The Selkirk Fishermen are a junior "B" ice hockey team based in Selkirk, Manitoba . They are members of the Capital Region Junior Hockey League (CRJHL). The franchise was founded in 1917.
29-918: The Fishermen won the Abbott Cup in 1920, making them the Junior Champion for Western Canada and earning a playoff against the George Richardson Memorial Trophy winning Eastern Champion for the Memorial Cup . The Fishermen lost the Memorial Cup competition against the Toronto Canoe Club Paddlers. Since 1978, the Fishermen have won a province-leading 11 Baldy Northcott Trophy championships as Manitoba Junior B champions. In 1983,
58-706: A game seven, which the Vipers won by a score of 3–1, advancing to the Doyle Cup. The Doyle Cup series also went to seven games against the Spruce Grove Saints, with Vernon winning 7–3. The 2010 National Junior A Tournament was held in Dauphin, Manitoba. The Vernon Vipers record in the round-robin was 3–1 and advanced to the semifinal against the Brockville Braves , winning 2–0. In the final against
87-843: The Abbott Cup (Western Canada) because the AJHL champions did not want to contest for the BC/Alta Championship (now called the Doyle Cup ). In the 1970 Abbott Cup , the Weyburn Red Wings of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League defeated Vernon four games to none. The Essos repeated as league champions and Mowat Cup winners in 1972, only to lose to the Red Deer Rustlers for the BC/Alta Championship , 4 games to 2. For
116-558: The Doyle Cup .The Abbott Cup , which was now awarded during the Royal Bank Cup round-robin play, was given to Melfort Mustangs ( Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League ) as they defeated Vipers, 5–1. The Vipers had an even round-robin, winning two games and losing two. The Newmarket 87's of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League were the Vipers' next opponent in the semifinals, which they won, 7–4. In
145-568: The Okanagan-Mainline Junior Hockey League in 1961 on the advice and determination of Canadians owner Bill Brown. After their inaugural season the Canadians changed their name to "Vernon Blades" and kept that name until the start of the 1967–68 season. In the playoffs of 1970 the "Vernon Essos", as they were called, captured the league championship and Mowat Cup (BC). They also automatically advanced to
174-704: The Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League , 8–4. They also contested for the national finals in 1992, but lost in the semifinals to the Winkler Flyers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League , 5–2. The Vernon franchise would not return to the national tournament for another four years. In 1996, the team had rebranded as the Vernon Vipers and the trophy was the inaugural Royal Bank Cup . It
203-788: The Western Hockey League 's Ed Chynoweth Cup , earning the right to compete for their national Memorial Cup.) Starting in 1991, because of the realignment of regions and format for the Centennial Cup , the winners of the Doyle Cup and the Anavet Cup would go straight to the National Championship competition rather than hold a separate competition for the western Abbott Cup. During the Centennial Cup (later Royal Bank Cup) national competition,
232-605: The 1988 playoffs, the team made it to the Doyle Cup . In 1989, the Lakers started the first of four consecutive trips to the National Championships , which saw them win two Centennial Cups (1990 and 1991), three Abbott Cups , three Doyle Cups , four Mowat Cups , four league championships, and five conference championships. In the 1990 Centennial Cup final, Vernon (as host) faced the heavily favored New Westminster Royals , who had previously defeated Vernon in
261-775: The Abbott Cup, was awarded annually from 1919 through 1999 to the Junior "A" ice hockey Champion for Western Canada . The Cup was named after Captain E.L. (Hick) Abbott who was a noted hockey player in Western Canada. He captained the Regina Victorias when it won the (pre- Memorial Cup ) Junior Championship of Canada in 1913 and 1914. Captain Abbott died in active service in the First World War and
290-516: The Abbott Cup. (*) Denotes teams that went on to win the national championship Memorial Cup . Starting in 1971, only Junior "A" (formerly Tier II) clubs competed for the Abbott Cup. (*) Denotes teams that went on to win the national championship Centennial Cup/Royal Bank Cup . Awarded to the winner of the round robin game between the Doyle and ANAVET champions at the Centennial Cup / Royal Bank Cup (*) Denotes teams that went on to win
