Okanagan Senior League

The Okanagan Senior League was a senior amateur league that operated in the Okanagan River valley of interior British Columbia from 1952 through 1961.
==History==
The North Okanagan League dated back to the 1922-23 season lasting until 1941. The Vernon Canadians ancestor, the Vernon Legionaires (also known as the Blue & Whites in 1940), played in 1940, 1941, 1946, and 1947 Coy Cup tournaments as an independent team.
The Okanagan Mainline League was formed with the 1947-48 season and lasted until the 1950-51 season. In 1951 the Okanagan Mainline League split up into two leagues - the Okanagan Senior League and the Pacific Coast Senior League (which only lasted one season). This league conitnued to operate through the 1960-61 season when it folded. It was replaced by the Okanagan Junior League. Teams in the junior league were based in Kamloops, Kelowna, Penticton, and Vernon replacing the four communities that were left in the league at the end of the 1960-61 season.
This league won two Allan Cups. The Penticton V's also won the 1955 World Championship.
==Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	Tenure 	Notes
Kamloops Elks 	Kamloops 	Kamloops Memorial Arena 	1951-1955	renamed Kamloops Chiefs
Kelowna Packers 	Kelowna 	Kelowna Memorial Arena 	1951-1960	ceased operations December 8, 1960
Penticton V's 	Penticton 	Penticton Memorial Arena 	1951-1960	ceased operations December 1, 1960
Vernon Canadians 	Vernon 	Vernon Civic Arena 	1951-1961	return as junior team after league folds
Kamloops Chiefs 	Kamloops 	Kamloops Memorial Arena 	1955-1961	cease operations with leaguereturn to play for 1962-63 season
Merritt Grand Luckies 	Merritt 	Nicola Valley Memorial Arena 	1960-1960	ceased operations November 7, 1960
Kelowna-Penticton Combines	Kelowna & Penticton	Kelowna Memorial Arena &Penticton Memorial Arena	1960-1961	formed December 18, 1960; fold with league
==Seasons/Champions/Provincials/Nationals==
Season 	Playoff Champions	Provincials 	Western Canada Playoffs 	Allan Cup
1951-52	Kelowna Packers 	Lost Provinical Final 	N/A 	N/A
1952-53	Penticton V's 	Won Provincial Championship	Won Western Championship	Lost Allan Cup Final
1953-54	Penticton V's 	Won Provincial Championship	Won Western Championship	Won Allan Cup
1954-55	Vernon Canadians 	Won Provincial Championship	Lost Western Final 	N/A
1955-56	Vernon Canadians 	Won Provincial Championship	Won Western Championship	Won Allan Cup
1956-57	Vernon Canadians 	Lost Provinical Final 	N/A 	N/A
1957-58	Kelowna Packers 	Won Provincial Championship	Won Western Championship	Lost Allan Cup Final
1958-59	Vernon Canadians 	Won Provincial Championship	Won Western Championship	Lost Allan Cup Final
1959-60	Kelowna Packers 	Lost Provinical Final 	N/A 	N/A
1960-61	Vernon Canadians 	Lost Provinical Final 	N/A 	N/A
==See also==
List of OkSL Seasons
Category:Defunct ice hockey leagues
Category:Established in 1951
Category:Disestablished in 1961
Category:Okanagan Senior League