Kamloops Blazers’ loss is Vernon Vipers’ gain

KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Blazers have lost associate coach Mark Ferner to the Vernon Vipers.

Ferner has stepped down to join the Vernon BCHL franchise as their new general manager and head coach.

He will be a familiar face to Vipers’ fans having coached Vernon to three straight BCHL Championships and two back-to-back Canadian Junior A Championships in 2009 and 2010.

Ferner left the Snakes for the head coaching job with the WHL’s Everett Silvertips, but only lasted a year with the Tips and was let go following the 2012-2013 season.

That’s when he joined the Blazers’ organization as an associate coach.

“We’d like to thank Mark for his time with the Blazers and wish him the best of luck with the Vipers,” Blazers GM Craig Bonner said in a media release.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Howard Alexander at halexander@infonews.ca or call 250-491-0331. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

Howard Alexander

Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.

Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.

He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.

If you have an event to share contact Howard at 250-309-5343or email halexander@infonews.ca.

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