After a 8-5 loss to the visiting Cranbrook Bucks on Saturday the Vernon Vipers 2024-25 regular season comes to an end with a 15-33-6-0 record and the team missing the playoffs for a seventh time in franchise history. Since 1961 only nine Vernon teams finished with less then fifteen wins in a season. Here's a look back at Vernon's franchise history regular season wins/losses records from best to last.
* Note - All overtime or shootout losses are placed under losses
Vernon Junior Hockey History website,
52 wins
1998-99 Vernon Vipers 52-8-0
51 wins
2009-10 Vernon Vipers 51-9-0
47 wins
1975-76 Vernon Vikings 47-18-1
2002-03 Vernon Vipers 47-13-0
45 wins
1983-84 Vernon Lakers 45-15-0
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43 wins
1995-96 Vernon Vipers 43-17-0
42 wins
1971-72 Vernon Essos 42-17-1
1987-88 Vernon Lakers 42-10-0
2004-05 Vernon Vipers 42-15-3
2008-09 Vernon Vipers 42-17-1
41 wins
1996-97 Vernon Vipers 41-19-0
40 wins
1988-89 Vernon Lakers 40-19-1
39 wins
2017-18 Vernon Vipers 39-15-4
37 wins
1973-74 Vernon Vikings 37-26-1
1990-91 Vernon Lakers 37-20-3
2003-04 Vernon Vipers 37-22-1
2006-07 Vernon Vipers 37-22-1
36 wins
2005-06 Vernon Vipers 36-22-2
2007-08 Vernon Vipers 36-22-2
2010-11 Vernon Vipers 36-20-4
2014-15 Vernon Vipers 36-21-1
35 wins
1982-83 Vernon Lakers 35-20-1
1992-93 Vernon Lakers 35-23-2
1999-00 Vernon Vipers 35-25-0
34 wins
1970-71 Vernon Essos 34-20-6
1991-92 Vernon Lakers 34-23-3
33 wins
1986-87 Vernon Lakers 33-17-2
1989-90 Vernon Lakers 33-20-5
1997-98 Vernon Vipers 33-27-0
2001-02 Vernon Vipers 33-21-6
2023-24 Vernon Vipers 33-21-NA
32 wins
1969-70 Vernon Essos 32-12-4 -
1978-79 Vernon Canadians 32-29-1
31 wins
1974-75 Vernon Vikings 31-33-2
1993-94 Vernon Lakers 31-29-0
30 wins
2011-12 Vernon Vipers 30-29-1
2013-14 Vernon Vipers 30-24-1
2016-17 Vernon Vipers 30-24-4
2019-20 Vernon Vipers 30-28-NA
29 wins
1976-77 Vernon Vikings 29-37-2
28 wins
1984-85 Vernon Lakers 28-21-2
1985-86 Vernon Lakers 28-21-3
1994-95 Vernon Lakers 28-32-0
27 wins
1972-73 Vernon Essos 27-33-1
2021-22 Vernon Vipers 27-27-NA
2022-23 Vernon Vipers 27-27-NA
26 wins
2018-19 Vernon Vipers 26-32-0
24 wins
2000-01 Vernon Vipers 24-26-10
2015-16 Vernon Vipers 24-34-0
21 wins
2012-13 Vernon Vipers 21-34-1
19 wins
1967-68 Vernon Essos 19-17-4
1968-69 Vernon Essos 19-15-6
15 wins
1966-67 Vernon Blades 15-25-0
2024-25 Vernon Vipers 15-33-6-0
13 wins
2020-21 (Pod Season) Vernon Vipers 13-7-NA
10 wins
1964-65 Vernon Blades 10-16-4
1977-78 Vernon Vikings 10-56-0
1981-82 Vernon Lakers 10-36-1
9 wins
1962-63 Vernon Blades 9-22-0
8 wins
1980-81 Vernon Lakers 8-48-0
7 wins
1961-62 Vernon Jr. Canadians 7-21-1
1963-64 Vernon Blades 7-27-0
4 wins
1965-66 Vernon Blades 4-25-1
8 comments:
Thanks, DieHard I was going to post something similar, the NA means Not Applicable because they had no Ties those years!
Teams with a worst Winning % than this years Vipers with 27.78%. The winning percentage formula is Ties X .5, then add Wins, then divide by Games Played
1961-62 - 25.86% - Canadians, Coach Odie Lowe
1965-66 - 15.00% - Blades, Coach Odie Lowe
1977-78 - 15.15% - Vikings, Coach Greg Kvisle
1980-81 - 14.29% - Lakers, Coachs, Russ Newton & Gary Criss
1981-82 - 22.34 - Lakers, Coach Gord MacBeth
Wow, STATs don't lie, another dismal season is in the books. Thank you VDHF for this BLOG and especially for all of your research and hard work. You are appreciated. This BLOG gives us good game recaps but also a vehicle to give our comments and thoughts.
I will not criticize John Glen personally, I will give him the benefit of the doubt that he may be a decent guy. Heck, I probably could share lots of hockey opinions with him over a beer. Although, he probably wouldn't agree with me on a lot. I could also share my business thoughts, especially how integrity, loyalty and respect are a big part of running a successful business. Mr Glen, look no further than the Penticton Vees organization that you sung praise to. Maybe it is time to take some of what positives you see and incorporate them into the Vipers organization.
I will however criticize his business acumen, specifically his hockey acumen. He has taken one of the finest hockey franchises in Canada and reduced it to shambles. Overseeing this business has been a failure, please wake up and smell the coffee. There is only one common denominator in all facets of this business, from scouting to recruiting to coaching. The answer is in the mirror.
A coach/GM at this level of hockey doesn't only need to know how to handle kids and teach them details of the game, he has to be able to recruit. He has to have contacts over North America and maybe even Europe, who can recommend kids to Vernon. Troy Mick, Mike Vandekamp, and Mark Ferner all had contacts and having an owner like Duncan Wray who stayed out of hockey and was such a gentleman that kids wanted to come here. Find a coach with contacts and stay out of his way. There is still a large fan base here. Putting another team together like this last one would be just strip mining the fans' wallets for an easy profit.
Every week or so we see a BCHL News story on Diehard's blog, and we thank him for everything he does to make this site. The news is largely about players commiting to BCHL teams for next season and we can also look at the BCHL site and see new recruits coming to teams. But no news about players who have commited to coming to Vernon. And you can be sure that these commited players are the elite players. We're out of the playoffs and will have a lot of openings on the team next season but we've heard very little so far. Get a new coach in place and get him working before all the good recruits are taken.
Exactly right! There’s is no question the word is out about how this team is run. Unless a change is made immediately, it will be the same situation next year. And the players who left (with Lomicky retaining their rights) will never return if he’s still the coach.
Hey PaulyWog54 your story brought up the name Odie Lowe I haven't heard for a long time. He moved to Cranbrook and a small baseball/softball field was named after him as he played a big party in the operation of the ball field. The field has since been gone for over 20 years.
He was a player coach for the Senior Vernon Canadians for many years before coaching the Juniors….His Vernon Junior Franchise record is
Regular Season 408 games, 200 wins, 184 losses & 24 ties
Playoffs 65 games, 23 wins, 42 losses
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