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35 YEARS AGO

35 years ago, May 9, 1984 Jr. Oilers win first WHL championship for Kamloops

May 9, 2019 | 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS — It was May 9, 1984 that the Kamloops Junior Oilers won the first Western Hockey League championship for this city.

It was a dramatic finish — a night before the Regina Pats were less than 30 seconds away from winning the league championship when Dean Evason scored with 12 seconds left.