42 — Wednesday, May 19, 1999 — North Shore News

A scene from the Nor-Wes Caps’ only season at Lonsdale Arena. The 5-36-1 junior
B team won't be back this fali efter league governors voted Sunday to revoke the

franchise.

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Nor-Wes Caps voted &
out of junior hockey |

Bob Mackin
News Reporter
LOCAL fans of junior

hockey lost on two
fronts last weekend.

The Nor-Wes Caps won't
he back at) Lonsdale Arena.
And the Powell River Kings
won't be taking their place.

The Pacitic International
Junior Hockey League's gover-
nors voted unanimously to
revoke the Junior B Caps? tran-
chise from owner Ken Wilson
on Sunday.

Wilson didn't attend the
meeting. He faxed league com-
missioner Joe Gabbs a note
Saturday night requesting a
one-year hiatus. That was

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turned down the nvst dav by
the same governors who voted
hin out of the league.

Gabbs said the reason for
the Caps’ departure is a debt
owed to the Noruh Vancouver
Recreation Commission tor ice
rental.

NVRC director Gary
Young told the News a collec-
tion agency is seeking payment
tor $17,646.21.

Wilson declined to com-
nent on the debr, only to say
he’s discussing remedies with
the NVRC.

“Things just havens come
together in. terms of support
for the club,” Wilson said. “We
hoped to tind people to be
involved as supporters and
operators. It never material-
ized.”

The Caps began as the
North Shore Grithns in 1997
at West Vancouver Memorial
Arena. The team struggled in
the eight-team circuit and fin-
ished Jast with a 5-36 record.

A. late-season battle over
ownership nearly killed the
tranchise. Bur Wilson renamed
it the Caps, after the league’s
marquee team in the late 60s,
and) moved it) to) North
Vancouver's Lonsdale Arena in
1998, The team went 5-36-1,
showing Tite improvement at
the gare. Wilson had hoped the
retro-tlair_ of the Caps’ name
and logo would: ignite fan
interest.

“We had nwo years at it, we
haven't had success on or off
ice. Tcan’t point fingers. We
didn’t do as good a job as we
could've.” .

North Vancouver almost
had a replacement for the Caps
on Saturday.

The junior A B.C, Hockey
League's Powell River Kings
were almost sold to an undis-
closed North Shore group.
However, Powell River hockey
fans rallied to buy 525 mem-
berships to keep the team
there.

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