319-659: The Doyle Cup, and in the Royal Bank Cup Tournament they defeated all teams in the round-robin: the Kingston Voyageurs, 6–3, in the semifinal and the Humboldt Broncos, 2–0, in the final, winning the franchise's fifth national title and third Royal Bank Cup. With five national titles, Vernon is the only junior A franchise to have that distinction. In 2010, the Vipers were league and divisional winners with 105 points, second all-time for
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#1732787996426348-557: The Eastern Canadian Champions, the winner of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy , for the Memorial Cup signifying the National Championship. In 1934 Junior "A" hockey was divided into Junior "A" and "B", with the Abbott Cup staying with the Junior "A" level. The winner of the Abbott Cup still earned the right to compete for the national Memorial Cup. (Starting in 1983, a Junior "B" Western Canadian Championship
377-713: The Fishermen made history in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba , by defeating the Saskatoon Wesleys of the North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League to win the inaugural Keystone Cup championship. To this day, they are one of only two champions to have ever come out of Manitoba. The team was a member of the Keystone Junior Hockey League until 2018. For the 2018-19 season the Fishermen were one of five teams that departed
406-685: The Keystone Junior Hockey League and established the Capital Region Junior Hockey League. In the initial season the Fishermen became the first league and playoff champions. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PCT = Winning Percentage Western Canadian Jr. B Championships (Northern Ontario to British Columbia) Six teams in round-robin play. 1st vs. 2nd for gold/silver & 3rd vs. 4th for bronze. Abbott Cup The Abbott Memorial Cup , commonly referred to as
435-648: The Manitoba league won 4 cups. The most consecutive wins by the representatives of the same province is 7, for Alberta, from 1960 through 1966. British Columbia follows with 5 consecutive cups, from 1989 through 1993. Presented by the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association to the best Junior "A" team in Western Canada. (*) Denotes teams that went on to win the national championship Memorial Cup . Starting in 1935, Junior "B" franchises were no longer eligible to compete for
464-689: The final, the met the host Melfort Mustangs , avenging their lose in the semifinals, winning by a score of 2–0. Three years after winning the inaugural Royal Bank Cup, Vernon won another in 1999. The Vipers finished the season with a 52–6–2 record, then went on to defeat the Chilliwack Chiefs for the league title, the Fred Page Cup. They won the Mowat Cup over the Kimberley Dynamiters (RMJHL) four games to one, but it
493-550: The franchise, finishing with a league record of 51–6–0–3. Having avoided the elimination round, the Vipers met up with the fifth place Quesnel Millionaires in the quarterfinals, defeating them four games to two. The Penticton Vees were the Vipers' next opponent in the semifinals, also defeated by a result of four games to two. In the BCHL finals, the Vipers once again took on the Powell River Kings. The Kings took Vernon to
522-567: The host team, the Dauphin Kings , the Vipers won 8–1, giving the Vernon Vipers their fourth Royal Bank Cup and sixth national championship for Vernon. The Vipers were the third team that had won back-to-back national championships, the previous two being in 1981 and 1982 Prince Albert Raiders and the 1990 and 1991 Vernon Lakers. The Vernon Vipers fourth national title tied them with the Prince Albert Raiders, although it
551-413: The league finals. It was the first televised Centennial Cup Final. The game had New Westminster take the lead into the third period, 5–3 before Cam Sylven tied the game for the Lakers, 5–5, in the third period to force overtime. He scored once again in overtime on a breakaway for the 6–5 win and the first of two Centennial Cups for the Lakers. The Lakers repeated as Centennial Cup winners in 1991 defeating
