Northern Newfoundland
Labrador City - Wabush
The three-season history on the Labrador City Carol Lakers in provincial hockey competition was "a worthwhile and good experiment" according to Dave Fitzgerald, who played two seasons and was part of coaching for the third winter. "We did very well during the 1978-79 season, our first," Tilton native Fitzgerald remembers. "There was lack of talent and a shortage of money the second and third winters and that was end of the experiment." But Fitzgerald, who continues to be involved with local hockey, looks back on the effort as "one that had to be made. There was lots of talk for several years and finally we joined the other top clubs in the province." The Carol Lakers finished fourth in the 11-team regular schedule. There were "full houses" for home games during the first season, and the Lakers defeated the defending Herder champions from Corner Brook in the first round of the playoffs. The Lakers won 9-3, 10-6 and 7-3. Corner Brook had a 4-2 win in Game 3. "Gander eliminated us in the second round." The Flyers won 10-1, 8-2 and 5-2. Fitzgerald speaks easily about "a real good roster that first season. "Bob Warr of Happy Valley-Goose Bay played great goal for us and Joe Lundrigan, who played in the NHL with Toronto, led our