981 - 82
- Regular Season
- GP 47 - W 10 - L 36 - T 1 - Pts 21
- League / Team
- Playoffs
- Did not make playoffs
- League
1982 - 83
- Regular Season
- GP 56 - W 35 - L 20 - T 1 - Pts 71
- League / Team
- Playoffs
- Interior Conference
Semi-Finalist
- League / Team
1984 - 85
- Regular Season
- GP 51 - W 28 - L 21 - T 2 - Pts 58
- League / Team
- Playoffs
- Interior Conference Semi-Finalist
- League / Team
1985 - 86
- Regular Season
- GP 52 - W 28 - L 21 - T 3 - Pts 59
- League / Team
- Playoffs
- Interior Conference Semi-Finalist
- League / Team
1986 - 87
- Regular Season
- GP 52 - W 33 - L 17 - T 2 - Pts 68
- League / Team
- Playoffs
- Interior Conference Finalist
- League / Team
1987 - 88
- Regular Season
- GP 52 - W 42 - L 10 - T 0 - Pts
84
League Pennant
Interior Conference/Division Pennant - League / Team
- Playoffs
- Interior Conference Champions
Nat Bailey Cup - League Champions
Mowat Cup - BC Champions - League / Team
1988 - 89
- Regular Season
- GP 60 - W 40 - L 19 - T 1 - Pts
81
Interior Conference/Division Pennant - League / Team
- Playoffs
- Interior Conference Champions
Nat Bailey Cup - League Champions
Mowat Cup - BC Champions
Doyle Cup - BC vs AB Champions
Abbott Cup - Western Canadian Champions
- League / Team
1989 - 90
- Regular Season
- GP 58 - W 33 - L 20 - T 5 - Pts
71
Interior Conference/Division Pennant - League / Team
- Playoffs
- Interior Conference Champions
Centennial Cup - National Champions (as Host) - League / Team
1990 - 91
- Regular Season
- GP 60 - W 37 - L 20 - T 3 - Pts
77
Interior Conference/Division Pennant - League / Team
- Playoffs
- Interior Conference Champions
Nat Bailey Cup - League Champions
Mowat Cup - BC Champions
Doyle Cup - BC vs AB Champions
Abbott Cup - Western Canadian Champions
Centennial Cup - National Champions - League / Team
1991 - 92
- Regular Season
- GP 60 - W 34 - L 23 - T 3 - Pts 71
- League - Team
- Playoffs
- Interior Conference Champions
Nat Bailey Cup - League Champions
Mowat Cup - BC Champions
Doyle Cup - BC vs AB Champions
Abbott Cup - Western Canadian Champions
Centennial Cup Semi-Finalist - National Championship - League / Team
1992 - 93
- Regular Season
- GP 60 - W 35 - L 23 - T 2 - Pts 72
- League - Team
- Playoffs
- Interior Conference Semi-Finalist
- League / Team
1993 - 94
- Regular Season
- GP 60 - W 31 - L 29 - T 0 - Pts 62
- League - Team
- Playoffs
- Interior Conference Finalist
- League / Team
1994 - 95
- Regular Season
- GP 60 - W 28 - L 28 - T 0 - SoL 4 - Pts 60
- League - Team
- Playoffs
- Lost in Quarter-Finals
- League / Team