580-711: The most Abbott Cups was the Regina Patricias/Pats , with 11. Second were the Edmonton Oil Kings , with 8. The most consecutive wins by a franchise is 7, for the Edmonton Oil Kings, from 1960 through 1966. The Prince Albert Raiders follow with 3 consecutive cups, from 1977 through 1979. The province whose representatives won the most Abbott Cups was Saskatchewan , with 25. Manitoba representatives won 21 cups, Alberta won 18, British Columbia won 13, and Ontario teams playing in
609-655: The national championship Centennial Cup/Royal Bank Cup . Vernon Vipers The Vernon Vipers are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Vernon, British Columbia , Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Kal Tire Place . The Vernon Jr. Canadians, Penticton Jr. Vees , Kelowna Buckaroos and Kamloops Rockets , four junior "B" teams, formed
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#1732787996426638-692: The playoffs, the first time since 1982. In 2009, the Vipers swept through the league playoffs, defeating the Penticton Vees four games to one, the Salmon Arm Silverbacks four games to two and the Powell River Kings four games to two, for the league championship. The Vernon Vipers then swept the regional and national series with ten straight wins and no losses. They defeated the Grande Prairie Storm for
667-646: The semifinals based on the one win and in that semifinals, the Bramalea Blues (OPJHL) were defeated by a score of 3–2. The Vipers then defeated the Charlottetown Abbies ( Maritime Junior A Hockey League ), 9–3, claiming the franchise's fourth national championship in ten years. The 1999 Viper team was inducted in the British Columbia Hockey Hall of Fame in 2016. In the 2000–01 season, the Vernon Vipers failed to make
696-662: The start of the 1973–74 season the Vernon Essos became the Vernon Vikings. They remained the Vikings until the end of the 1977–78 season. The team took a leave of absence for the 1979–80 season. In the 1980–81 season, as the Vernon Lakers, the team only won 8 games out of the 56 played. They next season, they won only 10 of 47 games. It was not until the 1982–83 season that Lakers began to gradually improve. In
725-768: The trophy was presented in his memory in 1919 by the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association . The concept of a Western Canada Junior A Championship was briefly continued from 2013 to 2017 with the creation of the Western Canada Cup . The Abbott Cup was a playoff round, a best of seven game series, between the British Columbia/Alberta Interprovincial Champions and the Saskatchewan/Manitoba Interprovincial Champions . The Abbott Cup winner would then play off against
754-721: The winner of the game between the Doyle Cup winner and the Anavet Cup winner would also receive the Abbott Cup. Since then, the Abbott Cup has diminished in attention, which led to the retirement of the Abbott Cup after it had been awarded to the Vernon Vipers in 1999. It can now be found in the Hockey Hall of Fame . The Abbott Cup Western Canadian Junior "A" Champion went on to win the National Junior "A" Championship 40 times over 81 years: The franchise to win
783-688: Was established with the Keystone Cup .) In 1971 Junior "A" hockey was divided into Major Junior (Tier I) and Junior "A" (Tier II), with the Abbott Cup again staying with the Tier II Junior "A" level. As the Memorial Cup national championship was now reserved for the Major Junior level, the Abbott Cup winner now represented the West in the 'Tier II' Centennial Cup National Championship. (The Major Junior teams in Western Canada now compete for
812-706: Was one of Vernon's best seasons as they finished the regular season with a 43–13–4 record. The Vipers defeated the Langley Thunder for the league title, four games to one, before defeating the Prince George Spruce Kings (Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League) for the Mowat Cup , three games to none. They then faced the Saint Albert Saints ( Alberta Junior Hockey League ) team winning four games to three to claim
841-699: Was the first time a team from the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League defeated a team from the BCHL. The Doyle Cup was also won by Vernon, four games to one, over the Calgary Canucks (AJHL). The Vipers struggled in the Royal Bank Cup tournament, winning only once during round-robin play, but was enough to claim the Abbott Cup by defeating the Estevan Bruins (SJHL), 3–2. Vernon still managed to advance to
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